. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 126 CANADA LUMBERMAN able for culls; in fact he had been forced to sell a lot of this material in one big" pile at a bargain sum last year in order to get rid of it. Most of the others present stated that in their opinion there was no money handl- ing hemlock other than No. 1. Some pre- ferred to pay a dollar or two more and get spruce, or purchase Georgia pine on both of which in quantity lot sales they could make a better profit. Another matter wh
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 126 CANADA LUMBERMAN able for culls; in fact he had been forced to sell a lot of this material in one big" pile at a bargain sum last year in order to get rid of it. Most of the others present stated that in their opinion there was no money handl- ing hemlock other than No. 1. Some pre- ferred to pay a dollar or two more and get spruce, or purchase Georgia pine on both of which in quantity lot sales they could make a better profit. Another matter which came up for dis- cussion was the question of advertising and service. Some declared that they used the "builders' page" in the daily or weekly papers and got good results. Others found that a small advt. in the telephone directory was a ready reference and brought in a num- ber of inquiries, while those, who have adopted the building plan service, inaugur- ated by the Ontario Retail Lumber Dealers' Association and have sent out colored cards, presenting cuts of attractive homes and stating that they could supply the material for the same, have discovered that this evoked considerable interest. One delegate stated that a man came into his office the other day, stating that he had received a large contract for concrete work and required some lumber for forms. The outsider started off by stating,—"I under- stand that your prices are a little higher than Mr. So and So's, whose name has also been furnished to me, but I am told that you give service and that is what we are after at the present time. We desire prompt deliv- eries as the work we have in hand cannot be held ; How Service Will Capture Customers "Now," continued the speaker, "I got that business simply on service although my price was higher than that of the other fellow, and service is the way I like to have my name brought before the public. It means something- after all to ke
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