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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1907

Page

6

Lumber Situation: Compiling Figures To Show Comparatives

A regional report outlines efforts to compile lumber figures for comparison across markets. Officials seek clarity on prices, supply, and demand indicators to guide policy and industry decisions amid fluctuating timber prices and regional shortages.

Lumber prices debated as a Cedar Rapids reader rebuts the trust claim

A Cedar Rapids man argues lumber is not excessively high, presenting a long comparative study from the Cedar Rapids Gazette. He compares 1896 7 and 1906 7 prices for oats corn cattle and hogs to show broad inflation, and analyzes tabled lumber item prices to challenge claims of a lumber trust.

Lumber Trust Cedar Rapids John W. Barry Hawkeye Lumber & Coal Company the Gazette Gazette Iawa John E. Gable Fay Bros. & Co Hunting Williams & Hunting Company E. K. Larimer Hardware Company Illing Bret i Steaig Geo. W. Hotchkiss Chicago Ill Hotchkiss Decatur D. S Mississippi River Minneapolis Wisconsin Minnesota Macaulay Lumber American Lumberman George K. Smith National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association United States Forest Service United States Pacific Atlantic Great Lakes Gulf

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Inc Williams & Hunt D.s Mg Bros Teebti Cinco Gees Ie Ae TOR Lear Gsristensa Ee Lacaheat. Comn E &O Ares Eos Aenmary Pauls Lumber Company
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