A MODERN MECHANIZED STACKER Uni-PaG 6,,t MOORE

CUSTOM-DESIGNED after a thorough engineering study of your lumber-handling needs. Facts and figures to prove that a Moore Uni-Pac Stacker will improve your profit picture.

STACKS LUMBER FAST, thereby reducing lumber handling cost and your over-all cost per thousand.

FEATURES an automatic course divider and chain lumber evener at no additional cost.

ONE SINGLE DRM operates both the stacking carriage and feed chain.

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Lumber Stondords D.C.Heoring

Ii'presentatir t's of southt'rn (ltlifornia intt'rests opposing tlre lrropost'rl neu lumlrt'r standalds rnarle a strong prt'stntation oI their r it:us aI r Corrrmt'r'ct l)t'partrnent. hcariug in \\rashinetrtn" l).(i.. \lart:h 3" l,cfore departntt'rrt t'hicf Luther H. Hodgt's. lncitrrlt'd in the grorrp u't're retail and wholesalc lurnberrrtt'tt. manufat:turt:rs. l)olt arrthority 1x'oprlt' and rrnion reprrest'ntatives. Among thost' prescnt $ er(. \'liles \I-. l)avitlsorr. ert'cutive r' it:t: prcsidt'nt of Surr Lumbt'r Co." J. Parkinsotr. asst. gerteral manager, Los Angeles Harbor l)ept., J. \ltJunkin. Lorrg llt'ach Harbor Dt'pt." Nir:k Cordil. Lurnl,er & Sau'mill Workers Iinion Local 228ti. anrl \{rar-nc Garrlner- of Lumlrer Asso<:iaLion of Southertr (lalifornia. Somt' l5 of the '1,0 1rn'sclrt marde statt'mclrts to thc St't'retarv oI (,ommt'rct: antl his stalT. outlining their objct:tion-* to the proposetl rrt'n. slantlurtl. Davidson's operring remark lvas, ''This is tht first t.imt: l havt.t'rer travt'k.d tlear acLo-s the t'nitctl States to dt'livt'r a loarl c.,f lunrber.'' 'l'his nas prornptcrl lrv the fact that ht'hatl l,rought u'ith him larious pict:es of ltrml,t'r to tlcntottstratc lltt' propost:cl ne\\ siz('s to tht' St'r'retarv and tht' inequitit's ltc cotttt'rrclt'r'l u ill erist iI tlrt'-"e sizt's att' a<lopted.

Unrlcr thr' proJroscrl -*tattdurtls a 2 s l2 ttnst'arsottt'cl u ill lrt: I-17 i:12 \ 1l-l:J' l6". A I r 12. not irrt'ludt'tl in tht' statrdartl, *ill still lre jl.r" r IIt,/:. If. [or t'xarnplt'. all unscitsorred luml,t'r rvas lrt'irrg lrscd orr a j<-rl,.2 r l2 floor- joists uould ttot lte thc same ividth across the rli<lc fatt'e tts all Llns('asoned tl x l2 girdt'r. The 5.r16" in<h tlilftrrerrtial tlifft'r'enct' r,roultl caust' soIne prolrlt'ms in tht' placing oI flool slrt'athing. l)avidson t'otttetttlerl. Secrctarv Hotlges t'onrrnt'nrlrrl I)ar itlsorr ott his prt'st'ntatiort.

l)r. Hollomorr of tht: Commerce l)epartment poirrtcd out that cirt:ulation of the propost'cl stan<lar<l to thost'on tht'mailing list does not constilute an rndorsement lry the Comnterce l)epartment. Also it *ould lrt'rt'a-"orrable to assume that somt'time rvill elapse bt'[ort'the propose<l changt't'ould ever lre put into effect. he said, if it passt's.

Anv propose<l standard must lx) prt'pare<I. then a dt:scription mtrde up ln' tlrt'Dt'liartment. Sufficient copies must then lre printed [o ('over the mailing list and then mailed out to ac(:cptors on the list.

As the retrrrns come Lack. the comments are analyzed and a r'omplete report prepared and made publit:. On the basis of the rorrments made by each respondent, the standard will either be recommended or re jected. If accepted" the standard is then promulgated bv the Department of Commerce. If rejected. it rvill he sent back to the ALS Committee for rt.view.