Show NEW YORKERS BURNING WOOD Builders It Is Said Are Being Besieged Besieged Be Be- Besieged by Householders Asking for Old Lumber Householders In all parts of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York according to the observations of policemen are collecting a great deal of firewood this fall This Is taken to t y o L are arA a coal shortage during the coming winter In backyard sections everywhere It ItIs Itis itis Is a common sight to see the male members of the family b busily engaged In splitting boards and lumber Into kindling woo wood l. l This firewood as a householder expressed It Is not Intended intended intended In in- tended to supplant coal but to to help save It ft At this time last year a bull builder er ers s said id I used to give glye wood away o occa- occa a- a when I was tearing down or repairing old buildings I used to hang out a sign reading Wood given glyen away free for the asking My only stipulation was that persons applying for it should cart it away for them them- selves It may surprise you when I Itell Itell Itell tell you that my wood often went beg beg- beggI gI It is quite different this 3 year ear I do not have hate to hang out a sign every day I am besieged by men women and children soliciting old lumber lumber lumber lum lum- ber for firewood There are so sp many of these applicants that I I. I have leave to turn most of them away I am sur sure that this demand for firewood firewood fire fire- wood means menns that hat much more wood Is going to be burned In fires this winter than In the p past st st. |