Hig-qins HARDWOODS

-''This is a tight-knotted appearance glade. ar,ailalrle in both boards and dimensions. Where requirecl. the SPECIAL grade of dirnt'rrsiori is availalrlc rvith the alphabetical span rlt'signtrtion. '(Sr:r: chart on pag,e B).

2. I tLi,jorm Grad,e Requiremcnls I)t't.ailcd grade, requirements and tlelinitions for the nerr' grades are to be as uniform as practical in order to repr('sent coml)arable lelels of quality betwet'n rt'gion-<.

'1. Crade Descriptions lor Architccts and Engineers--For the purlrost's of the spelifier arrd (fonsumer" gcnt'ral grade dcst riJrtions will erlrlain Lhe utaruqe uppaarance of a particular grade as well as its intcnded use rather tl'ran the apJ)earal)( e of the poorest picc'e permittt'd in the grade.

4. Stan{urd Lumher Sizes I-umber product'cl unrlt'r the lte$ -qv,stem is to have two sizl standard-s; one colerin,r green lunrl,t'r. arrother for seasoned lumber. The -sizes lor seasoned lumber rvill applv at the 19(/r. or lowcr moisture condition arrd gracle stamps for these items will contain the rvord "d.)'." Any lumber not so marked mar. lrc assumed to have been surfaced at the greerr <'ontlition. Gratling rules will also tontairr rigid requirements whereby non-standartl lumber rvill be identified with respect to sizes and moisture content al the time o[ sur{acin g.

5. .'1 .\t'rl Si:t: Sheuthing Bctard The -s\.stem includes a new nominal ./-1" paneling and sheathing board t.hickne-qs to provide adequate strength rvith greater economy. The thinner board is easier to handle and install and lends itself to rapid nailing with porver equipment.

6. Simp!ilt,'d Sptln Tuhles All softu-ood dimt'rrsiorr lumlrer u ill inc'lut'le with the grade mark a letter. A. B. t,. D or E, designating the allow'able span uhich appears on a concise t,able similar to the follou'ine cxample:

AtLOWABtE SPAN, FIOOR JOISTS l4O psf. live lood]

Al Kelley Represents Soginow Cedqr Shingle

Al Kelley. r'rteran Alameda wholesaler" u'as awartlt'<l the Saginau' Cedar Shingle lint' last month" according to Charles C. liose. gent'ral -.ales manager o{ the 40-year old -"hingle and shake manu{acturing c'oncern. Keller'. u'ho started his own wholc- sale |rusines-. dur-ing l9l.l:i. notes that he is certainly no -strilllgcr to thc line. having sold Saginal shingles trnd shakes some 35 ycars ago u'ht'n he rvas hrrstling business on thc road for Santa Fe Lurnber Co. Rose notes the -qelcction of Kellev as Saginaw's new sales representati'r e come,s in view of Santa Fc Lumher's planned liquidatioir-