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6 THE SUNDAY PRESS Binghamton, N. March 12, 1950 FROM BEEHIVES TO WORLD TRADE-FHATS CENTURY OF: ROBERSON i sna Binni pf.ii.-.u.il.,u.uu..um.l... i ml jii mm in in. jj.ii.ih 11 i If'-11 HM llr vTa. few, ir v.

--a CuW! 4 'f 1 '-X iZ --Sl PRETTY SMOOTH An automatic sanding machine smoothes storm sash in sash room during another assembly line operation that has built the firm to the largest stock millwork plant east of the Mississippi. Employes are: Holland Thornton, Binghamton, left; Marland Hover, Binghamton, right and Robert Emms, Hill-crest, in background. IN THE GROOVES Peter McKane, Johnson City, mortises blind rails with an automatic machine preparatory to inserting slats. Blinds are used in "hurricane belt" for protection and elsewhere for decorative purposes. KIDS' HEAVEN These Roberson employes do nothing but glaze windows and doors in the firm's big glazing department.

The firm puts out more than 180,000 windows annually for shipment, along with other millwork products to scores of domestic and foreign cities, using lumber from 20 states across the country. Weekly tcEt Mai'Eset Tiradinig EllecoM Wary Mood Takes Hold High Low Close Net Ch. High Low Close Net Ch. High Low Close Net Ch. 1 Loew's Inc 17 16 A Bond Sales Favor Rails, Transits 17', Range of Stocks 33 32 32 21 21 21 15 14 14 77 75 75 16 79 25 27 38 24 Lone St Cem 80 79 Long Bell A 25' 25 LorUlard 28 27 Va Lou Nash 40 3834 Lowenstein 25 24 Abbott Acme Stl Adams Exp Addressog Admiral Cp Purity Bk Quak St Oil Radio Cp Radio pf Radio Raybest Man Reading Co Reading 1 pf 1 Photos by Leilie Bridges.

SOMETHING TO SLAM John Michaelcso, Binghamton, one of 230 employes of A. Roberson Son, puts the finishing touches on one of the more than 60,000 doors made annually at the firm's millwork plant located on the Binghamtoh-Johnson City line. Behind Area Pay Rolls Roberson Lumber Piles Enough for 200 Homes By GEORGE VV. TETHERLY Sunday Press Business, Industrial and Labor Writer THE old saw about "great oaks from little acorns is paraphrased by A. Roberson Son, of Binghamton and Johnson City, largest stock millwork firm east of the Mississippi.

Only Roberson puts it, "From Boxes and Beehives to Worldwide Trade" in a thumbnail description of its growth 2 1 is Range of 60 Low Last N.C. 101.9 102.3 .2 41.7 41.9 .1 44.6 44.6 unch 73.2 73.4 48 20 21' a 47 241 123 22', 3 3, 77 80 49i 20Ta 22 49 25 12 22T. 3. 78 Am ii jsa 47 i 20Vs 213 473, 23. 11 22 3 77 i 80U New York (JP) stocks Saturday.

High 30 Indust 102.4 15 Rails 41.9 15 Utils 44.7 60 Total 73.5 On Stocks Air Reduct Alaska Jun Mack Trucks tl Alleghany Cp 21 38 14 13 6 25 15 534 ZB" 21 38 14 14 6 253,4 16'4 57, 22 Aiieenany pf 22 38 14 14 7 27 16 6 23 New York UP The Bond Mar AUeg pr pf 1 Reeves Bros Rem Rand Repub Avia Repub Stl Revere Sc 1 RexaU Drug Reyn Met New York (V-The stock mar High Low Close Net Ch. 24 25 AUeg su Allied Chem ket acted true to form last week ket leaned forward a trifle yesterday under modest demand for a 208 206 'i 208 'a 15 Crown Cork 28 29 Allied Mills prices declined following settle Crown Zell Crucible Stl selected list of rails and transits. 16 34 187, 17 8 377 Rey Tob ment of one of the most crippling 13 317i 15 17 8 9 27 13 53 497 40 17 26 123, 15 12 Allied Strs Allied St pf Allis Chal 15 32 17 167 8 6 8 ReyTob 4 pf 107 105 106 Macy Magma Cop Marnavox Marac Oil Marine Mid Marsh Field Martin (G L) Math Chem May Dept Str McKess St Mead Corp Melv Shoe Mengel Miami Cop Minn Mol strikes in years. Vi 38 39 37 Richfield Gains were generally small, however, and most all groups had a certain number of losers, particu Cub Am Sug Cudahy Pk Curtis Pub Curtiss Wr 1 3 1 1 1 Va 1 Am Agr Ch Despite a rather lively advance Royal Type 36 94 34i 45' lUa 20 64 12 34 22 22 7 9 24 Am Airlines Am Bk Note yesterday, the market value of all larly the industrials. Cutler 23 Safeway St Issues of the New York metro Am Bk pi Am Bosch 283 Davison Ch stocks listed on the exchange was whittled down during the week by a figure approaching St Jos Lead St San Am Br Shoe Decca Rec politan area transit companies held the spotlight most of the time.

