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George M. Cornwqll

George M. Cornwall, tlz, publisher and founder of The Tinrberman, lumber trade journal of Portland, Oregon, l)asse(l away at his h<tme in llerkeley, Calif., after a lollg illness.

Mr. C<lrnwall, a native of Scotlan<|, came to this coutrtry ils a vcry y()ung nran. lle founde<l his llublication more than .50 years ago. He rvas an honorary vice president of thc l'acific Logging Congress, a nlember of the I'ortland Clhamllcr of Clommerce, a Itotarian and wAS a regent of ()regon State College for 17 years.

Elllorl, F. W. ........................._.............,......S1 Erlcy t 5on, D. C. .....-......----..--.-......_.-..... t Erjbmk t Son, L. H. .................-.._......-----..27 Evlu P.oduGft Co. ............-.....-.-..-.._._...._......4f Exchonge Sqmillr Soler Co. -....._.-.......-...33

Gmerslon t Green Lunber Co. ._..--.-..-,--.*

Gqrcio Troftc Service, B. *. ._..-.-.-,-..-..-.._,-5t

Gerlinger Cqrrier Co. _......._............22

Gos:fin-Hording lumber Co. _......._._.........._97

Greenlee lumber Co. -...._,..-....,._.-_.,,,,-.-...-.. *

Holey Brot. _-...-.-...-...,---51

Holl, Jmer l. -.-....,-.,--...._-.-....,,.--.-.-....-,-_.- lr

Hmmond Lumber Co. .-.._,.._.-..,_,_._-.--....,..--46

Hcrir Lumber Co., [. E. .,..--.-.-..._,,--.........,31

Heffernqn 5upply Compony, Inc.--.--.-.,.,,_.-- rf

Higginr Iunber Co., J. E. ---------.-----.-._,,.,--39

Hilf E llorfon, Inc. .--..-..-..-....,-,--,......-........-25

Hobbr Woll Iumber Co. --.-..----.-.......,.,,-..--41

Hoffmon Compoy, Eqrl .-..----------.-..---.........'*

Hogon lumber Co. -.--........,--,----,--,-----.--...-..53

Hoover Co., A. L. --------.-....-..-,-,--,--------.-...-..53

Hyster Compony lruing lumber ond Moulding, In<. -.,---..----45 llccDqtold Co,, t. W. ................................3t llocDomld I l{o.rlnglon, tld. llotDougoll Dor I lrmr Co. ..................4t lldrogoy lmpottlit Co, a lloplo lrcr.

Johnron Lcmber Corp., C. D, ----------.--......- {.

...4t llorrh Woll ?rodu.lr, In<. I llcrtlnrr Co., l. W. a ll.ne.l C6pry, thr I lloor. D.y l(lln Co. a

Porl0r Coort A9gr.gqt.t, Inc. ..................31

?q.ltc Fo.arl ?roductr, loc. ........-... *

?ocl0c Hqrdwood Soll Co. ........................'l

Poclic Lmbcr Doolcn Supply, Inr.

P*lllc Lmbrr Co., lhr .......................-.....- 9

Po.lic lletuol Door Co. ............,...............-. I

Pclic Wlrc Produclr Co, ...................-.....- |

Paoftnc Cmpqnlor, fhc 5

Pqrqmlno Lumbrr Co. ................................*

Pclrlct Iumbor Co. .........,...........................-18

Pcnbcrthy Lumbcr Compony I

Pcmo Produdr Co.

Phllllpr & llurphy tunbor Co.

Popc t Tolbot, Inc., Lumbcr Dlvlrlon ...-.-.- I

Portlod Clmlnl Arroclqtlon ......-..,.-.-........ a' llccl t l(rurc lmbcr Co. loundr Trodlng Gompony ludb*h t Co., John A. ludlgcr Iong Co. .........................-....

Ioddlr Collfornlc, ln<. .....-..................... loddlrcroft, Inc. lorr Corrlcr Co. --........................

5o Pcdro Lunber Compony ......................50

Sqnlo Fc Lunber Co. -....................-...-........ I

Sqntf qm Lumbo. Co. ......-....,-.....,-........-......-45 Shgvfln-lt<Cfoud lumbcr Co. ..-........-.......---57

I'lc is survive<l by his widow, NIrs. I\[:rbelle Cornwall, Ilerkclcl'; :r son, George Foster Cornwall ; a daughter, Mrs. Alice Kadderly i trvo grantlchildren, Mrs. Itayntond R. McItobcrts, and Georgc l\{. Cornrvall II, and four great grandchildren, all of l'ortland.

Funeral services were held in llerkeley February 2.

'fhc Arncric:ur l-tlllrbcr Standards are not in themselves c()nlnlcrcial rttlcs to be rrsecl whcn pttrchasing lumber. A l)urcllascr itr or<lcr to lluy in confrlrnrity with American Lunrber Stan<larcls must make tlse of Association rules that are in conformity with them. The American Lumber Starr<lar<ls l)r()vide for rccognized classifications, nomenclature, basic gra(les, seasoning standards, sizes, uniform \\'()rking, <lescription, measurement, tally, shipping provisions, grade-marking, tally cards, and inspection of lumller. Their l)rimary purpose is to serve as a guide in the l)rcl)aratiolt or rcvision of the grading rtlles of the various Irrmller manufacturers associations.

Thcrc are 3,012,8(rl acres of privately-owned West Coast Trec Fartns ir-r thc Douglas fir region of \\restern Oregon an(l \\lashingtou dedicatcd to perpetual production of forest crops.

Lumber is truly every man's building material. It is choscn for its rare beauty where expense is no object, and is the cheapest materizrl available for the construction of thc most modern structure.

Sitka spruce, the Atlas of all r'voods, was used to build I:l"J:*:fl,:l f!l'r;;;;; i;;:'................13 airplanes for trvo World Wars. It has cotlntless peacetime I::fi*i!'ili"]"!i',.#;;;;:"............:) uses like scaffold plank, ladders, framing lumber, piano rwin Hqborr Lcmber Co. .........-......-.......,-..45 SOUnding bOardS and WOOdenWare.

Union Lumber Compqny --..--.,----.. U. 5. Plywood Corpo,irion --..--,...-,-.

.......-.26 .........29

Every year in the United States forest fires kill 25,889,246 acres of timber.

Coast region Douglas use items than any other fir is manufactured into more single lumber species.

Dirnension is primarily framing lumber such as joists, rafters, and studding. It also comprises the planking used for heavy floors. Strength, stiffness, and uniformity of size are essential reouirements.