A move for more space for more sales

Don and Gil Reel, brothers and owners of Reel Lumber Service, are anticipating continued growth now that their hardwood firm has moved to its new location in Anaheim, Ca.

Reel took over the former Ganahl Lumber Co. yard when Ganahl moved to a new location in Anaheim. With the change, Reel has increased its space for storing lumber by 10Wo and its office space by 50%.

For the past 45 years Reel Lumber has operated near Central Ave. at 1249 East 63rd St., Los Angeles. The new facility is at 301 E. Santa Ana St. in Anaheim. A fire in May, 1976 razed one-third of Reel's shed space in Los Angeles, making the quarters particularly tight.

"We hope to hire more people and ship more lumber now that we have more space to work in," Gil said. His firm deals in imported and domestic hardwoods, sugar and ponderosa pine and plywood. Nine men now work in the yard under superintendent Rex

Perrine, a 25-year veteran of the firm. Reel's acquisition of the Ganahl property resulted from a single want ad that Don Reel ran in The Merchant Magazine.

The move has given Reel space to (Please tum to page 58 )

SPANKING NEW Rockwell M3 straight line rio and Reel Lumber Service salesman Jim Augustine (left) and superintendent Rex Perrine.