Si"rro Redwood Compqny

August Redwood Production ond Shlpments Increqse Over July

Production and shipments of redwood lumber by the major redwood mills during August showed moderate increases over figures for July, according to the California Redwood Association.

Production of redwood lumber by the 13 reporting mills totaled 52,448,0N board feet during August. This was a I4/o increase over the 45,906,000 board feet produced during July, when many mills shut down for vacations and repairs; and a 34.6% increase over August 1958 production of 38,975,000.

August redwood shipments totaled 52,139p00 board feet, compared to 49,593,000 board feet shipped during July, and 47,327,000 during August one year ago.

Orders received for redwood lumber during August totaled 42,806,000 board feet, compared to 49,042,000 for July, and 48,119,000 for August 1958. IJnfilled orders as of August 31 came to 64,729,000 board feet, a drop of nearly l3/o f.rom July.

Redwood stocks dropped slightly during August to 361,853,000 board feet from the July figure of 363,238,000. Redwood inventories at the end of August 1958 amounted to 365,685,000 board feet.

For the year to date, redwood production totaled 407,408,000 board feet, compared to 309,275,000 board feet produced through August 1958. Shipments of redwood for the first eight months of 1959 totaled 398,771,0ffi, compared to shipments of 327,956,000 feet for the same period last year.

Roseville Yord Ghonges Honds

Roseville, Placer Co.-Jesse H. Porter disclosed last month that he has sold the Roseville Lumber Companv to Spaulding and Son of Eureka, Humboldt County, ana Witlard LaFranche and Santa Barbara. The purchase price was not revealed.

Porter purchased a dry kiln and yard in Roseville in 1947, building up the lumber business and mill to 80,000board feet per-shift capacity. He plans to remain in Roseville and go into the real estate business, and has announced plans for construction of an office building.

lumber Deqlers Visited by Solrzmqn On Southern Colifornic Trip for O-P

Southern California ofifice. "We were well-received wherever we went, and found that nearly all the dealers knew Oregon-Pacifi c, even though we have been in the market a relatively short time," Saltzman reported. "We are planning to exoand our office in Los Angeles and to add personnel in the near future. Members of our Portland staff will be in the area for frequent visits as time goes on."

Jack Saltzman (above), president of Oregon-Pacific Lumber Company and Oregon-Pacific Plywood Corporation, paid an extended visit to lumber dealers in the Los Angeles area during tl-re week of September 1418, accompanied by Ralph Cardwell, manager of Oregon-Pacific's recently opened

Oregon - Pacific, established as a lumber wholesaling firm in Portland in 1950, draws on more than 300 mills in the Pacific Northwest for quality lumber oroducts which are shipped to dealers throughout the United States. Oregon-Pacific controls directly the production of rnore than 1,000,000 board feet per day.

Compoign to Moke feco Stomp More Fomiliqr to Lumber Deolers

A campaign is planned to make the Teco grade stamp on plywood produced by a group of Oregon and California companies more familiar to home builders, lumber dealers and distributors. This was decided at a one-day meeting in Portland, Oregon, attended by mill representatives and William H. Scheick, vice-president and director of research and development of Timber Engineering Company, Washington, D. C.

Scheick told the plywood producers that in less than one year, the Teco grade stamp on their plywood had found wide acceptance by major building codes all over the United States and by Federal housing lending agencies. Also that it was rapidly becoming familiar to home builders and lumber dealers and plywood distributors.

"We want, of course," he explained, "to have everyone know the Teco grade stamp as well as any others. We also want to extend our program to other mills. We are continually working to improve our quality control." The plywood production carrying the Teco grade stamp amounts to approximately 60 million board feet monthly, figured on a sl inch basis, Scheick revealed.

'Gamble R.qnch' Sold

One of the great ranches of the West has been sold for more than $3,000,000, according to Previews, Incorporated, marketing agents. The "Gamble Ranch" comprises some 600,000 acres and lies in the Nevada-Idaho-Utah corner of Nevada. The ranch was crossed by the first emigrant wagon train to reach California in 1841 to make the route called the "Old California Trail." A West Coast syndicate made the purchase from B. M. Stewart, former president of the West Coast Fast Freight Trucking Company.