FOR,SYTH HARDWOOD CO.

355 Bayshore Boulevard

San Francisco 24, Calilornia grades for lumber. In 1850 the Burlington, Vt., Inspection was established and it made seven selections. This was probably the first recognition of intended use instead of grading purely for appearance, as earlier grading groups had done.

Along the Pacific Coast in 1850, the Simpson mill at Gardiner, Oregon, had developed three grades: flooring, selects and "refuse," which was dunnage, but probably a pretty good grade of lumber at that, because.loggers seldom brought in any log above the first limbs and most sawlogs would grade out as peelers today.

In 1891, the first efiort to write a region-wide set of grading rules for a given species was undertaken. In September of that year the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's

Association named a committee to prepare uniform rules and these were adopted in 1894 by both the Mississippi Valley and the Wisconsin Lumbermen's Associations.

A similar situation existed along the Pacific Coast and, in 1901, the Seattle Lumber Manufacturers Exchange published an eight-page booklet covering west coast woods. These rules were the basis for successive rules rewritten and expanded every few years in this region to conform to changing marketing and use conditions. They are the basis for Rule 15, latest in the 100-year history of lumber grading on the Pacific Coast.

The.West Coast Lumber industry can be justly pioud of the integrity of its grading and inspection Bureau, truly a "Lumber Scotland Yard."

D&R Shifrs Bu?ler ond Royer

George M. Syversen, president of the newly organized Dant & Russell, Inc., sales firm, has appointed two department managers. J. S. (Jack) Butler will head the Rail department, and George Royer the Plywood division.

Butler has had long experience in the sale and distribution of rail lumber. His staff is composed of members of the original Dant & Russell organization and are all well-qualified lumber buyers of West Coast and inland species. Royer was plywood sales manager in the original D&R.

WCIA Pushes Species to Boost Demond

(Continued from Page 16) wood, more beams and ceilings, walls and built-ins of wood than ever before, with texture and grains featured.

Probably the greatest asset these West Coast millmen have is a confirmed belief in the excellency and superiority of their products. They know they make the best lumber and they are not a bit bashful about admitting it in public.

The year 1956 will be recalled West Coast millmen took the bit

AS in the period when the their teeth and came out with the nelv West Coast Grading Rule 15, embracing the first major changes in 50 years. It was a year-long promotion of the new grades which caught the fancy of the nation's lumber buvers. sellers and users. The new grades meant changes in promotion literature, in national advertising and gave impetus to some new ideas in merchandising.

Basically, the grading rules changed the common grade designations from the old familiar numbers l, 2, 3 and 4 to name grades: Construction, Standard, Utility and Economy. The lumbermen thought they could do a better job of selling with the names than the numbers. The changes have met with general approval from all types of users.

West Coast millmen have the raw materials and plant capacity. All they need is plenty of business in 1957.

"COME _ AND HIGH WATER,''

(Continued from Page 14) descends steeply to the river beach fifty odd feet below. Along the top of the river bank is a considerable grove of secondgrowth Redwood trees which is known as the Picnic Grounds. Ifere are located the baseball park; the pavilion, which is a large building used for community activities; the barbeque pit, which is the center of the annual labor day picnic wherc 5,000 people are served, and other recreational facilities. Above this area is the railroad tracks of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co. and next above that, in order, lie drying yards, sheds, plant facilities and most of the town. One street of residences, called Railroacl Avenue, is located on the lower sidc of the railway, downstream from the picnic grounds.

This has been quite a winter at Scotia. After an intermittent prelude, the winter rains started in earnest about mid-November and continued with little interruption. By December 22nd, the seasonal rainfall totalled 46 inches, of which 16 inches fc1l in the last five days. Before this final deluge, the river was nearly bank-full and the ground was satlrratecl. The result was an immgdiate and total run-off. The river, which was rising 16 inches per hour up to 8:00 p.m. on December 21, increased its rate to 36 inches per hour by 2:00 a.m. on December 22, and continued rising at that rate until 9:00 a.m. Thereafter the rate of increase fell off, but the river continued coming up until 4:00 p.m., when it reached iis crest-68 feet above low water ; 12 feet above the highest in the previous 40 years.

At 2:00 a.m. on December 22, when watchers noted the tremendous rate of rise in the river florv, the fire whistle was blown, calling the fire department to duty. These men removed all the equipment possible from the recreation areas in the Picnic Grounds and evacuated the families in the 19 houses on Railroad Avenue, moving all their possessions into one of the lumber storage sheds. Fortunately, the water did not enter any of these homes, although it did reach to within a foot of them, and it was about one foot deep in the railway depot.

Each year a Christmas party is given for the children of Scotia. This Winter it was held in the pavilion in the Picnic Grounds because it had outgrown the capacity of the theatre, several years ago. It was held on December 2I, a little earlier than usual, because of the exceptionally heavy rains. This was fortunate, because the pavilion wasn't there the next evening. It, together with a barn, two houses, a new house under construction, the barbecue building and the ball park fence, had been washed away.

At its crcst, the river had invaded the drying yard at the most southerly point. It must have reached a depth of six feet at this point, because the solid box-like piles, each containing about 20,000 feet, popped up from their foundations and floated au'ay intact. In all, over 1,500,000 ft. RN{ clrifted ofi, but fortunately a third or more of it caught in the trees at the Picnic Grounds and lodged there. Besicles being recoverable, this lumber sureiy saved our water pumping plant, and the settling tanks of our sewage disposal plant, because it acted as a clam and diverted the current around these installations. Fifty-two additional piles floated ofi their foundations and came to rest nearby. Thirty five of them were sitting on the railroacl tracks which serve that part of the yarci. There was 2,900,000 ft. BNI in piles which rvere not disturbed but which

RIGGI & IffiUSE LUiIBER G(l.

WHOLESAIE & DIRECT 'VIItt SHIPMENTS

Speciolizing in KILN DRIED LUMBER

Ponderosq and Sugor Pine

Fir nnd Redwood

HAWES ST. & ARMSTONG AVE. SAN FRANCISCO 24 Mlssion 7-2576