Building During War Times and Lumber Costs Question
The piece asks how much more lumber buyers can exchange for farm products and how much money remains, posing two main questions about building a pew house barn or any Pesaorequente during war and patriotism. It cites Secretary McAdoo letter to Samuel Gompers and editorials in Successful Farming and the Breeders Gazette, urging correction of false impressions about building prohibitions.
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Treasury
W. G. McAdoo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Successful Farming
the “Breeders’ Gazette
Washington
McAdoo
Farm Building Plans Backed By War Economy Evidence
The letter defends farm building during wartime, arguing building supports health, storage, and essential business. It cites official approval from the Council of Defense, the Food Administration, and Agriculture to expand farm structures, noting benefits to crop and livestock production and transport efficiency.
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The
Council of Defense
Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Build Now for Lumber Needs After the War
The author urges immediate construction on homes barns and improvements to protect grain and livestock. With lumber prices rising yet building room continuing, now is the time to invest in building materials. The piece compares postwar shortages and notes modest price rises for lumber and shingles versus larger jumps for drugs and cloths. It emphasizes that more hay and crops will fund building.
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Daily Press
Mr. McAdoo
Sam’l Gompers
Office OF Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr. Gompers
Building Trades Council of
San Francisco
Secretary of the Treasury
Editorial Breeders’ Gazette
United States
Saturday Evening Post
J. R. Moorehead
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Lexington, Missouri