Will Oppose Suggested Federal Regulation of Schedule C o[ Blubber BaY Llme

V/ood Burnt, Pure White, High Calcium Lime IN ALL FORMS AND TYPES OF CONTAINERS

Lumber Code

Portlancl, Oregon, February 28th-The Pine lumber manufacturing industry, which is directly responsible -to approximatetf tZO,OOO people in twelve .western states for ttreir U'treUtrood, has indicated by unanimous vote of the Board of l)irectors and Exe'cutive Committee of the Western Pine Association, its intention to regard any further extension of federal regulation of the forest conservation (Schedule C) provisions of the Lumber Code as a direct breach of goodfaith rvith the industry; that a continuation of such efiort will be considered sufficient reason for relieving this section of the lumber industry of obligations it has-voluntarily assumed on the basis of self government and public cooperation; and further, that the western pine industry rvill vigorously resist such unnecessary and inequitable suggested federal regulation as unwarranted gor,"rn*.r,tafinterference and a direct invasion of private rights.

Ah. ,.rolttion, released today, expresses the industry's viervs on proposals made in recent public utterances by the Forester of tt United States and the President's national Resources Board that there should be-public control over the use of private forest lands, supervision by public agencies. adequate and permanent for'ces oI governmental etploy.s to review management plans of private owners' inrp..1 u'oods operations, etc, and even log and' if necessary, mill the government timber in direct'competition with private comPanies'

In spite of tttit inferential criticism of the lumber industryt effort in forest conservation measures during the past year, the western pine operators, through their Asso.i"tio.,, have reaffir*"d th"it declared policy of keeping their forest lands productive under the self government features of Shedule c of the code of Fair competition of the Lumber and Timber Products Industry'

The resolution stated further, in support of the industry's position in the matter, that the western pine industry has iaithfully carried out its rules of forest practice' protecting ctltover iorest lands from fire; securing a planned and orderly disposal of logging slash, progressivelv affording the 1:oorrg' grorvth t.ii ott the ground more protection frorn