at the Chicago Exposition?

Washington, August 3.-Lumbermen, great and smallmanufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, commission men, woodworkers-the whole big lumber family, will decide during the next month whether lumber shall be represented at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition by a lumber-built house. No association, no group, nobody but the individual lumberman, will have the final responsibility for this momentous de,cision.

The decision will be in the form of dollar contributions.

The house and a large edition of a descriptive booklet will 'cost approximately $6,000.

If the 40,000 lumber 'concerns in the United States will vote that sum, lumber will be splendidly represented with pn exquisite home, the latest rvord in the building art "moderne", a fitting'champion of lumber for home construction.

Owing to the fact that no lumber association has any budgetary provision for financing the proposed house or can make any under prevailing fiscal conditions the fund must be raised by dire,ct contributions. Walter F. Shaw, trade extension manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, has assumed the responsibility of the initiative with the full approval of the Association, and it will donate its facilities to the direction of the campaign. While it is a matter of profound regret that there is no fund anywhere that can be drawn upon, Mr. Shaw makes the point that it is after all far better that the house that is to champion the merits of lumber shall be a direct free-will offering of thousands of individuals than the contribution of organizations.

Every type of association that is interested in lumber will be enlisted in the promotion of the campaign, but every cent will be an individual or ,company gift. The standard contribution will be one dollar, but larger subs,criptions will be accepted.

W. M. Ritter, vice-president and treasurer of the National Lumber Manufacturers Asso,ciation, has .consented to act as treasurer of the house fund. Checks should be drawn to "W. M. Ritter, treasurer." They may be forwarded to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, 1337 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C., or to the local or regional association which solicits the subscription. All checks will be held until the campaign closes on September 15. If by any mischance the $6,@O total is not reached, and the project fails, all contributions will be returned. The lumber trade press is also authorized to receive checks. Appeals for 'co-operation are now going out to ali lumber interested associations, and they are expected to circularize their members.

E.D. CULNAN IN CAMP AT MONTEREY PRESIDIO

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E. B. (Ed.) Culnan, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is in camp with the 347th Field Artillery, United States Reserve Corps, at the Monterey Presidio. Mr. Culnan is a Major in the Field Artillery Reserve Corps. He will be in camp two weeks.