The wonderful transformation in the merchandising of building materials can to a large meaneure be credited tb building plan services.
Attractive pictures of home exteriors, compact room arrangements, witt carefully detailed conveniences, together with the various forms of creative advertising has enabled lumber merchants to appeal direct to the public and has oftered the very means of personal cooperation.
The public is, has been and alwajs will be, hungty for practical building information and they have a right to expect modern service.
They want the new home to reflect attractiveness and be convenient. Durability, kinds and grades of materiala to be used are important considerations. Good workmanship, competent efforts and trustworthiness are also real fac. tors, which you, with your rubstantial investment and recogni2ed horne-buildfi.g authority, should advise upon and supply.
While most lumber dealers have adopted some form of plan service, comparatively few have modernized their business to properly display plans and materials.
A Service Room, looked after by a competent \attendant, can be made the most important department of your business, for here is where both home builders and contractors \rill come for information, and the more complete and reliable you can maintain it, the greater will be its usefulness and productiveness.
Every other business in the world has shown 5/ou what display and service means. 9OVo oi all merchandising outside of building materials, is accomplished through these two modern methods, that's why silks, firs, automobiles and the many other secondary investments are considered and adopted first.
You can change the coruse of these mad dollars. All of the argumentr and appeals ever created are at your comrnand if you are equipped to follow up and satisfy the enthusiasrn you instill, and it is profitable business too, because creative business is non-competitive, and each new home and satisfied home owner is a permanent e:rample of your good intentions to serve.
We have and always will endeavor to create for you to show, furnisb and use, the best Home Building ldeas, the most complete and practical Building Plans, Creative Advertising Copy, etc., and will welcome an opportunity of advising with you on Service Rooms by furnishing photographs and plans featuring practicd rooms as they are maintained by many progressive, successful building material merchants.
The location of our mills enables us to utilize the most favorable natural climatic conditions for the proper air-curing ond d,rying of California Sugar Pine.
From the high Sierres, our California This, combined with proper rrNnu. Su-gar Pine -goes to mid.California facturing, and our thirty years' €x. valleye, world-famed for even, dry periencJinhandlingCalifornia Sugar heat' : : : : : : Pine, assure, yotr o? the best in this ' flere it is possible to obtain an air, dependable lumber. : : : i curing and-naturat drying-thatcannot
be approximated in a dry kiln. : :
For Thiny Ycars Spccblittt in Californio Sugar ond Vhite Pine
516 Union Building Home O6ce: CLEVELAND, OHIO
3Sthend Alameda Strecr
50 Chestnut St. New York, N. Y.
ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF HIS PACIF'IC COAST OFFICE AT 909 HAAS BUILDING, LOS ANGFI-FS, WITH MR. S. L. BEIJilAP IN CHARGE.
SPECIALIZING TN OAK AND MAPLE FLOORING AND HARDWOODS.
-are slipping right past your door if you are not cashing in on our advertising by handling Hipolito stock size Window Screens and Screen Doorsrecognized ever5rwhere for their high quality in workmanship and materials.
Service is the Foundation of Permanence. We believe there is no profit in a customer sold only once.
RETAIL
SHINGLES-LATH
We take thisopportunity of wishing youavery H.ppy and Prosp.ro.r" NEW YEAR with the hope that our bu;iness relations will be firmly and permanently established in the neai future.
In order to morc eatisfactorily take care of our 6cld in Southern California, we have establiahcd a pennanent lranch ofice in Los Angeles. Vhen you are looking around for a more satisfactory organization to handle l your'Workmen's Compensation ingurance, drop a linc to the following olfice and your inquiry will rcccive prompt, careful and apprcciative attention:
L"or Angehg
407 Fay Building
In addition to the above ofice, we aleo maintain a branch office at San Franciaco. We are in California to atay, devclop and gerve. If you are in the lumber and woodworking industryr we can prove to you the advantages of placing your Worlcmcn'r Compensation inrurance with ua.
A genuinely successful salesman is the one who keeps his word, his temper, and his friends.
PHIL B. HART
Marr||tar Edltor
A.M. THACKABERRY
Clrculrdot Muager
A. C. MERRYMANAdv€trtiling
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Right'at thir minute, tfie,afternoon of December 28th, we will venture to ray thet there are more inq{iries out for dl kindr of lumber, than there has be€n for rixty, or potribly ninety dayr. Alrnoct without excepti6n, every wholecale man and mill repretenutative ttat has been arked, rtatee that he ir bury answering inquiries for thir and that, and that he predicts a food of orderu, right after the firrt of January.
Cutting ordetrs have pickcd up tremendoudy in the last 6ve dayr, irnd while the cargo pricer have not jurnped rny to rhout about, there ir no doubt ttat the fint two weekr in January will rhow some large raler totdr. Yederday ooe man in Los Angeler war teking an order for three milfion feet from one of the larger retail companiel, the price wrr good, and he had the rtock.. Thie ie but one of many ralcr that have been reported in the lart few dayr.
The f ollouing is f rom a market letter sent to the trade recently, by one of the large wholesalers of thc state.
Prices indicated above represent our idea of fair. low line values for inventory basis.
It does not follow that rve are prepared to fill orders for every item shown at these prices as we are short on certain stocks.
We sincerely believe prices are due to advance.
For the first time in months the Southern Yellor,v Pine Association Barometer shows orders equal to production.
In the northwest production, rvhich has been above normal, is much curtailed due to holiday season and heavy weather which arriving late, promises unusual severity.
There has been no lack of dernand for special bills, heavy timbers or export cutting. In fact mills are swamped with orders and inquiries for this class of business.
The weakness has been confined to ordinary yard requirements . Eastern demand has been lety fight and California not up to the average. The only demand necessary to boost prices is that covering "side cut" in other lvords, vard and shed stock.
Stocks in the north are not abnormal while stock with the yards throughout the entire country averag'e below normal.
The next ninety days will see more demand for and le-qs ple6n.tion of yard stock items. With a majority of the trade requiring the same stuff at the same time prices will stiffen.
Shingles, due largely to enforced curtailment have advanced materially and a higher level than for past sixty days should be anticipated.
The reteil'yardr are holding back for inventory aDd in cornre tax. They are not buying ar trh€y trould wltb eimilar circumstancee, in the middle of tte year. Tb€ lert two weekr in December are g€nerally a zero perfrrd for raler, both wholecale and retail anyhow, but withthe buitding_figurer_for the month and year showing what ttey dq and the advance information of about eixty milIions oI aol larr worth of new buitdingt in prorpect in Loe Angeler done, it ir not herd to imagine a fine spring reason.
Ar raid- before, cormxrnr remain firm with priccs of two weeks ago, Iath have not changed, green cleettr and uppers are rtiff.
- Shingler look a jump lart week, a etifiening from 6e low Ievelr that hed prevailed for rome time. Reporb indicate larger rales, and more interett in thir line.
^_!!e-!gi!aing b Lor Anseter for 1923 will totat $198r fiX)rOOO.0O. Thie ir an average of over $l6,fiDrOOO.Ob Unpon$, er compared to a ten million dollar-average for 1922. For December the totel will be a little cho* oe twent5r million.
The millr continue to cut large quantitier. The lart re pgrt from the California Redwood'A:rociation, dated Dec. !2nd, rhows a week'r raler for their member mills, of g million feet, and a cut of 5rO00r0,0O.
The Southern Pine Areociation barometer of Decurbcr 22nd rhowr theh eder at lo2/s of normd. For the wcc& their member milh reported cales of ZZ,(XX),O(X) fecq and. a cut of 65 million. The week's buriness war for o"cr ti.irty-_ rix hrmdred care.
Shipmente into Los Angeler harbor for December errc going to be very low. Up to the night of the 27th thctt were but tihirty boatr reported, tteee with a carrying c.pt- city of 39 million feeT both fir and redwood.
The rhipmentr into San Froncirco for tte year will tqtd ju! abogt 55O million feet of fir, and arormd 165 million of redwood. Receiptr for the year by monttr, up to Novcnber are er followr:
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Oregon and Warhington Celifornir Coart
January 39,152 M feet E3l3 M fct F_ebruary
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The last report from the West Coast Lumbermen'r Aerociation rhorc a decrease in their cales of about 8 millim feet, and'their shipments dropped from lO4r(XX)rOOO fect for one week to 82 million for tte next. Showing ihe eficct, of the -laying up of considereble tonnage. They manufac" tured 11O000,fi)O feet in thir period.
To all those who are making the "Mill-to-dealer" ser\rice what it is today; to our mills in the Northland; to the officers and crews of our vessels; to the dealers in the Southland:
We like'to picture, especially during this season of the year, the many h.ppy homes built from Nettleton lumber in which the first Christmas is being celebrated. 'We cannot help but feel that in thiswe are preforming a real, tangible service; from the timber to the mills, thence by vessel to the dealers in the South who distribute the lumber to the home builders and owners.
M.y the year 1924 see us even nearer our goal, thatof a | 00% home-owning nation.
We have just closed the most beautiful season of the year-the Season of Unselfishness -for that's what the Christmas season is.
Its the season when folks whose thoughts are right, and whose hearts are right, practice more than at any other time the beautiful philosophy of giving joy to others.
And the man who hasn't sensed the Christmas season in that light, has missed the Spirit of the Christ that pervades the Christmastide.
And now, we look forward.
We have done with 1923. Because-"with all its cares and frets, all its aches and pains, all its faults, mistates, and blunders, it has passed forever beyond the reach of my recall; save for the beautiful memories sweet and tender that linger like the perfume of roses in the hart of the day that is gone, I have nothing to do with yesterday."
From a business standpoint, it has been a splendid year, and at its close the entire people of the United States were enjoying probably the most consistent, the.most general, and the most stabilized period of prosperity in history.
To the lumber industry in particular, it has been very kind. The lumberman in general has much to be thankful for, as he looks back of the year 1923.
And 1924?
It will be a good year. There will be much prosperity. There will be much building. In spite of its being "Presidential year," it promises to be fundamentally sound, and free from disaster.
It promises to the lumber industry in general, a splendid opportunity. But to the lumberman INDMDUALLY, it will-like any and every other year-be ver5f largely WHAT HE MAKES IT.'
A clever man can make a garden bloom in a desert, and the other sort of man can starve to death in the midst of plenty.
1923 was the best year the lumber industry ever knew, judged from a standpoint of their own performince, and their own handling of their business.- They have learned much in the school of bitter experience, have the lumber producers. They have still much to learn, it is true, but their progress has nevertheless, been mighty.
They still fly for cover at the first sign of a business storm, just as they used to do. The difference is that they get over their scare sooner, and come out from cover quicker.
They still cut their own price to sell lumber they don't need orders for, just as they have done since time immemorial. But they don't go as far with it, and they don't get near as panicky.
Result-the breaks, and reactions are not of the size and volume they used to be, don't last as long, and don't hurt as much.
The dealer has had a good year. He has done more and better merchandising than ever before. Nearly every lumber dealer everywhere is doing SOMETHING to induce people to build things, instead of spending their money for other things. \ille can remember when hardly ANY lumber dealers ANYWHERE really SOLD anything.
1924 CAN be a very great building year. It SHOULD be. We believe it WILL be. And the reason we believe so is because the lumber folks will do even better merchandising in 1924 than they did in 1923. We have the foundations of a great building prosperity this year. The manner in which we handle the opportunity will determine the extent of the building wave. Many great economic and financial elements are boosting building.
Reasonable and consistent prices, steady volume, and intensified building service from the dealer to the consumer, will largely tell the story.
But remember, its the sunshine on the peaks that we want to keep our eyes on, NOT on the shadows in the valleys.
Let's overcome the "hoo-doo" of Presidential year, and make this one be marked by unusual prosperity.
ffiluy tltis frtw Deur msLeyou moro treu\ttly in msterfs[ tl)ings, tut ricberStiIJ,in tUose emotiong tllut tin! ull mrn togetUer in r T8lrottterUoo! of lLobe un! [,])utity.
