Big things were happening across the lumber industry in 1930, too. It was then that the Southern Pine Association met jointly with the retail branches of the lumber industry in an effort to lay the groundwork for big, big things that were to come over the course of the decade

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1929 also happened to be the year in which the General Motors Corporation first requested the Southern Pine Association to establish special official grades to suit their particular needs.

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1928 also marked the year in which the Southern Pine Association continued to contribute assistance that was both substantial and vital, all in the name of the welfare of the entire lumber industry.

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1927 was also a formative year for the lumber industry, having been characterized as one of the most important since the formative period of the Southern Pine Association dating all the way back to 1915.

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1926 was a record-breaking year in a wide range of different ways. In February, real estate on Broadway and Wall Street in New York City were sold at a record $7… per square inch.

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1925 has no doubt gone down in history as one of the most prevailing years in the entirety of the 20th century – it’s just that a lot of people don’t necessarily realize it.

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If you had to pick a single word to describe everything that was happening in 1924, “innovation” would certainly come to mind pretty immediately.

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1923 was many things, but it was also among the most important in the entire industry of the Southern Pine Association – as this was the year that grade-marking machines were finally perfected. This, in turn, gave way to the successful development of a comprehensive, holistic plan to establish the practice of grade-marking lumber across the country.

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1922 was a year that opened with tragedy. The Knickerbocker Storm hit Washington, D.C. on January 28th – still, the biggest ever recorded – and caused the Knickerbocker Theatre to collapse, unfortunately claiming the lives of 98 people.

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1921 was yet another year during which the world would change forever – however, it was less the product of any one major event and more about a series of smaller ones, taking place “behind the scenes” on the world stage.

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