Grays Harbor Strike Ended---Fir Production Up

The sawmill strite ended at Gray$ Harbor August 15, when members of the Sarvmill & Timber Vorkers'Union voted 105t to 25) to accept a propocd of 11 major opcetors of the dictrict. The proposal riras along similar lines to thooe already adopted in many ot{rer Northwest communities. Five mills opened August 19, and sevetal others within a weel< or so. All Grays Flar6or mills are opemting now that were running before the strike except thtee, and two of these will staf,t ar roon e3 they complete repairo they are making.

The new 72-cent rate on lumbet rhipmentr by rail from Pacific Coast points to dietinatioru east of thc lllin<ir-fndiana state line and nonrh of the Ohio Rivct became cfiecive August

Forest Service Selects New Director lot Southwe3t€rn Experiment Station

Arthur T. IJpson, Trade Promotion Manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, has resigned to accept the position of Director of the Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service, with headquarters at Tu'cson, Ariz.

Mr. Ups,on went to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from the Forest Service in 1924, after having served as Forest Assistant, Forest Examiner, Deputy Forest Supervisor and Forest Supervisor in a number of the National Forests in Colorado; Chief of Operation in.the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., and finally as Chief of its Section of Industrial Investigation.

Mr. Upsorr was first engaged by the National Lumber. Manufacturers Association as lumber standards advisor and wood technologist. He 'conducted investigations in the standardization of the grading of softwood and hardwood lumber and timber. His was the major responsibility ih the preparation of the American Lumber Standards and for their adoption, incorporation in Regional Association rules, and commercial grading at sawmills ln 1927, 1928 and l9D he was manager of the eastern division of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association with headquarters in New York-City, and also served as Executive Secretary of the Central.Committee on Lumber Standards. Since April , 1929, he has been in the {ashington offi,ce, first as assistant and later as Trade Prqirotion Manager, in charge of lumbef tiade eltensigi.end rl$e11h activities.

24. It is ectimated that the amount of \Vest Coast lumbet movirrg by rail into the territory afiected will be increased by .17rq)O cats annually.

The Vest Coast Lumbements Aasociation reported in Seattle recendy that thc total loss€E from tfie lumber strike are eetimated at not less than S25rfi)Or(XXl, and payroll lo$€s are placed at t7p0or000. The Association rqrc'rted an increase in pro. duction for the weeL ended August 17 of 8r000rfiX) feec New busine$ totaled 101r3r1rE60, and shipmentr l07r7$3rl35 Laet.

Dougla! Fir mills arc ctill oversoid on uppers, particulady vertical gmiri fooring. No. 2 and, No. f stocls are low and pnactically all mills are out of these items. Prices are f,r:m. Thete ir rtill a scatcity of lath, and prices are firm. The markot on Red Cedar shingles ir rtrong. A good many shirryle milla ranain down.

A meetirrg of rales maneger! handling East Coast Fir. raler war held in Seatde on August 22 when it was decided to adopt Price Lirt No. 32, which ir an advance ranging from 50 to 7J cents on dimcnsion and timbers on Adantic Coart busin6r. Redwood millg are endeavoring to build up dry stockr a! fast ac pouible. Priccs continue firm. Redwood ohingle mills are b.r"y.

The Vcrtern Pine Asrociation reported new business for t{re week ended August 17 totaling 4662E,000. This war 12 per cent below t{re previous week. Shipmentr were 55r5(X)rfi[ feet and productioin 72r136'fiD fcee

Pacific Cmst longlhoremen have.voted in favor of renewal of exirting work agreernents with shipowners and water front employers. With only a few locals uncounted on August 26, the vote in five coast portc-San Francircol Loo Angeles, Satr Pedro, Portland and Tacoma, stood 83EE for renswing r:he agreemelrt, and 1319 against. The shipovmers had already announced their willingness to renew the agreement. The prdent agreement which'expira on September 3O was made e ye t ago as tfie climax of the longshorements strike along the Pacific Coast.

Unsold stocks on the public docks.at Los Angeles hartor on August 19 totaled 3,6131000 feet. C"rgo ardvals at Los Angeles harbor for the npek ended August 19 totaled 1422O;aW feet, which included 13 cargoes of Fir with l3r84lrOOO feet and one cargo of Redwood with rTgrOO0 feet. 61 vessels were olrerating in the coait.wise lumber service on August l9i 35 vesselg were laid up.

I.OS ANGELES VISITOR

Earl Bowen of Visalia was a Los Angeles visitor last month. Mr. Bowen was formerly connected with the retail :lumber business in Inglewood. He is now interested in l.dnching and building, operations in the Visalia q9f:. ,

Will Represent Paramino Lumber Co. Box Manufacturers and Distributors Southern California Meet at San Francisco tn

Announcement is made by the Paramino Lumber Company, San Francisco, that Dee C. Essley, Southern California representative of Elliott Bay Sales Company, with o{fices in the Petroleum Securities Building, Los Angeles, will represent them in all of the Southern California territory.

The Paramino Lumber Company have started running their two boats, Dorothy Wintermote and Lake Francis to Southern California. These steamers, each with a capacity of 1,800,000 feet of lumber, operate between Puget Sound and California.

Veneer Plant In Partial Operation

Repair work made necessary by the recent fire in the veneer plant of Wheeler Osgood Sales Corp., Tacoma, is proceeding as fast as possible. The veneer plant is in operation on a limited basis, but will be hampered for a few weeks on account of the serious damage to one drier, necessitating complete dismantling and rebuilding.

The door factory has not ceased operation, and will continue to operate at normal capacity.

C. D. Hudson, 'Washington, D. C., manager of the Natiopal Wooden Box Association, addressed a gathering of box.mAnufacturers and distributors at a luncheon meeting held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, on August 7. C. A. Webster, president of the Pacific Division, presided at the meeting.

Rex H. Morehouse, secretary of the Pacific Division, submitted his resignation to become effective September 1, which was accepted by the Executive Committee. Manager J. H. Dobbin was elected secretary to succeed Mr. Morehouse.

THE DIAMO,ND MATCH CO. BUYS TWO YARDS

The Diamond Match Company recently purchased the yards owned by Earle E. Johnson at Livermore and Pleasanton.

Spends Vacation At El Paso

Ed Biggs of the Union Lumber Company, Los Angeles, is back on his territory after spending his vacation in El Paso. Texas.

lOVo of Federal Housing Administration business in United States is credited to Soutrhern California.