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Centrsl Coliforniq Dry Kiln Club

Minutes of September 12 Meeting

'l'he fourth regular rneeting of the Central California Dry Itiln Club for the year \{ras held at the California Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, jointly u'ith the Reclu'ood Seasoning Conrmittee.

Dr. Frecl I)ickinsorr. director of the California Forest Products l-aboratorv and Dr. E,ric ]lllrvoocl, in charge o{ lumber clrf ing studies, rvelcomecl the group and talked about laboratory facilities and the type of research prograln beirrg unclertaken by the Laboratory sta1T. One of the projects concerns the effect of drying conclitions orr redwoocl stain. This prciject is partially supportecl by the California Iteclu'ood Association throrrgh a grant in-aid.

After a rro-1.rost-luncheon a technical meeting u'as held at the l,aboratory.

In aclclition to kiln scl'reclule stuclies, the U. of C. researchers are also con<lncting experiments ort the dryirrg of redu'oocl bv the solvent seasorring process, a l)rocess clevelopecl several years ago by the \Vestern Pine ,\ssociation. \\ratson Fearing, of the Laboratory sta1T, described the process and reportecl ol1 solne of the prelirninary resrrlts obtainecl tl-rus far on redu.ood.

In brief, the green lrrmber is errclosed in the r-apor tight chamber, arrrl a hot water miscible solvent, sttch as acetone, is circulatecl over the lurnber. The hot solr.ent "extracts" the lvater ancl some of the extractives fror-n the lnrnber. \\'hen the dcsirecl moistrrre colltent is reached, the solr'ent remaining in the lumber is removetl by circrrlating hot air above the boilirrg point of the solvent ancl the solvcnt is recoverecl for reuse.

In the fetY rrrns macle on red'uvood to date. inclications are that lll reclu'oocl sinker stock can be driecl irr about 6 to 7 ciays. The lrrnrber so treated is relatir.ely free of seasotring clefects ancl is ligliter in cc,rlor than cotrveutionalll' clrie<l rt:clrvoocl. I,Iarry nrore experiuretrts ueecl to be conrpleted befort: the conrmercial feasibilitv of the Drocess can be establisl.rctl.

Art ,'\nrlersorr of the Laboratory stalT reporte<l ou hon' cl11-ing treatmellts influence tl're extr:rctir-es in relation to the ciccrrrrence of stain. Iterlu'ood is rich in \\'atcr soluble: e;ttractir,es inclu<iing tarrnirrs. c,r'clitols. and simplc srlgars. \\Ihen re<lu'oo11 ltrnrber clries, the t-noisture lnoves otrtu'arcl ton'arcl tlre surf:rces of the bozrrtls carrying sotne of the extractivcs n'ith it. As this uroistttre eval)orates, thc ('\tractives renrain as corlce lltratecl cleut.rsits irr the sttr{acc zotre of the u,oo<I. 'l'liese 111av al)l)ear ai rlarkent',1 lLreas, as strcaks. or as sticker stains.

\\'hile thc higher kiln telnpcrattlres pro<luce tl're rlarker boarcls. thcrc' rras less color clrange uporr subseqtlerlt exl)()s11re. \\rhile the lou.er temperzrtrlres prodrrcecl the lighter bo:rrds. thesi: n'ere susceptible t() a g'reater <legree of color chatrge on strbseclttent cxl)os11re. This is associated n,itli the :ull()ullt of n'ater solublcs Dresert at the outer surfaccs of the boarcl, thc larger 11u:Lntities of t'ater solrrble extractives bcirrg preserrt in the boartls clriecl at the lon'cr terrperatures.

C)rr the othcr hand. the re<ln'oorl n'hic1-r rl'as solvent seasorrc'11 corrtaine<1 much less rvater solrrble extract at the orrter lavers of the boards, and herrce. mininrizes srrbsecluent stalil 1()rtflat1():ll.

Presirlent Jolir.r Orverrs concluctecl a short busirress rneeting of the CCDI(C. Tl're lninutes of the -July ll3 rneetirrg, helrl at the Scott Lrrmber Con-rpany. l3rrrney, rvere appror-ecl as rearl.

