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Show S. H. LUMBERMEN GREETED AT COFCLUKCIIEON Sugar House chamber cf com-mercemen com-mercemen met Sugar House lumbermen lum-bermen men whose efforts gross more than $4,000,000 annnally at a luncheon meeting of the chamber Tuesday in Beau Brum-mel Brum-mel cafe. Ray D. Free, Hygea Ice and Carbo-Chemical Co. official, introduced in-troduced the lumbermen to the chamber. As chairman of the program committee Mr. Free explained how the lumber industry in Sugar House not only does a $4,000,000 gross in order to earn the title of being a million dollar industry, he showed through Blaine Okey of Denver Rio Grande railroad, how between two and three carloads of lumber are moved in to Sugar House for distribution on every day in the year. Dean of the lumbermen, George Dixon of Hyland Lumber company, spoke in response for the dealers. He told many interesting anecdotes anec-dotes of the lumber business in this area, tales from old saw mill times to the present. He told of one sawmill which would cut up lumber furiously until un-til the stored up water was ex- hausted, and of how the operators would then rest until a new reservoir reser-voir of water power could be stored. And he took it from there and the time 2x4s were only $40 a thousand feet, to now when a person is lucky to get a length of 2x4 for any price. Mr. Dixon, who goes to work at 6:30 a. m. or thereabouts every work day, proved an entertaining entertain-ing speaker, and he shed much light on the lumber industry for many of the chamber men who probably had little idea of the Continued on Page 6 S. II. LUMBERMEN GREETED AT C OF C LUNCHEON Continued from Page 1 tremendous scope of the business In this area. Introduced along with Mr. Dixon Dix-on were Rulon Bradshaw of Des-eret, Des-eret, Horace Richards of Sugar House Lumber, Ken Williams of Williams Lumber, and Al Hansen of Granite Mill & Fixture Co. Norman Nor-man Neil of South East Builders Supply, and J. W. Anderson of Anderson Lumber Company, were lumbermen unable to attend the luncheon. Neisen R. Bank, chamber president pres-ident officiated, and Mickey Hart, Hart Brothers Music Company, led the singing. Richard James, chairman of the chamber of commerce 1952 Miss Sugar House contest, said the affair af-fair had been delayed until June 26. Mrs. Frankie Nielsen of Jarnels and assistant to Chairman James, said the Villa Theater will be the scene of the final queen judging. Pictures of the queen contestants contest-ants and some of the more than $300 worth of prizes are on display dis-play in Pehrson's Appliance and Hardware store window. |