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Mr. David Cutler Managing Editor

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Editor Cutler:

We are shocked to find a misleading advertisement for asphalt roofing in your July issue, disguised as a news article.

"Misleading" is a mild term for this type of propaganda. There is no basis of faet in any one statement in this article. I even suspect that the photo is faked, and that the asphalt roof has never been subject to high winds.

To state that building-oli/ners in areas of high winds "are turning to wind-resistant asphalt shingles to protect their homes" is a direct falsehood. Following every hurricane in this country, there has been an avalanche of orders for carIoads of red cedar shingles for replacement of asphalt roofs which have been stripped from buildings throughout the path of the hurricane.

I have seen a town in Arkansas, following a mild hurricane, in which no shred of asphalt remained on one roofl only the nail heads being visible. The shingle roofs had not been materially damaged. This is only one case out of hundreds in which this has happened.

The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT and the GULF COAST LUMBERMAN have been advocates of shingles and of forest products since these journals were founded by Jack Dionne. If you are reversing your field after these many years, I urge that, to retain integrity you change the name of your journal to eliminate the word "lumber."

I am reporting this article to Virgil Peterson, SecretaryManager of Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, for such action as he may think advisable.

Donald H. Clark, Promotion Director, Red Cedar Shingle Bureau.

For other actions by Mr. Peterson see story on page 82.Edinr.

Ole May

California Lumber Merchant

0n behalf of myself and HooHoo International, I want to thank you for the distinctive article you gave the Boy Scout program. I have already received some very fine compliments on it,

It's a hopeless understatement for me to say thanks. I am deeply grateful.

Very Sincerely yours,

Earvey

KolI,

46016 Chairman

Fost Unlooding Experimentol Cor

Mr. Ole May, California Lumber Merchant.

Dear Ole: This will supplement our telephone conversation on the special boxcar you saw unloaded at Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

Car #IRCX 4501 is an experimental 50 ft. Steel Boxcar designed by Mr. Flake Willis, President of the McCloud River Railroad Co., McCloud, Calif., in collaboration with the International Morrison Car 'Co., for the exclusive use of transport- ing finished kiln-dried lumber in packaged units. Both sides of the car are composed of sliding doors for entire length, and as doors slide in both directions, fork lift loading and unloading is accomplished in a matter of minutes.

To compensate for absence of structural support from fixed sides common to regular boxcars, etc., this special car has (Contirw,ed on Page 80)

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