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Aye on the world.

This is CBS, I on the world.

I'm John Bachelor.

The Business of America is small business and I welcome my friend and colleague

Gene Marks back from the road with small business America

Gene is the columnist of the Guardian newspaper, UK and US Edition, and

our Philadelphia Inquire and other distinguished publications.

We're going now to Texas, the Lumberman's Association, which sounds right up there with the Cattleman's Association of Dallas, once upon a time.

But this time it was in Houston. It wasn't a ball. It was a presentation that Jean made.

And what I want to know is house business.

Gina, very good evening to you.

The Lumberman can tell us about building, about construction, about renovation.

How's business? Good evening to you, Jean. Hi John, yeah, this is the Lumber. about renovation, house business.

Good evening to you, Jean.

Hi, John, yeah, this is the Lumben's merchandising

corporation.

They are a co-op of wood and lumber companies

to purchase the materials.

So I spoke to them in Houston.

So here's what I can report.

Lumber prices are down over the past three years.

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