Red Cedar Shingle Congress

S. P. Johns, Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co., Snoqualmie Falls, Wash., was elected president for the coming year of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, at the eleventh annual Red Cedar Shingle Congress held at Seattle, December 8.

The congress adopted the re-roofing plan presented by Secretary-Manager Whiting, and agreed to raise the sum of $35,Q00 necessary to carry out this plan, which it is believed will result in increasing the 'r'olume of shingle business.

S. P. Johns, Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co., was chairman of the morning session. He made an appeal to the shingle manufacturers to adhere closely to American Standards, and stated that in his opinion the Red Cedar Shingle was coming back strong, and predicted a big increase in volume in the coming year due to the demand for shingles for re-roofing over the old roof. Sixty per cent of the business of their competitors is re-roofing business, he said. Mr. Johns told of the district meetings of manufacturers that have been held by the trustees. Mr, Whiting,. Secretary-Manager of the Bureau, had made close contact with practically 100 per cent of the members through these meetings, arltl the interest shown was very gratifying.

Arthur Bevan, Assistant Secretary-Manager, read the annual report of the secretary-manager. In the course of his remarks Mr. Bevan said he believed the re-roofing plan presented by IVIr. Whiting was a winner, and that the time had come for the Bureau to do some offensive work as well as the defensive work they had been doing up to now. He gave a brief sketch of the proposed re-roofing plan, which will cost the Bureau $35,000 in addition to their regular annual expenditure.

The congress also expressed their satisfaction with the work being done by the Bureau in fighting anti-shingle ordinances throughout the country, and decided that this defensive work must be kept up, and that the money voted for the offensive ri-roofing campaign must be raised in addition to the regular fund.

Henry Olwell, Jamison Lumber & Shingle Co., Everett, Wash., led the discussion on "RE-roofing Over The Old Roof Campaign"" He said his company had received wonderful cooperation from the dealers, and urged the convention to'adopt the re-roofing plan.

After considerable 'discussion the plan was endorsed unanimously by the congress, and thi trustees were instructed to find ways and means to raise the money necessary for the carrying out of the plan.

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