Hudson Manhattan income 5s 3534 347. 10 7 86 15 29 9 Am Broadcast 13 37 37 11 774 87 17 314 87 St Reg Pap St Reg Pa pf Deere Co Del Hud 1 ll'' 3 Am Cbl Rad 4a 000,000. 22 36V, 35 11 7 86 1 'a 16 3074 8734 107 1434 24 13 MinnSt 11 32 17 17 8 67. 8 23 223, 8 44 33 -9 23 23 22 36 12 187. 33 15 78 607 16 12 31 15 15 7 9 26 12 50 i 49 39 16 25 11 13 12V, 12 11 97 32 47 5 24 31 56 55 33 14 Va 51 16 16 36 24 38 7 35 Am Can .112 Savage Arms Up to the very minute the coal 101 Minn raced up 214 points to on 8 44 36 10 23 237 227 36 Am Car 29 during the last 102 years.

It was back in 1848 that the firm of Marsh Del Pw Lt strike was settled, though, the total sales of $150,000, par value. Am' Chicle 48 13 31 15 16 7 9 26 12 52 49 Va 40 17 26 lHi 15 12 1274 11 97 32 47 5 2474 32 56 55 34 15 52 16 16 36 24 38 7 35 774 23 19 37'i 01 ,4 Det Edis Am Cyan market responded to the threat 107 10634 33 49 5 26 32 Schenley Ind Scovill pf Scov cv pf Scranton El Seab AL RR Sea grave 14 14 34 93 32 44 11 19 64 11 33 8 4 111 27 48 55 3 73 63 20 53 5 32 15 14 15 20 14 7 50 51 24 32 34 3 93 32 44 10 19 63 11 33 8 4 108 27 47 54 3 67 57 17 53 5 32 15 14 15 20 14 7 49 51 24 32 of industrial stagnation with com and the transit system's refunding 5s were up a fraction at 68, also on fair sales. Am or rw ava Am 7 Df 73 43 33 9 22 23 22 357, 12 18 32 15 77 59 16 Diam Match Diam Mot Minn Mission Cp Mo Kan Tex MoKanTex pf Mohawk Cpt Monsam Chem Montg Ward Motorola Mullins Mfg 24 13 mendable poise. 1 1 v. V.

3 2 1 Va 1 4- V. 12 19 34 Bonds of the Third Avenue Rail The weeks losses were not the 427. 44 4 2 i 1 ii V. -H 7i 2 Hi 1 4 1 "4 1. Am 6 pf 63'i AmJtF 2 pf 20 Am Gas El 54 Am Hide Lea 5 587', 57 35 result of the aggressive selline II way, anotner New Yoric city carrier, were in demand.

The adjust 2 Dist Cp Seag Doehler Jar Dome Mines Doug Aire Dow Chem Dresser Ind du Pont 15 Am Horn Pd 33 1 l'a 6 5 27, '4 4- 2 1 1 Am InU 15 Sears Roeb Servel Sharon Stl Sharp Don Shattuck Sheaffer Shell Oil Simmons Co 253,4 13 44 12 28 4074 1034 18 37 28 234 10834 Murphy (G C) 523, Murray Corp 17 ment 5s closed up a point at Z9 and the 4s were up at 59Va. mat in tne past has often hit the market after a strike settlement. The decline was due more to a high degree of caution among in 62 Am Loco 15 Am Fdy 16 Gilbert predecessor to Roberson started making beehives and boxes at a feed mill at 315 Chenango Street. The firm, after it was taken over by the late Alonzo Roberson, in 1852, quickly got out of the grain and feed business as the the growing Binghamton area increased its needs for lumber and millwork. The result: Eleven buildings that house factories, warehouses and offices, a working force of 230 employes and an annual payroll of more than $800,000.

