Jomeson Lumber Compony to Wholesole Quolity Products to Retoil Yords in New Progrom of Service qnd Erponsion

_ Irwin B. Jameson, vice-president of the Jameson Lumber Company, Los Angeles, announces that, efiective May l, the company will discontinue all retail sales and will wholesale its products to established retail lumber dealers throughout the California and Arizona trade areas. Iameson Lumber Company is a division of the Arrow Mill-Company, pioneer manufacturer of wood products since 1920.

In making this important announcement regarding company policy changes, Mr. Jameson pointed out that the company will sell old-growth Douglas Fir, Redwood, Hemlock, Sugar Pine and Ponderosa Pine manufactured at its Sawmill division in Klamath, California. Shipments will be offered by truck-and-trailer, as well as rail and cargo.

In addition to selling the lumber produced at the new, high-speed sawmill built in 1953, the Jameson Lumber Company will represent the Wood Products division of the Arrow Mill Company jn selling its many manufactured products to retail yard3vin Southern California.

"We ofier persotial service, quality products, and a reliable source of supply for all species of west coast lumber," Irwin Jameson declared.

lfe also announced that the Wood Products division of the Arrow Mill Company, located in Los Angeles, would immediately begin construction of a new, modern factorv to be equipped with the finest wood-manufacturing equip- ment, as 3_art _9f the compalty's progressive expansion program. The division will offer to the local and national mar.kets. such products as finished dry redwood, Douglas fir interior jambs, exterior door frame parts, mouldiigs, finger-jointed wood products, custom milling services, aid many other items that will be warehoused in Los Angeles ready for immediate delivery.

Jameson further stated that the company has appointed the following men as Division managers: personel of the Jameson Lumber Company and the Arrow Mill Company have 38 years of expeiience in the manufacture and distribution of wood products of all types and we are going to use this knowledge in the whole.sale lumber field," Irwir.r Iameson says.

Harvey Seymour, Jameson Lumber Company; R. C. Shumate, Sawmill division; Leonard Ek, Wood Products djvision. Mr. Seymour named Lauren Foster and John Kiner, two r,r'ell-knou'n Southern California lumbermen, as sales representatives to assist him in direct territory cover- t*f,tn.

"We are expanding at this time because we have faith and confidence in the future of the lumber and wood products industry.

"We will sell fine quality lumber and wood products coupled with efficient, high-speed service to established dealers. This clear-cut sales policy will guide our company in its aim to follow a planned expansion program based upon the satisfaction and confidence of our many friends and customers," Jameson concluded.

Scotf lumber Co." Socrqmenlo, $old ro Will Boprisr

Scott Lumber Company, North Sacramento, has been sold to Will Baptist. The vard. located at 2809 Rio Lincla Blvd., has been ^renamed Woodlake l-umber Company.

Lumber Employers Gouncil

The. Lumber Employers Council l-reld a luncheon meeting, April 28, in the Mayfair hotel, Los Angeles, for owners and principals of lumberyard and planing mill operations in L. A. County.

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Clcmp on Building Costs Yilol, Soys Sovings-LoqnLeogue Ghief Building Costs Vitol,

Joseph Holzka, president of the U. S. Savings & Loan Leagui, told a Leigue-sponsored Management conference in B"everly Hills, Calif., list month that-the common- objective of ali segments of the housing in-dustry should be to hold down bu-ilding costs and prices. H. ild present prospects are for a steiady pickup in homebuilding as the year moves on,

San Francisco 4 mortgage terms, etc., the financier said the o-nly- factor that could-pievent an important increase in homebuilding.would be a further rise int building costs and prices and, if such come, the government's various steps to aid homebuilding will prove fruitless.

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Aspholr Roofing IndustrY Elects

Holzka urged the building trades unions to exercise restraint in itreir 1958 wagl demands and sugge,sted that the moratorium on wige increases suggested by AFL-CIO Vice-President Grly some months ago "still makes sense." Gray heads the Building Trades depart-

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Tio Aqnhelt Roofins Industrv Bureau elected new of-

The Asphalt Roofing IndustrY

'I'he Koohng lndustrv bureat ficers for fgsg "t its annual meeting at the Sheraton Blackis E. J. Co. He stone, Chicago. Chairman of the board of ot governors ls E:J' O'Leary, exEcutive vice-president of the- Ruberoid Co' .rr..".dr. Malcolm Meyei, president of Certain-teed Prod- ;;;;d. Meyei, president ult. Co.p. Vice-chairman -is E. K. Clark, vile-preiident of Iohns-Manville Corp. Secretary-treasurer is E. L. Chambeilain, vice-president of Bird & Son, Inc. ment.

In the light of recent federal aids to homebuilding, (Telt them aou salt) it in The californin Lumbet Merchant)

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Rurql lumber Dealers Get Whock qt. Another Big Confest Scrles Field

Washington, D.C.-A nation-wicle sales promotion pro_ gram for lumber and related building materials will be con_ ducted throughout 1958 by the National Lumber Manufal_ turers Association and Farm Journal magazine in a $10,000 farm building improvement contest.

Lumber dealers-s,erving rural areas will shortly re- ceive kits that will contain promotional materiil to identify their establishments as local headquarters for the promotion.

The contest is set_up in two divisions : one for projects 991ling_more than g50O; one for projects costing less ihan $.-500. Identical prizes will be offeied-in each div'ision, with the two top winners each receiving $1,500 checks. Second prizes will be $750; third prizes $500; and fourth prizes