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Now that inventory takingand the holiday season-is behind us we should be able to settle down and talk about furnishing lumber to bring YOUR inventory to the proper level.

fn other words-"Let's Talk About Lumbsl"- Should demand nrn away from supply we're going to be in a messparticularly under the present economic situation over which none of us has the slightest control.

The increasing dealer acceptance of the lumber we peddleand the more and more patrons we service-leads us to believe we're dishing out the proper SERVICE and offering the proper ITEMS to the trade.

We have always represented mills that manufacture GOOD lumber and when you encounter problems in getting the species, grades and sizes of materials you need for your trade-JUST CALL US-because we'll put that EXTRA EFFORT behind YOUR order that generally GETS RESULTS

See what I mean?

Portland, Dec. 30 - Western Pine Tree Farms in Oregon passed the million-acre mark in 1950 to Iead all other states in the 12-state \A/estern Pine region, final figures shorved today.

\\'estern lrlne association forester Ernest L. Kolbe reported that eight new Oregon Tree Farms covering I55,620 acresincluding one 84,855-acre tract of the Gilchrrst Lumber company at Gilchrist\\rere certified during the year to bring the total number to 21 and total acreag.e to l,a$,r27.

The entire region meanwhile added 29 others for a total acreag.e increase of 358,32;6, placing the regional total at 305 certified areas covering 3,722,312 acres.

Certification of 19 Tree Farms covering 165,505 acres gave Idaho the greatest 1950 increase and brought its total to B0 farms and 608,205 acres.

Six Washington certifications were made by the association's forest conservation committee for a total acreage of 9528 and brought that state's grand total to 59 Tree Farms on 447,890 acres.

Other states included: Californiathree new Tree Farms for 23,161 acres, total, 97 Tree Farms, 670,416 acres; Montana-one new Tree Farm, 3423 acres, total 47 Tree Farms, 852,675 acres; New Mexico none new, total one Tree Farm. 80,000 acres.

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