Evening star., 1923-05-26
LUMBERMEN ACCEPT
HOOvER'S INVITATION
Men Foremost in Industry to Act
as Advisers to Commerce
Department.

Axel H. Oxholm, chief of the lum-
ber division of the bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce, Department
of Commerce, announced that ac-
ceptances have been received from
all the lumbermen Secretary Hoover
personally invited to act as an ad-
visory committee to the lumber d.
vision.
The men selected are generally
representative of the lumber industry
throughout the country as concerns
export trade and include most of the
best known exporters-the different
regions, species and phases of manu-
facture being represented.
While the lumber division has here
tofore directed it's activities largely
in the light of counsel and advice
from lumbermen, this is the first time
that the division has designated in
dividuals as its advisers. Having a
formally established committee, mem
! bers of which have accepted the re-
sponsibility, Mr.. oxholm will feel
more at liberty to call on them for
cooperation than he would in casual
solicitation of help. As an evidence
of his desire that the members of the
than ornamental. Mr.. Oxholm had al
ready submitted to them an outline
of the lumber divisions plans for
future work, and has asked each
member of the committee to criticize
it and offer suggestions. In. this con-
nection the lumber division has re-
viewed it's principal accomplishments
for the information of the members
of the committee as follows:
The division has listed more than
1900 American exporters of all kinds
| of lumber and wood products for ex-
Nn.fe -df ind ooh ff,.,,, hoe
; classified according to species of
wood and wood products exported.
Only these firms receive confidential
information.
The directory of exporters of Amer
lean lumber and wood products, COM
piled from voluntary replies to a spe-
cial ouestionnaire, is now in press,
and contains. about LOO firms, show
ing a detailed classification of species
! of wood and wood products handled
by each concern.
More than 400 reports have been
obtained from every part of the
! civilized world. giving in detail
methods followed in each district in
importing American lumber. This
/ basic information will be of the
greatest value to our exporters. The
material is now being prepared for
publication. In connection with this
survey an investigation has been
| made in regard to methods of settling
lumber claims abroad, and a list of
| suitable arbitrators in foreign coun-
| tries has also been obtained
Based on several thousand detailed
reports in regard to foreign lumber
importers and agents the division has
compiled trade lists covering South
and Central America and the West
| Indies. This work will be extended
| to cover every lumber importing
| country, and will soon be finished. The
! division has a file of foreign agents
F., dealing in lumber and lumber products,
and has already arranged for agency
| connections for many American ex-
! porters. 1t has been the policy of the
, division to avoid having a foreign
! agent represent more than one ship
! per of each American species.
! a very comprehensive survey on the
| market for slaves in foreign coun-
I tries has been completed and a mono
| graph .on this subject is now in press
/ containing particulars in regard to
i the requirements of each foreign
market, competitive conditions. etc.
! A similar survey to that contained
i in the cooperage report is nearly com
! pleted covering foreign markets for
| American box shocks and crates
| This report will be published in the
form of a monograph during the next
six months
The division has compiled two con-
l version tables which have beer
printed and distributed both at home