Pocific Fir Soles Now Representing Emmerson & Son Sowmill With Arcoto Plont Producing 50 tltillion Feet Annuolly

M. W. Crook, partner in Pacific Fir Sales, sawmill representatives concern of Pasadena, atrnounces that his firm is now exclusive sales representative ir.r the Soutl.rern California area for the R. H. Emmerson & Son douglas lir sawmill located at Arcata, California.

The modern Emmerson plant is located on a lO-acre tract adjacent to Arcata and is presently producirrg in excess of 50 million feet of dry and green Douglas fir annually_. This mill, one of four, was constructed in 1954 by R. H. "Curly" Emrnerson, who has been identified in lumber manufacturing in California and Oregon for the past two decades. All of the sawmills completed bv Mr. E,inmerson have been located in Humboldf countv- and he is cor.rsidered one of the most prominent lumber executives it-r this district. He has been associated in lumber production for the past 35 years.

A. A. "Red" Ernmerson, sorl of "Curly," althougl-r young in years, is old in experience, having been raised irr the lumber productior-r field. Following his discharge from the service at the end of the Korean war, he fell into the footsteps of his father and is llow sawmill manager of the Arcata plant. He not only has complete charge of the savr'-

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Witzel Appoinfed Solesmqnoger Of R. H. Emmerson Lumber Co.

The appointment of Sam Witzel (left) as salesmanager of the R. H. Emmerson Lumber Company, Arcata, was announced May 1 by A. A. "Red" Emmerson, general manager. Prior to taking over his new post, the popular young Northern California lumberman was employed by Twin-City Lumber Co. in San Rafael.

Witzel originally began his lumber career as a PLIB grader at Willamette Valley, Oregon, witl-r a subsequent 4-year hitch with Al Clements Lumber Com- lamette University leaving Clements, arrd spent several

W pany at Eugene. A Navy veteran the Korean \Arar, Witzel attended Wiland the University of Colorado. After Witzel moved to Northern California years rvith Helms Lumber Co.