. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 32 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN April, 1905 CONVENTION OF WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS. The thirteenth annual convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Associa- tion was held in Philadelphia on March 8th, 9th and 10th, President Lewis C. Slade, of Sagi- naw, Mich., in the chair. The sessions were unusually well attended and the delegates manifested a deep interest in the preceedings. On Wednesday evening the retail delegates tendered a reception to the wholesale d
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 32 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN April, 1905 CONVENTION OF WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS. The thirteenth annual convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Associa- tion was held in Philadelphia on March 8th, 9th and 10th, President Lewis C. Slade, of Sagi- naw, Mich., in the chair. The sessions were unusually well attended and the delegates manifested a deep interest in the preceedings. On Wednesday evening the retail delegates tendered a reception to the wholesale dealers and their guests. Later in the same evening the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo held a concatenation and smoker, which was attend- ed by about two hundred persons. The report of the Secretary, Mr. E. F. Perry, showed a gain in membership, which has now reached 314. During the year the number of subscribers to the Bureau of Infor- mation was increased to 179, making a net gain of eight for the year. The report of the Insurance Committee showed the creation dur- ing the past year of a new lumber insuring company by members closely intentified with the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association. Mr. R. H. McKelvey, of the Lumber Insurance Company of New York, read an interesting paper entitled "Stock Company ; The report of the Railroad and Transportation Committee reviewed at some length the steps which had been taken by the association to protect the rights of the mem- bers, one of the principal matters to receive attention being the furnishing of car stakes for open cars and getting the railroads to make proper allowance for the weight of these stakes. Mr. Gordon C. Edwards, of W. C. Edwards & Company, Ottawa, extended an invitation to the association to hold its next annual meet- ing, or a special midsummer meeting, in the city of Ottawa. He assured the members of a royal reception and stated that the Ottawa Valley would feel extremely honored
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