123 124 du Pont pf Elsewhere, plus marks were be Am Pw Lt 21 15 hind loans of American Telephone, 8f 17 63 124 157. 15 16 47 44 18 27 Am Rad St 14 vestors and speculators who peered 37 Va 24 39 7 36 Am Saf Raz 7 East Air Li East Cp East Stl Eastm Kod El Auto Lite Sinclair Oil Skelly Oil Sdtony Vac Baltimore Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake Ohio and Burlington. The Nasn Kelv Nash Nat Acme Nat Bisc Nat Can Nat Cash Reg Nat Cont Nat Distil! Nat Gvpsum Nat Lead Nat Shrs 10-4 4 Sou Am long ana aeep into the economic crystal ball for a clue to the future. OUTLOOK HAZY Am Seating SI Am Smelt 54 Am Stl Fd 25 Am Strs 34 Am Sugar 47 Missouri Pacific group about neia its own as did the New York Cen Elec Boat El Paso Gas Sou Caro 10s4 cvpf 74 Sou pf 5234 47 46 22 18 37 2434 trals and New Havens. ill 26 38 10 18 35 27 2234 105 16 3 10 73V, 52 35 13 36 51 34 734 27 9 39 108 2234 57 11; 27 39 1034 18 37 27 23 107 16 3 10 73 5234 35 13 36 51 34 774 27 9 39 108 23 59 Emer El 1 Am Tel Tel 151 150 151 The crvstal hall Emer Rad 26 24 Sou Cal Edis MR.

TETHERLY 233, 19 387', 24 10234 167, 12 1734 End John iIaiiJh a i 100 101 Nat Steel Southern Co IV, 2 'a High Low Close Net Ch. viuuujr iu aausiy xne seers or the l'i la 1 At Am ToDacco ii' h'a Am Viscose 72 69 Am Wat Wtf 97, 9 Am Woolen 24 22 Pf 16 1634 Sou Nat Gas End John Erie RR SIEnS nnrt nnrfante i li Nat Sup' Nehi Corp Neisner Br nci 111 IUO 1 P. 7i Hi'' 1 Va Va 3 "a 1 South Pac South Ry Unit Air Ln 16 Unit Aire 277 Un Cig Wh Str 33, ciose Daiance to reach a decision U4 17 102 Am Zinc 6 5 17 103 1 Neisner pf 1 United Com 4 14 14 46 42 17 26 143i 23 30 101 11 57 5 10 63 3 37 243, 20 1 4 57 73 29 13 34 63 CD 13 36 53 3534 8 2934 9 3974 108 23 60 39 Newberry (JJ) 39 50 of Output Goes Outside This Area ALTHOUGH the Roberson firm is considered locally as a Triple Cities supplier, actually half its shipments of finished doors, windows, wood trim cabinets and other products goes to lumber yards at Eastern points outside this area and even as far away as relatively small offerings of stock, in short, were enough to 104 104 1'4 70' 69 9 23 5 28 43 20 32 8 50 15 108 105 45 Newberry pf 104 Air Brake 29 1 1 Anacon Cop 30 27 Anchor Gl 43 42 And Pri Oil 22 20 Armco Stl 33 31 Armour Co 9 8 Armst Ck 51 80 1 1 2734 27 102 12 57 5 10 68 3 39 24 21 l'i 4'i 59 74 Sparks With Sperry Spiegel Squibb Squibb pf Std Brands Std $4pf 15 26 3 3 58 18 12 16 116 22 16 41 30 13 6 12 Central 1334 ChiiStL 108 102 btreet' by and larse. sums up the outlook something like this: for mnrp than 140 139 Assd Dry 15 15 unit rruit ci "4 Unit Gas Cp 18 Unit 1234 Freight 16 Gypsum 123 Ind Chem 23 Lines 1634 Rubber 43 Steel 3174 Steel pf 141 Erie RR pf A Eureka Wm, Eversharp Ex-Cell-O Exchange Buf Fairb Mor Fajardo Sug FalstafT Brew F.A.R. Liquid Fed Mot Firestone First Nat Str Flintkote Follans Stl Fost Wheel Freeport Sul 103 139 57 33 Va "4 NY Sta Atchison 109 104 the West Indies, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal Zone other 145 146 St 6 pf 3 57 30 95 Va 1534 i 26 4 3 4 58 1834 12 y.

