Modern Methods of Lumber S.tpply

EFORE the war you could gauge pretty ac' curately the amount and kinds of lumber you would be called on to supply during a season. And buy ahead to meet the demand.

Nowadays many dealers report that there is just one certainty. And that is the uncertainty of con' ditions five or six months ahead.

To cope with this state of affairs necessitates changes in the conduct of your business-in your buying as well as selling.

In obtaining supplies now you need a source that backs you up continuously and that is flexible enough in operation to cog in with conditions as they fluctuate in your community.

You need buying connections that take a per' sonal interest in you-connections willing to make alterations in their own business in order to help you make a success of your end of it.

Quite important if you are looking for intelligent support is the Weyerhaeuser attitude in this matter. Still more important is what this organization actually is doing and has been doing for some time to back up its permanent customers.

Flere are ^ few sizable and tangible improve. ments and additions made by the'Weyerhaeuser Companies to better their products and serviceto make these in keeping with the times.

1. Erection at Potlatch and Rutledge mills of lar$e $radinX! sheds for dressed lumber, thus eliminatin$ the old methodof hurried gradin€ behind high speed planers. Result-grades more uniform.

2.Fir lumber is now planed after thorough drying. Planing after seasoning results in more uniform sizes, smoother surfaces and brighter appearance. This improvement necessitated erection at the Snoqualmie Falls plant of a huge crane-equipped shed for storage of seasoned, surfaced common lumber.

3. Construction by the Humbird Lumber Company of large crane shed for storage under cover of seasoned, planed common lumber ready for shipment. Filling orders from shed makes shipments much faster than old method of storing rough common lumber in yard and surfacing it as it is ordered out.

4. Addition of new mill to the two at Everett for the segregation and manufacture of Pacific Coast Hemlock to keep up with the growing demand for this excellent wood.

5. Maintenance at Baltimore and Minnesota Transferof gigantic modern reshipping plants to meet thd rush and emergency needs of the trade. Institution at these plants of the now famous 24-hour shipping service which enables dealers to take orders and deliver promptly items that may be temporarily out of their stocks or which they don't stock regularly.

Of recent years the Weyerhaeuser Sales Company has been developing and perfecting what they call the Weyerhaeuser Plan of Serving Permanent Customers. It calls for taking a vital interest in each customer and planning ahead to meet his needs promptly as they arise. It is the personal element in business dealingsas distinguished from machine methods. It is working out exceedingly well, so many dealers report. You, too, may find this buying plan a real aid to your business. A tryout will demonstrate its worth.

Weyerhaeuser Sales Comp any

9Distributors of WEYERHAEUSER FOREST PRODUCTS

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MINNEAPOUS CHICAGO

806 Plymouth Bldg. 2O8 S. La Salle St. BALTIMORE NEV YORK

812LexingtonBldg. 22OBtoadway

The Veyerhaanser Sales Company is the combined selling organi<ation of the follon'ing

Weyerhaeaser Mills and Distributing Plants

Cloquet Lumber Company , Cloquet, Minnesota

The Northern Lumber Company. Cloquet, Minnesota foh4son-Ventworth C-ompany ,... Cloquet, Minnesota

Wood Conversion C.ompany. Cloquet, Minneeota

Potlatch Lumber Compaay Potlatch, Idaho

Boise Payette Lumber C-ompany, Boise, Idaho

Hunbird Lumber Company. ...... Sandpoint, Idaho

Edward Rudedge Timber Company. ..,... ..,... C,oeur d'Alene, Idaho

Bonners Ferry Lumber Company. Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Snoqualnie Falls Lumber C-ompany Snoqualnie Falls, Vashington

Veyethaeuser Timber C,ompany Everett, Vashington

VeyerhaeuserTfonber Company. Baltimore, Maryland rransfer, st. paur, Minnercta

NoVbnder He Smiles

rnHIS is Mr. Lee Lundell, Sales Manager ttlf you can give us as good service as on the previous car we are not worrying about your ability to produce. Thank you for the interest manifested in our securing this job." ttSixdays from our order your calwaE in ouryard, and quality good. Good service."

I at the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's Minnesota Transfer plant-the distributing yard that has become so famous in the middle west for its 24-hour shipping service.

This photograph was snapped as Mr. Lundell was looking over the record of shipments which had iust been compiled for the month previous. No wonder he smiled. Surely it's a record to be proud of.

It shows that 69% of all orders received went out within 24 hours or less, and that 87% of all orders were shipped within 48 hours after receipt. The balance represented shipments which were not rush orders or which required special working.

The following paragraphs taken from letters received at the Twin City plant indicate the value to the trade of this fast shipping service.

"Appreciate service. Came through nicely."

"Mighty well pleased with the service given."

"Thie car arrived in due time to have the lumber on the job ae expected due to your extraordinary prompt eervice for which we thank you.t'

"Order mailedT /9-6 P. M. and car Bet out on our eiding ?/15-6 P-M. Prompt service was lmportant to ue and we appreclate the facd it was given us."