Af abamd---Leader in South ern Pine Production

Washington, July 27.-Alabama was the leading state east of the Rockies in l93O in softwood lumber production and the leading state in Southern pine output, according to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Alabama contributed 15.4 per cent of the total Southern pine cut, compared with Mississippi, 14.8 per cent, and Louisiana, 12.2 per 'cent. These comparisons are based upon U. S. Census Bureau reports. Of its total lumber production of 1,341,624,0n feet in 1930, Alabama's Southern pine cut was 1,144,048,000 feet or 85.5 per cent; cypress, 7,448,000 feet; cedar 1,690,000 feet; hardwoods, 188,438,000 feet or 14 per cent, including oak, 70,272,W feet; red gum, 50,726,000 feet; and yellow poplar 33,053,000 feet.

In 1929, Alabama ranked second of all states east of the Rockies in softwood production and second in Southern pine production, being exceeded by Mississippi. Total cut in 1929 of 2,058,964,00O feet (reportecl by 1,816 mills) rvas 14.5 per cent more than the production of ten years earlier and fourth highest of any year of re,cord. Alabama cut nrore ltrmber in 1925 than in any other year, 2,235,738,000 feet as reported by 1.695 mills.

Of the 1,816 mills reporting in 1929, seven mills cut from 25,000,000 to 50,000,00O feet each during the year; 47 cut between 5,000,000 and 25,000,000 feet each; €1 cut fron I,00O,0OO to 5,000.00O each and 1,281 cut less than 1,000,000 feet each.

The value of the lumber cut in the state was $€,195,415 in 1929; the value of lath production was $114,829; of shingle production, $25,532. Value of other sawmill produ'cts of. $10,212,783 swelled the total to $58,548.559.

The Census Bureau reports that of the total sales of lumber by Alabama mills in 1929 (1,202,009,000 feet, valued at $30,485,000), 587,952,W feet or 49 per cent of the total. valued at $14,332,00O at the mill, were sales to wholesalers and jobbers; 131,820,000 feet or l1 per cent were through brokers and'commission houses; 166,186,000 feet, or 14 per cent, were sales direct to manufacturers; 105,68O,000 feet or 9 per'cent were for export and 101,319,000 feet or 8 per cent were to retailers. The rest, or 9 per cent, were interplant transfers, sales to railroads, etc., through wholesale branch houses and local sales.

The lumber and timber products industry (sawmills and logging operations) was second in Alabarrra in 1929 in nutrrber of wage-earners and second in wages paicl. Its wages of. $16,257,857 were 16 per cent of all wages paid in the state in manufacturing industries, and its number of wage-earners or 25,954, were 22 per cent of all employed in manufacturing. It was exceeded in number of wage-earners and in wages paid by the'cotton goods industry but if to the lumlter and timber products industry, the wages paid to those ernployed in the independent planing mills of the state rvere added, the total wages paid would be greater than that of the cotton goocls industry, and the number of wageearners 'rvould be larger. In its value of proclucts of $51,-

500,007, the lumber and timber products industry was third in the state, being exceeded by cotton goods and by iron and steel.

Alabama was the third state in l9D in production of turpentine and rosin, Its independent planing mills employed 1,982 men, paid them $1,469,989, and valued their products at $12,022,398. Wood preserving industries paid wages of $841,598 and gave value of produ,cts of. $4,219,676.

The amount of lumber consumed in the wood-using industries of Alabama was 408,283,000 feet in 1928, according to the Forest Service; including 372,681,W feet of softwoods of which 366,180,000 feet was Southern pine; 35,531,000 feet, domestic hardwoods, mostly gum, tupelo, oak and poplar, and 71,000 feet of mahogany. More of the softwood consumption or 259,261,000 feet, went into planing mills proclucts than to any other wood-using industry, followed by sash, door and blind consumption of 61,466,00O feet. The box and basket industries of the state took 16,828,000 feet of softwoods and 15,742,000 feet of hardwoods; the car construction industry, 27,5O5,W feet of softwoods and. 4,078,000 feet of hardwoods.

About one-third of Alabama's distribution of lumber is to the four states of Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York ; another one-third is distributed within the state.

GUY E. SMITH VISITS CALIFORNIA

Guy E. Smith, general sales manager of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., returned re,cently to his Seattle headquarters from a two weeks' business trip to California, lvhere he visited the company's hon.re office in San Francisco and the Los Angeles office.

Mr. Smith made the trip by automobile. He often uses air transportation on his long trips to save time, and has done considerable flying both on this ,coast and in the East where he rvas formerly in charge of the company's Atlantic coast business.

