The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
ARIZ0NA'S LUNlBERAlEN ARE NOW HERE
TENTH ANNUAL MEETING
BEGINS THIS MORNING;
GRAND CANYON TOMORROW

This morning, Flagstaff's largest
1927 convention-that of the Lumber
mans club of Arizona-begins at
Hotel Monte Vista.
1t is the 10th annual convention of
this organization and there are ap-
proximately 125 attending. Many Of
the lumbermen from the south part
of the state and their families came
in two special Pullmans from Phoenix
this morning, and another special
Pullman from Los Angeles brought
several California lumbermen-who
salers and mill men. Many others
came on other trains and a good many
by motor.
The Lumberman's club has approx
imately 200 members, Arizona manu-
facturers, wholesalers and retailers.
Last year it met at Nogales, and this
year the members are guests of the
northern Arizona lumber manufac-
turers-the Arizona Lumber & Tim
ber Co. of this city, the Cady Lum-
Der corporation of Flagstaff and Nc
Nary, and the Saginaw & Manistee
Lumber Co. of Williams.
Convention headquarters are at
A4OICA AAO1iSC FlDSct anu LIlC lII9I IIlGGl-
ing began there this morning at nine.
At ten o'clock the entire party will
be taken over the railroad line of the
Arizona Lumber & Timber Co., on
cars especially equipped for the psr-
pose, out to the logging camp on the
Verde road, where they will view the
various details of the numbering and
logging operations from the telling of
the tree to the limbing and bncking
and steam loading, steam skidding
and big wheeling They will then be
given a luncheon in the camp mess
room, after which they will be brought
back to the sawmill plant to view the
saving up of the logs and refinishing
of the product.
At seven-thirty this evening din
ner dance will be given by the north
ern Arizona mill men as hosts at the
Monte Vista. Many of the visiting
lumbermen are accompanied by their
wives and several of the Flagstaff
ladies have kindly consented to act as
partners for the dance 1T is expected
that this dance will continue until one
a. m. Saturday, at which time the
special Pullmans which are parked
here will be attached to train No. 21,
leaving here at Ito in the morning,
and the major portion of the party
will be conveyed to Grand Canyon,
where they will arrive for breakfast
Saturday morning.
The remaining visitors as we'll as
the local lumbermen will go to the
Canyon by motor tomorrow morning,
arriving there in time for reconvening
at eleven o'clock. There will be bust
ness meetings throughout the balance
of the day, during which the new
board of officers and directors for the
club will be elected for the ensuing
year. That evening there will be
dance at the community house, and
Sunday will be devoted to rides about
the Canyon, the delegates leaving by
motor and train that evening.
Souvenirs of the occasion will be
presented to all Of the visitors in the
form of native pine plaque in which
will be printed Joyce Kilmer's poem,
Trees" Part Of the entertainment
during the dinner dance on Friday
evening will be vocal selections by
Miss Selma Aas, who will also lead in
chorus singing; a Spanish dance in
costume by Miss Katherine Beckwith,
and one or two numbers by some of
the visiting lumbermen.
The president of the Lumbermen's
club is Emil Marks of the Bisbee
Lumber company, Lowell; vice presi-
dent, William Corstein, Valley Lum-
Der company, of Phoenix; secretary
treasurer, John H. Wood of Lowell;
assistant secretary, Robert " Baker
of Phoenix