Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-16 | Page 13 | Lumber Manufacturers Protest Disuse of Wood in New Buildings

Lumber b Manufacturers Protest f Disuse se of Wood in iii New N w Buildings WASHINGTON Sept IG 16 A ALA AP AL'- AL' A statement issued by hy rhe the National Lumber Manufacturers Manufacturers' ass assocIation sa says that tile the protests of or b umber t lii- lii n- n iF to 10 the tho treasury lt against its Its' policy f of C nu minimizing se of woOd in larger public buildings are directed against what tho the Industry tn In In Industry regards as as a discrimination Tho Thio stat statement nt which was as ji arn arnout out out by Wilson I and mannEr manager of ot tho a association argues ar ar- ar- ar gues guc that Wood c economically and arid artistically 1 Is best adal C d c-d for or certain certain cerI I tam tain Interior r. r Uses such is 18 floors floors' J in certain places place sash doors and in in interior m- m trimming bere a n. aIre Ire fire e hazard azall I Is not involved in Adding tJi that t wood Impregnated PO ro roas lo as to Jo be Incombustible was available a nil able It says that In 20 taI lal buildings recen recently ly completed throughout the country the architects archi showed sho a preference for or wo wood d which entirely l disposes of ni the idea dc that wood Interiors are not in vogue or not not adaptable t to tire buildings By u using ln d in the thc gov government pro program it asserts 1 l savl savl-g savl g Of r Meveral Mev- Mev eral million dollars would result Treasury have 13 been beer entirely en cn en- en c considerate rite aril nJ amenable to every reasonable suggestion o on our ur part part It says ays and thc tho lr prospect sp Is that wood will bo given gl il opportunity with other materials