Show DEWS DECLARES TOE THE OLD CUSTOM IS BEST PORTLAND Or Sept 14 The U. Tho federa federal federal fed fed- era eral lumber Inquiry which has been In progress here ended ende yesterday with tho the examination of F. F E. E Bobbins Robbins of or Wash vice president of ot the White WhiteRiver WhiteRiver River L Lumber company and W. W C. C Miles of ot Seattle president of ot the Globe Globa Lumber Lumber Lum Lum- ber her company Globe Glob Wash Walh and manager manager man man- ager agel of ot the West Coast ast Lumber Lumbar Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- association Both witnesses were called by the defense It If the wholesalers all sold direct to consumers the retailers would soon be driven out of or Business and any community community com corn without a a. retail lumber lumbar dealer would be in a bad d fix Mr Bobbins tes tes- tes- tes testified tined tilled unless the consumers there thero could buy in carload lots which very few can do He lIe further testified he had never heard of ot any agreement of the Retail Lumbermen's Lumber Lumber- men's mens association to boycott any wholesaler wholesaler wholesaler whole whole- saler or or- manufacturer Miles testified that ho held it as a manufacturers manufacturer's rl right ht to sell to anyone who had the money to pay but that for tor forthe the tho best Interests of ot all concerned the consumer as well wen as others th the general sales customs that had existed for tor years of selling only to retailers should be fol fol- fol- fol lowed At the close of Miless Miles's testimony the hearing was adjourned sino sine die It probably probably probably ably will be continued this fall tan In Kansas KanBas City or or- orsome some other city of ot the central contra west |