T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant Aug. 15,1926

Iiire rlestroyed 8,000,00(J fect ,ii crane systcm at the pl:rnt of the l):lll,v, trt l)r:lv I 'oint. ()rcgon. llrte

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2.5.000 l:tth per da1', l'hich lrre lrein.q rrrrrrlirtcrl in ('alil'rrrrril.

The u'orst forcsl lrrcs ir _r'etrrs trrc r:rging this sunrrrrcrin \\-ashingt()n :ut(l ( )re!'orr. -\n ;rrnrv oi nren hiLve lre cl fighting forest lircs in tlre N:rliorurl forcsts of thc tu'o states. Ten million fect oi <lon'n loss u'c:e rlestroved lLt tu,o logging canrp lrres irr \\':rshirrgton.

E. R. \Iaule has lef t 11rc (':rrln rLll;rrle r-( iilrson ( onr1xtrrr.. I.os Angeles, and associatctl hinrsclf rvilh l.-r-;Lnli ( irtrve s thrs city.

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Cuptairr I:..\. Sclirirlgc.f r., oI Srrn IirrLncisco, L-. S. l-rrrnircr Trarlr ('orrrnrissioncr u'ith he:r(l(luirrtcrs in Tokr-,r, and -\xel (Jxholn-r. l)ircctor of -\:Ltionlri ('onrnris-sion otr l-ood utilization. u'erc spc:Lkcrs at ;t slrccial IIoo lloo luncheon irr I'ortland, ()rcgorr. J:rcli I)ionne llso sPrilit.

-\. l- I'orter. for 23 -\'cars sccrel:rr-\'ll;ul:rgcr oi the \\tcstcnt Retlril l-umlternren's -\:s()ciiltiorr. h:Ls jrrst antrotrlccrl his rrsignution.

The completely modem window screensl Never need painting. No bu\ frames, yet automatic tension device keeps wire evenly taut. You can install easily-no frames to plane down. Outlast ordinaq/ screens many times,

Cinderella of the Forest -- West Coast Hemlock

\rVest Coast Lumberman's Association

The old fairy tale about the unwanted maid in the cinders emerging to dazzle the populace has a counterpart in the success story of West Coast hemlock. Perhaps lumber is too much a part of our environment to excite the enthusiasm of the public, but the fact remains that likes and dislikes of the buyers of lumber are strongly felt in the demand for particular species.

The increasing acceptance of West Coast hemlock by thc nation's lumber users can be traced from 1940 when thc proportion of West Coast hemlock in shipments frorn the Douglas Fir region markedly began to rise. The record of jobs well done by this wood, however, can be traced back much farther than that.

As might be expected, the first users of the wood, which is a distinct species, were the mills that rnanufactured it. Perhaps their willingness to try it resulted from a combination of the spirit of wildcatting and good forestry practice.

West Coast hemlock grows in the forest with Douglas fir, usually in an even-aged stand so that both species mature at the same time. Previously, because there was no market for it, the hemlock had been left in the forest. When the Douglas fir was cut and hemlock was left, the fir seeds that were in the ground or fell from seed trees did not grow