Cornarrtonc of Modcrn Forcrtry

man and a vice president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and Vincent Bousquet, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company forester and program chairman of the SAF's Puget Sound Section.

Following the dedication, the field trip of the foresters continued through the Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie Falls Tree Fann, a Dougtas fir region showpiece of modern industrial forestry at its b€st.

In January, 1924,-as told by Col. Grecley in "F'orests and Men"-Senator McNary's Cornrnittee offered Congress a bill designed to extend public forest ownership only where specific public interests and responsibilities called for it; and to seek removal of risks and handicaps fron'r private timber growing, with incentives to conlmercial reforestation. And so, modern cooperative forestry was begun.

Ncmred Assistcnt Mcrncger

James D. Patton has been named assistant to A. B. Wilson, manager of Noyes Lumber Company of Napa, Calif.

Two recent events have dramatized the story of the ClarkMcNary Act, cornerstone of the modern structure of cooperation between industrial, state and Federal forest agencies for productive forestry practices on all lands.

One event was the publication by the great Doubleday house of "Forests and Men", William B. Greeley's narrative of 50 years of American forestry as viewed through his own experience. As U. S. Chief Forester in the years 1920'1928 he was partner with Oregon's Charles L. McNary, "the Forestry Senator," on the great works of forest legislation during the period.

Tire Clarke-McNary Act came first. In his book. the forestry leader tells of the bill's planning, of the decision to write it around the No. 1 principle of "Stop the forest fires," and of the 24 hearings that were held by the U. S. Senate Select Committee throughout the country. The critical meeting was at the Snoqualmie Falls Inn. near Seattle, in 1923.

A plaque commemorating this Northwest meeting of forestland owners, U. S. Senators, state foresters, and Forest Service officials, was dedicated by the Puget Sound Section, Society of American Foresters, on its 1951 field trip. It was hung on the veranda of the inn by Col. Greeley, now AFPI chair-

Jim, as he is known to his man'l' friends, has been with the Noyes Company since 1936. He started as a driver and clerk, and by hard rvork has fitted himself for the responsible position he nou' holds.

He is a member of the Redu'ood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club, and has served on the board of directors since its organization.

Scn Diego Hoo-Hoo Dinner Dcnce

The San Diego Hoo-Hoo dinner dance held at the Hotel Manor, San Diego, Saturday, June 2, was an enjoyable affair. 75 couples attended. Tl-rere rvas entertainment during the dinner hour, and dancing until 2:00 a.m.

Attending from Los Angeles u'ere Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whittemore, Mr. and Mrs. Don Bufkin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Broderick, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Weidner, I\Ir. and Mrs. Ole May and Harry White.

Comrnercicrl Lumber Co. Builds Lcrge Sheds

Crrmmercial Lunrber Co. has built tn'o sheds at its wholesale yard at 8145 Beach Street, Los Angeles l, for the storage of dry lumber. One of the sheds is 100 by X feet, and the other is l'lo b1- 6O feet.

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Slmpron Running Scria o[ Inrtitutioncl Hrrdwood Rula Book Advcrtircmantr in Timc Mrgazinc In Ncw Lergc Format

After several years of advertising in trade publications, including The California l.umber Merchant, and in regional consumer magazines, tlre Simpson Logging Contpany is this year running a series of "institutional" advertisemcnts in TIME Magazine. The series concerns the people, the ' policies, the physical aspects, the products and the plans of this 56-year-old conrpany wltose products are distributed nation rvide and whose operations center in the great Pacific Northwest and in Northern California.

Tlre advertisements are the "reader" or "story" type of message and are u'ritten by Stewart FI. Ilolbrook, a rvriter of national fame r'r'ho resides at Portland, Oregon.

