Daisy Giay Arrives at Stockton Lumber Industry Has Most With Lumber Cargo \(/.g"-Earners in Montana

The Daisy Gray, coastwise lumber vessel of the Freeman Steamship Company, arrived at the Port of Stockton's rnunicipal dock on Thursday morning, February 2. It unloaded 650,000 feet of lumber for the Wendling-Nathan Co. of San Francisco for distribution to yards in Stockton, Sacramento, Fresno and other Valley points. The lumber originated at mills along the Columbia river in Oregon.

Factory whistles announced to Stocktou the arrival of the Daisy Gray, and within a short time several hundred people were at the municipal dock to rvatch the unloacling of the vessel.

Forrest Barrett, industrial agent for the port; C. O. Burgin, traffic manager; City Manager Walter B. Hogan; Port Dire,ctor B. C. Allin; Mayor Franke and other city officials were at the dock when the steamer arrived. George Freeman of the Freeman Steamship Company made the trip from San Francisco bay to Stockton on the Daisy Gray.

In the evening, Mr. Freeman, Axel A. Backman, captain of the Daisy Gray, and federal engineers in the Stockton division were guests of the chamber of commerce at a dinner at the Stockton Golf and Countrv Club.

McCORMICK LOS ANGELES OFFICES NOW LOCATED IN W. M. GARLAND BUILDING

The Los Angeles offices of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. and the McCormick Steamship Company are norv located in suite 717, W. M. Garland Building, ll7 West Ninth Street, Los Angeles. Their telephone number remains the same, TRinity 5241. They formerly occupied offices in the Lane Mortgage Building.

Make Improvements

Allen & Dettman Lumber Co., San Francis,co, have recently completed improvements which include construction of a large shed.

Building Lumber Shed

A large lumber shed is under constru,ction at the p. C. Hansen Lumber Co., Niles, Calif., adjoining their office which will be used to store their dry lumber. The dimensions of the new building will be 5O feet by 200 feet.

Washington, Feb. l5.-Based upon number of wageearners, the lumber and timber industry is the most important in Montana, 24 per cent of all wage-earners in the manufacturing industries bf the state being lumber employees. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association, in its survey of the status of the lumber industry in various states, also finds that Montana has been the leading state in larch production since 1923.

Lumber production in Montana was highest in I9Z3 when 121 mills reported cut of. 426,423,000 Ieet. In 1929, 126 rnills reported production of 388,711,000 feet; in 1930, 114 mills reported D6,99O,W feet. .Of the 1930 production 45 per cent was Ponderosa pine;26 per cent larch; 15 per cent Douglas fir; 9 per cent white pine.

Four mills in 1930 in Montana, each cutting 25,000,000 feet or more, prodrrced 69 per cent of the total output of the state.

The lumber and timber industry (sawmills and logging operations) was first ofall manufacturing industries in ntrmber of wage-earners in 1929 when 3,501 were employed. It was second in r,vages paid, ($4,597,899) being exceeded by car construction and repair; and second in value of products, the flour and grain mill products industry being first.

Lumber consumption in Montana in 1930 is given by the Forest Service as I82,74O,W feet or 340 feet per capita. This may be compared with 19O feet for the country as a rvhole and 395 feet in Idaho. Seventy per cent of this consumption was of lumber produced within the state and 30 per cent came from outside states. Practically none .was imported.

About 4O per cent of the sales of lumber by the sawmills of Montana are to wholesalers ; 22 per cent to retailers; 13 per cent direct to railroads and public utility companies and 2l per cent to manufacturers of wood-consuming industries.

Preliminary Census reports of large mills indicate that lumber production in Montana and Idaho in 1931 was 37 per cent less than in 1930.

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Walter Peterson, Material Co., was in trip.

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