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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1957)
The Sandy Post BUSINESS. INDUSTRY S tate Log M a rt Still In Bog Sandy, Oregon C ed ar b ro u g h t $21 to $30, w ith eig h t-fo o t logs a t $30 a th o u san d o r $13 p e r cord. T his y e a r fo r th e first tim e fe d e ral g rad es are av ailab le fo r C h ristm a s trees. T he tre e s m ay now be sorted and sold on th e basis of o ffi cial stan d ard s. M ark etin g specialists believe th ese new g rad es o ffer p o ssib ilities of b e tte r re tu rn s to g ro w ers of good trees. D etached in fo r m ation on th e C h ristm as tre e g rad es m ay be o b tain ed by w ritin g W. L. Close, fe d e ral sta te inspector, S ta te D e p a rt m en t of A g ricu ltu re, Salem , O regon. C O RV A LLIS — A ctivity in th e log m a rk e t continues to be slow in m ost of th e m a rk e tin g areas. M ore m ills a re re p o rtin g th a t m ost of th e ir p u rch ases a re now m ainly on co n tract. T he only price changes re p o rte d d u rin g th e past w eek w e re in th e Coos Bay and th e C o rv a llis-P h ilo m ath m a rk e tin g areas. In th e Coos B ay a re a m ost D o u g las-fir log prices d ro p p ed $5 a th o u sand. In th e C o rv allis-P h ilo m a th area No- 3 D o u g las-fir peelers d ro p p ed from $70 to $65. In th e C en tral W illam ette V alley, seco n d -g ro w th D oug la s -fir saw logs b ro u g h t $45 a th o u san d c am p -ru n . S e lect m ill logs w e re $57.50 B u y ers w ere ta k in g only b e t te r g rad e stu d logs a t $18 a cord. H em lock w as $38 a th o u san d and W h ite -fir w as $31. In C olum bia C ounty, the D o u g las-fir p e ele rs b ro u g h t $95, $85 and $65. No. 2 an d 3 saw logs w ere $40 to $50 ,and $30. C a m p -ru n logs, d e p e n d ing on diam eter, w ere $39 to $46 fo r lo n g er lengths, w ith sh o rt logs ra n g in g fro m $30 to $42- E ig h t-fo o t stu d logs w ere $34 to $40 a thousand, o r $16 to $18 a cord. Wood logs w e re $10 a thousand. C edar, hem lock and spruce b ro u g h t $25, w ith W h ite -fir q u o ted a t $25 to $30. W ashington C ounty, In $44 to No. 2 saw logs w e re $53, w ith No. 3’s at $40 to E ig h t-fo o t logs w ere $43. $36 a thousand. In C lackam as C ounty, the D o u g las-fir p eelers w e re $95, $85 and $65. L ong No. 2 and 3, seco n d -g ro w th saw logs b ro u g h t $45 and $36; short logs w ere $34 to $43 an d $30 to $34. E ig h t-fo o t stud logs w e re $35 to $38 a th o u san d or $16 p er cord. C am p -ru n logs b ro u g h t $38 to $40. O ld- g ro w th saw logs w ere $25 to $55, depending on grade. No. 2 and 3 hem lock w e re $30 and $25. E ig h t-fo o t logs b ro u g h t $30 a th o u san d or $13 a cord. No. 2 and 3 w h ite -fir w e re $30 an d $25- , Thursday, November 21, 1957 Boring Span To Be Rebuilt BO RING — C o n stru ctio n crew s closed th e B a rto n -B o r ing road to tra ffic h e re M on day as w o rk sta rte d on a new b rid g e across D eep C reek at th e foot of A em m isicker hill. T he bridge, o rd ered by the county court, w ill be b u ilt at a cost of about $37,181 on th e fe d e ral road -aid program . U n d er th e p ro g ram th e state and fe d e ral g o v ern m en ts pay 40 p er cent and th e county pays 20 p e r cent of th e cost. T he co n tract, a llo tte d to R ogers C o n stru ctio n com pany, P o rtla n d , calls fo r com pletion of th e b rid g e J u n e 1, 1958. R ogers is also w o rk in g on Sandy Crew G iven the R ed lan d -L o g an road S tale S afety Award a brid g e over C lear C reek on ---------- CP---------- SANDY — T he Sandy m ain ten an ce crew fo r the P ay <4ire ('en ter Set state hig h w ay d e a p rtm e n t w as F or R etarded C hildren one of 29 in th e s ta te w hich received aw ard s of m e rit OREGON CITY — T he fo r achieving p erfect safety C lackam as C ounty A ssocia records in 1956, W. C. W il tion for R etard ed C h ild ren is liam s, state highw ay en g in eer estab lish in g a Day C are C en announced today- te r a t th e A tkinson M em orial Each of th e m ain ten an ce C hurch Y outh H ouse in O re crew s o p erated fo r th e e n tire gon City. T his p ro g ram is y e a r w ith no p erso n al in ju r to be free of charge and ies o r vehicle accidents. ch ild ren of all ages a re in --------- CP--------- v ited to atten d . 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