16 117 5 223. 16 41 l'i 304 7i 14034 21 4- 10 334 1634 4 22 4 170 10 market has been simmering within Atchison pf 105 104 St 7prpf 161 158 161 1 4- Atl Cst Lint 47 45 IV, Vt IV, 95 50 Nopco Chem Nia Pw pf Norf Sc West No Am Avia Std Oil Cal 617'. 633,4 distant points. The big lumber and millwork firm it occupies nine and one -t- 2 Atl Refin 40 39.. no4 33 95 5334 1274 21 203.4 11 15 34 Tob 217i 40 24 7 6 6 Atlas Cp 25 24 Aust Nich 8 7 Autocar Avco Mfg 7', 6 30 14 35 641, 21 viwc lauge.

factors that might tend to push the price Jevel up or down seem to be pretty evenly divided. The market needs a new and strong prod to start rolling again. 50 12V, 21 19. 10 15 34 half acres, of land on both sides of the Binghamton-Johnson City line stocks enough housebuilding lumber to build 200 houses, or Std Oil Ind Std Oil Std Oil Ohio Sterl Drug Stew Warn Stoke Van Unit Strs 2 pf 11 Un WaUpap 3 Univ Cyc Stl 16 Univ Lab 5 rueh Tra 21 1034 3 16 4 170 10 I IVi l'i i' i'( i 12 11 Gair (Rob) Bald Loco 7 7 12 21 197, 103i 15 34 11234 27. 2334 14 38 78 65 No Amer Co Nor Pac Northw Airl Norwich Ph Ohio Edis Ohio Ed pf Ohio Oil Oliver Cp Omnibus Otis Elev Outlet Co Stone Web in the meantime it t.

4 15 153V 47 42 17 267i 14 24 30 102 57 5 10 63 3 37 24 2034 IV. 4 57V, 73 297 14 34 63 21 7 47i 19 61 11 163 '4 17 46 493, 56 74 21 17 217', 32 85 38 14 28 107'. 15 817'. 102 487. 2 35 26 12 40 Univ Lf Tb 24 Univ Lf Tb pf 170 Univ Pict 107 Bait Ohio 11 fi V.

iv 1 2,000,000 board feet. In addition, Roberson annually uses up to 6,000,000 board feet cf lumber just for making windows, doors, trim and the like, including more than 60,000 doors and 180,000 windows. 1 1 45 68 26 38 16 13 22 28 58i', 1234 5974 12 37 15 22 6 17 traders will continue in a wary mood while they try to appraise Drosnert. Tin iHn iki. Studebaker Sun Oil Sunray Oil Sunsh Bis 112 2634 23 1334 383,4 78" 65 112 28V, 24 14 40 78 66 i 1 2'i V-W-X-Y Bait Oh pf 21 Bamsd Oil 50 Bath Ir Wk 20 Bayuk Cig 12 Gar Wood Ind Gaylord Cont Gen Am Tran Gen Bak Gen Bak pf Gen Bronze Gen Cable This lumber, like all other lumber bought by the firm, is shipped 1 whj fiuvcas a good many brokers look for either Owens 111 Gl in by the carload.

Lumber for millwork comes in lengths up to 16 stagnation or a decline PQR Gen Cigar feet long, eight to 20 inches wide and one to three inches thick. u. uiic ucgree or anoiner. rne de Superior Stl Swift Sc Co Swift Intl Sylv El Pd Sym Gould Tenn Cp Texas Co Beech Aire 8 Beech Nut 32 Bendix Av 43 Bend Horn Ap 11 Benef Ind 26 Pac Cst 2 1 Va pf 31 29 Vanad Cp 23 Vick Chem 24 Va Caro Chem 8 Virg Ry 31 Virg Ry pf 29 Vulcan pf 34 Waldorf Sys 14 Walgreen 31 Walgreen pf 104 Walker 37 Walworth i 8 iiuic. jii i.

ii- nnininn rt anm a Pac Gen Elec Gen Foods Gen Mills Each piece is sawed into narrower widths by one of four rip taws. Then each piece is looked over to see how much can be Pac Oil Packard 3 DU11JC servers, may be rather severe in order to jolt buyers out of their 62 17i 7. 1'. Benguet Mng 1 Gen Motors Pan Am Airw Tex Gulf Prod 18 Tex Gulf Sul 72 gotten out of it in the form of clear, knotless lumber. Best Co 27 Best Fds 33 Pan Am Pet one us.

