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Gqins in Redwood Production, Shipments Recorded in 1959

Xloderately strong gains in redwood procluction and ship- ments u'ere recorded by the California reclwoocl inclustiv clnrirrg 1959, according to the California Rechvoocl Associj- tion.

Reclrvood Production by the major nrills reporting to the Califonria Redwood Association totalecl 60.1.026.00b boarrl feet, _a_ 23.5% gain over 1958 procluction of 489,211,000 boarcl feet.

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the annu:rl Sau,drrst Bowl ancl banquet entertainment. ancl irr otl.rer rvays host tl-re Conference. '

Other Conference officers, in a<lclition to Tilley, are John Ying1, Simpson lledrvood Co., Klarnath, vice-presiient, ancl Fred Lar-rclenberger, Eureka, secretary-mar-rager. E,manuel Fritz of Rerkeley, Conference secreiary_maniger for many years, is honorary vice-Dresident.

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Shipments of redwood for the year totalecl 560,750,000 boarcl feet, compared. to 498,920,000 for 1958. Both produc- tion and shiprnents hit the highest annual totals sinie 1956. lleclwoocl Orders Received during 1959 totaled 563,723,000 boarcl feet, more than l)o/c over 1958 orders of 511,858,000.

At the start of 1960, the major redrvood mills helcl a backlog of redwood orders amounting to 62,842,000 boarcl feet. This was 2c/o over the 61 ,225p06 boarcl feet of orclers on lrarrcl at the start of _last y!1r: ancl nearly 32/o higher than tlre nnfillecl order file of 47,856,000 at the beginnirig of 1958.

During the month of December, redwoocl procluction totalecl 12,589,000 board feet, and shipments *e.e28,7J6,000.

22nd Annuol RRIC of Eureko, Mcrrch 17-18, Under Gene Pickerf

The 22nd annual session of the Redwood Region Loe- ging Conference will be held at Redwood Aires Falr Grounds, Egqeka, California, on March 17-18, according to Walker B. Tilley of Ukiah, Conference president. progiant is under the direction of Gene Pickett of Arcata. pro[ram subjects will include log trucking problems, l-rancllingf ancl storag.e of lo-gs, contract vs. company logging, timbei'sales -public and priv.ate, maintenance ilop proiedures, chain saw operation and maintenance, l1ew teihniques in fire con- trol, anrl the effect of the coming pulp and paper inclustrv. Pickett .reported. A ladie_s'.progrim'for rvives of loggeis arrcl equiprnent dealers is being arranged.

There will be no orgarized heavy equipment show at th.e.Conference this y.ear, Tilley said, but equipment clealers will be participating in the program. fhey i,viti also sponsor

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$2,OOO,OOO Lightning-Fire loss Hits Chicogo Lumber Compqny

The $2,000,000 lighting-fire loss suffered recently by one of the nation's leading lumber and building supply dealers dramatically illustrates a most significant fact, says the Lightning Protection Institute, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois.

fn the increasingly complex business of dealing in lumber and building materials, protection of investment against a natural force-lightning-is becoming more and more a must.

The lightning-caused loss was at the Gee Lumber Company, on Chicago's south side. A bolt of lightning struck a transformer at the rear of the company's one-story brick building housing lumber, home supplies, building materials and garden equipment. This building was completely destroyed, and only the fact that one-third of the city of Chicago's fire-fighting equipment was on hand to control the