Trustees and Trade Extension Committee National Association Confer at Tacoma of ,:_

Leading lumbermen from all parts of the United States, representative of the twelve rCgional associations which compose the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, met at Tacoma, August 8 and 9, for the midsummer meeting of the associati,on which included the conferences of the trade extension committee and the board of directors.

A national trade-mark design was adopted, and decision was made to conduct a national advertising campaign dqring the fall months, which will, however, not advertise or refer to trade-marked or grade-marked lumber.

Much tirne was devoted on the opening day to the discussion of the subjects of trade-marking and grade-marking of lumber, and the national advertising campaign.

E. t-. Carpenter, of Minneapolis, president of the'National Association, presided at the Wednesday morning session.

After ,the, reading of the minutes by Wilson Compton, secretary-manager,-John M. Gibbs, trade extenSion manager, pr-esented-his ieport on the status of national tradematkiirg. After discussion the trade mark designs presented -by the trade extension staff for approval were adopted.

Theodore M. Knappen, director of publicity, reported on the advertising plani of the National, and introduced F' O: Perkins, aciount executive of the J. Walter Thompson Co. of New York, the advertising agency selected by the trade extension committee. Mr. Perkins said that his company is making a comprehensive survey of lumbe.r consumption which will occupy several months, using six men for ihis purpbse. He adviled deferring the big carnpaign until thii survey has been completed, and until-they- are ready to adver[ise trade-marked and grade-marked lumber. - He exhibited copy which they have prepared for a national campaign to run during the fall months and unttl such time aj ttr-ey are ready to go ahead with the main campalgn.

It wals decided to authorize the agency to proceed with this campaign, but with the strict instruction that no reference to tiade-marking or grade-marking is to be made in the copy.

A. C. Dixon, Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., Eugene, presided at the Wednesday afternoon session, a feature of which was an address by George Sawyer, a former sawyer of Bend, Ore., and now chairman of the 4L employees'wood Promotion committee.

P. L. Grady, secretary-manager of the National Asso- ciation of Wooden Box Manufacturers, reported on the trade promolion plans of his association.

C. Stowell Smith, secretary-manager of the California White and Sugar Pine Association, presented a recommendation of the technical committee urging the association to assist in the development of a machine for the rapid determination of moisture content of lumber. The sum of $3000 was voted for this purpose.

The board of directors of the National Association held their semi-annual meeting on Thursday. The first action taken was the instruction of the secretary to prepare suitable resolutions of sympathy on the death of R. H. Downman, former president of the association, to be sent to Mr. Downman's family.

Judge W. S. Bennet, Chicago, presented a report of the tax committee.

A motion by Charles $. Keith, Central Coal & Coke Co., for the appointment of a special committee to investigate the matter of the taxation of timber lands in various states, was adopted.

Dr. Compton brciught up the matter of obtaining correct statistical information on lumber supply and demand, and u'as authorized to spend up to $10,00O on a plan to secure fuller statistics.

Col. W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, told the directors of the efforts made bv his association in the last two.months to obtain fuller s[atistics. The last barometer carried reports .from 210 mills, he said, which included nearly all of the mills cutting 50,000 feet daily or over.

Several Southerncalifornia Lumbermen To Visit South America

A number of lumber dealers in Southern California have booked passage on the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excursion to South America in October. W. L. Leishman, owner of the Crown City Manufacturing Company, Pasadena, was one ofthe first to make arrangements for the trip.

PROMINENT HOO-HOO MEMBER PASSES

A. H. Law, who has been Superintendent of the Los Angeles Investment Company Lumber Yard for many years' died on August 11. Mr. Law had always been very active in Hoo-Hoo and was very popular among the members of that organization.