"Logging In The Lean Years" Themes Pacific Logging Congress

dent A. T. Hildman. Response will be given by Congress Vice President, J. I. Morgan, New Meadows, Idaho. lvl their wives will sample traditional San Francisco hospitalitv when the 52nd Sessions of the^ Pacific Lossing 5Znd the Logging Congress open at the St. Francis Hotet in the City-by-the-Bay on Nov. 6

Headed by Boss Logger J. E,. "Gene" Pickett of Cal-Pacific-Redwood Co., Arcata, Calif., delegates will represent all forested states west of the^Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, and Alaska.

ORE THAN 1,500 loggers and Resource Roads Committee of the Congress, chaired by Emmit Aston, Biles-Coleman Lumber Co.. Omak. Washington; and a Chain Saw Forum which will be under the gavel of Carroll Mercer, Buck Mountain Logging Co., Quilcene, Washington.

According to Congress President Pickett, the Sessions will convene under the general theme "Logging in the Lean Years" and will feature three days of discussion relative to "Reduced Logging -Costs" and "fncreased Oper- ating Efficiency."

The Congress' theme. Pickett said, "is based on obvious facts of higher taxe-s, rapidly increasing stumpage and production costs, and competition from substitute materials. These factors combine to create situations requiring that every logger devote careful at"tention to the efficiency of his operation.

"Top loggers from all over the west have designed the program," Pickett said, "in which we hope to explore new and better cost control methods in all logging operations."

Registration tables will be operating on the mezzanine in the St. Francii beginning Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5.

-Loggers will get down to work early Monday morning, Nov. 6, with thre-e special meetings open to all delegates. These will be the annual membership meeting of the Western Division, Forest Industry Radio Communications, with Robert W. Olin, Potlatch Forest Industries, f nc., Lewiston, Idaho, Chairman.

Other special committee sessions on Monday morning include the Natural

President Pickett will call the delegates to order at 1:30 Monday afternoon for the invocation and welcoming addresses by San Francisco Mayoi George Christopher and California Forest Protective Association Presi-

PLC Presidant "Gene" Pickett, o ndtive of Roseburg, Oregon, begon his woods coreer in 1935 as "whistle punk" on q steom yorder for Inghom lurnber Co., Glendole, Oregon. During the yeors prior to World Wor ll, he worked ot vorious iobs, including thot of yorder engineer, ond finolly ot o "hook-tende/' (foremqn) on the Gqrdiner lurnbcr Conrpcny operotions neor Gordiner, Oregon.

After the wor, Pickett formed logging Contractor Co. wirh three other Oregon loggers. At fii3 timo he wos logging on the fomous Tillonook burn not for from Podlond, Oregon.

Dissolving this portnership obour 1950, Pickcfi, wirh Foy frlodison, moved into the Arcoio oreo where they purchosed a trcct of redwood tinbcr ond subsequenfly loined with others to form the pre3enl compont/.

"Gene" hos been o director of the Redwood Region Logging Conference for Gve yeors. He is d rcoutmo3tsr, o lloson, pdst president of Arcsto foostmo.fors Club, ond o post member of the boord of trusteei, Orick (Cclif.) Elemenfory School,

He is olso o nember of "Lqusmanns lousy logger Bqnd."

Operating on a double-barrelle<l afternoon Session, the annual president's Address, in which 'Boss Losger Gene'_will high-line "Logging In "ftre L_ean Years," keynoter Oi. Or-to Brees, National Association of Manufacturers Vice President will describe nationwide business activity in general.

^ Vin_c_ent Bosquet, Weyerhaeuser Co., Klamalh Fafis, Oregon, will chair a. panel "Developing Leadership in the Logging Crew" to open the Sesion on Tuesday morning,-Nov. Z. Following the panel, Tom Taylor, Trinity Alps Lumber Co., Hayforli, Calif., wiil present fl paper "Hidden Costs In Loggrng."

Technical papers discussing logging equipment, along with a safety- pro-gram, will kick Tuesday afternoon discussions into hieh gear. Edward Grif- fith, Simpson Timler Co., Arcata, Calif., will discuss "Steering Mechanisms on Logging Vehicles," while W. C. Edmuir-dso-n, Delco-Remy Division of General Motors Corp., Anderson, fndiana, becomes even more tech(Continueil on Page 28)