THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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EAr{ FtAXCttCO OFllCE

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PEGGY STINLING

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W. T. BI.ACT

Advcrttdag Mcncgor Roorar

' lacorporobd ulder tba lowr of Ccllloralc J. C. Dtoaao, Prer. csd frrsr.l I. E. Mqrtb. Vlcr-Pror.l W. T. llcclt, E.cr.lort Publtrbod tbo lri qnd lSih of oqcb rnonth ct 508-9-10, 108 Wrri Sixth 9trort, Lor Angclcr, Cclit., Tclcphoao VAndile 1585

Enlrrrd cr Ercoad-clcr Dsll.r E.Dt.Eber 25, 18lt, ct thr Port Olf,ee st Lor Angolor, Cqllloralc, uadrr Acl ol Mcrch 3, 1870

Subrcrlptlon Prlcc,33.00 Por Yocr Singlo Coplcr, 25 ccntr cqch LOS AN(;t,),t,:S l-1. ('nl.ll.'()ltNl,\, fLiNl,l l. l9.il

How Lrumber lrooks

I'ortl:rtr<1, Orcgrtn, I\lrry l7--A stclttly tt.tovclltcttt of crtlllty box cars frotn clrsterrt r:tilroitrls ittto u'cstcrrt Orcg<ttr ltttrl Washingt<-rn <luring April has cascd tltc critical frciglrt cnr supply problcnr for Wcst Cost lumbcr shillpcrs fol thc lilst timc sincc January.

I'Iarris Ii. Sntith, sccrct:rry \\icst ('o:tst l,tttrtl.rcrlttctt's Associatiorr, sai<l Douglas lir mills havc lrcerl :tlrle tr-r stclr rup pro<luction au<l shipmcrrts of lumbcr dttring April. Goo<l u'cathcr an<l inrproved car strlrply rvcre giveu As rcas()rls.

Smith sai<l I)ouglas fir sau'tttills pro<lucc<l 3,(146,.5ii1,000 b<lard fcct irr thc first l7 rvecks of 19.51, rl'cll ltllovc sitlll(' pcrio<l last ycrtr. Shipnrcrtts of 3,0u3,219,000 lro:tr<l fcct cx-

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M. ADf,Mg A..btq!t Mcnogor f,dvorttrlag Bctes on Applicotion (,B APPUCqugrl ---: ccc<lc<l lrtst ycar's lirst four tttouths l>y StQ nrillion fcct. Snrith u'ts optimistic alrout thc ability of \\/cst Coltst s:rwutills to supply tltc n:rtion rvith all thc cottstrttctiorr Iunrllcr rrccrle<l for honrc lruilrling, <lc[crtse lrnrl irr<ltrstry <luring l95l Unfille<l or<lers fell olT slightly in April below March totals an<l gross stocks at rrrills sltrtttrk sotnc, rcflccting hcavy shipmcnts.

'I'hc wcckly averagc of Wcst Coast lunrbcr protlttction rrr April wds 237,287,000 b.f. or 132.0(y'' of thc 1940-1950 avcrallc. Ordcrs aver:tge <l 232,'150,000 b.[. ; shipnrcnts 2'10,1J37,000 b.f. Weekly avcragcs for l\larch rvcrc: l'ro<,luctiort 203,453,000 b.f. (1132()'" of thc 1946-1950 tvcragc) ; ordcts 22.5,01.5,000 b.f. ; shipmcnts 228,652,000 b.f.

Scvcnteen weeks of 1951 cumulativc procluctior.r 3,646,581,0(n b.f.; scvcrrtcen u'ccks of 1950 3,082,142,000 b.f.; scvcr.rtccrr rvccks of 1949 3,117,477,000 b.f.

Or<lcrs for sevcntecn wccks of 1951 brcakclorvn lts folIorvs : Iiail and trttck 2,595,537,0n b.f ; tlonrcstic cargo (('ontinue<l on I'ltgc .5tl)

Ncw Arizona Retail Ollicers

t\t thc atrnual convention of the Arizona lictail Lutnbcr & l',uil<lcrs Supply Association hel<l May 10, ll, artd 12 lut tl.rc Gritnd Canyon, the follorving ofticcrs rvere elcctcd for thc cnsuing year : James C. O'Malley. l'hocrrix, l'rcsitleut; Wr.n. C. Ketchersid, l'rescott, Vice I'resiclcnt; I',. H. I'ctty. I'ucsr.rn, Vice I'resitle nt; I'). T. \\rright, Ithocuix, Vicc l'residcnt; Ilcrrry Galbraith, l'hocnix, Trcasttrcr; Gus X{ichaels, l'hoenix, Secretary.

(llcport of the nreeting u'ill {ollou' itt ottr next issuc.)

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Huge Merger Plqnned in B.C.

"Must Plan to Stcry Free" by Kerureth Smith

My Fcrvorite Story

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Hcrrdwood Distributors to Coronado

Christenson Lumber Co.

Fun,

Here t s our boY BillY working out the dailY deliverY schedules with DeweY MYers' warehouse foreman.

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