THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHAI\T ]ack

Tree Fqrm Growth Tied to L<rndowner Recognition of Monoged Foresl Volues

Landowner interest in tree farming, reflected fry a 2,6l8,909-acre gain in the industry-sponsored American Tree Farm System in 1962, stems from a growing recognition oI the raany benefits of the managed forestwood products, recreation, wildlife, soil and water conservation. savs American Forest Products Industries.

The voluntary Tree Farm program of growing trees as a crop on private lands now 2l years old, closed out 1962 with slightly more than 60 million acres of timberlands on its rolls.

ooThe growth of the Tree Farm program," said Charles A. Gillett, managing director of AFPI, o'reflects the growing interest of landowners in putting their timberlands to work for income and the other values of the forest. Tree farming is the key that unlocks the full bounty of the woods. Under this principle, we can grow the wood we need for useful products and still provide the other benefits needed by a booming population."

The nation's 535 million acres of commercial forests are the raw material base for an industrial complex that employs nearly a million and a half persons and produces products valued at nearly $24 billion a year. Payrolls total about $5,652,-

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Lumber production in the U.S. in 1962 will total 31.5 billion board feet, or virtually the same as the 1961 figure of 31.8 billion board feet, Lumber consumption for 1962 is presently estimated at 37.4 billion board feet, or 1.6 percent above the figure for 1961.

Wood pulp consumption in paper and paperboard mills was 28.2 million tons as compared with 26.7 million tons in 1961. Wood pulp exports this year are estimated at 1.2 million tons, about the same as 196l but three times the figure o{ three years aso.

Until recently, all I knew about Paul Revere was that famous midnight ride which has come down to us in song and story.

'olisten my children and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the IBth of April in '75 Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year."

But recently, *n"n u"rrr..rd ", ** ,"U"U to a youthful audience about Paul Revere, I discovered what a very interesting and attractive person he was,

BY JACK DIONNE

After the death of his father in 1754. Paul and his mother con' tinued the shop which his father had established long before.

One of his most famous productions was the punch bowl which he was commissioned to make by fi{teen Sons of Liberty, in honor of the ninety-two members of the Massachusetts General Court who refused to rescind the boycott of English goods.

Another honor done nrrn *", frrr""Opor"r-ent on the committee TJ: rn lamps to light the streets of Boston as European cities

His ensravin* ", ,nl u";" ;rr".; is perhaps America's most famous engraving as well as the most sought after by collectors'*,.**

Paul was not just "

"" was a noted worker in metals; silver, gold, copper and other metals, and had a well established business alone those lines.

And so, before him was his father, father working artistically in metals. and likewise

Yes, Paul Revere was much more than a patriotic horseback rider. He was a stalwart and useful citizen of this early land.

his grand- Huge Sqcrtrmento Proiect

Plans for a $35 million commercial complex on a 20-acre urban renewal site in downtown Sacramento have been announced by

Reynolds Metals Co.

The Revere family were refugees who arrived on a ship in The plan, prepared by New York architect Edward Stone and Massachusetts Bay in 1715 or 1716. California designer Millard Sheets for a real estate subsidiary of the Reynolds aluminum firm, has been approved by the Sacra' mento Redevelopment Agency. Target date for start of construction is next spring.

The Port, of course, was Boston, which was then the greatest port in America, and boasted of the fact that 15,000 people were already living there.

By the time Paul made his famous ride, he had established himself as one of the greatest of all silversmiths. Some of these productions are still in existence and highly esteemed.

The proposed six-block development will consist of a central mall bordered by retail stores, an office building and other com' mercial structures, and underground parking. Completion of the project is expected to take from four to six years.

Sacramento business interests are associated with Reynolds in the development. Coldwell, Banker and Co. will be management agent.