Top Quality Buildings At Approximately Half the Cost of Conventional Buildings

Fast, efficient construction crews erect these strong buildings in an amazingly short time.

Original construction methods and machines, including our hydraulic scaffold truck, insure you of top quality for lowest cost.

o all poles are cemented to a depth of 6' o never needs painting-won't rub off on clothes o insurance rates considerably less yet full coverage o all buildings engineered and designed by licensed civil engineers o Call San Antonio today !

Yes, San Antonio Construction can build better buildings for less money lor you. These attractive buildings will improve your property and are built to last. Using pressure-treated poles which will last 30 years or longer, they Frank Ruggieri,

Mgr.

Hwy. 99 W. one mile south of Williams, California P. O. Box 837

Area Code are safe against wind, earthquake, and weather hazards because ol their rigid construction. Their improved design meets all building code requirements and there are no long hraces lo interlere with equipment.

Frank Ruggieri, Mgr. SOUTHERN DIVISION

13231 E. South Street Artesia, California

UNderhill 5-L245

SPruce 3-4503

LAwrence 1-0489

Res. 964-4494 foro*ly CAtlfOlNlA tUMtER I ERCHANT

SEPTEMBER, 1973 o Merchondiring ond News lcodcr rincc 1922

VOLUME 52, NO. 3 uutiiitimmfritlullltfiin MAJoR NEWS and FEATURES

WHAT ABOUT CONVERTING LUMBER TO THE METRIC SYSTEM?

EVEN OLD, UNUSED DISCOUNT STORES CAN BE RECYCLED

HOW THE MAJOR FIRMS RANK IN SAWMILL PRODUCTION

RETIRED AT 85, GLENN FOGLEMAN STARTS NEW CAREER

IT'S PARTYTIME AMIDST THE SOPWITH CAMELS, P-51s

TIM LINDGREN IS NEW PRESIDENT OF UNITED WHOLESALE

NEW MILLWORK GUIDE IS CALLED A "NOISE CONTROL FIRST''

PLYWOOD

PRODUCTION AND HOUSING STARTS

W. R. HIGGINS TO DANT & RUSSELL CORP. SECRETARY

NAWLA'S WHOLESALER DIRECTORY THEIR BIGGEST EVER

PuHbhcr A. D. Bell, Jr.

Edltor David Cutler

ConFlbutlng Edltor Dwight Curran

Adverrlslng Productlon Mgr.

Ms. David Hamil

Clrculetlon Marsha Kelley

EDITOBIAI OEIICES

WESTERN LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIALS MERCHANT Is PUb. llshed monthly at 678 So. Lake Ave., Pesad.en&, Ce. 91101, Phono (213) 792-8623 or (218) 792-400E by Callfornla Lumber Merchant, Inc. Second-class Dostace rates Dald at Pasadena, Cal, anil addltlonal ofllces. Advertlslng rates upon request,

AD\rENTISING OFT'ICES

NORTIITDNN CAIIFORNIA I} PACIFIC NORTIIWEST

Jerry Holtz, 58O Market St., #400, San Franclsco 94104. Phone (415) 392-3365.

SAN FRANCISCO BILLING OFFIOE

2030 Unlon St., San Francisco, Ca. 94123. Phone (415) 346-6000.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Ken srreency, Carl vrtrn, 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90024. Phone (213) 477-7593.

MOUNTAIN STATES

Frank L. Beckste&d Asaociates, (Denver) 3505 Mlller Court, Whe4t Rldge, Colorado 80033. Phone (303) 42r-2692. NEW YORK

Bllllna8leo lt Flcke, Inc., 137 East 35th St., New York, N.Y., 10016. Phone (212) 532-1632.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Change of Aalalrera-Senal subscrlp- tlon orders and address changes to Clrculatlon DeDt., Western Lumber & Bulldlns Materials Merchant, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91101. Include address label lrom recent lssue ll posslble, plus new address and zlp code.

SubscrlDtlon Ratee-U,S., Canada, Mexlco-and Latln Amerlca: $5-one vear: $8-two years: $10-three lears. Overseas:-$6-one year; $9- iwo vears. Slnsle coDles 60r. Back copie-s $1.00 wren avallable.

Tho Morclrant Magozlno serves the members ol the: Arlzona Lumber & Bullders Supply Assoclatlon, Phoenlx; Lumber Merchants Assoclatlon ol Northern Callfornla, Los Altos; Montana Bullding Mate- rlal Dealers Assoclatlon, HeIena; Mountaln States Lumber Dealers Assoclatlon, Salt Lake Clty and Denver: Lumber Associatlon of Southern Callfornla, Los Angeles; Western Butlatlng Materlal Assoclatlon. OIympla, Washlngton.

THE MERCHA]IT is an independent mogaz'ine, for the lumber and. buil.iling materials industrg in the 18 Westent states, concentrating sn flrcrchand,isi,ng, ma,nagement and occtn'ate, foctuol neutg.