STILL LOOKS GOOD 5 19 53 l5i 163 17 7 17 467-, 50 57 76 22 18 2234 32 Va 85 38 14 30 11 15 85 103 50 36V4 27 Beth Stl 35 Pieces with few or no knots can be cut up into long sections, uch as those used lengthwise on doors, while those with a few Panh Param Pict Parke Davis 47, 18 50 11 163 Va 16 7 17 45 49 56 74 207' 17 21 31 85 37 14 28 10 14 81 102 48 2 35 26 12 397' 21 Warner Pict 13 Wayne Pump 15 Wesson 27 Bige San 26 Blaw Knox 15 From a lonz-ranee vinumnint Gen Out Ad Gen Pub Ut Gen Ry Sig Gen Shoe Gen pf Gillette Gimbel Bros Glidden Goebel Brew 'lex Pac Tex Pac Tr Thatch Gl Mf Thatch pf The Fair Thermoid Co Thermoid pf Patmo Min "'I 58 11 38 13 7 39 44 67 26 38 15 1274 21 27 12 594 11 3674 14 21 6'4 17 61 17 72 21 56 1034 37 13 6 39 4 "a 4 36 23 106 15si 3434 16 18 15 934 1087, 1174 21 9 33 5 42 27 43 864 4334 66 2534 37 15 12 21 573,4 117i 59 11 36 13 21 6 17 603, 17 71 21 55 10 37 13 4 36 23V, 106 15 34 1634 17 15 9 108 11 21 934 32 5 41 27 41 2534 8574 knots, are cut up into pieces for strips used for widths. the future still looks onnrf Tha Bliss 12 West Ind Sug 214 1 34 38 4 10 19 7 20 39 10 61 138 12 48 25 37 56 66 34 16 2 Penney (J C) Peoples Gas 29 337, 37 3i 10 18 7 19 37 974 59 135 10 45 24 37V4 5434 6434 33 15 12 165 Penn El 273, predictions of government econo 36 3 10 18 7 19 37 S7', 59 13514 10 44 24 36 54 63 33 14 152 Still smaller clear lengths are used for making pieces to hold Boeing Airp 29 Bohn Alum 24 10 20 48 20 12 8 31 41 10 25 1 26 32 33 25 14 12 26 23 14 50 57 8 29 7 30 24 38 13 19 13 33 18 14 9 4 21 1 Pepsi Cola 2H4 2234 2234 .2234 l'i 7 7 30 30 29 29 34 34 14 14 31 31 103 104 1 36 36 8 8 13 13 15 1534 264 26. 1 213, 21 263, 26 17 18 1 1934 20, 263, 26 3234 33 23 23i 47 47 2 15i 834 6 12 12 14 22 22 '4 48 48 2 18 18 28 29 a 11 11 79 80 1 14 14 44 48 1 5 5 Third Ave Tran 4 Phelps Dod mists wnicn usually tend to be optimistic and private observers 3 -V, Bond Strs 14 Borden 51 Borg Warn 59 Goodall San Goodrich 11 10 20 48 20 12 8 31 41 11 26 i 17 26 337', 33 25 147', 12 27 23i 'a 14 50 58 8 29 31 24 39 13 19 13 33 19 14 10 4 21 36 1 4 20 11 105 small window panes. Sawdust and, Scraps Fire Boilers Thomp Star 474 Thomp" Star pf 39 Tide Wa As 24 Phila Elec Philco Philip Mor Goodrich pf 1 Branift Airw 8 unea up pretty well. The President's Council of Eco nomic Advisers, acenrtiino tr -n Goodyear Tide Wat pf 106 2 Phillips Pet Brew Corp Am 30 Hi 1 Vt '71 Grah Paige Grand Union Bridg Brass 35 ports from informed WasH not rn Pills Mills Pit Coke pVESPITE this careful trimming, the presence of knots and other Timk Det Ax Timk Bear Transamer Grant (W T) 1 va sources, is again standing on its 152 Pit Ft Way Vi Vi IV, 1 West Mary 1834 West Un Tel 203; West Air Br 2674 West Elec 33 Weston El In 2334 Wheel Stl 49 White Mot 16 Willys Over Wilson Sc Co 12 Wise El Pw 22 Woolworth 503k Worth Sc 19 Yale Sc Towne 29V, York Corp 11 Youngst 82 Youngst Dr 14 Zenith Rad 48 Zonite Pd 57i Imperfections in lumber results in waste of up to 35 per cent in Gt Ir Ore 1 Va -1 1 Va 1 Trans Air 19 ii 1 33j 23; 2" 165 Pit Ft Way pf 165 uinciai January appraisal tnat for Gt Nor Ry pf 42 the firm's millwork department.

