Texas Quits Thin Shingles

By JACK DIONNE \

It has happened so quickly that it almost defies belief.

Not more than three years ago the figures showed that practically all of the Red Cedar Shingles consumed in Texas were 6 to 2 in thickness, and Star in grade.

Texas was listed on the shingle schedules with California and Minnesota as the leading thin shingle states.

Two years ago The GULF COAST LUMBERMAN began bombarding the thin shingle in almost every issue.

At the same time The Lumbermen's Association of Texas took up cudgels against them.

At first there was strong resistance. The shingle makers always had the same thing to say: "We make them because the trade orders them. 'We would rather not make them but we must supply our trade."

Encouraged by GULF COAST LUMBERMAN support, and Association activities, the makers of better shingles began pushing their wares, and were surprised at their success. They found that the Texas lumber merchants WERE interested in better shingles to make better roofs.

During the past two weeks the writer has received letters from many of the leading wholesalers of Texas who sell shingles and from many of the big line yard concerns that are big buyers of shingles.

These reports were absolutely startling to us.

NO SINGLE SHINCLE CONCERN ANSWERING OUR LETTER REPORTED EITHER BUYING OR SELLING MORE THAN 5% 6T02 SHING.LES.

Nearly all of them reported that the huge bulk of their shingle sales and purchases now is made up of 5 to 2 shingles.

The report of consumption of large quantities of even thicker shingles, and of longer than l6 inch shingles, was also surprising.

For instance, one of the biggest line yard concerns on earth report their purchases since the fi.rst of January, 1925, as follows: No. l, 5 to 2Y+ Pertections, 18 inches long,22%; No. 2 Perfections, 23%; Dimension Clears 5 to 2, l4%; Random Clears,5 to 2,23%; 5 to 2Stars, 15%; 6 to 2 Stars 3/o.

Also please note that whereas a few years ago Texas demanded almost exclusively Dimen, sion Shingles (a habit they inherited from Cypress shingle days) they are now using mostly random width shingles. Note that the above firm uses only l4% Dimension Shingles.

SOME CHANGE.

THAT CALTF. LDR MER( HANT MR PIPS LUMBERYARD. llAS 9EEN <rrrrir ME TO FIIU?, 90 I

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