Four Students Commute 70 Miles By Plane To Lumber Training Course At Stockton

Bv Jack F. Pomeroy, ExecutiveYice President

Lumber Merchants Association oI Northern California

Modernization-in plant facilities, in merchandising, in in plenty of time for the first class at 9 a.m. ;:i,'i,T;":ff1ffi1;iiff:"fi?:iliiffilffi;,ii dealers are sending men to 30-day intensive training vented take-ofi one morning necessitating a lo'g, slor.r' and courses in lumber and building rnaterials sponsored by their ,'dangerous" (according to the commuters) automobile :r'n::ffi:T";:;10"f;"",x:':*ffi"1,,:J,T$:l'*; pasture nearbv' to insure an on-time arrivar at classes' rrre

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All air force veterans of world war rr, they commuted daily from San Mateo airport, San Mateo, California, to pert dead-reckoning na'igation brought the plane to the their classes at the College of Pacific, Stockton, California, destination, ancl although the airport could be vaguely seen 3l;'J#,1*J$:,.';1ili"ff,fii1il;'J"J';:H:f'1

Force service; James C. Needham, heavy bomber pilot, minutes from the airport. The plane .was r.'or-e. to with 18 missions over Ettrope; Robert S' Lee, naval photo- the airport later in the day rvithout incicle't. grapher with the 3rd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater, and Robert \\r. Remy, veteran of 27 combat missions

Mr' Needham anrl Nf r' Lee are rvith van Arsdale-Harris over Europe as armorer gunner. Lumber co., San I'rancisco; Nlr. Remy is *'ith the Ha'r-

After an 8 o'clock take-off the 70 milc flight rvas macle mond Lumber ConrpanY, and NIr' Doyle is unaff liated at in approximately 30 minutes, one hour ancl thirty minutes the present tlme' less than the average automobile trip betrveen the same Here in this course the most advanced methods ir-r edutwo points. Auto transportation u'as provided from the cation and transportation rvere brought together for the Stockton Airport to the college by a classmate, 'rvith arrival benefit of progressive men in a progressive industry.

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Court Ruling Oudaws Basing Point Pricing

Court decisions outlatving basing point pricing practices force cement and steel consumer prices up, dealers representing the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Washington, D. C., told the Capehart Committee during hearings November 18 and 19.

"There is no longer any price competition. The Court decision has eliminated that factor," reported Martin J. Lingler of the Building Material Dealers of Hamilton, Ohio.

Home and farm buyers are alike affected by the Federal Trade Commission and Supreme Court decision to eliminate the long-standing basing point method which made it possible for heavy materials to compete throughout the nation. This method was in use wherever transportation costs formed a large part of the consumer price.

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"In our area over 7,000,000 consulners and farmers; 2,7A0 retail lumber and building material dealers and 7,000 contractors and builders are seriously affected by the Supreme Court ruling," said Art Munck, Merrill-Schaaf Lumber Company, Pierre, South Dakota.

"The Supreme Court ruling outlawing the Basing Point System has: 1. Created a monopoly ; 2. Created a gray market ; 3. Created a serious shortage of cement and ma' terials necessary for farm and home construction; 4. Imposed upon the consumer and farmer a material price increase; 5. Forced the withdrawal of many manufacturers of the above named commodities from some areas; and, 6. Blocked construction of housing, farm structures, and farm storage facilities."

Charles A. Stuck of Stuck Brothers, fnc., Jonesboro, Arkansas, emphasized the price effect on farmers. He pointed out that in any rural area there is a higher amount of construction money spent per capita than there is in an urban area as the farms must continually be maintained, and that the farmers two most widely used building materials are cement and steel.

He said it was difficult to obtain from the one mill in his state enough cement to meet demand.

R. L. Geer of Grand Island, Nebraska, in his testimony, pointed out that the lawmakers pass laws that work in favor of inflation and then turn around and pass laws to try and curb it. The elimination of the basing point method of pricing lvorked in favor of inflating steel and cement prices, Geer stated.

Under the basing point method of pricing freight rates were figured from an'intermediate town located in an area so that manufacturers at difierent points could compete throughout the area on an even basis as far as freight rates were concerned.

Examples of lvhat is happening since basing point pricing methods lvere prohibited indicate chaotic conditions and distorted distribution.

A South Dakota dealer reports: "A representative of a steel company stated that since the ruling, steel will now cost us $12.00 a ton more. A farmer advised us that cement was selling for a difference of 24c a sack in Pipestone,

Minnesota, as compared lvith Flandreu, South Dakota, which is located 12 miles \\rest of Pipestone."

An Arkar-rsas dealer stated: "Arkansas and Iola cement increased 8c per hundred rveight because of the Supreme Court decision. St. Louis cement increased l3c bccattse of the longer freight haul.

"The cement mill u'hich is operating in my orvn state is not a large one and cannot begin to n-reet the rreeds of the state for cement. Therefore, rve must turll to a mill in St. Louis or one in lola, Kansas, for our necds. Thc delivery cost of cement from Iola mill is about 5c per sack higher than that from St. I-ottis. At first thought one might think rve could sell the St. Loltis cement 5c cheaper than we could sell the Iola cement, but for some reasoll or other during the past four mor-rths u'e have not had a sack from the St. Louis mill."

Reports from Ohio poir.rt ottt: "\Ve have been nnable to secure any cen-rent for the last four months for our rvarehouse from tu'o mills that formerlv supplied us. These mills have higher freight rates than the Osborn Mills, which increases their delivered prices in Hamilton 32c and 36c per barrel over the Osborn Nlills. But in Osborn both mills have increased their price 10c per barrel since the Court's decision."

Mrs. Sadie Essley

Nfrs. Sadie Essley passed away at her horne in Whittier on December 7 following a long illness. A native of Texas, she had been a resident of Whittier for many years.

She is survived by her husband, D. C. Essley, head of D. C. Essley & Son of Los Angeles, lvholesale lumber firm, and Southern California representative of the Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co.; a son, Gerald Essley, who is associated in business with his father, and a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson.

Funeral services rvere held at Whittier. Thursday afternoon, December 9.

Robert Lee

Robert Lee, manager of the Escondido Lttmber Co., at Escondido, Calif., passed ar,vay last month follorving a short illness. He was rvell knou't.t in Southern California lumber circles, and managed the Escondido Lumber Co. for a number of years.

He is survived bv his widorv, trvo sons and a daughter.

Los Angeles Building Permits Show Big Increcse

Los Angeles building permits for the first 11 months of the year total $349,318,836, an increase of more than $116,000,000 over those totaling $233,239,618 for a like period in 1947, G. E. N{orris, superintendent of building, reported.

During the past month, 4764 permits for construction amounting Io $25,240,015 were issued, while in November, 1947, 5221 aggregating $29,092,896 u'efe approved. Permits last month provided for 1977 housing units, rvhile 3225 were completed. Since the first of the year, 23,687 units have been erected.

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