FRED C. HOLMES LUMBER CIIMPANY

Fred HOLMES/Ccrrl FORCE

P. O. Box 987

Fort Brogg, Colif.

TWX: Forf Brogg 49

Phone: YOrktown 4-37OO

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The now-forming orgcnizotion of Southcrn Colifornio wholesqle lumbermen is shown (tt iwo of itc recent explorclory m.etingsol Rodger Young Auditorium (lefi phoro) ond ot Hody's in Hollywood on rhc right legal matters under the direction torney for the group. The board

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 6-The 35-year-old Northern Califor_nia logging town of Tennant, which once boasied a populatio";i8-00-'p;rsons but curre'ntly is.occupied b.r ogllfour ca*tak"T: yTJ:":,:"1:9-,jo^day to the v.t";;;; .i iroreign Wars oi the United States.6y the International Paper- Co-mpany's. Lol,q:lett--rjllt:t""'

VFW officials ,"ia tt "y ".e thinking oi ""i"! the completely-equipped 100-acre townsite, in the shadow of snow-covered 14,161-foot Mount Shasta, "r r ttJ*. for pensionld vete.ans. Some part of the town might also be used as a summer camp for boys in cooperation with the State of California' -- -J;h; Mantle, t";;g; oiirt. w..h, c"rir., tranch.of. the Long.-Bell_Division of rnternational Papef co., oresented a deed for the town of Tennant ."a in its buildings to Riihard.L. Roudebush of Indiana, national comil#;;;rri"iiiirt" vew, and Alva J. r'r.-Li"g.i S""t"*Ento, california state commander. The ceremony took pia"" i. the of6ce of-Gov. Goodwin J.knight o{ ealifornia, a VFW member, who was unable to.be present' ''--h;;;;;t-*"" iounded in Lgzz about 4-0 miles northeast of weed in Siskiyou county as logging headquarters for the old Weed Lumber Co., which was hought in a few years by the Long-Bell Lumber Co., and became Inter- national Papel Co. pr-operty in the merger tasi yeai.---.' r

At least three and one-half billion board feei of logs moved through the town in its tifetime to the weed saw- mill' The town at one time had its own railroad FFfig ;Lout 70 miles east into Modoc county. At the height of operations, 12 locomotives and 300 cars were needed to leef the weea Lilfi 1;;r. The railroad. was discontinued on September 10.

The town's days were numbered as its timber was cut. The last loggers moved. out about three months ago, and the rails removed two years ago.

The logging cam-p wal named for the late J. D. Tennant, vice-president and general manager of western operations for Long-Bell, who died in 1949.

I ennant was never a rough town, like other logging c-amps. rt was a planned community where loggers lived with their families. rts homes" had lawns and fencS& yi.ds ii i pi"" t;.; il;i;; with a breath-taking view of Mt. Shasta, which seemed even at a distance to tower over the town.

Our tree is loaded with good wishes to you for a Happy Holiday Season and much joy and prosperity in the New Year!