AllEUSt 10. 1921 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



An Open Letter to 



Saw Mill Men about 



Their Service to the Public 



EVERY year you manufacture from thirty to thirty-two billion 

 feet of lumber to meet the demands of the public. Every 

 industry depends on you for its lumber needs. 



Manufactured forest products represent the second greatest industry 

 in America. Agriculture is first. Everyone knows about Agriculture. 



But what does the public know about the lumber industry? Its 

 service, its risks, and hazards? 



It is not difficult to understand that people do not think very 

 intelligently about lumber and the industry. They just don't know. 



Educating Ihr I'lihtir to under- 

 stand tlir himbvr industry 



YOUR Association the Nation- 

 al Lumber Manufacturers" 

 Association — is going to tell the 

 story of lumber. No American 

 industry yet has ever told its 

 story to the American people. 



We will start in with the 

 fundamental facts. And saw mill 

 men, too, probably will learn 

 more about their own industry. 



What tho Association is doinp 

 for till' lumber industry 



THIS Association is the logical 

 spokesman for the lumber in- 

 dustry — America's saw mill 

 men. 



The National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association doesn't 

 sell lumber. It has nothing to do 

 with prices. Its functions are: 



To study the forestry prob- 

 lems of the nation. 



To increase efficiency in 

 the manufacture and dis- 

 tribution of lumber. 



To eliminate waste in log- 

 ging and milling. 



To promote the proper 

 utilization of all lumber 

 products. 



To aid in developing by- 

 products to utilize the lar- 

 gest possible percentage of 

 every piece of timber. 



A real public service 



SUM it all up, its purpose is to 

 assist the lumber industry to 

 render a more efficient sei-vice 

 to the public. 



The public doesn't know that 

 your Association publishes a 

 monthly bulletin of information 

 about your industry. Or that it 

 provides a weekly Statistical 

 Barometer giving current infor- 

 mation about changes in supply 

 and demand, and the current pro- 

 duction andshipments of lumber. 



These publications are sent to 

 the industry, and to the press, 

 schools, colleges, and banks. 

 This information is available to 

 buyers and sellers alike. 



All patents developed by the 

 Association's technical depart- 

 ment are given to the public. 

 It has already developed a heavy 



timber "mill construction" that 

 doubles resistance to fire ; an 

 ordinary frame construction for 

 houses which is singularly free 

 from fire hazard. And a book 

 of ' 'Frame Construction Details," 

 designed for strength, saving in 

 cost and fire retardance. 



The public wants to knotv 

 about lumber 



THE public will be interested 

 to learn something about 

 the lumber industry, because 

 it is face to face with your 

 achievements every minute of 

 every hour of every day in 

 the year. 



Ihe National Lumber Manufactur- 

 ers' Association is a Federation of the 

 following luTnlicr organizations, whose 

 members proiliue about 65 per cent 

 nf the lumber cut in the United States: 



Caufc'rnia Redwood Association 



Caufoknia \\ hitb a Sugar Pink 



Manufactuhers' Association 



r;RORGIA-FLORIDA SAW MiLL ASSOCIATION 



Michigan Hakdwood 



Mani'pactcrers' Association 



North Carolina Pine Association 



Northhrn Hemlock * H.krowood 



Manceactukers' Association 



Northern Pine Manitfacturers' Association 



Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association 



Southern Pine Association 



West Coast Lumbermen's Association 



Western Forestry a Conservation Association 



Western Pine Manufacturers' Association 



National Lumber Manufacturers' Association 



Harris Trust Building, Chicago, Illinois 



