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Georgio-Pqcific's Buckley Sees

Tremendous sing Boom Due

The Oregon Building Congress, at their recent annual meeting in 1'ortland, Oregon, heard an optimistic note souncled on the 1957 building situatit.rn and a prediction that 19(r0 u'ill see the start of an unprecederrted. 15 - 1'ear home-builcling lroom. Jan'res 1,. Buckley r'ice-presiclerrt irr charge of plvn'ood sales and yrromotion for Georeia-f'acific Corporation, told the arrnual dinner meet, ing of the congress that his companv discounted the gl<iom ltre- vailin{i in some (luarters or-er forecasts oi an over'built h<-lusing market :irr<l feu-er horrsing starts this vear.

"What I am saving is that 1957's 1,110,000 houses is almost as good a nrarket as the 1.39(r,000 u'e built in 1950."

IJuckley said. "They are largelv ranch houses, take more pl1'rvood irncl lrrnrber, hur,e an additional bathroom ancl n-ruch more glass, irrsrrl:rtion, fl oorirrg, accoustical materials, carpeting and appliances."

He added that demolitions lrrought altout by the neu. highu'ay program u'ill result in demarrd for 70,000 to 100,000 nen' homes in 1957 alone.

Buckley said there is an actual shortage of around 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 homes now, mostly better homes for people whose income has risen so they can afford to move into a $15,000 to $20,000 home. He predicted that by 1959 there would be 25,000,000 or more families with income topping $S,O0O a year.

13eginrrirrg in 19610, he said, neu' family formations alone n-ill recluire 1.5m,000 neu' honres a year, rising to 2,000,0O0 r.rnits bv 197(r.

Oregon. n'ith its ,+3,1,000,000,000 feet of standing timber, has a trentendous stake in this lruilding boom, Ilucklev said. He revieu'ed Georgi:i- I'acific's e xpar.rsion in the Pacific North'n.est. Since 19.17. the comlr:inv has investecl some $200.000,000 in timberlands :rnrl mill properties in the region, of rvhich $120.000.000 is in Oreson.

A $1 million apartment house clevelopmer.rt at Azusa and Badillo a\-enues in \\Iest Covina.

Encinitqs Mokes Top Rung

. Encinitas, Calif.-For the first time in the history of unincorporated communities in San Diego county, Encinitas set the building pace during April, topping all other towns, with building permit vahiation of $786,000 including 2I new homes. There were also 34 new.homes permitted this M4rch and, since August 1956. E,ncinitas area building has been topping $250,0@ a month.

Deolers Riding Remodeling Wove

(Continued from Fage 12) the freight charge for moving of this lumber from west coast mills to the soutlrern and eastern markets approximatel-r$10.00 per NIBM.

3. (By a bank representative)-That the suggested change would not justify an increase in the appraised valuation of residential property nor enhance its value.

4. (By " representative of the Home Builders Association)-That the change sought u'ould result in higher building costs without improvement to the building itself.

5. (By legal counsel from one of the Mid-West lumber associations)-That the changes sought also involved possible restraint of trade maneuvering.

6. (By the Southern California Retail Lumber Association manager, who summed up the opposition)After reminding the Committee of the resolution of the SCRLA Board of Directors, dated April 4th, which rvas in the Committee's possession, he said, "Historically, . California has been and now is a green lumber market and a big user of /4" green boards. This is what the public wants, buys and uses; therefore, we would not want to have to pay more for boards or dimension, nor would we want to have to c&rarge our customers more for lumber than the current market. Yet this is what the proponents of the suggested change would have us do.

"Why ? Because some specie's of lumber require drying to a fixed-moisture content in order to avoid dry-rot in some of the hum-id areas. This, we believe, is like having a physician lrrescribe medicine for a lvell person that rvas intended for use in curing an ailment of a sick one.

"It is for these reasons that we stand firmly opposed to the change nou, being sought and we respectfully r€quest your Honorable Body to again approve 3f" boards as the American Lumber Standard, rvithout specifying any moistttre content."

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The proponents rvere then given an opportunity for rebuttal, after which the witnesses were excused and the committee r'r'as called into executive session. It was during this session that the committee agreed to disapprove the change sought and to let the current ALS rule pertaining to boards and dimension stand l'vithout change.

Everett B. Wilson, director of public relations, said the public relations of the industry are in good shape but need constant attention. He recommended a "More House for Your IVIoney" program designed to provide a new publicity vehicle for the industry and also to help dealers build up more housing volume, and establish themselves as the local authorities on home construction. He said the association soon r,vould offer a new' NRLDA Estimating Kit to members and reported that, with the preparation of Chapters on Accounting and Unit Cost E,stimating, the Dealer Operating Guide has been completed except for revision of various chapters which may be made from time to time.

Norman P. Mason, FHA commissior,er, told the board that FHA is now revier,ving its revised Minimum Property Standards and told about tvvb new programs .lvhich his agency is considering. One, intencled to attract more mortgage money, rvould set up privately financed mutual investment trusts r,vhich would sell mortgage participation certificates in denominations of $1000 or more, based on FHAinsured !oans.,

The other proposed plan, designed to facilitate FHA insured loans in smaller and reasonably remote communities, rvould designate :rpprriverl loclil lenders to hanclle l'H.\ functions, such as creclit approrral. and n'ould use the serr,ices of locai men to serve as pltrt-time appraisers and inspectors so that all details coulcl be handled locally, thus saving time and eliminating' red-tape. It is plannecl to test the idea in six communities. California's C. Il. Sn'eet, assistant FHA commissioner and, like l'{r. Mason. a past prcsident of the National clealers. explair.recl that thc local inspectors might lte retail lumber dealers or any othcr qualified local ir-idividuals.

Experimentql Shipments of Pockoged Lumber Affrqct Deqler Interest

Interest shon'n bv retail dealers in the test shiPPius l)r()gram has exceederl expectatior.rs. To date 221 clealers h:rvc signilied their desire t<t cooperate to the National ltetail I-umber ])ealers ,\ssociation, reports Robert B. Bron'n, mlLterials handling tlirector.

Since some of the managing clealers did not have an opportunity to advise their n-rembers of this program, it l'as requestecl that the NITLD \ extend the May 10 deadlir-re until June 14.

Interest shou-r-r br. rctail <le:rlers u'ill lte the biggest factor in convincing the nrills thev shorrlrl lozrrl lumber in boxcars for mechanical unloading. \\re l'oulcl like to present to thc mills a list of or,er 500 retail dealers u-ho u,ant to clevelop this money-saving method of shipping lumlter. lt is earnestlv recluested tirat all managing ofticers of feclerated associations attempt to interest as nlantr of their rlcalers as possible in this test progratrr. said N{r. Brou.n.

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