American Wood Prerervert' Agsociation Annual Meeting

preserving industry and the users of preservatively treated materials. The association establishes standards for treating structural woods against decay, insects, and fire. Products range from preservatively treated fence posts to fireresistant treated plywood, from pressure'treated railroad ties to treated cross arms,

During the meeting four fire'retardant formulations were adopted as standards of A.W.P.A. These are Pyresote, Minalith, Chromated Zinc Chloride, and Chromated Zinc Chloride (FR). All four fire-retardants have been tested by Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. and have been given specific ratings as prescribed by U. L. Both Douglas fir and Southern pine were used in making the tests. Although the building codes vary throughout the nation, wood which has been pressure-treated rvith any one of these fire-retardants will meet code requirements.

A record attendance was reached at the 47th annual meeting of the American Wood Preservers' Association, held April 24-26 in the Stevens Hotel, Chicago. More than 900 members and guests were registered, Fred W. Gottpchalk, president of the Association and technical director bf the American l-umber & Treating Co., announced.

The A.W.P.A. is the technical society for the wood

Of interest to retail lumber dealers is the committee report that indicates an ever increasing use of pressuretreated materials on farms. Grain storage bins, poultry and livestock shelters, and pole-frame barns are developing as excellent markets for treated wood, the comrnittee reported. During 1950, more than 16,00O,000 preservatively treated fence posts were sold in the nation'

Available to members during the meeting were the woocl preservation statistics prepared by Henry B. Steer, Forest

Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The Steer report indicates a decrease in the amount of liquid preservatives used to treat forest products and an increase in solid or salt preservatives used in 1950. Liquid preservatives, including creosote and petroleum solutions dropped from 237,699,984 gallons in 1949 to 231,N8,881 gallons in 1950. Salt preservatives, including chromated zinc chloride and Wolman salts, increased from 7,801,163 pounds in 1949 to 8,850,114 pounds in 1950.

New officers elected for 1951-52 season are W. R. Yeager, 'Western Electric Co., New York, president; R. H. Bescher, Koppers Co., Orrville, Ohio, first vice president; P. D. Brentlinger, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, second vice president; W. A. Penrose, Washington, secretarytreasurer. The Executive Committee for the coming year will be: G. B. Campbell, Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis; A. S. Daniels, Texas & New Orleans Railroad, Houston; J. S. Giddings, Santa Fe Railway, Topeka, Kansas; F. W. Gottschalk, American Lumber & Treating Co., Chicago; N. E. Kittell, Joslyn Mfg. Supply Co., Franklin Park, Ill., J. C. Miller, T. J. Moss Tie Co., St. Louis; J. F. Renfro, Taylor-Colquitt Co., Spartanburg, S. C.

10th Annivers ary oJ Founding of Clemons Tree Farm Will Be Obse,rved tune 23

I\1[ontesano, Washington, M"y 10, 1951-A milestone of forestry progress in America will be observed here Saturday, June 23, at public ceremonies honoring the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Clemons Tree Farm, the first tree farm in the nation.

Washington's Governor Arthur B. Langlie, who dedicated the original tree farm in June, 1941, will speak again as chief executive, and will be joined by Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon in public exercises to be staged in front of the Grays Harbor county court house.

Unveiling of a permanent tree fann plaque on the court house grounds is to be a stellar event of the exercises, which are to include also, talks by several national notables of the forestry field. Foresters and forest industry leaders from all points of the compass are expected to attend. Radio networks will carry direct broadcasts throughout America.

The general public is being invited to join in the ceremonies, and special invitations are being prepared for city, county and state officials of the region, tree farmers of most of the western states, forest industry officials and employees, farm leaders, federal, state and private foresters, civic leaders and scores of others.

Official sponsors of the program are the MontesanoElma-Oakville Soil Conservation district, and the Montesano Chamber of Commerce. Both acted in the s?m€ c?pacity a decade ago when the Clemons Tree Farm was dedicated at a big public program in tl-re theater here, attended by some 800 people.