TwelveInch Boards are the Only "High" Item in K. D. Fir, Says

Gus Russell

An article in the last issue concerning A. J. "Gus" Russell of San Francisco and his campaign for dry Firin California and Arizona. made a statement that was made. too generally. It was stated that Kiln Dried Fir in some items brings $9 to $11 a thousand more than the same grade of green Fir.

It should have stated that this wide spread prevailed on lZ-inch No. I boards only. The mills that sell Kiln Dried Fir have never been able to supply the demand for lZ-inch boards, but in all other items where the supply equals the dgmand the comparison of price between dry and green lumber is very reasonable. 'Iwo inch dimensions, for instance, in No. 1 common, is only slightly higher than the same grade of green. No. 2 and No. 3 common Kiln Dried is no higher than green.

Mr. Russell's broadside of literature concerning Kiln Dried Fir, which he sent not only to the retail lumber trade but to the architects as well, has brought him a flood of interesting response.

Orange Belt Hoo Hoo

At the annual meeting of the Orange Belt Hoo Hoo Club, Fred A. Chapin of the Fr,ed A. Chapin Lumber Company of San Bernirdino was named president, succeeding A. O. Wtrite of Riverside. H. G. Wilson of Riverside was elected vice-president and J. E. Suverkrup of San Bernardino was ie-elected secretary-treasurer. Harrison G. Spaulding of Hemet was recommended as vicegerent.

The directors named include Wesley Shrimp of Riverside, Roy L. Sandefur of Banning, Oscar Crawford of Colton, A. D. McCormick and H. F. Suverkrup of .San Rernardino.

The club is making preparations for a ladi'es' night which will be a dinner dance on Friday, November 5, and a big Concat will be held in the first part of December. 'fhe last Concat was held in the San Bernardino mountains and was a great success,

S. F. Building Permits Climb

Building permits for the first nine months of this year show an increase of approximately $4,500,000 over those for the same period of last year in San Francisco.

The totals were: 1925, $39,318,786; 1926, $43,843,708.

The September total was $4,001,012, almost $1,000,000 greater than the figure for last September, when permits totaled $3,158,082. The Augttst ligure, however, was slightly higher than last month, being $4,163,510.

31.080 FEET OF LUMBER IN ONE SUGAR PINE TREE

Estimated to contain 31,080 feet offirstlrade lumber, one of the most perfect sugar pine trees cut rolled into Tuolumne mill of the Pickering Lumber Co. on nine flat cars. Measuring nine feet in diameter at the butt, the tree was 226 feet tall, the first limb branch being 102 feet from the ground. The tree u'as cttt into 2O-foot lengths for hauling in from Camp 34.

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