PUBRTNSS TUMBUR CO.

Speciolizing in oll grades of Dry & Green

(Grcding Supervircd by CRA Dcpl. ot fnspcction & Grudlng)

Puerto Rico's $l trlillion 'Operotion Bootstrop' Sowmill Lounches lslond's Lumber Industry

Establishment of Puerto Rico's first sawmill under the "Operation Bootstrap" industrialization program was announced March 12, A $l,000,000 venture, the sawmill represents the beginnings of a lumber industry for Puerto Rico. It resulted from a recent discovery that a tree which grows in abundance in the island, and up to now regarded as worthless, has wide commercial possibilities.

The tree is the yagrumo, classified as a Puerto Rican hardwood and similar to balsa. Its properties have been analyzed. by the U.S. FoSest Service and the Industrial Research Laboratory, a unit of Puerto Rico's Economic Development Administration. In February, U.S. Forest Service specialists spent two weeks in Puerto Rico training local farmers in the-art of logging the yagrumo tree for the sawmill.

The sawmill is scheduled to launch operations this April in the south coast city of Ponce. Initially, it will convert yagrumo wood into excelsior. This production will go next door to a plant which will blend excelsior with cement to produce lightweight building materials panels. Both plants are owned by Judas Diener, Elizabeth, N. J., who has a third building'materials plant in the island. Named the J. Diener Lumber Co., the sawmill will later process lumber and sawmill products from other Puerto Rico woods.

The "Bootstrap" official, Hector E. Piffeiro, Industrial Promotion director in the U.S. for EDA, said the new sawmill operation will occupy a 5,000 square foot building and initially employ 26 workers

Mr. Diener's third Puerto Rican operation produces

New Redwood Finish Ghoil Free

"Redwood FiniSh Grades"-fifth in a continuing series of free redwood information charts issued by the Simpson Redwood Company-shows full-color examples of the four finish redwood grades. Illustrated are Clear All Heart and Aye Grade, each in vertical and flat grain. The chart is 8% bV 22 inches on heavy cardstock. For your free "Redwood Finish Grades" chart, write: Simpson Redwood Company, Room 601, Arcata, California.

building blocks from bagasse, a sug'ar cane by-product. This plant is located in Trujillo Alto, a town some five miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital city.

In New York, an Economic Development Administration official forecast that the sawmill will encourage further expansion of furniture manufacturing in Puerto Rico. In recent years, a dozen EDA-sponsored furniture factories have opened in Puerto Rico under the tax free Bootstrap program.

The complete Security Paint line was on display at the California Retail llardware Association convention held in San Francisco early in February. Pictured in the booth above is Bill Sibbrell, general sales manager of the Southern California paint manufacturing and distributing concern. Following the close of the San Francisco event, dre booth and display were moved to the Long Beach show, which closed the end of February. The Security Paint Manufacturing Co. home offices are located dt 1621 North Indiana Street, Los Angeles, California.

Certain things stick out in my memories of the early days of THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT in lumbering California. It was surely an interesting era.

For instance: There was then being built on the Columbia River near Kelso, Washington, a monster sawmill of most modern design. The site was to become, and still remains, Longview, Washington. R. A. Long, already a man of advanced years, had made a great fortune manufacturing Southern Pine in Texas. Louisiana and other southern states, and was moving West. He was building a mighty sawmill plant on the banks of the Columbia, and it was then the most modern of all sawmills. The two sawmills on the plant were to manufacture 600 million feet of lumber annually.

Later on, the Weyerhaeuser organization built,a multiple plant not far from Longview, with several mills of various kinds on the plant. I never knew which could cut the most lumber, the Long-Bell or the Weyerhaeuser plant.

These two were larger than any other milling plants in the West, although mills that could cut a million feet a day were not uncommon. Many of these big producers ran two or three shifts. The biggest single unit sawmill ever built on the Coast was probably that of the Coos Bay Lumber Company, at Marshfield, Oregon, where two great headrigs and a forest of supplementary machinery was advertised to cut one-hundred thousand feet of lumber per hour.

Now that was really a sawmill ! While there were just the two main head-rigs, there were countless auxiliary machines, like re-saws, trimmers, edgers, etc.

