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The opening of a nelv Inland Lumber Company planing mill at the corner of the San lJernerrdino freeu,zry and Riverside avenue, in Rialto, to serve Southern California retail lumberyards, u'as announced by Inland President Fred Thomson. The new planing facilities have been constructed on 11 acres of a recently-purchasecl 3O-acre site, one mile east of Inland's present location. William Hoglund, formerly 'ivith E. J. Stanton & Son, has been appointecl miil superintendent.

Hoglund has had many years of experience in milling and remanufacturing. He said the new Inl:r.nd facilities will include a 1000-ft. spur track 'rvhich is available for use by Inland customers for carload shipments to the yard. The mill is equipped rvith nerv, modern milling machinery, including the only high-speed matcher in the area, according to Hoglund.

In addition to custom planing, Inland offers a cornplete handling service, including fork-lift loading and unloading, sorting, hard-surface storage and delivery service. Storage facilities include five acres of asphalt paving and an additional six acres of oiled surface. Band rip. 54-inch resa\\' and an 8x15 matcher are offered by Inland. Timbers up to 8x15 of any length can be milled.

Remilling of surfaced lumber is another service available. Tongue-and-groove, V-Joint, and 4-side surfacing r,r,ill also

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