. Canadian forest industries January-June 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN February 15, 1931 Every Other Material Must Come Down The lumber interests of the United States are greatly exercised over the general stagnation in their business. Lumber manufactur- ing is the second largest industry in the country, says an exchang-i. but at the present time it is practically at a standstill, and the dealers have decided to take an inventory of all the facts so that this injurious condition of affairs may be remedied
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN February 15, 1931 Every Other Material Must Come Down The lumber interests of the United States are greatly exercised over the general stagnation in their business. Lumber manufactur- ing is the second largest industry in the country, says an exchang-i. but at the present time it is practically at a standstill, and the dealers have decided to take an inventory of all the facts so that this injurious condition of affairs may be remedied. It is realized that if lumber is to be sold the building trade must be resumed: All over the country building work is suspended pending the proper readjustment of the trade, it is said that over one million and a half houses are needed for the immediate accommodation of the people. The building trade is five years behind. One firm of archi- tects in has plans for $40,000,000 worth of construction work which is being held up solely by the unreasonable costs con- nected with the building trade. Before the situation can be stabilized it is frankly recognized that building costs must follow the trend of all other business and come down if a prosperous era is to take place. It is contended'that. Let Other Materials Take Their Turn in the Drop no prudent man will build under the present conditions. Lumber prices at the present time are below the cost of production, but before building will be resumed to any extent every element that enters into the trade must come down to the right level. That means that no single item of any importance can be left out, and sand, gravel, cement, plumbing supplies, fixtures of all sorts, and materials of every kind must come down to a price which will permit their purchase so as to make the building pay. Even lower wages must be accepted in the interest of the workers themselves. This is the ground taken by the lumber dealers, and at t
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