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By W. E. I. Daviesb Chief Engineer, Converting Division, International Paper Company

When one of the nation's top lumber and building material organizations needs a new warehouse, it is only natural that it use wood wherever possible. The Long-Beli Lumber division of International Paper Company, Kansas City, Mo., carried through on this policy when it built a 2.4-acre building material warehouse in Kansas City, Kansas.

Thi result is a handsome, efficient, completely modern, pole-type and plywood-beam building which cost only $3.88 per square foot, including an air-conditioned ofiEce, railroad siding, truck docks, landscaping and a sprinkler system. Floor area is 105,000 sq. ft., and the building is 577 feet long.

The building not only meets the exacting requirements of low cost and efficiency, it also is a showcase of the latest developments in construction techniques and wood products which can be utilized in various industrial strucfures.

Early in the summer of 1958, the company decided to abandon the antiquated two-story and basement warehouse of limited space and high operating cost. Richard C. Doane, president of International Paper Co., earlier had spearheaded a program to determine whether the company Could expand its use of wood and wood products in new construction. At this time, I-P's Container division already was erecting an all-plywood plant at Auburndale, Fla., a plant which has since been hailed by architects, engineers and builders as an outstanding example of new wood uses and construction techniques.

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So it was decided to go ahead full-speed with structure.

David R. Edwards, consulting structural engineer of Los Anggles, was retained to develop the structural design of the building. The architects were Fullerton & McCamis of Kansas City; the Estrin Construction Co. of Kansas City was the builder.

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