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Egtimated Lumber Consumption of Western Pine for Third Quarter ol 1945

Portland, Oregon, June 30.-Arr estimate of the probable consumption of lumber from the Western Pine region for the third quarter of 1915 is given in a statement issued by the Western Pine Association l.rere todal'. The statement in full is as follou,s :

Third quarter lumber requirements for the military agencies and r,r'ar industries have been scheduled by the WPB at practicallv the same rate as during the two preceding quarters. Cut-backs are expected during the quarter but their effect upon lumber needs is not yet known. Meanwhile the industry is being pressed to supply both the maximum anticipated volume of lumber for the rvar and a considerably expanded allocation for reconversion and civilian construction.

Neglect by the Government's rvar agencies of the lumber industry's urgent needs for manpower, truck tires and equipment has caused some unavoidable reduction in lumber output. Obviously the industry must either be given the rvherewithal to produce more lumber or the growing civilian demands must be permitted to accumulate until war uses for lumber taper off. Lumber isn't the only raw material in this situation. Production of steel, for example, has slumped eight per cent in the last three months and there has been a hurried scramble to revise the estimates of steel tonnage available for reconversion.

During the first quarter of this year the Western pine industry, aided by favorable weather, came very close to the all time production record for that .luarter which it made in 1944. Late in March, however, the rveather took a turn for the worse and the entire second quarter was about as wet and unfavorable for logging as any similar periocl the industry has ever experienced. During the spring many seasonal mills started operations, as usual, and the available manpower was spread so thinly that few woods crews or mills were fully manned. In some cases production would have been retarded by lack of tires and equipment anyway but nearly all operations right now could use more men to boost production. In spite of these drawbacks the second quarter production of mills in the Western pine region came within 8.3 per cent of last year. Average reduction for the entire lumber industry of the country was about 15 per cent.

Since summer weather in the pine region is nearly all favorable for logging, the principal obstacles to increased production during the third quarter are the shortages of men and tires. Cut-backs in other war industries, plus some discharges from the Army, seem likely to provide more men before the end of the qrlarter, whether the War Manporver Commission gives the help it should or not. The tire situation does not look so promising. With the coming of hot weather the old tires are failing much more rapidly and even loggers rvho have certificates cannot find tires to bu)'. lJnless the WPB takes some emergency action, like requisitioning the many hundreds of unused tires in the hands of logging trailer manufacturers, a lot of trucks v,'ill go out of service during July.

It is certain that urgent needs rvill take all of the lumber that can be sarved during the summer and also that operators will continue to get the utrq:rost production from the men and euipment they have to rvork with. Based upon general predictions and all other available informatiort, it is expected that during the third quarter of 1945 the shipments (consumption) of lumber by the Western Pine industry will approximate 1555 million feet, a reduction of 7 per cent under those of the same 1944 quarter.

$75,000 Fire at Sccrqmento Yard

Fire of unknown origin destroyed buildings, lumtjer and lumber handling equipment witl.r an estinrated value of $75,000 at the yard of Friend & Terry l-uml>er Co., Sacramento, Jtrne 29. In addition, fire-fighting equipment beloneing to the city was damaged to the extent of $10,000. Seven firemen rvere injured in the fire, one of them seriously.

Plans for rebuilding are under rvay and the company officials are making their headquarters at the planing mill at Second & S Streets.

Friend & Terry Lurnber Company was established in 1853. Charles L. Shepard is secretarv-treasurer and manager.

Conskuction Hcrrdwcrre

WPB officials told members of the hardware industry advisory committee at a recent meeting that hardware valued at approximately $60 million will be needed to meet the demands of 1945 construction activities, the agency reDorts.