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God in His infinite wisdom and mercy surely created the Forests to serve as a blessing for civilization.

"In the Lumber Industry, the second largest of our country, we find many associations and organizations. Perhaps it is not too much'to say there is an associration or organization of manufacturers representing every species of timber now being manufactured into lumber. There are Manufacturers' Associations on the West Coast, in the Inland Empire, in the Southwest, in the South, in the crowned with success it will have rendered a sen'ice to civilization and to our country. Yes, more than these; for it will have contributed to an invaluable service to the program of reforestation and conservatiori of our forests, which will make available a perpetual supply for future generations of not only the best but the most enduring, artistic and beautiful supply of home construction material on earth. It will contribute to this program, not so much by direct'effort as by creating through the demand from

Southeast, in the Middle West; in fact, all over our country, all and each of which has done and is now doing its full share in establishing a uniform standard of size and grade. In doing this, they have rendered a service to the public, they have broadened the opportunity of the distributor.

"Hoo Hoo believes the best way to conserve the forest is by utilization, thereby establishing the need for it and the value of it. The forest will mature in the course of time and must be harvested to serve civilization. To permit it to fall unnecessarily in decay, to ignore the need for conservation, to make no effort for reforestation is to neglect an opportunity of vital importance to the future economic growth and development of our country.

"A few years since our daily papers were calling the attention of the public to the scarcity of timber, how fast our forests were being depleted, claiming in some instances nothing but an inferior quality of lumber for construction could be secured. I believe it is safe to say many of the home builders of our countrv todav are of this ooinion. while the members of this Organi.ition know itii not a statement of fact; on the contrary, the best prepared, the best quality, the best graded for strength and durability; for the purpose intended strong effort of the National Manufacturers Association, ever obtainable for construction purposes in the history of the Industry is now available, and while members of this and other organizations know these facts, yet it is necessary that this information be brought to the attention of the consuming public. This educational feature is an intricate part of the program of Hoo Hoo.

"The door of opportunity is open; Hoo-Hoo stands on the threshold; it has a vision of the things it hopes to do, and it should not be discouraged by thJclouds-of uncertainties and disappointment, selfishness and indifference that may obstruct the way. As it moves forward toward the goal of success these obstacles will crystallize into bulwarks of support, and when its efforts shall have been the public the need of a perpetual supply. When our citizens demand it, no political party can or will be able to make a political issue of it. No greater or far reaching opportunity could ever present itself to Hoo Hoo."

SECRETARY ISHERWOOD'S REPORT

Secretary-Treasurer Isherwood's annual report reflected a satisfactory growth and encouraging stability of the Order. He reported the enrollment of 919 new members ond the reinstatement of 175 delinquents. The number of paid-up members as compared with previous years was referred to by the Secretary as a strong indication of the permanency of the present membership

The Secretary expressed pleasure at the cooperation given the Order by the Lumber Associations, the Trade Press, the Forest Services of the United States and Canada, and the officers, from the Supreme Nine down.

A considerable portion of his report was devoted to the wood promotion activities of the Order, in cooperation with the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association and affrliated organizations. IIe advocated more intensive activities along this line during the ensuing year. Among his suggestions was one to the effect that every Hoo-Hoo Club should have a committee, representing all branches of the Lumber Industry, whose sole function would be to watch for new building operations and'to make certain that lumber would receive the recognition its. qualities command.

He complimentecl many Hoo-Hoo clubs for c-onstructive r.vork, referring particularly to the free "smokers" staged in a number of cities at u'hich carpenters, contractors and others users and specifiers of building materials were guests. He also mentioned as constructive work, the building of a model home by the Hoo-Club of Lane County, Ore., the minature model farm building contest of the Eugene, Ore., Hoo Hoo Club, the activities of the education-

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