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U,s TBe Tbsme WuflUers
@ltt Sscrs! Sribilege of tlse Lumber Seople
BEBUILDERS OF HOMES-not merely sellera of lumber-is the God Given heritage of thelumber industry, and should be treasured as such. Notmerely to traftc in the barter and sale of boards;not merely to labor with the desire to turn virgin forests into profits; none of these things are the heritage of the lumberman. A higher and greater gift has been given them-and the time of their awakening to that splendid and inspiring fact, is at hand{ The dearest thing to the hearts of any right made man or woman -ngx[ to cherishing each other and the little ones tlrat Providence has Eent them-is the desire for a home. It is a charm that cleeps into the hearts of rich and poor alike; it is a bond of kinship between those who labor and those who are bless€d with thb world's goods. To own a home. To say as you return from your day of laborwhether it be from field of waving corn, or from mahogarry desk"This is MY hearthstone," brings a satisfaction so filted with goodness and so freefromalloy, as to deserve the name of Blessed.
gThe Home Builder is the nation maker. You may safely itdg" adiqtrict, a city, a state, or a nation, by its Homes. "The ancient love ofman for his shelter," has gone downinto song and story from ages that are now dim with the dusk of ttre past; the Home that holds for woman t'All the treasures of her mind, her heartrtt must continue to be a guiding star to the Wise Men of the future.
S No greater boon could come to this great indqstry of lumbermen at this time, thanaProvidentialopening of their eyes to their own heritage, their wondrouE opportunity, if they will but look upon themselves as the HomeBuilderc of the nation'
STo be Peddlers of Boards, is a little thing. To beHome Builders to a great nation, is a title tlrat knows no Peer'