Huge Shrinkage of Northwest LumberIndustry Told l. C. C.

W. B. Greeley, Secretary-Manager of The \Mest Coast Lumbermen's Association, told the Interstate Commerce Commission the following facts recently, rvith regard to the shrinkage of the lumber industry of the Northwest:

For the first six months of 1931, as compared with the first six months of 1929, lumber production in the Fir districts of Washington and Oregon shrunk 42-28 per cent; lumber sales shrunk 43.53 per cent; the average price shrunk 42.16 per cent; the average cost shrunk 17.71 per cent; the average logging labor cost shrunk 35.52 per cent; the average sawmill labor cost shrunk 24.73 per cent; railshipments shrunk €.80 per cent; cargo shipments shrunk 33.6O per cent; inventories increased 23.78 per cent.

The loss in production in 30 months is 4,600,00O,00O feet in that territory. The loss of logging and sawmill labor wages in 30 months is $48,760,000.

On August l, L929, the Fir industry of Washington and Oregon employed 95,000 common laborers at an average day wage of $3.75. On August l, 1930, they employed 55,000 at an average day wage of $3.4O. On August 1, 1931, they employed 37,ffi0, some of them part time at an average day wage of $2.90.

This Will Help Dealers To Sell Front Doors

In order to supply what they believed to be a long felt want among their dealer friends the Nicolai Door Sales Co., San Francisco, has prepared and issued to the dealers an attractive file folder containing a number of designs of fancy Philippine and Fir front doors.

Each page of the new folder describes in detail one door. giving the various sizes and list price of each size. The dealer will undoubtedly find this folder very handy for reference, and a real help in creating the desire among his prospects for distinctive and architecturally correct front doors.

Any dealer who may not have received a copy can get one by writing to Nicolai Door Sales Co., 3045 19th Street, San Francisco.

CENTRAL VALLEY CLUB HEARS , OTTO HARTWIG

Members of the Central Valley Lumbermen's Club heard a talk by Otto Hartwig, of the National Lumber Manufacturers'Association, Washington, D. C., at the first general meeting of their club, held at the Hotel Clark, Stockton, August 15.

"Rural Retail Merchandising" was the subject of Mr. Hartwig's address, which proved to be both interesting and instructive to the membership.

President Chas. G. Bird presided, and short talks were given by Fred Holmes, president of the California Redwood Association. and Geo. M. Cornwall.

MADE MISTAKE-ROBBED LUMBER YARD OFFICE

A Mexican bandit held up a watchman and went through the safe of a retail lumber yard in Southern California the other night. It was a bad selection. There was nothing to steal. All he got was the watchman's gun.

Lumber And Furniture

It is reported from Santa Barbara that the Macco Lumber Company has sold to Frank Harrison its lumber and furniture business at LaPatera.