Importation of Philippine Woods During First Quarter L929

(From Philippine Mahogany Association)

The exportation of Philippine lumber to the United States during January was 3,040,013 bd. ft., February, 2p72,W bd. ft., and l\{arch, 2,033926 bd. ft., so that the total shipments for the first quarter of l9D aryounte_d to 7,t+O,W! bd. ft. This does not include tt.e 2,344,665 superficial feet of plywood panels. The shipments for Februiry and March were approximately a million feet less than for January, or a decrease of 33 per cent from what may be accepted as a monthly rating established by the shippe_rs during January. The average monthly shipments to the United States -Ior the first quarter of. 1929 were 2,400,00O bd. ft. as against 3,000,000 bd. ft. for the average during 1928, or a decrease of 20 per cent.

The lumber exporis during the first quarter ol t929, as compiled from the Custom llous_e figures in Manila, Iloilo, Legispi, Zamboanga and Cebu, P. I. were as follows: as Philippine mahogany. The woods locally known as tanguile-(Bataan) and red and white lauan (including occasional small parcels of almon) are the only species designated commer-ially as Philippine mahogany, a fact to be stressed so as to correct the prejudicial statement made officiilly by Director Fischer that. twenty odd species ar'e. being-sold under the term Philippine mahogany.

During'1928 approximately 66 per cent of all woods received from the Philippines entered through Pacific Coast ports; the balance, or about 34 per cent, was shipped -dtl^.^"! io Atlantic coast points. During the first quarter of. l9D about 85 per cent bf all Philippine wood products destined for'the Unitea States was shipped to west coast ports and about 15 per cent to east coast ports. Practically all stocks received by east-coast dealers consisted of red and white lauan and- tanguile. Only 17,000 boar{ feet of apitgn-g reached New York; the balance of the lesser known kinds listed in the table given above, including those for making plywood, were received by West-coast dealers' - The importation of plyrvood panels from the Philippines during the first quartel showed a steady monthly jncrease in volume. The following quantities were shipped during the first three months of l9D:

The above table shows that slightly less than ten per cent of the hardwoods exported from the Philippines to the United States consisted of the lesser-knou'n kinds of woods that do not simulate mahogany and are not offered and sold

Pacific's New Executives

Ilere are the two new executives in the office of The Pacific Lumber Company, in San Francisco, whose new positions were announced in our last issue.

- Herb Klass is the new Assistant General Sales Manager to Peter C. McNevin. He is Wisconsin born, worked for ten years in the lumber business in Wiscorrsin and Minnesota before coming west, and went to work for The Pacific new job is in the line of deserved promotion, the position being specially created for him.

Total . 2,344,671 sq. ft.

About 65 per cent of the total quantity of panels was palosapis, while the balance, or 35 per cent, was equally a;viaea between red lauan and tanguile.

Albeit J. Nolan was born in San Francisco and has never lived or worked anywhere else except the time he spent at Scotia learning the milling end of the game. He started with Pacific in 1910. He has been assistant Manager of Western Sales, and now that R. F' Hamilton has been moved to New York as Manager of Atlantic Coast Sales, Mr. Nolan has been promoted to the important position of Manager of Western Sales.

Mrs. Maud E. Garland

Mrs. Maud E. Garland, wife of F. J. Garland, died at Sar Dieeo on lune 15. Her husband is manager of the Chas. R. McCorririck Lumber Co. plant at San Diego. She was a resident of San Diego since 1911 when Mr. Garland became manager of the McCormick yard there. Besides her husband,-she is survived by a daughter, Frances, and a son, Hastings, who is connected with the U. S. Gypsum Co. Funeral services were held on June 19.

Eddie Peggs In Los Angeles

J. E. Peggs, sales manager of W. R. Chamberlin & Co., Sin FrancGio, is spending three weeks in the Los Angeles office assisting W. R. Chamberlin, president of the company, who recently took charge of that office.

- Henry Meyer, East Bay sales representative of the company, ii assisting E. A. Chamberlin in the San Francisco office.