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IIIE SNilFORD ilADh AMER.ICA'S DEMAND FOR. WOOD 1929 - 1975

Summary of o report by Stanford Research Institute, Stan'ford,, Catif., to Weyerhaeuser Timber Comqany, Tacoma, I,Itash., 1954.

Section II

Factors Affecting the Long-Range Demand, Supply, and Price of Forest Products

The outlook for residential construction activity can also be seen in terms of the expected number of housing starts. Farm housing starts are projected on the basis that the number of farms is likely to decline by about 10,000 per year to 1975, but the number of drvelling units per farm is expected to increase from the 1.2 of 1950 to 1.3 by 1975 as farms become larger and the populatior, per farm (including hired hands) in'creases'

Taking into account the replacement of farm dwelling units that has occurred in the past, the follou'ing projections of new housing starts result:

Farm Total

Within the industrial, commercial and public utility group, a rise in public utility expenditures is expected tr-r more than offset a substantial reduction in government expenditures for atomic energy facilities and other industrial plants. A sharp increase in school, hospital and institution classifications construction will be prinarily for school buildings, reflecting a 56/o increase in school-age population between 1950 and 1975.

Replacement of existing units is expected to account for a gro'w,ing portion of the projected housing starts, ranging from around 500,000 housing units per year in the late 1950's to around 70O,0OO by 1975. Replacement does not imply the literal picture of one house lleing torn down atrd another erected in its place. Rather, ' a replaced housing unit may be torn down, stand vacant for an indefiinte period, or be converted to some non-housing use; the unit that replaces it rvill normally be built elsewhere. It is possible that a high rate of replacement may be reflected in higher vacancy ratios than have been customary in the past.

In addition to new permanent starts, the housing supply is augmented by trailers and conversions. The number of net trailer additions to the 1-rousing irventory annually is expected to drop from 45,000 in 1950 to about 3,@O in 1975, coincident with a drop in the proportion of trailers rrtilized for housing lrom 70/o ro 50/o. By 1975, the bulk of trailer production for residential use is expected to be for replacement.

Additional housing units made available by conversion are offset in ,part by "negative conversions"changiug irousing unifs to non-residential uses. Net conversions are expected to decline from around 200,000 Per year currently to around 100,000 per year by 1975.

Long-Range Outlook for Forest Products in Manufacturing

Although forest products are used in a rvide variety ,>f manufactured products, the furniture and fixtures industry is most important, representing almost half the consumption of Lumber in all manufactures at the present time. Other large users are the railroad car and motor vehicles rndustries.

Furniture and fixtures shipments are expected to increase from $3,110 million in 1952 to $6,090 million by 1975. Household furniture expenditures are expected to rise froil $2,351 million in 1952 to $4,730 million by 1975. and conrmercial, professional, and public building furniture and (Please turn to Page 64)

P"nlatnh

Floyd Scott, president and general manag.er of Western Custom Mill, Southern California distributors of Pacific Coast lumber products, spent the latter part of September deer hunting rvith a grorlp of friends in the High Sierras.

Charlie Shepard, manager of Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sa,cramento, and Mrs. Shepard have just left on a vacation trip through northern California and southerrr Oregon. They plan to return to Sacramento about Nrvember 1.

Ken Conway, Southern California representative of thc Holmes E,ureka Lumber Company, bagged a three-point buck opening day, September 25, while deer hunting in the Laguna mountain area in San Diego county. The deer 'n'eighed 150 pounds and was the largest out of 147 taken that day by hunters in the Laguna Reserve.

Herb Meier, Ken Strawser and Helen Pease of pacific W:stern Lumber Company's Pasadena office spent October 1, 2 and 3 attending a general sales meeting at the office in Arcata, Calif. Rich Robbins head man of the lumbel concern from Portland, Oregon, and Tim Wood entertained the complete staff of the organization at tl-re ;hree-day meeting. The southern California trio flew tc northern California via United Airlines.

Ted Hoyt, prominent lumberman from Roseville, California, was in Southern California last week calling on dealers with Bill Belau. Ted operates the Lumber Mill & Supply Company remanufacturing plant at Roseville, California.

Janet Johnston, secretary to Jack Dollar at The Robert Dollar Co., is vacationing in the east. Shc planned to visit friends and relatives in Ner,r' York, Syracuse and Boston, and will return to San Francisco October 22. Miss Johnston is also first vice-president of the San Francisco HooHoo-Ettes.

Edward Carpenter, assistant to the resident managei, Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, California, was a visitor in the Southland October 1-8. While in Los Angeles he called on various dealer customers of the concern with representatives of the A. L. Hoover Company, San Marino. He was accompanied by his vvife and daughter, Cynthia.

Roy Dunbar, buyer for Hedlund Lumber Co., Sacra_ mento, and Hollis Moss of Moss Lumber Co., Burnt Ranch in Trinity county, took a 10-day hunting trip to northern California during the middle of September.

Bill Krumm has joined the staff of the O. W. Ster,vart Plywood Company, according to Orval Stewart, head cf the wholesale organization, He r.l,il1 cover Southern California lumber dealers.

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