God Hlelps lFhose Who Help Eaah Other

Bv JACK DIONNE

The old fachioned saw said: "God helps those who help themaelves."

Today, tte very middle of the lumber convention seaton for the entire country, the lumber industry is declaring ITS conviction in the truth of the newer and perhaps better philoeophy, to-wit: "God helps thore who help each other."

For THAT is the broader, the better philorophy.

The understanding thatthe welfare, the well-being, the prosperity of the WHOLE is more important than that of the individual, and that intelligent community interest really brings bigger and better returns than specific self interest, is what the present day conveation searon meanE.

All over the United Stater-and Canada-followers of the lumber industry are meeting in their convention halls for tfteir annual reunion.

And the annud rermion har come to mean a much bigger and more constnrctive thing than the conventions of the old days. Men get together for the purpose of exchanging not only good fellorriship, but IDEAS, understandi'g that thoae thingr which have helped other fellows will help THEM' if they are intelligently applied.

So they get together at their conventions to help each other, and they take these thotrghts and ideas home from the meetings and use them to help THEMSELVES.

Lumber associations have done rmtold good to the lumber industry.

The man who fails to belong to his righdul lumber association is nothing more nor less than a sliacker to his industry because it is only through association work and activity that the thingt vital to the industry can be handled' and every man should do his share in the common cause.

The trade association is the sole meians by which the indurtry can become active in its ovm defense in time of need; it is the sole means by which rmiform of methoda, rates, rules, grades, etc., vital to every indrutry, can be arrived at; it is the sole means through which the best thought of the industry can be expreseed; it is the sole means through which wrong practices can be eliminated; it is the sole means by which the Government, in tirne of stress, can call upon the industry.

Without trade associations ttere could be no lumber industry.

Then il YOU do not belong to your trade association, you are letting Eome one else hold an umbrella over YOU.

The cooperative spirit is the redeeming spirit of trhis age.

"God helps those who help each otherr" is the association slogan par excellence.