over there are no ashes to take out. Dozens of other 

 apartment houses, laundries, bakeries and smaller fac- 

 tories would do the same thing if they could be assured 

 of wood at a reasonable price. 



Owing to the great variation in the cost of the wood 

 at the shipping points, and the difference in freight 

 nitrs, it is hard to say to just what extent profiteering 

 is being carried on in the wood business, but there are 

 some pretty high marks on record, and it looks as 

 though the licensing of wood dealers and the prohibi- 

 tion of coal dealers from the wood business would be 

 the only satisfactory solution. 



MORE HELP FOR THE RED CROSS 



THE splendid example set by Park Rapids in the 

 Red Cross cordwood donations has been followed 

 by many other communities and has resulted in a very 

 appreciable increase in the Red Cross funds as well as 

 a considerable saving in coal. Bemidji has so far re- 

 ported the most valuable load. The contents of one 

 wagon was auctioneered off at $1.00 per stick, or 

 $175.00 dollars for the load. 



Surely all such donations, whether they bring an 

 abnormal or a minimum price are getting the full value 

 out of the wood fuel. Every load brings relief to some 

 wounded soldier, warmth to the hearth of the man who 

 buys it, and warmth to the heart of the donor. 



To many a man in the North, or in the South either 

 for that matter, who has more time on his hands in the 



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