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Director of Philippine Forestry Bureau Visits Los Angeles

Florencio Tamesis, of Manila, director of the Bureau of Forestry of the Philippine Republic, arrived in Los Angeles by plane on Sunday, September 4, to confer with officials of the 'We-stern Hardwood Lumber Co., one of the largest importers of Philippine Mahogany. Last year Western Hardwood's president, Frank J. Connolly, made an extended business trip to the Islands and while there visited with Mr. Tamesis, so he was returning Mr. Connolly's cali.

When Mr. Connolly was in Manila, Mr. Tamesis antl other government officials honored him with the planting of the "Connolly Tree."

Mr. Tamesis will be in this country about a month, an'i rvill be one of the speakers at the annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association in Chicago on Septernber 26.

The above pictures were taken when Mr. Connolly was in the Philippines.

Western Pine Directors Oppote CVA Phill:ps and Murphy Lumber Lo.

And Anderson Forest Regulation Bill

Portland, Ore., Aug. l2-Vigorous opposition to the Columbie Valley authority and Clinton P. Anderson's forest regulation bill were expressed in committee reports and adopted by the board of directors at today's concluding session of the Western Pine Association's two-day semiannual meeting here.

The directors also urged the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine and cooperating agencies to formulate more adequate and co-ordinated detection and control programs for combating forest insects and disease. It was pointed out that western forests have sufiered increased losses in recent years from insects and disease, notably the spruce budworm and tussock moth.

E. C. Olson, president of the Association and head of the E. C. Olson Lumber Company, Spokane, lashed out at what he termed "a definite trend toward nationalization of our basic industries." "Few people," he said, "realize that with 47 planks in the Socialist party platform, 26 of these planks are already effective. in American economy."

He urged the'convening lumbermen to call their employes together and tell them what the private enterprise systent gives to them-the highest standard of living on earth.

Richard A. Colgan, Jr., executive vice president of the

New Wholesale Lumber Firm

Phillips & Murphy Lumber Co. have opened an office at 339 Petroleum Bldg., Los Angeles, and will carry on e l.rholesale lumber business, rail and cargo, handling Douglas fir, Redwood and Pine. The telephone number is PRospect 0271. Both the principals, George Phillips and Jack Murphy, are well known to the Southern California trade.

George Phillips was with Tacoma Lumber Sales for thc past thirteen years, the last several years as sales manager. Prior to that he rvas rvith the St. Paul & Tacoma Co. at Tacoma.

Jack Murphy rvas with Owens-Parks Lumber Co. for cighteen years, and for several years was manager of their hardwood department. He then went with the Golden Bear Lumber Corporation, and for the past several months has been with Lashley Lumber Sales Co.

The new firm will represent exclusively the Fairhurst I-umber Co. in Southern California.

National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D. C., reviewed the situation in the nation's capitat and Charles A. Gillett, managing director of the Americair Forest Products Industries, f nc., Washington, reported that Tree Farming is now conducted in 23 states rvith a total of 1956 farms covering 18,700,000 acres.

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