Richards Studio D98176-4
Title
Richards Studio D98176-4
Description
Cheney Lumber Co. ; packages of two by four "Cheney Studs " being readied for shipment in the railroad cars behind . Ben Cheney got his start in the lumber business in 1936 during the depression . By the late 1930's , he was supplying railroad ties nationally and internationally . Cheney was wholesaling the production of 140 portable mills throughout the northwest , selling their ties on a commission basis . As timber became more difficult to obtain cheaply , he became concerned over the side-cut slab wastage , often 2/3 of the log . He came up with the idea of supplying the housing market with standard 8 foot studding , the same length as railroad ties were cut . He even obtained a lower transportation cost from the Interstate Commerce Commission , making production even more economical . Cheney renamed the "shorts " as these 8 foot pieces had been called , "Cheney Studs. " Studs became the standard in the building trade and Cheney is credited with standardizing the roof height in US residential construction . ("The Sou'wester " Volume xxxv , Number 3 , Fall 2000)
Subjects
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960 Lumberyards--Tacoma Lumber--Tacoma Building materials industry--Tacoma--1950-1960 Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma) Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960
Image Date
1956-04-11
Decade
1950s
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Image type
Jpeg Image
Print type
8x10"
Local identifer
46\25291.jpg
Collection
Richards Studio
Series
Richards Studio D98176
Address
501 PORT OF TACOMA RD, TACOMA
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Image Filename
25291.jpg
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