Show U r z B I C 0 n The Worlds World's Wonder Cleaning Compound Your greatest in all housework IT POSITIVELY HAS NO EQUAL II NATIONAL HOUSECLEANING HOUSE HOUSECLEANING CLEANING MFG CO 55 56 p P. P 0 O. PLACE Ul Y r t r C p f l r t r- r Low Prices on Lumber I 10 I I Encourage Home ome Building B ung ildi i r l We call the retailers and distributors upon o of f building t. Y r. r materials to do their full share in meeting the demands of the people for cheaper building materials U. U S. S Chamber of Commerce i The The United States Chamber Chamb r of Commerce in the foregoing appeal voices the need of the hour There must be more homes built to relieve a congestion that is being more and more acutely felt iri in every sizeable community in the country Has not this appeal been well answered in Salt Lake City so far as lurn- lurn e i ber is concerned A series of reductions during the last several months J has brought the average price e level of lumber down more than 40 per cent All reductions made by the lumber producers have been consist consist- consistently and regularly passed on to the consumer by local dealers regardless regardless' regardless regard regard- less less' of the cost of stocks on hand In quoting the above reduction no account has been taken taken of the greatly increased freight rates which have been absorbed and which from the very nature of such a commodity as lumber you will readily appreciate appreciate appreciate have been exceedingly heavy Over per thousand feet On r common lumber was added by the last freight advance alone How important important important im im- an element freight is in the cost of lumber is shown by the fact 1 r ii that it c constitutes 40 per cent of the total cost of common lumber to the consumer in Salt Lake City The remaining 60 per cent represents the amount received by the logger the manufacturer and the retailer And it is this portion of the cost of lumber umber and and not that very verJ considerable 11 portion attributable to freight which freight which has absorbed more than a 40 per percent percent 1 cent reduction on the TOTAL cost Now just what does more than a 40 per cent reduction mean to you the hO home builder A little figuring will wilt show you that a 41 per cent decline completely wipes owl out a 70 per cent advance To put it in dollars and cents an average order for r lumber costing 1000 a year ago now costs you only about Again we ask Uk how well has lumber lumber lumber lum lum- ber answered the cry for a lower price level N The encouragement to home building that the lower prices of of lumber I have given is an important step in th the right fight direction A UNITED ef- ef ef f- f fort with this as a a a- foundation to give Salt Lake the 2000 new homes S i l' l she is certain to requires meet with success 1 Is t AI 1 01 t z It i 1 This is the a third of a series of statements lh fl t n e I sponsored by the following firms firms firms- t Ilef 1 1 1 na i t tt l It r t if lift tl l t t lr f It cribs BILLINGS LUMBER COAL CO McFARLAND LUMBER CO ll EASTERN AND WESTERN I r I it 1 lP la rid MORRISON-ME MORRISON MERRILL MORRISON-MERRILL BRILL CO i LUMBER COMPANY NOALL BROS ARMSTRONG CO FELT LUMBER CO RIO GRANDE LUMBER CO fem GRANITE LUMBER CO J GEORGE ROMNEY LUMBER CO i McCONAUGHY-LOSEE McCONAUGHY COMPANY LUMBER S SUGARHOUSE LUMBER CO z UTAH LU LUMBER CO J r p I lOj I E tee rr t y S b I |