Redwood & the West

total plywood shipments for Simpson Timber Co. and Pacific Lumber Co. for fiscal 1976 (Oct. 1975-Sept. 1976) rose 44.8Vo over fiscal 1975.

Distribution from the CRA mills is to wholesalers who sell to retail lumber dealers. According to CRA figures there are approximately 298 redwood wholesalers in California and about 526 in the 13 Western states, including branch offices.

Besides the nearly 300 in California, there are three in Alaska, 20 in Arizona, 3l in Colorado, 12 in Hawaii, ll in Idaho, l0 in Montana, seven in Nevada, nine in New Mexico, 74 in Oregon, 13 in Utah, 35 in Washington and three in Wyoming.

WHERE REDWOOD LUMBER GOES*

Numbers shown are in millions of board feet of redwood lumber