Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-11-12
SHINCLE Mills TO
RESUME OPERATIONS

Michigan manufacturers of M %a0
Cedar Shingles are elated ovo mua
ports and photographs which >. II
are now receiving from New 0r,' @lSy
showing the effect of the recent w.
ricane on wooden buildings and ~
gle roofs. The strain upon all cla oa'p
OF structures was extremely oo~ s''
and some surprising facts wern Wv
veloped. 1t appears that althon "
hundreds of houses were unroos' sa
that roofs made of wooden sbins,
remained intact to an extent wh s'S
is the source of much commOrt W.
the stricken cities. This nben0.. ~
non is reported not only from IN, NV
Orleans at the time of the Wv. WV
storm, but also at Galveston ~.
Houston, which had similar bnrs, ~
canes a few months earlier. In =
spouse to the desire to provide ~
fire proof construction so far .. -, ~.
sible, a number of cities have ades
ed building codes which prohibit n.
use of shingle roofs within cor.sr
limits. The damage caused in y.
rooted buildings by these storms h..
proved so great and so STRONGLY o~
phasized by the experiences Of thos.
different cities that it is now ma,
toned whether the loss through dam
age from unroofing is not create,
than the possible fire hazard Of n.
single roof. AS result of tbo,,
experiences a strong demand has A.
veloped in southern cities for r..
vision of the building codes and
recognition of this peculiar advsr.
tage in wood. In order to effectivolv
cooperate with the local authoritis,
in the building code revision tbs
single manufacturers are prena,
ing to turn out fire PROCEED mn.
duct.
1.-THE contention that shingles ara
more infammable than other forms
of roofing has received a setback
with the progress of modern
SCIENCE" said o. T. Swan, secretarv
of the Northern Hemlock & Hard.
wood Manufacturers Association
CDR Herman Won Schrenk Of St
Louis, cooperating with the lumbS.
men Of that district, has been con.
Quoting series of experiments which
show that shingles properly treated
with f1reproof paints resist heat and
flames better than many so-calld
fireproof materials. Similar expert.
ments have been conducted by tho
government at it's laboratory at Mad.
ison.
with that argument against tho
use of wooden shingles successfully
refuted, manufacturers of Whls
cedar shingles are preparing to inau-
gurate an active campaign of edua.
ton and start the cedar mills which
have been closed down.
''The manufacturer of lumber pro-
ducts in Wisconsin and Michigan b
one of the leading industries Of those
states. 1t has been hard hit, how
ever, because of the action Of con-
gress in the adoption of its recent
tariff schedule. Under that law Can
adian shingles of red cedar have beer /
admitted to the United States free o.
duty, while shingles shipped to Can
ada have been subject to tariff The
result has been that the market u
being flooded with Canadian produces
at war prices and and the local man.
ufacturers have suffered in proper,
ton.
cit is to be a part of the effort OF
the manufacturers to educate 100
people of this state as to the VIRTUES
of the homemade product, on "
theory that conditions demand Wv
support of local industries emp@''
ing a very large percentage OF y,
laboring class of the state, prOSu's
the product is equally good.
'sIt is to be a part of the pian
show that the Wisconsin and MSp,
igan grade of material is not ols
equal to, but has superior qualus
over the Canadian and western ps
ducts of red cedar. What WIN -,
boost that will follow the reVlSlUu IS.
building codes in the South anu ~
education of the people as to 'ns
perior qualities of the proauV'' 8.
Wisconsin and Michigan, II ~,
nope of the manufacturers tnS' ".
will be able to operate thelr pia.,
to greater capacity and that t1s W. =,
dition of unemployment winch
marked this state will be siVa
ameliorated during the next yea r,,,
A mass meeting of Wnlte ot 4,s
Single manufacturers of the sS Is
was held at Milwaukee to cOn''
fho cifl1a fi0n