ecll Santa...

E'LL never know whcrt this little tyke is writing cs she sits belore the lire, but if we were writing c letter to Santa Clcus, here's whcrt we'd sdy-"Dear Scnta

-Please bring to crll our lriends in the lumber industry crnd \ their lolks in thb Armed Services, the Merriest Christmas they ever had, qnd see to it that cll their drecms come true during 1944."

A Decad e ol Progress in Douglas Fir Forestry

A nerv WCLA publication entitled A Decade of Progress irr Douglas Fir Forestry attempts to set forth l-roncstly just x'hat has taken place in the last decadc tlf tinrllcr crtt' ting, of llre losses and controi, of irnprovcd ctrttirlg placticeq arrd tree {arming, by privatc orvncrshill in thc iorests of \\-esterr Oregon zrr.rd \\''ashirrgton-the l)ouglas fir region. C)rr.ille R. N{iller, presitlcnt o[ thc \\Iest Coast [-unrbcrrretr's -\ssociation, itr art Associatiott rcicasc sa1's:

Running through this ver,r' hrttrtatr stor.i'. I think vou u'i1i find trnn'ristal<al>lc cvirlcrrcc of ltrttgress. 'I'he Pacifrc Northu-est is grarlrralll- lrringinu its acrrtc frtrcst fire hazarcl under colrtrol ; its rninirrg oi r,irgin timbcr is graduall-t' giving u.nv to tir-nlrcr cropping. 'fl're marvelous rcproclttc tir,e porvcr oi thc l)or-rglas hr forest is gaining rccogr.ritiotl as one of our gre:rtest assets. With nerv developrnents ir.r crlttillg methods and tree farming, closer ir-rclustrial utilization of timber and stronger state controls over destructive practices, the Pacihc Northl'est is nroving lon,ard a practic:rl and sustainecl forest econom\r.

"An interesting {eature of this report is the progress the inclustry is making in accomplisl.rirrg through private initiative the practical forms oI conscrr.ution u'hich 1ve arc often told by national spokesrncl can bc :rttaincd only througir federal re[iulation of indrrstrl' ltnd nationalization of forest lancls. We still have :r long u'ay to go in the lracific Northr.,,est, but I believe this report makes clear that the forest industries of this tegion-u'ith tl-re help of the statesare rluictly lrrrt stc:idily progrcssing in timber grorving.

"We are anxious to have the forest situation of this region fullr. unclcrstood by thinking people. The forests are plrrt of our cornmon national heritage and their conservation is oi concern to all Americans as.rvell as to thc pcoplt-oi thc l'ucific Northtvest."

Lumber Production

Lumber production {or the first three quarters of 1943 (Jar-ruarv through Scptcnrbcr) totaled 25,031,777,000 board feet, estimated as from 8 to l0 per cent less th:rrr tlrc anroru.rt produccd during the corrcsporrrling pcriocl in 1942, the War I'roduction lloar<l slrid Nor-enrlter 23.

AMERICA'S largest manufacturer of doors presents thc newcst dcvclopment in house door -"ru6".1s1g-?ru- Sized Doors. Pre-fitted to save timc, money and work!

Thcsc bcautifully designed doors, for both -cxterior and interior usc are precision-madc by master craftsmcn.

.interior use precis precision-madc

Bccause thcy are manufactured of famous Douslas thcy Douglas Fir, Tru-Sized Doors arc uniform in quality, supcr-strbng, rot- l)rorlrrction goals for 1943, set at tl.re lteginrring of the r,'ear at 32,000,000,0@ board feet, n-ill in all likelihoorl be met, WPll Lumber ancl Lumber Prodncts Division officials stated. Consun.rption for the vear, however, will be about four billion board fcct in excess of this figure.

Bv rluartcrs, 1943 procluction estimates are : first cltrartcr, 7,173,703,000 board feet ; second qtrartcr, 8,777,594,m0 boarcl feet; third quartcr, 9,080,480,000 boarcl feet. On tl.re basis of thcsc ligrrres:tn<1 the se:rsonal decrease that norrttally occrlrs in the fourth quarter, it is expcctccl that output for the entire year rvill be aborrt 10 per cent belorv that for 1942, u,hich totalcd 36,401,895,000 board feet.

Septem ber procluc tion rv :is 2,968,81 2,00O board feet, a normai seasonal declirc (4.1 per cent) irorn August. The clecreasc u.as fairly uniform throughorrt the countrl' ancl u'as rlue to the 30rlay month, the I-abor Day holiday, and the fact that in somc rcgions part-time labor is rrsecl for agricrrltural harvest u-ork in September. Breakclorvn of September prodr-rction by regions follows : lrast: Nor:theastern, 155,071,000 board feet; Appalachi:rn, 180,880,000; North Central, 53,.155,000; South Central, 79,146,0 .n; Lake States, 73.300,000; South, 1,045,491,00O; Prairie, 7 ,713,000.

