Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers Hold Convention at Victoria

Henry Swafford, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, was elected president of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association at the seventh annual convention of the association held at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, August 2O to ??

C. H. White, White Brothers, San Francisco, was ree_lected vice president, and Charles M. Cooper, W. E. Cooper Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was elected secretarytreasurer.

All of the directors were re-elected. These are: J. Fyfe Smith, Vancouver, B. C.; E. E. Hall, Portland, Ore.; Geo. H. Brown, Oakland; C. R. Taenzer, Los Angeles; W. T. White, San Francisco, and Jerry Sullivan, lr., San Diego.

Business sessions were held on Thursdav and Fridav mornings.

At the Thursday session the proposed changes in the grading rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association were thoroughly discussed. The discussion was led by D.J. Cahill, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and those who took part in the dis,cussion included I_Ig"ty Swafford, Los Angeles; Henry Kirchmann, Jr., Kirchmann Hardwood Co., San Francisco; Jerry Sullivan, Jr., Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Co., San Diego; J. W. Sumrall, J. J. Matthews Hardwood Lumber Co., Seattle; C. H. White, San Francisco, and Roger Sands, Ehrlich-Harrison Co., Seattle.

Roy Barto, Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Inc., gave an interesting talk on the Philippine situation.

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On Friday the principal subject of discussion was a statement and resolution relative to the recent decision of the Federal Trade Commission regarding the use of the name Philippine Mahogany. The statement, and the resolution, which was unanimously adopted are as follows:

The Federal Trade Commission has decided that Philippine Mahogany is a proper name for Philippine hardwood possessing the ,characteristics of mahogany, and which has been for many years so known and sold.

This is consistent with the established facts and the principles of fair dealing. Importers and dealers have both the opportunity and the obligation to apply this ruling so as to obtain great benefit to the public and to the woodmaking trades.

Mahogany woods of difierent origin vary considerably in color, weight, hardness and figure. There are likewise wide variations in these physical qualities within woods of the same origin. Each variety has one or more specific uses for which it is best adapted. For some purposes mahogany wood of soft texture and little if any figure is required and the more expensive hard and figured wood is not desirable. In other cases wood of hard texture and pronounced figure is best. It is essential that those who supply mahogany woods to the wood-working trade recognize these facts and see to it that the lumber sold customers is not only true to name and grade, but is properly selected for those qualities calculated to fill the customer's requirements.