The St. Helens Creosoting Co., headquarters in the l\[atson Building, San Francisco, state that there has been an excellent demancl for preservative u'oods in the state of California drrring the past year. This clemand has been for railroad ties, docks and whan'es, bridge material, crossarms, u'ooden barges, sheathing for floating dry docks and tirnber barges, paving blocks, and telephone and power line poles.
The St. Flelens Creosoting Co. has been operating since l9I2 and is one of the largest and best equipped rvood preservative plants on the Pacific Coast. Their large plant is located at St. Helens, Oregon. The plant contains four retorts, 7' by 736', lvhich are of sufficient dimensions to handle practically all classes of orders. The creosote pressure method is the process ttsed and their annual capacity is 5.5,000,000 board feet.
Orving to the large quantitl. of cross-ties used in California, creosoted ties lead all other items produced. With other important u'oods, such as oak ancl yellow pine, which have had the largest call for creosoted ties in the past due to their accessibility to the eastern markets, diminishing in supply; the raih'oads are requiring each year more creosoted douglas fire ties. I)ouglar fir properly treated makes an excellent tie, and figures for the year 1922, show that douglas fire creosoted ties ranked third in production in the United States, 3.fJ69,963 creosoted douglas fir ties were used riuring that year.
Creosoted douglas fir piling for clocks and wharves has supplied a constant demand during the past year. Treated fir piling is especially adapted for docks and wharves and has given excellent results and service on the Pacific
Coast. Several years ag'o, the dismantling of 1'1,000 douglas fir piling on the Southern Pacific Raih'oacl docks at Oakland, showed that alter D years of service 7O/o of. the piling removed was in good condition and reacly for further t1se.
The necessity and practability of using creosoted mateiials for docks and wharves, is a matter that is receiving much consideration from the State Harbor Commissioners. At a recent meeting of the State Harbor Commissioners held at San Francisco Nor-ember 23, regardirrg the proposed nerv pier No. 50 to be built in the San Francisco harbor,
in Sacramento Countg plans for the construction of a new and rnodern pier which rvill be the largest in San Francisco rvere submitted and unanimously approved by the Commissioners. Construction of the new pier, that will extend out to the pier-line end, will cost approximately $1,500,000.00 according to the specifications submitted by Chief Engineer White. It was
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There was no cheer in Volstead mince pie. Neither was there cheer in Volstead eggnog.
-but there's a world of cheer for the retail lumbermen in California. for Redwood-sales for 1923 went ,.over the top", Seoen Million Feet-that's Redwood's lg23 gain.
It is an encouraging record, when one looks back over the year that Father Time has just pigeonholed.
Many retail dealers say that Redwood Service" and its 800,000 ,,Silent Salesmen" helped them materially in making this increase possible. We hope so-because that is what our service is for.
There are many indications of national prosperity for lgz4.
For the new year we are going to help make Redwood sales even larger than in 1923. Our "Redwood Service" to the retail dealer will embrace all that was furnished during the past twelve months, supplemented by many new features.
A prosperous new year is indicated for the California Retail Lumber Dealers who tell their customers.
I. E. BRINK, Sec.-Treas.
At the annual meeting of the Sacramento Valley Lum; bermen's Club, held at the Travelers Hotel, Stockton, on Saturday, December 15, I-. l{. Chapman, Manager of the Friend &.T.tty Lumlter Co.' Sacrarnento, was elected President, and t. ii. Btittt, of the l)iamond Match Company' Chico, r,vas elected Secretary for the ensuing year'
After an excellent luncheon, the meeting was called to order by President E. T. Robie. Mr. Robie called on George tornwall, editor of the Timberman, Portland, who spoke"on the lumber market. I\{r. Cornr'r'all talked on conditions on the Atlantic Coast, Ntiddle West, Northrvest and Tapan. Mr. Cornvyall statecl that as far as the lumber mari."i *u. concernecl that *'e u'ere enteri ng 1924 in r'ttc6 firmer condition than rve entered 1923.
Mr. Robie then called on J' E. Martin, Manager of tl-re .S"r, tira',.i.co office of "The California l-umber l\'[erchant," ioi " t"* remarks. I{e spoke on building operations in California.
Fred Conner, nlanag'er of the Sacratlrento Lttrrher Co" Sacramento, was then called on for a report on the Southern California Retail Luntllermen's Convention, held recently at Long Beach. Mr. conner statecl that the Sottthern California Relail Association acted favora6ly on affiliating
rvith the State Retail Association, and he said that the combining of the tlvo associations lvould make the State Association stronger and better than ever and that the State Association r"o.tl.l be in a l;etter position to exert more 1)ower. He said that California was the greatest lumber consuming state in the United States, and that California should have a strong State Retailers' Association, that rvould reflect the quality and prestige that the state of California should have. Mr. Conner stated that he t'as glad that he r.vas identified with the State Association, and he hopecl that in the near future that every retail lumberman in ihe state rvould be able to iclentify his organization with the State Association, and to specify this fact by having on his business stationery "Member of the California Retail T.umberrnens' Association."
Mr. Robie then called on C)scar Miller. of the Knox Lumber Conrpany, Sacratnento, for information on local market conditions. \'Ir. N{iller saitl that this was a delicate question and that he had been trying to get this information himself for the past trvo or three months. It lvas his opinion that on entering the Nerv Year that Commons would harbor close to List. He said that Slash Grain Uppers
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Here is the A class in lumbering at the University of California studying the handling of lurnber at the Baypoint, California,,plant of the Coos Bay Lurnber Co.
In the backgroun<l are the large gantry cranes, and to the Ieft is a barge being loaded for Bay deliveries.
Members of this class rnake rveekly visits to lumber yards and wood-rvorking lllants in the San Francisco Bay region,
I never knerv u'hat "sparks" could do Until I read the ads. I'repared and published far ancl near By patent roofin' lads.
I never knerv horv "tongues of fire" A shingled roof could mar, :\nd yet ignore a neighbor roof Cornposed of rags and tar.
I never kneut hon' "leaping flames" Coultl leap-frog r:lorvn a street, I-eaving each pitch and paper roof Immaculatell' neat.
f never knerv horv hurnan brains Coulcl fizz, and seethe, and "burn," Until I sarv those anguished ads That o'er nry "safety" yearn.
And often in the eventicle Beneath rny shingled roof, I marvel at the stuff I read And cry aloud for "proof."
stndvirrg sal'nrills, storage, manufacturing, dry kilns, r.eneer nranrrfacture, creosoting and other impot'tant operations concerned in the handling or rlse of l'ood. The purpose of these visits is to supplernent class room lectures rvith practical contact rvith actual conditions.
Ah rvell, perhaps, in days to come Some patent loofin' lad Will dip his "bnrning pen" in truth And n'rite a "fireless" 1O. *. a.
WE CARRY A LARGE WHOLESALE STOCK AT OUR OAKLAND DIIiTRIBUTING YARDS WHICH ENABI FE US TO GIVE YOU PRO[UPT LOADING OF YARD AND SHED ITEMS IN BOTH REDWOOD AND FIR.
Our new DRY KILNS are now in operation and we have sufficient SHED CAPACITY to carry complete stocks for prompt shipments. Try us on SOFT OLD GROWTH YELLOW FIR CLEARS. we gqn ship in STRAIGHT or MIXED cARs immediately: DouGLAs FIR-REDWOOD-CEDARWHITE and SUGAR PINE-SPRUCE.
would be influenced to some extent by the demand for railroad material and that the market on Vertical Grain Uppers would take care of themselves. Ife reported that tie market on Shingles was weak.
Several of the lumber salesmen present, lvere then called 9l by Mr. Robie, for a report on the lumber market. J. O. Montgomery, representative of the Silver Falls Timbei Co., Stockton, said that as far as the mills were concerned. the present market was like the rnan who got in jail and coulcln't get out. He said that the manufactureis knerv that the lumber market rvas too low and they were trying to find means of getting better prices for their stock. - Hi looked for a good lumber demand after the first of the year.
O. L. Russum, of the Charles R. McCormick Lumbei Co.. said that he looked for a better market in 1924. He stated that some of the mills in the Northrvest 'were closing doln, and from information that he had received from their Portland and San Francisco office, the market price in the Northrvest was strengthening at the present time. Mr. Brewer, of the Redwood Manufacturers Co., Pittsburg, and A. O. Kelley, of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, stated that they looked for a stronger market and a good demand for lumber after the first of the ner,v year.
Earl White, Secretary of the Club, -then read his annual report and also talked on the financial condition of the Club, rvhich he shorved to be in very prosperous condition. 1\{r. ]Vhi_tg suggested that the same conditions regarding member_ship and dues be maintained during the ensuing year and that the reserve money on hand be held in the Sinking Fund.
President Robie then addressed the club on several matters of importance relating to the retail lumber dealer. He lugg-ested that the State Retail Association ought to have a Roofing Committee; he stated that they already had a Cement Committee, and owing to the methods of distribution
used by the Roofing concerns, he thought that the State Association could accomplish a great deal for the retail lumber dealers, by giving this matter consideration. He stated that there are too many jobbers handling Roofing, and their method of distribution is not good competition for the lumberman. He also said that the Club should give some attention to the methods employed in the distribution of Corrugated Iron. Mr. Robie said that he was offering these suggestions to the nerv officers of the club, so th4t sorne action regarding the distribution of Roofing and-drregated Iron could be taken up by the club after -the first of the year.
Oscar H. Miller, chairman of the norninating committee, reported that the committee rvas glad to announce the names of L. H. Chapman, manager of the Friend & Terry Lumber Co.. Sacramento, for President and I. E. Rrink. of the Diamond Match Co., Chico, for Secretary and Treasurer. The secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous vote for the election of Mr. Chapman and Mr. Brink.
Mr. Chapman, in accepting the position of President for the ensuing year, stated that his middle name was "'Work" and that he expected the club members as his lieutenants to give their able assistance during the coming year, as he hoped that the club would be able to accomplish some good constructive rvork. He said that he was going to give the matter of "Costs" considerable attention and that "Know your Costs of doing business" should be the slogan of the Club. IVIr. Chapman said that he had just returned from a two-lveeks' trip in Southern California, and while in the South he visited with many of the lumbermen there, to get their ideas ancl to find out rvhat cost system they were using in their business. He stated that in I.os Angeles, an expert is employed at a salary of $10,000.00 per annum to deterrnine just what it costs to bring lumber from the San
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Mr. C. Storvell Smith, Secretarl'-\'[anager of the California White & Sugar Pine Association, addressed the following letter to the edit<-rr of one of the Berkeley papers, concerning the recently enacted antiwooden shingle ordinance, passed in that cit,v.
Editor, Berkelev Gazette, Berkeiey, Calif.
Dear Sir:
I u'as considerably interested in the formal statement from Mayor Stringham appearing in the Gazette on Friday, December 7. Presumably he speaks as a private citizen and not as lnayor' since as mayor he could hardly be expected to express the judgment of the city ofificially on a matter of this kind.
In advising the citizens of Berkeley not to sign the initiative petitions now being circulated in favor of giving properly manufactured and properly laid shingles a square deal, the mavor uses precisely the same argument advanced before the council by the opponents of the present ordinance. This u,ould.seem to indicate that said opponents rvere not unreasonable in their request that the council hold up the ordinan"" ,.tiil uuthoritative tests could be made by unprejudiced experts to determine the relative inflammability of well made shingles as against the other Class C roof coverings now allorved.
The mayor states that the U. S. Bureau of Stan<lards is now making such tests and the results should be available rvithin a few months and that, in his opinion, it is unrvise to sign initiative petitions until these results are available. It rvould seern that the same argument applied at the time the council passed the present ordinance. Since it was then ignored, there appears to be no sound reason rvhy the citizens of Berkeley shoulcl not no$' use their own discretion in determining whetlter or not they approve the action of their representatives on the council as enclorsed publicly by the mayor.
The mayor states further that there was very little opposition to the action of the council except on the part of lumber companies and lttmber dealers.
I had the privilege of attending one meeting of the council rvhen this matter was tlP for consid-
eration and I recall particularly the very logical recommendations presented by Prof. Emanuel Fritz lvhich apparently had little effect. Prof. Fritz is teaching rvood technology at the Universitt- of California ancl is sttpposed to possess as much technical knorvledge about the properties and uses of wood as any rvitness before the council.
