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Lindrorh to Produce Poles for Koppers

Wood Preserving Division

Lindroth Timber Products Cornpany, Ft. Seward, California, will expand its operation in thid area as resuli of an a_greement made with the Wood Preserving Division of Koppers Company, fnc.

Koppers is leasing a "pole shaving" machine to Lindroth and the_Ftter Company will harvest and prepare approxi- mately .19,0m telephone and utility poles -annually.^ These poles will be sold under contract to K-oppers which-operates wood preserving plants at Wilmington -and Oroville, Calif. Soppeli pressure-treats the poles with chemicals, making them. highly resistant to attack by fungus, decay and termrtes.

_ _D.A Mitchell, Western District Manager of Koppers Wood Preserving Division with headquartirs in Los Angeles, said that the new Lindroth pole operation is expected to produce poles valued in excess of $100,000 annuaily.

Lindroth Timber Products Comoanv alreadw .."mi. Company already operaies a sawmill, a plywood plant and a veneer plant in fhir rrer. plant in this area. Sig_Lindrofh-is president of the Company.

Two new tree farms and additions to two existing tree farms totaling 6,670 acres were approved by the comriittee. The new tree farm additions bring the -redwood region totals to 118 tree farms involving 640,800 acres.

New tree farms involve 40 acres in Mendocino County owned by David Hope of Willits, and 5,000 acres in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties owned by Glenco Forest Products Company of Sacramento. Addilion of 70 acres was approved for the Clearbrook Ranch tree farm near Fort Bragg 9yryd by Harold Walt of Berkeley, and 1,560 acres was added to Arcata Redwood Company tree farm north of Orick.

Transfer of tree farm certificate of Joy Woods tree farm near Bodega was approved for new owners Robert F. Yonash and Marc A. Dick of Santa Rosa.

The committee reaffirmed the need to explain to the public that tree farms do not receive any tai benefits or reductions and are subject to the same ta*es as other similar properties. Owners are enrolled in the tree farm program for the purpose of learning.more about growing and harvesting timber on private lands.

Th.. ne-w pole operation is expectedio employ four men, bu_t it also will provide additional employment in the selective cutting ahd transportation of the ioles. on in

Eugene Hofsted Hecrds CRA Committee

^ Pyg"tt. A. Hofsted, Arcata Redr,vood Company forester, Orick, was elected chairman of the California'Redwood Association Tree Farm Committee Tune 12. The committee met at the CRA office in San Francisco. Hofsted has been Arcata Redwood forester for the past year and a half. Prior to this he was Humboldt Countv Forester for over six years and was the first man in thii position.

Other"matters discussed-by the committee were reports damage to young timber stands by bear, deer, and elk parts of the redwood''region.

Wholesole Building Supply Adds Bob Johnson fo Stofi

Bob Johnson, for the past 12 years associated with Sonoma Mill & Lumber Company, Sonoma, joined the sales force of "Wholesale Building Supply Company.in Oakland on June 19. Johnson, who was assistant-manager of the Sonoma retail yard, has had 17 yearc experieilce in the industry, having worked in the Fbrt Bragg area for five years prior to joining Sonoma Mill & Lum-ber. In his new slot with Wholesale Building Supply, Iohnson will service dealers in the Redwood Emp--ire tei-ritoiy.