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Reforestation, the scientific growing and re-growing of commercial timber, was just getting well started in California in 1922. While most of the large holders of timber and manufacturers of lumber were getting started or getting ready to start growing new trees on their cut-over land, a few were already dipping deep into this idea of making trees grow.

I remember that the Union Lumber Company and The Pacific Lumber Company were already quite deep in the matter, and both were operating nurseries to grow young trees, and changing their logging plans and operations to encourage second growth. Hammond was also starting to grow its own trees, and there were others I do not now recall. Large holders and manufacturers of the California Pines were also making plans to grow trees, and perpetuate the Pine forests of the State.

Likewise, both the Redwood and Pine industries were busy with scientific efforts to improve their lumber products by better methods of manufacture and of preparing their lumber for market. The columns of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT were well supplied during those early years with news stories concerning the better manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of the product. To get more lumber from the tree, better lumber for the market, and use better methods of distribution, were some of the well-advertised aims of the lumber industry of California.

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REPRESENTING WATTON PTYWOOD IN IHE NORIHERN CAIIFORNIA AREA

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WATTON "EverSide"

The Ultimqte in Beveled Siding. The Fiber Sheet Fqce Tokes Point Beouti' f ully. Eosily Applied, Economicolly Priced.

WATTON "Ruslic"

The Plywood Beveled Siding with ihe Rustic Finish. Stoins or Points Nicely for Added Inleresl in Conlemporory or Ronch-Sfyle Homes. O

WATTON "EverForm"

Mode Expressly for Concrete Form Work. Hord, Glossy, High-Density Overloy Fused to Exterior Douglos Fir Plywood.

WATTON "EYerlosl"

Exterior Douglos Fir Plywood with Tough, Smooth, Medium-Density Overloy Sur{oces. The Perfect Point Bose,

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WATTON "EYerUse"

A Versoiile Overloid Ponel for Scores of Industriol Uses. Hord, Glossy, HighDensify Surfoce Resists Weor ond Abrosion.

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WATTON "EverRite"

EverRiie Cottonwood. The Stondqrd of Americo in Quolity Underloyment. Beoutiful qs Decorotive Poneling.

PORTTAND OFFICE, JACKSON TOWER

Better logging methods and equipment for the mills, and better equipment and methods of lumber handling and distributing for the retail lumber yards, were the order of the day. The changes were interestirig to watch, and they were continuous.

-ED MARTIN

Sepfember Permits Low

I{eflecting effects of the recent buildingtrades strike and the "tight-money" market, Seirtember building permits in Southern Caliiornia dipped to the lorvest total in the past 12 months. Permit totals for 69 Southland communities and 11 unincorporated corrnty areas were $140,66,1,560, compared to $176,695,U)3 this August. Los Angeles (the city) shorved $39,475,272 this Septerrrber, compared to $13,842,738 in August. The Los Angeles county zrrea shorved $18,476,672 in September, a drop from August's $20,052,767.

Escondido Yord Hos Thefi

Escondido, Calif.-Police last month investigated the theft of money from a desk drawer at the Escondido Lumber Co. at 356 W. 1lth St. Entry rvas made by smashing the glass in a front door of the store.

Hecrds Reolty Boqrd

Bakersfield, Calif.-Freal \\r. I{arvey, pioneer realtor here, has been elected president of the Bakersfield I{ealty Board, succeecling J. L. Cox.

Smirh-Robbins Joins N-AWIA

Smith-Robbins Lumber Corp., Los Angeles, has been notified of its acceptance as a lnember by the National-Ame.ican Wholesale Lumber Association. reDorts \\r. T. Smith. Ir.

Pine Tree Yord Burglorized

Escondido. Calif.-The Pine Tree Lumber Co.,9I4 N. Broadrvay, last month reported the theft from the vard of a $115 Skil Sarv.

(Tell theno you sazu it in The California Lumber Merchant)