International shipment sets harbor record

/|\ S the kickoff for a continuing ^Flprogram of bringing sizeable quantities of hemlock into the Southern California market, the largest barge of lumber ever brought intothe Los Angeles harbor has been landed by the Ed Fountain Lumber Co.

Carrying more than 5,200,000 board feet of hemlock, the lumber comes from the West Coast of Vancouver Island. 8.C.. and was manufactured by Tahsis Lumber Co., a jointly-owned subsidiary of the East Asiatic Co. and Canadian International Paper Co. Tahsis Lumber has a cedar mill and a hemlock mill. both cut on a sustaindd yield basis.

This is the first time that hemlock lumber has been brought into the Southern California market on a continuing basis, according to Ed Fountain, president of the Los Angeles wholesale firm bearing his name. This initial barge begins a program scheduled to bring in barges of similar quantities every other month, with in excess of 25 million feet committed to be imported by Fountain during 1976.

Story at a Glance

Ocean going barge from British Columbia, Canada, loaded with 5,200,000 b.f. of hemlock, sets new mark as largest lumber shipment ever into Los Angeles harbor.

In addition to the Southern California market, sales are also slated for the Arizona and Nevada markets.