Over 200 Sawmills Now Op.rating in Humboldt County

A delegation of businessmen from the San Francisc' Chamber of Commerce which made a tour of inspection of Humboldt County industry on June 28th, 'ivere advised that there are now more than 200 sawmills operating in Humboldt County today, an increase from 24 before the late l'i'ar.

There were 43 members of the San Francisco delegation, and they u'ere royally received, taken on a tour of industrial plants, and given a hearty welcome by the business elements of Eureka and vicinity. Carroll Stryker, manager of the domestic trade department of the S. F. Chamber, and Graham Holabird, of the National Electric Products Corporation, lvere in charge of the trip. They flew from San Francisco to Arcata in tlvo large chartered planes. Harold Prior, president of the Eureka Chamber of Commerce and vice president of the Bank of America, headed the group that met and entertained the visitors.

'Ihe visitors were sho'ivn through the big and modern sawmill plant of the Hammond Lumber Company, of whic.h

E. B. Birmingham is vice president and general manager. The plant is one of two large mills operated by Hammond,

Three New Pamphlets Available

-A, series of three new pamphlets has been prepared b;thc Public Relations Department of the National lletail Lumber Dealers Association for distribution to the public bv its members.

One pamphlet, entitled "Taxes Can Come Down," informs the public that taxes constitute one-third of the cost of a nerv home and take about 30 cents out of every family dollar. It points out that Congress will reduce taxes if the voters insist that extravagance in government be eliminated.

The second, entitled "No Charge for the Extras," presents a list of valuable services which retail lumber dealers perform in the public interest, in addition to performing the necessary function of assembling and selling materials r.reecled for construction. It is designed to convince the the other being at Samoa, California. These mills have a great acreage of virgin timber behind them, and they are also engaged in scientific reforestation of timber on a large acreage of cutover land. The indications are that the Hammond mills 'ivill be operating at least fifty years hence. reader that the dealer is a highly valuable, necessaiy, and efficient factor in community life.

In addition to the Hammond plant, the visitors were shown through the plywood manufacturing plant of the Eureka Plyrvood Company, and the wire-bound box plant of the California Barrel Company, both very large and modern institutions.

From L. G. Mclnroe, president of the Northwest California Lumbermen's Club, the visitors received a wealth of information con,cerning timber, mills, and forestry in Humboldt County. He told them that not only have the mills increased from 24 belore the war to more than 200 today, but other important changes have taken place. More Fir than Redwood is now being produced in the county. Sarvmills have replaced much farm land throughout the area. Much scientific reforestation rvork is being dcne in the county.

The third pamphlet, entitled "The Truth About Housing," tells of the tremendously fine job the private building industry has done in providing new homes and answers the rnajor charges which have been made by those who seek to undermine public confidence in the building industry.

Copies of the pamphlets are available from the National at a cost of $2.00 per hundred copies. The pamphlets will be imprinted ivith the name and address of the dealer at a cost of $5.00, regardless of the total number ordered.

Consisting of six pages each, the pamphlets are printed in one color and are attractively illustrated. Orders should be sent to The National Building Material Dealers Service Corporation, 302 Ring Building, Washington 6. D.C.