New hardwood tally rules

y'\ N outstanding example of indus.l-\try cooperation has occurred in the California hardwood lumber industry. In a move designed to eliminate confusion and create more standardized measuring practices, the California hardwood industry has agreed to sell hardwood lumber on net tallied footage.

The old-time nationwide practice of adding footage to tallies to offset kiln drying shrinkage was found not to be in conformity with California Business and Professional Codes. Orders taken after July I, 1975 are being delivered out of yard so that the fpotage received on the shipment and the invoice footage should be the same. As Fliir Wilson might put it "Now, what you see is what you get."

The customer price per thousand may be 5 to7% more than before, but since no footage will be added to the tally for kiln drying shrinkage, the net cost to the consumer will be about the silne.

Hardwood lumber will still be measured with the board rule in accordance with the NHLA Rules.

' Industry representatives from northern and southern California met in Sacramento on May 22, with Waltet Watson. Chief of Measurement Stand-

Story at a Glance

lmportant changes in California regarding selling hardwood on net tallied footage may soon become the standard practice in the entire West, and eventually, the rest of the country.

Jack W. Millikan Lane-Stanton Lumber Co. Presiden t, Sou thern California Hardwood Lumber Association

ards, State of California. The details were worked out as to the changeover and a date of July l, was established.

So that California wholesalerswill not be standing alone on this issue, an immediate effort was made by Watson to make the other 12 Western states aware of the California action. In July and August of 1975, measurement standards officials from other parts of the U.S. are meeting and discussing the possibilities of a nationwide net footage kiln dried tally use.

Over 10,000 Southern California Hardwood Lumber Assn. letters have been sent to users ofhardwood by over 20 wholesalers explaining this change. It is the purpose of the industry to better inform the user regarding what to expect when he receives hardwood.

One paragraph of the letter says: An important point to remember: In botttittu"ed on page aa )

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