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The Men oI the Lumber Industry Report on Defense

LL AMEBICA reqds cnrd works cnd csks qbout delense. Where qre the matericls coming lrom? How much? How last?

About lumber this ccrn be recordedLumber is doing a lremendous job borh lor delense card domestic needs, curd doing it quickly, elliciently crnd economicclly.

Wilh swiltly expanded produclion, the men ol the lumber industry deliverad over lwo billion leet ol lumber to 350,fl)0 ccrpenters working on the biggest housing proieci oI modern limes-ccmtonrnents for c million, two hundred thouscnrd soldiers. Al the same time, cdditioncrl lumber wqs provided lor housing hqll a rrillion workers in delense.

Lumber is sening qn essenliql lunction in necrly every indusiry. It crcdles the ships being buili in the shipycrrds. Since the start oI the wcr, the Roycrl Air Force ol Britcrin hcs been mciniained lcrgely by Aruerican lumber mqde inlo lcminqted propellers, slruts crnd spcrs. Timbers trre being produced lor pontoons thct ccntcke the shock cnd ccrrry the locrd oI hecrvy tcnks chcrging ct high speeds. Lumber is so cdcptcrble thtrt it is shouldering new jobs crnd relecsing other mctericls lor deIense needs.

The men olihe tumber industry, in addition lo producing <r wide vcriety of loresl products lor delense, supplied c more llnm normql demand lor lumber for use in shop <nrd lactory, cnrd lor the construction crnd remodeling oI hornes trnd larm buildings.

Whereverrnenlive cnd work, youlll lind Ioresl producls helping them in their iobs cnrd providing better homes, Ior lumber is Americq's most crvcilcble, crdcptcble cnd economicql building materiql.

Timber is c crop. It is c renewcble naturcl resource. Lumber is therelore plentifuI. For every mciure tree thcrt is hqrvested, nalure is seeding cnd men <rre plonting new trees to lcrke its plcce. This continuous relorestclion casures cr perennicl crop ol timber cnrd c continuing supply ol lumber.

Plenty ol lumber is svtrilcble curd will continue io be avcrilcrble lor the delense of America cmd the building ol Americc.

Weyerhaeuser

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American Lumber and Treating C.o. -------,--17

Anglo California Lumber Co. --------.

Arcata Redwood Co.

Atkineon-Stutz Co..------..--.- ------..--.-.ZS

Baxter & Co., J. H. , - - -----------------------25

Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. - -- --,--

Bradley Lumber Co. of Arkansac -------,-----,,---- 5

Burnc Lumber Co. --------------,-,

Crdwallader-Gibcon Cn.' Inc.,--.--------- -- - - - - 22

California Builderc Supply Co...-----------...--------.23

California Door Co., The California Panel & Veneet Co..--------------------- 3

Carr & Co. L. J. --- ------ -----------.------------lO

Celotex C.orporation, The Cobb Co., T. M. ------.----- -------.---.24

Cooper, W. E. ----------- ---------------19

€)trttic Companies Service Bureau *--------------,11

Dant & Ruccell, fnc. --------------,-- - ------- -- O.F.C.

Douglas Fir Plywood Asrociation ------------------- 9

Eubank & Son, L. H.

Ewauna Box Co.

Fir Door Inctitute

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Hallinan Mackin Co., Ltd. --. Hammond Redwood Co..--------

Pacifc Wood Products Corp..----------------------17

Pope & Talbot, Lumber Division

Portland Cement Aseociation

Ream Company, Geo. 8..-----------.--,----

Red C,edar Shingle Bureau

Red River Lumber Co..-----------------,-- ---------,----13

Ross Carrier Company - O.F.C.

Sampson Company.------ --------------25

Schafer Broe. Lumber & Shingle Co. -----.------*

Santa Fe Lumber Co..-----------------

Shevlin Pine Sales Co. ----------------- ---. -.---------.27

Southwedern Portland Cement Co.,,----------.15

Stanton & Son, B. J. - -------- - ---------------,-------L2

Sudden&Christenron ,----------27

LJnion Lumber Co.

Vendling-Nathan

W. T. BTACK Advertiring Mcncger

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