Carpenter . h, but how-ever futile the effort to help them, we would cheerfully grant them the right totheir own opinions. If we fail to agree onreligion, there are many other safe topicsover which we can smile and be happy. As we meet the approval of our own con-science it is a good trait to cultivate tol-erance for what we may consider othersdelinquencies. Being true to organizedlabor, and a faithful union man, ought tocover a multitude of other idiosyncrasieswhen those interested in the same causeare tempted to become critical or aggres-sive. That brother the hand of his broth-er may clasp,
Carpenter . h, but how-ever futile the effort to help them, we would cheerfully grant them the right totheir own opinions. If we fail to agree onreligion, there are many other safe topicsover which we can smile and be happy. As we meet the approval of our own con-science it is a good trait to cultivate tol-erance for what we may consider othersdelinquencies. Being true to organizedlabor, and a faithful union man, ought tocover a multitude of other idiosyncrasieswhen those interested in the same causeare tempted to become critical or aggres-sive. That brother the hand of his broth-er may clasp, from ocean to ocean infriendliest grasp, let all good unionistsstrive for harmony in the great cause ofbrotherhood. Hope and work are two elements thatmay be universally accepted, regardless ofnationality, creed or condition, and in themis found the letter and the spirit of broth-erhood. Of all the bounties ever sought, Of gems or jewels rare,What treasure like a lovely thought Or loves far-reaching prayer?. STATE OF TRADE. 1909 AS COMPARED WITH 1908(By yrank Duffy.) ^EVER in the history ofthe building industrywere prospects brighterthan they are for thecoming season. From in-formation received fromall sections of the coun-try work is not near asscarce as it was a yearago. From the building records from fifty-nine of the principalcities in the United States for the year1909, an average gain of 41 per cent, isshown over that of 1908. Permits weretaken out in these fifty-nine cities duringthe year 1909 for the construction of 190,-664 buildings at a cost of $716,458,442;00as against 166,151 buildings costing $508,-454, in the year 1908—an increase of 24,513 buildings and $208,004, inthe year 1909, or a gain of 41 per Construction News we learn that:The year just closed has probably beenthe most satisfactory in building in thecountry because of the high totals attainedin almost every big city in which anythingof importance is going on. Not that theincrease
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