Big Sowmills of Pcrcific Coqst

"The Lumberman," edited by the veteran W. E. Crosby at Seattle, Washington, has issued its annual statistical and production number, dated March, and filled with a wealth of information concerning the lumber industry of the nation, and particulaiy of the West. It is probably the best number of the kind that this journal, formerly The West Coast Lumberman but now a Miller Freeman Publication. has ever issued.

The complete list of major Western sawmills printed in this issue, furnished figures on the lumber production of all the major mills of the West, and supplies the following interesting figures concerning the large mills of this territory:

Biggest lumber producer in 1953 was Weyerhaeuser Timber Cornpany, whose 12 mills cut a total of 1,120,000,000 feet. Next in total production in 1953 is McMillan & Bloedel, Ltd., of British Columbia, with 4 mills cutting 529 million feet. Next comes the Long-Bell Lumber Company, with 5 mills cutting 519 million feet. Then comes Potlach Forests, Inc., of Idaho, with 269 million feet. Next Pope & Talbot, San Francisco, with 3 mills cutting 258 million feet. Next in size was B.C. Forest Products, Ltd., of British Columbia, 232 million feet. T'hen comes the Diamond Match Company, Chico, California, with 2 mills cutting 197 million feet. Next is the Coos Bay Lumber Company, Coos Bay, Oregon, one mill cutting 191 million feet. Next is the Edward Hines Lumber Company, Hines, Oregon, with 2 mills cutting 184 million feet. Then in turn come: Canadian Western Lumber Company, British Columbia, 1 mill cutting i65 million feet; Willamette Valley Lumber Company, Dallas, Oregon, 2 mills cutting 142 million feet; Simpson Logging Company, Shelton, Washirrgton, 2 mllls cutting I29 milhon feet; Irwin & Lyons, Inc., Bend, Oregon, 121 million feet; Southwest Lumber Nlills, Phoenix, Arizona,4 mills cutting 114 million feet; McCloud River Lumber Company, McCloud, California, 1 mill cutting 110 million feet; Santiam Lumber Company, Lebanon, Oregon, cutting 104 million feet; and the Roseburg Lumber Company, Roseburg, Oregon, 1 mill cutting 103 rnillion feet.

The above firms each produced more than 100 million feet of lumber during 1953.

Close to the l00-million-foot mark come: J. Neils Lumber Company, Libby, Montana, with 99 million feet; the Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, 1 mill cutting 99 million feet; Hammond Lumber Company, Samoa, Calif., 9I million feet; Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, Bend, Oregon, 90 million feet.

In the 80 to 90 million foot production class comes: The Tahsis Company, Ltd., British Columbia, cutting 88 million

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Pcrticulcrly qdvantageous in pouring trodfic intersections, repairs in opercting lcrctories cmd stores, machinery loundcrtions, tunnel feet; Union Lumber Company, F't. Bragg, Calif ., cutting 84 million feet; Boise-Payette Lumber Company, Boise, Idaho, 81 million feet; Oceanside Lumber Company, Garibaldi, Oregon, 80 million feet.

In the 70 to 80 million foot group are: Medford Corporation, Medford, Oregon, cutting 78 million feet; Diamond Lumber Company, Glenwood, Oregon, cutting 77 million feet; R. L. Smith Lumber Company, Anderson, Calif., cutting 77 million feet; Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, Springfield, Oregon, cutting 76 million feet; Pickering Lumber Company, Standard, Calif., cutting 75 million feet.

In the 50 to 70 million production group are: Ohio Match Company, lleutter, Idaho, cutting 69 million feet; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, Tacoma, Wash., cutting 65 million feet; Van Fleet Lumber Company, Rainier, Oregon, cutting 65 million feet; Coos Head Timber Company, Coos Bay, Oregon, cutting 54 million feet; Schafer Brothers Lumber & Shingle Company, Aberdeen, Wash., cu,tting 64 million feet; Oregon Pulp & Paper Company, Salem, Oregon, cutting 64 million feet; LHL Lumber Company, Carlton, Oregon, cutting 62 million feet; Cascade Lumber Company, Yakima, Wash., cutting 60 million feet; Setzer Products Company, Sacramento, Calif., cutting 60 million feet; ,Hillcrest Lumber Company, Mesatchie Lake, British Columbia, cutting 60 million feet.

In the 50 to 60 million foot group are: Robert Dollar Company, Glendale, Oregon, cutting 59 million feet; Hudspeth Pine, fnc., Prineville, Cregon, cutting 59 million feet; Umpqua Plywood Corp., Myrtle Creek, Oregon, cutting 58 million feet; Mclntosh Lumber Company, Blue Lake, Calif., cutting 56 million feet; Cape Orago Lumber Company, Empire, Oregon, cutting 56 million feet; Eureka Redwood Lumber Company, Eureka, California, cutting 56 million feet; Inman-Poulson Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, cutting 55 million feet; Giustina Bros., Eugene, Oregon, cutting 54 million feet; New Mexico Timber Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico, cutting 54 million feet; Biles-Coleman Lumber Company, Omak, Wash., cutting 54 million feet; California Barrel Company, Arcata, Calif., cutting 52 million feet; Walton Lumber Company, Everett, Wash., cutting 50 million feet.

In the 40 to 50 million foot group there are 39 firms listed; in the 30 to 40 million foot group there are 61 firms listed; in the 20 to 30 million foot group there are 26 firms listed. The remainder of the list cut less than 20 million feet in 1953.

Northwestern Gqlifornicl Lumbermen's Glub Hold April Meeting

The first meeting of the Northwestern California Lumbermen's Club, under direction of the new Club Officers, was held Friday evening, April 30 at the Bella Vista Inn. The new Club president, Chas. Murray, was well pleased with the turnout and excellent entertainment which was arranged by Arch LeFors, vice president and program chaiman.

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Shown hcre reloxing in Blue Diqmond Corporotion's hospiroliry room ot the rcc€nl Southern Colifornio Reloil Lumber Associsiion convanfion ai tha Hotel Srqrler in Los Angeles. Bottom row, teft to right, ore: Donald Regos, Hcm. mond Lumber Co., Posodena; J. Gordon Smith, Hommond Lumber Co.. Terminol lslond; Horry Gulley, soles monoger, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., ond Rolph N. Bokcr, Borr Lumber Go., Sonto Anq. Bsck row: Poul Pcrtel, Blue Diqmond Corporolion; Bill Seirz, Blue Dismond Corporotion; John A. Rudboch, O'Nsil [um. ber Co., los Vegos; Ben W. Borlelc, Peoples lwnber Co., Venturo; H. S. Dillon, Blue Diamond wholesqle soles monoger; l/lr. John A. Rudboch; Clqrence P. Solisbury, Blue Diomond generol rolo monog.r, ond Ernic Sanders, Kirk lumber Co., Sanlc Maric. Ilorc thon 2(X) convention delegctcs visired the Blue Diqmond room during the convention.

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Charlie Pierce is now associated with Carl W. Baugh, wholesale lumberman of Pasadena. lle was formerly with the Lumber Service Co. of Burbank, and prior to that was with the A. K. Wilson Lumber Co. of Compton.

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