Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — WHOLESALE LUMBER PROBE [ARTICLE]

WHOLESALE LUMBER PROBE

Edward Hines’ National Company One of First Firms Under Scrutiny.

Washington, July 14. Following closely upon the criminal action against the retail lumber dealers’ associations of the west and the civil anti-trust action against the retailers of the east, the government now has determined upon a thorough inquiry into the methods of manufacturing and wholesaling lumber. The National Lumber Manufacturers’ association, of which Edward Hines of Chicago is past president and •a director, probably will be one of the first organizations investigated .