A N D ER GEORGE CTOUGH LUMB

I'm still plugging to get 'round. and see everybody but believe me that is quite some job. I sure want to extend my sincere thanks for the courtesy extended to me by all the good folks I have contacted during these past several months.

In the meantime if you are in need of the various lumber products we distribute to the dealers-why not give us a call and see how efficiently we can handle your order

We endeavor to furnish GOOD LUMBER to our trade and when you have to satisfy a hard-to-please customer just remember we furnish that well manufaetured DOUGLAS FIR, as well as SUPERIOR items in other species of Pacific Coast Forest Products.

Give us a call, won't you?

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has gone on record as opposing proposed Port of Los Angeles Tariff, 3, which would increase wharfage rates on virtually all commodities moving through the harbor. The proposed increases were'recommended by the Board of Harbor Commissioners, and must be approved by the Los Angeles City Council in order to become effective.

Authorizing increases in wharfage from 25 cents to 50 cents a ton on intercoastal, foreign and offshore traffic, and a lesser increase from 1.5 cents to 25 cents a ton on Pacific coastwise traffic, the tariff represents an increase in wharfage of 100% and 65/o, respectively.

Lesser increases on copra, bananas, borates, cement, coffee, fresh fruit, three-gauge iron or steel pipe, and lumb er also were approved.

Pilotage charges wouldbe upped by 33L/s/o and, a new charge of $5 a movement would be assessed for shifting vessels.

The new increases are practically the same as proposed in March, 1949, which were protested against and circumvented at that.time by the Chamber, steamship companies and shippers.

Device ProvidesTemporary Shelter for Dry Lumber

"Not having time to build dry sheds, we constructed teinporary shelters at the Rounds & Kilpatrick Lumber Co., Cloverdale, Calif., by stacking green stock 4 units high and 20 and 26 f.eet apart depending on the width of shed needed," said John W. Rhoda, mbnager, recently.

"Small timbers were laid across the tops of these drying piles and lO oz. canvas waterproof duck' stretched over them. The cost per square Joot of cover space was less than 25( per foot, anil they proved successful for this type of shed. The tops were anchored down with wire struts, but might have trouble in a high wind.

"We were able to keep a million feet out of the sun and rain with this device. The walls usually get dry every six rnonths and become salable. so the sheds must be rebuilt periodically."

Picture shelters lor dry lunrber ct the Cloverdql,e plcnt.

Mr. Rhoda also passes along the following information to those who may be interested.

"A cheap type of gutter can be made for shed roofs by nailing 2 pieces of 1x6#3 onto a piece of 1x10..Use scabs of 1x6 18' long to connect the sections. Set these on brackets with the best slope possible. Cut a roll of 65# roofing paper into l8,' lengths and lay the full 33 feet in the trough. Start at the low end. I-ap the next length 3 feet and so on. Put as few nails in as possible as the expansion of the paper in hot weather will wrinkle it. Use cleats across the top or'tack a light strip alopg the outside top edge, with nails about 4 feet apart,"

Increqses Ccrpcrcity oI Moulding Plcnt

Irving Lumber & Moulding Co., 5050 East Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, has just installed a Stetson-Ross E' moulder, a new design put out by Stetson Ross Co. specifically for the moulding industry. In the past two months this company has installed a Turner twin resaw and other related equipment, which has increased capacity about one-third.

New Shcrrp Pcrk Yard

The Sharp Park .Lumber Company has moved into a new 4nd modern retail lumber plant, at'Sharp Park, San Mateo County, California. New offices, sheds, and a big sales room are in the plant.

(Formerly Lashley Lumber Sofds Co.r Inc.)

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