Northwest Logging Industry Meets With OPS

Detailed recommendations on the provisions of a proposed tailored regulation for the Pacific Northwest logging industry were made recently by members of a subcommittee of the Northwest Log Industry Advisory Committee in a meeting with OPS officials.

Members proposed that dollars and cents ceiling be fixed for standard grades of logs as graded by independent grading bureaus recognized by the industry in Seattle and Aberdeen, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

It was suggested that prices in the Puget Sound, Grays Harbor and Columbia River areas be on the basis of delivery in towable waters and in the Tillamook and Southern Oregon areas on an f.o.b. car basis.

The position of operators who grade their own purchases was discussed. One suggestion was that those who graded their own logs prior to the effectiveness of the General Ceiling Price Regulation in January might be given the option of continuing to price in that manner.

Committeemen indicated that ceilings fixed at the average Ievels of prices prevailing under the Genera-l Ceiling Price Regulation would be satisfactory for the industry. The averages would be worked out separately for the various districts.

The meeting was conducted by A. L. Helmer, chief, Western Softwood Section.

Other OPS officials present were: M. White Smith, con- sultant, Office of Price Operations; Carlton F. Diskin, division counsel, Forest Products Division; William S. McKinley, Harold C. Hamilton and T. J. Dupont, counsels; John R. Riggleman, economist; Claude O. Brown, chief, Pulpwood Section; Philip Garland, chief, Western Plywood Section; John C)'Brien, O{fice of Enforcement; J. J. Wenstrup, Office of Accounting, and Waltei R. Moulton, Ofifrce of Advisory Committees.

J. E. Herley, Ladd Logging Co., Tacoma, Wash., attended as an invited representative of industry.

Members of the subcommittee present were:

Arnold H. Brandis, Longview Fibre Company, I-ongview, Wash.; G. S. Gray, G & A Logging Company, Seaside, Oregon; E. G. Griggs, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, Iacoma, Wash.; Lester Harding, Columbia Hudson Lumber Cornpany, Portland, Ore.; and A. D. McDonald, Sauk River Lumber Company, Everett, Wash.

Forest Products Resecrrch Society

Meets in Eureka October 8

The Northern California Section of the Forest Products Research Society will meet in Eureka, October 8. W. E. Pratt, 2805 California Street, Eureka, is secretarv.