Michigan an lmportant Hardwood Drive fo, "sunlight Hour""

Producing State Funds Extended

Sept. l5.-Although the day of Michigan's leadership in lumber manufacturing rvas in the 7Os, 8Os and 90s of the last century, the state is still an important producer of hardwoods, being exceeded in 1930 only by Louisiana and Wisconsin in the quantity of hardwood lumber produced. Michigan has been first for many years in the production of maple lumber, reporting more than 4O per cent of all the maple cut in the United States in 193O. Next after Wisconsin, Michigan leads in the production of birch and is an important state in hemlock production, this being the principal softwood produced.

In 1890, the U. S. Census Bureau reported lumber production in Michigan as nearly 4-113 billion feet. ln 1929, production of 571O17,000 feet rvas reported:. in 193O, 466, 831.000 feet.

An unusually large proportion-48 per cent-of the lumber produced is sold by the mills of the state direct to manufacturers, as of automobiles, furniture, etc.; about 31 per cent of these mill sales are made through wholesalers; 11.4 per cent to retallers and 6.3 per cent to railroads and utility companies.

The number of rvage-earners engaged by the lumber and timber products industry (sawmills and logging operations). in Michigan was 11,638 in 1929; wages paid were $14,058,899 and value of products was $39,100,102. In the planing mills of the state not connected with sarvmills, 3,784 wage-earners rvere employed, $4,774,454 was paid in wages and $25,614,233 uias the value of products. The lumber industry is excedcled in Michigan in number of wage-earners by the automobile and furniture industries and by foundry and machine shop products.

Michigan consumes in its factories and for its building. railroads, etc., about trvice as much lumber as it produces. Of its lumber consumption ol929,635,000 feet in 1930, according to the U. S. Forest Service, about 26 per cent was produced by its orvn sawmills and 67 per cent came from other states. The balance was imported, mostly f rom Canada. About one-half of Michigan's consumption of softwoods is by the box and crate industry. The hardwoods consumed in the State go largely to the automobile and furniture factories. Most of Michigan's lumber sent to other states goes to Illinois and Wisconsin.

Forest planting statistics, as issued by the Forest Service, show more forest planting in Michigan than in any other state, 38,302 acres being planted there in 1930 out of a total of 135,239 in the entire country, and 47,264 acres in 1931, out of a total of 153,'160. Of this area in the two years nearly 60,000 acres were planted on state forests under the direction of the state forester. The Forest Service in 1920 estimated the total forest area of Michigan as 18.400,000 acres.

D. H. STEINMETZ,IR., VISTTS PrNE MrLLS

D. H. Steinmetz, Jr,, Standard Lumber Company, Beverly Hills, Calif., spent a few days recentlv calling on the 'pine mills.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Because of the lateness with rvhich many lumbermen received notification of the drive to raise $6,000 by popular subscription with which to build a lumber house exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, it has been found desirable to extend the closing date of the drive from the middle of September to October 15. W. F. Sharv, trade extension manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, which is acting as the clearing house of the project, in announcing the postponement, said that daily receipts have recently been increasing, but that in many cases individual lumbermen have received notice of the drive only within thd last week or ten days.

"The rate at rvhich receipts are now coming in," he said, "makes it more nearly certain that this fund will be raised if rve have more time to pass the word along to the lumber circle. Daily receipts have recently exceeded a hundred dollars, and they continue to come. We are after the second thousand dollars, and must average $150 a day to clear the hurdle even by October 15."

Contributions to the "Sunlight House" fund should be made out to "W. M. Ritter, Treasurer," and may be forrvarded through recognized trade publications, lumber associations and clubs, or directly to the headquarters of the fund. the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, 1337 Connecticut Ave., Washington. D. C.

Larsen -\7hite

Arthur M. Larsen and Miss Helen White of Berkeley, Calif., rvere married on September 16 and are norv on their honeymoon in Honolulu rvhere they plan to remain a month. Mr. Larsen is a member of the firm of Sullivan & Larsen, retail lumber dealers at Rio Vista, Calif., and he is a son of Captain Larsen, deceased, who rvas one of the pioneer lumbermen in the Central California section.

New Pine Wholesaler

California Pine Lumber Co. recently started business in San Francisco, carrying on a wholesale business in California pine products.

A. B. Davis, formerly sales manager for Kesterson Lumber Co., Klamath Falls, and recently associated with Drvight Lumber Co., San Francisco, is sales manager. Offices are in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street.

Carl Moore Makes Change

Carl R. Moore has resigned his position with the East Bay Lumbermen's Institute, Oakland, to take charge of Moore Mill & Lumber Company's office in San Francisco, succeeding his father who died recently.