ASSOCIATED REDWOOD TilttS

SIERRA.CASCADE IOGG]NG CONFERENCE

(Continueil lrom Page 10) of unbridled self-interest. Litde by little, the rights of management to manage are being restricted and limited. If you want to pieserve your rights you must provide active leadership, to look ahead, foresee the problems and work for solutions that are sound for the long term and in the public interest."

In his president's message at the opening session of the conference, Warfen Carleton said the most important challenge ahead for the industry was the threat to their timber supply. He declared the threat is caused by "an apparendy insatiable ap' petite of government for more lorested iands." The federal agency, he said, already owns more than one out of every three acres in the U.S. and it continues to ac' quire private land at the rate of one'half million acres per year.

Thursday afternoon's sessions ofiered a full discussion of "What's New in Log Trucking," under direction of Jack Mc' Leod, Crane Mills, Corning. Garth Larkin, WRL Logging Co., Arcata; Wes Crane, Crane Mills; and Terry D. Fortier, R. A. Fortier Inc., Fresno, also participated.

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WIIEI( falling and bucking with emphasis on gyppo versus day labor, and on new ideas in timber cutting. James Nicklos o{ James Nicklos.and Associates, Sacramento, headed this portion. Guy R. Hall Jr., Forest Man' agement Inc., Chico, moderated a legal and financial problem, "Payroll Bonding: On Trial." Siegmund Arywitz, labor com' missioner, acted as witness for the defense, with James Fisher, J. W. Fisher Logging Co., Redding, as witness for the prosecu' tion.

Counting The Money

One important subject, log scaling occupied all of the afternoon's program'

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AIO WIIERE YOA WAilT IT significantly titled, "Who's Counting the N{oney?" A panel representing biyer", sellers and third party scalers was moderated by Herbert C. Sampert of the University of California. Participants included Al Rueger, Crawford Lumber Co., Ukiah; William Beaty, Shasta Forest Company, Redding; C. J. Hopkins, Northern California Log Scaling Bureau, Arcata; and Orlo Johnson, Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Oregon.

Battoon And Heticopter

On the final morning, aspects of log skidding were discussed, highlighted by a report of balloon and helieopter logging by John O'Leary of Oregon State College.

An explanation of forest service skidding objectives on group selection sales was made by lValter Kirchner, Sequoia National Forest. Paul E. Rooney, Fruit Growers Supply Co., Hilt, headed this final program.

"Equipment Clinics," the new logging conference innovation, were held during the time the regular sessions were underway. The morning program featured "Power Shift Transmissions," conducted by James Garrett of Collins Pine Co., Chester, Calif., with a panel of equipment specialists. The second clinic "Tractor Undercarriage Maintenance" was moderated by James Thompson, Stockton Box Co., Foresthill, Calif., and another staff of specialists.

Hommond Moves To Gq,rden Grove

J. $. "Jask" Butler, general manager of Hammond Lumber Company, has announced that administrative ofrces of the old line firm has been moved to L3872 Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove in Orange County's Santa Ana area.

Formerly in Long Beach, the move will keep the executive stafi closer to the action in the fastest growing area.

"Hammond Lumber Company has been serving southern California for more than five decades and we believe the Oranse County-and Santa Ana-district to be tie fastest growing area in the U.S. and intend to do our part in furnishing lumber for this great development," Butler said.

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