As the Bible says: "There were giants in those days."

Phoenix Lumber Co. Boughr

By W. Cecil Armsfrong

Phoenix, Ariz.-The Phoenix Lumber Co.,7L5 W. Jackson, has been bought by W. Cecil Armstrong from the retiring owner, E. G. Hamrick, who has operated since 1926 the yard that was founded in 1913 by Mont Anderson. Armstrong, a Phoenix resident since 1909, was formerly associated with Halstead Lumber Co. and Hamman-McFarland Lumber Co. He has been a musician and orchestra leader in the state for 35 years as an avocation. Dealer Armstrong says he plans no immediate. expansion of yard or offrce facilities.

Rate-Position Wanted $2.00 per column inch

All others, $3.00 per column inch

Closing dates for copy, 5th and 20th

-HEI.P WANTED- _CONNECTIONS WANTED-

ATTENTION HARDWOOD SALESMEN_

San Francisco Bay Area distributor has real opportunity for experienced hardwood and allied products salesman. Prefer man living in East Bay Area and well acquainted with dealer trade in Easl Bay, Contra Costa Courty and Upper San Joaquin Valley area.

Address Box C-2729, Califonria Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

-POSITIONS WANTED_

EXPERIENCE?? YOU NAME IT!!

Owner-and,Manager of RETAIL Lumber and Mill with years of successful Southern California operations now needs peimanent position. Unfortunate circumstanies beyond my controi make it necessary to find position on salaried basis. Capable and Experienc_ed in any position from Manager through Office; loyal, effi;ient and_trustworthy. Can benefit your organization with my eiperience in Constructign, Tract operations, Cost accounting, Bookkeeping, Sgp9qy1s1on, Work progress and Inspection- Also sound lcrowlldel of WHOLESALE lumber operation. LET ME PROVE my Experience with MINIMUM SALARY to Start! Exceptional triinins ur Personnel direction. Will give Bank and Commertial references-. 'War-veteran (Colonel, Corp- of Engineers), 3O-year ,Rotary Club member, married; hobbies: golf and bridge.

Address Box C-?735. California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles ld Calif.

NEED A GOOD ',RIGHT HAND.'' MR. PRESIDENT?

9apable of assuming co-mplete responsibility in management, admin- istration, sales or merchandising, or as assistant to rnanagement in these functions with opportunity to grow with company. Many years' successful background and experi-ence in sales, admiriistratioir and adv-ertising at _wholesale distribution and rnanufacturing levels in brrilding materials, millwork, plywood, lumber and relatei wood products on West Coast. Advancement prospects limited with pres- ent company. Complete background and infoimation on request.

Address Box C-2733, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

COMPETENT HELP IN SALES DE.PARTMENT

Pxperienced, m4lure salesman of Pine and allied species wants posi- tion with sawmill or wholesale company, preferably in So. Origon or- Northern Calif. Wide acquaintance vrittr- Eastern-wholesalers ind mill sllp_pliers enables me to get results for reliable company, I sug- g-est NO_W is the time to prepare for the unquestionlbll uptuir ahead. Employer and worliing conditions rnoit important. - Full resume on request.

Address Box C-2734, California Lumber Merchant 1()8 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles ld Calif.

FINE MILLWORK EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE

Capable of full charge if you need a top man; practical factory ex- perience, PLUS -Estimating and Detailing in hy diversified -millwork background. Have excellent work record -in California and wish to return there after year in east.

Address Box C-2712, California Lumber Merchant 108 W. 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

F. C. BOOKKEEPER_OFFICE MANAGER

Thirteen years' experience in one-"gal Friday" Wholesale lumber anVor lumber products business. Ifave car, -will travel reasonable distance from home in Wilshire district, Los Angeles.

APPOINTMENT EVENINGS & WEEKENDS: WEbster 16036

LUMBERMAN WANTS A JOB_

A handy gnan- fo_r any office-Wholesale & retail bookkeeper, estimator,_order desk,-counter. Fast with figures. Many yeari, e'xperience. Prefer Los Angeles area. Available now.

