Timber Industry Sees Prosperity For Fall Market
Wartime and labor shortages press lumber firms yet Crosby of the Puget Sound industry predicts a strong fall. Despite higher costs and ship shortages, builders turn to wood, with new vessels aiding transport and Alaska shipments up. Building permits surge nationwide by 83 percent in July.
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W. E. Crosby
Baron Munchaussen
Canonal
Crosby
West Coast Lumber- N
Puget Sound
Spokane
San Francisco
South America
Alaska
Portland
Shingle Use Declines Amid Spanking Era Comments
The article recalls corporal punishment in earlier times with memories of fathers and mothers, describing stiff discipline and the rise of parent teacher groups. It cites a Forestry Service report noting a sharp drop in shingle production.
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Mothers’ Congress
Parent-Teacher Association
Washington Shingle Industry Leads in Red Cedar Output
Washington surpasses all rivals in red cedar shingles with 6,318,235,000 produced last year while Louisiana trails at 252,000,000. Lumbermen expect fall trade to exceed the first quarter of 1916.
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Ballard
Washington
Louisiana
Seattle Building Boom Sends Yearly Permits Soaring
City permits issued through August total 5 670 for buildings valued at 4 854 629 dollars, up from 4 044 030 dollars a year ago. July 1916 shows a burst with 1 107 160 dollars in permits versus 315 010 dollars in July 1915. New factories warehouses docks and wholesale structures plus residences drive the rise.
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Seattle
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Star
Laurel
Johnny
United States
The
Forestry Service
Port Gamble and
Port Ludlow, Wash
Walker Bldg
Seattle, Wash
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