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ALIFORNIA SUGAR & WESTERN PINE AGENCY,INC.
Jqck Req Nqmed Soles Agent for Broyles; To Continue Arcqtq Redwood Office
Lee and Brad Broyles, owners of the Broyles Lumber Co., MedIord, Oregon, have appointed veteran lumberman Jack Rea exclusive sales agent in Southern California for their u'holesale lumber concern. Jack started his lumber career almost 50 years ago rvhen, in 1908, he joined the Albion-Stearns lumber firrn in San Francisco, working in yard sales. He secured his basic u'holesaie distribution experience during the next five years and, in 1913, left for the Washington and Oregon lumber mills to complete his education in the production field. He u'orked in every phase of the sawmill end of the business before going to Los Angeles in I9l4 to establish his orvn sales organization. He has been continuously identified in rvhoiesale lumlter distribution in the southland since that time.
The T. f. Rea concern is also exclusive sales representative in itre Los Angeles area for Arcata Reclu'ood Company and the 13royles addition increases the species offered to include fir, pine, cedar, plyrvood, shingles ancl shakes. Offices are maintained at 5410 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, and direct shipments via cargo, rail, and truck-and-trailer are offered the dealer trade thoughout the Southern California territory.
Non-Techniccrl Booklet on Fir Plywood
"Fir Plywood, America's Busiest Building Material" is a nelv, beautiful four-co1or, all-purpose booklet from the Douglas Fir Pl1'u.ood Association. Written primarily for homeorvners, it n'ill be helpful also to amateur handymen, students, teachers, boating enthusiasts and others interested in.plywood and the plyrvood industry from a non-technical Dolnt OI v1ew.
Contents include a description of softrvood plywood's principal source, the Douglas fir; an explanation of the manufacturing process and the industrl.'s quality control program, and sections on the product's applications for home-building, remodeling, built-ins, boats, r.acation cabins and other leisure-time uses.
Standard fir plyrvood products are covered, as n'ell as a number of specialty products rvhich have been gir.en surface treatments for extra durabilitv or textural interest. A final section deals with fir plyivood's applications in industry and on the farm. Photographs and other illustra- tions in full color are used throughout the 26-page booklet. Single copies may be obtained u'ithont charge from the Douglas Fir Plyu,ood Association, Tacoma 2, \\rasl-rington. Quantity prices are $15 per thousand. arches for the record breaking 20l'6' University freld house saved $21,000
Use of rl'ood glu-lam span of Nlontana State compared s,ith steel.
Jim Bcrry
350 E Street
Eureka, California
Phone - Hillside 3-0858
P. O. Box 770
Teletype - EK 90
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