Letftctrs

California Lumbel Merchant Gentlemen,

I u'ant to take this opportunity, as the outgoing president of the Lumber Association of Southern California, to compliment you ancl thank you for the splendid coverage you gave our Palm Springs Annual Meeting in your January issue.

You did an outstanding job, both with the pictures and the accompanying article.

Would it be possible to get a reprint or two for my sclapbook. It is something I u'ould treasure as a reminder of a most haprr]' year as president of a wontlelful organization. Thank you.

Yours very tluly, f)ennis Gilchrist Pacific Fir Sales San Marino, Califotnia

California Lumbel Melchant Gentlemen, Would it be possible to I eceive a leprint of an article in Yout' January 1966 issue ? This excellent article is entitled "The Last Run" by Halvey C. McGee.

If reprints are not available would you please advise me of the cost of one issue so that I may forvrald the necessar'!' amount.

Thanking you in advance for' your cooperation in this matter. I remain.

Yours vely tluly, Frederic E. Smith Glendale, Oregon.

I t,u r issut' shottld arrira anl tluy. Chd you enjoyed the stor\'. - Ldit,or.

California Lumbel Merchant Deal Gentlemen,

Due to my expanded teal estate activities I find it imPer' ative that I gain increased knou'ledge about the retailing end of the lumber business. By subscribing to your periodical I just might be able to do thateven though I have never seen a copy of your periodical-but I did get youi'address from a per'iodicals reference source at the local university.

Please send me as much information as you can on youl publication, including type of content, cost data, how often published, etc.

I eagerly await youl reply.

Vely tluly yours,

William R. Quesnell Goleta, California Sunset Company Realtols

Califolnia Lumber Merchant Dear Sir',

We would like to enter a subscription to California Lumber' Merchant, which we find offers interesting reading as u'ell as useful tips.

Thank you for youl plompt attention.

Very truly youls,

N. Yamada Manager

Midpac Lumber Co., Ltd. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Editol of the Ree Sir':

Reference is made to the recent editorial (in the Fresno Bee) on the establishment of a redu'ood national park. I lvould like to point out that studies indicate not more than 5 percent of the original coast redu'ood folest gloves of redwood forest consisted of the superlative, pure gloves or redwooil trees on alluvial bottomlands. Tu'enty-five pelcent of this magnificent area is n614' preservecl for posterity in California's 28 state redwood parksa very commendable record.

In the commercial, privatelyor,vnetl redwood forest a govelnment study clearly indicates that n6u' gsnerations of young redwoods coming on vr.ill sustain the re<lu'ood industry at its prescrrt size pelpetualll'. Young ledwood is viltually unmatched in its capacity for growth. Nerv young grou'th trees may equal the height of 1,000-year-okl giants in less than a man's lifetime.

In the establishment of al5' re<l*'oo<l legion national palk let us hope that logic and science prevail over emotion. Let us hope that recognition is given to the use of a valuable and reneu'able resource. At a time u'hen \ve are seeking to create full employment let us not wipe out a responsible inclustry that is fully avvare of its public lesponsibility. Let us give recognitiotr to the areas aiready preselved and ask u,hether the existing areas are sufiiciently developetl so as to permit tnaximum ettjolment. Finalll', let us recognize the progless matle in folest management and silvicultule over the last 50 years and dispel the picture that the lumbel industry is on a "cut out and get out" basis, but rather on a sustainetl yield plan, keeping ploduction in balance u'ith grolvth.

John C. f)oziet', Nolthfork, Califolnia

.11 r. Do:icr' s ert.ellent Letter lrom the I:resrtrt Ree conr'es to 'us t'ia Bob Il'rig,ht oJ Reid & h richt in ['resrut.-'Etlitor.

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