Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-10 | Page 35 | Oregon is Angered at Lumber Shortage Hint

OREGON IS ANGERED AT lUMBER SHORTAGE HINT r By Associated Press Presa WASHINGTON March D. D Oregon Oregon and Washington can furnish between and anti wooden ships a year witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses from the Pacific coast today told the senate commerce commission if Jr the emergency fleet corporation would turn furnish Ish the lumbermen with n. n standardized program Fears of ot the shipping shipping- board that the lumber supply supply sup sup- supply ply In the Northwest Is IB Inadequate were declared unfound unfounded ed II H. B B. Van Duser of ot Oregon declared the mills In his state had not reached their maximum capacity and said d production production production pro pro- of ot wooden ships on the West Vest coast could bo be accelerated He 1 praised the loyalty of Ore Oregon on lumbermen and asserted there Is no necessity for tor the commandeering commandeering- of ot timber The car situation In that state ho he said was ver very bad an and ho know of or several mills that will be compelled to close unless the situation Improves J J. J H. H Bloedel of or Seattle chairman of ot the fir production board said he had Just completed a survey suney of the lum lum- lumber lumber ber supply In the state and had submitted submitted submitted sub sub- the tho Information to the shipping shipping ship ship- ping board He said there must be bo a a. standardized schedule for ship timber but believed ed one would shortly be pre- pre pared