Before r r And After Just l0 Ycars

Two views of a single scene, one dated 1940, the other 1950. By 1940 the virgin Douglas fir forest of this land tvas all logged. It was clear-cutting, as a new crop of Douglas fir grows well in open light, poorly in shade. The snags were felled, to reduce fire hazard. Trash r,r,as burned under control to take away still more fuel. Down the hill, unseen in the picture, seed trees were left by the 1oggers, located so that up-dra{ts of late {all winds would scatter seed-nature's way of reforestation. A forest-fire lookout was erected, with a protection road running to it. A forestry camp for summer fire guards was built. All this and much more was done by foresters and loggers, to bring up and protect the crop shown in the second picture. And this is the story on millions of harvested Douglas fir acres in Western Washington and Oregon that are now producing ner,v wood.

LeRoy Stqnton, Sr. Attended Hoo-Hoo Convention

LeRoy Stanton, Sr., past Snark of the lJniverse, presi_ dent, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, left August 30 for New York. He attended the 59th annual convention of Hoo-Hoo in Boston, September 6 to 9, picked up a new car at the factory, and drove back by way of the South.

Visits Plywood Mill

D. W. Wilkinson, representative in Los Angeles of Oregon-Washington Plywood Co., and Nicolai Door Mfg. Co., Portland, recently spent a week visiting the twlo plants. He reports that Oregon-Washington plywood Co. has installed a new lathe, two new dryers, and a hot press at its Garibaldi, Oregon, plant. He made the rounJ trip by air.

25 Yecr Report on Treated Lumber

The American Lumber & Treating Company has recently issued a handsomely prepared and printed 44-page illustrated booklet covering ZS years of service records on "Wolmanized" pressure-treated lumber. This report cites the case histories of more than 55 million feet of treated material and lists 581 specific installments where this decay and termite-resistant wood has been used.

This is the third of a series of such reports made on this same subject by this company, the first being dated 1941, and the second 1948. More than 7 million of the total 55 million feet covered in this report has been in use between 20 and 25 years. Copies of the report are available to interested parties free of charge from the Technical Department, American Lumber & Treating Company, 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.