Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-10
PROBE ACTIVITIES
Of MANUFACTURERS
Of LUMBER IN j. s.
Department of Justice and Federal
Trade Commission Are Con
ducting Inquiry.
TO SHOW PRODUCTION
AND PRICE CONTROL
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, Jan 10.--A general in
vestigation Of the lumber industry and
more particularly of the yellow pine in
dustry in the South, is being conducted
by the Department of Justice TO deter
mine whether there have been violations
Of the Sherman antitrust act
This became known today after the
Federal Trade Commission Ind trans
mitted TO Congress a copy Of a report on
the activities OF organizations Of lumber
manufacturers which II has prepared at
the reulIes. Of the Department Of Justice.
The information was sent 20 the Senate
and House on the assumption by the com
mission that II might be useful to the Scn-
ate committee on housing and reconstriic-
ton
Two attempts were made on the car,
the first at Charlemont Bridge, mile
from the heart of the CITY Tho eight men
subjected the machine 10 a fIsillade Of
revolver shots after which one Of the
attacking party, according 10 the au-
thorities. mounting the running board
and twice fred point blank AZ the woman
in the machine The bullets passed through
her clothing but she was not wounded
The officer who was wounded received
his injuries IN this attack The ear raced
away but shortly afterward was again
attacked A cart was driven across the
road and when the car slowed down z
number Of men who had lnid an ambush for
II opened hot FIRE The car again es-
capped, however, and ultimately reached
Dublin castle
Washington. Jan 1O-An extensive
investigation into the activities of lum-
ber manufacturers through their national
and regional associations ls being made
by the Department Of Justice with the a.
sistanoe Of the Federal Trade Commission.
This is disclosed in a report sent today
20 Congress by the commission IN con
nection with the inquiry being conducted
/ bythe Senate committee on housing and
reconstruction The report, the comrnis-
/ son SAYS. is designed 10 show the activities
of the manufacturers and their attitude
toward national legislation, amendments
TO the revenue laws, elimination of com
retifive woods. control of prices and pro-
i duction restriction of reforestatlon and
other matters.
The report contains a mass of coTre-
spondence said 10 have passed between
various officials relating 10 prices and
many other subjects, but II contains no
conclusions.
Each regional association, the report
| SAYS, complies statistics upon production,
market conditions m general, saies reports
showing actual prices obtained Tor fInl-
her, and establishes and MAINTAINS uni
form grading rules and uniform cost ac-
count system.
The principal regional associations list
ed as constituting the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association are the South
ern Pine Association, West Coast Lumber
Association, Western Pine Manufactures
Association. Northern demlock and Hard
wood Manufacturers Association. North
ern Pine Manufacturers Association,
North Carolina Pine Association. Georgia
Florida Sawmill Association Southern
Cypress Association, Michigan Hard
wood Manufacturers Association and the
California Sugar and White Pine Manu-
facturers Association.
The commission informs Congress that
the national association has been very
active in legislative and Departmental
affairs which affect this industry" L
adds that L. c. Boyle, Kansas City
attorney with headquarters IN Washing
ton. lis employed TO attend TO such
matters.
The report SAYS the national sssocls-
ton appointed a committee upon govern
ment relations, the junction IN WnLch sas
outlined by Mr.. Boyle in letter TO Charles
+. King. president of the Southern Pine
Association, which the commission quotes
as follows:
ITO my mind the outstanding opPortu-
nifty your committee has, Is to so mobilize
its units that they may be IN position
to more adequately defend themselves
against the destructive tendencies of the
hour. The result can be aided by the IN
dustry being kept fully advised through
your committee OF governmental activt
tles-political, Legislative and department
tal-that have for their direct or indlcreci
object invasion Of constitutional guaran
tees. Due 10 this character OF information
the operators may be induced to pay les
attention TO the political complexion Of s
candidate for office and more attention Il
his standing as a bona fde American
citizen-one aho understands that we liv'
under a constitutional form 81 govern
ment.