Redwood

CAPlllL tUtllBER plans a spring start for construction of this new redwood and cedar distribution yard in Chino, Ca. lt is expected to replace Capital's present 0range, Ca., facility. The whole distribution company is based in Phoenix, Az.0f the 10 acres, five are to be developed and paved. The all-redwood office building is to have 1x8 t&g redwood siding applied diagonally, with 4x6 saw-sized beams used for the patio trellis. Redwood plywood and 1x8 (vjoint pattern 71'l R) will be used inside. There will also be a 2,400 sq. ft. mill building and 24,000 sq. ft. of covered storage. Anticipated to employ approximately 15, the facility is on a 3-car SP rail spur and will be constructed by Treated Pole Builders, Inc.

Stewart Hardwood Opens

Stewart Hardwood Lumber Co. has been established by Gary Stewart in Fremont, Ca., to deal in domestic and imported lumber and plywood.

Timed to open with the beginning of the new decade, the business is based on Stewart's 24 years of experience in lumber sales. Personal contract will be his primary goal, he stresses, with emphasis on service, quality and competitive pnces.

Hardwood will predominate in the product lines handled.

Sherry Gaylon

(Continued from page 27) with mills in the Northwest, Canada and the South. Most orders are made over the telephone, followed by purchase orders.

"A big problem is transportation, especially the shortage ofboth flat cars and box cars to haul the lumber after it is located in one of the mills," Sherry says,, pointing out that "freight rates have escalated 280/ in the past two and onehalf years. "

In explaining her love affair with lumber, Sherry stresses the fine fra. ternal relationship among all the people involved. An industry with "a constantly.changing face which keeps coming up with new products to get the most out of a log."

"lt's one of the few businesses left which still operates under the law of supply and demand," Sherry says. "The face of the industry changes constantly and I welcome the challenge."

"There are a lot of great people in this wood business," according to Sherry.

True. And one of them is a young lady originally from Steamboat Springs, Colorado - Sherry Gaylor.

Gan you meet the demand?

Outdoor@ wood

Koppers Outdoor@wood is becoming more and more popular with people who are concerned with the rising costs of construction and who are unwilling to pay the high price of redwood and cedar for do-it-yourself projects. Outdoorwood is the ideal alternative. lt's great for patios, decks, fences, and many other outdoor uses. lt is an attractive, longlasting product that will provide resistance to weather, insects and decay. Too, it requires virtually no maintenance.

Remember: your customers and prospects are already familiar with the Koppers Outdoorbrand name. They see Outdoor and other Koppers wood products advertised in major architectural, building, and consumer magazines.

Koppers pressure-treated wood products are produced, sold and serviced in the western U.S.A....yet they are backed by the research and development, quality control and international experience of Koppers Company, Inc.-a world leader in wood preservation, offering: o Oufdoor@ wood

. Wolmanizedo lumber and plywood r Poles, posts and timbers treated with creosote, penta and Wolman@ CCA preservatives o NCX@ and Non-Com@ lire retardant treated wood o Fire retardant treated shakes and shingles o Treating service for your wood lf you'd like, a Koppers representative will come into your yard and give you whatever assistance and advice you want to help you maintain your prof it level, while saving your customers money. Selling ideas?

Poi nt-of-purchase d isplays?

Educational seminars for your personnel? He'll help you in these areas also.

To be sure you have the wood products your customers want this year, contact the Western Wood Products Division, Koppers Company, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA, (213)830-2860

San Francisco, CA, (415) 692-3330

Denver, CO, (303) 534-6191

Sacramento, CA, (916) 372-6920

Honolulu, Hl, (808) 682-5704

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(714) 989-1881

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