Address Box C-2707, California Lumber Merchant 108 W. 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles f4, Calif.

HAVE CONTACTS_WILL TRAVEL

HARDWOOD and PLYWOOD Man with 35 years'thorough successful and profitable Experience marketing hardwoods and ply- wood in major localities in the West, wishes to rnake firm connection in. the $elling end of this industry. Single, will travel; available to go anywhere YOU need my $ales Ability. Prefer an Opportunity with small drawing account and profit-sharing basis.

Address Box C-2732. California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles ld Calif.

REPRESENTATION WANTED_

Southern California Exclusive Representation Excellent distribution to well-rated accounts. CARLOADS ONLY. Primarily interested in PLYWOOD & ALLIED MATERIALS-WHITE FLR and ALL OTIIER LUMBER PRODUCTS where lumber dealers are the prime customers. Have a following in lumber accounts.

Address Box C-2731, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED

Established wholesaler calling on distribirtion yards and large retail yards in Arizona desires co,nnections with wdll-rated Douerlas Fir. Ponderosa Pine, Lumber & Plywood manufacturers-W-holesale or Commission'

Address Box C-2736, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

-YARDS €rnd SITES FOR SALE/LEASE-

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LUMBER YARDS FOR SALE

TWO GOOD YA,RDS in Orange County-Corporation owhership, long established with good earning record; good modern buildinsii one yard has R.R. spur. Appraisal will be shown Crround and buildings aJ_p-tl yards, $135,0@. Hyster, trucks, yard and office equip. ment $13,000; inventory extra.

YARD in fastest-booming area-Antelope Valley, Can lease or buy the ground; buildings,,trucks and yard-office equipment, g16500; inventory runs about $21,000. The last year's sales were around $135,000.

TWOHY LUMBER CO.

714 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15, Rlchmond 9.8?46 Lumberyard and Sawmill Brokers

FOR SALE-

In the Heart of Sacramento Valley. Well-established yard carrying ggqrplete line of Building Materiald and Hardware. Lo6ated on riraii highway..,Real Estate-_good buildilgs, lift truck and two delivery trucks priced Jo sell. -I! you are looking for an up-to-date yard in i steadily growing, healthy place to livei investigaie this NdW. Address Box C-2697, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 5(}8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

FOR RENT

PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. PREFER,LUMBER WHOLESALER. CALL:

NELSON LUMBER COMPANY Elliott 9-4521 Monrovia. Calif.

Nevada Retail Yard For Sale

For sale at cost of inventory-& equipment, approx. $35,000, a retail lumber yard and general building- supplies. Lbcated in one of the fastest-going areas in Nevada. Doing ipprox. 9200,mO. Owner will carry land and buildings on ten-yeai contract or lease. P. O. Box 651. Fallon. Nevada

?O/oka.aee y'aa/tc/,

Norfhern 'Colitornia Represenfotives lor Dant & Russeff, fnc.

-EQITIPMENT rOR SAIE-

FOR SALE or TRADE

Planing mill machinery for sale or trade for lumber. Easy Terms. We are fiquidating our planing mill-including; ,Re-saw, Stickers, Blowers, etc.

GOLDEN STATE LUMBER COMPANY

2436 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, Calif. EXbrook 5-0300

FOR SALE- f-1955 Clark-Ross Y200 Fork Lift l-Ross 15LH Fork Lift l-Hyster RT15O Fork Lift l-Hyster 75 Fork Lift l-Gerlinger Fork Lift l-Ross 15LH Fork Lift

All completely overhauled-perfect.

2-Model 9O Ross Carriers

AU in good condition.

Have wrecked a Gerlinger, Hyster and Ross carrier and have some parts available. Machines can be seen at:

8n49th Avenue

MacKAY MILL SERVICE

SWeetwood 8-9428

Oakland 21, Calit.

FOR SALE-Kiln boiler, smoke stack, fans, steam pipes, instruments, etc.

Frank Burnaby

STanley 3-2060

HEAVY FOR,K.LIFT

822 - 69th Avenue

TR,UCKS

RENTALS AND SALES

MacKav Mill Service

SWeetwood 8-9428

Oakland 21, Calif.

