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Fountqin Lumber Compony Develops New'Edge-Sorler' To Gut Some Hondling Costs

The costs of some lumber handling have beer-r cut considerably through the installation of a new lumber "edge sorter" at the distribution yard of the Ed Fountain Lumber Company in Los Angeles.

The main advantage of the edge-sorter over a normal sorting chain is that the lumber drops out automatically at its designatecl place . . . r,vithout needing anyone there to pull it off. This permits one man at the head end of the sorter to work independently of any man at the receiving end, and saves labor time ancl effort.

The operator at the head end of the sorter has a choice of six slots into u'l'rich he can drop a piece of lumber edgewise. It rvill immediately slide dorvn and fall out automatically at the proper station.

At the receiving end, there is room for up to 20 pieces to accumulate, so the lumber handler can '"vork steadily at one point before moving on to the next. Another advantage

Delayed deliveries can mean the difference between profit and loss in many a lumber or building materials yard. Calaveras keeps faith with its dealers by operating the largest company-owned transport fleet in northern California on split-second schedules to fill its delivery commitments.

Take advantage of this unusual service. It will save customers and make money for you!