XI. LOCAL INDUSTRIES 

 SOME OCCUPATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY 



1. Name a carpenter whom you know. Tell something 

 of the work he does. Of whom does he get lumber for his 

 work ? Name several people in town who are (a) carpenters ; 

 (b) lumber dealers. Why are there fewer lumber dealers 

 than carpenters? How much does a carpenter get for a 

 day's work? How does a lumber dealer get paid for his 

 time and labor ? What sooner or later is the business result 

 when a lumber dealer cannot sell his lumber, or sells it for 

 less than cost? Name some differences between making a 

 living by working at a trade and by engaging in business. 

 At what time of year is a carpenter likely to be out of work ? 

 What expenses may a lumber dealer have when there is no 

 business for him ? 



2. Whence comes the lumber that the dealer sells? 

 How is it brought to him? From what is lumber made? 

 Why do we not get lumber nearer home just as we get hay 

 and corn? What will be done when the supply of lumber 

 from the sources named is exhausted? What difference in 

 the cost of lumber will this cause? Give several illustra- 

 tions of other material that is already substituted for wood. 

 In what other ways is the timber supply of the country being 

 conserved to some extent? What are the special duties of 

 the Forest Service of the United States ? 



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