Stained Shingle and Shake Association Holds Annual Meeting

Growth of the pre-stained processed cedar shake industry has been meteoric in the four years since the manufacturers formed a group to advertise and promote this product nationally. In 1948, records indicated that I.9/o of the new residential sidewalls were being constructed of shakes. Similar records for 1951 show that nearly 8/o oI all new sidervalls are now being covered with shakes; and the manufacturers have evidence to show that the potential for a greater share of the sidewall market is excellent.

Since the formation of the Stained Shingle and Shake Asso,ciation, distribution of the product has been increased to cover virtually all metropolitan areas in the United States. Architects have found shakes adaptable to a wide variety of uses on both modern and traditional homes. Builders in increasing numbers are using shakes for full wall treatment and for wainscoting, gable-ends, or partial wall treatment in combination with other materials. Remodeling is also a volume sales field for versatile pre-stained cedar shakes.

At the annual meeting, R. N. Miller of Wood Beautifiers, Inc., was elected President of the Stained Shingle and Shake Association. Directors elected to serve during 1952 arc: Paul R. Smith, M. R. Smith Lurnber and Shingle Co.; H. V. Whittall, Canadian Forest Products Limited; J. C. LaFever, The Perma Products Company; R. N. Miller, Wood Beautifiers. fnc.

Cedar shakes have gobbled up more than 25/o of the 1951 production of the ,cedar shingle industry, it was announced at the annual meeting of the Stained Shingle and Shake Association, held in Seattle in mid-December.

Almost a third of the Christrnas trees in the United States come from the Pacific Northwest and California.

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