36 38 38 Pit PI Gl Gt West Sue 22 7 7 iou me economic outlook is sood." 146 146 Pit Scr Sc Pittston Co Transue 6c 15 Tri Cont Cp 9 Tri Cont pf 109 Truax Tra 12 Twent Fox 22 Twin City 9 The scrap pieces are ground up and drawn by suction to a huge storage cone built above the plant. Sawdust from the various saws o-a 32 25 39V, 14 19 14 35 19 14 10 4 22 The nent-UD production rplpasorl Briggs Mfg Bristol My Bkly Gas Brown Bg Bucy Erie Budd Co Bulova Wat Burl Mills Burr Add Butler Bros Butte Cop Byers A Plymouth Oil Gt West pf Greyhound Grum Aire En Gulf Mob St Gulf Oil 1 8 25 41 7 88 59 by the coal settlement. nm nr. 40 7 87 39 7 8674 58 149 11 23 15 61 22 77i Press SU Car Proct Gam WI and sanders throughout the plant also are sucked by overhead pipe lines, to the cone at the rate of a carload a day. gued, will give an extra boost to Twin pr pi as '4 Harb Walker 24 'i 24 Pub 243,4 Dusmess sales, and employment.

The National City Bank of New Hayes Mfg Hersh Choc This waste material is fed to the company's boilers for heating 1 1 ,4 Twin Coach Underwood Un Bag Un Carbide Un Oil Cal Un Pac 4- V. 4234 28 43 267. 89 Total this week 7,531.655 Week ago 7.931.900. Year ago 4.515.240. Two years ago 3,987.300.

xorK, in its monthly review, took Herth Choc pf 54 VI 1 Pub pf 107 106 107 Pullman 3474 34 34 Pure Oil 29 26 29 Pure Oil pf 109 108 108 2 1 lVa 35 Calif Pack and power generating purposes. Roberson has 10 saws to cut millwork lumber Into lengths de sired each saw set to cut particular sizes. a somewnat similar view. An analysis of current rnnHi 1 4 20 36 1 4 21 12 Honana urn Holly Sugar Holly Sug pf tions, the bank said, "warrants an ODinion that the lmturn in Indus. V.

Va Callahan Calum Hec Campbell Wy Can Dry Can Dry pf Canad Pac Following this, pieces are forwarded to departments set up for 11 Summary of What the Curb Market Did trial outDut and emtjlovment whioh 105 105 making doors, windows and other products each department spe oa 18 29 457', 13 33 46 41 14 ft 14 DRean last summer has nt vet 22 15 61 22 7 42 64 13 2734 18 12V, 32 45 40 13 2 36 39 55 48 Va 67 39 13 14 228 26 V4 11 Vt cializing in a particular line of millwork. Capital Airl Homestake Houd Hersh Houd Her pf Houston Oil Howe Sound Hudson Mot Hupp Corp 111 Cent spent itself, and that the setback High Low Close Net Ch. iuva 22 14 60 22 7 42 54 13 27 18 28 44 12 32 43 40 13 2 36 39 55 48 67 39 133, 13 223 2634 2634 3434 41 1 l'a STOCKS High Low Close Net Ch. 10 17 42 35 32 15 11 18 45 35 33', 139 GlenAldCoal causea Dy me stnices win De made 17 42 35 33 Workers operate on an assembly line basis, with machines automatically cutting, routing and shaping the lumber. After the various Va Parker Pen Pennroad Piper Aire Carrier cp Case (J I) Caterpil Tra Celanese Celan 7 of up wnen people get uacK to worK Gray Mfg Gt Atl Pac Gt Nor Pap 14 34 34 pieces of lumber are formed for each door, for example, a workman 139 Va 138' Va 1 STABLE SITUATION Va lVa 3.

11 11 11 57 55 57 110 110 110 2 2 2 21 20 29 4 3 3 105 106 106 Celan 1st pf loosely assembles them with the aid of liberal amounts of wood glue The bank noted thaf industrial 18 19 19 Ainsworth AlumCoAm Am pf Am Gen Am Laun Am Marac AmSealKap Am Superpow Celotex 4 4 and the whole thing is squeezed together in a machine. prices on the average continue to Cen Ga Ry 111 Power III Power pf Indust Ray Ing Rand Inland Stl Inspir Cop Interlake Ir Cen Ga Ry pf 16 move sideways, as they have for Hall Lamp Holl Gold Hormel Humble Oil Hyd El Sec Hygrade IrvingAirCh Kaiser Fraz Cen Hud 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 1 a 2' several months. 37 39 55 49 69 397', 14 230 27 27 3fl34 42 12 The assembled product then is sanded in an automatic sander and is ready for shipment Those to be used on exteriors are dipped in a chemical solution that helps protect the wood from decay and Apex El MI "This signifies a stable situa Cen St Cer de Pas Cer-teed Int Bus Mch Va -a AppalElPW px 111 nua 111 Argus Inc 4 3 3 16 197s 18 30 84 Va tion," the bank stated. "In the absence of markedly advancing Ark Gas Ches Ohio Ches Oh pf Kingston Pet 1 int Harv Tnt Nick Int Paper Int Shoe Int Tel Tel Interst Str 18 Chi Grt West price trends, and with many people uncertain as to the outlook rodents. One Group Specializes in Glazing High Low Close Net Ch.

