Simpson's Demonstrqtion Forest

Demonstration Forest, a living example of modern forest management in the northern California redwood region, has been opened to the public by Simpson Timber Company at Blue Lake, Calif.

This is the second of six Demonstration Forest opened to the public by Redwood Conservation Council member companies.

Purpose of the RRCC program is to show the public how redwood forests are being managed for continuous tree crops that will yield forest products, jobs, taxes and recreation opportunities forever.

The Simpson Timber Company Demonstration Forest is an impressive four-acre stand of 4,0-year-old redwoods, with trees mea' suring nearly two-feet in diameter and 107 feet tall. A word-and' picture display, with brochures and signs tell the story of the site and forest mana$ement practices. An 800-foot trail, covered with redwood chips, provides a pleasant walk through the forest. Picnic tables and rest rooms have been provided for the public.

Utoh Chonges Wood Rqte

Utah has become the twenty-sixth state.to adopt a revision in its' methods of rating masonry'veneered wood-frame dwellinp for homeowners' policies at a lower masonry rate. The new rate was made efiective July 19 by the Pacific Fire Rating Bureau.