New Distribution Method ls Planned

Something new in the distri'bution of forest products made its debut in September. According to its principals, Gene D. Ward, Inc. will soon be able to ship mixed cars of all types of wood products direct to dealers anywhere in the country within 48 hours of receipt of the order.

According to Gene D. Ward, for many years a major lumber buyer for a number of midwestern line yards, the new operation was brought about,because o{ the trend toward specialization on the part of more and more lum'ber mills in the Pacific Northwest.

"Specialization has made it extremely difficult to move cars from mill to mill in order to make up the car according to order," Ward says. "And, of course, the result is usually a very high-priced car."

The new operation, however, will buy from any and all mills by straight cars and sort in transit at a gigantic warehouse in Spokane, Washington. According to its projected figures accumulated over an eight-year period, the new company will be able to provide 48-hour service once the warehouse is supplied with initial inventories and will be able to ofier attractive