Show I I II USE OF LUMBER SHOWS DECREASE K KANSAS SAS CITY Sept D 30 By 30 30 ByThe The Associated Press Plans Plans to collect and spend a fund of o more than l OOOO In o ff and persuading people cople to use more lum- lum lumber lumber lum lumber ber were laid Wednesday at the annual convention of loo-loo loo clubs here Tho The organization rep rep- represents rep represents resents the lumber Industry of tho country I Wilson Compton secretary man man- manager manager man manager ager of the National Lumber Man Man- Manufacturers Manufacturers Man association told the con that the tho annual lumber consumption In this country has decreased one billion feet recently Part of this decrease he said was due to substitutes which have proved more satisfactory than wood but most of It he h blamed on the failure of the Industry to make available its beet bc be t lumber products The fund he h said is almost all subscribed and the th committee In charge of It Is to preparing ascer ascer- ascertain ascertain tain all the facts about th the avail avail- availability availability ability of lumber Jumber products product products prove the these e facts to salesmen and launch an Intensive advertising ad campaign The fund he estimated would be between and annually About has been pledged lie he said No Xo pledges pledge will be I called for payment until the fund exceeds fl annually |