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A Recommendqtion

The board of deacons of a church whose pulpit had been vacated by the illness of the former pastor, were looking around for the right man to fill the vacancy, and when they got a letter of application, couched in charming manner, from an unemployed minister, they wrote the officials of the church in which the applicant had last served, and asked about him.

Promptly came a reply, that started off wonderfully. The

Olin Mothieson Becomes Mightiest Timber Growing Corporotion

Olin N{athieson Chemical Corporation has bought the Brorvn Paper N[ill Company, Inc., of West Monroe, Louisiana, the deal including 465,000 acres of Southern Pine timber land, the price paid being $90,000,000. Tl.ris purchase brings the timber-growing acreage orvned by this corlcern to over 900,000 acres located in Arkansas, Texas, ancl Louisiana, one of the n ightiest tree farms in all history.

The forest products operations of Olin Mathieson began just a fen' vears ago when it bought out Frost Lumber writers said: "The Reverend Soandso is a most scholarly student of the Word, an eloquent preacher, a fine mixer, a splendid organizer, and a man of unusual personal charm." total to above $28 miilion, than $5.000,000 in builcling

The readers were almost gasping with interest when they got thus far in the letter. Then they read on, and it said: "Only one possible criticism could be truthfully made of this gentleman, which is that he is loud-mouthed and quarrelsome when he's drunk."

Industries, of Shreveport, La., r.vith about ,I0O,0OO acres of timber land, and sarvmills in 'Iexas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The Brorvn interests belong to H. Lutcher Brot'n and Edgar W. Brorvn, of Orange and San Antonio, Texas, n'ho are the sons of the iate Dr. E. W. Brorvn of Orange, one of the owners of the fzrmous Lutcher & Nloore Lumber Con.rpany, pioneer manufacturers of Long I-eaf Pine.

Bringing the seven-months 'Iorrance, Calif., issned more permits in July this year.

P0tlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, tda. (3 miils)...

Clearwate.r.Milt, Lewiston, tdi. pottitctr uiil, i,iriLiirr, ral.

Rutledge Mill, Coeur d'Alene. lda. d'Atene, tda.

* British C0lumbia Forest products [td., yancouver, B.C. (4 rnills). .26g,2O,000

Cowitchan Div. Vancouver Div.

* tviflambttcvaueyt-umberco.,iortand,0]e.6;ith)...::.:'........t6g,728,000 r uorvailts LUmDer U0., Uorvailrs,ore....,... f CanadianWeslern-LumberC0.,[td.,ilewWestminster,B.C.. ...:...fti,iOS,OOO x 990!Par_tumbeloo.,CoosBay,.0re.(3mith)....................t6i,1tS,tg2 canednn t0resl?r0ducts, [td., Eblrne Sav|mill |liv., Vancouver, g.C.. l6S,3:}t;2S0

Valtey lumber Co, Dailas, 0re.

J. ileits lumber c0., p0rfland,0re. (3 milh).......................1511fi;450 f RoseiurgttmberCo-,fi0seburg,0r9..,......_...................123,396;000

%llll,,fiT;,?,:'if. (2 mirhr e2,7r4m lo'rse Pryrttc lumbcrco., Boisc, lda. (4mills)........ 92,2n,m Plant "8", Emmett, lda. plant,,E,', Cascade, lda. Plant"0",Councit,lda. GangMill,Cascade,lda. f, Van Vlett t umter Co., Raini:r, |lriAnaconde Copper ilining Co., lumbcr 0 uan vrecr umrer [aini!r, 0re................ iliningco., Dept, B0nner, il0n1........... lunler C0., l{0rth Bsnd,ore.... lunber lunber Co.,

R.os.Mitt,Prospect,0re.' odn-R;iMlit;i;i'ipiir,iir,oi,j. --" r.unDer ^C0., Inc., itedtold, 0re. (2 mills).

Medt0rd Corponti0|t, llcdford, 0re..

74-50 MILLION FEET

* Powell River Company,-ltd- Vrnrotryrr, B.C. (3 nilts).... 7g,t00,0m

8.C. Manufacturing C0., Lld., New Westminster, B.C.

Westminster Shook Mitls, Ltd., New Westminstir. B.C.

Powell River Co., Ltd., Powell River, B.C.

* l(aibabtumber r St. P.ul & Tecona lumber Co., Iacoma, Wash.. x 0lenco forestProducts, Sacrament0, CaliL 0 milh)................ xllLllF.e.fpqrej,Carthn,0re.,,.. ........... r The onh fiatci _Co.,.Cocur. d'Alene, lda.. x Gtenens forest pr0ducts,. Inc., phil0math, |lre.. lk The R0bert Dottar Co., Gtendate, 0re................ eZiSSA,3oi lllitchetl.0re. f lnzgCorplration,l(inzua,0re......:r.r....:........ x Mtlntosh.Lumber Co.,_Blus Lake, Callf.

