Redwood Industry Entertains State Supervisors

The Redwood industry played a big part in the entertainment of delegates to the annual convention of the State Association of Supervisors, and the annual convention of the Califoria County Engineers' and Surveyors' Association, held at Eureka, May 20, 2l and 22.

After their early session on May 2l the delegates to both conventions were shown the modern logging operation of The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia. The visitors were given a demonstration of topping and falling a Redwood tree and of logs being hauled to the landing by Caterpillar tractors, and of loading.

At noon they were entertained rvith an old-fashioned barbecue picnic in the Scotia Park. An address of welcome was given by Derby Bendorf of The Pacific Lumber Company, S'cotia, who told the delegates in a brief address of the importance of the Redwood industry with its 10,000 workers and its $12,000,000 annual payroll. Mr. Bendorf pointed out that with more than 55 billion feet of commercial Redwood now standing and the natural propogation, indefinite operation of the industry is assured.

,dfter the picnic the visitors were taken through The Pa.cific Lumber Company's plants at Scotia.

On Wednesday evening the delegates were shown the California Redwood Association's new sound picture "Caliiornia Giants,"

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At the annual meeting of the California County Engineers' and Surveyors' Association E,dgar A. Brown, staff engineer of the California Redwood Association, was one of the principal speakers. He explained the value of Redwood in stru.ctural work as compared with competing materials, and told of its use by the California Division of Highways in bridge and other constru,ction work. At the close of his talk Mr. Brown answered many questions asked by the engineers and surveyors.

True scale models of large and small highway bridge structures built by the California Division of Highways were on display in the convention hall.

The large model was of the Dolan Creek arch on the Monterey Coast Highway, which is the longest single span timber structure that has yet been built. Being of three-hinged ar,ch ,construction, the bridge has a span of 180 feet and an arch rise of 60 feet.

The small model was of a stanclard California Division of Hrghways trestle bent bridge.

Both of these models attracted much attention from the engineers and supervisors.

In addition to the bridge models there was on display a model of a Redwood ,culvert that has long been used by railroads, and is now finding favor in highway construction.

Representatives of the Redwood industry from San Francisco and Los Angeles who were present at the convention included the following: E. E. Abrahamson, Hammond & Little River Redwood Co., San Francisco; Lloyd Cole, Hammond & Little River Redwood Co., Los Angeles; Fred V. Holmes, Holmes Eureka l-umber Co., San Francis'co; Bill Hamilton, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Henry M. Hink, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., San Francisco; Ed Seward, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Herb Klass, Max E. Cook and Gus Kramer, The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco; Mason Kline, Union Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Clarence Broback, Union Lumber Co., San Francisco; Edgar A. Brown, CaliIornia Redwood Association, San Fran,cisco; C. T. Morton, California Redwood Association, Los Angeles; Carl Bahr, president, California Redwood Association, San Fran,cisco.