Back From Camping Trip

Bert Br1'3n, general manager Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, returned to his desk August 8 from a 10-day camping and fishing trip in the high Sierras. Mr. Bryan and his party made the last 30 miles of the trip on horseback. He reports having had good sport and a most enjoyable time, but advises anyone contemplating a trip of this nature to get a little riding practice in advance.

RETURNS FROM LOS ANGELE,S TRIP

Al Nolan, Western sales manager of The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned from a business trip to Los Angeles, driving back through the San Joaquin Valley.

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America Has Gone Back to \(/ork!

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Lumbermen's Post of American Legion

Russell Gheen

At the annual election of Lumbermen's Post No. ,103 of the American Legion, held at the Mayfair Hotel, Los Angeles, on Tuesday evening, August 2. Russell Gheen, C. D. Johrison Lumber Co., was elected Commander. The other officers elected included: J. O. Williams, W. E. Cooper Lumber Co., First Vice Commander; Robert W. Arnett, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Second Vice Commander; E. H. Briggs, Union Lumber Co., Adjutant; Leon W. Sowntag, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Sergeant at Arms; Leslie Cunningham, Finance Officer; David H. Stutzman, E. J. Stanton & Son, Historian, and W. M. McNeil, Lounsberry & Harris, Chaplain.

The business session followed the dinner. During the evening moving pictures were shown illustrating the various operations in the manufacture of the Insulite insulation board and Johns Manville roofing products.

Purchase Glendale Yard

The Rentley Lumber Company, at Glendale, Calif., has been sold to Jas. F. O'Kane, of Pasadena, well known Southern California retail lumberman. George Bentley, the former owner, announ€es that he will ,continue to be associated with the company.

Open Hardwood Yard At Los Angeles

The Bohnhoft Lumber Co., Inc., was recently organized by C. W. Bohnhoff, C. C. Bohnhoff and S. N. Simmons. Their office and yard is located at 1430 So. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, where they will operate a wholesale and retail business handling hardwoods, white and sugar pine, spruce, white ,cedar, plywoods, etc. The members of the new firm have all been,connected with the hardwood lumber business in the Southern California territory for many years.

Appointed Yard Manager

Ralph Fell, of San Bernardino, has been appointed manager of the Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. yard at Los Banos, Calif. He suoceeds Howard Hubbard who plans to make his future home in Long Beach.

R. T. TrTUS JOrNS RED CEDAR SHTNGLE BUREAU STAFF

R. T. Titus, formerly with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, has joined the staff of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, of Seattle' He is now working in the New England territory.

Having completed a 5000 mile trip and nine weeks of "merchandising exploration," Tom V. Sawyer, of Minneapolis, Minn., who re'cently called on over 400 retail lumber dealers in the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia reports a very perceptible brightening of business and economicconditions.

Commenting on his trip, Mr. Sawyer states:

"Possibly, above all others, one thing dis'covered made a more profound impression than anything else. Men that I have known in years past-bankers-lawyers-do'ctorsmer'chants-lumber dealers, who, in departed days, never thought it necessary to appear at their stores or offices until l0 A.M. are now on the job, hitting the ball, at an hour when a few years ago they were sitting down to.breakfast or crying, "Fore," on the first tee. Amused, then puzzled, I asked one acquaintance, 'Are conditions so bad that you have to get up with the birds to watch them get worse?' Barely raising his head from the work he was doing, he made a statement that I shall never forget, 'Conditions were bad, Tom, but they are getting better and I am doing my share to keep things pointing upward.' Not bad logic !

"Evidences of better merchandising are found on every hand. Lumber retailers, who for years have been admittedly successful, are not content to sit by idly now and'let George do it.' They are doing it themselves ! Such executive leadership ,cannot help but have an invigorating influence upon employees and today many cases are found where the 'boss' leads a morning sales meeting of all employees, including telephone operators, book-keepers, truck driversanyone who can even remotely be considered as a factor in making sales.

"Another interesting highlight of the trip was the a,ctual refutation of the idea that, granting the accuracy of the statement conditions were showing improvement, that such improvement was spotty and confined only to certain lolocalities. Eastward bound, in May, such conditions were found to actually exist but Westward bound, in July, retracing in a few instances the Eastern itinerary, it was found that the same lumbermen who earlier had been prone to complain, were now ih mu'ch better mood and many actually said June operations had shown a profit . . . something that had not been experienced in two long years.

"Yes, and I say it without fear of contradiction, America has gone back to work !"

JOrN WHOLESALE ASSOCIATION

The following lumber firms have become members of the California Wholesale Lumber Association since the list of membership was published in the July 1 issue of this paper: Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland.

W. J. Mulligan & Co., San Francisco.

Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, Bellingham, Wash., and Los Angeles.