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For Distributors

SPECIATIZING IN INAPORTS FOR PLYWOOD DISTRIBUTORS

Our own procuremenf sfoff in the Orient dssures personolized service

UNITED STATES AGENT FOR RELIABLE EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS

Soles dgent for Sonomo Plywood ComponY -- producers ol Dovglas fir plywood lor domesfic ond loreign users

FIEXIBLE OPERATION -- IMPORT qnd EXPORT -DEPENDABTE SOURCES

Wqrehouse sfock svailoble st harhor lor immediale delivery

These ore but o few of the reosons why you con depend on PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS for your Plywood needs. Our operotion is geored lo render o complete service.

coMtNG sOON!

Exciting new items from the Orient ond Europe will soon be ofiered to progressive distribulors.

WE TAKE Att THE MYSIERY OUT OF IMPORTED PLYWOODS -groding qnd terminology -- qnd SH|P TO YOUR SPECIFICATION.

WOOD PRODUCTS CO.

to make improvements in his yard and rvarehouse that will allow the use of a motor-driven fork truck, the USG studies show. Fork trucks can handle unitized shipments in all phases of handling, including unloading, movement of material, stacking in rvarehouse and subsequent loading required by order filling. Dealers .ivho have equipped their throughout the country indicate that the dealer i. ,rr".chandising in unitized lots and is encouraging contractors to buy in the unit quantities. This substantially reduces multiple handling in the yard and creates greater efficiency per man employed. yards with mechanical handling equipment report savings of from $30 to $50 per carload.

Observations in all parts of the country show that the small volume dealer as r,vell as the large volume yard is becoming mechanized. In many cases this means redesigning the yard, siding facilities and warehouse layout, as \\'ell as buying lift truck equipment, but the savings achieved in handling operations make these changes in the physical plant economically feasible.

Alteration and equipment costs are soon amortized through lowered handling costs and, in addition, the dealer offers better service to his customers.

Dealers who have mechanized are getting a head start on competition which still employs manual methods of loading and unloading.

Mechanized yards are equipped, for example, to handle standard unit loads of gypsum lath plaster base, and gypsum sheathing and rvallboard from specially constructed flat cars. This development has been reported by dealers as "the greatest innovation in mechanical unloading of building materials." The unit loads, dealers agree, maintain delivery schedules to job sites, as well as reducing handling costs in the yards.

Observations in numerous retail dealer outlets

Dealers can obtain complete information on IJSG's Customer Service program by writing to the Quality and Service Department, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Illinois.

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Due to the continually increased demand for dry lumber, Hammond Lumber Company recently started construction at the Samoa, Calif., plant on a battery of four new kilns of the "direct flow" type, with the possibility that an additional battery may be built later. The design of the new kilns is the result of the combined work of Hammond's engineering department and that of the C. M. Lovsted Company, Seattle, rn'ho are furnishing the equipment for the project.

The new kilns, two of which are now in operation, feature the use of a desuperheater to provide lorv temperature,