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serious but the bulk of the transits have been sold now and the situation is fast righting itself.

"trt is. now only about a m-onth-to the holidays and there ls nornrng ln slght .-s..y9t t_o warrant the slightest appre_ henslon that costs will be low,er. In fact, if the demind becomes much greater the probabilities are all the othei way.

"It looks rto me like a strong market with an upward ,tendency and that those conditions u,ill continue. A sat- isfactory volume is coming to the pacific Coast-rail or- ders running about 1700 cals weekly. Car material orders are being booked. The Atlanti,c Coast business *". """., better ,though it may possibly be affected by a recent ad_ vanc.e in water freights from $14 to $15. Southern Cali- tornta rs takrng enormous quantities. Japan has recently shown an inclination to buy in volume again. The Aui_ tralian demand is improving. The Northirn and Cential California rail market is more active. The logs suppty i, below normal with the winrter season at hand.',

RECORD BRIDGE BUILT FOR RAILROAD THA|T IS TO SERVE NEW MILL AT FRESNO

'Ihe Mercer-Frazer Complqy of Eureka, has just com- pleted for the Minarets and-Western Railway Co,i,pany tt e largejt plid _e ever constructed for the lumber indlstiy ori the Pacific Coast.

_.The bridge, 1120-feet in-length, crossesr the San Joaquin River at Friant. Six hundred feet is of steer ""nrtiuot'i"", and the remaining 2O feet is trestle approach. A1l ,the steej and much of the timber approach is on concrete founda_ tion.

record tinie in the construction of the fact that this year produced the San Joaquin has seeh in twentv

The Minarets and Western Railway is being built bv the Sugar Pine Company for the development oi the enor'_ mous White and Friant timber tract in the Sierra Forest near North Fork. Sixty miles of railroad are required to bring the logs to the large mill at, Fresno. Much of tho

Mercer-Frazer made the bridge regardless of highest water level the years. of the grade has been comoleted and the comnrnv hee rlrao,l,, grade completed the company has alreadv laid ten miles of track. Logsins ooeration. will hooi- ;'- Logging operationi will begin in Muy.

E. H. Cox is way Company chief engineer

President of the Minarets and Western Railand T. O. Russell of Eugene, Oregon, is in charge of construction.

GODDARD NAMED MANAGER SUNSET LUMBER CO. AT OAKLAND; STARK BACK FORM TRIP

The Charles Nelson Company has app,ointed W. Goddard manager of the Sunset Lurnber Company of Oakland. Mr. Goddard has had a large experience in'the lumber busi_ ness and was formerly_ connected with the Largey Lumber Company of Butte, X{on.ta'na, where he acted in the capacity of m.anager for nine years.

J. C. Stark, District Manager, has just returned from an inspection trip of the company yards and reports prog.ress all along the 1ine.