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The feasibility of building a new shou'roottt and further cliversifying the-llio Vista yard became_possibie earlier this -reur *h"ithe vard had io be moved to its present site 7'lock, stock and'barrel," so to speak, to make way f1't tot-tstruction of the nerv ltio Vista Bridge, rvhich u'il1 lle comoleted next yeilr. The yard buildings were actually movecl intact from iheir old ri'aterfrorrt fourrdations and trundled through tou,n to the new site north of torvn. Neu' storage buildings 'n'ere erected and then all attention rl'as turned t<t the deslgning of a nel sltott'room ; the finest in the Delta Region, as it turnecl out.

fresides the Rio Vista yard, rvhich rvas established during 1927, Noah Adams Lumber Conrpany operates yards at Fairfreld (est. 1913), Walnut Grove (est. 191'1), Clarksburg (est. 19211) ar.rd Isleton (est. 1929).

' Founclei of this thriving chain yard operation l'r'as N[r' Noal-r Adants, rvho originalll' operated a retail yard and 'sau'mill in Minnesota trom igsa tri 190-1. The West Coast beckoned to Nlr. '\dams during the latter ye:rr, srt he moved to California and n'ent to ivork for Hammond Lumber Company. 'l'hen, in 1909' he ripenecl his fir-st yard in Californii of Ri1r.,t-t. l-ater, N'Ir. Adams opened yarcls at \\ralnut Creek. Concord and \\rirrters, all of u'hich l'ere later soltl in f:rvor of confinir.rg his retail ltrrnber operations to the rich Sacramento River Delta regi"n.

Present officers of the Aclams Lrtnrller chain include ()eorge Aclams, presidcnt an<1 general manager; Irving