West Coast Lumbermen's Association Pass Important Amendment to By-laws

Members of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association passed by unanimous vote an amendment to their by-larvs at their annttal meeting at Seattle, January 29, providing that no mill shall be admitted to membership whose grades fall below a test of grade efficiency, and that any member mill falling below the grading test over a reasonable period shall forfeit its membershio in the association. The amendment also provides that this memltership qualification, together with the list of association members in good standing, sh4ll, from time to time be nationally advertised. This constructive piece of legislation rvas initiatedby Robert Allen, secretary of the association.

After President E. D. Kingsley had called the meeting to order, Secretary Allen read a telegram from Secretary Flerbert Hoover of the Department of Commerce, congratulating the association on the progress made during the past year, particularly in the matter of the agreement of 65 per cent of the membership to put into practice the American l,umber Standards. In commending the industry on the proposal to launch a national advertising campaign Mr. Hoover said in part: "Where effort has been made to secure high standards of production, it is manifestly the part of good merchandising to present these facts to the public. This evidence of progress on your part conforms to the ar,vakened spirit of American business life. If you rvill organize yourselves in support of the constructive movements now under way you may confidently look to an early return of stable prosperity in your industry which will mean continuity of employment, satisfactory returns, and the conservative use of one of the nation's most valuable resoLrrces."

Secretary Allen summaized his report into the space of a few paragraphs in order to keep the meeting within the time allotted. He said that he considered the trade promotion campaign started by the association had greater possibilities than any other activity ever undertaken by them.

He referred to the fact that new grading rules and a netv basic list had been issued during the year and tl.rat a new moulding book would soon be issued. These entailed more than six months of hard work by the committees.

President Kingsley paid tributes to the committees rvhicl-r accomplished the work just mentioned. The chairrnen of these committees were: R. W. Hunt. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., Basic List; Walter B. Nettleton, Nettleton l-umber Co., Dom_estic cargo basic list; Roy F. Morse, Long-Bell l-umber Co., grading rules, and Roland C. Williams; Williams Fir Finish Co., moulding book.

Mr. Kingsley said the thanks of the association u'ere due to Mr. Tennant and Mr. Keith for their untiring efforts and great sacrifice on behalf of trade promotion woik.

After revie'rving in some detail the accomplishments of

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