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New Mexico Timber Go. lo Ship One-Billionth Foot This Monrh

Albuquerque,.N. M.-The New Mexico Timber Co. during June will ship the one-billionth foot of lumber it has manufactured, reports Sales Manager R. E. Gallagher. To commemorate the occasion, a hand-drawn proclamation will be sent to the 'customer r,vhose order happens to include Board Foot One Billion. The company plans to keep and frame the actual billionth foot but, to compensate the customer who "loses" it, they will send him a $100 bill in addition to the certificate.

While the amount of lumber may seem small compared to some of the large west coast mills, it is noteworthy among Southwest operations. New Mexico Timber Co. started in l9'% with planing mill, dry kiln and sawmill facilities in Bernalillo, N. M., 16 miles north o{ here. The sawmill was discontinued in 1942 and a new band mill started in Gilman, N. M. after the war._ Processing facilities were added in Winslow, Ariz., in 1950. Today the company produces 60 million feet a year and maintains ten salesmen in sales offices in four neighboring states.

Leoflets on Home lmprovement

To help dealers promote Operation }fome fmprovement, the NRLDA has planned a series of three leaflets, which can be used as statement enclosures and in other ways.

(Tell them that yorr saut i.t in The Cali.f ornia Lumber Merchant)