N. L. M. A. Annual Meeting

(Continued from Page 19) tors in wood construction through the agency of the Timber- Engi"eeri"s Company-a subsidiary of t\p 4. f. P. I'-was-{uJv nrerC"t.al The connectors werd described as the best vehicle ever available to the lumber industry "not only for-recapturing. markets which it may have thought were gone forever, but in enterlng fields of "ii i" wliich lumber ind timbei have never heretofore been used t" ""-"pp...iable extent." Mr. Upson urged lumbermen to capitalize on iliis. situation and arrange to give the designer or -contractor corrrolete service-not only in lumber of proper grade- and ttem, but cut [o length, bored and otherwise fabricated for erection. o" these reports relating to Lumber Promotion W"it . Mr. Dula;v congratulatid Mr. Upson on their excellence' "F. A. Seia-att. Gt"n'd Rapids, Mich, accountant, addressed the ioint meetins Saturday on the necessity of accurate cost accountlng il-;;;;;;ii;; *ittt ttti determination oi the details of codes relating to wases. prices and control of production.

-f urf nit,it. adjoutnment of the Convention,Dr. 9omp!9lt p-resented ttr'e-tollowing reiolution of tribute to President John W. Blodgett, who had declined re-election:

Tribute to John W. Blodg€tt

"It has fallen to the lot of few men' as it has to the lot gf Jghn Wood Blodtett, to have served.a great-industry with distinction' The son of i lumberman, the father of a lumberman,- he^ has carved ioi-trimselt i irislt place'in the history of modern business enterprise. - tTIe has been a stalwart supporter and advocate -of indrstry -co"o.iiiion.- Twice he has been- drafted as the President of the Naill""i l-utnler Manufacturers Association, first in l9Z2 and L923; igii" i. ibSZ. In the peak of, such-pro-sperity.as in rec€nt yearslhe i"-a"itiv has known, it turned to him for leadership. In the valley oi-ai"i..rio" it turned to him again. He has added much to the natiorial repute of the lumber industry of America. -- liNo* thl tide is turning. Mr. Blodgett has asked for the-opportuniiv io retire from actfue official reiponsibility in the industrv's Nati6nal afiairs. The official roster of the industry will. so record' But by no act of his, nor of ours,- may he retire from the position of-nat"io"-*ide respect, esteem anil aftection which he has won for himself in the minds and in the hearts of his fellowmen."

Election of Officers

The Committee on Nominations and Recommendations nominated "na ttt. Directors, meeting Saturday afternoon, elected officers of the N. L. M. A. for the year 1933-34, as follows:

Fii.ia""i-C. C. Sheppard, Louisiana Central Lbr. Co', Clarks, La' Vici-P.esident and Tr6asui'er-W. M. Ritter, W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co. (Columbus, Ohio), Washington, D. C. Viie-Piisiderit-J. it. Weyeihleuser, Jr., Weverhaeuser Timber Co', Tacoma, Wash.

Vice-President-Geo. W. Dulany, Jr', lll W. Monroe St., Chicago. Secretary-Manager-Wilson Coriipton, IMashington, D. C'.

The niw Boaid of Directors' Executive Committee consists of the ptiiia.ttt "nd-'Vice-Presidents ex-officio, with President Sheppard "t Chiirtn"n ind the following elected members: J. W. Blodge-tt' C. Arthur Bruce, E. L. Carpenter, W. A. Holt, E' G' Griggr' L' C. Hammond, Mark E. Reed, J. H. Kirbv, R. A. Long, C. R. ttdag' pherson, P. V. Eames, J.' D. Tennant, -J. W. Watzek, Jr., F. E. 'Weverhaeuser. R. B. White, Frank G. Wisner.

Following is the full list of directors with the associations or reeions thev reDresent: eafifornii Reiwood-L. C. Hammond and A. S. Murphv, San Franciscq, Calif.

Southei'n Hardwoods-C. Arthur Bruce, Memphis, Tenn.; Fred Brinsardner, Lexington, Ky.; Parrish Fuller, Oakdale, La.

Northe-rn Hemlock & Hardw-ood-J. S. Weidman, Jr., Trout Creek, Mich.; W. A. Hott, Oconto, Wis.

Northern Pine-S. L. Cov and H. C. Hornbv, Cloquet, Minn.

Southern Cypress-C. R.-Macpherson, Palatka, Fla'; L. W. Gilbert, Donner, La.

Southern'Pine-A. J. Peavy, Shreveport, La.; J. S. Foley, Foley, Fla.; R. B. White, Kansas City, Mo.; M. L. Fleishel, Shanrock, Fla.; Chas. Green, Laurel, Miss.; W. T. Murray, Rochetle, La.; L. O. Crosby, Picayune, Miss.

North Carolina Pine-J. L. Camp, Franklin, Va.; J. Ross McNeal, Norfolk, Va.

West Coast-C. H. Watzek, Wauna, Ore.; J. D. Tennant, Longview. Wash.: M. C. Woodard, Sitverton, Ore.; J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., Tacoma, Wash.; Mark Reed, Shplton, Wash.; Ernest Dolge and E, W. Demarest. Tacoma, Wash.

