Thsilhiwruft, Ilw. Lumber Soles Division

West Coast Tutber Products

IOS AilGEtES

New West Coqst Groding R.ules

(Continued from Page 6) appearance than the lumber you have been specifying and receiving under the old rules.

In some cases knot sizes have been tightened, in other cases the restrictions on w'ane or splits or lvhite speck have been somewhat eased. Wherever improvements could reasonably be made, they have been made. Nfore than trvo years of the most sincere and painstaking consideration has gone into the development of Rule S15.

It is-for the first time-a grading rule shaped for the buyer and consumer of lumber rather than the professional grader.

It rvili, lve hope, usher in four rvords 'rvhich rvill long be useful to the retail lumber dealer-CONSTRUCTION, STANDARD, UTILITY and ECONOMY.

Effective date of the new rules will be announced in the near future, and copies of Rule f15 will be mailed to all segments of the industry.

Consolidqted Hikes Higgins

Frank Higgins, veteran Consolidated Lumber Companl' salesman, has been appointed sales manager for the Los Angeles district, according to George Hinkle, general rnanager of the firm. Higgins has spent many years in the lumber and building field throughout Soutl-rern California. He will be assisted in his nerv position by Elmer Brorvn, lvho continues in his position as offrce manager, Los Angeles.