Calilornia Continues Outstanding Leader In Fir Plywood Consumption

Once more the forrvard looking state of California which boasts some of the most progressive homes, buildings and construction projects in the world is the leading consuruer of Douglas fir plvwood. During 1950 California, with only 7 per cent of the nation's population, consumed 309,850,939 square feet of Douglas fir plywood, nearly 14 per cent of industrv output.

The secon<l largest consurner rvas Illinois (6 per cent of the population) which consumed M,981,030 square feet or 9 per cent of output. Actually, Illinois moved up from fourth place in 1949 to second place last year-the result of increased use of plywood in industrial operations. The state of Washington with its large door manufacturers clinrlred into third place with a consumption of 17I,944,494 square feet or 7.6 per cent of production-and that with only 1.6 per,ceut of the population. New York, which consunred 165,486,392 or 7.3 per cent of total production was in fourth place. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, I\{ichigan and Oregon followed along in that order.

Plywood authority Joseph Weston, field promotior.r director for the Douglas Fir plywood industry, has some interesting trade area statistics that hammer home l.he tremendous sales job that is being done in the state right