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LOS ANGELLS, CAL., JULY 15, 1935

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The Strike Situation in the Northwest---More Fir

Cargo Mills Reopen---Fir Production lncreasing

Vith the teopening of a number of mills, some with union sanction but the majority without, production was somen'hat increased at the beginning of the tenth week of the Northwest lumber strike.

National Guard troops are protecting workers in three Washington cities, Tacoma, Aberdeen and Hoquiam, and State police and local authorities doing this wotk in other areas in 'Washington and Oregon.

The situation on July 9 in the various districts was about as follows:

TACOMA-Fourteen mills were operating July 8 with 14E5 men employed, with the Vashington National Guard o,n routine patrol duty. tongshoremen still refused to handle lumber. 'Jotal payrolls were reported on July 9 incteased to 11619 men out of a normal payroll of 3'000.

LONGVIEV-More than 1500 men were reported employed in the various plants, including the M & M plywood f.aaory, ,but the big Long-Bell and Veyerhaeuser mills are operating only some of their savrmill departmentsl with small crervs. The ,mills resumed wotk July f under an employer-employe agreement. Members of the Shingle Weavets lJnion are picketing the mills. Only rail shipments are being made.

PORTLAND-Six mills were running, three of which wete operating at or near capacity, Inman-Poulsen Lumber Cor B. .F. Johnson Lumber Co., and Southeast Pordand Lumber Co. The first two named are operating under an agteement with the union. The plants of Eastern & Vestern Lumber Co., Veat Oregon Lumber Co., and Clark & Vilson Lumber Co. were not sawing but..were opetating. o'n a limited basis with only loading crews. It was announced that the Multnomah Lumber Co. would resume July 11 by agreement with the union.

SEATTLE-Bolcom-Canal Lumber Co. with 100 men work'ing, and Nettleton Lumber Co. with 50 men were oPerating. Elliott Bay Mill Co. reo.pened its plywood plant June 9 with 150 former employes. These mills are tunning without union 'sanction. Seaboard Lumber Co. and Vest Vaterway Lumber Co. were to resume July 10 with union approval.

GRAYS HARBOR-On the request of the mayors of Aber.deen and Floquiam and the Sheriff of Grays Harbot County 300 men of the Vashington National Guard took over the duties of the State police and local authorities July 8. Six rnills were operating on a partial basis. These are Bay City .Lumber Co., American Door Co., Grays Hatbor Lumber Co., Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Harbor Plywood Co.' ,and Aberdeen Plywood Co. Polson Lumber & Shingle Company's mill started July 10.

EVERETT-Operators of six mills which wete expected to reopen July 8 deferred plans for reopening.

The labor situation in the Redwood producing region is settled and work is proceeding normally.

FfR-For the week ended lune 29 production reported by the W'est Coast Lumberments Association was 41'6891968 feet, the highest point since the strike started, a gain of 7'000'000 feet over the previous week, and of 80 per cent over the low mark of the week ended l0.Iay 25. New business was 54J22r351 Leet, a gain of 7'OO0,0OO feet over the previous week. Considerable rail business from the Middle West has been diverted to British Columbia. Vemical grain fooring is still very scarce. Prices ite firm.

PINE-New business totaling 62,8041000 feet, an increase of 34 pet cent over the 3-year weekly a'verage for June, w.l!l reported by the'Western Pine Association for the week ended June 29. For the year to date orders have been 39 per cent greater than for the corresponding period ^ ye^t ^go.

REDVOOD-Mills are busy on ordets. Market conditions are unchanged.

SHINGLES-Production of Red Cedar shingles is very limited and has not increased to any appreciable extent. Redwood shingle prod,uction is increasing, but is only sufficient to take care of the increased California demand.

PLYWOOD-MosI of the Douglas Fir plywood plants that are running are operating with only partial crews with the result thaf production is limited.

Unsold st<fcks at Los Angeles harbor on July 8 totaled,974r 000 feet. Cargo arivals at Los Angeles harbor for the week ended July s totaled 8,586'000 feet which included 9 cargoes of Fir carrfng 7rt47rOOO feet and 3 cargoes of Redwood with lr239rOOO Le*. 49 vessels were operating in the coastwise lumber service on July 8; 49 vessels were laid up.

Los Angeles Shows Big Gain in Building Operations

Building operations in Los Angeles in the first six months of the present year were more than for the entire years of either 1933 or 1934, I. J. Bachus, superintendent of the Building and Safety Department, has announced.

The total for the six months since January 1 was $15,454,38O, ,compared to ff15,283,2l6 in 1933 and $14,594,595 in 1934.