STATE BOX

Shares its Seeret of Growth . . . SERVICE!

Many have asked how State Box Co. has maintained a continuing expansion program in whicl, one offspring corporation after another has been spawned. This hai ocorrred iri good times and bad with asionishing reg-ularity. The State gox gr'oup of nine corporations has takin just 24 years to propagate, which is about double the industry norm.

BETTER SERVICE. Bigness per se has never been a factor in our expansion. Each corporate acquisition or new corPorate birt-h has'been dictated by a need, or a desire to offer more cokplete siroice to our customers, and as the corporate base'expanded, this has in turn created neir needs which have sown the seeds of still lirtber expansioh.

tllXED 9HlPf,lENfS. State Box was one of the first to offer mixed sbibntents to our customers. And this pop-ular servicg has stimulated new customer demands. Our largi inventory of widths, lengths and grades of all the Western Pine Species has proven to be a valuible asset. bur customers Fave learned that "if it's aoailable, State Box bas it!" \il7e try to learn the grades and sizes each customer is apt to require, and then do our best to keep stocked up in anticipation of his call. Customers soon learn this facet of our service, and respond by calling us first [o fill their requirements.

HONESTY AND lNfEGRlfY. These, too, have had a major part in the State Box growth. I7e have never. ktrowingly misrepresented our products. In our opinirin sound growth anJ service must be tounded on these precepts.

FIR AND PINE SPECIALIIES. Since our maior mills are located in the heart of the Fir and Pine country fwo of our specialties are Douglas' Fir and IThite Fir studs, which are precisioned end trimmed to any desired leneth. Thev are steel strapped for unitized carloading. with painted ends. Shipments are by tru& anJ trailer io \7est Coast pbints, and boxcar elsewhe?.

Give State Box a call on your next order and experience the pleasure of dealing with an organization founded on service.