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Business Trends With the economic future of our country'hring -o prreurinu-ly ju^jl' il between L'nclr Joe ami Uncle Sam. it i diflicult to do any long-range prognosticating. ||nwe\er. at present, it ap pears that the huihling bu-iui'v will he good in 1931. eien though new home build ing will he off quite a hit a* compare d with 1930. Whereo- new lliinu- -turf- in tin- fir*t quarter were ahead of last year, the figures on new per mits issued for home con Irurtinn are apparently dropping sharply in the las* two months. As reported re cently in Dun's Ret iew, a sur\cy of huihling permits issued in 215 key cities shows that January 1951 was 33. t^c ito .iil of January 1950. Rut in February 1 **" 1 in the samr 213 rilies. new permits were l.tt'f lielow Fehroary 1930. the other hand, w-e feel W farm market for building produrle will hold up well ... mill the repair and replaceii-ut market i becoming more active than it has hern lor -evrrol years. These fac tors plus a considerable .mi..mil of Government pur liases for con-Imet ion and ri-lialiililatioit of ranlunnii-nts and defense project* should add o|i to a quite satisfactory inimiir for the year. Since I lie available production of building products will to a urealrr extent tc channelled to the farm and replacement utarkrlr. increased selling rtforts will be required m these field*. The product* manufactured by our industry are expected to lie in good supply through out the year. While mane plant* have been on alloca tion until recently, fairly prompt shipments of abelo# and asphalt building product* rail now he had. Prr>iJt l THE AMERICAN HOME PLAYHOUSE fun for kids... profit for dealers! Tltis new playhouse, featured in the May 1951 isue of Arru-riran Humi\ is a good demonstration of how simple and practical it is to Use Stonewall jshe-l<>-- i-iiieut bvurd. I>c-i;:iici! by Mel Searl*. Jr., a 15 year old student at the Tuft School. Watertown. Conn., it won for the hoy a special citation from the Asbcstus-f'ciiienl Products A-***, ciution. Alert dealers will pull down extra profit hy selling the attractive pluylmu-e ir a pre- fabricated unit or by providing home own- er* with plans and rnateri.il>. for llii- i- a practical aihlilioii to the backyard that ' ill delight the whole family. Little sister '.ill love h. Mother wilt find relief in knowing dial the children are enjoviifj tlo-in--h.e- in safely. And in the winter Dad will have anextra utility room for storing garden tool* and out-door furniture. y. AAmtOKcmcnt board was chosen a> the hint material of the playhouse for rea-.ns of economy, safety and simplicity. It i- an inexpensive material, simple to cut, *h..;o\' and nail, that has a finished surface which eedi no painting. It is fireproof, weather proof. rot-proof, and as durable as a stone wtdL Big 4 x8* sheets go up fast. free plant for eunstrurtinp this playhouse with Ruberoid Stone wall Board an-avnilahh-'u/uut re quest to The Ruberoid tin. f I v d.r.if PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT a GF-781