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Show PLIGHT OP THE LUMBER LUM-BER INDUSTRY LuiuuuiuiijT one of Hie groat Industries In-dustries of tho west, has been buying ft largo sized sample or long dls-tanco dls-tanco olltlcal control ot tho railroads. rail-roads. Production "o"i Saw"3illls In western IWloshlngton nnd western Oregon lias been u.-jpliig off for tho past two months because of lack, ot cars In vlilcli to chip nnd on Jnnuary 23, It .was only 40 ror tent ot normal. Pe-M Pe-M wand or lumber Is greatest on rec- I ord, mill yards are full to ovcrflow- I lng, many of 'tho biggest prodacor 1 havo been out of tho market for ' weeks, while other mlli8 aro -cloiuii ' entirely. It is estimated that only about ten per cent of business offered offer-ed is being accepted. Lumberman hato done evorytnlng In their power to get tho railroad i administration to act and now ri f' v. empties aro reported trickling west hut lumbermen do not expect to got moro than CO p"er cent of unfillod ordcrB at anyllmo this year and llioy now bnvo 12,Ti00 cars of unfilled orders. or-ders. Eastern officials in charge of car t-upply arc blamed for the condition as the apparently haov no conception fe of tho trcirendous needs of tho lum-PAT lum-PAT her industry. 7 Tho at rngo business man can re alize tho helplessness of tho lumbermen lumber-men when ho considers that appeal-in appeal-in gto officials of tho railroad ndmtn-1( ndmtn-1( iatratlon is a -whole lot llko appeal- V ing to omc!ttlB of tho post ofllco de- tl partment it'oftcn takes yearn to get ' nctlon on such minor details ns ea- tabllshlng a new mall boT or postal 0 route. Q V. |