Physical Facts of Importancc Conccrnirg California Lurnbcr, Tirnbcr, Etc.

Cargo arrivals into San Francisco Harbor for the year ending June 30th, 1928, month by month were as follows:

Total ... 563,611,m0 Total .

Total for Fir and Redwood for year. . 832,747.000 ft. Lumber EXPORTS from San Francisco Bay for the y_e_ar totalled _5$109,000 feet. It was mostly California White Pine, Sugar Pine and Redwood, and -went to all parts of the civilized world.

Southern California

Cargo shipments into Southern California fell 280 million feet below the figures of the previous year. For the year ending June 3fth, 1927, cargo ihipmenti into Southern talifornia ports totalled,1,625,025,000 feet, divided as follows:

California Totals

Add the 1,344,879,m feet that came into Southern California by cargo to the 832,747,W feet that came into Northern California by water, and we have a total of 2,177,626,W feet, total imports by water into California during the year ending June 3Q 1928.

This was nearly 200,000,000 feet more lumber than the mills of California produced during that same time (see production figures elsewhere in this issue). It is entirely safe to add to the cargo imports of lumber 800,000,000 feet more to cover other lumber imports, hardwoods from abroad, hardwoods from all parts of the United States, the softwoods that came in by rail, and the softwoods produced in California and consumed in California (other than that covered by the Redwood cargo figures). California consumes about fifty percent more lumber than she manufactures, has for several years past, and will probably always continue to do so. And, of course, most of the lumber manufactured in California was shipped out of the state for consumption, while the Fir of the North came in to furnish the builders of the state their chief supply of common structural lumber and timbers.

Latest Timber Figures

In the year ending June 30th, 1928, the monthly shipments into Southern California, divided as to Fir 'and Redwood, were as follows:

The latest authoritive figures compiled by United States Foresty officials on the standing timber of the western states, gives California 28d000,000,000 feet of commercial timber. At the present rate of cutting, about two billion feet annually, this virgin timber would be sufficient to keep the present California mills going lor 142 years. But California is protecting, and regrowing, and perpetuating her forests more practically than is any other state, with the result that many, many millions of fine young trees that were planted by hand, and are being cared for scientifically, on making the second crop. The Redwood folks estimate that in sixty years from now they will have almost countless millions of new Redwood trees ready for commercial cutting. And, since the present Redwood stumpage of California would last well over a hundred years at present rate of cutting, it will be seen that Redwood will be with us always. The same can probably be said of the Pines of California, although the reforestation work is .being less definitely done than is the case with the Redwoods.

Joins Booth Kelley Sales Force

The Booth Kelly Lumber Co. announce the appointment of George N. Robinson as their representative in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, succeeding H. C. Henry, who met with a fatal accident recently. Mr. Robinson, who will stait on his new duties Jaly 2, has been covering this territory for the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. For several years he was connected with the San Joaquin Lumber Co. at Stockton. Mr. Robinson will make his headquarters in Stockton.

Orange Belt Lumbermen's Club Meet

A large number of members of the Orange Belt Lumbermen's Association of San Bernardino and Riverside counties met in the Beaumont Inn at Beaumont on June 5th. C. C. Hissong, Manager of the Hayward Lumber Company's Beaumont Office, was in charge of the meeting and O. F. Gage of the Mills Advertising Company's Los Angeles Office, was the principal speaker of the evening. He spoke relative to the aspects and plans of advertising and merchandising for retail lumber. Music was furnished by the Federated Church Orchestra, directed by R. E. Dillon, who also rendered vocal selections during the entertainment.

Among those present were: D. M. Holsinger, Yucaipa; P. H. Boathaupt and H. D. Breitharept of San Bernardino; J. Van Vilet, Rialto; H. R. Whaley and J. 'W. Bowman, Redlands; H. F. Suverkrup, San Bernardino; D. D. McCoy, Banning; J. M. Glives, Fontana; J. F.Hamilton, San Bernardino; Dufi S. Hanson, Fontana; D. C. Essley, H. M. Shattuck, Ontario; R. D. Mundell, H. W. Newton, W. B. Coombs, J. E. Suverkrup, Charles C. Adams, Fred A. Chapin, San Bernardino; C. A. Carpenter, C. C. Hissong, Beaumont; L..W. Finlay, G. H. Johnson, Hammond Lumber Co., Redlands; E. C. Thompson, Corona ; L. L. Kelley, Bloomington; W. Decker, C. A. Kennedy, C. E. Peterson, Roy L. Sandefer, S. L. Gile, Riverside; C. J. Burket, R. W. Gorham, Palm Springs; Charles F. Dill, Arlington; H.W. Dill, Banning; O. F. Gage, Los Angeles.

Diamond Hardwood Co. Destroyed by Fire

The large and attractive lumber yard of the Diamond Hardwood Company, located at 6l@ South Western Avenue, were cbmpletely destroyed by fire in the early morning hours on June 19th. The fire had gained ereit headway before it was discovered and despite the Jtrenuous efforts of scores of firemen, the flames, fed by piles of kiln-dried hardwood, rapidly razed the buildings ind vards. The loss was estimated in excess of $150,000.

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N. H. Parsons announces that he has closed out his stock of hardwood flooring at Pasadena and is now associated with the Mullen Lumber Co. at their West Slauson Ave. yard, Los Angeles. He will be connected with their flooring department.

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