The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-01
Who Submits a Numher of I'M
p0rtant Constructive Sug-
geStiOnS to DaIanate5.

"ASH>GTON. June ! an "a
hr"Hs before tho National anH,
Manufacturers Association lu rhica
2" Thrrala, morning, Or Onward
."ine Pratt. chief OF the Bl NJ OF
Foreign and Domestic Con Ucrca
Department ~ Commerce. d. Igsol
~ length the problems with Hnict
the American lumber lnlustr DE-
Hng to contend in recent year and
unlimited 10 tho delegates q auD
her % important constructive Ie
-u-i.un#
In the first place" said Or
lrn't there IL no question that tue
lHMh"r huRinpsg M 1t has been u
'i"d on IN the last few years ilr
nn'n characterized rs great dad
looa" thinking that can onlJ oa
'''Hnt 'guggy" and entirely intln.
1Na'u In their search for way
uI' !, su'nIa 10 APE Jhtt tho luUNnH-
.,n Ha'c TOO often entirely mis-
i'n point have several irstanc
=" uH puo Of them relates TO re-
cent " lringH OF the federal trade
cumu Ion 40 which tho lpmeseD'
~ OF IN" lumber industry 8ppra
cd ihcy wanted to organize CONT
nat. one nr hr objects Of which
would bo "a regulate produr,iol
WHOM such regulation gcsmrd nee
uasa"v and thus 90 eliminate the cut.
throat competition which had for
yea been . feature Of the lumber
market Taelr chief troubles. they
thouta' wugll Jaen vanish. prr
woul naturally rise, mo mHsEot
wouli not BE- loaded down with uy"
production when already saturated,
ana r"rc would again be d ross.l'-
ity 10 steady prnht IN ID" lumper
indu2lE1'
Greatest Problem
Nov Let 10 suppos that such q
coablu ton wGulA testp4t-H l.-tl
which 1u drrfrc tfF.7 pF6iuF fsszE
would D. controlled. tlaH prizes
would b" raised and fair profit
sured. WaG!d you not be N au evan ,
worse 20 ion than you wore bero
As | under and ;hc situation /
exists IN Your Industry today. l4
greatest problem which you have '0 .
meet is tho rubetituta--iron and f.
steel, cement and concrete. patton; /
roofing. brick tile, metal lathe pa |
per boxes, and host OF othors. Even .
at the low prices which have PR I.
JAILED these substitutes have mnG. /
scrions Inr,sls on your market
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