FOR SALE-Lumber sorting table, exceptionally efficient.

Frank Burnaby

STanley 3-2060

FOR SALE

TWO HYSTER LUMBER CARRIERS GOOD CONDITION WILL SELL CHEAP

Write Box 83 or call TErminal 2-4504, San Pedro

2"x6" REDWOOD SHORTS-3'to 6' Lengths. A-Grade. 1 Face

-Rough Green, Contact: U?ILITY

SERVICES-

-SPECIAL

BUY-SELL_REPAIR_S ERVICE

Fork Lifts and Straddle Trucks. Complete shop and field scrvice. Portable Welding, Specid Fabrication, Steam Cleaning and Painting. Service Available 7 Days a Week. All work guaranteed.

COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE

1115 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif.

Phones: NEwmark 1-8269, NEvada 6-4805

New BUILDING Developments...

The Marysville, Calif., City Council heard Subdivider Verne H. Triplett's plans for a 26-home tract of $18,-$20,000 houses in East Marysville.

{.naheim City Council approved maps for two tracts totaling 80 hon-res near Cerritos and Euclid avenues.

Watt Construction Co. will build 70 homes for Cimarron Land Co. at $726,0N in Chatsworth between l-assen and Devonshire, and Topanga and Owensmouth.

Dunman Corp., Los Angeles, will develop a million-dollar subdivision for the Mesa residential area at Santa Barbara, with 46 dwellings on Meigs road.

Donald'Dunwoody's investment group has bought the Santa Lucia Inn, Inc., Salinas, for a $1 million motel on the S-acre site to contain 100-125 units.

Fred M. Bruderlin, manager of the Solano County Fair, has been advised that $28,000 in state funds will be available for constroction of tack rooms in the horse barn area of the fairgrounds at Vallejo. Association had requested $32,000 to build 156 tack rooms.

42 acres in Tiburon have been sold to a group for development of multiple dwellings in the Red Hill area, Marin county, and another 10 acres on the western edge were sold for subdivision into 2l building sites of garden apartments.

Branden Enterprises, developer of Lakewood Village near San Francisco, were issued $5,500,000 permits for 384 new homes. The block of single-family dwelling permits was one of the largest ever issued at one time on the Peninsula. The firm was issued 157 permits for Lakewood Village homes last No- vember, where the goal is 2,500 homes at $30 million value. The company lus had 500 workmen constructing 10 homes a day through the winter under construction superintendent Marion Anderson.

The Salvation Army will build a men's rehabilitation center on a 100x505-foot site at 6059 Van Nuys Blvd. formerly occupied by a lumberyard in the San F'ernando Valley. The Army will build two buildings and remodel two existing structures from the old yard.

Two Virginia businessmen have bought a 275-acre estate between Thunderbird and Tamarisk country clubs in Palm Springs for development of a residential community. Property is the old Rancho Senora del Lago.

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Recent visitors to South America were the Harold Cranes, Crane Mills, who spent a couple months cruising the Caribbean and visiting several south-of-the-Canal cities.

Dave Hope has been appointed salesmanager of Firco in Willits, succeeding Ed Blunt, who recently left the firm to become a buyer for Clay Brown & Company.

Fred Thomson, president of Inland Lumber Co., Bloomington, and Mrs. Thomson have returned from an extended European trip by ship, plane and automobile.

Congratulations to Nannette and Paul Euphrat-to say nothing of Grand-dad Duke Euphrat-on the birth of Allen Paul Euphrat, March 9-all doing fine.

Stark Sowers, vice-president of Inland Lumber Co., made a sales and procurement trip through northern California, Oregon and parts of Nevada and Arizona. He reports conditions improving in the lumber and building materials industry.

Bob Reid, imported lumber products manager for Ziel & Co., returned via PanAm March 25 to S. F. International Airport after two weeks in Japan visiting plywood mills. His Far East trip, the first to Japan since 1937, was capped off with a short layover in Hawa.ii on the way home.

Atkins, Kroll & Company's Ernie Larson spent a week in Salt Lake City and vicinity on business late in February.

