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Show OBSTACLES TO BUILD- HK9 ING m Building operations aio Increasing ll In Inrgo cities and In tho fnrmlng sec- lfl The Wichita Beason sas: HhBBBI While there Is a feeling of tin- liflHI certainty among hu'ildcrs concerning BkI tbo continuance of building opeia- wPHH tlons In Wichita, because of high PBI priced maloilal and scarcity and un bBHI ceitalnly of labor, thcio linn been. SflPI nevertheless, considerable activity nSHI mnnifesled In building lines. ifxFH In smaller cities and towns the lVB voluino of building Is still low. Tho 9k$cI masses of tho people, or nine famil- Hfl les out of ten aio not abllo or wll- Hl ling to pay war wages. Hl But tho conditions for the lumbr H trndo aro Improving as lumber It 1 still tho cheapest building materia! H 'and coupled with tho Increased do- 1 uiestlc demiiud, expoit dado Is nc- H |