Meeting of N. L. N4. A. Executive Committee and Regional Advisory Committee

Washington, October l-Following the meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee on October 14, at the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, there will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association on October 15 and 16, at the same place.

Among the matters noted for consideration are:

(l) Recommended .netv organization plan and policy for trade extension:

(2) Industry policy in relation to prospective legislation and Government action;

(3) Finances and further association affiliations.

The Advisory Committee will report on various topics of interest to the N. L. M. A. and the regional associations, Among other subjects the Advisory Committee may deal with will be the National Lumber Tree Mark, the distribution problem, and relations betr.veen the National and Regional trade promotion activities.

Trade Promotion Program

Geo. W. Dulany, Jr., Chairman of the 'Irade Promotion Committee, will report on the decisions of the Trade Promotion Committee in its July meeting covering building code, government specifications, national housing, lumberuse information, and retail merchandising cooperation

Another subject to be dealt with is the proposal for a lumber exhibit in Washington for the benefit of government architects.

There rvill be a report on g'overnmental relations and legislation, and a discussion of NRA'S proposed lumber industry review, and consideration of the appointment of a committee, as requested by NRA, to advise regardirrg that study.

The committee will receive a report from the Export Department and the Timber Engineering Company. The subject of establishing a mortgage finance company to facilitate the building of lumber houses will come up.

West Coast Lumbermen's Association Rejoins

Col. W. B. Greeley, Secretary and Manager of the West Coast :Lumbermen's Association, will report the full re- affiliation of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association with the N. L. M. A., effective October 1. This action of the W. C. L. A., voted at a meeting of its Board of Trustees, September 19, is taken to mark the end of the effects of the depression on the National Association as the representative of lumber manufacturers' associations and their common interests.

Preparatory to the rneeting of the Executive Committee, President Watzek and Secretary and Manager Compton of the N. L. Nt. A. are on a tour in which they are visiting the Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, the annual meeting of the Western Pine Association at Portland, and are conferring with officers of the West Coast Lumbermen's As-sociation at Seattle and with individual lumber manufacturers in Washington, Oregon and California.

A rneeting of the trustees of American Forest Products Industries follorving the N. L. M. A. directors' meeting will consider AFPI programs in general and Timber Engineering Company matters in particular. It is expected that there will be a rneeting of the directors of the AFPI about October 30, to select nert' officers and executive committee, and to consicler fir-ral action on recommended proj ects.

The plan for American Forest Products Industries, as recommended by the Trade Promotion Committee, provides for the assumption of ownership and control by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the limitation of functions of AFPI to specific, individually authorized and separately financed trade promotion activities which by reason of inadequate finances or less-than-general interest cannot be undertaken by N. L. M. A. There are to be no general trade promotion dues, but small voluntary contributions by intereSted individual manufacturers will be arranged. AFPI projects are to be administered by project committees under authority of a small board of directors. Participation in any particular trade extension project is to be open to any association of manufacturers

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