New G-P forest products museum

A museum showing the development of Georgia-Pacific Corp. (originally the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co.) and the forest products industry from past to modern days has opened in the Georgia-Pacific B uilding in Portland, Ore.

Shown are exhibits from throughout the timber regions of the United States, reflecting the nation-wide operations of the corporation.

On display are many old-time logging scenes, including the falling of timber, cook and bunkhouses of early-day logging camps and a log flume.

Three life-size displays are in three-dimension. One shows the early-century falling of a large Douglas fir, using axes and the "misery whip" saw that was standard woods equipment for many years. Another is a modern version of a similar scene, illustrating use of a power saw, and the third portrays modern tree planting using a patented G-P developed planting gun that is three times as fast as the old method.

Documents from 44 years of G-P history include a canceled check for $123 million, for purchase of the Crossett Lumber Co,, Crossett, Ark., an announcement card of the corporation's listing on the New York Stock Exchange Feb. 7, 1949, and early publications of the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co.

The curator has started to catalog old documents from G-P and other companies for archives. He also will segregate, list and store hundreds of old-time photographs and slides. The archives will not be open to the public, but may be made available to researchers, authors and historians.

Mltt TOUR over, time to relax (l-r) Ed Hall, 0reoon-Pacific Lumber: Tom Pollard, Dick Adami, Georgia-Pacific; Gary Long, Long's Building Suoolv; Rich Hermanson, G-P; Howard Ladd' Yobbmite Lumber Co. Top righl: Elmer Rau, Madera Lumber; Craig Kennedy, Wally Kennedy and