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Show DESIRE POOLING PRIVILEGE. Ask Secretary Redfield's Aid in Opposing Op-posing Proposed Anti-trust Legislation. Portland. Lumbermen and bankers, bank-ers, representing the bulk of the producing pro-ducing power of the lumber industry in this state and a fair percentage of the output of the entire northwest, appeared before Secretary of Commerce Com-merce Redfield here on Saturday and asked his support in opposing such pending national legislation against trusts as might interfere with the development of foreign trade. The delegation desired that no laws by passed by consre'Vjg-Tjirc lu;". of trade w.,. .,fea at restraint of thPcn Would prevent pooling Pacific coast lumber in ex-"-'ang foreign lumber markets. The reason given was that no individual 1 operator could possibly undertake to : invade European or other markets alone, but that if the industry as a whole were allowed to pool its inter-! ests the world markets could be sue- j cessfully invaded. |