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California Lumber Merchant

Dear Mr. Cutler,

We would like to congratulate you on your February issue of the California Lumber Merchant for the excellent coverage on the flood damage to the Northwest area. The photos showed with perfect clarity the tremendous damage and will enable manY people to understand the full severity of this flood and the resulting conditions that we can expect as a result.

Your staff should be justly proud of their excellent coverage.

Sincerely,

Arthur E. Masters President

The King Lumber Company

Bakersfield, California

P.S. We might suggest that a copy of this issue be sent to our congressman so that these photographs can supplement our letters requesting a negative vote on the redwood park issue.

California Lumber Merchant

Sirs:

You should be commended for the fine job of reporting the disastrous floods in the Eel River area. The article and acpanying photos gave the best discription of the situation to date. Having been raised in Scotia, this report was of more than normal interest to me.

Yours very truly, Herbert E. Crawford San Jose, Calif.

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Dave,

Enclosed is a copy of a letter I wrote to "The Honorable George Murphy," senator from California, in opposition to the proposed plans of the National Park Service to take over more of the private redwood lands.

I'his same letter was also sent to "The Honorable Glenard P. Lipscomb" and "Tnl're Honorable Thomas H. Kuchel." AIso enclosed are copies of two of the replies I received.

I would like to express my thanks to you and the California Lumber Merchant for the time and space you have devoted to this proposed plan. I hope everyone read your editorials and stories on the flood in the February issue and if they haven't done so already, write their senator or congressman.

Dear Hugo: IlIanE thanks, we hope you uill enioy Your free sttbscripti.on. Public spirited' action such &a Aoura is the best usay for the ind.ustrA to Protect itself agwinst the goaernm,ent's ill-adaised, land' grab'Editor.

Dear Dave,

Our efforts to tell the Public of the dangers of the recent redwood-national-park proPosal and government land - grab in northern California are continuing. But without the helP of knowledgeable editors such as you we certainly would not have much voice, We don't know yet what the outcome will be, but we will know that we gave it a good fight. The tremendous results of the stories that you have printed have given our efforts a needed shot in the arm.

We have a real story to tell, one that every American should hear. Without your help we could not do the job.

From the redwood industry, from Miller and Rellim Redwood companies, and from myself, thanks for your cooperation. Thank you again, Sincerely,

Leo G. Graham Miller Redwood Company Crescent City, California

Dear Sirs.

Congratulations on your fine editorial on the "gtab" for more redwood parks in California.

It behooves each and every dealer and the voters to mail their feelings on this to their congressman. Ifow are they to know our feelings unless we express them directly?

f am not going to take you upon your subscription ofrer - all I want to do is help stop this infernal "grab",

We in Ventura county are now going through a like deal from the state level.

Let's all fight and fight hard!

Earney J. Thompson Thompson Lumber Company

Oxnard, California

Congratulatinns to you, Mr. Thompson lor fighting the good fight antl please accept our ofrer ol the lree subscription. Beliene me, it's our pleasure,-Editor.

Dear Mr. Cutler:

Through the good offices of Jim Cooper of the Wood Information Bureau, You were good enough to send me a copy of the "Lumber Merchant."

I met Jim at the conclusion of a lengthy tour of the U. S. lumber producing and marketing areas. It was my oPinion until then, that I had covered every significant aspect of this, and it was a rather shattering surprise to find that I had omitted in ignorance a most sig'nificant field for enquiry, Jim Cooper gave me a rush, pressure cooker run down on the southern California situation, which repaired some of the sins of omission. Ralph Hill of Owens Parks, to whom Jim introduced me, was wonderfully kind and unstinting in time and effort to give me a picture of his company's operations and also took the bother to give me a perspective on the southern California lumber trade.

May I say how imPressed I am at reading the "California Lumber Merchant'" I am familiar with most of the trade publications in the U. S. and believe them all to be excellent. In my opinion, however, Your journal is not excelled bY anY. In fact I believe its format and editorial make-up is very well tuned to the needs of those for whom it is published.

I know you will not believe this unsolicited opinion is Presumptuous, but a genuine commendation from an interested observer.

With kind regards, Yours sincerely, N. S. Ladkin, Manager, Radiata Pine Association of Australia. South Australia.

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Sincerely yours, Hugo Miller Rounds Lumber Company Arcadia. California

Big Expansion Program

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Howe, vice president and sales manager, this seasoned organization has shown a steady growth of handling, procuring and selling hardwoods from the world markets. The new offices are perrnanent displays of the beautiful wall surfacinss available through remanufacture o[ various species carried in their complete inventory.

The engineering staff of San Antonio Rigid Pole Construction Company designed the under cover warehouse for drv stock. These buildings are widely used t'hroughout California for workabilitv. fast handling and low cost operation. An additional enclosed storage area is used for remanu- factured items, including specialties.

Frank Rawolle has been in hardwood sales and distribution for more than a score of years. He has been chief executive of MICO since 1955. Bill Howe is well known on a national scale, as well as the Far East. He started his hardwood career some 30 years ago with the old Western Hardwood Company of Los Angeles and worked his way up gaining experience in all phases of the business. Robert E. Crotty, manager of the domestic hardwood division, is also a 30 year veteran. Bob gained much of his knowledge at Western HardWood Co., Howe's old Alma Mater.

Virginia Ellis, secretary and assistant treasurer, has been with MICO continuously for more than 15 years. She is a lumber career woman and has worked in all departments of the business and is a real good "Girl Friday" for the executive staff. She is assisted by Lucille Specht, secretary, who has been working in hardwood sales for several years.

Veteran Tom Parker, yard superintendent, has been in grading and production since he was a kid and he just refused to say how long that has been. But Tom has been around hardwood lumber for a long, long time and is widely known as an expert in his field.

It is easy to see why Mahogany Importing Company has shown a steady growth. There is no substitute for experience and the secret is Frank Rawolle surrounding himself with a stafi that has know-how.

Unlike mony wholesolers, our yord inventory is mointqined with the retoiler in mindyou con olwoys depend on United tofill qll your Pine ond White Fir needs.