Simmons Celebrates Anniversary

I T the beginning of 1950 Sid Simmons A decided he would establish his own hardwood firm and with the aid of his wife Ann, along with several of his close associates in the industry, Sid launched his own distribution yard business selling and servicing retail dealers and industrial users.

Fifteen years later Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company ranks high on the list of southern California distributors. Operating from a six acre plant in Downey hooked into the freeway system, they have four large warehouses covering more than 50,000 sq. ft. of storage space, a customer mill building, I0 pieces of mobile equipment, a six car SP spur and modern offices. Of course the 36 employees, all veterans, play an important part in the of this {orward-thinking busi-

The administrative stafi includes Ann and Sid Simmons, owners of the concern; Roy ,Stillwell, who opened the first yard operation, general manager; Gale Daugherty, (Contiltued, on Page 82)

Georgia-Pacific will precislon-end trim to your specifications. Every piece of lumber will arrive clean and bright, orange-end painted.

All studs are from our own production of Douglas fir and hemlock. They're association grade stamped. We'll furnish standard and better, or 10-15% utility and better. Packaged units are double steel banded.

Georgia-Pacific ships studs by cargo, rail and truck direct to California customers from West Coast mills.

You can rely on Georgia-Pacific as a constant year round source of quality lumber products.

Annual production of studs over 100 million board feet from G-P mills at: Coquille, Ore.; Toledo, Ore.; Independence, Ore.; Springfield, Ore.; Samoa, Calif.