The scheclule of future meetings:

Nov. 7-Pickering Lurnber Co., Starr,lard, Calif.

J an. 9Snicler I-umber Proclucts Cc,., Turlock, Calif ( tentati ve )

Jf arch (rCalifornia Forest Products Laboratory (Progranr to inciucle a report of the IIC-of-\\'-ood-in-Use Stucly) llay 7 & 8Annual lleetir-rg of \Vesterrr Dry Kiln Clubs

-Errreka. Calif. Jim Jacobsen, Ralph L. Smith Lumber Companl', suggested we hold the September 1959 meeting in c,r near

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Sacramento during the state fair. As in the past, an effort will be made to rotate the meetings throughout the area served bv the Club. and to consider the most suitable area for each ..aron of the year.

Respectfully submitted, Harvey H. Smith, SecretaryTreasurer, Central California Dry Kiln Club.

Southern Golifornio Wholesqlers

Successfully Mix Big Business ond Pleosure of Mission lnn Meering

Colorful Mission Inn, Riverside, was the scene of the September meeting of the Wholesale Lumbermen's Association of Southern California, held September 30. Stark Sowers of Inland Lumber Company, Bloomington, arranged the meeting after the membership of the wholesaler group had voted in both the July and August meetings to get together in the San Bernardino-Riverside area.

An afternoon of golf at the well-known Victoria Country Club, Riverside, preceded the meeting. Stark Sowers himself won the honors and was crowned "champ" after defeating such well known players as John Hanson, Frank Bader, Dick Lloyd and Ed Fountain.

The business session of the wholesaler group convened following dinner in the Lea Lea room of the famous Inn. Among other matters taken up were an accelerated membership drive planned for the next month, a review of grading standards and cooperation with mills to reduce crook in dimension lumber, and developments in transportation hearings being held before the ICC.

Most important of the agenda matters was a round-table discussion on the supply position for lumber for the next six months.

Ted Roy, Roy Forest Products Company; Jim Richardson, Jim Richardson Lumber Co.; Bill Ffanen, Al Peirce Co.; Chuck Clay, Forest Products Sales Company, and Don Bufkin, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., contributed to a special appraisal of the immediate future market.

John Hanson, Anderson-llanson Co., president of the association; Ed Fountain, Ed Fountain Lumber Co., chairman of the association's Transportation committee; Fred S. Thompson, Inland Lumber Company, and Herb Meier, Herb Meier Lumber Company, contributed to the discussion on the longer range market future situation.

Corolog Sheet for Debqrker Choin

The McKay Company has issued a catalog sheet for those concerned with the debarking of logs in preparation for the conversion of lumber into wood chips, or other processing. A cor.rcise explanation of the debarking operation is includecl, appropriately illustratecl. \\lrite The McKay Compariy, 1005 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh 22, Pennsylvania.

Jim Berry

The Somerville Plywood Corporation of Los Angeles gave a testimonial dinner in honor of J. D. Matthews on September 10, at Tracton's restaurant.

Mr. Matthews has been associated with the Somerville Plywood Corporation for the past ten years. During this time he has done an outstanding job in this area in selling Douglas Fir Plyform, and Concrete Form. On September 3 he sold his 12,000,000th panel. To honor Mr. Matthews for this outstanding achievement, J. F. Somerville, president, and A. C. Froehle, manager of the Somerville Plywood Corporation, presented him with two round-trip flight tickets to Honolulu. Co-workers present were Wes. Bakke. Jr., Doug. McLaughlin, Harold Price, Nolan Bay and Bill Heiser.

