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Smith Says Calilornia ls No* Second In LumberProduction
Eureke, Calif.-The large-scale production of Douglas fir lumber in California's three northwest counties, addecl to the traditional cut of California Redwood and Western pines, has been responsible for California's step up into the 1919 nation's second largest lumber producing state, topped only by Oregon.
Harris E. Smith, secretary of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 'ivho is spending a week from the Portland headquarters visiting with Douglas fir producers in this region, points out that it has been only in the last few years that California has become an important manufacturer of Douglas fir lumber.
In 1947 Humboldt County cut D2,014,000 board feet of Douglas fir lumber, slightly less than the 297,344,000 borrcl feet of California Redrvood sawed. In 1948 Douglas fir production jumped to 358,600,000 board feet in this countv, and California Redwood shorved a comparable increase to 439,090,000 board feet.
Production of Douglas fir in 1949 has shown a co-responding increase, although exact census figures are not as yet available, Smitl-r said.
In 1919, California nosed out Washington as the nation's second largest producer of lumber. With the expending production of Douglas fir, backed up by more than 40 billion feet of the fir species in tl-re three northwest counties of the state, and the program of industry to apply better forest management and better forest practices in the harvesting of this great natural resource, Smith believes this section 'rvill continue to be an impo:tant factor in the nation's lumber industry for many years in the future.
"The expansion of the Tree Farm program on northlr,'est California private forest holdings," Smith said, "is one of the most progressive forward steps of industry to insur'e perpetual c-ops of trees for every generation."
Humboldt county, with a Douglas fir cut in 1949 of closc to 370,000,000 board feet, now takes its place among the top ten producing counties in Oregon, Washington ancl California of this species, Smith said.
"The timber economies of the three coast states." Smith observed, "are more closely tied together than at any tirrre in recent )-ears, rvith the emergence of California as a Douglas fir producer of importance. of the
"Douglas fir manufacturers and timber land owners," Smith stated, "now have common objectives in improving their forest management practices. They are also united in their program to develop new markets and merchandise Douglas fir lumber products so as to maintain a steady demand, provide permanent payrolls and help maintain the economic stability of communities in which they operate."
Smith accompanied by Arthur W. Priaulx, director of public relations for the Association, is calling on a large number of fir mills in this area to tell local producers what the West Coast Lumbermen's Association is doing in the field of trade promotion.
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Company at Arcata, is a district director for Northern California for the \Alest Coast Lumbermen's Association.
Harbor Plywood Cotp.rof California Moves to New Warehouse in San Francisco
Harbor Plywood Corp. of California moved and opened for business August l, to a larger building at 3095 Third Street (Third and Army), San Francisco.
The new warehouse has improved shipping facilities, including a new Hyster lift truck, 26,000 square feet of floo; spdce, five loading doors, and a shipping dock.
This concern is a 'ivholesale distributor of plyrvood, Celotex, Formica, fir and hardwood doors, and the Rusco Prime \\rindow (Vertical slide).
Wayne Rarvlings is vice president and general manager of Harbor Plywood Corp. of California. The neu'telephone number is VAlencia G24ll.
Francis Holmes, of Holmes Eureka ar-rd his wife, Jeanne, moved into Eureka, August 4. Francis, who is Holmes, president of the company, of H-E redwood in its construction.
Lumber Co., Eureka, their nen, home in the son of Fred V. says he used plenty
