J GALLEHER HARDWOOD CO.

Koppers Forms Hordwood Dept.

Koppers Company has recently established the Sappenfield Hardwood Department within the company's forest products division to market domestic hardwood lumber products.

The new department is Koppers first operation in the wholesale hardwood lumber industry. The department will sell highgrade domestic hardwoods including cut stock, specialty items, dowels, blanks, squares and a number of other products.

The hardwood department will be oper. ated by N. D. Sappenfield and N. D. Sappenfield, Jr. who, together, have been active in the hardwood industry for a total of nearly 60 years. The organization will be headquartered in Montgomery, Ala. and sales will be by the Sappenfields and the nation-wide sales organization of Koppers forest products division.

U.S. Plywood Acquisition

Weldwood of Canada Limited. a subsidiary of United States Plywood Corporation, has acquired the assets of Northern Studs Limited in British Columbia for an undisclosed amount, it has been announced, The purchase included standing timber of 165 million ,board feet. The company also has access to further timber supplies harvested on a sustained yield basis in the area.

The mill has an annual capacity of 30 million board feet of studs and also produces approximately 12,000 tons of chips a year for conversion into pulp.

Monthly Lumber Focts

IVeekly production at Douglas fir sawmills in the Western Wood Products Association producing region during Aprif totaled 186 million feet compared with I89 in the previous month. Orders decreased from the previous month.