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main region of ,\merican lumber production n'as then the Southern pine region, but its trencl u'as rLlready pointing tou.arcl the Douglas fir region of Oregon, \\'ashington, Northern California and British Columbia. New "Rule 15" . .

I.umber is a national procluct thzrt todav strcanrs intcr 31,000 U.S.A. retail lumberyards from 60,000 san'rnills in the nation's commercial forest regions. There :rre about 100 commercial tree species in the United States. Each species has its individual properties and characteristics. Through the years these qualities have been tested in forest products laboratories and in long-term 11se. Herbert lloover, l'hen Secretary of Commerce. carried through a campaign of product standards thich included the standardization of lumber sizes.

Nou' the \\'rest Coast lumber industry, through its trade and technical organizations, has started a giant nerv forrvard movement in lumber rnerchandising rules and practices that are of vital concern to consumers nation-l'ide.

For many years now the greater volume of \\''est Coast lumber production lvas graded and sold by number-#|, #2, #3, #4. On March 15, rvith the publication of nerr' "Rule 15" by the \Vest Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, these four grades rvill begin to be sold by name: the the Southern California-Arizona Representative: L. Dale \D7atson STATSON SALES CO. 4040 \Tilshire Blvd., Los Angeles DUnkirk 5-167r FRANCI Teletype: II, CALIF SCO SF 4'7

No. 1 becomes CONSTRUCTION. No. 2 becomes STANDARD. No. 3 becomes UTILITY. No. 4 becomes ECONOMY.

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M. J. r'Ben" Byrnes

"Jlen" Rvrnes, one of the dearrs of the u'est coast lumber industry, died sudclenll' of a heart attaclt at his hor.ne in Sar-r Francisco, Februarv 2.1. Mr. Byrnes, u'ho was president of the Anderson \raller- Lurnber Cornpany, lvith offices in San Francisco, leaves his u-ife Lila, two sisters and a nephew. He was born in \{enclocino and eclucatecl in schools there ancl Ukiah. He startecl his lumber career sonre 50 years ago "slinging water" for bull teams in various uoods operations. NIr. l3yrnes started his selling career about 1910 r,vith the Albion Lur-nber Company. In l9l7 he joined Unior.r Lurnber Company at Fort Rragg and u-as later transferrecl to \'Iinneapolis to l.read Union's sales office tl-rere.

During tl-re earlv tu-enties, Ben l3yrnes spent some time in South America promoting the use of redu'ood for A. F. Thane ct Companl'. Upon returning to San Francisco, he joinecl the sales staff of Dant ct llussell, Inc., anrl a feu. years later forrnecl his own u'holesale lnmber business, continuing in it until 1946, rvhen he organized ancl became president of the Anclerson \,-alley Lun.rber Compan.r., rl,ith mills at I)hilo, Calif., and headquarters in San Francisco.

Wqlter F. Hordwick

Worcl has been received of the recent tleath of Waltcr F. Harrlwick, 76, in Cottage hospital, Santa Rarbara, following a stroke. The retired lumberyarcl owner harl been a resirlent of Dinuba, Calif., since 1922. lIe was a native of Nova Scotia and started in the luurber business in Janiaica, Iowa, in 1915 with Dalbel'ancl Harclu'ick. \\'ith his u,'ife ancl son Jacl<, Mr. Hardwick came to California h 1922 loolting for a retail 1ocation. The next 1'ear they settled in Dir.ruba ancl started the Dinuba Lumber Companv, lvhich X'[r. Flarchvick managecl for 28 years. He sold the yard in 1951 to sorxe of the partners of the Citizens Lurnber Company but it remains in operation under the Dinuba name.

Walter Hardn'ick u'as rvell l<nown arnollg the central San Joaquin Valley lumberlnen and had many friends among the older salesn.ren ancl the rvholesale companies in San Francisco an<l Fresno. He alu,a)'s attended the olcl-tinters' clinners when they were helcl in Fresno and enjoyed rneeting mauy ol<1 frien<ls. He leaves his wife, Nelle, the son having bcen l<illecl in an auto accident in 1935.

Grosby Holl Shevlin

Crosby Hall Shevlin, 59, died at his hon.re in llelveclere, Calif., February 25. He rvas a native of Oregon and of the Shevlin farnily interests in the Shevlin-Hixon Company of Jlencl, Oregon. Mr. Shevlin also forr.nerly operatecl the Marin Lumber Corrrpany in San Rafael until he sol<1 that yard two years ago. He leaves his wife, Louise; il son, John Il. Shevlin of l3end, Cregon; a claughter, ]Irs. Cynthia Ii. Rorlriguez of Los Angeles, ancl four granclchildren.

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Indio, Calif.-Standard Oil Co. has l;ought the Hayu,ard I-umber Company's vard at Coachella, Calif., at tl-re corner of Main and Cantaloupe streets, one of tlre olclest businesses is town, reports The Indio Date Iralm. Standard u,ill erect a $12,000 building there shortlr., the ne\\.spaper saicl last month.

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