GITBR,EATH CHEMICAT

COT,IPANY

383 Bronnon Street San Froncisco 7

Douglos Fir - Redwood - Western Red

Cedor - Pine - Port Orford Cedqr

Shingles By

SHIP-R,AIL-BARGE

TRUCK AND TRAILER, Representing

Goos Boy Lumber Co., Coos Boy lnmqn-Poulsen lumber Co., Portlond

Goosl Pociftc Lumber Co., Eurekq

Honley lumber Co., Eureko

High Sierrc Pine Mills, Oroville ond oth6r

Norihern Golifornis ond Oregon Mills

OFFICES

214 Front St. SAN FRANCISCO T I

YUkon 6-4395

812 Eost 59th Sr. tOS ANGETES I Adoms 8l0l

WAREHOUSE STOCKS OF LUN'IBER, PLYWOOD AND DOORS

700 Eqsr 59th 5r. TOS ANGEIES 1 Adoms 8l0l l57t 5o. 28rh St. SAN DIEGO 13

F:g,nklin7425 poor marketing. The log produces f 3 Common boards, the manufacturer wants to sell them, the dealer wants to sell them, the contractor knows they are very satisfactory for certain lvork and rvants to buy them, but the o\\'ner simply does not u'ant any S3 Comrnon lumber, $3 Common shirts, f3 Common meat, or SJ Common anything If it were markete<l as "Construction" lumber, everyone dolvn the line would be satisfied. The association has a committee composed of some of the best inforrned and experienced men in the irrdustry to work witl-r the \\'est Coast Lumber Association and try to put into effect a r-narketing plan rvl"rich, in the opinion of most lumbermen, will be of utmost value in stabilizing our industry.

Another important stabilizing influence is this association. \\'here is there any other group of men which can help to stabilize this industry in Southern California if this group cannot do it? You orve it to yourselves, to your stockohlders and to your companies to belong to this association and influence others to belong. It is organized and ready immediately to help lvhen problems arise, and u'ill take every step it legallv can take in our stabilization efforts. One of the reasons for loiv margins in our industry has been the lack of cost information. We have made a survey for 1950 and 1951 and are noN in the process of making one for 1952 which will show a greatly increased particip.ation. The monthll' rneetings of the association have been u'orth lvhile and the conference at Santa Barbara was successful. These meetings bring lumbermen together as friends, and after--sitting, at lunch w.ith a deiler it is pretty hard to go back to your ollice and do something to injure him. Just remember that the othei dealer usually is doing what he is doing only because he thinks ]'ou are doing what you probably are doing.

I haven't said anything that you do not already know; you kno*' that !'our costs of operating have been gradualll'rising; you know that the margins on your goods have been decreasing, and that the net return on your investment has been getting smaller. In closing, it is my opinion that *'e must support the association and should participate in its cost surv)'es, be content to do our fair share of the available business and thus do a pretty good volume rvith a pretty good margin, lend our influence to promote the intelligent marketing of our product, and above all' put aside our pride, pick out a good leader and follo*' him to the high level gr6und.

Sherman Bishop of the Union Lumber Companv rvill attend the convention of the National American Wholesalers Lumber Association'at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Sprin[s, \Iar' 19 and 20. \\'holesalers rvill be there from all part of the United States. After the convention he u'ill call on his companv's representatives in the Souih and East.

Forest Products Research Society Meets in San Francisco

The Forest Products Research Society met \[a\' 6 at the Palace Hotel. San Francisco. The meeting started at I I o'clock in the morning and luncheorr rvas held later on in the California room. Duiirg the afternoon four papers lr-ere read on log barki.,9.

The title of the first \as llechanical l-og Barking by Charles E. Prentiss. president of the E. \-. Prentiss Companv, Portland.

Second, Hvdraulic Log Barking by E. J. Flatdoe, president and general manager of the Sumner Iron \\'orks, Everett, \\-ashihngton.

"PLASTER VORKABILITY" is as important in the manufacturins of Dlaster lath as in BLUE DIAMOND PLASTER. Tf,is iivaluable characteristic is a gift of Naturc. Our gypsum deposits at Blue Diamond, Nevada' posJ€ss "PLA-SfER VdRKABILITY" to a bisb desree.

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The Blue Diamond Plaster Lath production lioe is equipped with hich speed automatic machinery of latest design and is syncf,ronized from beginning to end.

The 6nest materials aod machinery are no better thao the meo who use them. Under standards set for them by men witb over a quarter century of continuous experieoce manufacnrring Blue Diamond productq skilled workers, aided by laboiatory control meihods, guard this loog productioo line against imperfectioo.

Third, Structural Board Production on Dielectric and Auxiliar-v Heating prepared bv Robert H. Iliiler, general superintendent of communications. P.G.&E., collaborating u-ith C. A. Wells of the \\-oodplate Development Company. The latter discussion covered the conventional processes and revieu'ed briefly the application of dielectric heating to wood \\'aste material. The advantages of combined dielectric heating svstems u'ere outlined along s'ith the savings and greater versatility in production methods.

Fourth, Log Barking for Greater Profit by E. P. lvory, Ivory Pine Compan.l', Dinuba, California.

In the after dinner program L. J. Carr, vice president of F.P.R.S. discussed forestry problems *'ith Florencio Tamesis, Director of Forestry for the Philippine Republic. This rvas carried on by a simultaneous t\\'o-\\'av radio telephone conversation. The latter \l'as arranged b1- Harry E. Austin of RC.\.

Jiur Ros'ne\- of the Rnrvnev flachinerv Conrpanr', Oakland. u'as the program chairman and Harvey Smith of the U. S. Forestry Service assisted in l'orking out the program.