In speaking of this advcrtising series, C. E. "Chttck" I)evlin, general sales manager of Simpson I-ogging Cotupany, nradc this comment, "We feel fortunate that a wlitcr as popular as Steu'art Holllrook has consented to rvrite these stories abottt our c()mpany. On the occasiotl of ottr 50th birthday, he $'rote a penctrating l>ook of the citrly days of Sinrpson and of I'acific Northrvest logging. 'l'his llook has already gone through its second printing. 'lhe purpose of this series in 'fime I\{agazine is to present the Simpsou Logging Company as a stable, permanent enterprise one which contributes to the strength and stitbility of an important lumber producing area and the tnanttfacturer of a quality line of products. Voluntary comtrtetlts from readers of the advertisernents are most gratifying."

The first of the advertisements concerning Simpson Lt>gging Company's carnp cook, and appetite-stimulating piece on logger food. The second story is about the glamourboys of the woods-the high-climbers-the "steeplejacks of the timber." Another sketch covers the lteadrig man of split-second decisions, the sar,r'yer. The sustained yiel<l program, the Tree Farm, the redrvood operations, the rnotlel logging camp, the door factory, the plyrvood plants, the rvood fiberboard factory, the research activities, the ctlnrpany's transportation facilities, the sound conditioning <lepartment . . . all these subjects rvill be thoroughly investigated and high-lighted for Time readers during the year.

The Simpson Logging Company operates two sawmills, two plywood plants, a wood fiber plant, a door factory and a research center in Shelton and McCleary, Washington, a permanent logging camp on Washington State's famed Olympic Peninsula, and conducts logging, milling and drying activities in the redrvood area of Northern California. General sales offices are in Seattle, Washirrgton and regional sales offices are maintained in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nerv York, Fargo, Chicago, St. I.otris and Shreveport.

Ad&esses Forest Products Resecrch Society

C. Arthur Bruce, director of the lumber and wood products division, N.P.A., made an address at the annual meeting of the Forest Products Research Society held recently in Philadelphia. The title of his talk was "Importance of Wood in the Mobilization Program." Mr. Bruce told his hearers that this country has a timber supply sufficicnt to meet the potential war demand.

As an important step in its program of assistance to hardwood producers, wholesalers and buyers, the National Hardu'<lod Lumber Association, Chicago, announces the issuance of a new, enlarged and illustrated edition of the Association's Grading llules Ilook.

Knou'n officially as "Rules for the Measurenrent and Inspection of }lardrvood Lumberl Cypress, Velreers and Thin Lumber," the Rules Book has served for many years as tlte text book of hardrvood buying and selling. Iiach year since 1898 the rules have been gone over in great detail by competent lumbermen, and on recommendation of the Inspection Rules Comrnittee and final action by annual corrvcntions, havc been changed or modified to reflect currcnt trade rerluirements or to clarify points of mutual interest betrveen lluyer or seller.

The new edition, containing flO pages, is large itr size, Slxll inches, and is printed in trvo colors throughout' In addition to containing all the currcnt rules and the Sales Codc of the Association, the book is illustrated with pictures of all the principal hardrvood species togetlrer with a summary of their uses, range and rvorking properties' Line drarvings of the leaves and fruit of the species provide additional identification data as well as adding a fitting decorative rnotif. The front cover is attractively illustrated on a hardwood forest scene background, and the back cover has an all-over illustration showing an actual hardrvood inspection and loading operation.

In commenting on the netv l>ook, Executive Officer John W. McClure of NHLA said, "I feel that this new edition of our Rules Book not only gives new emphasis and understanding to our inspection rules that have played such an important part in the orderly marketing of our product for so many years, but that it $'ill provide a most efiective sales tool for lumbermen and their salesmen and a most helpful reference source for hardwood buyers and specifiers. Making hardu'oods more quickly available through an understanding of their ttses and grades applicable to specific tasks is particularly essential for both industrial and military needs at this critical time. It also fills a long felt need for a text book adaptable to technical schools, forestry colleges, architectural institutes, and to the general public interested in u'oods and their utilization. I am confident that our nerv, enlarged Rules Book will be a clistinct contribution to all branches of the hardrvood and related industries."

