SUPPORT MERCY KILLING OF OLD TREES

car construction, lessons learned and the improvement of computer technology in utilizing cars will work against a replay ofthe present shortage. The tightness in flatcar supply won't close any mills, but it is expected that more forest products will go by truck, at least temporarily, and that water shipments will increase to

Story at a Glance

Railroad flat car availabilitY expected to be tight all summer a reoccurrence of this year's rail car shortage "is unlikely" . . blanket rate to be eliminated cars with more plywood carrying capacity being studied.

ease the car shortage. Additionally, heavy freight volume to Los Angeles recently has created a supply of emp' ties that the SP is sending in priority trainloads to Northern California and Oregon for use by wood shiPPers.

The elimination of the blanket freight rate for West to East shiP' ments, now set to be eliminated July 22, is expected to go through as planned. It is widely believed that its elimination will have an adverse affect on Westem shippers of green dimension lumber who will sud' denly find themselves saddled with uncompetitive freight rates in com' parison to the cost of getting Canadian species and Southem Pine to market.

An exception for Westemers is expected to be those firms selling certain items, such as industrial use lumber and redwood, that are not available from other sources.

The Southern Pacific is currently considering adding longer and/or higher cars to its present fleet of forest pre ducts carrying rolling stock. One in' stance is a car that would be 52' 8" ancl would carry 39 units of plywood, three more than the standard load of 36. The taller car would allow four units high to be stacked, so that if (Please firm to page 47)

"How would you llke to be eaten a[ve by bugs? Support mercy killing of old trees! A nobJe giant of the forest, ruler of his domain for several hundred years deserves a more honorable death than to be eaten alive by insects!

"And you sawmllls oan go a step further and give these proud trees a dignified memorial service by selling the clear lumber to us. We will make mouldings and door jambs from the lumber which will be sent to the Deep South where they love to apply a natural finish rathor than hide the beauty of the grain with (ugh) paint.

"Really now, does a 300 year old tree deserve to be converted to plywood and be covered by a rug and walked on? Or be covercd with vinyl and be put on a wall, made to look like ash or frulty pecan?

"We will treat your trees with the teverence and respect that they deserve. "

Growing Strong

South Bay Redwood has been "Growing Strong" in Southern California for some 30 years and our Orange plant is one of the f inest remanufacturing facilities fn the lumber industry. We are equally proud of our newly-acquired Northern California Division, Sonoma Wood Products, in Healdsburg. In addition to the increased capacity from another f ine remanufacturing mill, Sonoma adds the extra dimension of an excellent fingerjoint plant.

Our two plants can draw from an inventory of about 30 million board feet of quality redwood and cedar.

At South Bay we're not too big to care. We care about you, the customer, and your needs. We make every effort to ship what you want, when you want it and we'll stand behind our quality and service.

WE WELCOME YOUR INQUIRY-WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS!