Be Dedicated and Known Ag C. R. Johnion Trce Farmg

Union Lumber Company, Fort Bragg, Calif., recently sent to many prominent citizens of Mendocino a copy of a letter that had been previously sent to all company employees which briefly stated the policies established to implement the company's Tree Farm Program. Enclosed with the tetter was a pamphlet entitled, "Redwood Region Tree Farms," published by the California Redwood Association, containing an explanation of tree farming.

The letter to Mendocino County citizens stated that the Union Lumber Company felt that they should be informed about Union's Tree Farm Program, the efforts they are making toward perpetuating the forests, and the benefits which it is hoped the community will derive from the program.

The letter to employees, signed by Otis R. Johnson, president; C. Russell Johnson, vice president ; Ray Shannon, general manager, and John H. Gray, woods superintendent, is as follows:

To Union Lumber Company Employees:

By this time you have heard something about the Tree Farm Program of the California Redwood Association. The Tree Farm Program is designed primarily to encourage logging and protection practices that will encourage the growth of future crops of timber. Surely you can appreciate the wisdom of such practices and the benefits to be derived by the Mendocino Coast Area.

You have read in the September "Noyo Chief" that Union Lumber Company's Noyo and Big River properties have been certified as Tree Farms-65,331 acres in all. These properties will be dedicated and known as C. R' JOHNSON TREE FARMS.

It is the policy of our Company to put all of its timber land on a continuously productive basis as soon as possible ancl to rnanage these lands in a manner that will encourage ade<1uate future grorvth. In this endeavor we need the cooperation of our employees, our neighbors and those wllo use our land for recreational purposes.

C)ur Noyo and Big River Tree Farms have on them large lrrcas of second-grovr''th timber, some of n'hich is regarded

Empire Millwork Corp. Acquires Oregon Mill

Empire Millwork Corporation of New York has purchased the Sutherlin Timber Products, Inc., of Sutherlin, Oregon. This plant has complete milling facilities, including sawmill, modern dry kilns, and planing mill. A large stand of timber was acquired with the property.

The company also has a mill at Skyhomish, Wash., producing fir, hemlock, and cedar.

Operations at the two plants are in charge of Chester Miller, vice president. Most of the material processed at the various mill plants is sent to Corona, Long Island for warehousing and distribution throughout the East Coast.

as the best in the State. This young timber, already of considerable value, will become increasingly important as the area of old-growth timber is reduced. It is expected that this young timber and the additional timber which we are striving to grow will become a continuous source of raw material for Mendocino Coast Industry. If this expectation is to be realized, .it is imperative that all who work in or pass thiough the woods do their part in preventing fires and in promptly suppressing those fires that may start.

Another important step towards continuous forest crops is to get our Ten-Mile I'roperty into condition so that it may also be certified as a tree farm. This calls for selective cutting (which we have been practicing for years), close utilization, a minimum of debris burning and better protection of the trees of all sizes which are not to be chopped. On this last point, fallers, bulldozer operators, tractor drivers and chokermen all can play an important part in reducing damage to trees left standing. Any damage to such trees can cause decay and reduce growth. If left undamaged, they will mature more rapidly. Loggers should be particularly on the lookout for fires during the fire season. Fire control has priority over all other work. Should a fire be detected by you and you 'cannot control it yourself, call for help without delay.

In line with our practice for close utilization, loggers should bear in mind that the handling of logs through the operations should be carried on with all care necessary to hold damage, breakage and waste to an absolute minimum. Reduction in waste is a matter of primary importance in all departments throughout the plant as well as in the woods.

Thd interest and cooperation of all is asked as a contribution toward the success of this endeavor to assure permanency of operations, future jobs and a continuously prosperous and stable communitY.

Yours very truly, UNION LUMBER COMPANY

Sells Controll,ing Interest in Plyrrrood Plant

Roseburg,.Ore.-Umpqua Plywood Corp. announced the sale of a controlling stock interest in the company to Pritzker Co., of Chicago, Henry Gonyea, of Tacoma, and W. H. Gonyea, of Eugene, Ore. About $2 million rvas involved in the deal, it'ivas stated.

In addition to the plant, which was completed in 1947, about 250 million feet of timber was included. The plant manufactures about 3 million feet of plywood monthly, employing 200 persons.

Henry Gonyea is president of Wheeler-Osgood Co., Tacoma. The sellers of Umpqua included a group of workerowners,