The fundamental cattse of the fire, namely conditions in the hills back of Berkeley as described by the Forestry officials, has received little consideration in the mayor's recommendation. It rvould be extremely difficult to find anybody, either expert or ordinary' citizen possessing reasonable common sense, rvho would not agree that under the conditions existing in the hills and the prevailing wind, the conflagration could not have been checked regardless of construction of the houses.
This letter is rvritten solely in the interest of fair play. It is true that the Association which I represent is composed of lumber manufacturers Lut the fifty odd mills comprising its mem'bership have never manufactured shingles and never intend to. On the other hand they are strong competitors of those mills that do manufacturc shingles. lfolt'ever, they are interested in seeing that wood products are not discriminated against in favor of other materials which have no more and sometimes less merit for a partieular use.
Very trulY Yours,
C. STOWELL SMITH, Secretary-Manager1000 Picccr 3 in. r 3 in. r 6 ft. Pointod Split Rcdwood Portr. t/zc cic\ F.O.B. cen FORTUNA. Gurrrn' tccd wci3ht l3l lbt.
I Crr No. 2 6 fcct Rcdwood Grapc Ste|rcr. $3000 M Piec,ct-Sft lbr. wcisht.
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URING L9Z3 there w€r€ 50% more Andersen'l7indow and Door Frames used than ever before. This shows how enthusiastic architects, conffactors and dealers are about a standard frame of '!7hite Pine that will eive lastinq satisfaction to the home owner. The support"of all clalses of builders has made Andersen Frames -the best known, and the Andersen frame factory the largest in the world.
1. Immediate delivery-no expensive delays 6. Accutacy gives smooth running waiting fot special frames. yet e:<cludes weather.
2. lZL sizes ready for evety purpose.
7. Modern machinery, methods and specialization lower costa at the factory; quicknees of assembly saves you time, labor and money on the job.
4. ? units rnatead of 5?. No small pars to be- 1' **::t9"-'l ty'l-',:l:"-'-T-lj|1 --, r. i - y. Wnlte rlne pre8erve3 Or{rnar aCCUraCy anq come losr or DroKen' givea continrious s€rvice-
5, No sortlng, meanrdng or refttlng. The com- 10. Made bv larsest exclusive gtaddard frame plete frame nailed up with pockets and manufaciurer.- The trade,mark fu absolute protection.
3. Delivered in two compact bundles plainly marked for size and easily handled. pulleys in place in ten minutes.
Andersen Lumber Company
Dcpt. AC-|. Bayport, Minnesota
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"A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hid."
"Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works."-Matthew v. l4-16.,
There you are !
One of the finest authorities for advertising your business that has ever been written. If Matthew had lived in this day and generation he would be one of the biggest booster! the advertising game could have.
If a dealer wants authority for advertising his business, for visualizing it, and for keeping it before the attention of his trade, grab these two splendid scriptural injunctions.
"A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hid." Certainly not. And a retail lumber business that is operated upon so high and intelligent a basis that it demands and commands the attention of the community, cannot be "hid" either.
"Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works." How is that for directions for running a retail lumber business? Let the folks in your town see YOUR good works, your good equipment, your good stocks, your good plals, and let them hear much of your good service, your good ideas, and of your good willingnesS to serve them.
You might use this one too: "And the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister." Doesn't that cover YOUR case? Isn't service YOUR real job? The giving of service is a sacred thing, not merely a theory.
This one isn't from the Bible, but it's the same spirit and essence: "He prospers most who serves best." IIe receives the most prosperity who gives the best service to OTHERS.
That's an absolutely true philosophy, but don't forget THIS fact: THE SERVICE MUST PRECEDE THE PROFIT.
The four quotations given above make a mighty fine foundation for starting a New Year of business, and starting it RIGHT.
I would like to add just one more to those four, as follows: HAVE A DEFINITE PLAN FOR EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, AND EVERY MONTH OF THE YbAR. Because the man who has a definite and intelligent plan, and follows it, has within his grasp a thread that will successfully lead him through the labyrinth of every business trouble.
Let's try these five THIS YEAR.
Elsewhere in this issue u'ill be found the statement that 1923 was a mighty good year for the lurnber industry. True enough. It WAS. But there is a dissenting vote to be cast regarding that opinion, and that comes from the Red Cedar Shingle Industry. I'm going to cast it myself, before someone beats me to it.
Talk about "seeing red" as they say in the melodramas. You should look over the balance sheets of the average Red Cedar Shingle manufacturer for 1923. I have had the opportunity on various occasions, and you see so much red that it leaves a glare in vour eyes.
And if you are looking for material for a "sob stuff" story, I knorv nothing purer than the plant of the shingle manufacturer. I've heard 'em. If all the things I've seen are O. K. ar-rd if all the stories I'r'e heard are true, Uncle Sam will have to look elsewhere than to the Red Cedar Shingle industry for income to pay expenses with during the ensuing year.
For the past trvelve months the only financial question the shingle folks have continually asked one another is"Ho1v much are you losing?"
(Understand, I take a little salt rvith all this stuff, because I've seen men turn out big rich in this game who complained continually for fifteen years about how rotten things were. One day last summer I lunched with a gang of shingle manufacturers in a shingle city of the Northwest, and they got talking about the shingle situation. By the time they had been at it trventy minutes they were so worked up over it, and so sorry for themselves that they were almost in tears. One of them remarked that he actually envied the fellow that ran the cigar store on the corner. And the rest of them honestly and earnestly indorsed the sentiment. No foolin'. And every man in the crowd was rich, and every clollar they had carne from the shingle industry. Every nickle. So of course, I was ungentlemanly and unsentimental enough to recall that fact to their minds, and stopped the sobbing. Anyway, they wanted it understood that 1923 was hopeless and horrible, even if they HAD picked up a stray dime or two in years gone by.)
And 1923 WAS a bad-a MIGHTY bad-vear for Red
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Aboat Our Sitho Soruce
The Pacific Spruce Corporation of Toledo, Oregon, is the world's greateat producer of Sitka.Spruce Iumben This doee not mean that we are excluaively a rpruce mill, for half of our output consictg of old growth Yellow Fir and Western Hemlock, two woods which we want you to keep in mind, alwaya, when placing your orders with ur.
Thir cornpany will remain the greateat producer of rpruce Iumber aa long ae it operater, for half of the ctanding timber tributary to Yaquina Bay, on which the mill ir located, coneistr of thic marvelous wood, from which we manufacture a product of ruperior quality and in a quantity sufrcient to fill all your needs.
Sitka Spruce outrivals the fir in grandeur and cize. The entire stand is ripe for the harvect, which meana that the lumber cut from it is perfect in all thoae qualitier which lumber, intended for interior finish, factory stock, bevel siding, and mouldings, should posaeaa. It is light and soft, free from defects of all kinds, takes paint, varnirh, and rtain perfectly.
In your next order to the C. D. Johnson Lumber Company, the exclusive selling agent of the Pacific Spruce Corporation, include a carload of Sitka Spruce bevel siding. You will like it, /our customera will like it, and it will make you money.
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Cedar Shingles. With the high price of logs and labor, and the weak and fluttering sl,ingle market that plevailed throughout the year from the first of January until the last of December, there r.vas not much to smile about. I believe most shingle makers DID lose money through the year.
Let's let it go at that. Let's not rub salt into old sores. We can't bring back 1923. None of the sl-ringle folks r,vant
Simple, isn't it? It rerninds rne of the baseball fans r,vho 'rvere arguing about Babe Ruth, one for and one against him. "Shaw," said one "Babe Ruth ain't got nothing but a full sr,ving with a bat." "No," replied the other, "and Rockefeller ain't got nothing but a billion dollars."
Because these are mighty hard trees, these three named above, for the shingle industry to climb. They don't look like they OUGHT TO BE, but experience tells us that-
to. As the speaker said: "My past is dark, my present is doubtful, but my future is bright, so let's talk about my future." So it is with the shingle industry. Let's get its past behi4d it, ancl its futnre ahead, and see if rve can't find some sunsl.rine,
There are just exactly three things that the shingle folks need to do. Nothing new about this. They are the same things that they have ALWAYS needed to do. 1924 will bring prosperity to the shingle industry in direct proportion to the way in which they accomplish these three things. And the-y are:
MAKE BETTER SHINGLES
so far as the shingle folks are 66nqs1nsd-they ARE. Other industries l-rave climbed them easily, delightedly, and successfully. But to the eyes of the shingle men they apparently look like greased poles that reach the sky.
In the first place there are too doggoned many people in the Red Cedar Shingle industry who make poor shingles, but who don't rvant their toes stepped on in an effort to save the industry. Let's talk sense about that.
Red Cedar Shingles should be sold for what they ARE. Good shingles should be shou'n, sold, and charged for in
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There is nothing that cannot be done in 1924 by the man who is earnest enough, optimistic enough, and has vision andcourage enough.
When New Year carne this little man He tried to write a rhyme, To send his friends-to wish them joyAnd happiness sublime. His heart was filled with kindnees And he tried to tell them that, But his poetry just fizzled, And his rhymes were mighty fat. But this he knew, he wished them all Prosperity and health, And happiness-confsntrnsntFar greater than all wealth. So he just sat down and grabbed his pen -And quit his rhyming l6tienBut said to all the folks he loved With heart filled with srnetien-
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proportion to their QUALITY. And poor shingles should be sold for poor shingles. AS poor shingles, for poor shingle PURPOSES, and at poor shingle PRICES. They slrould be laid on the good olcl barrel head and appraised at their VALIJE. The shingle industry has been engaged entirely too long in trying to protect the fellow who hasn't the timber or the equipment to make quality shingles, by trying to sell his stuff on a par rvith the better shingles.
It's a wrong system, and you can't make it right. Let each shingle stand on its orvn feet, be shor.vn and sold and used for what it is fitted for, and at the proportionate price that its quality recommends.
Let shingles be sold by men who know what they are trying to sell, and let them show their wares. Let the consumer know the difference between the various kinds of shingles, and let him krrorv the truth concerning the comparitive costs and VALUES of quality shingles and poor shingles.
There hadn't ought to be a retail lumber yard in America rvithout a display of shingles of the various grades and , kinds and rvith figures attached to shorv the interested builder the facts concerning eacl-r.
Accomplish TIJAT, and you have saved the shingle industry.
I know a Texas dealer who has a small section of roof covered with each grade of shingles he carries in stock, and also with some lower grade shingles rvhich he NEVER carries in stock. This section is so arranged that when a visitor wants to talk shingles, the dealer can adjust the sec-
tion of roof at just the angle so that the eye of the customer sees the length and thickness of the various ROOFS rvhich he offers for sale, and then this dealer proceeds, with the roofs for a demonstration, and his facts and figures for a selling talk, to shorv the customer what a fool he rvould be to buy anything but the quality shingle rooi.
If I were a Moses appointed to lead the shingle people out of the wilderness, some how, sorne way, I would get into every retail yard that sells shingles, a visualization of r that kind. No objection to selling the poor shingle if the crlstomer r,vants it, but let him be shown and told the huge difference in value and the small difference in cost FIRST, and then let him take his choice.
Bureaus and men and efforts to DEFEND shingles are all right and doing good work; but let me leave THIS for my New Year Shingle Text, friends of mine:
A SHINGLE WELL SOLD NEEDS D-N LITTLE DEFENSE.
To correct the use of local and frequently confusing or contradictory common names for tree species, a committee composed of members of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, has been at work for some time endeavoring to standardize these terms. The committee, headed by George B. Sud'worth, a recognized authority on tree species and author of lumerous bulletins on forest trees, has just completed the task of going over the entite list of tree species of the United States to decide I upon standard common names to be used in all Forest Service publications. The committee's final report is expected to be readl' before the first of the year.
BRING
THIS IS THE WISH THAT WE SEND TO THE LUMBER TRADE OF CALIFORNIA.
