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(a dlvldon of The Charles Nelron Co.) Yard, I)oeks and Planing Mill
$ilrnington, Oalifornia
Named Manager of E. J. Stanton's Hardwood Dimension Dliv.ision
E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc., Los Angeles, announces the appointment of Ferdinand J. llaas as rnanager of its Dimension Division, both in sales and purchases of hardwood from the East and South. Mr. Haas 'ivill join the company around November 1.
n,ith a view of getting the right man to come to California and promote the use of hardwood dimension.
N{r. Haas is widely known in the hardwood dimension manufacturing field, and has a large acquaintance throughout the hardrvood industrv in the East, Midwest and South.
Purchases Remanufacturing Plant
C. K. Rose, managing partner of Superior Lumber Sales Company, Sacramento, California, announces the purchase of a remanufacturing plant at Marysville, California.
is to promote the use of
Stanton Swafford, general saies mallager, says: "This will be a new venture for the company and an attempt rvill be made to serr.ice our customers in the use of hardrvood dimension products. \\''e ,feel confident that the g'ro1ving tendency on the Pacific coast dimension."
Mr. Haas has almost 30 years' experience in the various branches of the hardwood industry, the past 17 years as manager of the hardrvood dimension department for F. M. Farrin Lumber Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. His other afifrliations include being a nrember of the Public Relations Committee of the NHLA, member of the Forest Products Researcl-r Society, past president of the Hardwood Dimension Manufacturers Association and norv a director of the Association. He is a hardu'ood dimension specialist and the company feels he should be of service to many users of hardwood dimension in furniture manufacturing and other fields.
E. J. Stanton & Son have had this matter under consideration for some time and an official of the company has attended regularly the annual conventions of the National Hardwood Dimension Association held at Edgewater, Miss.,
The plant is equipped with a modern Stetson Ross Planer, a Turner Resar'v and the entire area is black topped.
A11 ecluipment and sorting chains are covered rvith steel fabricated and aluminum buildinfs. There is a storage shed of the same construction in which can be stored four million feet of dry lumber. This shed has a five car loading spur u'hich permits all dry lumber to be loaded under cover. In addition there is a six car loading spur not covered.
The plant is now in operation, and it is the company's plan to carry six to seven miliion feet in inventory consisting of Sugar liine, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir and Douglas Firall species except Douglas Fir to be shipped dry.
NIr. Rose says the purchase of the plant was made with the purpose in mind to be in a position to serve its customers' needs to a better advantage.
Gordon Brarvith rvho has had considerable experience in operating remanufacturing plants has been employed as operating manager.
The sales from this plant rvill be made through Superior I-umlrei Sales Company, 920 9th Street, Sacramento, Caliiornia.
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