Evening star., 1936-02-01
LUMBER LEADERS
TOGATHER HERE
Increase in Small House
Construction Will Be One
Topic Discussed.


Board Of Directors of the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
will hold its Winter meeting at the
Mayflower Hotel here Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday. On Tuesday
the members of the Executive Com
mittee will meet jointly with the
Executive Committee Of the special
committee on the N. r. A. lumber
study.
The members of the National Ad-
visory Committee Of the federated
associations will unite with the Execu-
tive Committee in It's deliberations.
It is possible that separate meeting
Of the Advisory Committee may be
held on Monday.
The first business before the meet
1ngs is the consideration of the review
Of the lumber industry in its asso-
citation with N. r. A.-a review which
has been compiled by the N. r. A.
after many months of study. The
principal question to be determined
1t the meeting on February is
whether q supplementary statement
on the report shall be submitted to
the Division of Review Of N. r. A.
The report Of the special committee
will be submitted to the Executive
Committee or February S.
Subjects for Review.
Among other subjects scheduled for
consideration by the directors are the
following: Action on request Of the
Ind rtrio
ton for the appointment of rep
resentative OF the lumber industry on
the council Of industry; Federal legis-
lation affecting the lumber industry.
including fundamental forestry legis-
lation and Federal forestry co-opera-
tion; further foreign trade treaty
negotiations the National Lumber Ex-
port Service; status and specifications
Of lumber and timber products in Fed
eral building programs; a report on
the development of authorized trade
promotion projects. particularly those
relating to building code work; low
cost small house plans, f1re-retardant
lumber for doors, partitions. factory
roof structures: retail merchandising
service, prets sbricated small structure
plans, designs for prefabricated oil
derricks tunnel lining and T. E. G. o.
projects
Other topics are grade-marking and
lumber standards. Consideration also
will be given to the extension of N. l..
NJ A. representation to include timber
owners, plywood and shingle manu-
facturers, the Mahogany Association,
and the establishment of hardwood
division. To come up for discussion
also will be the subject of basic men,
berships for trade promotion in Amer
1can Forest Products Industries. At
tention will be given to Federal serv-
ices affecting the lumber industry.
especially appropriations for the
United States Forest Products Labora-
tory, other divisions of the Forest
Service and the Forest Products Divi-
sion Of the Department Of Commerce.
It Is expected that regional associa-
tions and individual directors will have
certain recommendation to make
Association finances will be reviewed
and staff reports will be considered.
Smau House boost Seen.
The meeting is expected to be of
more than usual Importance because
there is reason to believe that dur
ing the period of years Immediately
ahead there will be a substantial in
crease in the volume of construction
of small houses and other small
buildings During this period, it is
held to be essential that the lumber
industry shall be able to strike effec-
lively for its full share of the busi-
ness in competition with other mate
rails ana otner industries. It is noted
that the field of low-cost small build
ing should be most fertile field for
successful lumber competition. An
other suggestion which has been made
by the secretary and manager Is that
the lumber industry will be wise to
seek increased volume of markets and
uses for its products rather than place
emphasis OH price increase. "A sus-
tanned market of substantial and
steady volume at moderately profit
able prices is undoubtedly a sounder
objective than largely increased
prices temporarily at the expense of
reduced and irregular volume of con-
auynnfion