REMEMBER:
Two ladies of the neighborhood had come to call on a newcomer, and were met at the door by a very little girlie, who ushered them into the living room, asked them to be seated, told them that Mama would be down at once, and who then sat down gravely to entertain them in the meantime. They looked her over, and she looked about five years of age.
One of them said to the other, guardedly: "She's not very p-r-e-t-t-y is she?"
And promptly the little girl cut in: "No, she's not very p-r-e-t-t-y but she's awful s-m-a-r-t."
The J. D. l{alstead Lumber Company, at N'Iesa, Arizona, likes us. He says, "We think your paper tl-re 'BEST LU}IlSItR PAPER YET.'Monev rvell spent."
"Now listen" said Father tersely, "I've done nothing but answer questions for you all evening. Now I'm only going to answer one more question, and then you're going to bed, and I'm going to read in peace. Now what do you want to ask?"
"Just this" said ten year old Johnnie: "Supposing you and Ma hadn't married each other. but had each one married someone else, and each of those couples had a boy. Now, which of those boys would I be, and who would the other one be, and what relation would we be to each other, and if so, why?"
The Michigan California l.umber Company has decidecl to start the mill and factory January lOth for the 1924 season, instead of remaining closed for tl-re usual six-week period during the rvinter months. This is orving to an increased contract for ser-eral rrillion rnore feet of lumber.
i\'lr. Sarn Ii. l3ztrr, t-ith rnain ofrhces at Nerv York, large distributors of harcls'ood flooring, and hardrvood lumber. has been in Southern California for some tirne, and has just left there to return to Nerv York, going r.ia Philadelphia, lvhere he maintains a branch office.
While in Los Angeles, i\{r. I3arr nracle arrangerrrents {or Southern California offices for his company, these rvill be in charge of N{r. S. L. Ilelknap, formerly of Nerv C)rleans.
This company clistriltrrtes an elrormous cluantitv of harclu'oods, this year their sales rvill rtln close to thirty rrillion feet. They orr'n the Kentncky Flooring Cornpany, at Winchester, Kentuckr', aud also control the Huclson llarclrvood Flooring Conrpany, at Mernphis. The Kentuck-r'mill turns out the rvell l<nor,r'n line of "O. K." flooring, and thermanufacture floorir.rg onl-v. A \Iernphis they rlake tl're "Htldson" llr-ancl floolir.rs, this mill also specializirrg orr flooring onlv.
IIr. Otis Ii. Johnson, \rice I)resicient of the Union Lumber Company. spent a n.eek rvith the l-os Anseles force recently.
While in the south. Ilr. Jol.rnson \\'as in conferetrce n'ith \'l r. ll. r\. (iooclrich. Los ,\ngeles rranager {or the Unior.r I.umber Co.
Mr. IJarr is ar.r old har-rd at the harchvood garne, having entered the business in 1904, and having been engaged in the line every since. They rvill handle lumber ancl flooring of every clescription at the nerv branih, and rvill have a dependable supply to offer the tracle in this district.
I\{r. Belknap is rvell knorvn in California. He came to Los Angeles about a year ago, har.ing been engaged in the rvlrolesale l>usiness at Nerv Orleans prior to this move. FIe s'as the presiclent of the S. L. Relknap Lumber & Export Corrrlranr'. of Nel- Or'leans.
The Central Lunrber Cotnpany, that live organization at Compton, rrnder the r.nanagernent of X'Ir. J. E. Smith, has just conrpletecl a fine nel. finish shecl at their plant, and lrar.e also built a ner.r' fence arouncl the establishn-rent. This companv has acc;rrirecl an aclditional piece of ground, across the street frorn their present site. ancl 'lvill use this space for expansion of the bnsiness.
\''icker's T-imited oi Llanada, builders of airplanes for the Ilritish governrnent. have place<l an or<ler rvith the L. A' Lumber Prodttcts Courpany for a clttantity of Graham Island sprrlce. u'hich is to be shipl>ecl this rveek to \{ontreal from the !ocal plant.
ATLAS BOARD is used for all jobs you associate with higher priced wall boards. Nothing better f or walls and ceilings-for clothes closets, work rooms, etc. Easy to apply and gives immediate and lasting satisfaction. ATLAS BOARD is fibre-sized and prim-dipped-Will not warp, crack, buckle or chip. .Takes beautiful finishes. Popular for new jobs or for remodeling. Big repeat business.
If you can handle ATLAS BOARD in carload lots you can easily build a big wall board business supplying dealers in your territory. Complete advertising co-operatio.n-circulars, letters, local newspaper advertising, etc. Every local lumber yard is a waiting prospect, for ATLAS BOARD costs lcr, gives more profit and sells quicker. \Arrite or wire at once for full particulars.
Wm. F. 'Iierney, Los Angeles manager for the Northwestern I\'futual Fire Association, rvas killed accidentally, on the evening of lriday December 21st.
The accident is as yet unexplained; NIr. Tierney was alone in his private office, he had just completed a conference with a fellorv official, in an adjoining office, and had gone into th'e other room, presumably to get his hat. A few minutes later, oflicers came to the offices rvith the information that a man had fallen from the rvindorv. He fell six stories to the roof of the next building, his body going through the roof into the store belorv.
He had been suffering for some time 'ivith a neuralgic pain in his head, and it is the opinion of his fello'lv workers that he had gone to the rvindorv and had opened it for air, and had over balanced himself.
William Tierney, called l3ill by those that knerv him u'ell, lvas thirty-trvo years old. He has been connected with the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, since he lvas fi{teen, going u'ith them in the capacity of an office boy, in Seattle. He is survivecl by a rvife, and three children.
His body rvill be taken to Seattle for burial.
Burbank Lumber Company are opening up a new yarcl on the Ventura highrvay. This rnakes three yards for this enterprising firm, the second vard having recently been established on Slauson avenue.
HAMMOND LUMB[R
Up in Fresno the Valley Lumber Company, that live organization headed by N{r. F. Dean Prescott, has made a host of additional friends. and at the same time has beeir the recipient of considerable favorable publicity from a Christmas stunt.
They l>ought, and gave to everyone that sent in the coupon, a fine Christmas tree, rvith the compliments of the Valley Lumber Company. In addition to six thousand of the trees that they gave for homes, they also pres: ented each church in Fresno with a large one, trr be used at the usual Holiday ceremonies.
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1\[r. Prescott sent an attractive couDon card to his customers and prospects, with a space piovicled for the nanre and address of the recipient of the gift. The card was arranged in this manner i This stub to be retained in Main Office at the time of r-alidation.
card was an attractive circular. exof the card. in verse. fine idea of Dean Prescotts.
R. 0. lYilson lumhr Company
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WE ARE BUILDING AN. OTHER BIG HARDWOOD MILL IN EAST TEXAS. WE ALREADY HAVE THE BIGGEST MILL IN THE STATE. BOTH FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE WE ARE CALIFORNIA'S BEST SOURCE OF HARD. WOOD SUPPLY.
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You can Rely or; Products. You Can Rely On Kirby Service. You Can Rely On Kirby Dependability.
'[-he lumbertnen of San Iirancisco are shol'ing nruch interest in the Lumbermen's Golf Tournar.nent, rvhich u'ill get tunder rvay after the first of the 1'ear, and present indications are that there rvill be a.large numlter of cornpetitors out for the prizes.
Dave Painter, of the liruit Grorvers' Supply Co., chairman ol'the Golf Comnrittee, has sent out notices to the lumlternren golfers advising that the applications for entry tvill ciose on Decen.rber 24. Games rvill be olaved one afternoorr a u,eek on the various courses arorrncl fn"-n"y District, antl playing on a different foursome evely rveek, each entry will have an opportunity to test his skill against all the other entries. The initiation fee is five dollar:s and will lte rrse,:l to purchase prizes and any other necessary expenses that r1lay arlse.
Last u.inters Golf Tournament, rvhich u,as participatecl irr by the White and Sugar Pine manufacturers and u'holesalers, was such a srlccess that it rvas decidecl to repeat the tournament again this rvinter and to inclucle any lumberman in San l.-rancisco that lvoulcl like to uarticioate. There are sorne crack golfers anlon[I the lrrrulrei'meu .lf the San Francisco District, ancl u,itl-r all tl.rese "cracks" lined up, the prizes rvill be spiriteclly contestecl for.
The pictures above shorv on the left, I.red Palmer. of the Frederic Palrner Company, San Tirancisco, clistributors of California White and Sugar .['ir.re, rvho n,on the grand first prize in last year's tonrnament. Frecl is one of the most enthusiastic lun-rbermen golfqrs in the state; he is a good golfer, and lvill be on the links in the coming tournament to deferrcl his honors. Dar-e Painter, of the Fruit Grorvers' Srrpply Con.r1:any, San Francisco, is the gentlernan in the cerrter. arrtl he is the chairman of the cornmittee arrangir-rg
for the tourrrament. On the right, is F-rarrk }Iurph_r-, of the tr. S. N{urphy Lurnlter Co., San Francisco, arrd the runrlerup in last 1,-ears tournar.rlent. Frank is one o{ the "high lights" in San Francisco golf<lom, and the Boys rvho comltetecl against hirn in tl.re last tournarnent, say that he plays a rvhale of a game of golf.
'fhe committee arranging for the approaching tournament 'rvill consist of f)ave Painter. Chainnan. Cl. Storvell Smith. 'l'heo<lore Lerch, and Frecl Palmer.
There is as much difterence between merchandising and j u st "running a 5tatd" a s there is between having religion and just "going to church".
The u'orst forest fire State in the Union. This in brief is California's National Forest fire record f.or 1923, according to report of the U. S. Forest Service headquarters in this city, just made public.
More fires rvere started in the natiorral Forests of the Golden State this season than during any year since 1917. Out of the total of. 1,367 fires that occurred, nearly 50 per cent resulted from lightning; the remainder being due to human carelessness, and were, therefore, preventable. Of the man-caused fires, tobacco smokers started 358 or 50 per cent, and campers 117 or 16 per cent. Railroads, brush-burners, lumbering and incendiarism accottntecl for the rest.
The total area burned over b1' fires 'rvithin the National Forests was 173,257 acres, of rvhich 145,437 actres were Government land, and 26,8N acres private holdings. The Forest Service spent more than $100.00O irr extinguishing these conflagrations.
In the Angeles, Santa Barbara and Cleveland Forests of southern California there rvere 191 fires which destroved the tree and brush growth on I27,430 acres. All but 10,000 acres of this total resulted largely from two big fires in the Santa Barbara National Forest; the other southern forests experiencing an extremely favorable fire season.
In northern California the Plumas National Forest with 224 fires holds first place, followed by the Shasta Forest with 154 fires, Lassen Forest, 127 fires, and the Klamath Forest with 103 fires. The Trinity Forest had26 incendiarl fires, and the Plumas 16; the total of fires on all National Forests due to incendiarism numbering 76. The greatest damage by fire in the northern part of the State occurred on the California Forest rvhere n,643 acres were swept by flames. The Mono National Forest, on the east slope of the Sierras, had only 6 fires which burned over 33 acres.
Eighty-six per cent of all fires that started in the National Forests rvere extinguished by forest rangers and co-
You can bank on this-Pioneer Roofings and Shingles always $ive perfect satisfaction.
operators before they had covered an area of more than l0 acres each. Forest officers also handled 152 larv enforcement cases against violators of the State and Federal fire laws, and have secnred convictions, to date, in 120 cases.
"There is little for Californians to be proucl of in this record," said District Forester Paul G. Redington. "\Vhile there has been a slight decrease in the total ntrrnber of man-caused fires in the National Forests, there has also been a startling increase in the conflagrations directir' chargeable to users of tobacco. The "tailormade" cigarette and the unextinguished match still continue to be the greatest enemies of our magnificent forests. It is surprising, also to note the number of fires started by careless
the woods, and require visitors rvho desire to build fires to use only designated camping and picnic grounds. The Forest Service norv requires that everyone rvho intends to build a fire in a National Forest secure a camp-fire permit, on the back of rvhich are specific rules in regard to the use of fire in the woods. Rut even this system does not give us complete immunity against conflagrations started by careless campers.
