L-P enters retail field

on the docks at San Pedro, near Los Angeles harbor. The transaction does not include Lonestar's retail homecare centers in the area operating under the name of Cooper's.

The agreement in principle is subject to various conditions, including approval of both boards of directors, and execution of a definitive purchase agreement.

At year-end 1978, the Lonestar assets (Camarillo, Capistrano Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange, Oxnard. San Pedro. Santa Ana and Ventura) were responsible for approximately $135 million in sales including over 250 million board feet of lumber products.

Lonestar building centers are well known in the area as Ward and Harrington Yards, Peoples Lumber, E.K. Wood Lumber, Sun Lumber, Crown Supply and

Trussco. Their service centers are ideally located around the periphery of the largest and perhaps fastest growing single market for forest products in the U.S.

"An equally valuable asset is the strong, experienced organization that can serve as a nucleus for further expansion by L-P into wholesale distribution.

"As one of the leading private timber landowners in California, we see ourselves as best able to serve the needs of the Southern California construction industry," Merlo stated.

"L-P's conversion facilities in California, Oregon and Washington and our knowledge ofthe Southern California marketplace, makes us especially enthusiastic about the future of this acquisition. The Lonestar locations are ideally suited (Please turn to page 52)

New Corporate Hq.

Copeland Lumber Yards, Inc., operator of 80 retail lumber and building material supply yards in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Nevada, has just moved into its new, two story corporate headquarters office building in Portland, Or.

The firm is one of the last laree family-owned lumber operations in the United States. Its new building is 28,000 sq. ft. and accommodates 70 employees. President is Helen Jo Whitsell, granddaughter of Joseph Copeland who founded the company in 1913.

A series of setbacks along the angled side of the triangular site make possible broad outlooks for most employees in the generally open interior.

One view to the West is across the WillametteRiver to downtown Portland and the West hills: the other is to the North across the freeway toward the Lloyd Center. Terraces from the offices, conference rooms and the luncheon lounge facilities overlook the landscaped site.

All windows are double elazed for conservation of heat andcooling, and accoustical protection from traffic noise.

San Dlego Assn. Offlcers

William S. Cowling, II, has been elected president of the San Diego (Ca.) Lumber and Wood Products Association. Cowling, president and chairman of the board of Dixieline Lumber Co.. succeeds Henrv Garnjobst, president of Helil Wholesale Co., who headed the organization in 1978.

Other officers are Paul L. Heim, Architectural Caseworks Systems, v.p., and Henry Neeley, Bendix Forest Products Corp., treasurer.

New directors are Gordon T. Frost, Frost Hardwood Lumber Co.; James C. Gilchriest, H.G. Smith Lumber Co.; Vincent Mullen, Valley Cabinet Shop; G.O. Baker, Baker Hardwood Lumber Co.; and Herschell G. Larrick. Solana Lumber Co.

Thomas B. Burke, Critique Corp., will head the mill and cabinet division of the association with Francis E. Young of Quality Cabinet and Fixture Co., serving as v.p.

The organization, now in its 72nd year, is composed of the majority of retail and wholesale lumber and building products distributors as well as manufacturers of cabinets, fixtures and millwork located throughout San Diego county.

Cargo Shlpped to San Diego Construction lumber cargo shipments to San Diego in 1978 drop- ped less than seven percent from the previous year's all-time high, according to the San Diego Lumber and Wood Products Association.

The 240.3 million board feet unloaded from coastal barges last year was 17.3 million below the record set in 1977, Henry Garnjobst, information director, notes. If used entirely for housing, the 1978 footage would be enough to build approximately 24,000 average residential units. he said.

Forest products shipments tabulated by the association originated from Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia ports. Douglas fir predominated with hemlock, spruce, white fir, cedar and redwood making up the balance of the cargoes.

Association statistics do not include veneers, hardwood, shingles and shakes or plywood. No figures are available as yet on rail or truck shipments into San Diego county, but past studies show that water shipments normally account for 65-700/o of the total amount of lumber delivered, Garnjobst said.

In addition to local construction. lumber delivered to San Diego is trans-shipped to Imperial Valley, southwestern Arizona and Baja California, Mexico points.

The association has kept records on cargo shipments since 1962. All lumber has moved through the 24th street terminal at National City since completion of that facility.

Board footage cargo lumber totals by the year are as follows: