Wood Products go to sea

EIFTY YEARS of ocean towing F qualifies Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co., Inc., of Coos BaY, Or.. as one of the world's largest and most experienced wood Products transPortation comPanies.

The company's l2 ocean-going tugs and 18 barges plY the shiPPing lanes between Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia and Southern California, as well as to the Hawaiian Islands, the South Pacific. Mexico, Central America, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.

Sause Bros. has been identified with the transportation industrY since the early 1930s. The original business in Tillamook BaY was the construction of log rafts which were towed to Warrenton near the mouth of the Columbia River. Although rafting was an economical answer to moving large quantities of raw material, it was impractical for long ocean voyages. Because rafts are susceptible to heavY weather damage and fire from friction within the raft, they were virtually uninsurable.

Three Sause brothers, HenrY, Curt. and Paul (who is still active as company president), were convinced that logs could be transported efficiently, economically and without risk by barging. Incorporation of Sause Bros.' Ocean Towing Co. was formally completed in 194'7 and.the new concept put lnto pracrlce. Company-developed improvements such as self-dumping and selfbailing barges enabled the firm to grow, prosper, and become even more efficient.

Sause Bros. log barging operations set the stage for expansion into transportation of lumber and other wood products from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California. They pioneered coastwise barging of lumber with a 2,000 mbf load from Moore Mill and Lumber Co. of Bandon, Or., in 1951. They now serve virtually every lumber producing port in Oregon and Washington, plus several in British Columbia.

A natural follow-up to coastwise barging was the initiation of general cargo service by tug and barge to the

Hawaiian Islands. After starting their trans-ocean barging in 1966, regular service to the Islands has been continued through the ensuing years. Sause Bros. now barges in excess of 100,000 tons of lumber, PIYwood, paper, chemicals and fertilizers to Hawaii every year.

While Iumber continues to be their primary cargo, the comPanY has established a rePutaJion for transporting oversized and heavylift objects. Among other specialized tasks, they have been called upon to barge pipe from San Francisco to El Salvador, modular homes from Los Angeles to Mexico, a dredge from New Orleans to Los Angeles through the Panama Canal, large structural steel components to Alaska, and construction equipment to Eniwetok.

TANDEM T0WING provides shippers with smaller barges t0 fill. They can enter the smaller lumber ports in the NOrthwest and still provide elticient service to So. Ca.

Sause Bros. is now the only active ocean Iumber barging company operating from Oregon and Washington to Southern California. Their operating costs-as with other industries-have escalated. Officials recognize that being the only ocean going barging company carries a responsibility of maintaining a firm hand on costs while providing the equipment and service needed by the West Coast lumber industry.

Rate structure is closely watched to retain a competitive edge in the transportation market. The company objective is to control rising costs in every possible way, including doing their own stevedoring and maintenance, developing cargo back hauls, tandem towing and building their own barges.

In recent years, all their barges

Story at a Glance

Oregon transportation company expands with years . .f leet of 18 barges carry lumber up and down coast. new shipyard to build barges.

have been converted to accommodate loading and discharge with forklifts as opposed to the traditional use of cranes. This has led to savings in stevedoring costs, reduced cargo damage, and safer stowage. They are currently encouraging prestickering of lumber to further streamline stevedorine operations.

Sause Bros. has now entered a new phase. The company is in the process of building a modern shipyard to construct barges at their home port of Coos Bay. The ways will accommodate two barges at a time and will be used f or maintenance as well as new construction.

Company officials feel that they will be able to control both quality and cost by building their own barges. It will also enable them to keep regular crews busy, in addition to providing extra employment in an area that has suffered from a depressed lumber market.

Although the shipyard is srill under construction, a new barge is already on the way. When finished, it will measure 286 ft. long, 76 ft. wide and 18 ft. deep. It is designed to transport either lumber or oil. The new shipyard, costing in excess of a million dollars, is expected to employ at least 40 workers on a steady. continuing basis.

Addition of six new towboats. with horsepower ranging from 2,000 to 4,000, to the Sause fleet in recent years has allowed them to tow two barges behind each tug. Tandenr towing has allowed Sause Bros. to provide shippers with relativell small barges yet enjoy the advantages of larger, more efficient equipment. Many of the small lumber

(Pleuse turn to puge 3 1) ta Rosa, Ca., on the Old Redwood HighwaY . . Intermountain Lumber Co., Ltd., Sandpoint, Id., has changed its name io Spqialty fules,.Dtc., according ro Feter Lindstrom, Pres. construction-droppedo.nly0.39o, - !fiacpeath Hardwoo4 Monteth; d;; f;t *#tv in the lumber apparently bolsieled by a new bello, ca', suffered^.a $2 million ffiri,rJ* ar n * home construc- P-hbenix fee system that had loss recently when fire de_stroyed

FORKLIFT loading and unloading of barges has been developed to cut stevedoring costs as well as cargo damage. Some barges are open deck with stanchions while others are equipped wlth a steel warehouse to protect car00.

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Dant & Russell' Portland, Or., Norandex Aluminum Building h"; b.;-h;-r""i-ir pu*bu"6 pioiiiirso#ningan 18,000sq. Palmer G. Lewis; Qo.-, it Ltr. Ftl.-ioii n.* distribirtion it. disribution cenier in Salt Lake Auburn, Wa., has'acquired- the ;#;;ilti;;;;i;.itiiies; D&R citv, ut. . . . inventory _and eqrllpment of the tt* Aro purchased 80 acies_of_ _ D_on Cochrang. Co., Tu"9.-1: UnAinPoitAngeles, Wa., forlog Management_Resource Assocr- Wa.-, and-.will operate il as il;d;;Aiip6ii,C*p""t!dtobE ates,is i new Sacramento,. C?., Cochrane Northwes.t, /nc.,-from 6;dtil il'6Z t"ittr'a new mill employment firm, specializing,in their.Tacoma wale-h9ury,__H*ty Joiug.andexp6rt,expect-edtoUe afes-is a

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