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merly used exclusively, but is no longer. It was a long list. He didn't show any sympathy, did ahis gentleman. ihere was not a tear in his eye, nor a sob in his voice, as he declared that the lumber industry is in the position of a man who has lost one eye, has only one left, and is in danger of losing that. In fact, he expressed the opinion that if present experiments with metal replacements and substitutes for interior framing prove successful, that the lumber industry will lose that one remaining eye. The gist and digest of his remarks were to the efiect that proper distribution through the retailer is the only hope fol t[e other eye.

Yes, sir ! Proper distribution seemed to be something that weighed very heavily on their'minds. Not a pat on the back did poor old lumber-the kind made from treesget during that whole meeting. A lot of lumbermen kicked in with their cash to help finance the entertainment of the convention, and a lot more of them kicked in through The Southern Pine Association to pay for a big banqueito the convention.

But not once during that three-day meeting did anyone in that Association get up and say a good word, or a cheerful word, or a hopeful word, about the lumber industry. Not a word. Those dealers didn't all agree with the way the convention highJighted wood substitules. Not by any means. But those who disagreed were silent on the floor. A number of strong retail lumbennen tdld me they didn't approve at all of making the convention a huge advertisement for a single selected wood substitute. gut they didn't get onto the program, or into the papers. The others DID.

I was disappointed that there wasn't man there that would get up and speak a kindly word for lumber-the kind made from trees. I thought surely some square shooter would get up before it was over, and say something to this effect:

"Boys, let's say a good word for the good old lumber industry, for essentially, and primarily, we are lumbermeq, and have always been proud of it. Let's say to these manufacturers of lumber who have gathered here tovisit with us, that we are, as we have always been, their friends; that we are loyal to the grand old lumber industry, interested in its welfare, hopeful for its ultimate success, confident of its great mission on earth as the greatest buildiag industry, and eager and willingto co-operate with it in the forceful and intelligent promotion of its products, in order that men and their possessions may be housed in the most satisfactory way. We are merchanls. We must and do handle and sell other materials than lumber, which our tiade demands. But the backbone of our business is lumber, and we are glad to extend the hand of fellowship and loyalty to you men who make lumber-from trees."

Some retailer with a keen sense of justice and a high appreciation of his own business, could have done himself a whole lot of good, inwardly and outwardly,by saying something of that kind. But no one did. They just kicked the poor old lumber dog around, and spot-lighted the other stuff.

Mind you, f am not criticizing the fellows who ran away with the convention, and got all the publicity it had to afford. I admire brains and virility wherever I find them and those are sure smart folks, and don't you forget it. If they weren't, they wouldn't be getting along as well as they are, and they wouldn't have been able to make a national 1'lumber" convention their biggest and best advertisement.

But I most seriously and sincerely doubt the wisdom of the fellows who let them get away with it. I criticize frank- ly and freely any association of that character putting its porvers and its forces behind any particular man or his product. f cannot believe that such activities will redound to the credit or assist in the success of an organization that so conducts itself. I have spent most of my life in association work, and if that is Association activity of the proper character, then I'm a switch engine.

I believe, as I have always believed, in the lumber industry and its high mission. I believe it was created by Providence and given tb the world as the steward of a great human trust, the custodian of great power for human good. I believe in close harmony and co-operation between the great branches of the industry to the end that both these branches, and the public at large, may be the gainer by their efforts.

And I don't believe that any man, firm, corporation, or association. that does NOT so believe. should use the name of "LUMBER"

Sugar Pine Sales Company Dissolves

At a meeting of the Directors of the Sugar Pine Sales Company on November 10, the discontinuance of its activities was announced and a motion was unanimously adopted to cancel the Sugar Pine Sales Company's contracts with each of the mills selling through the company.

The Sugar Pine Sales Company was organized in September, 1925. The company represented 11 Sugar Pine mills and handled the Sugar Pine sales of these companies in.the grades of No. 3 Shop and Better.