Brookings-Harbor Pilot
Brookings, Oregon
Thursday, March 7, 1957
ai ; open letter to
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SENATORS
W ayne Morse
Richard Neuberger
REPRESENTATIVE
Charles Porter
O PEN LE T T E R
TO
OUR
CONGRESSMEN:
Gentlemen: As our elected delegates to the United States
Congress we turn to you for assistance at this time. We feel that
you represent the people, and this is one way we have of making
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our wishes known to you.
You realize, of course, that the lumber market has taken a
severe drop in recent months, you know, of course, that the build
TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN
ing and contracting industry has suffered during the past few
months. New homes and new building has fallen off. The lumber
and plywood industrys are not receiving any of the benefits of
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what the economists are calling the “great prosperity.
Gentlemen, we believe that the trouble lies in what is com
monly known as the “tight money” policies of our government
Money is not being made available, at a reasonable interest rate,
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and consequently there is no building.
We respectfully, would like to call for action in this mat
ter. Do what you can, but please let’s g*l started! Unemploy
ment is at a very high level here, and although the situation is
serious enough now it could get even worse.
SIGNED
A rt Crook Logging
Ben Jewel Logging Co.
Brown Lumber Co.
Thompson Lumber Co.
101 Cafe, Harbor
Simonson Logging Co.
Hanscam's Center
Brookings M illing Co.
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