To add to this honor the following mill representatives were in attendance at this dinner: Dale Watson of St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Virg. Oliver and Dave Waldorf of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Rolf Stolesen of Durable Ply- wood Sales Co., "Hote" Houghton of North-Robbins Ply-

Cypress ldeql for Lumber Golfers

'I'he 3Sfith 'l'errible Tl entv t()urlt:rmellt rvas helrl at llel Air Corrntry Clrrb, Selrternber 11. uitl.r llob Falconer lrancllirrg tlre :rrrangeurelrts. 'l'herc rr.as a large turrrout n'itlr 2S metnbers ut<I 7 S^uests. l'aul lilou'err (fiO-10-70) r,r'on the uplrer flight ancl Clarencc l:iohnhotT (Sli-1G2-7.1 ) u.on the lon'er flight. In the nratch plal . senri-llnals. lieeclcr lteat Osgoo<I, Iialconer beat I)ilu'orth. in tlre rrltpcr bracket. irrrci IJohnholt bcat (iartz, I',arrer bc:Lt Sr.rrev irr tlie lou'er br:rcl<et. 'I'he firr;Lls u'ill be plar-r.rt itr \,,i'errrbcr as tl'rere is no rnatcl.r ltlar- on tl.re Nortliern trek. llolrrrholT l-on last mcirrth's prize itr:r pla_r.o1T n'ith C. Ilorris and Oliver..Johr T-ilrlni,rf

\\'eyerhaerrser was a grre st.

Jirck Nlorris (CH. 5-55S1 I is rnakine the reservatiorrs for the l)el .Nlorrte trip, scheclrrlecl for C)ctober 30 an<l 31. The reserr-ations are at the It[ark 'l'l'ronras Inn, \lontere,t'- 3-1 of themfirst conte, first serverl.

_ Brar-en Dyer gave us a bearrtiful u'riteult in the l-. A. Tirnes of Strrrclal-, Septenrber 1-1, lvith a picture of six of tl.re olcltl'nrers an<l an interestine' historl- of the club. Perl-raps rve cottlcl get a copy of the Times of _frrne 18. 192(t, giving the story of our first tourtranrent for orlr next yearbook.

\\rhile you fellows were playing Bel Air. I rvas at NliclOcean (Bermuda)tl're ultinate in golf c()rlrses. Combine wood Sales, Inc., Al Parnell of Northwest Door & Plywood Sales, Inc., Ed Halligan of Timber Products Co., Phil Gilbert and Don Hathaway of Coos Head Lumber and Plywood Co., Art Batliner of International Paper Co.LongBell Division, George Melville and Al Aarhaus of Simpson Logging Co., Bus McNeil of Grants Pass Plywood, Inc., Chandler Hart of Cloverdale Plywood Corporation and Dick Anderson of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. tlre luslrrress of C:r1ral:rna, thc sportirress of C1-press. the length. bearrt_r' ancl rlilficrrltv of I)ebble Ileach, arrcl yotr l'rar-e ]lid-()ct'iLn. llut clorr't plav it or Pine \tallel- iu Septernbcr n'ith ,S5l,i hrrmirlitr ancl 85 clegrees tenrperature. (I'll take C1-prcss in October.)Harold M. Alling.

The output of these mills represents a high percentage of the total production of Douglas Fir Plywood produced in the United States. (Not shown in photograph are Virg. Oliver, Al Parnell, Chandler Hart and Dale Watson.)

Olympic Stqined Products Sqlesmen Vie lor Prizes

Seattle. \\'ash.-California clistrilrrrtor salesnrerr hanclling C)lvmpic Stain products are vieing for a conrplete expense-frec trilr for ts'o to thc Rose llou,l garne, or a 12 garrge slrotgurr, transistor radio or u'rist u'atch as too rrrizes in Olvn-roic Stain's "(':tlif,rrrril Srrrrslrirre" cont('s1. Tlrr Olvrrrt,ic tlisirilrirtor salesruurn setting rrli the u.rost rreu'llajr,r Siain <lealers u'ill choosc bets'een thc Ilorvi garre lrrize inclrrding transportation, hotel and expense llolre\', or the sliotgurr. ',vhile the secon<l-high salesnran can choose lretu,een the radio and the u'atch.

Aclclitionallv, the rvinners u,ill also receive the $25 cash prize that Olvrloic'stained Proclucts Co. nou' uavs to all clistribtrtor salesrleir ii'ho sigrr rrp five or nrore Major-Siain rlealers. reports .,\clvertising Manager F. Clilliert l-ieser.

(Tell them llolr sae it in The California Lumber Merchant)