Pacific Coast Hardwood Distributors

The 55th Annual Convention of the Pacihc Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association was held at the beautiful Napili Bay area of Maui, Hawaii. April 3-5.

Guest -speakers included Leonard Barrett, president of the National Hardwood Lunrbernten's Association, and Charles Wall from Long Beach, Ca. Barrett stressed the irnoortance of the two associuticrns workine together for the betterrrrent,lf thi hardwood industry and Wall gave a rundown on some of the new ntethods of drying hardwoods and the inrportance of correct handling of incoming green stock, prior to kiln drying.

New officers are: president. P.J. White. Vancouver. B.C.: lst v.p.. Don White, Jr., Oakland, Ca.; 2nd v.p., Jim Dugan, City of Industry, Ca.; sec.-treas., Gil Reel, Ar.raheim, Ca.

Retiring president George "Bud" Baker of San Diego, was given special thanks for a job well done.

HARDWO0D wholesalers included lst Row, I r: Craig Kincaid, H. E. Kerry, Jr., G. T. Frost, Jr., George "Bud" Baker (president 1978), K. E. MacBeath, D. F. White, Sr., Fred Fuller. 2nd Bow, I r: Leonard Barrett(NHLA president and guest speaker), W. G. Lightfoot, Leonard Hall, Bill Fahs, John Fahs, Don Reel, Keith Swaner. 3rd Row. | - r: Fred Smales, Wer- ner Bichen, W. L. Sauder, Bruce Frost. Jim Spellman, Albert A. Frost, Gil Reel, William MacBeath, Carl Porter, Jim Dugan, Jack Millikan, Erent Mullen. Top Rows: Lyall Bell, P. J. White (1979 president), Richard Ouarg, Clint Bower, D. F. White, Jr., Brian White, Charles Wall (guest speaker), John Mullen and James Sullivan.

Westem construction history is unfolding in Reno, Nv., at J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s 1.5-million-sq.-ft. catalog distribution center.

The massive project, scheduled for completion in early 1979 , is one of the West Coast's largest single facilities of its type.

A Coal-Tar Bitumen roofing system, developed by Koppers Co., was selected for the giant structure, the major retailer's first catalog center in the Western area and the fifth in the United States.

So huge is the roofing application that is was contracted as a ioint ven-

ST0RAGE COI0SSUS J.C. Penney's 1.5-million-sq.-ft. catalog distribution center, one of the largest single structures of its type in the Western area, is now under construction on a 205-acre site near Reno, ture by three separate firms, from as many states, operating as Tri-States Roofing.

Sited on a 205-acre tract eight miles north of downtown Reno, on a portion of the one-time Stead Air Force Base, the project includes a 60,000sq.-fi. office structure. The center is served by a spur of Western Pacific Rail road.

Western Mills at 98.2o/o

The Western lumber industry produced at 98.2% of its operating capacity during the month of January, the Western Wood Products Association announced in the first of its new monthly reports on operating levels.

According to WWPA, such a high percentage of operating level in other industries would signal new capacity needs. But lumber producers in the Western U.S. are reluctant to add new capacity in light of land withdrawals and other constrictions on allowable cut from federal forest lands.

WWPA's capacity reports defines 100% industry capacity for any given rnonth as "the highest actual production reached in that month during the last five calendar years." Figures for the ''current month" of a monthly report may be substituted if its figures are the highest for that month during the fiveyear period. This provides the latest possible updating.

"Practical capacity" is that volume of production which could normally be expected when the industry is at maximum typical production peak.

Western International Forest Products is pleased to announce that Hughes Lumber Company, Glendale, Ca., is now Western International California. Tom Hughes and Fred Warren are ready, willing and able to handle your industrial and low grade wood product requirements. Why don't you call them ^t (2131 245-5555 and let them go to work for you.

For a full runge of lumber and plywood products you could call us here in Beaverton, Oregon at (503\ (Ar-0000 or 1-(800) 547-57U.

We would be extremely pleased to hear from you.

Western International Forest Products

P.O. Box 3070 (503) 641-fin0 14800) WI-574 Portland. Or.97208

Wholesale Lumber Merchants

KARL DREXEL

JAMES PETERSON

MIKE KLEINMANN

BILL BROGAN

GREEN & KILN DRIED

Douglas Fir - dimension, timbers, cuttings

Redwood - commons, uppers, fencing

Pine - boords, dimension (commons & uppers)

Cedor - shakes, shingles

Plywood - sheathing, sanded llest Coost Hemlock

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and Garden Products

We also carry split redwood and cedar products, plus a complete line of fence products lcl; direct shipments only for t&t or carloads.