BONNINGTON TUMBER co.

Weyerhoevser lVz" Dry Will Be Sloined Brown

Starting early this month, Ifieyerhaeuser Company will stain its new engineered dry framing lumber a distinctive cherry-brown color, announced George H. Weyerhaeuser, executive vice president for wood products.

"The light stain will be applied to all sides and ends of the framing lumber to provide ready ideutification and to help haintain the lower moiiture content to which the new engineered material is being manufactured," Weyerhaeuser explained.

"We now are producing a new and bet. ter product. The color, along with a more informative brand, is to assure buyers that the material is produced to new siandards of quality," W'eyerhaeuser stresses. The marking on the lumber will be "Weyerhaeuser engineered 4-Square kiln-dried.o'

The manufacturing requirements set by the company lower the moisture content for dry engineered lumber to l5/o average and make certain that no pieces have moisture content above l9/o. They have installed new electronic moisture detectors to assure more exacting control than ever before.

Actually, the company already has adopted the standards for framing lumber circulated for industry acceptance by the U. S. Department of Commerce. The de- partment sent tlle proposal to 21,000 lumber manufacturing, distributing, and using firms and individuals for approval. The standard relates to size and moisture content; the staino marking and other refinements are Weyerhaeuser extras.

By early May, production of the new material will account for more than half of all dry framing lumber produced by W'eyerhaeuser. By the end of 1964, the conpany will be producing dl of its dry framing to the new quality specifications and with the new identification.

In explaining the purpose of the change to new engineered dry lumber, the wood products executive said, "This is another forward step to make lumber better serve dealers, builders and homeowners. The new engineered dry lumber is uniforrnly drier and lighter and has greater nailholding properties for better construction. It is produced to ll/zt' net thickness, a small fraction tlinner than previously.

Lloyd Hickok Joins Oregon Export Firm

The Oregon Lumber Export Company has announced that Llovd A. Hickok has joined the firm. Hickok will move to Portland from San Francisco where he has been active in the lumber export business for the past six years.

Hickok will be returning to Portland where he was prwiously engaged in shipping and lumber export. He attended Portland's Grant High School and is a graduate of the University of Oregon where he took a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. During lVorld War II, he served in the U. S. Navy.

Lowell E. Patton, President of Oregon Lumber Export Company, said, "We feel privileged to have the services of this man. He will be a tremendous help to our firm in expanding our foreign market coverage."