City, Calil....................

Ptywo0d Corp., Myrtte Creek, orc. (2 rnills}.

LakeP_leasantPlywoodCo.,Tiller,0re.........................

I 8rools.Scanlon, Inc.,.Bend,0r0.......:.-..r.....................

Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Calif. Setzer Forest Products, Greenville, Calif.

^ Glenco Forest Products, Elk Creek, Calif.

1( Cascade Llm[er C0., Yalima, lVash.

* lludspethPine, Inc., Prineviils,ore. tZ mittst.....................

* The^800th x€tty lrmber C0. Springfield,0re. (2 rnith]..............

^ Springfield,0re. Dorena,0re.

0iafi0rd^LumberC0.,P0riland,0re.(2rnills)............

Lee's Camp, 0re. Springfield,0re. 0regon tumber C0., (3 nitts) ure.

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T Southwest lumber Mill, Inc., phoenix, Ariz. (3 milts)...............

T rournwe$LumDerMtil,Inc.,pi0enix,.Ariz.13mills)................123,30I,009 x Simlso.l t ossing Co., seat{e, Wash. (J miils). x c.0.Johnsonr.umterco..oirhionolash'

Shelton, Wash.

Xlamath, Calif., Redwood Div.

American Foresl 99-75 MttUON

Will furnish 2OO iobs for Southern Colifornio lumbermen

Mqrtin Brorhers Box Co. Opens Lumber Division

The N{artin Brothers Box Company's nel' Compton plant, n'hich was reactivated last month, lvill furnish over 200 jobs to Southern California luml;ermen. according to Orval Paul, manager of the lumber division for the box and lumber mannfacturing concern. From lumber handlers to skilled rnill and kiln operators-and frorn clerks to department heads--jobs are being filled each day to get the "big neu' shorv on the road" to furnish all species of Pacific Coast lumber products, moulding and plywoods to retail lumber dealers. and industrials throughout the fastgrorving areas of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Imperial, Orange and San Diego counties.

The kilns are being renovated and r,r'ill have a capacity for a million-feet charge. All machinery in the modern mill facility is being overhauled and the "rolling stock" of lifts and carriers is being conditioned for the busy time ahead. A1l of this activity is being directed bv Orval Paul, who has been active in Southern California lumber circles for the past 12 vears.

Follorving graduation from school, Paul spent three years at the logginq and remanufacturing mills in Oregon to gain his "at-the-source" experience. For the past 10 years he has been identified in the remanufacturing and distributing field in Southern California.

Wm. E. S. farrett, business manager for The Martin Brothers Box Company, with offices in Whittier, Calif., informed The CALIFORNIA LUN4BER MERCHANT representative that, for the present, general ofifices of the firm would remain in Whittier. Long-range plans call for the consolidation of the two operations and, in the distant future, tl.re box division will be moved to the large new Compton plant. "ft will be necessary to construct special warehouses and plant units to house the box division and that 'ivi11 take considerable time," declared Jarrett. Such policy will be directed from the home office of the concern in Toleclo, Ohio, he continued.

Following the policy of heading all departments with experienced personnel, Orval Paul announced the following appointments:

Al DeHart, general superintendent of yard and mill, rviil have charge of a1l plant operations, including kilns and remanufacturing. FIe joins The Martin llrothers Box Company rvith more th:rn 30 years' experience in logging and remanufacturing in the Pacific North*'est. He spent over 20 years with Long-Bell Lumber Companl. in charge of the Longvie'iv operation in Washington and the \\'eed, California, mill operation. He also managed the production department for the North Pacific Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, and had charge of the manufacturir.rg division of Oregon Woodrvork, Ltd., Portlancl.

George Myers Is Sales Manager

George Myers has been named sales mzrnager. He has a n'ide experience in Southern Californi:r lumber sales. He recently was on the staff of Tarter, \l-elrster and Johnson and, during the past 10 years, has been actite in fraternal, civic and social affairs in his area. Xlyers is active in Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo affairs, a member of the American Legion, and prominent in Masor.ric circles in Lynu'ood, California. Prior to joining the Martin Brothers organization, Myers gained much of his experience u-ith Baugh Brothers Lumber Compar.ry, Los Angeles; Inland Lumber Company, Bloomington; and the Rounds I-unrber Company. He has a n'ide acquaintance u'ith lumber dealers and industrial users of luood products through the Southland. Myers lr'as raised in the industry, having n'orked in his father's retail lumberyard before he finished scl-rool. He comes from a lonq line of lumbermen and has lived in Southern Californie for the past 35 years.

Norman Voelcker will be chief clerk. Follou'ing the close of World War II, he entered the lumber and construction field. He has had over ten years' experience in fhe remanu-

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