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MAIL TRIBUNE, MedferJ, Oregon, Sunday, Juno 8, 1958
Forest I ndustries Anticipating
More Mergers of Smaller Firms
Pbrtland Lumber produe
ers must manuiacture a more
finished product, even to the
extent of producing pre-fab
homes. The forest products in
dustry also can look forward
to continuing mergers of com
panies, a closer integrated re
lationship with pulp and pa
per and other fiber products
and to a complete depend
ence upon second growth for
ests for its timber within
hundred years.
These are a few of the
economic observations in the
annual Forest Industries Year
book issue of The Tiraberman,
logging-forestry journal pub
lished by Miller Freeman pub
lications. To obtain the cross-
section of thinking on "what's
ahead," the trade journal
questioned more than 100 of
ficials in private industry and
goverasnent throughout the
United States, Canada and
Alaska.
Other Observations
Among other observations
- is one that lumber production
is not likely to gam in suc
ceeding years, and with popu
lation gaining, will find
per capita use. Markets lost to
other materials will probably
not be regained, but that oth-
jer markets can be held.
Industry members look fa
vorably on the change from
old. growth forests to the new,
managed stands. They envis-
:ion uniform sized logs which
promise more efficient manu
factoring equipment and a de-
.cline in low grade lumber
The helicopter, a few years
ago only a Paul Bunyan idea,
'is now considered a piece of
logging equipment with a
logical use in the very near
future. QJher new woods
equipment wilL include light
er, more mobile units and rub-
,ber tired rigs to replace
03crawler tracks.
Free Trade Right
A large, number of execu
tives, while fretful over im
ports of logs, lumber and ply-
iwood, agree that free trade is
right. . -;- .: v
Some comments from exec
utives from various areas are:
FroQ the eastern and
southeastern area: "Lumber
is only one product; we must
look at more."
The southwest: "Trend will
'continue to be toward big, in
tegrated operations. The basic
treason survival. Complete
integration is the only answer
to survival."
, Alaska: "Pulp mills will al
ways play the dominant role
(in Alaska). Sawmills; or. ply
wood plants will go out with
the new growth. However, old
growth will last a long time."
Fiber Economy
Inland Empire (Idaho and
Montana): "Lumber will give
way to a fiber economy, but
that's still 30 to 50 years
away."
Washington: "We are 20 to
30 years away from a second
growth economy. It will be 60
years before the last old
growth is cut."
Oregon: "Smaller compan
ies will band together on such
items as shavings, sawdust
and chips going to a jointly
owned utilization plant. Even
tually we'll have 'percolator
plants to break down wood
residues into wood sugar for
shipments to a central proces
sing plant."
Road Construction
The yearbook contains an
extensive study on how to se
cure better log truck perform
ance, compiled from material
submitted from experts
throughout the country. Road
construction is also discussed
in detail.
Detailed statistics on lum
ber and log production in all
regions are included, as well
as reports on tree farm and
forest management progress.
A special - world report re
views production in foreign
countries. A complete direc
tory of all U. S. and Canadian
forest industry associations is
featured. . '
Agency Budgets to
Be Reviewed by UMC
Upswing of Lumber
Seen by President
Of Manufacturers
Budgets of agencies request
ing inclusion in the 1958 Unit
ed Medford Crusade will be
reviewed by June 21, accord
ing to Edward Branchiield,
chairman of the UMC budget
committee. The committee's
report will be made at the
June 23 directors' meeting.
Budget committee, members
appointed by President Tom
Polk are Tom K. Oliver, Ray
M. Sorenson, . Dr. Merle E.
Foland, Dunbar Carpenter,
William E. Duhaime and Law
rence Clark.
The agency budgets, show
ing estimated expenditures or
1959 community services, "will
be studied by the committee
at meetings June 13, 17 and
19 and then discussed' with
agency representatives.
Committee members will
determine the agencies to be
included in the 1958-59 cam
paign, the amount each agency
will be alloted in the cam
paign goal, and the total goal
including campaign expenses
and a reserve, for uncollec
tible pledges. ' -:-' "
Guarantees
Branchfield said the budget
process guarantees to the pub
lic that money raised for char
itable agencies in the UMC
is essential to the community
welfare and will buy its
equivalent in community services.
An ' additional advantage,
he, said- is that?available com
munity dollars - are divided
among-agencies 'so' that essen
tial services can be rendered
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United giving guarantees that
agencies with strong emotion
al appeal help those who
might not get enough.
Agency requests this year
will total the highest in UMC
history, according to Branch-
field. They are reasonable
however, he said, because of
the increased needs and costs
for an increasing population
Last year's campaign goal
of $123,130 was oversubscrib
ed by about $5,000. A total
of $133,739 was originally
sought by . the various agen
cies, but was reduced by $10,
609 by the budget committee
Per capita giving last year
was $4, compared with an
average per capita gift of
$4.18 in a survey of 63 united
funds in cities of less than
50,000 population.
Beer Said Stolen
From Company Here
Seven cases of beer valued
at $29.25 were reported stolen
Thursday morning from a
truck parked at the Wilson
Distributing- ; company, 825
South Central ave., according
to city police.1
Elza Winston Despain, 1308
Hilton rd., reported to police
Thursday morning the theft
of two ladders valued at $37,
which were taken from tile
Despain residence.
; Also reported Thursday was
theTtheft .of a 'gas stove and
stand and a gas lantern from
the Fortune service station
They .were valued at $46.85.
Deputies Arrest
California Man
Billie J. Lessman, Sacra
mento,- Calif., was arrested
by sheriffs officers Thursday
on charges of violation of
parole. His trial has been set
about June 16.
