Show TELLS OF METHODS U USED SED BY DEALERS Lumber Man Manufacturer Says He Was Forced to Abandon Idaho Falls Venture Seattle Sept Sept- 3 F. a.-F. F. F II 11 Martin a lumber lumber lumber lum lum- ber manufacturer of ot Centralia Wash was the tho only witness examined today todar In the time hearing of ot tho the governments government's trust anti t suit against the tho Retail Lumbermen's Lumbermen's Lum Lum- bermen's association Mr Martin was called to testify re regarding correspondence correspond correspond- ence once between hits hla company and A A. L. L Porter of ot Spokane secretary of oC the tho I Western estern Retail Lumbermen Lumbermen's s 's association tion concerning shipments by tho the F. F TL IL Martin l Lumber com company puny to F Jo G. G Drury at I Idaho aho Falls Idaho in 1909 1903 I lit Mr 11 Martin testified that Drury a former had been commissioned as us agent of ot the company compan nt at Idaho Falls but after a few earn cat of ot lumber had hadI I he been en disposed of oC through him the agency was Avas abandoned because e It was wasa wasI I a losing loging 10 venture and because of oC the at attitude attitude at- at of the Western estern Retail Lumber Lumber- Lumberman's I mens men's association Among the tho letters in evidence evi evidence l evi- dence cne was one from Crom J. J 1 L. L a u lumber lumber lum lum- ber her dt dealer aler of Idaho Falls complaining to Martin 1 of oC his Ills method of or doIng business business busi busl- ness In Idaho Falls In Um this letter Mr lr Broat asked tho the Martin larth Lumber company company com- com pany to quit supplying Drury and said If It not the ns association will have ha to take a hand and notify cr c every dealer In In Idaho Montana and 11 Washington ashington A copy COP of oC the letter was sent to Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- c Porter who to Mr 1 Broat groat u d him Mm against r referring erring to lo the tile possible action of or the tho a association because because be e- e caU cause 6 It is vcr very incriminating evidence e should t we e ever be called alley upon to ox- ox I plain the same sama In c court Mr Porter wrote to lo T T. H H. 1 ty secretary of ot th the Southwestern Wash Wash- Washington Washington I ington toil Lumber Manufacturers Manufacturers' n ocl tion regarding the Drury shipments I an ant Mr 1 1 Bd the time Martin Martin Mar Mar- I tin company compan that It would be bo bad policy polio I to incur tho ho HI Ill w will l ot of the retailers association The Western Retail Lumbermen's as association association association as- as does doo trot ot lOt consider on ony oi one oui a l retail dealer unless they ther carr carry carry- at Jt least leasta a II small stock wrote Mr Ir 1 and l where they find any one retailing lumber nu ns the they claim calm you ou are aro doing than simply notify natH the different yards nr s with whom you ou are doing bu s and anil notify tho the s of or at all tho time retail I lumbermen's associations In the United States Slates s a as tc te the conditions and time fie fact that they do not consider you ou a legitimate legitimate f mate retail 11 dealer This Is 19 al as far as they go o but you ou will readily fee ee iee that It lIum sometimes might prove prose an injury to you ou |