A considerable amottnt of reference material, a list of lumber associations providing grading rules, list of trade papers, shipping information and sources of data on specific uses of a rvide variety of woods rounds out the book to the point that it will be found a valuable addition to lumber literature. A limited number of copies are available at the less-than-cost price of $1.00 each from the National Hardrvood Lumber Association, 59 E. Van Buren Street, Chicago, Ill., (remittance with order to save accounting).

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Edword W. Conlclin Elsctcd Praidcnt Factr and Figura on Tillamook Of Nrtionrl-Amcriccn Wholcralcrr Burn--Biggcrt Forcrt Fire

Edward W. Conklin, Mixer Lumber Co., Buffalo, N. Y., was elected president of the National-American Wholesale I-umller Association at the 59th annual meeting held at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, I). C., on May l5 and 16.

Other officers named were Roy M. Janin, Roy M. Jarrin Lumber Co., Portland, Ore., first vice president; J. Philip Boyd, J. Philip Boyd Lumber Co., Chicago, Ill., secorr<l vice president; Frank S. McNalley, Shermatr Lumber, Inc., New York, N. Y., treasurer (re-elected) ; Sid L. Darling, New York, N. Y., secretary-directing manager (re-elected).

Assistant Secretary C. J. Fisher and Western Manager Paul C. Stevens were reappointed.

The registration was the largest in history rvith more than 350 attending the bancluet at rvhich Everett M. Dirksen, United States Senator fronr lllinois spoke on "Statc of the tJnion."

D. ll. McDullee, Mcl)uffee l,unrber Sales Co., San Frarrcisco, was among the directors electcd.

New Brochure Avcrilable

A new brochure, "How and Where to Use Forest Board," has been prepared by Forest Fiber Products Company, Forest Grove, Oregon.

The brochure will be distributed by Forest Board dealers throughout the country to carpenters, contractors and home owners or write to Forest Fiber Products Company, 316 Pacific Building, Portland 4, Oregon.

GtlT SUMMER FEVER?

tf ro, iust relqx ond coll us. We csn lcke corc of your tUtlBER problems ond you con enloy your SUMfrIER months with q minimum of procurement worry. We ore SPECIALISIS In thc cfficlent distribution of RED CEDAR SHINGIES snd SHAKES, DOUGLAS FlR, PONDEROSA ond SUGAR PINE . . DIRECT SHIPMENTS - MIXED CARS or STRAIGHT.

At the recent convention of the Willamette Valley Logging Congress held at Eugene. Oregon, L F. Cronemiller, Assistarrt State Forester of lr\fashington, made an interestirrg report concerning the fanr<ltts Tillamook Burn, which rv:rs the lliggest fnrest fire in Anterican lristory.

'fhc original fire took place in 1933, the huge disaster raving bcen reported at that time as consuming l2rl billion fcet of comnrercial timbcr, atl virgin forest. Mr. Cronerrriller estirrrates that 8 billion feet of dorvn timber lras alrcadl' been logged from the area, and that there is another (i billion feet vet to come out. and it is his opinion that the destructiou irr thc original fire rvas closer to 25 billion feet Ihut l2j/2.

'l'hrce fires of considerable size have destroyed dotvrr tinrbcr irr the Tillamook Burn since the original 1933 firc, tlrc latcst one occurring the last u'eek in April, 1951, FIeavy rtirrs lrelped fire fighters extinguish the big fire at that time.

Calqverqs Sclesmen Meet

Gr:rdual tightening of restrictions on critical n.ratcrials is expccted to leacl to eventual halt of virtually all ltostponal:lc ct-rnstruction projects, Alfred Meyers, industrial analyst of the National Production Authority, told Calaveras Centerrt Lionrpany salesmen at their quarterly meeting in San Francisco on June 5.

I\[r. I\Ieyers said that lou'-cost residential crtrrstrttctiotr probably rvill not be affected.