Monqrch Lumber Compqny of Southern Colifornicr Completes Remodeling

Don Rozell, president of Monarcl.r Lumber Company of Southern California, Inc., announced last month his company had completed office and yard improvements of its plant located at 7227 Telegraph Road, Los Angeles.

Yard operations u'ill be handled by I'aul Kemmiling and additional mobile equipment has been purchased to speed up the loading of trucks and handling of incoming and outgoing materials.

Three large offices u.ere added for the accounting, sales

Pruning 30 Yecr Old Forest

George H. Volz is the owner of a Western Pine Tree Farm located near Placerville, El Dorado County, California. Mr. Volz is making a success of pruning this 30 year old stand of trees, which, he says, results in a clearer, better grade of lumber from the butt logs. He finds pruning work on his pine trees a profitable way to use his regular farm help r,vhen orchard work is slack.

and shipping departrnents, along rvith private facilities for the executive staff.

Scott B. Zachary, Jr., vice-president of the concern, u'i11 spend most of his time at the company mills located at Gold Beach, Oregon, in order to r.nake sure shipments arrive in Southern California on schedule for the local retail lumber dealers.

Sales of all species rvill be handled by Ben livans and Howard Zachary. The company specializes in wholesale distribution of Redwood, Douglas Fir and I)ine to retail dealers only.

Photographs of the Monarch personnel were made by The California Lumber Merchant.

Oregon Severqnce Tqx

The severance tax has been changed in the State of Oregon. Loggers west of the Cascades no\\r pay 8 cents per 100 feet for all timber cut, of rvhich 4 cents will be used for forest research. Loggers East of the Cascades will be 4 cents per 100 feet, all to be used for research. Formerly loggers in all parts of the State paid a straight 5 cent severance tax.