Chuck Clay, Clay Lumber Co., Inglewood, has returned from a trip north. He says that many lumber dealers he talked to reported business on the upgrade.

While Santa Fe Lumber, fnc., was being moved into larger quarters in San Francisco's No 1 Drumm Building early this year, A. J. "Gus" Russell took his bride in hand for a month's vacation which included an overland trip to

Los Angeles, El Paso and New Orleans. The return trip was better yet: a leisurely Caribbean cruise with all the trimmings.

Bill Ramsay, Twin-City Lumber Co. executive, spent a few March weeks calling on business connections in Carlada and along the east coast.

Herb Meier, Arcadia wholesale lumberman, made a flying trip to San Francisco last month to attend the Western Pine Association meeting.

Bonnell-Ward & Knapp's Ben Ward visited northern California mill connections the week of March 10.

Charlie Schmitt, imported lumber products manager for Atkins, Kroll & Co., San Francisco, has initia"ted a unique monthly stock list in a "news letter." Besides listing the company's current plylvood inventory, its location and A-K's nearest office, one page of the well-designed list features a newsy digest of industry items, including building neivs of general national interest.

Mike Madden, formerly with Fairhurst Lumber Co. at Seattle, has been transferred to the company's San Rafael headquarters, where he will be in chaige -of Fairhurst's export division.

Bill Smith, young executive of Smith-Robbins Lumber Co., Los Angeles, covered the Western Pine Association annual in San Francisco and he was also reported seen "covering the waterfront" there.

Chuck Magnuson, well-known former member of the old Dant & Russell organization in San Francisco, joined Harbor Lumber Company last month, announces "Ike" Zaftani, president of the San Francisco waterfront wholesale concern.

'Simpson Redwood's "Dave" Davis, Rameses 48, returned to San Francisco, March 24, af.ter spending two weeks at Washington, D.C., and in Florida on business.

Advertisers Index

Crofoof lumbar Co.

Dqlton & Co., R. W.

Dqnt & Ruirell, Inc. ---..--...---...........--..32-33

Dovir Hqrdwood Co, -.-.-.-..,.-......-_..------_..-5,1

Del Volle, Kohmqn & Co. .-....-.-.-...........-_55

Diebold Lumbsr Co., Corl -..---....----._.--_.---49

Dollor Co. The Robcrt ---..--..-..-,-.-.........-..-34

Dolly Vordcn lumber Co.

Dooley & Co. -..-.--.----..-.------

Douglos Fir Plywood Assn.

Drokc'r Bqy Iumber Co., Inc. .-..-.........-.-..*

Durqble Plywood Sqles Co.

*Adyrrtiring oppedra ltr oltqrnda lltuet (TelI them Uou salD it in The California Lurnber Merchant) ...........................57

Edwqrds lumber ond Mfg, Co. --..--..---.-...62

Emrco Plywood Esslcy qnd Son, D. C. ---.----.-.---,-----.,.........-38

Eubqnk & Son, L. H. --..-.-.---..-..--..........-.--59

Forris Iumbor Compqny .---.-..---.....--.-.....-..58

Fern Trucking Co. -.--..--.--.-.--.

Fidler'r l{fg. Co., Inc. ---..-............------.....-53

Fleurolle'r (lou Woidncr) --------------..-----.--70

Founlqin lumbcr Co., Ed .-.

Freemqn Co., Stcphsn G.

Higginr Lumber Co., J. E,

Hill & rr{orton, Inc..,-,--.--. .29

Hobbr Wqll lumbs Co.

Hollow Tre Rcdwood Co. --....-.....--..-..-----43

Hogon Wholcrole Bldg. Mtlr. Co.....--..-...'

Holmer Eurekq Lunbs Co.

Holmer lumbcr Co., Frod C..-..-.....-.-.-.-...28

Homorole Compony

Hoover Co., A. l. -.--..-.--..-.-.--

Huff Lumbcr Co. ...--..-.--.--,------.-...-.-...........35

Hysier Compony lmperiol [umber Co. -------,-------.-----Indurtriol [umber Co.

Inlond Lumbcr Co, -.--..--.-..---.-...

Jordon Sqrh & Door Co., F. L.

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