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SheYlin Pine Sales GompanY

SELLING THE PRODUCTS OF

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DIMIBUIORS Of SHEVLIN PINE

Reg. U. S. P.t. Ofi. EXECUTTVE OFFICE tm Filtt Nadorl So Lbc Bulldht MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA DISTRICT SALES OFFICES: NEW YORK CIIICAGO

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SPECIES

NORTHERN (Gcnuino) WHITE PINE (PTNUS STROBUS)

NORWAY OR RED PINE (PTNU9RESTNOSA)

PONDEROSA PINE (PINUS PONDEROSA)

SUGAR (Genuinc Vhitc) PINE (PINUS LAIIBERTIANA)

Giant Ocean Log Raft Breaks

The giant log raft, No. 111, of the Benson Lumber Company, while being torved a feu' rveeks ago from the Columbia River to the company's sawmill at San Diego, apparently met some rough weather and in some manner the raft broke in half rvhen off the Northern California coast between Point Arena and Point Mendocino.

The tug Sea Ranger kept the front half in tow, and the Coast Guard Swanee took the other half in tow until it was relieved by the tug Sea Scout, which arrived from San Francisco.

Both pieces of the raft were towed into a sandy beach at Mendocino City where arrangements were made for the Mendocino Lumber Company, a subsidiary of the

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Lumber - Iatb - Millmrk - Timbsr - Tiee

Piling - Mire Polec - Car and Raihcd Matcrials

PORT ORFORD CEDAR (Aleo lmm u Whitc Cc&r q Lam Cyprcs)

Lumber - Tiea - Cruslrrg Planlc - Dctdry

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PONDEROSA AND SUGAR PINE

AGENTS_ Bledel Dm l$bcr Millc; Chu. K. Spaqlding LoaSins Co.

Union Lumber Company, to saw up the smaller half. The Benson Lumber Company has some of its men there who are attempting to get the larger half ofi the beach and tow it to San Diego.

The raft was approximately 1000 feet long. containing a little over five million feet of logs.

Harry E. Whittemore, manager of the Benson Lumber Company, was on the scene a few days after the accident happe.ned. He states that it was curious to note that the logs drifted to the shore and beaches almost immediately, which is contrary to the general belief that the logs were jeopardizing various boats in the steamer lanes.

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Sbaka - Stakes - Piling - Poler - Anchcr

RED CEDAR Shinrles - Tranmision Polcs - Stubs ' Amhon

Fenci Pctr. Open Tank Trcated or Unblatcd

CREOSOTE, PRESSURE TREATED hnber - Tiec - Pola - Piling

JAMDS L. HALL

1032 Milb Buildlng, San Fnrirco, Cd. Phoe SUttcr 7520

W. G. Scrim Goes in for Unusual ltems in Foreign Hardwoods

W. G. Scrim, of Los Angeles, the man, goes in for lots of specialties in Philippine Mahogany foreign hardwoods.

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