\\Icst: North Pacifrc,980,519,000 board feet; South Pacific, 233,465,000; Northern Rocky Mountain, 109,623,0C0; Sorrtl'rern Rocky Mountain, 50,149,000.

Booklet Angwers Questions Frequendy

Asked About Forest Industries

The most frequently asked^questions about the forests and the forest industries with their answers, tersely stated, have been compiled in a booklet, Paul Bunyan's Quiz, just published by American Forest Products Industries, Inc.

The purpose of the book is to arm those whose livelihood stems, directiy or in'directly, from the forests with correct information to meet the many inquiries born of a recrttdescence of public interest in our greatest, renewable, natural fesource.

Production of the book entailed long research. 'l'he 225 questions and answers it comprises were culled frorrr over 1,200 submitted by people in all sections of thc irr- dustry. The final manuscript was checked and edited;l more than half-a-hundred authorities on the various suhd:ii jects covered.

Fully illustrated, the S2-page book is sub-divided inttr; chapters covering history, loggers' lore, forest resourcqs:ir, management, and enemies; the harvest, tl,e industries, fores.&'i products manufactur€, and woods operations. It is thof"ili oughly cross-indexed to aid those seeking specific infor.: matlon.

Ideally suited to use by teachers, the book cau also the basis of lively quiz games at social gatherings. Copi rvill be sent to any one who works in wood, whether in ii$ production, manufacture, or sale, and to others interested ii{t ths forests, upon request to American Forest Products IJf,j dustries, Inc., 1319 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C...:1j

Obituaries

John H. Emmert

John FI. I,-mnrcrt, chairnt:Lrr of thc lro;tr<l o[ dir-cctors oi The Pacillc l,umlrcr Lonrp:rn-r', p:rssc<1 :rlr,:r), in I_os Angcles on Noven.rber 19.

F{e n'as born in I ledgesr.ille, \\'est Virginia, 8.5 ,r.ears ago, and hacl bee' co'nectecl *'ith rhe Pacific I-u'rber conrpanv since 1905. lfe becanre :r clirector in 1909, ancl served as president from 1919 to 1930, n'hen hc became chairman of the board of clirectors, l-hicir oificc he helc1 up to the time of his death.

Mr. E,mmert is survir.ed bv tlr,o daughters, NIrs. Royail T. Bates and IIrs. Hol.ard L. Simpson, both of Detroit, \{ich.; one sistcr, \{iss }Jelen E,mmert o{ }Iaggerstorvn, Maryland, and one brother, Cl-rarles Emnrert of Kansas City, Mo.

Funeral services u'ere helcl in Detroit, Mich.. Novem_ ber 24.

Iohn C. McCabe

John C. n'IcCabc. u,holcsalc lunrltermArr, San Frarrcisco, passed ar.l'ay in San lirancisco ol1 Novcnrber 27 alter a brief illness.

Born in San Francisco. hc spcnt all of his busincss lifc in the lumber ltusiness. He stiirtecl l-ris carccr r,vith The Pacific Lumber Cornpan' *'he' this concern operated a yarcr in San Francisco, ancl *,hcn tl-ris 1,arc1 r,vas closecl i' 1917 became associated n'ith A. F. l,fahoney in the lumber ancl shipping business. After the cleath of X{r. Mahoney in 1933 he started in the u'holesale lurnber business for him_ self.

Mr. McCabe is survived b1, his rvidow, Mrs. Gertrude C. McCabe; tr.vo sons, Sgt. John C., J.., and Sgt. William B. McCabe, U. S. Arm1.; a brother, Echvarcl F. McCabe, and two sisters, \[rs. Loretta Baldtvin, ancl l\{rs. Myrtle Cuneo. Ife was a member of Golclen Gate Corrncil No. 2507. K. of C.

The funeral services were l-relcl in San Francisco on No_ vember 30, ancl .n.erc attencled bv a large number of lumbermen.

(Continuerl on I,age 76)

Ltnmen

To You Our Friends

\(/e S.y Asain

Merry Christmas And A Happy Ne*r Year

R, U/. Dalton & Co. WHOLESALE

Lumber and Plywood

318 \X/est 9th Street

LOS ANGELES 15, CALIF.

For some time past we have been all out lor wcr. It is our sincere hope thqt it won't be too longr until we will be cble to serve you dgain as in lormer yecrrs.