244 24 24 4 11 11 11 17a 1 17i 163. 16 16 59 58 58 1 11 11 11 107 105 105 8 8 8 101 100 'a 93, 93, 434 4 4 7 6 6', 24 23, 28 27 27 4- 13. 1 1 334 33. 3 3. 9 9 297 287 297 6 28 27SJ, 274 J34, J34 2 37.

36 37 6 534 5 17 1674 17 21 17 20 4. 24 41 40 403, 45 44 44 17 163. 16a Z. l'i 1 1 4 4 4 4. Hi 1V 1 8 8 8 30 29 29 1 35 41i 113 23 Ch SP Pac 8 1 j.

S' 233i toward the end of the year, op Pitney Bow-Pit St Lake Pren HaU Quak Oats Raytheon Mf Roch Rome Cbl Ryan Pet Salt Dome Schulte (DA) Scovill Mf Segal Lock Select Indus Seton Lea Singer Mfg So Penn Oil Std Dred Std Oil Ky Starrett Cp Steel Can Technico Unit Lt Sc Ry Unit Shoe Foil Rub Red Venez Pet Waitt Sc Bd Wentwth Mf W'morel Coal Kirby Pet Lakey Fdy Lam son Cp Le Tourneau Lionel Cp Lone Star LglsLtg new wi Mead John 1 3 1 timism is not likely to be seriously Chi NW 15 Chi Pn Tool 29 Chi RI Pac 45 Childs Co 4 Jacobs fF. 6'S overdone. ALTHOUGH Roberson does most of its work on assembly lines one group of men, for example, does nothing but glaze windowr 167'. 15 16 i 10 10 10 144 142 Va 143 44 41 42s4 5', 5 1134 11 11 45 45 45 3334 33 33 8234 80 82 4 3 3 3 15 15 15 Va 6 5 6 6 5 6 4 8 3 16 15 154 V. 7 6 6 7 7 7 15 14 14 18 18 18 4- 25 24 25 14 14 14 17 16 17 4- 4- la 234 23,4 234 15 14 14 6 6 6 13 13 13 3534 35 35 3i 334 3Jk 12 12 12 Va 4 3 3 53" 51 81 83, 8 8 17 17 17 10 9 9 3 3 3 17 17 17 1 1 l'a 3534 34 34 ,4 2 23, .2 4- 6 5 53i 4- 3'4 1 334 1 The market, many of the experts claim, eventually will get Merrit war 5 5 70 477i 55 31 34 the firm does custom work, too.

Jewel Tea Johns, Man John Sc John Jones Joy Mfg Kan City Sou Custom work requires such tasks as cutting out big pillars ior around to recognizing tnat business is good and has a fine chance 52 Vi school houses, special cabinet work and stairways and the like! CiiS' iva l'-i to remain eood for some time. Chrysler 66 C.I.T. Finan 66 City Strs 19 Clev Gr Br 28 Climax Mo 14 Cluett Peab 234 Coca Cola 161 Colg Palm 46 Collin Aik 18V, Colo Ir 16 Colo So 1 pf 26V, Colo So 2pf 24 Ark Gas A Ashl Oil Atlan Fish Auto Mch Bald Loc pf Barium Stl Beck Shoe BellTeUCan Bens Hed Blue Ridge Blumenth Bohack BrazTr Breeze Cp Brown Dis Brown Rub Buckeye Burry Bis Can Marconi Carnation Carr Bisc Catalin Chesebrough Cities Serv Clark Con Claude Neon CompoShM Cons GE Bal torn work has to be done largely by hand or by setting up machines The market, too, is expected to 1 Hi V. V. Hi 2 7k 114 117.

