The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-11
LUMBER INDUSTRY
UNDER SPOTLIGHT
General Investigation Now Be-
Ing Conducted
METHODS ARE LAID BARE
The Data Collected by Federal Trade
Commission is Transmitted to Con-


Washington. Jan. 11.-A general in
vc,t:ya}iom OF the lumber industry,
AMI more particularly Of the yellow
pine industry III the south, is being
conducted by the department Of jus
ice TO determine whether there have
been Violations OF the Sherman anti
trust act.
This became known after the fed
cra} trade commission had transmit
ted tn congress Il copy of Il report on
thc. activities OF organizations Of lum-
irn,- manufacturers, which it has pre-
pared ut he request of the depart
r,,nl OF Justice lie information was
sent t. the senate and house on the
a4Sumnt:un by tie commission that
j, ,r:",.t I've useful 10 the senate COM
1ltte. I'll housing and reconstruction,
which h;t> been investigating build
liz, isis and other matters.
Frank X. Nehckcr. assistant to the
attorney general, said that the de-
I,:4rtIaent's inquiry into the lumber
ministry WAS not directly connected
with HE Lockwood building investiga-
ten in New York, and he indicated
tl:,. : had been in progress for some
tillr
"A sr:!lnitting the -esults of its in
vozr;:a>:":< to congress the federal
trad" or..AiSSion says the report is
,lr> @i1,d ~ show the activities of the
m;5.lrHc,urrrs and their attitude to-
uA,rl national legislation, amend
1.,ta.S t. the revenue laws, elimina-
Zen % the competitive woods, con,
trnl If prices and production, restric'
iiun nf reforestatiOn and other mat.
ters'
Ilt. report contains mass of cor
rc,;ponIrnre sad TO have passed be
tr..,ni, various officials of several OF
;hr regional associations relating to
prices and 'm"ny OTHER subjects. but
il contains no conclusions, and Chair
p,an Thompson in his letter Of trans
mi tal says thp "ducuments submit
t%i are merely Informative, and should
no; be REGARDED as c0mprehending al
t!c Information With the commission
/. IS : out tat the lumber manu-
fsrt1,re.S in rhe ppr0X!mately 10 dit
fcrrn- M:A3er sections of the countr
l.yr organized regional association:
which have formed the National Lun
her Manufacturers Association. wit
headquarters ut Chicago.
"Far?r regional association" the +"
por, says, complies statistics ur''
in unT
eTu! sales reports showing actua
prices obtained for lumber, and cstab
fishes and maintains uniform grading
rules anG uniform cost account sys
TEN. Various other activities are IN
dertakrH 20 accomplish the purpose
of their c:.yanizat ton"
The principal regional associations
listed as constituting the National
Association are the Southern Pine
Association. West Coast Lumber AS
soc.ation, Western Pine Manufactur
ers' Association, Northern Hemlock s
Hardwood Manufaeturers. Assoc.a
ton, Northern Pine Manufacturers
Association, North Carolina Pine AS
sociaticn. Georgia-Florida SawInil
Association. Southern Cypress AssO
citation, Michigan Hardwood Manu-
factureTS' Association and the Cal
fornia Sugar & White Pine MaI,n
facturers' Association.
The commission informs congress
that the National Association has beef
very active in legislative and de.
partmental affairs which affect this
industry" 1t adds that L. c. Boyle
ii Kansas City attorney, with head
quarters in Washington, lis employed
to attend to such matters for the Ma
tional Association" and that he also
represents many of the regional asso
cations.