Show cement supplanting lumber two yeses ago there was an over avor ardd production t action of per cent staring ce merit manufacturers lit in the face as the estimated capa capacity capacio cit of the plants at that time was barrels oe perean abai and the consumption only present conditions andi cats a consumption of barrels this year this increased demand coupled with the fact that large eastern manufacturers for two years I 1 ve e sold large quantities south bouth and west at unprofitable figures has caused the advance the increase we ve believe Is largely due to the sale of portland cement to farmers and other emall and the ien general prosperity of the south and west western dealers report sales of sixteen barrels of cement per 1000 feet of lumber against one barrel per 1000 feet five years ago manufacturers record |