"The Forest Service rvoulcl regret exceedingly," said N'Ir. Redington, "to have to issue orders restricting the public use of our National Forests which cover the greater part of the mountain regions of the State and constitute a most
campers, especially in vieu' of the intensive educatiotral campaign that has been u'aged these many years b1' the Forest Service, State Forester and other agencies througlrout the State.
"IJncle Satn is a long suffering indiviclual," cotrtiutted the District Forester, "but there is no question that unless there is a marked change, as regards fires, in the attitude and actions of the public that use the National Forests as a summer vacation land. lve shall be obliged to periodically close certain popttlar recreation forests, rvhere there is a big fire hazard,, to all forms of picnic and camp fires. In other localities u'e mav have to place a ban ou srnoking in
popular playgronnd. But if such action is taken, the public rvill only have itself to blame. One thing is certain-we have got to reduce the number of man-caused fires, and if educational rnethods fail to produce the desired results'the Government is prepared to take more stringent measures. I arn confident, however, that with an awakening public sentiment in regard to the needless destruction caused by forest fires, and the unclualified support of the press, educational institutions, commercial organizations, tvomen's clubs and citizens of the State. we shall be able to successfully solve the fire problem which is so vital to the prosperity and rvell being of California.
If you feel that you would like to do business town-stay where you are and get busy ! in a better
1924! A new year. I upon your shoulder,s resl of sheltering the thousat ifornio.
This new population is : to stay. They must be hous come a great empire, it mus PERMANENT homes.
Your duty is to sell buil, permanence. Convince then ting highquality, durable mi ineH g,ving honest value to I
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Our duty is to provide i plant the multitude of che, widely sold.
You can honestly recor is rnade from the longest structed and processed esp weather conditions in Califo We honestly believe th money can buy---and we gu protection thanordinary roo
neu responsibility- - for of the great tash of newcomers to Cal' transient. They are here if California to befounded on substantial, on the idea of building for they profit rnost by putinto their buildings---
s most vital point---sell throughthe years.
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E WANT to do more than merely wish you a prosperout New Year. We want to help you make it prosperous! But about all we can do is supply you with roofing of the highest s13nd31dstand back of you with a guarantee-and tell your customers *hy they should buy a better quality of roofing. This we are doing - and for 1924 we pledge you better service than ever.
is the best roofing intee that it will give greater gs.
l{r. LeRoy H. Stanton, head o{ E. J. Stanton & Son, of Los Angeles, has just returned front a several u'eeks' trip through the east and south, rvhere he r.isited practically all of the important lumlter centers, and had the opportunity to tnake a close observation of business conditions in these sections.
Mr. Stantons trip rvas rnade, prirnarill', to place orclers for a large quantity of stock for his cornpany. E. J. Stanton is knorvn for the high grade of stock that they harrclle, they have made it a policy, since the inception of the lrusiness, to stock and sell nothing but the lletter grades of har'dr.voods, as well as California White and Sugar Pine.
On this recent trip, Mr. Stanton found a healthv bnsiness condition existing in the cities that he visited, -u'hich included Nerv York, lloston, Chicago, Louisville and other points. lle states that these sections har-e rvonclerful prospects for 1924, tbat the planing rnills, sash ancl door factories and retail yards are all looking ahead to a good r-ear.
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Mr. C. H. Griffen, Jr., secretary of the Horner T. Hayward Lumber Cornpany, says of the "California I-umber Merchant":
He stated that he took this opportunity of making observations and taking notes on the construction of some of the modern eastern estal>lishments, to give his company some good ideas for their nerv office buildings rvhich .n'ill be started abotrt the first of the year. These nerv buildings are to be designed to be the last rvord in office construction, and rvill give this company rvhat rvill be one of the most attractive establishments in the rvest.
The United States (]overnment granted a patent or.r Dec. 4th to Frank Creighton ancl Chas. J. Williarns. Jr., assigned to l\{oore Drv Kiln Company, for irnprovetnents is dry kiln for drying lurnber. Patent applies on a progressive kiln u'ith a graduated heating system. The advantages of this system, it is said, is that it gives properly balancecl temperature and humidity for correct seasoning of u'ood. The lumber enters at the green encl and is sultjected to a lorv ternperature and high humiditl', and it passes through gradual stages to a higher temperature and lotver humidity.
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the "I-umber NIerchant." hnd rvish you
This design of kilrr likeu'ise procluces a unifornr longitudinal circulatit.rn, u'hich rnakes it especiallv valuable in drying difficult n'ood.
Consider the Golfer, for he is the Son of 1oy, arrd the heart of his wife rejoiceth in him.
He requireth not to be awakened, but ariseth at darvn and arouseth the whole house.
\{ighty are his preparations, and there is much rushing about among the women to find his THINGS.
I{e swalloweth his breakfast rvithout complaint and fortifyeth himself at the font within his locker.
Optimism is his middle name; and in his bright lexicon there is no such rvord as "Rain."
I{is moods, his grouches, aud temperamentalism are known only to God and his caddie; and, in the open, rvhere it can do no harm, he bloweth off the carbon of his brain storms.
The "touch of liver" knorveth him not, and dyspepsia is a stranger to him.
The sun lighteth up his countenance, and his figure keepeth its beauty; ernbonpoint cometh not near hirn.
He lacketh not a topic for conversation, and concerning his score, the truth is not in him.
He preferreth a pleasant day ttnto a moonlit night, and a beautiful course ttuto a beautiful l\'oman.
And a smile of approval from his caddie he findeth more thrilling than the srnile of blonds and sirens.
For &ery man must have his {olly, tvhereon he li'orketh off the original sin rvithin him.
And some choose wine, and some tobacco, ancl some f irtation-
But the golfer exceedeth theur all in wisdom.
And no man can be both a good golfer, and a bad husband.-Helen Rowland.
The Lumberlnens Reciprocal Association, of Houston, Texas, an organization headed by Mr. George R. Christie, and writing an enormous amount of lumbermens and woodrvorkers cornpensation insurance, has invaded the Southern California field, by the opening of Los Angeles oflices, at 407 Fay Building.
This company, organized in 1917, is the largest company of its kind in the country. They specialize in, and write nothing but compensation insurance, for saw-mills, retail yards, planing mills and other industries having to do rvith the lumber and wood-working business.
Mr. Tad W. Jacobs, an old hand with the Lumbermens' Recoprocal Association, and lvell versed in the line, is to have charge of this new branch, and rvill call on the Southern California trade, in the interests'of his company.
Mr. Jacobs has been for some time past in the southern states, rvhere he was very successful in the placing of a considerable amount of business, and he predicts that this territorv rvill f ield a like amount.
Mr. Mark Lillard, Los Angeles rvholesaler of doors, is back at his desk after a weeks' illness.
Catlfornia Pattera Hemlock Round Edge Rabitted Siding. White River Qudity Red Ceder Shingler, Star A Star Pcrfesb. Sanded Finirh and Factory Stock.
nIr. S. C. Hooper, more familiarly knorvn as "Cy" ancl formerlv of Hooper & Smith, of I.os Angeles, has just returned from a three-r,veeks' trip to the Pacific Northn'est.
After January lst he will operate under the name of S. C. Hooper Lumber Cornpany and rvill lte locate<l at the otfices recentlv occrrpied by Hooper ct Srnith, (rl1 ancl 612 Central Building, arrci can be reachecl l-ry calling the same phone nrlr.nbers, Iletrt-rpolitan 0183, and 0184.
NIr. Hooper expects to carry [-ttmber business, specializing in Dorrglas liir, both rail and cargo.
on a general Wholesale Humboldt Redwood ancl
Los Angeles rvas visitecl last rveek, lrv trvo of British CoIumbia's $rell kno\vn lnmbermen, Mr. 1,. I'I. Stark, of the Canadian General Lrrmlter Company, of Toronto, and I\Ir. R. S. Platt, of the Vancouver Lun.rl;er Companv, of Toror-rto.
These gentlemen are on a six-rveeks' trip, taking in a goocl nrany points of interest. thel' r'isited Chicago, Neu' York, came rvest by 'ivay of the Grancl Canyon, and after a fen, clavs at San Francisco proceedecl home.
Ihe Fortieth Annual Convention of The Paraffine Corlpanies, Inc., rvhich closed at the Bellevue Hotel, San Francisco, December 21 after four days of conferences, brottght out three important points of general interest to salesmen and sales organizations. These points are: the success of .\rnerican products in foreign countries in competition u'ith foreign products, the importance of a one price policy, unifolm discount, and the ultimate srlccess of a rigid, fair clealing.
According to the report of foreign representatives, American products have l>ecome more ancl rnore popular in tl-re Orient, and in the last few years the prodttcts of Tlre Paraffine Companies-roofing in particular-l.ras left English an<l German roof proclncts far behincl it is saicl. Even Australia. an English possession, \Ialthoid Roofing is three fourths of the entire roofing sales. Atttornobiles and hardl'are are ahnost equal to this record, ancl American toilet preParations are well knon'n even in the tnore retttote sections.
The matter of a one price policv rrras thoroughly discussed, and the consensus of opinion \\'as that a mtttual benefit rvas derivecl frotr-r such a plau, botlt by' the manufacturer and the dealer. With the case of contplicatecl ancl varying discounts, a good cleal of troul:le \\'as encountered in the auditing and invoicing departments, and many errors \\'ere liable to happen, causing the goods to be delayed, prices
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to be misunderstoocl and friction to occur betvgeen the accounting and sales departments.
A rigid policy had the support of every member of the convention, and many points were brought up to support such a stand. Treating every buyer alike, makes for stability of sales and the long run pa)'s dividends in new accounts,
The convention rvas attended by 125 delegates from all parts of the United States. All divisions of the Company convened each morning, t,hile afternoons and evenings rvere taken up rvith departmental discussions. Prominent business men of San Francisco and rvell knolvn industrial figures of the Pacific Coast spoke before the gathering, and the convention u'as generally considered as being the most successful in the forty vears of The Paraffine Companies, Inc.. existence.
n'tr. C. D. LeN{aster, of Fresno, Snark of the lJniverse, has sent his compliments to the members of the order, in tl-re form of a handson.re folcler, containing the Code of llthics of the Orcler, ancl also a Nerv Years Greeting.
I'{r. I-eMaster, in the c'ard, sa1's, "C)t1r Inclustrv is Our Worlcl. We Helpecl to Create it and Will l{elp to Keep it on a Fligh Stanclard."
,,\rvake.! , No longer.write it "trventy three," Ilut take your last year's calender, you see, -.\nd throw away. Thus seek to hide Our errors, so you nevermore shall see.
I )rearning a horrid dream of culls piled high, I heard a voice within the wood yard cry; "Awake;- for while you sleep you cannot knorv l'he half you can accomplish r,vhen you trl ."
,\ncl, as big nen clestroyecl the peace of night I woke to find that it rvas broad daylight, Yet sleepily I turned again, but Ben Cried "Nay. au'ake !" and rang rvith all his might.
\-ainly berreath my pillows did I hide. -\s well attempt to stop Niagara's tide .\s Ben. Ah ! what a lesson does he teach ! He does his rvork-and will not be deniecl.
With many a yalvn I uprose from the hay, ,\nd to the office took my easy way. What odds if any customer HAD cotne ? Ii he \{UST have some lumber-rvhy, he'll stav.
Within n.ry dustv office I began
I\,[y morning lvork quite liesurely to plan There were no orders there, and so 'lhe latest "Lumber Merchant" I did scan.
What's this ? It says: "Fforv to find ottt the cost Of doing business. Have you gained or lost?"
How foolish does tbat seem to those who know; To us who Vears ago that bridge have crosseC.
What use to me to list rvhat I have sold ?
What use to rvrite a thing already cold ?
,\ shingle and a piece of marking chalk
Were good enough my take of sales to hold.
Fforv can these "nrles" nlore infornration lerr<l ? If I take in more rxoney tharr I spend I gain. I hardly knorv the facts today
But I n,ill knorv for sure at this I'ears encl.
.\h ! 'Irventy years ago trvete u'ell enon' To keep your records anvu,here or horv.
