Glue

By Juck Dionne

And now glued-up wood comes recrlly into its own" The nost competent building cuthorities hcrve O.K'd it lor exterior surlcces, for the mosi strenuous wecrther exposures, and for the building of lreight cnd relrigerctor ccrrs, inside cnd out.

For truly, GLIIE, good old-timey, crnslly glue, is one of the grecrtest modern friends ol the building industry.In the old dcrys the wcsle lrom cr scsh, door, crnd millwork plcrnt wcrs enormous. Since glue ccure crlong lhcrt wcste hcrs been lcrgely eli'ninqted. Much oI the previous wcste hcs been turned into vclucrble products. They used to mcke doors cmd millwork out of solid wood. cnd the wcste wqs firewood.

With iust crs much truth cs the meqt pcrcker used when he scdd he sold everything but the squecrl, the modem millwork man utilizes everything but the whine of the scws. And GIIIE mcde it possible. They don't mcke much solid woodworlc cmy more. They mcke builhup, glued-up wood.. And their crim is something besides the scving oI odds cnd ends of wood. They do so beccruse glued-up wood is stronger, tighter, lighter, sqler, more economiccrl, more useful, less subiect to wcrping cnd crccking thqn solid wood. Todcy pcrnels cre lcnninated-built-up; stiles, rcrils, cmd most other items ol millwork cre likewise.

A dozen yeqrs cgo I wrote in these columns: "Thcrt we will soon be building boards of all widths, thicknesses, cnd lengths desired, built-up crnd glued-up, there cqn be no doubt. There is c ncturcl limitcrtion to how big cmd wide youccncut clecr bocrrds from <r tree. There is prcrcticclly no limitto the gize oI built-up lumber, strong, non-wcrping, becrutiful in grcrin cnrd appeqrcnce crnd prcrcticcl for cr thousand use*"

But my vision crt thcrt li"'e wcs inlcntile. Alrecdy glue cmd wood hcve lcr surpcssed my most enlhusicrstic predictions. And it hcs sccrrecly scrctched the surlcrce of its possibilities. It crppcrently hcrs no prccticcrl limitctions.

Glue has thus blessed wood.

\(/agner Urged to Broaden Facilities of Housing Act

Washington, D. C.In the interest of the National Small Homes Demonstration, Wilson Compton, secretary and manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, has sent the following letter to Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York. Senator Wagner sponsored the National Housing Act passed by Congress in June, 1934: "Dear Senator:

"You know of our interest in the National Small Homes Demonstration and its nation-wide activity in the direction of improving the quality, reducing the cost and increasing the availability of Small Homes.

"The continued effectiveness of these and other like activities is much dependent upon the insurance and insured mortgage facilities now available through the Federal Housing Administration. The availability of these facilities after the middle of this year will, under present law, be much limited. We think that the authorities in Titles I and II of the National Housing Act should be substantially extended and that under Title II the insurance limit should be substantially increased.

"The building material and equipment industries can help materially toward the objective of lower cost, modern homes. Through the National Small Homes Demonstration group and in other ways they are making progress in that direction. They cannot themselves, however, deal effectively with the problems arising out of difficult terms of home financing.

"Present progress is to a large extent hinged upon the F.H.A. insured long-term, single, amortized mortgage, and upon the availability on reasonable terms of financing for proper modernization. These facilities should continue to be available.

"May I, therefore, express the hope that you, as initiator of the National Housing Act, will now seek action by Congress to extend these facilities fora reasonable period; the extension of the full authorities in Titles I and II for at least another two years; and the extension of the i:nsuraric€ limit under Title II to such limit,-possibly five billion dollarsias may enable the Federal Housing Administration and the building industries further to establishthis type of mortgage as fundamental in the sound financing of the building and ownership of low-cost homes.

"Yours sincerely, WILSON COMPTON."

Heads Chicago Association Of Collection Agencies

W. C. Clancy was elected president of the Chicago Association of Collection Agencies, fnc., at the annual meeting on January 10. Mr. Clancy is first vice president and general manager of the Lumbermen's Credit Association fnc.

The membership of the Chicago Association of Collection Agencies, Inc. comprises the larger reputable collection organizations subscribing to a code of collection ethics and ,procedure which meets with the approval of the Commercial Law League of America, as well as the Chicago Bar Association an'd American Bar Association.