WANTED ! CUSTOMERS WITH PRIVATE FREIGHT CARS

San Francisco, January 29, l948-Recently authorized plans of the California Redu'ood Association, San Francisco, call for an expanded program in 1948. The enlarged activities include immediate resumption of certain important consumer and distributor services that rvere susoended during the war.

Three broad objectives feature the stepped-up program: The Association will direct every effort toward solution of problems arising out of the current extraordinary demand facing the inadequate supply of rvell manufactured, properly graded and seasoned Redu'ood. It will seek information to help itself and member companies plan more effectively to meet the long-term needs of Redrvood users. Ground-work will be laid for further expansion of services when the Redwood supply-dernand situation has stabilized.

Dealer and consumer aids for merchandising and use of Redwood will be offered through the follorving six projects:

1. Literature of the Association rvill be exoanded and brought up to date.

2.A new sound-color film to replace the very popular old film "California Giants" is planned for future production.

3. Field service calls on dealers, architects, contractors, and consumers by Association staff representatives will be resumed in California.

4. The agricultural market is slated for special attention.

5. The technical information service for dealers and consumers will be continued.

6. On the score of product improvement, the Association will intensify its work rvith member companies toward improvement in manufacturing, seasoning and grading Redwood.

To speed up the expanded program, there rvill be four neu' association staff members. Philip T. Farnsworth has returned to resume his position as advertising manager. John R. Freeman will call on dealers, architects and consumers in Northern California from the San Francisco office. N[r. Freeman is long experienced in Redwood marketing, having served as Association fieldman lrom 1932 to 1934, and then for twelve years in the sales department of Holmes Eureka Lumber Co. E. R. Wuori, a forestry graduate of the lJniversity of Minnesota, .ivill do similar rvork in Southern California, working out of the Los Angeles office. A farmstead engineer rvill be added in the near future.

Combinction Rail crnd Stile Borer For Door Manulcrcturers

Shamp-Brodie Co., manufacturers and machinists, build an efficient combination rail and stile borer, semi-automatic, for manu{acturers of doors. Their factory is at 2127 Bonar Street, Berkeley. Telephone number is THornwall 3634.

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Mlchigon 9326

In this machine the gears are fully enclosed, running in lubricant. It has a V-belt drive, and is all ball-bearing including spindles. The machine is more compact than most other types that have been built, being fully enclosed. The price is $1850 f.o.b. factory.