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point. We have 22 directors elected anntlally from the various districts. Representation is mainly from small yards, and even though the large yards bear the greatest cost, there is absolutely no dictatorship-the president and the directors run the association. We have about 15 committees with about 75 men serving. These committees deal with any problem relevant to lumber.

"We have a paid executive vice-president and two field men and an office force of four women and one man. The field men call on the yards and help arrang.e area meetings. This month lumbermen in five locations are holding meetings at which they learn to cooperate and better understand each, other in an effort to solve their mutual problems. One field man is working solely on the acceptance of lumberits uses and the new grade names.

"Our whole purpose is to create an atmosphere of cooperation and not competition among the members. To accomplish this, we have a budget of $68,000 a year. We offer Workmens Compensation Insurance in group form, by which most of the members normally save many times their annual membership fee.

"We want our lumber industry to be honest and forthright. We want to believe in our products. We want no accusation of short-changing in our industry. These objectives we can accomplish by working together. your group and mine supplement one another and we should support each other. Our objectives may be material, but they are steeped in principle, too. The material gains may be forgotten as the years go by, but those men whose principles are above reproach will be respected and long re-

Phones: PL 2-3796 TH 0183 membered in this industry of ours. So, together we can do much-alone very little-we need one another (1) to insure our future, (2) to create a market for better lumber (kiln dried, of course) and (3) to give force to our Associations so they may accomplish their objectives.

"Thank you for inviting me to be with you tonight. have learned much from your exchange of information and have enioved it."

The SCLSA sincerely thanked Wayne Mullin for his notable talk and giving up his free time to address the seasoners. In later enclosing a copy of Mullin's entire speech with the SCLSA's December 26 bulletin to all members, Inglis wrote, "We wish to thank Mr. Mullin for his time in coming to us with, this very wonderful talk. We are