Dame Business full attention now demancls: Neglect or carelessness she u'on't allou'.
See ! Here is one lvho savs: "Goocl frien<l, arise, And tell of that which irr i'our yarcl norv lies."
Pooh, Pooh ! I've been here years. All men know me.
Wh1' tlrrou' arvay goorl coin to ADVIIRTISE?
Insure mv stock and sl.red? It is to smile. This torvn has had no fires in quite a u'l.rile. I'll pay no tribute, prenriurn, or tax. No fire insnrance agent gets rny pile.
Nou.. here's a graft. I{orv have thev got the nerve To say that buying books of plans rvill setve The dealer lvhen he gives the plans arvay Yet buys them first? .\ scolding they deserve.
I fail to see why any hrmbennan, Needs books like these, n'hen carpenters all carr, With sttrbby pencil, paper, and a rule Drarv rtp a good old-fashioned plan.
What's that? You say tl-rat lSrorvn has bought a From Jones, the fellolv in the other yard ? I will Find out rvhat made hitn turn his trade from me To Jones. 'fhis drop nrv cup cloth nearly fill.
"Oh, Mr. llrot'n I Good ntorning, So you bought Your house from sor.neone else? Why did ]fotr not Give ME a chance to sell you? I rvill bet I could have cttt the other price a lot."
FIe's gone. And I rviil sa1- that rvhat I heartl Just norv from Brot,n, helcl many a scathing rvor<l ()f censttre. Yet. to rvorcls of fttlsorne llraise For n.ry orvn goo<1, it u'as to lre preferred.
I had not kept hinr aye in n.rincl of me While Jones took to his hottse some plans to see. Jones helpecl the IJrorvns select the kind of HO\IE They rvanted, and the plans he gave thenl IIREE.
Jones told thern WH\l, ancl WIIERE, I{OW X{UCTI, and WHAT, And Jones impressed on them that it rvas NOT
So much his rvish to In seeing that what
SELL as to ASSIST thev DESIRED thev
to
It seerns there are a lot of things which I Could rvell have had this year, but passed them by. And some of them perhaps, I rvill not ttse Next year. And some perhaps, I'll never try.
IJut one or trvo goocl'things, not being rash, I'll urrdertake THIS year. Nor think it trash When told of scientific.salesmanship. Indeecl There's rnan)' a thing 1,'ll tlo to get tl.re cash.
No longer rvill I say that: "I sell rvoocl.. Cement and lumber, all of them are goocl And cheap." The public rvell knorvs that I clo, ,\ncl holcls it no great lvonder that I shottlcl.
Ancl I rvill do '"vhat other men have done, .,\t least, I'll start. That I should have begun Long, long ago, I know. But I will start TODAY, for that's the rvay, SUCCIISS is rvon.
are shown forty million feet of air dried Redwood uppers from which immediate shipment can be made of siding, finish, batens, mouldings, columns, etc.
H. E. VcfiIc,
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List of officers-San Joaquin Valley Dist. Year ending Sept. 9th, 1923:
H. E. Verble-l Vicegerent Snark.
E. M. Prescott-2 Senior FIoo-Hoo.
A. J. Lucas-3 Junior Hoo-Hoo.
P. N. Nordstrom-4 Bojum.
E. L. Smith-S Scrivenoter.
Martin D. Johnson--6 Jabberwock.
Cecil W. Bingham-7 Custocatian.
Earl J. Eyeman-_S Arcanoper.
R. W. Bagby-9 Gurdon.
SEVENTEEN KITTENS BITE THE DUST AT ANGELES CONCAT
Friday night, I)ecember 14th, was the date, not of the largest Concatenation by the l-os Angeles District, but the most unique and the most highly enjoyed. Dinner was served at the Los Angeles City Club, at 6 p. m. The members had been asked to shorv up at this place for dinner, and were told that the place of the Concat was to be kept secret until after the dinner.
Snark Rosenberg presided, there were no ceremonies, except the assessing of a fe'r.v fines to some of the boys over in-the corner who got a little noisy. Jimmie Chase passed out written instructions to the members, to proceed to
O. H. Bart. Saath,SnlaArc
Venice, to the "Palace of Fuh," rvhich had been leased by the Scrivenoter, C. J. I-aughlin.
This is an ideal place for such an affair. lL codltains numerous trick stunts, such as revolving barrels, moving stairrvays, long slides, etc., and the seventeen boys who went through this night surely knerv that the| were being initiated.
The ritual was capably handled by the following team:
Snark-H. L. Rosenberg.
Senior Hoo-Hoo-C. S. Estes.
Junior Hoo-Hoo-F. M. Connelly.
Arcanoper-Ted Lawrence.
Jabberwock-Berne S. Barker.
Boium-Sam T. Havtvard.
Cuitocation-Curtis -Williams' Scrivenoter-C. J. Laughlin.
Gurdon-Phil B. Hart.
These boys put on the rvork in fine shape, and they w-ere assisted in the Junior work by Clint Laughlin and Jim Chase.
Here is a list of the Kittens:
A. A. La'ivyer, Olson Lbr. Co., Alhambra.
I{. F. Anawalt, Jr., Anawalt Lbr. Co., Sawtelle'
E. T. Nelson. E. K. Wood Lbr. Co., L. A.
H. DeCah'in, C. Ganahl Lbr. Co., L. A.
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H. C. Wehlast, Hayward I br. & Inv. Co., L. A.
J. F. Tighe, Ou'ens Parks l-br. Co., L. A.
A. T. Ku-vkendall, Hipolito Screen Co., L. A.
F. H. Van l.eer, Cadwallader Gibson Co., I-. A.
R. A. Cole, Wheeler Osgood Co., L. A.
E. Steffenson, Osgood Lbr. Co., L. A.
C. L. Hacker, Hamrnond l-br. Co., L. A.
S. Dean, Osgood Lbr. Co., L. A.
F. C. Osgood, Osgood Lbr. Co., L. A.
T. W. Jacobs, Lumbermens Reciprocal Assn., L. A.
F. K. Gerstle, Flammond Lbr. Co., L. A.
I. F. Cou'an, Bemis & Cowan, L. A.
Ed. Cook, McCullough Fagan Lbr. Co., L. A.
Reinstatements:
G. R. Tully, L. A. Lbr. Products Co., L. A.
H. W. Brown, I.os Angeles.
W. N{. Brorvn, Hendrickson Lbr. Co.. L. A.
The Hoo-I{oo of Coos Bay, Oregon held a verv successful Concatenation at Marshfield, on the evening of Dece-ber l4th, at the North Bend Hotel, when ten Kittens u,ere initiated into the rnysteries of the order, and nine old Cats rvere reinstated.
Parson Peter A. Simpkin, of Santa Monica made the trir> to Marshfield to attend this affair, and he states that thi work was done in a fine manner. The lumbermen of this district met at ldncheon on this date, rvith Mr. Frank A. Rotrj presiding. Parson Simpkin addressed the meeting on "Intelligent Organization and the Program of HooHoo." A committee was appointed by Mr. Ron,e. to ap- point officers for a new club for the Coos Bay District. ancl to decide if the club rvill be a local Lumllerrriens Club or a
The Brininrtool Co. have pcrfected in their "SANA-ACOTE BLENDE" a 6nirh for two coatr for wallboard that ir unrurparcd for beauty and ecoaomy, giving a high grade wallpaper colored btendc efrect.
Sample pattern3 on wallboard witl bc gladly furnirhed on application.
That your wallboard ralcs will be increared by ahowing there ramplee har bcen proven by othcr dealen.
Hoo-Hoo Club. The Parson predicts that they rvill decide to a{filiate 'rvith Hoo-Hoo. and make it the fiist such club in the state of Oregon.
A fine team officiated at the evening Concat.
Here is the list of the kittens. Wm. Denman, chairman I3uilding Directors, Coos Bay Lbr. Co., S. F., Fred A. Warner, V. P. & Gen. Mgr. Coos Bay Lbr. Co., S. F., Fred W. Payne. Mgr. Western Lbr. Co., Marshfield; C. S. Kinnear, Supt. Westeln l,br. Co., I\{arshfield; Henry J. Leaf, Gen. Supt. Coos Bay Lbr. Co., Marshfield; W. W. Stout, Treas. Stout Lbr. Co., Marshfield; N. A. Busteruo, Asst. Mgr. Coos Bay I br. Co., North Bend; E. E. F'oss, Mgr. Prosplr I-br. Co., Prosper; E. A. Balderree, owner, Bald=erree Log- ging Co., Marshfield; T. M. Searles, Mgr. Marshfield Mill & I-ogging Co., Marshfield.
The Reinstatements were: A. T. Lagerstrom, Sec.-Treas. Lambert Pac. Lbr. Co.; Ben C)stlind, Pres. Coos Veneer & Box Co.; W. T. Conracl, Sec. Western W. Cedar Co.; A. P. Davis, Super. Pac. Lbr. Insp. Bur.; S. A. Foss, Acct. Stout Lbr. Co.; C. A. Bock, Gen. Mg.. Stout Lbr. Co.; W. Vaughan, Pres. Coos Bay Log. Co.; L. A. Simpson, Vice Pres. Coos Bay Log. Co.; W. C. Parker, Insp. C. C. Cedar Co.
- _ Iiighty-one members and guests of the Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9, divided into groups of. nine persons seated at nine tables, met at luncheon in the French Room of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, ol'r Thursday, December 13.
Orving to President R. A. Hiscox being in the North'ivest, the meeting rvas presided over by Vice-President J. Walter Kelly. After a short business session that consistecl of reports of the various committees and the introduction of the r.isiting Hoo-Hoo and guests, the meeting was turned over to Rod Hendrickson who acted as chairman.
l4uch humor and fun rvas evident among the gathering, rvhen a messenger boy entered the room in snappy fashion, paging Rod Hendrickson. R. F. Hammatt and Frank 'lrorver. "Rod's" n-ressage turned out to be a cal'rlegram frorn Tokio, 'ivhich read as follor'vs:
WHOLESALE LUMBER
6O7 Flatiron Bldg., San Francirco
Douglar o166
DouGLAs FIR
REDWOOD WHITE PINE
SUGAR PINE
REDWOOD SHINGLES
REDWOOD SPUT PRODUCTS
California Representativee
"Hon. Rodn.ran Hendrickson. San Francisco Lumlterman rvho cuts lurnlter ltut not prices.. In custody Hoo-Hoo Clulr No. 9, Palace Hotel, San Francisco."
"I have honor to infonn you that Japan n'ill continue to consunrption mrrch lumber in near also distant future. N.Iay I express hope that Los Angeles rvi1l not require all Pacifit Woods, but will leave some for my country, rvhich is suffering from effects of earthquakei. Hoping you are the same."
(Sigried) I. YEETA TA\,IATA.
hibit that was on clisplay in the luncheon room an(l which rvas attracting a great deal o{ attention from the lumbermen. The exhibit rvas designated "Berkeley Fire Facts" and rvas compiled by Charies Bird, of the Stockton Lumlter Co., oi Stockton. Through the efforts of Mr. Trorver, Mr. Bird shipped the exhibit to San Francisco so as to be on display at the luncheon and the Clult voted Mr. Bird a vote of thanks for his interesting exhibit.