21 2 8 56 37 4i 12 34 81 4 8 60 Va 18 6 12 18 11 73 3 5 62 70 16 2 10 76 87. 31 1 2 V4 for the purpose of cutting out special designs. Kan Sou pf 62 Kan Pw Sc Lt 19 Kayser J) 1234 Kelsey Hay A 21 Kelsey Hay 17 Kennecott 52 Kresge S) 42 register the inflationary implies 213, 2 8 55 3534 4 12 34 81 4 8 57 18 6 12 17V4 11. 3 73 3 5 62 68 16 2 10 7 3074 1 2 tions of John L. Lewis coal con The big lumber and millwork firm brings in lumber from 20 8 Vt i MidWest Cp Midvale Morris PI Cp Mount Prod Mount St Pw Nat Bell Nat Fuel Nat Un Rad Zinc Ld Niag Hud Pw Niles Bern No'east Airl Novadel Ag Ogden Cp Okla Gas Pancoast Oil Pantep Oil 16 10 16 19 17 29 84 Va 17 7 14 28 44 65 65 Va 18 27 13 23 161 46 17 15 24 23 297 29 12 61 17 32 2834 3 30 43 43 12 3534 4334 18 98 Va 37 67'.

59 33 6, 28 15 10 157. 19 16 29 83 17 7 14 28 43 3 64 65 18 27 13 23 161 45 17 15 24 23 29 29 12 61 16 31V 28 3 297', 43 43 12 35 42 Va 18 98 37 6 57 68 31 5T's 28 states to meet customer demands (different varieties of lumber from tract. The ultimate effect of Lewis', wage and social benefit Col Brd A eight states are neded to build the ordinary bungalow). 12 223, 274 8 58 37 4 12 34 81 4 87s 61 19 6 127. .1834 11 4 73 334 Si 1T4 2 10 77 9 317', 1 274 203,4 73 3 10 20 IV 293,4 11 3 13 gains remains to be seen.

Col Brd Col Gas 1 Dollar volume of business of the firm has nearly tripled since 1V4 ivress is H) Kroger Co Laclede Gas Lambert Lee Rub Lehigh Leh Port Leh Val Coal 0W.4 647i 22 4734 8 47 2 1934 when a group of employes, headed by Charles P. Deyo, presi fi34-66 48 51 29 32 50 61 18 12 ,21 17 50 41 573,4 62 Va 6 21 46 8 4674 2 18 5 5 21 617k 7 35 86 83', 28 18 79 26 6 67 46 51 30 3234 5034 61 1834 12 21 17 50 41 58 63 7 21 46 'i 47 2 18 5 5 55Vi 22 64 7 3534 86 8 29 18 79 27 i DOMESTIC BONDS Cities Ser 3s77 100 100 100 Cities Ser 3s77 100 100 100 NEPwCo3s61 1054 105 105 StarrettCp5s50 140 136 140 StarrettCp5s66 85 84 85 103 103 103 Waldorf-As5s54 93 93 93 WNewsUn6s59 102 102 102 RiodeJn2s2012st 34 34 34 tr dent; Lawrence V. A. Waldron, vice-president; the late John A. Coml Cred Coml Solv Comw Edit Cong Nair Cons Copperm Cons Edis Devereaux, Marz B.

Wilcox and 'the late William M. Collins bought Stock Averages Compiled by the Associated Press, March 11 't 8: Leh VCoal 1 pf 19 4. Cons Gas Leh VCoal 2 pf 6 the business following the death of Alonzo Roberson, who in herited the business in 1899 on the death of his father. 6 Cons Gas Leh Val RR Vi r. Va 2 4 1 110 shares This Week Ml 29 Va 12 63 17 32 29 3 303, 44 44 133, 357' 44 19 98 38 7 89 69'4 337'.

6 29la Two years ago, the firm took over Bartlett Lumber only 20 zua 1 71 4 73 4- 30 Indust Net Change A.2 Saturday 102.3 Prev. Day 102.1 Week Ago 103.4 Month Ago 102.7 a Week a Year Ago Ago i Total Stock Sales 1.866,350 shares. Total Stock Sales 1.059.783 sh-res. 27i other major planing mill in the area. The firm maintains a New York City office to service the metro Cosden Pet Creole Pet Croft Brew Crosley Mot Cub Atl Sug Draper East EasyWashMB El Equity Cp Fairch Cam Fairch Fansteel Ford Ltd Fuller a Curb Stock Leaders New York Salea, high.

low. closing price and. net change of the five most active curb stocks for the week: Long I si Ltg new wi 91,700 14 14 14 off Elec Bond Stl 81,600 20 18 20 up 1. Pan-coast Oil 74,300 27's 2 2 UP i. Kaiser-Frazer 65,900 6 87i off Pantepec Oil 56,800 5 5 up Hi 15 15 60 Rails Util Stocks A.l Unch.

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