GOOD NEIMS FOR DEALERS

The cnnouncement by the lir plywood industry crt their qnnucrl meeting thcrt their advertising crnd promotioncl progrqm will be continued qnd extended is good news to the lumber declers.

This program is directed ct telling specifiers oI building mcrtericls-crrchitects, engineers, builders cnd lumber dealers-thct lir plywood is bcsiccrlly c peccetime building commodity crlthough crt present serving crs <r w<rr mcterial.'

The program hcs been expcnded to reqch lqrmers cnd amqteur cnd professioncl boct builders, comprising lcrrge markets lor lumber declers lor the luture.

Modern Distribution Yard

(Continued from Page 20) truck, and a fleet of trucks. A number of portable shelters have been constrttcted for use in protecting dry lumber while being unloaded or loaded in rvet rveather.

Since Pearl Harbor efforts of Commercial Lumber Co., Inc. have been devoted mainly to supplying war plants with their requirements of West Coast woods and Mexican and South American hardwoods. In normal times large stocks of furniture dimension, \'eneers and cut to size stock are carried to supply the furniture, cabinet and industrial trade.

Since May 15 this firm l.ras been shipping Mexican hardwoods by boat into Los Angeles instead of by rail.

The principals in Manufacturers Lumber Co. are James S. Linderman, manager of the softrvood department; Noble I(. Lay, manager of the hardrvood department, and Donald L. Allison, office manager. Commercial Lumber Co., Ir\c. has executive oflices in the Continental Building, 408 So' Spring Street, Los Angeles.

Portlcrnd Firm Buys Mill

crnd Redwood Timber

Announcement was made recently that the A. K. Wilson Timber Co., Portland, Ore., has purchased the sawmill of the Klamath Redwood Manufacturing Co., Klamath, Calif., ancl their timberlands; also a large acreage of Redwood timber from the Ward Redwood Co. and Sage Land & Improvement Co.

This concern is contemplating running the mill two shifts. It is their intention to build another sarvmill as soon as equipment is available.

The name of the mill has been changed to Coast Redwood Co. The sales are handled exclusively by Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Plcrn Lumber Termincrl

The Cascade Lumber Terminal Corp., Eugene, Ore., has been incorporated for $50,000 by K. C. and K. June McIntosh and Peter DiPaolo, and plans are now being prepared for the construction of a lumber receiving' terminal after the war. Lumber from mills near Eugene will be collected at the terminal and prepared for shipment.

Revised Membership Directory

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association has just issued a revised Membership Directory dated June 15, 1945. The nerv compilation of Association members is corrected in accordance with the latest information reported {or each operation. In the Directory the mills are listed alpha.betically and information given is arranged for convenience of reference. In addition to the mill location and sales manager addrgss, data is tabulated showing capacity, equipment, market, species, and items manufactured. Copies of this Membership Directory will be sent upon request, address West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 364 Stuart Bldg., Seattle 1, Washington.

Buys Timber

The Rosboro Lumber Co., Springfield, Ore., has been awarded 218 acres of timberland in the Willamette National Forest by the U. S. Forest Service, Portland, Ore. Included in the sale are 10,646,000 board feet of Douglas fir, 1,186,000 board feet of Western red cedar, I,644,W board feet of Western hemlock and others, totaling 13,467,0OO board feet.