Other speakers at the luncheon were R. F. Hammatt, of the California Red.ivood Association, r,vho spoke on the
"Rod" Heldrickson advisecl that Santa Claus l-ra6 Drom- Berkeley shingle situation and Dr. Dye, of Washington, ised to attend the luncheon, but orving to some unforseen D. C', who spoke on the housing conditions in Europe. circumstance, he rvas nnable to be present. Nine Christ- Jerryl Casey., of the Hart-Wood Lumber Co., San F ran-
nras gifts lvere distributed, one prize being gir-en to one per- cisc4f,'won'the "attendance prize, rvhich tvas a Gillette safety son at each of the nine tables. The gifts ranged from a r?qi.fr' Fted-tlo1mes, of the Holmes-Eureka Lurnber Co., rniniature "Spark Plug" of Barney Google farne, rvhich rvas trad'the h6ngr of paying the first club fine. Fred checkecl yyon by Walter Ward, to a miniature nursing bottle won by in latb Atrthe fneeting and to shon' that he was a good sport Theodore Lerch. he jusf.poplributed double the amount of the fine. The
After the reading of telegrams and the distribution of the finesulitl.go into a special fund for charitable.purposes. Christmas prizes, Rod }{endrickson introdgced Frank Durmg the luncheon and at other times during the enThompson, of Pasadena, rvho gave several intpresting reci-, .J-e;I4i9rpent, Bob Gehering, of the Hartt-lVood Lumber Co., tations of famous characters of fiction. "fiqftid lrrmber-jack orchestra of four pieces provided some ALRyan, prominent San Francisco realtor, and managel: wonderful. jazz mvsic. Everybody hopes that Boll's orol the Ryan Real Estate Company, entertainecl the paity 'bbestra",tvill appear often at the Club luncheons' rvith a large number of his magiiians trieks. Mr. hvaii ,;).,Fog4the excellent entertainment furnished by Mr. Frank sure did shou' his stuff and his slight-a-hand trlcks wgrjl.tl,fb@pson and Mr. Al Ryan, they rvere given a vote of over big. With assistance of NIr. Henry Taylafj'6{,.:thalrks by the Club.
rrver Drg. vvrln tne assrsfance or $rr. tlenfy Iaylo!
B.erkeley, _a,life,member of the lloo-Hoo "nO-,rtt4,gf i Jhe next meeting of the Club rvill be held on f)ecember 1!{tor; of.t}e -day, N{1. Ryan perl,orm_e_d one 6i'$ilp m5sg '27,'and Bert Dimrfrick, of the Dimmick I-umber Co., San difficult tricks but during the shuffle N{r. Tayfor; Francisco, rvill be the chairman of the day. e,xpensive scarf pi1 ; he r,vas rather surprised'w{iinr fir,, The committee that had charge of the December 13 meetRyan handed hirn his pin at the close of his perfonngdte.,, ! ing u,as made up of Rocl Hencirickson, I_loycl Harris, Boll Mr. Frank Trorver called attention to the instrrgfive e*- Giiring, Frank Troruer and It. F'. Hammatt.
Mr. C. E. Priest, of the Red River Lumber Company, and the Snark of the Westrvood Hoo-Hoo District, has written to "The California Lumber Merchant," giving some of the high lites of the recent Concatenation held at Westwood.
Mr. Priest says:
"I am sorry that you coutd not have been here to help out and enjoy the introduction of Hoo-Hoo to the Home of Paul Bunyan last month. It v'as a decided success, thanks to the untiring Parson; and the class put thru was of real Bunyanic size, about thirty-five.
In honor of one of the Kittens, one Bill Laughead, who is the author and artist of the Paul Bunyan stories. we had thought to make use of Paul Bunyan's cat Nina in the ceremonial but as to do so would require the use of a ladder and the floor of the auditorium being quite slick there was danger of the ladder slipping, we were afraid that in case such a thing should happen rve might lost a candidate, and therefore, gave up the idea.
It might be stated that Nina was, as far as is known, the original cat with the benign tail. It seems that if held straight up her tail reached above the trees and so in summer was apt to get sunburned and in winter frozen with.-rut the protection of the surrounding forest, and it was only by curling it she could keep it down within protection
of the trees. Paul found the curl further canvenient in hauling logs in from the rvoods after dark u'hen the horses had difficulty in seeing. Such times he lvould send Nina ahead, rvho could see in the dark, and fasten the lines thru the crook in the tail so the team could follorv her.
Paul never'said very much about his cat Nina since the time he took her to town to watch the circus parade and she mistook one of the elephants for a morlse walking backrvards. It cost Paul pretty near all of his season's Javings to square himself with the circus owner for the loss of the elephant, which made him pretty sore at Nina.
If you doubt this, please do not doubt my best w'ishes for your success and prosperity during the coming New Year."
E IFTY-THREE years aso l' built this Catholic school California. It is now being
Metnber s California Reduood A,ssociation
Retailers in ihe Golden State placed, rvith our \{ember l\Iills, orders for 7,000,000 feet more Redrvood than 'rvas placed, {rom the same source, in 1922.
They receivecl from the Redwood mills Shipments of 15,0C0,000 feet n.iore than rvas received in 1922.
And the average California retail lumberman now has less Redwood on hancl, unsold, than he had on Januarl* 1 a year ago.
'fhese facts indicate rather conclusively that 1923 has been at leasi a reasonably good year'for the California retail dealer.
Naturally, thcn, the same of California Redrvood.
true for the manufacturers
Association statistics, covering the first eleven months of. 1923, reveal the following:
Redwood Production, 15 mills-460,514 M Ft. B. I\{.
Redwood Shiprnents 15 mills-431,757 M Ft. B. M.
Theoretically, 29,000,000 feet of Redrvood has been accumulated in the rnill yards.
But the difference betrveen theorv and actual practice is
illustrated by the fact that rve have been unable to find a yard with sufficient lumber in piles to warrant t\e U. S. Forest Products Laboratory in carrying out some of its desired air-drying experimental work.
What, then, ol1924?
Indications point to a good year-for the Redwood dealer and the Redwood manufacturer.
Dolbeer & Carson's new mill at Eureka rvill be in operation. Little River's output has been greatly increased. Other Redrvood mills har'.e increased their output by installation of nerv equipment and by additional shifts, dry kiln capacities have been enlarged very greatly, and the Redwood manufacturers are on their toes and "rarin' to go" the limit to meet the requirements of California's retail trade.
And we, in the Association, hope to do our part, r.vhich is to assist the retail dealer if, rvhen, and as he rvants merchandising assistance. Only by so doing can we assist our members, for their success depends upon the success of the retail yard handling Redrvood.
Manufacturers of Douglas Fir and Port Orford Cedar.
Sawmills, Marshfield, Oregon.
Distributing Plant, - Bay Point.
We sell anything in softwoods that the California dealer desires.
White Pine, Douglas Fir, Redwood, Cedar and Redwood Shingles, Split Redwood Posts, Ties and Stakes.
Our connections arc the best, atd ue git)e the best possible seroice.
Sure, this world is full of troublesI ain't said it ain't.
Lord, I've had enough and double Reason for complaint; Rain and storm have come to fret me Skies are often gray; Thorns and brambles have beset me On the road-but say ! Ain't it fine today?
What's the use of always weepin' Making trouble last?
What's the use of always keepin' Thinkin' of the past?
Each must have his tribulationWater with his wine:
Life, it ain't no celebration, Trouble-I've had mineBut today is fine.
-James Whitcomb Riley.It is an undisputed fact that great slrms are every year being diverted from building channels to other directions by the artful use of publicity by folks having other things to sell. Then, can there be any doubt but that the way to hold this business is by using at least as clever and forceful publicity FOR buildings ?
The man who hasn't realized that one of the greatest assets to a successful business career today is the art of making and keeping friends, has missed one of the biggest and most important thoughts in this think that we call living.
Two friends attending the theatre were unable to get the rift of the play due to the loud whispering of a woman sitting behind them.
Finally one of the distracted ones turned round and in an even, unruffiled voice said: "Madame, won't you kindly stop talking until after this act? They are making so much noise no the stage that I can't hear a word you say."
1"aqhss-('If a farmer sold 1,470 bushels of wheat for $1.17 per bushel, what would he get?"
Pupil-"An automobile."
Hordes of autos now remind us We should build our roads to stay, And departing leave behind us Roads that will not wash away.
When our children pay the mortgage Fathers made to haul their loads, They'll not have to ask the question, "flere's the bonds, but where's the roads ?"
Two dear old ladies were listening to a band concert in the public square, and after a certain selection they were debating who it's composer was. One said it was from "Faust," and the other knew it was from "Carmen." To make sure one of them walked over and looked at a little wooden sign near the band stand, and coming back she said:
"We were both wrong. It's a Refrain from Spitting."
Our large and diversified stock enables ue to give unusual service even on the most varied and difficult orders.
Completing the process of manufacture-from rags to roofing-The Pioneer Paper Company has announced the opening of its enlarged plant, located in the heart of the Vernon industrial district, Los Angeles, which was built at a cost in excess of $1,250,000 in order to keep pace with the ever increasing demands for prepared roofings, slate surfaced shingles, insulating and waterproofing papers and deadening felts, manufactured by The Pioneer Paper Compan.
The new felt mill, asphalt refineries and roofing plant are located on'eight acresr adjoining the ten acre original factory, making a total of eighteen acres of building and equipment for this company, *'hich 35 years ago began operations in a small shed and a single employee.
The completed plant, makes it possible for The Pioneer Paper Company to control the entire process of manufacturing its products, from the rags to the completed roofings and building papers. The new felt mill, which has a capacity of 1,800,000 sqtlare feet of compressed felt per day,
has the latest types of machinery and the other equipment installed in the plant, placing the new factory in the front rank of roofing manufacturers in the United States.
In 1888, The Pioneer Paper Company rvas founded in [.os Angeles by Willis G. Hunt, its present president and active head. At that time, the concern was a jobbing house for roll rvrapping paper. A few years later, the scope of activity was enlarged and The Pioneer Paper Company, rvith one small machine, began the manufacture of pfepared roofing.
Today, the concern supplies the United States west of the Rockies with its product, and also has a largd export business with Australia, China, Japan, Java, India. Alaska and both Central and South America.
In addition to the roll roofings and slate surfaced shingles, ' it manufactures a complete line of rvaterproofins and insulating papers, deadening felts and chip board products.
H. M. Eichelberger is secretary and treasurer of the company and William Henry, vice president and general manager.
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Pedro l{arbor ar,d lay it dorvn on the iob. }Ie also referred to the excellent cost system used bv the millmen of Southern California. \{r. Chapman said that the lumber inclrrstry in the State rvas grou'ing by leaps and borrnds, ancl that this phase of the work regarding "Costs" had been neglected in the past.
I. E. Brink, the neu' Secretarv and Treasttrer, rvas theu callecl on for a fel, remarks. He saicl that he .w;as glad to accept the ap1>ointment, would give the nerv President his l>est assistance, s'ould see that the members receivecl their notices, and hoped that he u,ould l>e able to fill the drrties of the office as successfully as his predecessor, NIr. Earl White.
Jarnes Hall, of the Spaulding Logging Co., San F'rancisco; P. N{. Novbryum, of the Novl;rvum I-trmber Co.. Rio I-incla, and J. N|' Montgomerv, Sih'er Falls Tinrber Co. Stocktor.r, were admittecl to membership in the Club.
1 At the conclusior.r of the business nreeting, George Cornlvall. in behalf of the Cluh members. presented ]Tr. Rohie frvith a beauti{ul trunk and complete carnping outfit, anrl
\/\fr. \Vhite rvith an excellent pair of golfing gloves. as an t appreciation of the hard u'ork an<l excellent services that they gave the Club cluring their terrns of oflice. Both NIr. Robie and Mr. White, responCed and thanked the Club for their excellent remeurbrances.
The meeting then adjourned until January 19.
Those rvho attendcd the nreeting \l'ere:
E. T. Robie, Auburn Lurnber Co., Auburrr.
Earl Ii. White, California Door Co., Folsorn.
\,{'. O. Baker, Hendrickson L,rrmber Co.. Sacrarnento.
E. S. McBride, Davis Lurrber Co., f)avi-".
H. T. Fuller, Fuller Lumber Co.. Lodi.
J. P. Brerver, Redrvood l\Ianufacturers Co., Pittsburg.
F. ll. Conrrer. Sacraurento Lrrmber Co.. Sacrarnento.
A. O. Kelley, Santa Fe Ltrmber Co., San Francisco.
A. W, Morris, Morris Lumber Co., Eugene.
G. C. Cornrvall, The Timberman. Portland.
J. S. Spellman, Superior Lumber Co., Sacramento.
Curtis H. Cutler, Cutler Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento.
\ r. D. Thomas, W. D. 'Ihon.ras Wholesale Co., Sacramento.
George C. (iearr', W. D. Thomas Wholesale Co., Sacrarnento.
