from the 515SIER1{ PINE REGItlN

A distinctive stroight-groined wood with o cf strength, loughness of fiber ond rigidity which mqke it ideol for strucfurol ond froming members of form, home ond industriol buildings. Excellenl workobility, fine texlure ond obiliry ro foke ond hold oll types of poinls ond stoins recommend it for interior woodwork too.

This is but one of ten fine softwoods from member mills of lhe Western Pine rAssociotion. All qre monufoctured, seosoned ond groded to exocting Associoiion stondords. Lumber deolers, builders, orchilects ond wood users hove found ftem dependoble ond besl for mony construclion uses.

IHESE ARE THE WESTERI{ PII{ES

IDAHO WHITE PINE

PONDEROSA PINE SUGAR PINE

THESE ARE IHE ASSOCIAIED WOODS

TARCH DOUGTAS FIR

WHITE FIR ENGETMANN SPRUCE

INCENSE CEDAR RED CEDAR

TODGEPOIE PINE

Wrile lor lree illustroted book obout [orch.

Address:

Westarn Pine Associolion, Yeon Building, Portlond 1, Oragon.

For a military background, Seth has had extensive experience. IIe was commissioned an offrcer at Fort Lewis, Washington, in l9l7 and was a member of the 91st Division. After training at Fort Lewis, the 91st Division went to Europe and participated in the San Mihiel and Argonne drives, the latter giving Seth some hospital time due to 3 machine gun bullets having his name on them. After World War I, he came back to San Francisco and became Captain of the California Grays until the Grays de-activated ln 1947.

Al Wohl Elected President of S.G. Lumber Secrsoning Associcrtion

The Southern California Seasoning Association met at Mike Lyman's Grill, Los Angeles, Thursday evening, January 7. Following dinner, President Bob Inglis presided at the business session.

The annual election of offcers was held and the Nominating Committee, including J. H. Patten and Cort Mason, recommended the following officers for the coming year who were unanimously elected: President, Al Wahl, Consolidated Lumber Co., Wilmington; Vice President, Armond Schieffele, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., I-os Angeles: Secretary -'freasgrer, Bob Inglis, Associated Molding Co., Los Angeles.

Arthur Koehler, retired, formerly with the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis., gave an interesting and instructive talk on "Compression Set in Woods." At the conclusion of his talk he answered a number of questions.

Harvey Smith of the Forest Service Experimental Station at Rerkeley, Calif., said the annual conference of the Western Dry Kiln Clubs will be held this year at Eureka, Calif. on May 13-15. He urged the members to attend the conference.

The next Association meeting will be held Thursday evening, February 18.

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months ago and there has been no change of attitude.

Dr. Orchard is personally convinced that the cubic scale is the only sinsible way of measuring wood, especially since pulp production has become such an important factor. He believes it is the only way to establish an invariable content figure, and that the board foot measurement is much too flexible for accuracy. Futhermore, he thinks that it is just a question of time before the cubic foot becomes the universal standard.

Stumpoge Prices Drop on Nofionol Forest Tinaber

Stumpage prices for government timber cut on the national forests in California show a downward trend for the second year in a row, according to a recent announcement by Clare Hendee, Regional Forester of the Forest Service in San Francisco.

The average price received for all species, under competive sales procedure in 1953 was $i5.14 per thousand board feet. Comparative 1951 and 1952 prices were g16.89 and $16.39 respectively.

Hendee explained that stumpage prices received are tied directly to lumber selling prices, and are also affected by operating costs.

The cut of national forest timber for calendar year 1953 was 631 million board meet, which yielded 9l million dollars in cash revenue to the U. S. Treasury. 25 per cent of this amount is returned to the Counties, containing national forest land, to be used for roads and schools.

At the year's end the national forests in California had under contract, uncut timber, amounting to 667 million board feet. In addition, another 350 million is ready for advertisement during the next few months. Advertised prices for this additional volume will be somewhat lower, for some species, than last years rates. This is due to a considerable drop in fir lumber selling prices which took place during the last six months.

Forest Supervisors of the various national forests can furnish detailed information as to their planned sale program for the coming year.

Ook Flooring Convenfion Oprimistic

Plans for a 1954 series of sales training clinics designbd to strengthen the lumber dealers' position in the oak flooring sales picture and extend the leadership of oak floors in the residential market were approved by The National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association at its annual meeting in NIemphis, 'fennessee.

Members voted a special assessment to finance the clinics, expected to be presented before dealer groups in various parts of the country.

Chairman Walter Wood of the advertising committee reported that the training course was "road tested" in thirteen cities during 1953 and proved highly successful. Offering numerous practical suggestions for more aggressive and effective selling methods, it was acclaimed by dealers as extremely valuable in pointing the way toward more profitable operations, he said.

In a revierv of the industry's over-all situation, President Thomas C. IlIatthews reported that oak flooring demancl reached near-record proportions in 1953 and promises to remain at a high level in 1954. Final tabulations of shipments in the nation's major producing areas, he said, would show a volume approximating the 957,647,000 board feet of 1952. That total has been the second highest on record, topped only by the 1,025,762,000 feet in 1950. In relation to housing .onriru.tion, he pointed out, 1952 demand was substantially greater than during the peak year. Output was equivalent to between 860 and 870 feet per dwelling unit, compared with 735 feet in 1950, when about 300,000 more houses were built.