Western Pine-D. J. Winton, Minneapotis, Minn.; Walter Neils, Libby, Mont.; Geo. E. Breece, Albuquerque, N. M.; Harry K. Brooks. Bend. Ore.: W. E, Lamm, Modoc Point, Ore.; David T. Mason. Portlanif. Ore.: B. W. Lakin, McCloud, Calif.; Ralph Macartney, Klamath Falls, Ore.

At Large-J. W. Blodgett, Grand Rapids, Mich.; R. H. Burnside, Portland, Ore.; E. L. Carpenter, Minneapolis, Minn.; R. E. Danaher. Detroit, Mich.; G. W. Dulany, Jr., Chicago; Paul Eames, Minneapolis; E. G. Griggs, Tacoma, Wash.; Carl Hamilton, St. Paul, Minn.; J, P. Hennessey, Minneapolis, Minn.; H. B. Hewes, San Francisco, Calif.; Ralph Hines, Chicago; Robert Hixon, Lake Forest, Ill.; C. S. Keith, Kansas City, Mo.; J. H. Kirby, Ifouston, Texas.; E. L. Kurth, Keltys, Texas.; W. M. Leuthold, Deer Park, Wash.; R. A. Long, Kansas City, Mo.; J. P. McGoldrick, Spokane, Wash.; W. M. Ritter, Cotumbus, Ohio; C. C. Sheppard, Clarks, La.; E. G. Swartz, Perry, Fla.; A. Trieschmann, Chicago; W. J. Walker, San Francisco, Calif.; J. W. Watzek, Jr., Chicago; F. K. Weyerhaeuser, St. Paul, Minn.; F. E. Weyerhaeuser, St. Paul, Minn.; Frank G. Wisner, Lauret, Miss. Chairmen a!d Vice-Chairmen of S3anding Committees were elected as follows:

National Lumber Trade Extension-Carl Hamilton; E. L. Kurth. Statistics and Accounting-V. A. Stibolt; J. D. Tennant. Economic Research-C. H. Kreienbaum: C. A. Bruce. Foreign Markets-E. G. Griggs; Chas. Green.

Advisory Tax-Frank G. Wisner; J. P. McGotdrick.

Transportation-S. L. Coy; Ralph Gilchrist.

Forestry and Conservation-Geo. F. Jewett; L. O. Crosby.

Utitization and Waste Prevention-A. Trieschmann; Geo. F. Lindsay.

Standardization-W. T. Murray; Ralph Macartney.

Trade Practices-Harry T. Kendall; Otis Johnson.

Directors of American Forest Products Industries, Inc., were elected as follows:

S. L. Coy, Northern Pine; Ernest Dotge, West Coast Woods; Paul V. Eames, Western Pines; M. L. Fleishel, Southern Pine and Cypress; Charles Green, Southern Pine and Hardwoods; W. A. Holt, Northern Hemlock and Hardwoods; C. R. Macpherson, Cypress; A. S. Murphy, Redwood; A. J. Peavy, Southern Pines and Hardwoods; W. M. Ritter, Appalachian Hardwoods; W. J. Walker, 'Western Pines; F. E. Weyerhaeuser, West Coast Woods; R. B. White, Southern Pine, Hardwoods and Western Pines; D. J. Winton, Western Pines; At Large-John W. Blodgett, Geo. W. Dulany, Jr., C. L. Hamilton and E. L. Kurth.

Lrurrber Prornotion

The A. F. P. I. Directors dectared that inasmuch as the minimum essential lumber promotion activities laid down by the Executive Committee at the beginning of the year have been vigorously prosecuted within the budget avaitable for the purpose, they should be continued and that eftorts be made to secure increased financial support so that these minimum essentials may be increased in scope and effectiveness. It was also directed that the following resolution be submitted to the U. S. Secretary of Commerce:

"In order that the essential work and expert services of the Department of Commerce previously rendered by and through the tumber division, the National Committee on Wood Utilization, and the U. S. Timber Conservation Board, much of which was instituted in 1916. and to which the Forest Products Industries have contributed in excess of $250,000, may be continued, the American Forest Products Industries, Inc., respectfully urges and requests the establishment and operation in the Department of Commerce of a Forest Products Division under expert management and supervision."

A resolution adopted by the directors of the Nationat Lumber Manufacturers Association, approved the objectives of the lately formed National Association for Better lfousing and recommended that two or more lumbermen should serve on the governing committee thereof. Lumber companies were urged individualty and directly to join the housing association when invited to do so.

The Directors referred the Fairchild report to the U. S. Timber Conservation Board on "Taxation of Timberlands" to the Forestry and Conservation Committee, George F. Jewett, Chairman, for study and anatysis, and directed that its findings be submitted to the proposed meeting of the Federal and State Government and other forest conservation agencies. The Forestry and Conservation Committee was instructed to seek the cooperation of the Advisory Tax Committee, Frank G. Wisner. Chairman.

Emerge,ncy Comndttee Continueo in Session

The E,mergency National Committee is remaining in session in Chicago to complete its organization, further refine the proposed code, and deal with divisional codes so that a complete composite code may be transmitted to the Board of Directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association for submission to the administration of the recovery act and to President Roosevelt at the earliest possible moment. Much work on code details was done by repreientatives of the various divisions while the meetings of the N. L. M. A. and A. F. P. I. were going on.