Imperial Lumber Oonnpany

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One of the attractive and interesting industrial exhibits at the Shriner's convention held in San Francisco about the time The Merchant started publication, in L922, was presented jointly by the United States Forest Service and the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association.

The Association's part of the exhibit was arranged by Secretary C. Stowell Smith, and showed some of the numerous products of the pine mills. There was no attempt at commercial advertising. Rather, it was an educational exhibit to acquaint the Eastern and Middle West visitors with one of California's basic industries.

A booklet was handed ."a.*"n told something of the pine resources and its uses. The territory of the Association, it was explained, included the Klamath Falls region of southern Oregon and the entire length of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

In this region, it stated, there stands approximately 325 billion feet of timber as follows: Sugar Pine, 35 billion; California White Pine, 75 billion, Douglas Fir, 45 billion; White Fir, 40 billion; Incense Cedar, 10 billion; Red Fir, 8 billion, and the rest unclassified.

The booklet stated that the production of lumber from this region aggregated approximately one billion feet annually, also it was estimated that the cut-over lands in southern Oregon and California were growing new timber at the rate of 250,000,000 feet a year.

The Association that ;.; ; in previous years, was giving much attention to fire prevention and fire control in the forests. It was cooperating with the Forest Service in this important particular. In fact, the Forest Service portion of this exh.ibit was devoted entirely to a visualization of the standing timber and the results of fire upon it.

Scores of lumbermen among the Shriners, as well as hundreds of other visitors, took the opportunity to learn something of the extent of the pine industry in the State.

'Aircode' in long Beoch, Feb. 25

The National Chamber of Commerce's 1958 "Aircade" on,Congressional issues, which is visiting 12 cities between February 10-28, is due in Long Beach, Calif., at the I-afayette hotel, on February 25. It also hits Denver (Cosmopolitan hotel), Feb. 19; Portland (Multnomah hotel), Feb. 21, and Phoenix (Westward-Ho), Feb. 24. The meetings are to better acquaint businessmen rvith the issues facing the current Congress and the need for their voices to be heard in Washington. The NRLDA urged all retail lum,ber dealers to attend. Reservations are through local chambers.