Willits Redwood Opens $500,000 Finger loint Plant

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Yl .i,,..,1rr' ,'l,l (.li \ r,.rlrr,,,,rl |1,,rlrr, r.r uirlr tirnliel r('s('r'\('s irr lroth Ilerrrlolirrc itrrrl l-Iunrholdt t'orrnlit's. opt'nerl ils nt,rr (rO"(XX) sq. It. firrgt'r' joint plant in \\ illits last rnonth. 'l'[rc ntu. $500.0t)O irrstallltiorr is lo<'ated on arr I I acre tract .just t'asl of t [re \\I-P tracks ()lr propertt- [ornrcrll ,,uut'd hr' [-rriorr Lrrml,t'r Co. l)rotlttt'tion of firrislri'rl lrrrnlrt'r' rill l,r' llrorrt 20.000 lroar<l ir.r't yl,r shi[t. All stock u,ill lrt'kiln drierl arrrl facilitit's rriil hlrrrllt. rrll rlidths of onc irrt.h rrp to f 2". tlrt slrrrl Ior 5/1" ancl []i 1,". Lr.ngths art'rt'grrllllv available to 2I foot. rvith spt'<.ial olrlr.rs acct'ptcd lor lorrgt'r lt'ngths. ttIu fact. if sonrr.hodr. \\ilnls l pir.r.e strt'tching lronr btrt, lo Lavtonr illt'. l'r"ll rnrkl il f,,r'lrirrr.'l'lrirl'. rrirrrl I rrlrrl 1,, strt'ss. llrr'fact lhat \\e (.all srrplrlr-anr' rt'asorrabk'r,rirlth and arri lt'rrsth lhal can lrc slriplrctl. r'rrt to length uith rr lolt'r.anr.e of !! irrlh"" Srnith crlrlaintrl.

\\'hat is cltscrilrt,rl li.r'mant as orrt'ol llre m,rsl n)'rilr.r n fi11s"r juint l,lirrrl" ,,i ils type in tht' inrlrrstrr-. the nt'u \\'illits insl.allatiorr llso lrorrses lht' r.ornpant''s paint primirrg.- lirrt' 'rvhit.h it acqrrirt.d frorn Cir.ard a fet lt'ars ago.

''\\'r' nrt' slrooling- Ior' frrll rrtilization of ottr tinrlrlr'"" plant marlag('r I{r'rr Smitlr pointcrl orrt us l e torrltrl llrt. facilitr'. "trrrrl ut' plan to lrrrr- lrrmlrt.r on Ilrt orrtsidt, l]rcrr u'r'Irrrilrl lrl) ()rrr cupacilr lo llo shifts."

Srrrilh. u'ho dirt't tlrl constrrrr'tion rif tht lrlarrt sincr, earlr- 1965. llso rrotctl that lrr,t rnrst' of tht' r'ersatililv of l[rt' opt.ration hc is alrL' lo mauufaclrrrr' lrrnrlrt'r' to prar.tirllli' arrr- slrt'r'ilication.

Salt's oi tlrt'nt'rr planl rrill l,t'handlt'd lrv tlrr'"llrrlt'tt Bor.s." Starr arrrl his dar:1. Lco. n ho lt,arlilr- atlnrit tlrtl lll intr.igLrt'd u'ith llrt' possilrilities of lht rrt'* "c,onIinrrorrs Irrrnlrcr" opt'r'atior although tht,r''ri' rrol r;rrilc n.aclr. fol thal l,ar,tonville ortltr. Ir.t'rr Smith mt.ntiorrt'rl lo rrs tur'lier.