Committce Appointed to Draft Bill O'Kee]je Will Handle Lumber Manual for Government Watertite Hardware Saleg

Nineteen leaders in the lumber industry, representing substantially every species of wood grown in the United States, today accepted Secretary of Commerce Roy D. Chapin's invitation to become members of a committee, .in conjunction with the National Committee on Wood Utilization of the Department of Commerce, for the preparation of a lumber manual for the use of the Fecleral Government.

The Chairman of the new committee is George F. Lindsay, an executive of the 'Weyerhaeuser associated -interests, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Vice Chairman is W. IlI. Ritter of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company, Columbus, Ohio. Both are well knorvn and nationally prominent lumber manufacturers.

Normally the Federal Government purchases a .billion feet of lumber a year, representing all species and grades of American woods. Lack of dependable information regarding species and grades for each particular purpose has led in many cases to wrongful and uneconomic use and has resulted,to the disadvantage of both producers and consumers. This lumber committee, representing producers of both softwoods and hardwoods, will contribute the knowledge of the best minds in industry, supported by years of laboratory and practical research. A handbook of recommended uses for lumber will be prepared for the Federal Government. It is expected that the Government will become the leader in the movement of putting each wood to its rightful and most economic use.

In the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, rvho is also the Chairman of the National Committee on Wood Utilization, the project is particularly timely at present since its successful execution will not only leacl to important economies in the expenditure of Government money, but will also have the effect of bringing industry together for the purpose of promoting efficient rvood using practices.

"One of the most constructive cooperative moves as between the Department of Commerce and the lumber industry since the establishment of the American lumber standards, it will have far-reaching effects in the entire field of lumber consumption since the example of the Federal Government in efficient wood-using practices will in great measure be followed everywhere," Mr. Lindsal' said in commenting upon this project.

The National Committee on Wood lJtilization, a cooperative organization between the Federal Government and producers, consumers and distributors of forest products, is working for closer and more intelligent utilization of wood, not only as a practical means of promoting reforestation, but primarily for the elimination of consumer waste.

In addition to Mr. Lindsay, Chairman, and Mr. Ritter, Vice Chairman. the members of the Lumber Manual Committee are: Fred Arn, Chattanooga, Tenn.; L. S. Beale, Chicago, Ill.; C. Arthur Bruce, Memphis, Tenn.; John M.

Bill O'Keeffe, Watertite Installation Co., Stockton, Calif., is now handling all the sales of the Watertite Hardware Co. He .was a'recent Los Angeles visitor and announces that he plans to open an office and exhibit in Los Angeles at an early date. Watertite Casement lfardware permits the swinging out of both sash and screen at the same time with a simple push on the latch, and windows equipped with this hardware are guaranteed not to leak. Mr. O'Keefie states that over 8,000 sets of this hardware are now in use in California.

Lumber Portrayed in Ncw Business Book

The hundredth anniversary of the founding of New York University is marked by the publication of a comprehensive volume of "Development of American Industries-Their Economic Significance" under the editorship of John George Glover, Associate Professor of Business Management, and William Bouck Cornell, Professor of Management and Chairman of the Department of Business Management. The 4l chapters of this book, which is described by Dean John T. Madden of the School of Commerce in a foreword as "the thrilling story of the development of American industry" are contributed by the representatives of 4O different industries together with a chapter on labor by William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor.

The chapter on the lumber industry is contributed by Theodore M. Knappen, Director of Information, C. Stowell Smith, Forest Economist, and Arthur T. IJpson, Wood Technologist of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. This chapter constitutes a concise and convenient as well as absorbing summary of the history of the lumber industry in the United States, with an account of its organization, administration, problems and achievements. Inasmuch as the lumber chapter appears with authoritative accounts of all the other great industries of America, lumbermen will find in this volume a convenient reference medium for their office bookcase.

This book is published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York.

Camp, Franklin, Virginia; V. L. Clark, Des Moines, Iowa; Wilson Compton, Washington, D. C.; Col. W. B. Greeley, Seattle, Washington; J. P. Hemphill, Madera, Calif.; H. C. Hornby, Cloquet, Minn.; Owen Johnson, Manchester, N. H.; B. W. Lakin, McCloud, Calif.; C. R. Macpherson, Palatka, Fla.; A. S. Murphy, San Francisco, Calif.; F. W. Reimers, Ifammond, La. ; A. Trieschmann, Chicago, Ill.; J. S. Weidman, Jr., Trout Creek, Mich.; D. J. Winton, Minneapolis, Minn.