'Stonding Room Only' in Colifornio Forest Ploygrounds

Will the vacationers of 1965 find a "Standing-RoomOnly" sign in California's forest playgrounds ?

Planning agencies are pondering this question today, looking for ways to provide for the growing s$,21m-1fis campers, picknickers, skiers, fishermen, hunters, hikers, and residents of sumrmer homes and resorts-expected to flock to our national parks and forests during the next decade.

A hint of things to come is contained'in the reportof a recent statistical study made by researchers at the University of California's School of Forestry.

Forest recreation will continue to zoom, the report says. If past trends continue, ten-year increases may range from 38 to lW/o depending upon the type and location of the recreation facilities.

Associate Pro{essor John Zivnuska and Research Assistant Ann Shideler, members of the forestry staff at Berkeley, based their study on the attendance records at California's national parks and forests and on the population forecasts published in 1955 by the Stanford Research Institute (predicting a state population of over 18 million by 1965)

The Berkeley report shows that California's four national parks can expect an attendance increase from 4,436,n0 visitor-days in 1955 to 6,940,000 visitor-days in 1965. ("Visitor-days" are figured as the total attendance multiplied by the average number of days the visitors stay in the forest area.)

The predictions include a 3B/o increase for Yosemite National Park, 7l/o for Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and 8O/o for Lassen Volcanic.

Use of national forests is expected to increase from 17,215,W visitor-days in 1955 to 29,270,0O0 visitor-days in 1965, including a 55/o increase for campgrounds, 80/o f.or picnic areas, 7l/o for winter sports areas, 95/o for hotels and resorts, 54/o for sunlmer homes, and lM/o for wilderness areas.

These forecasts, Zivnuska points out, are based on the assumption that current trends will continue for at least another decade. A sudden change in any factor, such as the level of prosperity, could easily upset the predictions. Also, an increase in the number of forest recreation facilities or services could boost the use levels still higher. Bills have also been introduced in Congress calling for a riation-wide survey, a "Scenic Resources Review" similar in scope to the Tim,ber Resources Review recently completed by the U.S. Forest Service.

There's already a trend toward greater use of facilities in more remote locations. In Yosemite National Park, where many facilities are now subject to near-maximum use, the projected ten-year increase is 38/o. By comparison, the projected increase for Lassen Volcanic Nati6nal Park is 80% and. for National Forest wilderness areas it's more than 1.ffi/o.

And what about orivate lands?

These areas, Zivnuska says, have been largely overlooked by planners because of a lack of information about their present and potential contributions.

Commercial facilities available today are mostly limited to resort-type accommodations. But if arrangements are made enabling private owners to obtain an income for their services and investments, it.may be possible to shift much more of the recreational demand from public to private forest areas.

"These issues," Zivnuska points out, "involve questions of public policy related to both land use and the significance of forest recreation to societv."

Figures Show R.esidentiol Building Once Agoin on the Upbeof

C--onstruction corrtra,cts for ntost majr,r catcgrrries rose in October. irs coml)ared u ith thc sanre morrth of last year, prrshing the total i'ontracts to $2,{r13,791,00O, an inciease oi 7/o over Octobcr 1956.

The October figures, reported by F. W. Dodge Corporation, show that one of the sharpest rises was

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in residential building, with the October total of $1,165,380,000, some LLo/o ahead of last year. The number of dwelling units covered by the residential contracts in October was 89,375, up 7o/o from last October. The dwelling-unit rise, the Dodge figures indicated, was accounted for entirely by apartment buildings and two-family houses, with one-family units down lo/o from last year.

NBIIDA Threshes Out Problems

(Continue<l from Page 24) only in helping the retail dealer to move his merchandise, but also in letting the manufacturer know the distributor's views.

One of thc panelists stateci that rvherr he started in lrusincss or-er 30 ve:rrs ago, l-ris emplol.er tol<1 hinr that thc New NBMDA offi cers (lefi to righr)

Don KNECHT, vice-president; T. J. DOUGHERTY, president; R. E. FREEMAN, lreqsuter, the €oliforniqn on lhe slole

<listributor \\ras ()u his rvay out and n()t to rvastc too much time rvith them. Non', he stated, they lrre rnore important thrtn they u'ere then and th:rt thev rvill continue to gror, and expand tl'reir service ancl useinlness.

Tl.re Horrorable l-on'ell l-1. Nlason, a urcmber of the Federal Trade Clommissiorr {or l1 years, was :r luncheon speakcr on "I-et's Give the \\rholesale l)istributor the Job-Not tl-re \\rorks." His succinct remarks relative to the Robinson-l'atman Act ar.rd the Sherman Act u'ere thoroughlv enjoved b1' all prescnt.

The af ternoon meeting f eaturetl tn-o talks-"What's Ahead in the }lortguge XkLrket" lry \\/. Ll. Warman of Uniterl States Sar,ings ancl Loan l,eague, Chicago, an<l by E<lrvarcl S. Hartnran of National Tax Iicyuality Association, Cl-ricago. The annual reception an<1 group dinner brought tl-re busv tu'o-rlay meeting to :r close.

President llcising announccd that the national Spring meeting of thc association n'ould be held at the BellvueStratforcl hotel in I'hiladelphia, starting April 29.

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Mqltin Plywood Compcny Moves To New Wqrehouse Fccility

The Martin Plywood Company has occupied their ner,v lvarehouse at 5910 Bandini Boulevard, Los Angeles, reports Kenneth Martin, owner-manager of the wholesale plywood distributing organization.

The new u'arehouse facility doubles the area formerly occupied by the Martin orgahization and has over 32,000 square feet of usable storage space. The modern new facility is located on the Los Angeles Junction RR spur in the heart of the greater eastside central manufacturing district. The new plant is adjacent to the Santa Ana Freeway and is within mere minutes of all cities and communities in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

The new offices, of which there are seven, are beautifully finished with various species of imported hardwood wail surfacing. The suite includes 5 sales offices, the general ac- counting office, and a private office for Kenneth Martin. A full inventory of all species, grades and sizes of imported and domestic plyrvoods-and decorative woods-is available for every purpose, according to Martin. Seven units of mobile equipment handle the-grou'ing volume of the rvholesale distribution concern.

"We have enjoyed a constant growth since the establishment of l\{artin Plywood Company ten years ago last September, and lve sh-all put forth everv efiort to *continue io grow with Southern California by giving service that is second to none in the .ivholesale plywood field," declares Manager Martin"

Brea.-Approval was granted Tracy builder, for a 53-unit apartment project tion at East Ash and Poplar streets and tion about April 1958.

Bousman, Arcadia of $225.000 valuato start construc-