REDWOOD

Mills at Sarnoa and Eurelta, California

San Francisco Los Angetes

Startins 76th Year Of Hardwood Distribution

January, 1948 will mark the 76th year of hardrvood distribution for White Brothers in San Francisco.

Don and Charlie White, of the third generation of Whites, have been active participants in the conduct of the business since their graduation from the university.

W. T. White is president of the firm, and C. H. White is vice president and general manager.

Their advertisement will continue to appear on the outside front cover of The California Lumber Merchant on each first of the month issue during 1948.

Reports Hecvy Scle For Pak-Felt Insulcrtion

A large demand for Pak-Felt Resilient Batt, a rockrvool insulation made by the manufacturers of Alltite products, is reported by So-Cal Building Materials Co., wholesale distributors, 1228 Produce Street, Los Angeles.

The resiliency of Pak-Felt enables it to be packed onethird more to the box than usually possible. The plastic binder also makes it semi-rigid and therefore easier to handle. It has. manv uses such as insulation for ceilings, walls, under floors, as a sound deadener, and it is fireproof and rotproof.

Chcnge in Telephone Nunber

Arrgelus Plywood Company, Los Angeles, has had its telephone number changed to ADams 1-0986.

Buys California Sawmill And Standing Timber

Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Kansas City, has announced the purchasc of Deschutes Lumber Co. at Anderson, California, and 49,290 acres of timberland. It also has an option for cutting rights on another 15,387 acres of timber. The timber involved lies: thirty miles east of Redding. Enlargement of the Anderson mill is expected to make possible sales of 100 million board feet of lumber annually, beginning in 1948, the operation employing 300 to 400 men.

The Smith company already has widespread timber activities in Oregon and California, with sales offices in Portland and Redding, and operates plants at Klamath Falls, Alturas and Canby, including box factories, sawmills, dry kilns and planing mills.

A. B. Hood, Klamath Falls, is vice president and general manager in charge of West Coast operations for the Smith interests. Rolland G. Watt, former manager of Deschutes Lumber Co., which originated in Oregon and now will be dissolved, will continue as .manager of the Anderson operation.

Fir-Tex Supplies New Displcry Ccbinet

Fir-Tex of Southern California is supplying to dealers a new display cabinet, which they describe as one of the best selling tools ever to be offered to a dealer. The new cabinet not only shows how Handytile appears when applied, but also the use of all the different kinds of Fir-Tex metal trim.