Port Orford Cedar Prospects Are Bright Says Coos Bay Official

By W. H. WOODS Coos Bay Lumber Company

The total cut of Port Orford Cedar f.or 1922, while greater than that oI I92l yet was somewhat smaller than the cut of prior years; the total for 1922 being approximately 32,000,0@ ,feet. The "shop and better" grades of this material, which approximate 42 to 43 per cent of the total are largely used throughout the East for various classes of work. These uses range from Boat Boards and pattern s'tock for Clears to all manner of cut-up work for the shop grades. Clears are also used for interior finish where high class work is desired. Eastern markets also consume all the siding that we can produce.

The Oriental market consumes large quantities of prac- tically all grades of Cedar. Of c,ourse tlie big item to the Orient the last two or three years has been Cedar Logs, although at the present time we are getting very satisfactory results in selling sawn material, of which they are using large quantities. This has been brought abou,i thru an intensive educational and advertising campaign which had this object in view.

Port Orford Cedar has always been extensively used for wharf planking in the different harbors in California. In some o.f the larger harbors, this being the only wood that would be accepted.

We are very well satisfied with the ultimate result accomplished Ior 1922,-our stocks on hand, December 31st, being ,much lower than those of a year ago. We anticipate a greater volume of business during 1923 than last year and are endeavoring to increase ottr we may be in a position to take care of same. during the cut so that

A Recipe for 1923 That Will Bring Success in Any Business.'

L. S. HILL. WIDELY KNOWN SAN FRANCISCO LUMBERMAN, PASSES AWAY IN OREGON

L. S. Hill, formerly of Hill and Morton of San Francisco and one of the most widely known lum'b,ermen on the Pacific Coast, died on Saturday, J,anuary 13, at Portland, Oregon, at the age of 53 years. He is survived by his wife and a married daughter.

Mr. Hill was affi,liated with the lumber industry on the Pacific Coast for over thirty years, He received his early experiences in Oregon. For many years he was the headlogger for the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. Later, he went into the saw-mill business for himself and bought the Brown mill (now operated by the Western Lumber & Export Co.) at Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Next he became interested in the Boh,emia Lumber Co. at Dorena, Oregon and the Montague Lumber Co. at Montague, California.

On January l, l9n,'together with H. L. Morton, they formed the firm of Hill & M,orton, with offices in San Francisco and it was only a few months ago that he sold out his interests in this company to Mr. Morton.

Mr. Morton, who was a very close friend of Mr. Hill, was w,ith him when he died. The funeral took place at Newberg, Oregon on January 15.

San Anselmo Yard Builds Additions

The Fairfax Lumber Company at San Anselmo has completed work on its new planing mill plant which .makes it one of the most modern in the Bay dis'trict. Additional storage sheds also have been built; also new office accommodations. F. A. Moses, formerly of Oakland, is the new manager of th,is concern, succeeding W. C. Purcell who resigned a short while ago.