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'I'hc \\/cstcrn I'inc Associittion for thc wcck cndcd lrebrtrary 25, 10.5 nrills relxrrting, gavc ortlcrs as 70,333,000 feet, shiprrrcnts 66,463,000 fcet, antl prodttction 54,544,000 feet. ( )r<lers rrn ltantl at thc cn<l of the rveck totaled 2U,075,0n fcct.

l'he Califorr.ria ltedu'ootl Association for thc month of January, 1().50, l7 conrpanies rcporting, gavc ordcrs reccived as 39,751,000 fcct, shipments 34,1393,m0 feet, arrd proclttctktn 43,192,000 fcct. Or<lcrs on hand at thc crr<l of the month totaled 51,822,000 feet.

l'hc Southern I'ine Association for the rveek ended February 25, 90 trnits (115 mills) reporting, gave orders as 26,781,000 feet, shipments 19,767,000 fcet, and 1>roduction 17,812,000 feet. Orclers on han<l at the end of the rveek totaled 59,9f12,000 fect.

'l'he West Coast I-umbermen's Association for the week cn<lcd Fcbruary 18, 157 mills rcporting, gave orclers as 109,552,000 fcet, shipnrcnts 115,414,000 fcet, and production 99,471,000 fcct. Unfilled ordcrs at the end of the u'cck totaled 587,192,000 feet.

I,'or the l'cck etr<le<l Fcbruary 25, thesc samc mills reporte<l orrlers as 103,999,000 feet, shipments 108,106,000 fect, ar.r<l protlttction 101,984,000 ieet. Unfilled orders at thc er-r<l of the $,eek totaled 582,033,000 feet.

New Plastic Cement

Calaveras Cement Company has issued a new parnphlet tlcscribing the uses, qualities and specifications of its nerv plastic cement. Copies may llc obtained by rvriting the company at 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco 4, Calif.. Title of the pamphlet is "Important Facts About Calaveras I'lastic Cement."

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TRIANGIJE IJUMBER CO.

WHOI.ESAIJ LT'MBER

600-l6th Street, Ocrklcrnd 12, Cclilornicr

Phone TEmplebcr 2-5855

Teletype OA 262

If,f.If,f. Witkinson I). Itl. Wilkinson

Hcrthoway Building

6214 West Mcmchester Ave. Los Angeles 45, Ccrlifornia

REPRESENTING

Oregon-'V/oshington Plywood Compcny

Nicolci Door Manufcrcturing Company

McCormick d Boxter Creosoting Compcrny

Telephone - ORegon 8-3726

Western Cuslom mill, lnc.

B.R. Garcia Trallic Service

Monqdnock

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Wcrt Dcpendr on Forcrt Watcrrhcd

The importance of national forests in supplying water f<lr fanrr arrd urban use is nruch greater than the area of thcse forcsts rvould indicate, a U. S. Department of Agriculture scicntist statcd today.

Statistics comllile<l by I'ldward N. Munns, chicf of the forcst influerrces clivision of thc l;orcst Scrvicc, rcveal that national forcsts of thc 1l rvcstcrmost statcs occul)y onefifth of thc total larrd area but supply more than one-half of thc total strearrr flow in thcsc ll statcs.

"It is evident," Mr. Munns said, "that city <lrvcllcrs, irrigation farnrcrs, powcr companies an<l other rcsi<lerrts of thc Far Wcst <lcpcncl on thc national forests frlr a vcry Iargc part of thcir water."

Avcragc, lorrgtirnc prccipitation for the statcs of California, Ncva<la, ()rcgon, \\r:rshington, Wyrxnirrg, 1\[orrtarra, Iclaho, Utah, Clolorarlo, Arizona antl Ncu' Mcxico is l7 inchcs a ycar. On n:rtion:rl forests in thesc st:ttcs, avcragc annual llrccillitation is 2(r inches. FIigh, forestc<l arcas rcccivc nrorc rainfall an<l snorvf:rll tharr thc lorvlan<ls, 1\{r. l\'l unns explained.

Thc avcragc annual runoff of rvatcr fronr national forests in thc Wcst, he statcd, is 14 inchcs a year. For the area otrtsidc rrational forcsts, thc :tveragc annual runoff is only 3.3 inchcs.

Mr. N[unns basccl his calculatior.rs ou ligures taken fronr official prccipitation and runoff statistics conrpilcd b1' the Wcather IJurcau and the U. S. Geological Survcy.

