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SOFTWOODS . KIIN DRIED

DOUGTAS FIR - OLD GR,OWTH

VERIICAL GRAIN-Finish-4/4 to 15/4

-Stepping

HARDWOODS - KIIN DRIED

ATDER-PACIFIC COAST-PANEL STOCK AND LUMBER

ASH-POPIAR

-Flooring

FLAT GRAIN-Finish-4/4 to 16/4

-Flooring

K. D. DIMENSION

Conslruclion & Btr.2x4 lo 2x12

PONDEROSA PINE

KLA'IAAIH STOCK_CLEARS_ SHOP_BOARDS

SUGAR PINE CLEARS-SHOP

BIRCH-DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED

CHESTNUT-WORMY-PAN Et STOCK

CYPRESS-PECKY_PANEI STOCK

TiAAPIE_EASTERN HARD_PACI FIC COAST

OAK_DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED

STEPPING-SI LL-THRESHOLDS-FUIt ROUND

PHITIPPINE MAHOGANY MIttING

CO'ITPLETE MIILING FACITIITES ON OUR PREMISES

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2l7O EAST l4rh STREET . LOS ANGETES 21, CALIFORNIA

in the railroads that made history at the turn of the century. Starr H. Rarnum, engineer of "Old Nurnber 2" f<r 18 years from l9l2 to 1930, \vas on hand to pull the throttle once again.

"Number 2" operated betu'een Standarcl and the High Sierras for almost a half century. It rl'as on a 7l-nrile run and has hauled n-rillions of feet of timber from the very sorlrce of supply to the mills for rernanufacture into lumber that helped brrild the u'est.

"It is a pleasure t() present this locomotive to the citl' of Los Angeles," said Mr. Momyer, "so that futurc generations l'ili have the opportunity to vierv at first-han<l the type of equipnrent that u,as used cluring the first half of the Ith century." Councilu'oman Rosalind \\,rvman accepted both pieces of equipment for the city.

Presiding at the inJeresting ceremonies commending the tu'o firms u'as George lljelte, general nranager of the Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks department. Members of the commission attencling included Mrs. Harold C. Morton, Richard K. Yeamans, Lar,py Norman, Dr. Vierling Kersey, ancl, of course, the .lumber executive, Frode B. Kilst<ifte, president of the Rossman Nfill & Lumber Co., \\'ilmington.

The Southern Pacific <ftrnated Sn'itch lingine No. 1273, rvhich has transported milliorrs of feet of lumber in the Los Angeles area, accor(ling to Gecirge llanson. The I'ickering Lumber engine is :r 75-ton Heisler n'hich has cylinders mounted on the side of the boiler driving dorvnu'ard to a horizontal shaft to 12 wheels in order to negotiatc steep grades and sharp cur\res of the logging country.

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