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mond was building the Pacific Coast's largest lumber production and retail enterprise. Manager Pontius, a 45-year veteran rvith the firm, joined Harnmond in l9l2 and rnent to Riverside to manage the yard in 1918. It consists of the main yard at 1375 Fifth St. and storage yards at 4th and Commerce streets and Third and Park ave. Pontius said he believed the ne'rv owners lvould relocate the facilities there to consolidate operations on a single site. One of Riverside's largest retail lumberyards, the Hammond yard ther€ has 16 emoloves on the pavroll and Dealer Pontius said the outlook It tot . good buiiness year.

NEW RCSB Direcfories R,eody

Complete, up-to-date directories of member red cedar shingle and shake producers are now available from the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau in three separate folders. One contains the names and locations of all Certigrade red cedar

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shingle manu{acturers, another lists producers groove machine-grooved shakes and Certigrade iejointed shingles while the third is a directory Split handsplit shake mills. The directories are upon request to the Bureau, 5510 White Bldg., of Certirebuttedof Certiavailable Seattle 1,

New Union lumber Co. Officers Elecled

Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, which reported the election of C. Russell Johnson as president to succeed his father, the late Otis Russell Johnson, also reports that John H. Gray was elected vice-president in charge of operations and H. Pierson Plummer was named to the board of directors. Other corporate officers are Charles A. Strong, vice-president and general counsel; Sherman A. Bishop, vice-presiclent in charge of sales; Alvin I. Hermann, secretary and treasurer ; John DNeal, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, and Amel TNelson, assistant secretary.

ICC Authorizes Freight-Rqte lncreoses

il, On August 6, the ICC announced its decision in Ex Parte l.i 2M, in which the Eastern and Western Railroads requested trl an increase of. 22% and the Southern Roads l5/o. The in- ' creases granted b;i the ICC were considerably less than the railroadsrequested.

I The authorized increases are as follows:

Within Eastern Territorv .

Within Western Territoiy ...

Within Southern Territory f nterterritoriallv between Southern and other teriitories . 9%

Interterritoriallv between Eastern and . Western Teriitories .

Hold-downs or maxrmums were authorized as follows:

(1) Lumber and articles listed in tarifis taking lumber rates, 9c per 100 pounds. (This is one-half of what the railroads requested.)

(2) Building woodwork and millwork as described in , Item 80 of Tariff X-19GA, as amended, except when listed in tariffs as taking lumber rates-lOc per 10O pounds.

The increase granted is an over-all" or total increase, which'i'ncludes the earlier emergency increases granted of 5/o to-the western roads, 7/o to-the -eastern roads, and 5/o to the southern roads. The new increases amount to an increase, over the emergency increases granted last December, of 7% f.or the eastern and western roads, and 4% lor the southern roads.

The increases will be made effective upon not less than 15 days notice to the Commission and the general public. Prior to the decision, hearings were held in Kansas City, San Francisco and Washington, D. C. National Retail Lumber Dealers Association was represented at the Washington hearings and the argument before the Commission, by

New Mosonile Films Shows How lumber Deoler Works Wirh frode

A new film, "The Big Addition," has been released by Masonite Corporation for showings to trade factors and consumer groups. Running 20 minutes, the film relates how a typical American family consults with its lumber dealer in planning a recreation room and garage to give additional room for family activities. Entertaining and instructive, the story includes a tour of a haidboard plant in Ukiah, Calif., and detailed construction views.during the building program. Requests for the free film may be made to Clarence E. Sutton, sales promotion manager, 111 West Washington St., Chicago 2, Ill.

Byron Gr3y, attorney of Topeka, Kansas, who has had over 30 years experience in matters before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The National vigorously opposed the increase requested by the railroads because of its impact on the industry and on home construction generally. There are rumors in Washington that the railroads are now preparing for another request for an increase in rates over and above that which was authorized in Ex Parte 206.

Soni-Top Aworded Air Force Conlroct

Sani-Top,'Inc., I-os Angeles, has been awarded an order covering finished kitchen sink tops for the Forbes Air Base, Topeka, Kansas. According to Henry Snyder, president of the company, the contract was approved July 30 and calls for 640 Monoform sink and cabinet tops to be used in Capehart housing units, custom specified to Sani-Top standards. Delivery date is September 30.