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Show OUTLOOK FOR BUILDING GOOD The prospects for the lumber industry in-dustry and the building trades for-1919 for-1919 are better than at any time the past year. All over the country comes news of increased building activities as restrictions re-strictions are removed. - Industries and residence buildning programs for the coming year -will make an ' increased demand for lumber. lum-ber. , . The movement will be slower, in the small towns and cities. and the country than in- the large centers of industry. Labor will he more plentiful as it returns from the ship yards and munition muni-tion works and will have to be employed. em-ployed. . ' m It is doubtful if lumber and building build-ing material Vill be any cheaper, but building hardware and metal will i come" down. I Good building lots are certain to advance in price and With foreign demand for lumber opening up it will not.fall in value. , It is a patriotic duty for all who plan business or residence building in 1919 to make immediate preparations. prepara-tions. It will help keep city and country prosperous and that is the best guar-ianty guar-ianty for industries and encouragement encourage-ment to returning fighting men. |