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Show PUTS THE BLAME ON THE MANUFACTURERS CHICAGO. July 3. Testifying for tho defense in tho anti-trust hearing against the Northwestern L,umbor Dealers association asso-ciation hero today. J. B- Rhoades, formerly for-merly affiliated with a credit reference book used by lumber dealers, declared that what appeared to bo trust methods in the trade wore not duo to retailers, but io the manufacturers. "The manufacturers have ofton refused lo cll to mail order houses because they don't like the mall order way of doing business and they do like tho old-fashioned old-fashioned retail lumber yurd way, said tho witness. "It Is more satisfactory to the ultimate consumer. In their opinion, i to go to u vard and see what he Is buying buy-ing than to order from a distance. |