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A. K. \(/ilson Lumber Company Reopens Compton Yard

A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., producers and manufactur6rs of Redwood and Dcuglas fir lumber, has reopened its wholesale distribution yard at Del Amo and Alameda Blvds., Compton, Calif., and will continue to serve the retail trade. The telephone numbers are NEwmark 1-8651 and NEvada 6-2363.

In addition to complete remanufacturing facilities, the firm has dry kilns with a capacity of two million feet.

Orval Paul, vice president, is in charge of the Compton operation, and Bob Harrell and Henry Ehrhardt are handling the sales.

The cornpany operates mills at Portland, Oregon, and Samoa, Calif., and alsc maintains a Chicago office.

HEADQUARTERS! fhere ore somo in the tradewho complimenl us by soying rhor rhey rhink of Nicoloi qs hecdquorlcr:, when they rhink of doors. Well, cnyhow, we hove speciolizcd on doors for mony long yeor:; qnd to counl the csrloods wc've distributed would be quite on underfcking. Our slocks ore in good shapc; ond thot goes for plywood ond qllied millwork products, loo.

Avqilable for delivery now:

HOITYWOOD COIABINATION DOORSCRAW-FIR.DOR

GARAGE DOORSSASH _ HOUSE DOORSDOOR JAMBSACME STID]NG DOOR FRA'YIES _ SCNEEN DOONS. AISO FIR PIYWOOD, IN Atl GNADES.

Year-End Review of Buildlng Industry

New York, Dec. 31.-The construction industry in 1951 operated in one of the most confused years in American economic history, yet year-end records will show that the industry hit an all-time peak in dollar volume, accordipg to Harold R. Berlin, vice president of Johns-Manville Corporation and general manager of the company's Building Products Division.

"Despite conflicting economic cross-currents, about $37 billions was spent on new construction and all other kinds of building activity in 195l-exceeding 1950's record and representing an all-time peak in dollars," Mr. Berlin said. "In physical volume, however, 1951 was below the preceding year by around 5 per cent due to the rise in wages and prices in the construction industry."

Mr. Berlin pointed out that construction is one of the principal props of the country's economy, embracing as it does residential construction, alteration and repair; defense, industrial, commercial and edurational construction ; hospital, institutional, social, recreational and religious construction; farm construction; electric power, gas and other utility construction such as telephone, sewage disposal, water supply; conservation and reclamation projects; and highway construction.

GARAOE DOOR

This fomous door is prefittad lo one stqndord size, 8 ft. x 7 ft. It ir o singlapiece, overheod type. Unit includes oll hordwore, which, being 857" preossembled, taker only obout qn hour of corpenler's time lo set up in fromed opening.

"It appears now, because of the metal shortages, that there will be an over-all decrease in the amount spent for all types of construction in 1952," Mr. Berlin said. "New home construction will decline in 1952, but expenditures for residential rernodeling and moderr,ization are, for that very reason, likely to increase substantially.

"The need for neu, homes continues all over the country in this decade when population right now is growing at the rate ol 2l million per year. In spite of material scarcities and, given no further in';ensification of the Cold War, and no important additional government restrictions, it is likely that new home construction in 1952 will approximate at least the 800,000 figure that is now considered the best guess."

In 1948 more Douglas railroad grain doors than the next leading sPecies' fir was used in the construction of any other species, 50/o more than

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