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(Continued from Page 6) nations is as follows: Russia, l0 pounds per annum; Japan, 15 pounds; Scandinavia, 50 pounds; Germany, 60 pounds; Great Britain, 100 pounds; United States, 200 pounds. That refers to ALL paper. News print is 100 per cent forest products. Here is the way our consumption of news printing paper developed. In 1890, 3 pounds per annum per capita; in 1893, 9 pounds; in 1919, 30 pounds; in 1923, 50 pounds; in 1926,75 pounds. The fastest growing department of the forestry products industry is the manufacture of news print. In the Pacific Northwest it is easily the newest and best industry.

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The United States Census gives us some interesting figures on the increase in farm buildings in the United States. In 1900 the value of farm structures was listed as over $3,500,000,000. In 1910 the valuation had grown to $6,250,000,000. In 1920 it was $11,520,000,000. In 1925 it was estimated to be approximately $12,000,000,000. Which

We Like Your Visits

Business is good. Thank you. Come again for another twelve months. We like your visits. You are welcome and rve always find time to look you over.

John C. Light Norman Light Lumber Co. Miami. Arizona.

A. L. McMURRAN VISITS CALIFORNIA

A.L. McMurran, shipping clerk and assistant general superintendent of the Pacific Spruce Corporation, Toledo, Ore., recently returned from a business trip to California. Mr. McMurran, who was accompanied by Mrs. McMurran, traveled to Los Angeles from Toledo on the steamer Robert Johnson. After spending five days there he spent a day in Ventura and a day in Santa Barbara, and several days in San Francisco, returning from San Francisco to Toledo by automobile. The trip was made in the interest of improving the company's service in California.