SidelinesFromForest Products

(From Arizona Dailv Sun)

Flagstaff, Arizona: "Your forests are one of your greatest economic assets," George M. Hunt, director of the Forest Products laboratory at Madison, Wis', told a gathering of more than 100 interested Flagstaff residents and visitors at a dinner meeting Wednesday night, February 2nd'

The forests in this area are such that call for diversified utilization if the most is to be obtained from them, the speaker emphasized. "With wise use, they should yield many benefits. But it will take real pioneering and business leadership."

Production of molasses from wood waste was a project that drew considerable attention in the forest expert's address and captured the attention of the audience as well'

The basic process was discovered more than 100 years ago in Sweden but in the century since then the process has been improved until now it is possible to obtain a ton of molasses from a ton of wood chips, Hunt said'

In addition, work is being pushed on {urther simplification of the process to make it even more practical from an economical standPoint.

Production of molasses would be especially suited to rvood waste from the forests of this area because it could then be converted fairly easily into stock food, thus further integrating the area's economy.

Sportsmen's Show Will Fecrture Logrolling crnd WoodchoPPing Contests

The,California Sportsmen's and Vacation Show, to be held in the Hollywood Gilmore Stadium April 14 to 24, this year will feature competition in logrolling and woodchopping between championship teams Trom all parts of the countrY.

This year the West Coast enters the competition and will be represented by three Pacific Northwesterners, Russ E,llison of Aberdeen, \Mash., and Eddie and Jimmy Herron of Kelso, Wash. Promising to give their opponents plenty of trouble are the champions 'Watson and Eber Peck and Joe King, rn ho will represent the East Coast lumber industries.

In addition to the Llse as a supplemental livestock feed, the molasses can be fermented to produce alcohol, it can be made to produce yeast for feeding, or it can be converted into various chemicals by fermentation or otherwise'

With the present methods in use, a plant able to produce 30 to 50 tons daily would be required to be economically feasible. An investment of between $100,000 and $500,000 would be required to build such a plant, it was estimated'

Hunt emphasized in the beginning of his talk that while many products may be made from wood from a purely technical stantlpoint, good business management and good salesmanship are necessary for success' "Too many people think only of the details of the process and too few have the business acumen necessary for successful operation"' he warned.

Other methods of utilizing rvood from local {orests which drew attention included properly treated fence posts, telephone poles, and crossties; and conversion of rvood waste into electrical power, as is done at the Southrvest and Saginaw mills in Flagstaff.

Roland Rotty, supervisor of Coconino national forest presided at the dinner. out-of-town visitors rvere introduced by Otto Lindh, Albuquerque, assistant regional forester'

New Glider

Herbert Malarkey, president of the M and M Wood Working Company of Portland, Ore., announces that the company is notv attaching an aluminum scufi plate or glider to all their doors to protect the bottom corners, antl at the same time trademark their doors' The glider has provecl beneficial to jobbers, dealers and builders in making handling simple, since the doors slide easily on the glider.

Buys Ycrrd

The Hayward Lumber Co. of Redlands has purchased the Harris Building Materials Co' at Redlands' Lee Harris. former owner, rvill continue to manage the yard'