October 18, 1961 (16 pages)

{ . ! Lumber * Annual Tops $5, = 1 OWN TALK, , Bob Gates, Yuba River Lumber official tis week estimated the western Nevada County limber industry has an annual payroll exceeding $5,009,000. Gates saidthe mills, yards and loggers in western Nevada County employ 1111 persons, He estimated they average $20 per working day, work an average of 22 days during eleven months of the year, On this basis, the annual payroll is $5,377, 240, Gates said 5,555 persons; in the area depend on the industry directly, and then pointed to the large number = A oard has just been GRADING AND TRIMMING.Dick Nelson (right) grades while pattern at Bear River's planing mill Charles Ash trims the board to the proper length. THROUGH THE PLANER .This white fir b run to a tongue and groove in Grass Valley. which depend wholly or partly on the lumber indus4 ay. He included mill supply } and wire rope firms , tire, fuel, hardware, vehicle repair, and welding shops as among those most closely depending on the lumbering industry. The Yuba River Lumber executive also pointed to; real and personal property taxes, sales and use taxes, fuel, transportation and other state taxes collected and reapportioned to the county to show another impact the industry has on the county. “This, representing many millions in wages, purchases and taxes, makes the lumbering industry the first in the county,” Gatessaid, "It ‘Supports more population, businesses, and governmental taxes than any other in the county." Gates warned that the heavy reliance in Nevada County on the lumbering industry is not a healthy situation, _ "We need additional and diversified industry to provide a broader economic RIDGE LOGGING COMPANY INCOPORATED SAWMILL ... LOGGING FRANK R. ADDLEMAN @ PHONE CAMPTONVILLE AVenue 8 3204 ALAN W. HAHN a P.0. BOX 47 NORTH SAN JUAN ‘NAVADA COUNTY NUGGET, THE ADVERTISER, Wednesday, October 18, 1961 of supporting businesses) basé ffi the county, and to 2. aE AUSMANN UMBER _ PRODUCTS UNION HILtROAD GRASS VALLEY iad ° Claude Walker. Grader 273.3191 50% OF OUR LUMBER IS SHIPPED TO DISCERNING OUT OF STATE BUYERS Nee"Bud" Vaughn.Sawyer The Mill on Brunswick Road ---Page 9 Industry Payroll 000,000 offer a greater local outlet for the lumber industry,” Gates said. He pointed out that only one tenth of local production cannow be absorbed locally, much of that by the lumber industry itself, Nine tenths of production has to be exported from the area, meaning that salaries for utilizing local lumber in construction is provided elsewhere. A local market for the lumber would bring additional business activity. Wood Used In Schools Use of wood paneling on interior walls of ‘school classrooms offers many functional advantages, according to leading lumber dealers. For one thing, the natural warmth of the material provides a background that is stimulating to study. For another, there’s virtual maintenance freedom with a good quality job, Properly dried, “pre-shrunk” wood paneling provides a permanent installation on the room walls. Various decorative colors can be achieved with modern finishes, which are so durable that 20 years or more will elapse before a refinishing job is required. ‘HOOK OR CROOK’ OLD EXPRESSION Do you ever use the term “by hook or by crook?” If you have you have been using an old forestn expression. Forestry experts explain it thi way: In feudal times peasant. were not permitted to cut tree: but had permission to secure for heating and cooking what limb: and twigs they could reach by hook or crook. The hook was a pruning hook. The crook: a shepherd’s crook, FURNITURE SALES INCREASE NOTED New orders for wood office furniture in the second quarter of 1961 were 12.7 per cent above the first quarter mark, according to the. Wood Office Furniture Institute. H.F. Roberts.Loads trailer on truck

{ . ! Lumber * Annual Tops $5, = 1 OWN TALK, , Bob Gates, Yuba River Lumber official tis week estimated the western Nevada County limber industry has an annual payroll exceeding $5,009,000. Gates saidthe mills, yards and loggers in western Nevada County employ 1111 persons, He estimated they average $20 per working day, work an average of 22 days during eleven months of the year, On this basis, the annual payroll is $5,377, 240, Gates said 5,555 persons; in the area depend on the industry directly, and then pointed to the large number = A oard has just been GRADING AND TRIMMING..Dick Nelson (right) grades while pattern at Bear River's planing mill Charles Ash trims the board to the proper length. THROUGH THE PLANER ..This white fir b run to a tongue and groove in Grass Valley. which depend wholly or partly on the lumber indus4 ay. He included mill supply } and wire rope firms , tire, fuel, hardware, vehicle repair, and welding shops as among those most closely depending on the lumbering industry. The Yuba River Lumber executive also pointed to; real and personal property taxes, sales and use taxes, fuel, transportation and other state taxes collected and reapportioned to the county to show another impact the industry has on the county. “This, representing many millions in wages, purchases and taxes, makes the lumbering industry the first in the county,” Gatessaid, "It ‘Supports more population, businesses, and governmental taxes than any other in the county." Gates warned that the heavy reliance in Nevada County on the lumbering industry is not a healthy situation, _ "We need additional and diversified industry to provide a broader economic RIDGE LOGGING COMPANY INCOPORATED SAWMILL ..... LOGGING FRANK R. ADDLEMAN @ PHONE CAMPTONVILLE AVenue 8 3204 ALAN W. HAHN a P.0. BOX 47 NORTH SAN JUAN ‘NAVADA COUNTY NUGGET, THE ADVERTISER, Wednesday, October 18, 1961 of supporting businesses)

basé ffi the county, and to 2. aE AUSMANN UMBER _ PRODUCTS UNION HILtROAD GRASS VALLEY iad ° Claude Walker. Grader 273..3191 50% OF OUR LUMBER IS SHIPPED TO DISCERNING OUT OF STATE BUYERS Nee"Bud" Vaughn..Sawyer The Mill on Brunswick Road ---Page 9 Industry Payroll 000,000 offer a greater local outlet for the lumber industry,” Gates said. He pointed out that only one tenth of local production cannow be absorbed locally, much of that by the lumber industry itself, Nine tenths of production has to be exported from the area, meaning that salaries for utilizing local lumber in construction is provided elsewhere. A local market for the lumber would bring additional business activity. Wood Used In Schools Use of wood paneling on interior walls of ‘school classrooms offers many functional advantages, according to leading lumber dealers. For one thing, the natural warmth of the material provides a background that is stimulating to study. For another, there’s virtual maintenance freedom with a good quality job, Properly dried, “pre-shrunk” wood paneling provides a permanent installation on the room walls. Various decorative colors can be achieved with modern finishes, which are so durable that 20 years or more will elapse before a refinishing job is required. ‘HOOK OR CROOK’ OLD EXPRESSION Do you ever use the term “by hook or by crook?” If you have you have been using an old forestn expression. Forestry experts explain it thi way: In feudal times peasant. were not permitted to cut tree: but had permission to secure for heating and cooking what limb: and twigs they could reach by hook or crook. The hook was a pruning hook. The crook: a shepherd’s crook, FURNITURE SALES INCREASE NOTED New orders for wood office furniture in the second quarter of 1961 were 12.7 per cent above the first quarter mark, according to the. Wood Office Furniture Institute. H.F. Roberts..Loads trailer on truck