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Whofesole from Yord Sfocks Direct Shipmenfs

Morro Bqy Dockog for Lumber Borges Grqnted

San Luis Obispo, Calif.-Use of the collnty dock at l\forro Bay for the unloading of lumber tonnage which may reach l0 million board feet a month was approved by the county board of supervisors following recommendation of the County Planning Commission. The action is temporary until permanent financial arrangements are completed, it was reported October 23. The commission had met privatelv a rveek earlier rvith representatives of the Olivei J. Olson & Co. steamship lines ind Ralph Bowman, a Berk6ley, Calif., lumberman described as a broker for lumber consigned to this area.

Supervisors approved a "trial run" at 55 cents per 1000 b.f. charge for lumber unloaded at the dock. Steamship company officials told the commission the venture would not pay unless 10 million b.f. could be delivered monthly. Bolvman e*pressed a desire to start the operation immidiately and said he rvould be strictlv a distributor for lumber consigned to this county at.rcl woulcl not retail it, it u'as brought out at the hearing. Borvman said he also plans deliveries to .the San Joacluin Valley from the Nlorro Bay unloading po1nt.

The lumber l'ould be floated in by barges u,hich Olson Steamship llepresentatives E. Whitney Olson and George L. Olscin, San NIateo, said lvould need only 14 feet of r,vater (there is 16 feet of water in the bay at lorv tide). The lun-rber u.ould be unloaded at the the dock by cranes ancl carried to the storage area. Borvman lvas given permission to use a concrete parking slab just off the dock for storage purposes until next April, u'hen tourists will need the parking area. By then, Borvman said he expected to have from three to five acres of county-orvned land bel-rind the PG&E plant in snape as a stofage area.

(Tell tkem you saw it in The Cali.fornia Lumber Merchant)

Western Pine Lqst Quorter Shipmenrs Expected to Dip

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"Housing analysts don't expect a sharp upturn but generally agree that the million-units-a-year rate of starts during the last four months is not apt to decline and should increase slowly. Mortgage money is due to remain relatively tight but curtailment of industrial construction may make some additional money available f or homes. Rather optimistic predictions from California are especially welcome because California consumes fully one-fourth of the Western Pine region's outDut.

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Anoheim Tops in Subdivisions

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Nqlionql Attention Focused on Arizonq's Ureo €hemicol Process

Phoenix, Ariz.-The chemical seasoning process for lumber. that rvas developed in Arizona is norv receiving nationlvide acceptance, it is reported. Developed particularly because the state's dry climate cansed excessive splitting, warping and bou.ing of lumlter, the process is norv being found r"rseful even in t,etter climes. Ii the Urea Chemicai process, lumber'is treated rvitl.r a coat of substance to penetrate the u,ood surface, resultirlg in tl-re exterior surTaces drying less quickly and more e1'en drying of the entire sect10n.

Research on a chemical seasonir-rg formula rvas begun before \V\\-lI bv the \\'est Coast Luml,ermen's Assn. but its results n'ere not suited to Arizona's needs. So. a fer.v vears ago, Jack Jordan, executive secretary of thc Lumber-NIerchandisers Assn. of Arizona, decided to take up the study, cooperated t'ith such firms as the Braun, Dolv ind DuPoni chemical companies, and finally came up with the urea formula, donating his process to the association he represents. For a nominal cost, the LNIAA orovides iumltervarcls uith the formula and necessary spray rigs. Jordan has a patent pencling on the formula and plans a corporation to handle the product and process for use outside Arizona.

Nelson Senf fo Hclwqii

Berkelel', Calif.-Robert li. Nelson, specialist in u.i1dland surve)'s at the U.S. forest experiment station here, 1.ras been appointecl leader of thc flrst U.S. Iiorest Service project to be established in Hawaii, according to l)r. Kcith Arnold, director of tl-re forest experiment station. Nelson will survey the tin-rber resourccs r,i thc Territory anrl act as liaison betn,een the Territorial Forest ServiCe and U.S. Regional Forester Charles A. Connaughton at San Franc1sco.

Cqrlow Compony Acquires Inventoty of Bortlett Door Co.

In order to coordinate the operation of the warehouse facilities of both firms in serviiing the retail dealer trade with fir doors and plyr,r'ood, the Carlow Company, pioneer manufacturing and jobbing concern of Los Angeles, has acquirecl the inventory of llartlett Door Co., Inc., according to Bob Carlou', vice-president and general manager.

Effective November 1, the Bartlett Door Company will act as sales agents {cir the Fir Door and J.'lywood division of Carlorv Comoanv and u.ill distribute thcse oroducts from Carlow Company-u'arehouses in Los Angeles and Van Nuys. According to Jack Carlorv, executive vice-president oi the wholesale manufacturing and distributing concern, Bartlett 'ivill continue to represent the Belllvood Door Company in the Los Angeles county area.

Joe Molera, a 30-year veteran with Hammond Lumber, will continue in his capacity as manager of the Bartlett sales organization. Jo. is well known throughout the Southern California area and is popular in business and social circles.

"This consolidation of effort u'ill develop a greater ef- ficiency in distribution and a more balanced sales coverage of the Southern California territory," said Kermit Bartlett, president, Bartlett Door Co., in making the announcement that the Bartlett u'arehouse on North Spring Street r,vould be utilized for other purposes and all deliveries in the future u,ill be made from the various distributing points maintained by the Carlorv Company.

Southlond Tops 1956 Building Volume

E,xpectations that Southern California's volume of construction this year will reach at least $2,733,000,000 was strengthened by the grand total of the year's first threequarte rs-more tl-ran $2,090,000,000-abou t $ 1 1 million more than 1956 at the same time.

In the year's first nine months 72 Southland cities issued $1,012,858,447 in building permits, and unincorporated areas of 11 counties issued $501,150,579. Los Angeles issued $404,326,57I in the same span, compared to $367,563,125 in the 1955 period.