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I. BERGTR SAtT$ C(|MPANY
Whotesate Distributors Of Ptywood Products
13937 E. Rosecrqns Blvd.-Sonto Fe Springs, Colif.
P. O. Box 2l8-tq Mirqdo, Colif.
UNiversity 84771
Adiacent fo Sonfq Ana Freeway-Fast Delivery ond Pickup
Pqrqmounf Pole Consfruction Co.
Completes Instqllqfion in Phoenix
Wirh Wqrren Southwesf's Poles
A l-ruge nelr. <lry shecl built u'ith \Varrcn Southu,'est's creosotecl constnrction Doles has iust beerr erected for United \\-holesale Distri^butors. Inc.. l,l-roenix. Arizona. bv tlre l'aranr,rrrrrt Pole Corrstrtrctiorr C,,. uf Paramt_rrrrrt, Calii. There are said to be clozens of variations in this tl'oe of construction, plans for which are ar.ailable from \\'irren Sorrthrvest, Irrc., Ir.O. Box 419, Torrance. Calif.. u'ithout
Tl'ris structure is caltable of holrling uncler roof mcire than 1,000,000 ft. brn lurnber ancl pl1-u'oocl. Spans bet.,veer-r poles crn the sicles are 22 feet, arrcl the wiclth insicle is 40-feet. lleiglrt from krlvest point at eaves is 22 feet, ancl at the top tif the poles the height is 26 feet. Galvanizecl iron roofinqn:ts ttscrl.
It is interesting to trote that this structrrre \\-irs brrilt in an ttrb:rn area anrl 1)asses all builrling-cocle rerlrrirenrents. The poles, eaclr of n hiclr n'oul<1 be seli-supl.,,,riirrg ii starrrlinq alotre, rvill last tnore than 50 1.ears in the grouncl an<1 is saiil to nrake tlie structure the 1on'est-cost, pirnt:rr"rerrt builclinp. that can be constructerl. It is also ideal^for hav barrrs. nral chinerl she<ls, c:rttle barns and packing shecls.-
Plywood Producers Told of Big Mqrket for Wood Kifchens
Kitcherl cabinets in 1959 are expectecl to account for saies exceeding $500 million at retail, Xlarrrice E,. Collins of Chicago told nrembers of the Harclu'ood Ph.rvood Institute regel.tly at the annual meeting of the gr()up. Another billion <lollars u,il1 go into kitcherr Components for nerv hon.res and olrl. at'r'ordirrg to -\lr. Collirrs. n.lro is execrrtir.e secretary of the National Institute of \\'-oo<1 Kitchen Cabinets.
"Nearly 85/" of these cabinets," he said, "wili be of u.oorl con,struction. .L1rt year,.accorcling to a tracle source, factory- brrilt rvood kitchen cabinets l-tad-55.3/c of the market, joL- brrilt n'oocl cabirrets 27.3%, and nor.-u,ood cabinets 16.4'%.,'
New Building qt Hunters Point
Tl.re San Francisco Housing Atrthority announced that construction. of a $210,850 commrrnitl- ienter building at Hrrnters Point .lvas expecte<l to start by mid-March. 'the t'oocl frame ancl stucco builcling will house an auclitoriurn. cltrbrooms, lourrge ancl kitcheriancl 91 m equipmerrt, rvith completiotr expected this November. There ai" 3t.O+Z aDartrxents in the mrrltiple horrsing in the area.