LETTERS

December 16, 1958

'fhe California Lumber Merchant:

I .have just digestedalmost word for wordthe Christmas number of the Lumber Merchant, and it seerns to m€ to be one of the most painstaking pieces of work I've had the privilege of reading in my 15 years of being a subscriber.

First, Jack Dionne's Christmas "Sermon" is a masterpiece, and from one lumberman to many others, his Vagabond Editorial is something each of us should study and "take a lesson from" in our everyday living.

Second, the coverage given various meetings is "tops" in my opinion, for no details were omitted, all of which is splendid information to those of us who were not fortunate enough to have participated.

My congratulations go to each of you for having done such a splendid job and, of course, my best wishes for a Merry Christmas anrl a New Year full of Prosperity.

Chas. A. Peirce

3159 Barbara Court Hollywood 28, Calif..

Decenrber 15, 1958

The California Lumber Merchant:

What's a wonderfully 6ne issue your i958 Christmas Annual is! Let me be among the first to extend congratulations to your hardrvorking team of writers, artists, production, cilculation and administrative personnel.

And the Northwest Hardwood Association owes The California Lumber Merchant at least 10,000 board feet of thanks, pressed down and'spilling over, for the 3-page spread you gave the story of our annual meeting and the accomplishments of the association.

We also thank you for the fine story given the National Hardwood Lumber Association. In this land of giant firs, redwoods, cedars, etc., it is gratifying that the leaders in the west coast lumber industry are giving so much attention to hardwoods and that our infant Pacific Coast hardwood industry is accorded such outstanding recognition.

A1l good wishes for a Merry Christmas and a most happy and prosperous 1959.

Harry O. Mitchell,

S e cret ary- M ana ge r Northwest Hardwood Association

3253 Commodore Way Seattle 99, Washington.

| 958 Construction Beots 1957

New construction activity in November declined less than seasonally to $4.4 billion, according to preliminary estimates prepared jointly by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Labor. The total dollar volume for the first 11 months of 1958, at $44.9 billion, exceeded the comparable 1957 period by a slight margin. Gains in housing and most types of nonresidential construction were more than offset by the sharp decline in industrial building.

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