Lessman had completed
serving four months in the
Siskiyou, Calif., county jail
on charges of illegal posses
sion of narcotics.
Appearing in Jackson coun
ty circuit court in December
on similiar charges, he was
placed on probation for three
years.
District Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder said that a bench war
rant had been issued some
time ago pending Lessman's
release from California authorities.
By N. FLOYD McGOWIM
President National Lumber
Manufacturers Association
Lumber production is show
ing signs of recovering from
the abnormal lows of recent
months. Much of this is trace
able to growing indications
that the nation is on the verge
of a new surge in home build
ing. While lumber output during
the first three months of 1958
totaling 7,3111,000,000 board
feet was down an estimated
10 per pent from the year-ago
level, figures for the second
quarter are expected to show
a somewhat smaller percent
age of decline. i; '
The biggest months for lum
ber output June, July, Au
gust and September are just
beginning. Conceivably, pro
duction during the second half
of 1958 could boost this year's
total output to "the point
where it equals or even ex
ceeds by 2 or 3 per cent the
1957 level ' of 33,391,000,000
board feet.
General Conditions -
Much, of course, depends on
general economic conditions.
Regardless of what the fed
eral government does to stim
ulate home building, our coun
try's general business climate
will have a marked influence
on housing demand during the
succeeding months of 1958.
At the same time, a strong
showing in home building
could be a key factor in help
ing the country to recover
from its present economic
downturn.
It is interesting to note that
lumber production during the
first quarter of this year has
been only a shade below out
put in the same months of
1950. As home building moved
into high gear during the
middle and closing months of
1950 and went on to estab
lish a new all-time record of
nearly 1.4 million units for
the entire year lumber pro
duction likewise rallied to a
postwar peak of 38,902,000,-
000 board feet.
Only Way Up -.
Many manufacturers believe
the lumber market has hit its
present bottom and that from
here on out the only way is
up. I am inclined to share the
view that our industry is on
the upswing Here are some of
the cirumstances that support
that view:
W In many- parts of . the
country, poor weather has
been responsible for curtail
ing lumber output during .re
cent weeks. Sunshine, and dry
weather could do much to
change the picture in these
areas. V ;
2. Lumber inventories at the
mill have leveled off in recent
months, so the industry is in a
much better position how to
feel the full salutary effects of
a pickup in new business.
3. For the industry as a
whole, production has been
cut to the point where it is
now about equal to shipments.
This should head off any new
build-up of unwieldy stocks.
4. A sample survey of 480
mills shows new orders for
the first 19 weeks' of 1958 to
be running about 4 per cent
above production.
5. Signs of an improvement
in farm income suggest a more
favorable outlook . for .farm
construction, a prime market
for lumber v
6. Railroad and industrial
plant demand for. lumber can
be expected to improve once
these segments of the economy
share in a general business
upturn.
7. Reports from retail lum
ber dealers indicate a feeling
of optimism for the coming
months. "Retail stocks, like
mill inventories, have been re
duced, so any appreciable in
crease in retail demand would
be translated quickly into new
business for the manuf acturer.
May Mark Time
Actually, 1958 may turn out
to be a year in which the lum
ber industry has had to mark
time. M any manufacturers
are taking advantage of the
lull to seek new ways of low
ering production costs, im
proving quality control proce
dures and developing better
customer relations.
This will put our industry
in a stronger position to take
advantage of next year's op
portunities most notably, the
prospect of a banner year in
home building.
One of the most encourag
ing developments of late has
been the acceptance by lum
ber manufacturers throughout
the country of a new million-
dollar national wood merchan
dising" program developed by
the National Lumber Manu
facturers association.
This program, expected to
be launched later this year,
will do much to help the in
dustry recover and retain mar
kets lost to competitive mate
rials.
All these factors and oth
ers which there is not the
space to mention here sug
gest that the lumber industry
has a right to view the coming
months of 1958 with confi
dence and at least some de
gree of optimism.
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Manley in East on
Chrome Assistance
Medford Attorney Bruce
Manley is spending several
weeks in Washington, D.C.,
seeking legislation to provide
government assistance in fin
ancing a producers coopera
tive chrome processing plant.
Manley, who left May 19,
represents the California-Ore
gon Chrome association and
has been working on a bill
prepared for immediate intro
duction in congress, according
to word from Washington.
Manley's office reported
that assistance also is- being
sought from the government
toward purchase of chromite
ore delivered to the plant in
advance of the time it would
be put in operation.
Manley expected to appear
before legislative committees
before returning to Medford
later this month.
A church tower said to be
the largest of its kind 'in the
world has been completed at
the Benedictine seminary In
Mission City, British Colum
bia. It has 10 bells one of
which weighs a ton and a
quarter. The tower is 168 feet
high.
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(Author' name below)
For generations, people have
depended on pharmacists to
supply them with medicines
and health-aids. Our required
knowledge protects against im
proper use.
Unfortunately, desire for
greater profits is influencing
supermarkets, variety stores,
and even door-to-door salesmen
to sell medicrnes and health
aids ' despite their lack of
knowledge.
Since the prices we pharma
cists charge .are the same, your
choice .to secure all medicines'
and health-aids from us is wise.
Without that business,- which
helps reduce ' overhead costs,
all drug stores would have to
increase prescription prices.
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CAN PHONE
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WHEN YOU NEED
A MEDICINE
Pick up your prescrip
tion if shopping near us,
or let us deliver promptly
without extra charge. A
great many people entrust
us with their prescriptions.
May we compound yours?
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