Western Dry Kiln Clubs Hold Annual Meeting

The fourth annual meeting of the \\/estern dry kiln clubs rvas held at Redding, Calif., on Friday ancl Saturday, May 2 and 3. 161, representing all seven dry kiln clubs, were present. Operators from Arizona made a total of six states represented. The geographical representation was as follows : Montana-l, Arizona-2, Idaho-S, Washington-l0, Oregon-3S, and California-l05.

Registration \\ras held Friday morning at the Golden Eagle Hotel,

Friday Noon

The program got undern,ay rvith a noon meeting at the hotel. President Ray Brorvn of the Central California Dry Kiln Club opened the meeting and introduced the guest speaker, W. A. Constans, general sales manager of the Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Anderson, Calif. Mr. Constans emphasized the importance of quality lumber seasoning in the lumber industry, and praised the dry-kiln program as an effective means for improving lumber seasoning.

Friday Afternoon

Dr. Gilbert Collyer, president of Shasta Junior College, rvelcomed the group to Redding and offered the facilities of the college, and it was through his generous cooperation that the meetings l'ere held in the music auditorium of the college.

The meeting r\ras then turned over to Edlvin Knight, of the Western Pine Association's Research Laboratory, Portland, 'n'ho served as chairman of the afternogn meeting.

The Southern Oregon-Northern California Dry Kiln Club presented a panel discussion of "Foundations for Quality Lumber Seasoning for Profit." Heber Radcliffe, McCloud River Lumber Co., rvas panel leader.

C)ther speakers u'ere H. D. Hamilton, McCloud River Lumber Co., NIcCIoud, Calif., Orlancl Lynch. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., Klamath Falls, Ore., and Lyle Hickman, Palmerton Lumber Co., Klamath Falls, Ore.

The Redu.ood Seasoning Committee did an outstanding job rvith their panel discussion of "Seasoning of Redrvood." Panel leader Harry Sherman, Hamn.rond Iumber Co., Samoa, Calif., told about the formatiorr of this group to discuss and plan redwood seasoning research, sponsored by the California Redr,vood Association.

Bill Pratt, California Redluood Association, San Francisco, outlined the activities of the Association and the part it has played in the seasoning research.

Other speakers l'ere Gus Utschig, Union I-umller Co., Fort Bragg; A. F. l'ete:son, Hammond Lumber Co., Samoa; W. R.. MacPherson, -\rcata Redwood Co., Arcata; 1,. W. I-ane, The I'acific Lun.rber Co., Scotia; and Douglas Clayton, Hanrmond Lumber Co., Eureka.

The seasoning of h:rrd textured Douglas fir was discussed by Archie Knauss, U. S. Forest Service Portland; Bolt llby, \\'est Coast Lunrbermen's Association, Portland; and Paul Loris, Clear Fir Products, Springfield. C)re.

Albert Herman, Western Pine Association, Portland, concluded the afternoon program n'ith a talk on the scientific application of air drying and kiln drying.

During the afternoon, the ladies u'ent for a boat ride on Shasta Lake in the luxury yacht "El Tubo," as guests of the CCKD club.

Friday Evening

The social hour and dinner on Friday evening was enjoyed by over 200 Kiln Club members, wives and guests. Al Herman r.vas toastmaster and R. A. Colgan, Shasta Forests Products, Redding, was the guest speaker.

Saturday Morning

Bob Eby rvas chairman of the Saturday morning tecl.rnical program held at Shasta Junior College.

F. J. Renner, Foxboro Instrument Co., San Francisco, presented a paper on dry kiln instrumentation in l'hich he described the action of the "on-off" method of control and different methods of locating control bulbs rvithin the kiln. H. J. C. Oster, J.., C. M. Lovsted & Co., Inc., Seattle, presented a paper on air circulation in the lumber dry kiln.

Franklin Cook, Moore Dry Kiln Co., North Portland, Ore., talked on temperature control in the lumber dr1- kiln. The final paper on the morning's program n'as presented by John Hefferline, The Laucks Sentry Products Co., Seattle, on a continuous automatic detection of moisture content and sorting of lumber.

Saturday Afternoon

The final meeting rvas held after lunch at the Golden Eagle Hotel. Tu,o speakers representing important forest products research organizations on the coast told of their u'ork and the plans for future lumber seasoning research.

Dr. R. A. Cockrell, School of Forestry, finiversitv of California, Be:keley, clescribed the nelv California Forest Products Laboratory and plans for seasoning research, and L. D. Espenas, Oregon Forest Products Laboratory, Corvallis, Ore., talkecl on the grorving utilization of Western hardrvood and research in lumber seasoning alreadv completed and in progress at the Corvallis laboratorr'.

Those attending felt that the annual meetings are helpful in improving the lumber seasoning practices throughout the West. The seven Kiln Clubs, representing operations in at least six Western states, are no\rr developing a mutual interest that will be helpful in solving their lumber seasoning problems.

Opens New Plcrnt in Santcl Rosa

Cascade Sarv & Tool Co., Chehalis, Wash.. manufacturers of Cascade Carbite Sar'vs, recently opened a new plant at Santa Rosa, Calif. for the manufacture, service and repair of the sa\vs, according to Tad Dolvling, president of the firm. The new plant r'vill serve Northern anci Central California.

Donald Rodervald is manager of the Santa Rosa plant. The cornpany operates three other plants. The main office and plant is at Chehalis, Wash., and the other tu'o being at Ner,v \\restminster, B. C., and N{ontreal. Quebec.

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