"IUtrlBER S EAL''

STOP DOWN GRADING by reducing end split- ting of lumber in stocks use "Iumber Seql." Eosy to opply by sproying qnd it cosls only qbout 30f per MBF.

CALIFORI{IA REDWOOD STAII{

To mointoin the NATURAT color qnd texture of lhe wood, use the weother tesled stqin "Liquid Redwood."

Write ers to accept lands of like kind if thei' wish to do so in lieu of money in return for private forest lands taken by the government for water storage or other purposes. i0. The lumbermen urged that the Forest Products Division of the National Production Authority be relocated in the Commerce Department and that representatives of the lumber, printing and publishing, and pulp and paper industries rotate as directors of the division, without pay.

5. The U. S. Forest Service was urged to speed up its forest survey u'ork and to invite industry representatives to help interpret the findings.

6. The industry representatives asked that present timber sales contracts of the U. S. Forest Service be reviewed and that consideration be given to desirable changes.

7. The lumber spokesmen said that, in their opinion, U. S. Forest Service officials have "bottled up many millions of feet of mature national forest timber" by refusing to sell the timber unless the government is given permanent deeds to private roads in the area.

8. To raise the cut in national forest areas, the lumbermen proposed construction of more timber access roads by both government and private operators.

9. It was suggested that lumber inddstry advisory committees be established by the Cornmerce and Agriculture Departments to improve liaison between lumbermen and their government. It lvas further recornmended tl-rat NLMA suggest lumbermen to serve on the committees.

11. The lumbermen said they were concerned over Japanese proposals to establish forest products manufacturing plants in Alaska.

Appoinred Southern Gqlifornio Representqtive

The Hammond Lumber Company Redwood mill at Samoa, Humboldt County, announces the appointment of Pat McKeehan as their Southern California representative. Pat, who was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, served three years in the Navy during World War II. Since 1947 he has been with l{ammond, Los Angeles, taking care of the office work for the Redwood Division, and working with Lloyd Cole and Dan Strite in the management of branch yards.

Pat has a wife and two children and makes his home in Compton.

Sudden Lumber Co. Purchosed

The Sudden Lumber Co., 1601 El Camino Real, Redwood City, was recently purchased by Dick Foster and john Barnes and is now doing business as Redwood City Lumber at the same address. Dick is an old lumber hand with experience dating back to sawmill jobs in Washington in 1915. He came to California in 1930 and was employed by Southern Pacific in their yards for 10 years. He then was with Hillsdale Lumber and Supply and latterly with California Lumber Sales of Oakland.

New Gronls Pqss Plywood

A new plywood plant will be built at Grants Pass, Oregon, by Grants Pass Plywood, fnc., a new concern. F .A Johnson heads the new organization.