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How Lumber Looks

Eureka, June 6.-5triking lumber workers in 11 Northern California redwood mills today considered a compromise 2Gcent hourly increase offered to them by Thomas Cokeley, attorney for the Redwciod Industrial Relations Committee.

The offer was made yesterday at a Federal labor negotiations meeting and was contingent upon an increase in price in Redwood lumber. The 4000 workers struck last January for an increase of.22% cents an hour.

The companies and unions remained deadlocked over the union shop issue.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended May 25, 103 mills reporting, gave orders as 56,588,000 feet, shipments 56,875,000 feet, and production 68,277,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 262,n5,0ffi feet.

The Southern 1, B0 units (108 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 840,000 feet.

Pine Association for the week ended June mills) reporting, gave orders as 16,705,000 16,886,000 feet, and production 15,308,000 hand at the end of the week totaled 90,-

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended June 1, 138 mills reporting, gave orders at67,738,Affi feet, shipments 73,5O7,000 feet, and production 69,419,000 feet. Unfilled orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 490,125,000 feet.

Extends Control Over Sawmills

Washington, June 6.-The Civilian Production Administration has extended its control over sawmills in an attempt to increase construction lumber and flooring reserves by about four billion feet.

This step will bring every sawmill in the country under Government control, CPA said. Previously, only sawmills producing 8,000 feet of softwood or 4,000 feet of hardwood a day were controlled.

By broadening sawmill controls, CPA hopes to increase hardwood flooring reserves by about 270 million feet annually.

The additional amount of lumber produced under the new controls would be released to meet "essential requirements" of the Veterans' Administration and military and civilian users, as well as the veterans' housing program, CPA explained.

Today's action was efiected by amendment of Direction 1 to Priorities Regulation 33.

A.F.t. Lumber Men Get S-Cent Raise

Seattle, May 31.-A 5-cent-an-hour wage increase bringing the minimum hourly pay of A.F.L. lurnber workers to $1.10 was granted today to approximately 18,000 Puget Sound area workers.

The Lumbermen's Industrial Relations Committee announced it \i'/ill submit the new wage agreement to the Wage Stabilization Board for approval.