Lumber

Manufacturers Re-Elect President M. L. Fleishel---Forest

Industries Representatives Spend Five Days on Delense Problems

Washington, November l7-M. L. Fleishel, Shamrock, Florida, was re-elected president of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association for a third term at the final session-Friday, November 14-of a five-day general meeting of lumbermen at the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago. Other newly elected ofificers are: I. N. Tate, St. Paul, Minn., first vice president; W. M. Ritter, Columbus, Ohio, vice-president and Treasurer; J. M. Brown, Spokane, Wash., Earl M. McGowin, Chapman, Ala., W. W. Kellog!, Monroe, La., and Corydon Wagner, Tacoma, Wash., vice-presidents; and Wilson Compton, secretary and manager, Industry problems associated with national defense, public relations, new opportunities in forest products research, and future foreign markets for American woods, were the principal problems before the lumbermen. The general meetings, which opened on Thursday morning with the address of the President and report of the Secretary-Manag'er, were preceded by three days o{ committee meetings devoted to the work of the Forest Conservation, Manufacturers' Standardization, Advisory, Public Relations, Trade Promotion, and Nominations and Recommendations groups.

Two extra features were added to this year's meeting series-a luncheon session devoted to the Tim,ber Engineering Company, and a "National Defense Clinic." "Breaking New Trails" was the description given to the Thursday luncheon rneeting jointly addressed by H. G. Uhl, secretary of the Timber Engineering Company, and R. G. Kimbell. Both speakers outlined strides made within the last year in the use of timber as an engineering material. A pictorial record in the form of a new 3?-page booklet containing over 100 illustrations of timber engineering in the interest of defense, was presented to the lumbermen.

The "National Defense Clinic" was a mass conference with the following defense officials concerned with priorities, purchases, civilian supply, conservation and substitution: John Foley, lumber advisor to the Division of Purchases, OPM; H. A. Anderson, Bureau of Industrial Conservation, OPM; Hugh Riddle, Chicago office, Defense Housing Coordination; Peter Stone, price executive, Lumber & Building Materials Unit, OPA; Edmond H. Eitel, assistant manag'er, Division of Priorities, OPM, Chicago office. An opportunity was given the lumbermen to question each speaker.

The lumbermen indicated their belief that farm and home building, which might otherwise proceed, is being unnecessarily curtailed by public misunderstanding of priorities regulations, and asked the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board to clarify what was called present widespread public confusion.

As large users of railways, they also deplored the threatened strike of the Railway Brotherhoods, who have declined to accept the recent findings of the President's Emergency Board. The lumbermen characterized the refusal of either party to the controversy to agree to the findings, as injurious to shippers and contrary to public interest in a time of emerg'ency. They asked President Roosevelt to seek such action as will avoid the threatened strike and se,cure the acceptance of the recommendations of the Emergency Board.

To encourage maximum general construction and sus- tain employment, the lumbermen requested SPAB to make a specific allocation of materials needed for the manufacture of nails in sufficient quantity to supply all construction requirements. SPAB was also asked for a priority rating acceptance of the national defense challenge and pointed to his belief that no bottleneck has so far existed and is not expected in forest products. Mr. Fleishel characterized the present priorities system affecting private construction as a challenge to the ingenuity of the industry and called upon it to take up the task of informing prospective builders as to the su,bstitutes available for critical list items.

Pointing to an estimate that four-and-one-half million construction industries employees are likely to be out of work as a result of a complete shut-down of private building, Mr. Fleishel said he was hopeful that the Administration will not continue to feel it necessary to resort to regulations as stringent as we interpr.et those now in force.

I. N. Tate, Firgt Vice-Pregident on materials used in the construction of farm buildings needed for crops and livestock. A rating for this type of construction equivalent to that assigned defense housing was r'equested.

In opening the first general meeting on Thursday morning, M. L. Fleishel called attention to the industry's ready but which necessarily result from the production of items for which there is a heavy defense demand.

In the annual report of the secretary and manager, which followed the President's address, Wilson Compton stated his belief that timb,er products generally are regarded by defense agencies as the most acceptable substitutes readily available in large volume for ma.ny of the scarce materials for important defense and civilian uses. He further stated that responsible officials want, as a matter of policy, to keep the saws running; and that he felt they looked upon lumber as an important safety-valve industry. Mr. Compton predicted that the most difficult problem for the industry next year would not be total trade, but balanced trade. Defense uses and restrictions on civilian uses may result, he said, in a heavy load on all grades in some species and o.n some grades in all species. This may result in accumulations of what may be described as the "side cut" of materials for which there is little defense demand.

