TIMBER FOR 



FARM PRODUCTS FOOD ETC LUMBER AND BU/LDMG MATERIALS 



328 

 3/8 

 308 

 298 

 288 

 278 

 268 

 2SS 

 248 

 238 

 228 

 2/8 

 208 

 /S8 

 /88 

 /78 

 /68 

 /S8 

 /48 

 /38 



/08 



78 



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are relatively lower now than they were forty years ago ; yet at 

 that time no one thought that lumber was too expensive to 

 build with. The price of lumber, as shown by the Federal 

 Census Bureau, was 10 per cent less in 1915 than in 1906. By 

 comparison, the general level of commodity prices has 

 advanced 33 per cent in seven years. 



Modern Modern structures impose very strict require- 



Structural ments on the material used. It is for the struc- 



Requirements tural engineer rather than for the consumer 

 to determine what material is best in particular 

 locations. This selection is further determined by city build- 

 ing codes, by the need for safety from fire, and the necessity 

 for permanence in congested city districts. 



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