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Revised Lumber Production Figures lor

Douglas Fir Region for 1947

Revised lumber production figures for the Douglas fir region lor 1947, just completed in a mill-by-mill survey, show a sharp increase over previous unofficial estimates, according to H. V. Simpson, executive vice president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association. The region's 1505 sa.ivmills last year cut 8,749,028,n0 bd. ft., and Simpson estimates an output in 1948 at least equal to last year's cut.

Official production figures were contained in a pamphlet just released by James Duncan, in charge of statistics for WCLA, which includes a detailed breakdorvn of the Douglas fir industry by counties and states, analysis of comparative output since 1925 and other important data.

Roy Stcnton, Sr.

The California Lumber Merchant proudly announces its indorsement of Roy Stanton, Sr., of Los Angeles, for the high post of Snark of the lJniverse when the September election comes round. We think he is an ideal man for the position. His magnificent ster,r'ardship of Hoo-Hoo here in the great Southwest during the past year, shows the kind of a leader he is. He has the ability, the time, the means, and yields to no man anywhere in his love for Hoo-Hoo. California is the leading state in the Hoo-Hoo universe, and Roy Stanton is greatly esteemed in California HooHoo circles. We are for him-strong.

Jack Dionne, Publisher

Apprentices Set Industry Record

Washington, July 31-The number of apprentice rvorkers employed in the construction industry reached a record high of |3Z,II4 on July 1, the Labor Department's Bureau of Apprenticeship announced today. It is an increase of 32,000 over a year ago.

California led with 19,974 construction trades apprentices. followed bv New York's 11,620 and Ohio's 9578.

The booklet shou,s something of the grorvth and expansion of the lumber industry in Oregon and Washington in recent years. It lists 1505 sawmills in active operation during 1947 in the 38 counties of western Oregon and Washington, with 1134 of them in Oregon and 371in Washington. In 1932, in the same region, there were only 383 active sawmills, and eight years later, in 1940, the total had jumped to99l. Production is up from the 3,114,000,000 bd. ft. low of 1932 more than double.

Class A sawmills with daily capacity over 80,000 feet, numbered 143, and accounted for 5,251,066,000 feet of the total. There arc 125 Class B sawmills, 50,000 to 79,999 f"eet capacity, which cut 1,D2,187,000 feet last year. Class C sawmills, from 25,000 to 49,999 feet. number 296 and cut 1,322,699,m0 feet. By far the largest class numerically are the D mills rvith a daily output under 24,999 feet. There are 941 of these small mills and last year they accounted for 883,076,000 feet of the annual total.

Los Angeles Building Permits

Valuation of building construction begun in Los Angeles during the first seven months of 1948 today was fixed at $279,980,965, $100,000,000 higher than the same period last year, City Building Superintendent G. E. Morris announced. The number of permits issued during that period totaled 40,685, as compared to 34,802 for the same period in 1947.

During the month of July of this year 5636 construction permits rvere issued with a valuation of buildings set at $26,982,134, compared ivith 5137 permits and a valuation of $22,178,864 during the month of July a year ago.