BRAE,E

Gentlemen:

Herewlth the Subscrlption renewal. There are few who have read "The Merchant" longer or enjoyed lt more than the wrlter. Keep it comfurg.

Slncerely, Forrest W. Wilson P.O. Box 11,4, San Marlno 9 ***

W. F. Rugg Lumber Company 120 S. Ducltd Avenue :: Upland, Calif. July 7, 1960

Gentlemen:

We a,ppreciate very much the nlce article on our 31st Anniversary "Jubilee Sale" published in your July lst magazlne. It is very gratifying to be recognized in our trade paper. Many thanks.

Very truly yours, W. S. Rugg, President

Methods of selling and promoting a new product line of Douglas fir plywood were outlined at a recent meeting of executives arrd sales members of The Pacific Lumber Company, a leading producer of California redwood products, in San Francisco.

Carl W. Bahr, vice-president-sales, stated that PalcoPly, the new brand name for the Palco ply'ivood products, will enable Pacific to broaden its service of mixed-car specialties for the lumber trade. Representatives of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association held an all-day training conference attended by top executives and members of Pacific's sales and research staffs.

The Pacific Lumber Company recently acquired the plywood manufacturing plant formerly operated by the Hampton Plywood Company as a further step in Pacific's plans for full utilization of its timber stands and wider diversification of its forest products.