On thc avcrAge, the total annu:rl 1>rccipitation for all 11 u'estern states is 1,088 million acrc-feet. Of tltis amount, the national forests recci'r'c 344 million acrc-fcct of prccipitation, I\{r. I\[unns said.

"Fifty-three per cent of precipitation on national fr>rests in the West eventually runs off as stream flow," he said. "Outside the national forests, only 22 per cent of precipitation gets to streams and rivers. Part of the explanation is that forests act like blotters, soaking up rvater and then letting it trickle down gradually in the spring and summer. Also evaporation is less in the high, cool areas than in the lowlands."

Iixpressed in gallons, the total rvater output of national forests in the 11 western states is approximately 6O trillion gallons each year, Mr. Munns stated. This is enough water to supply the city of New York for 137 vears, even at the city's normal consumption of 1,200,000,000 gallons a day.

Since approximately 4 acre-feet of water, counting wastage, is the maximum amount needed annually to irrigate one acre of crops in the West, Mr. Munr.rs estimated that the annual runoff from national forests in the 11 states would irrigate at least 46,000,000 acres of cropland-an area nine times the size of Nfassachusetts or New Jersey.

"With the nation's attention focused on water shortages," Mr. Munns said, "it is imperative for everyone to see the need of safeguarding national forests. Without wellprotected watersheds, the water situation in this country would be critical."

AFPI Namcr Warhingtonirn

Ac Editorial Director

Washington, D. C.-A formcr State of Washington newspaper writer ancl editor, Ronald Richardson, has been namcd editorial diiector of American Forcst Proclttcts In<lustries. r\ native of the I'acilic Northwest, Itichardson cditc<l ncwspapcrs in Gol<lendale and Shelton, Washington, an<l scrve<l on thc stalT of thc Olympia, Washington, I)aily Olympian.

Since early in 1948 hc has been associated with the inrlustry-sponsore<l forestry organization as assistant editorial dircctor. I)rior to tlrat he was on thc staff of the Washington l')vcning Star.

I)uring World War II, Mr. Richar<lson served as an ofliccr irr thc Unitcrl Statcs Navl', leaving the service in 1947 u'ith the rank of licutcnant-comman<ler. For two years hc rv:rs :rssistartt c<litor an<l ctlitor of Naval Aviation Ncws, oflicill nragitzinc for thc Naval Air Arm. I.atcr he served :rs t public infornration ofliccr on the staff of Admiral W. l[. l'. l]land-v during thc atornic bonrb tcsts at Bikini.

lior four 1'cars llrior to thc rvar, ]\{r. Richar<lson tvas r:tlitor of 'fhc (iolrlcn<l:rlc Scntincl. I-Ic is a gratluate of the IJr.rivcrsity of \\'rashir.rgton School of Jottrnalism, class of 1936.

I\'[r. Richardson sttcccc<ls W. 1t. Jibb, who for the past t\\'() ]'cars hcarled AFI'I's eclitorial clcpartment. Mr. Jibb rcsigrrc<l rcccrrtlv for llttsiness rc:ts()l1s to return to his honrc state of lilori<la.

C. S. I'rcston, publicity clirector for the Joliet, Illinois, (lhamlrcr of (lonrmerce, has beetr trame<l to fil1 the vacancy of AFI'I's staff ancl on Febrttary I took over the duties of assistant cclitorial <lirector.

A r.rative of Nlinnesota, I\{r. l'reston formerly was a reporter ancl staff rvriter for the International F'alls Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Tournalisrrr and e<lited the university daily.

Ncrtional Pcckcrging Exposition

The Arnerican N{anagement Association's 19th National l'ackeging Exposition will be held at Navy Pier in Chicago, April 24 to 27. The annual Conferen'ce on Packaging, I)ackirrg arrd Shipping rvill be held at the same time and place.

l-umber cut from the sarne tree or log of Douglas fir consists of ser.eral classes of grades suitable for a variety of purposes. The inner part of the log rvill usually be tight-knotted although coarse-gr:rinecl, rvhile finer-grained rnaterial is found torvard the outer edges. In larger, older logs the tight-knotted center area may be surrounded with a layer of lumber rvith black or loose knots rvhich eventually give rvay to a layer of clear wood.

An outstanding example of sound municipal forest management is found in the Seattle, Washington Water Department rvhich has had 45 years experience in managing their watershed timberland producing the twin cropswater and timber.

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