Show MOUNTAIN INTER S NEWS SERVICE SERVICES By The Republicans Republican's Special C Correspondents S LUMBER PRICES HIGH AT Advanced Cost of Production Has Sent Figures Way Up lip O April 18 Brigham of the Or Oregon on company Co found III III con con rn le fault tault with the th report or of of tho thu l l c committee of or the K tati lIens Men's association yesterday WI with til ce regard t to the excessive e high prices priceR of at lumber In Ii Ogden In an Interview r Mr Baltan- Baltan tyne lyric HaitI ald Tite gentlemen n making milking thu Ih report to the O Ogden den Heal flea Estate asso- asso were either cither or clao ml misrepresented mis- mis represented the facts acts because c the they do I 1101 not know what tho they are aie talking ul out We e e arc are and have bavo been for years selling ell n common lumber to all nil the Ilie principal dual deal ersIn fR Utah and alII same price Is U maintained main main- to O Or every overy r dealer whether In Logan Salt Jk City or O Ogden or 01 in towns and it would bo be Im- Im for nn an outside o yard to und lo J n de dC J r-j- r from 7 7 to I 0 y for th Ih reason that th there rc Is Is not xioL- that much tIlt dif ference between the cost and the retail I lit lit-ic-c 00 and and this IH Is not taking tl Into con ld the tho t expense en o to the retailers o of handling and carrying car ln on thell business 11 S Lumber Much I Higher True lumber Is higher now tio It was a year ago Jo but bUl th the cost of t 10 n I h is greater grater caused b by II a general advance In logs log labor etc Besides lle th the tho advance in wages it H Is Impossible to lo ob obtain 01 tIn tain experienced men so o that hat the nil manu mall manufacturers ate e compelled to hire more mOIe men in every e cr department or turn out Jc less Ies lumber As an illustration of the prices of a year t I ago afU and today common boards that were ere wholesale last year ear for fOl 1950 Q ha have hae e bt been en advanced to 33 Tit The Union Pacific Railway company I Is paying us liS 17 17 now flow tot for limbers that we w sir wre re refurnishing furnishing them theta la Lift t year at lit 9 9 antI and yet Jot it tt these these- l' l prices all oil the western mills arc rc vcr very ery m much eh behind in nI the the of their orders |