\(/estern Pine Annual Meeting

At annual meetings of the Western Pine Association held in Portland on February 2l and22 a strong note of confidence in the industry's future was sounded by S. V' Fullaway, Jr., secretary-manager. He stated that with its enormous war job finished the Western Pine industry is entering the peace era on solid footing. During the war years the pine mills of 12 western states produced up to six billion board feet annually. Production now appears likely to level ofi at about five billion feet a year, which thb industry is confident of being able to maintain for many years.

Mr. Fullaway pointed out that operations in the pine region are changing over more and more to a basis of long range sustained management under which crops of trees are grown for future use during useful harvest of the mature timber of today.

"Recognition of the real possibilities of industrial forestry have made stumpage and forest land an asset," he said.

Aog.J. Stange, of the Mt. Emily Lumber Company, La Grande, Ore., was reelected president of the pine association, a cooperative group of some 170 pine operations in the west.

A. J. Glassow, manager of the Brooks-Scanlon mill at Bend, Ore., was elected vice president to succeed R. A. Colgan, Jr., of Chico, Calif., who recently became manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in Washington, D. C.

Other officers f.or 1946, all reelected, are Homer B. Jamison, Byles-Jamison Lumber Co., Fresno, Calif., vice president; A. C. Lighthall, Oregon Lumber Co. of Baker, treasurer; and Mr. Fullaway, secretary-manager.

The following committee chairmen were named: H. F. Root, Bonner, Mont., statistical committee; R. R. Veldman, Libby, Mont., traffic; J. F. Daggett, Prineville, Ore., forest conservation; W. G. Kahman, San Francisco, grading; H. R. Dixon, Spokane, research; W. S. Kennon, Standard, Calif., promotion.

C. L. Billings, manager of Potlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, Idaho, and J. P. Hennessey, McCloud River Lumber Co., McCloud, Calif., were elected directors-atJarge. Other directors are Swift Berry, Camino, Calif.; J. M. Brown, Spokane; J. F. Coleman, Kinzua, Ore.; C. L. Isted, Portland; and R. R. Macartney and A. J. Voye, Klamath Falls, Ore.

The first day was devoted to meetings of the committees. Significant was action taken by the Western Pine forestry committee which charted plans for bringing all Western Pine lands into fullest possible production in order to assure a plentiful supply of lumber to meet the Nation's future needs.

Stuart Moir, chief forester, stated that substantial progress is being made each year in the way of improved forest protection to reduce the losses from fire, insects and disease, as well as the application of more advanced cutting practices and plans of management.

"There is no reason why we should not have an ample supply ol timber for future harvests if the unified effort of the industry to attain the goal of continued forest productivity is sustained," Mr. Moir said.

He said further, "Western Pine lumbermen have drafted a (Continued on Page 16)