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Peoples Lumber Co. to Relocate Wholescrle Yord in El R.io

Ventura, Calif.-The Peoples Lumber Company is plan- ning to relocate its central yard in a major industiial divellpaent in El Rio if suitable county zoning is obtained, A. J. Dingeman, president of the retail lineyald concern. iaid last month in outlining plans following a County planning Commis.qion hearing.in Oxnard. The lu--mber company is th"e intended buyer on 14 acres owned bv El Rio Asjociates (tr{ilton-Ramelli and others), which ij applying for a zone change.f ro:n comm ercia_l to. manuf acturing-pianied develop- ment (MP.D): No objections to the ione change *.i. v.oiced -at the hearing. The zone proposal now goe-s before the full CPC.

Mr. Dingeman_said the lumber company is losing about one acre of its Ventura yard to the fr-eeway, and ihat the freeway will disrupt yard operations somewhat. The Ven-

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The El Rio site backs onto the railroad tracks and fronts on Vineyard,avenue. It is planned to offer a complete general yard and {ull retail and wholesale services there, albng with the mill from the Ventura site and other departments.

The major El Rio yard would be the ninth lumberyard of the Peoples Lumber Co. in Ventura county, and its first new yard since one was added at Camarillo in the 1930s, Mr. Dinge-m1n gqid. He added that it is hoped the new yard can be added within 18 months.

Forests of the Douglas fir region have available for harvest lhe io-lloyi.lg merchantable timber: 361 billion bd. ft. Douglas fir, 120 billion bd. ft. West Coast hemlock, 30 billion ba. ft. Western red cedar, and 10 billion bd. ft. Sitka spruce, which totals over 20/o more than 1945 surveys indicated.-