The third speaker, J. S. Seidman, explained the effects of the 1941 Revenue Act on the forest industries; and C. P. Winslow, director, U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, spoke on new opportunities in forest products research.

Speakers at the Friday business sessions were: R. C. Winton, who explained the year's work of the American Forest Products Industries Temporary Administration Committee on Public Relations. and informed the lumbermen that the program to greatly increase the public rela- with the forest industries. On this occasion he explained the origin of many of the fables which have risen in the public mind concerning the forest industries. John Mulholland, New York City magician, entertained the dinner guests following Mr. Holbrook's address. Stanley F. Ilorn, Nashville, Tennessee, editor of the Southern Lumberman, was toastmaster.

Important resolutions follow:

Resolutions Approved By N.L.M.A. Directors

Recommendations on Priorities in the Use of Critical Materials

The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association accepts and supports control of the use of critical materials in the interest of national defense. We recognize the difficulties in the intelligent and consistent application of this principle; but we know that home and farm building is now being widely curtailed by public misunderstanding. The Association makes the following recommendations to the Supply Priorities and Allo,cation Board for the purpose of clarifying the present confused understanding of its policies and providing more defrnitely for essential types of civilian constructio.n.

First: A specific allocation of materials for the manufacture of nails in sufficient quantities to supply all construction requirements ;

Second: A priority rating for materials used in the constructio,n of farm buildings needed for the care of .crops and livestock, equivalent to that assigned to Defense Housing;

Wilson Conpton, Secretcry-M<rncger

tions work was to become effective irdmediately; B. R. Ellis, director of priorities, Lumber and Timber Products Defense Committee, who explained the set-up and problems of the priorities office which has been established to assist the forest industries in acquiring priority-controlled materials and supplies; Egon Glesinger, secretary-general, Comite fnternationale du Bois, Brussels, Belgium, who discussed future foreign markets for American woods and forecast European requirements of forest products following the close of hostilities.

Stewart Holbrook, author, Seattle, Washington, was the principal speaker at the President's dinner on Thursday evening. Much of Mr. Holbrook's writing is concerned

Third: Widely publicized announcement that the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board encourages all home and farm building', or all such building within stated limits of unit cost, as essential to maintain national living standards and employment; and will facilitate such building to the fullest extent possible without benefit of specific priority.

Rail Labor Dispute

The Lumber and Timber Products Industries are among the largest users of the services of the American railways and are largely dependent upo,n those services for the transportation of their products. We note that certain of the railway brotherhoods have declined to accept the recent findings of the President's Emergency Board and have threatened to call a strike to secure greater wage increases

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SUGAB than have been found by that Board to be just and reasonable.

We think that under the circumstances of the National Em,ergency, refusal by any party to the controversy to accept the findings of the Board is u.nwarranted, injurious to shippers and contrary to public interest.

We ask the President of the United States to seek such action as will maintain the integrity of the Railway Labor Act and will secure the acceptance by all parties involved, of the findings and recommendations of the Emergency Board.

' International Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo

WHEREAS, For the past fifty years in this country and Canada individual members of all branches of the lumber industry, our trade association personnel of our lumber trade press have enjoyed the opportunity and privilege of social and fraternal personal acquaintance and friendship through membership in the International Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo and its many Local Clubs, and

WHEREAS, Hoo Hoo has just celebrated its Golden Anniversary at its birthplace and shrine, Gurdon, Arkansas, at which time it was reported over 46,000 lumbermen have been initiated into the order, and

WHEREAS, The Hoo Hoo fraternity and its local clu,bs provide an ideal vehicle for the furtherance of the Public Relations program of the forest industries and have enthusiastically approved of same,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the National Lumber Manufactur'ers Association extends congratulations and thanks to those lumbermen who have helped rejuvenate and perpetuate the order and recommend to all

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In Appreciation

In behalf of the lumber and timber products industries we express our warm appr,eciation of the willingness of Marc L. Fleishel to continue for another year in the presidency of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, and in the leadership of its activities in relation to the National Defense. We are aware of the extent to which he has subordinated his personal interests and convenience to the interests of the Association and of the industrv. We are deeply grateful.

'We are grateful to William M. active interest in the affairs of the contribution as treasurer to the National a'ctivities.

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L. H. Eubank & Son to Move to New Site

L. H. Eubank & Son, of Inglewood, Calif., manufacturers of Eubank ironing boards, mantels and cabinets, have purchased the former site of Wittwer-Bowyer Lumber Co. at 433 West Redondo Boulevard, Inglewood, and are now remodeling and enlarging the building to take care of their expanding business. When completed the building will be 60 by 110 feet.

They expect to move to the new location about January 1.

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