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C. E. Adoms Lumber Gompony Instcrlls Poromouni Pole Storoge Building

Construction of the new lumber storage shed at the C. E. Adams Lumber Company, San Bernardino, was completed last month by the Paramount Pole Construction Co., Artesia, California, according to Tom Page, Paramount Pole president.

The Adams retail lumber firm recently completed construction of modern new office facilities to improve yard operations and offer a better customer service to San Bernardino builders and do-it-yourself handymen.

"When we decided on our expansion program, the need for adequate and additional storage space was our number one problem," said Bert Adams of the retail yard. "We were sold on the principle of pole-type construction where the height of the building would permit the easy use of mobile equipment, and where spacing of the bays would permit easier handling of long lengths.

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Pole-Type Building Plans Offered lt/loteriols Ddolers

To stimulate public interest in new types of small buildings for both city and farm, The Dow Chemical Company made available in January to retail lumber dealers throughout the country. plans for a pole-type patio-carport and 4 tractor port. By March 1, about 1,200 dealers had requested plans for their customers.

- Professionally designated by an Evanston, Ill., architect and a Michigan State University agricultural engineering professor, these plans call for materials normally handled by building materials dealers.

The 14x24-ft. tractor port can be built near the farm house to serve as a handy shelter for frequently used tractors ahd trucks. Storage cabinets can be hung between the poles and used for small tools, oil, grease and general storage.

The 20x20-ft. carport can double as a shade house in summer for a portable grill, outdoor dining or children's play area. Construction of both buildings is simqle and economical with penta-treated poles providing the foundations.

Building materials dealers may obtain plans from the Public Relations Department, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan.

Don Fqrris ond Don Swindell Stort New Forris Lumber Go.

"The Paramount Pole Construction Company was selected because of their experience in this type of building construction and the reputation they have gained within the lumber industry," he continued.

The new ffix67 building is directly at(ached to the back wall of the office, affording access to stock with a minimum of lost motion. In this undercover area. the Adams inventory will be protected from the changing weather conditions in San Bernardino, including the hot summer sun, it was said.

According to Bert Adams, pole-type construction is the

Two well-known Southern California lumbermen, Don W. Swindell and Dori K. Farris, have formed a new wholesale and industrial lumber company doing business as the Farris Lumber Company. Their new office, completed March 1, is located atTll West 152nd Street, Los Angeles. This location is immediately adjacent to the mill facilities and dry kiln. The telephones at this address are DAvis 9-79ffi and Faculty l-2003. The storage yard for cbmmon fir stock is on a'Pacific Electric railroid spur at 16297 South Vermont, Gardena, where the telephone is DAvis 4-7550.

The two Dons have a combined record of 40 years' lumber experience in the Los Angeles territory. Farris was formerly with Baugh Bros., and for the past ten years was