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midst of the salesman's speech the farmer's wife leaned.over to her husband, and asked:

"What does that young man want?"

The farmer shouted to her: "Wants to sell me something."

"What is it?" she wanted to know.

"I don't know yetr" the farmer told her. "He's just layin' his bait."

After that the young man quit wasting their time and got to talking about cre:un separators.

Rebuilding Flooring Plant

One of the most encouraging indications of the future outlook for the flooring and lumber industry is the news that E. L. Bruce Co. is rebuilding its flooring plant at Cairo, Ill., which was destroyed by fire in 1934.

According to E. L. Bruce, Jr., vice president of E. L. Bruce Co., this mill will have an annual capacity of around 12,000,000 sq. ft., bringing the total capacity of al,l Bruce plants up to 120,000,000 sq. ft. This plant is being built to take care of the increasing demand for hardwood flooring, and to serve the trade formerly handled from this location.

Modern new electrical machinery will be installed in the mills, and employment will be given to over 100 men. Operations will be in charge of Brooks Ferrell, who was manager of the former Bruce plant at Cairo.

With the completion of the new Cairo plant, E. L. Bruce Co. will have nine mills in operation, others being located at Memphis, Little Rock, Nashville, Reed City, Mich., Toronto, Canada, Oak Grove, La., and Bruce and Laurel, Miss.