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Gonsolidqfed Elects Russell ond Hofchkiss to New Offices

The Charles Nelson Company has elected Ralph D. Russell vice-president and assistant treasurer of the Consolidated Lumber Company, Wilmington, Califoraia. Russell is a 32-year veteran of the executive staff of the pioneer lumber firm and has been prominent in civic and social affairs in the harbor area for many years. He will continue to handle credits and legal matters in the Southern California territory for Consolidated in addition to his duties as vice-president of the concern.

S. M. Hotchkiss, officer manager and purchasing agent for the past 36 years for Consolidated, has been named assistant secretary and will continue as manager of variotts departments of the firm in addition to newly assigned duties. Hotchkiss has been prominent in Southern California lumber and building circles more than four decades.

SCRTA Adds Associste Members

Wilbur Barr, president of Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana, and Hal A. Brown, chairman of the Membership committee of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn., have enrolled two new associate members: American Wholesale Hardware Co., Long Beach, and D. C. Essley & Son, Inc., Los Angeles. Mr. Barr has also recently enrolled the Hou'ard Supply Co., Los Angeles, in the association.

The Sun Lumber Co.. San Pedro, has been welcomed back into the SChIA as a supporting member, announced President Wayne F. Mullin.

How Lumber Looks

(Continued from Page 1) first two-thirds. Orders on hand as of August 31 rvere 96,278,000 feet; stocks on hand were 343,676,000 feet. Southern Pine Association reported for 115 mills in the week ended September 24: production, 18,927,ON feet; shipments, 19,786,000 teet (4.5/o above production) ; orders, 20,614,000 feet (8.91% above production). Orders were 6.35% above and shipments 2.OB/o above the 3-year average, but actual production was 2.35/o below.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association reported orders were 8.4/o above production in the week ended September 24 after falling below production about the same amount in the previous week. Orders wete l5/o above the preceding week and I0/o above the similar 1954 rveek, while pro- duction was l4/o above last year's same period. Actual production u,as 99,649,000 feet in the week ended Sept. 24 and orders rvere 108.000.000 feet. Unfilled order files rvere for 565,000,000 feet. For the year to date, production and orders u'ere both in excess of 3,500,0C0,000 feet.

Seattle.-Pacific Coast waterborne lumber exports totaled 1O4,353,061 bf during August, compared with 108,864,272 in July and 97,967,421 in August 1954, reported the Pacific Lumber fnspection Bureau. Domestic shipments were 189,346,218 feet in the month, against 200,755,437 in July and96,742,816 in August 1954. Exports were 1,033,964,655 bf and domestic shipments 1,422,997,239 in this year's first eight months, both up from last year, the Bureau reported in cooperation with the West Coast Lumbermen's Assn.

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