Van Arsdale-Hanis Lumber Co, Inc.

three million feet at all times. They cater l,rrgely to the industrial trade and the special needs of other lumber yards. Their business is largely confined to C-alifornia.

The firm was founded in 1888 by W.W. Van Arsdale and Mathew A. Harris. Van Arsdale was one of the original owners of the McCloud River Lumber Co. Thg succeseors were the sons of }Iarris, Mathew A. and Frank. On the death of Mathew A. Harris in 1947 the control was passed on to C. E. Needham. He is now the president of tle compady, and his son, James C. (Jim) Needham is vice president. It has been a continuous family business and was founded by California pioneers. They claim to be the first lumber company in the world to use motor driven trucks. Old phote graphs testify to the days of six-horse pulled trucks. At about 1908, rvhen the change-over from the horse to the motor truck was being made, Van Arsdale-Harris had 12 trucks, wagons and buggies in operation.

Besides the officers of the company already mentioned, Henry (Hank) Necdham, brother to Jim, is sales manag€r; Ed Hasenyager, assistant sales manager; Kenneth I-ogan, secretary; I-eonard J. Kupps, treasurer; trIilo Jeffers, assistant treasurer u'ho has been with the company 40 years; and Ross Lee, yard superintendent.

Jim Needham, nou/ piloting the destinies of the company as general manager, graduated from Menlo Junior College where he was elected student body president. He entercd the (Continued on Page 36)

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Redwood in sizes to 12" x 12" - lengths to 24'

Pfaner capacity for surfacing up to 24" x24"

Remanufacturing facilities for resawing up to 34" x34" lf we can't find