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REDWOOD SAVES

Io% in Labor

5% in Waste writes experienced contractor.

"ln figuring closely on a residence joFas must be done if the job is to be secured-l know I can count on saving 10/6 in labor provided the owner uses Redwood," writes a Santa Cruz, California, contractor of long experience.

"Redwood saves an additional 5%:' he adds, "because it works up with less waste material."

The contractor reports that a single wheelbarrow held every bit of waste from l6xl76 foot poultry house of Redwood (lx4" T. & G. No. 3), built on the Christie Ranch at Delhi, Merced County, California.

Additional evidence on workability also comes from the U. S. Forest

Products LaboratorY, Madison, Wisconsin, which, as a result of thousands of tests over a Period of years, ranks certain Pacific Coast woods for this factor as follows (l''' indicates highest degree of workability):

California Redwood Douglas Fir (Oregon Pine)

White Fir (Mountain Pine)

'Western Hemlock

Larch

Sitka Spruce

And Redwood is finally a highly durable wood, strong in every .ret spect, and very reasonable in cost when all factors are considered. California Redwood means satisfied customers.

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