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PROFESSIONAL DOOR UNIT MACHINERY
Arcqlo Redwood Founder Retires
Howard A. Libbey, president of Arcata Redwood Company since its founding almost twenty-eight years aSoo has retired. He guided the growth of the company he founded from a small rough green sawmill cutting 20,000 feet per day to the modern integrated redwood manufactur-
Howard A. libbey ing concern it is today with two sawmills, drying yards, 2I dry kilns, planing mill, remanufacturing facilities, and the recently established industrial cut stock plant. Its products are shipped worldwide.
Libbey is a product of the redwood country. He was born in Eureka o{ pioneer parents, who were natives of New Bruns' wick, Canada.
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Though his first job after leaving school was with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Sausalito, California, he returned to Humboldt County in 1916 and was employed by the Little River Redwood Co. He came under the guidance of the late Harry W. Cole, then vice-president and general manager and in 1928 became general sales manager. He remained until its merger with Hammond Lumber Co. in 193I.
During 1937 and 1938 Howard and Harry W. Cole worked together in an attempt to finance a company to utilize a Iarge block of timber. In 1939 Howard and a small group of associates started the Arcata Redwood Company.
He is on the executive committee of the board of directors.
Byron B. Miller was named vice-president and general manager of Arcata Redwood Company to succeed Howard. Byron is a veteran lumberman, having worked for the company since its founding in 1939.
