California Continues Champ Lumber Consumer

During the year 1951 the State oi California continued to lead all the states of the Union in the consurnption of various important species of lumber.

First, California continues to be the biggest consumer of Douglas Fir, a spot she has held rvithout close competition for the past several years.

Also, as shorvn in our annual Plywood Number last July first, this state far exceeds any other in the consumption of Fir Plyrvood.

The California Redwood Association figures for the first ten months of 1951, shorvs that its member mills shipped during those months a total of 360,595,000 ft. to all points. Of this total 128,114,000 feet n'as shipped into Northern California, and 80,223,000 feet into Southern California, a

News-Shingle Supplement Edition

Printed on Shingle

Problems of the shingle industry have changed little in the past 35 years according to shinglemen r,vho have examined a "shingle newspaper" found recently in the office of the Portland Shingle Company's Crescent Mill in Kelso, \\/ashington.

The "ne'n'spaper" rvas found by George Plumb, general total of 208, 337,nO feet into the entire state, sholting that considerably more than half of the entire Redrvood Association mill production tvas shipped into this state. The Association table shorvs that 136,659,000 feet of Redu'ood was shipped into all the Eastern states combined during those ten months. This shows California to be a standout in Red'il'ood consumption. maager of the Portland Shingle Compar.rl' of Irortland, Oregon s'hen he n'as making a routine visit to cne of his company's shingle and shake mills. It is in excellent condition, and all of the printing on the \\/estern recl cedar shingle is clearly legible.

Reports of the Western Pine Association indicate that California also consumes a greater quantity of both Ponderosa pine and Sugar pine than any other state. In 1950 the entire Ponderosa pine region produced a total of 4,117,000,000 feet of Ponderosa, and 320,000,000 feet of Sugar pine. Of these totals California took 18.3% of the Ponderosa. and D.2/o of the Sugar pine.

The Nes's-Shingle Supplement Edition of the Corvlitz County Advocate 'ivas published at Castle ltock, Washington in November, 1916.