O. L. Russum, Chas. R. McCormick l-umber Co. Stockton.
L. H. Chapman, Frier.rd & Terry, Sacrarnento.
O. H. I\{iller, Knox Lumber Co., Sacramento.
J. i\I. NIontg'omery, Silver Falls Timber Co., Stockton.
S. E. Brink, The Diamond l\{atch Co.. Chico.
A. I\'I. I-ang, Newcastle I-rrrnbei Co., Nelvcastle.
J. E. I\Iartin, "The Cali{ornia Lumber Merchant," San F'rancisco.
llr. J. S. Conyers, of Cando, North Dakota, and San I)iego, Califorrria, clied on December l6th, at Waukesha. Wis.
For rnanv 1'ears in the lurnber business, in the rvest, ancl also in the Dakotas, 1\Ir. Conyers was one of the best knolr,'n. and admired of lumbermen, of the older school. His son. Nfr. Roll Conl'ers. nranager of the Chula Vista Lrrmlter Yarcll Chrrla \riita, rvill cair.l. on the business at that point.
Not the biggest, but one of the best pro6t makers for the coming year are the Cabot's Stained Creo-Kured Shingles.
Quick turn over, a good margin, prompt de'liverieg the minimum of trouble and expense to you means more money in the bank as net profits at the end of the year.
Check this up with us. You will 6nd other lurnber -dealers are profiting , by handling Cabot's Stained Creo-Kured Shingles. Manufactured by
Gradually we begin to appreciate and enjoy the teachings of successful leaders, even though the process is slow. These leaders become worthy because they took advantage of the possibilities that were before them'that controlled their existence, acts and habits for their own benefit and the benefit of others.
For your. own sake, remember that whatever you do in the way of honest work you do first of all for yourself. There is no kind of. work that can fail to make you a better man and more successful if you work at it honbstly and loyally. The man content, is an enthusiast and optimist, an admirable combination, does his best work and devotes his energies to that which is worth while.
To study hard, think quietly, act frankly and talk gently, always sincerely isrto lead a life of self control, a life that is worth while, a life that leads to something and helps forward the improvement of the human race. To live in contentment means to realize the fullest possibilities of life. Train your mind through your work. Study the lives of those who have succeeded. Then you will more clearly understand, that they did whatever they did as well as they could.
The way of a human being in the midst of life is like that of a ship on the o_cean. -lff-tg up your mind, that in your own way at least, shall be controlled by the
I t Mr. M. H. McCall, Los Angeles manager for the Western f/ Retail Lumbermens Association, exDresses his gratification
over the great amount of enthusiasm that is being shorvn by It their members, for the coming Institute, to be held by their Association, at the Biltrnore l{otel, Los Angeles, February lSth to 23rd.
From ten states they are receiving inquiries, indicating a record attendance. It is estimated that well over three thousand people will be attracted to Los Angeles by this event.
The Los Angeles Committee on Arrangements, composed of six men from various of the Southern California lumber institntions are meeting weekly, to perfect the entertainment arrangements, and they report satisfactory progress with their plans.
Mr. O. A. Spear, of the Smoot Lumber Company, Provo, Utah, is president of the association, and Mr. A. L. Porter, of Spokane, is secretary and manager.
Bill Woods, of the Coos Bay Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned after a three-weeks' business trip to the company's mill operations at Marshfield, Oregon. He reports that the Coos'Bay lumber operators are all looking towards the new year with optimism. After spending a few days in the San Francisco of6ce, he left for Chico with his family, to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives.
rudder of conscience and learn from passing ships a lesson of use in your own life. It is harder to beat against the wind and many men have had hard struggles to steer themselves to a good port in the face of an adverse start, a hard beginning or inclinations difficult to overcome.
Think of the things that are wrong and of the possibilities of righting them. Take inventory of your own weaknesses and imperfections, as a man thinks he grows. Brain, like muscles, need well planned exercise. There is no limit to its possible results. There is power in the brain of every man to do greater good if he will only develop that power.
The world needs honest, conscientious men and women, able to do good work themselves. In order to improve things, to do the good that you can, then begin by improving yourself. Your hardest effort may fail to reach a definite goal but honest work will, however, make it impossible for you to become a failure.
You can and will achieve self respect and success as you are endowed and at least become abler men and women which brings the desired measure of happiness and lights the way to further progress.
C. J. WILLIAMS, Jr.NEW ORI-EANS, Dec. 20.-Approximately trvo billion feet of lumber will be consumed this vear bv the automobile industry of the United States in'its various departments, according to a revised report of the automobile industrv's lumber requirements made by Rodney E. Browne, director of market research of the Southern Pine Association and just made public by H. C. Berckes, Secretary-Manager. It was stated in a trade extension report made earlier in the year that 2,750,ffi automobiles rvould be produged in 1923. This estimate, however, has been found to be considerably under the actual production, for up to December l, the number of cars manufactured is greatly in excess of that quantity. It is norv conservatively estimated that the production figures lor 1923 u'ill reach 3,400,000 cars, of thi5 number, approximately 37 per cent being closed cars. In addition, the production of trucks rvill aggregate 4O0,000.
Washington, I)ec. 17.-The first legislative result of nine rr.ronths of rvork lrv the Senate Select Committee on Reforestation r"'as the introdttction cin Satr-rrday, b1- Senator )IcNary, its cirairtnan, of a bill that is intendecl to provicle the founclation of a general American forestry policl The bill is essentialll' of the fift)'-fifty national and state cooirerative class, lrttt unlike the existing Weeks' 1a'r'r'. its lrrovisions are not coufined to the n'atersheds of navigal>le stream s.
'Ihe Secretary tlf Agriculture is <lirected, in cool>eration rvith state officials ancl other agencies, to reccomtnencl s1'stems of forest fire prevention ancl sttpllression for each forest region of the United States, rl'ith a view to the protection of forests and u'ater resources; and the continuotts irrodnction of tinrlrer on lands chiefly suitable for that purI)ose.
The appropriatiou of $2,500,000 is authorized for purposes of preliminary investigation ancl administrative cooperation l,i[h the states. The federal government is not to spend more for these purposes in each state than the state itself appropriates, except for investigation. Participation of the siates in federal aid is clependent upon their having systems and practices of forest fire prevention and suppression, that are fairly efiective.
A special study of the relation of taxation to forest perpetuation ancl the drafting of favorable local taxation ia*i ir directecl. Other sections provide for cooperative l'ork in the distriltution of forest-tree seeds and plans to be used in reforestation or afforestation, $100,000 being authorized for tl-rat purPose.
Another $100,000 is authorized for cooperative work in aclvising and assisting farmers in establishing and keeping rrp rvoo<l lots, shelter belts, wind breaks, etc.
The Weeks' larv of March 1, 1911, is to be amended so that the Secretary of Agriculture may have authority to recommend to the National Forest Reservation Commission purchases of forested and cutover lands within the rvateriheds of navigable streams. The Secretary of Agriculture is also authorized to accept on behalf of the United States gifts of land for forestry purposes; and he is authorizecl to determine the location of public lands valuable for stream flow protection or timber production which can be economically idrninistered as parts of the national forests. Acting on such advice the National Forest Reservation Comrriission may recommend to the President to add such lands to existing. national forests. The President is authorized to establish as national forests or parts thereof any lands within government reservations other than national parks, monuments and Indian Reservations, rvhich in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary nbw administering such lands, are suitable for forest grolvrng.
Senator l\{cNary introduced the bill not so much as a firral expression of the judgment of the Select Committee as to get a generally acceptable definite proposal, before it as a rvorking basis. It is likely tl-rat the committee's report of the risults of its investigation will be submitted to ihe Senate at the same time that it reports the committee bill. Senator McNary said today that he believed that the Select Committee rvould report the bill out about the first of the year, and that it u'ould have an excellent prospect of passirrg both hotrses.
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Voluminous reports of 1923 Clean Up and Pa.int Up.campaigns are few elements.in this world of ours which bring such large received from communities throughout California by the njti"-nat results ".. i.*-"* of paint. Improved property always means headquarters of the National ctein up and Paint -up campiign F c.; &td.;d; -r]rJ irr"i" ;s no &eape, 'way to improve one,s Bureau, 3713 Washington Ave., St. Lbuis, have been .t"una 6y h.1--g!"gr-iit";'ii,. i,i,ii.iii;;;;ip;i;;.""
Executive secretarv R. w. nnierson to greatly "*...1 "ii pr"- "Hoi."i'-aie-;;i h;-... Take a shack, paint it and clean it. vious results from lhe Pacific io"J- '-' The reports show that it wasn't a "week" or a month., but a l"v-.r d"ilv r".rifiie-of roui irra"d.uJilo"'"ia you have a home. ccontinuous campaign in the Golden state. The reports inaliate -lBr.ivtfri"s.';t;;-;!, put into it makes a better home. But :li,t- jh:-31t^,:1-glic^" has become a full fledged- rival oi th" no matter what its dimensions it *iri-l*"ys remain a bare :9.,t"9 ..1*,!"ianl .in..point of. achievements,.and that Clean Up house withouath; two factors.,'--'--^ *"J anq rarnt up actrvltres have Drought enthuslasm to a high pitch 'The,Venice-Vanguard-hailed the campaign with an editorial in communities throughout california ^, _ -" , admonition *rri.rr -ri"i.a-th;i-,.ii;:;;;;"ir'u.g.d to action in ,.t?l'j.::?o::S:010,.u.'_l;il",ed entire editions or many pages ;;;i;;;,i'plii-'t;'ig',ir, 'iiiJ rfiJi''il"'orter .that Venice may thc aid of material .u""iiJ[ ,. .)E ^ face the winter months witir bv National cl"r" ufplt:dn tO Fl --\ _ _ -]__ r .pi"[ira s,pan appearance. 8""'J"',;T"t"?;X?""'o*Xt1 |#^
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*i,#:*q*.ilqt,"il:[ of which were full page and newspapers were in the news and editori:
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For example the Er Herald of Fiesno publisl;;'"i;;;'ci;"'" G'i""i ffi INIIIIil ffi 3:d-l::l'-:".r-irtelJagiep! !'YvIvLPqllt",""',"|i.f,"itt|ffil[||lilililrulffi|||l||l||nNIl||||||l||ill|ffi$ryp?,l9-t,.Tll-"Jio''s,.u'g"dih" Paint Up edition, in wt urgedtire;;".irpJrii't"i"'t WffiryHKffi$ffiil llllllllf|f \ll, !,";;1,x?,',':tg'd,11'I the protection of heiltl u;;;ili;;1l"jii1-'::p".", lF// lPry'f,Sg--qlilnuuor " l#gt-t\ lll ^si:,",'il--."'x:1^oj_-_heusins up-i"iir"iiir,;.'Sii.i.'clJ'j V-I%\lL\5-7- ltruffi;# ',l*i.tj:':: EishtLraseswerE a?.,i".,;-1r,"-H;i;',"#1 n n%ffiffi;.r/ s/-*s24zu lilflgi!,ili.{il,h ,. __"A 'Clean up' withr 'r"int ii;-;i "[r..l"ii'1"'"u1 ltffi,ffilfiJt/>/ r.r
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more conspicuous af 'clean up'-but because the ffi/ - e ' a p"iii'a'i"'i"1:'":;:ii:,#;i
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"The New York cit partment of health, in m€ntrng on one of th ''1"'!!"s u'one "'T'4lj
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this is viewed, it cannr be regard.ed-L "i-"iJ"'uiIIlf fiGlttt"-[.r.^;o,';dto-";il6d'j|[e'il[ilffi1?4 *r", ^"/j ,..1:.19t"9:^^:* sL rrrsoruru as an exceuent ll w.-.,u-E
what paint would iccomp_ plan., certainlv.realth oifr- | I lish in establishing cleanli_ crals long ago enlisted the co- | I ness, sanitation, and Ereater operatioi -;i ih;";;j";:,;'i; f f Ereater il'lh#iT,.,il"'l,i--+:lt f l
(Dearers Name Here) *Fi,jJ"nli_'F.:'jifi; ot.tuDerculosis in. New York ll i"r-'?r,.litr"Iii.,i"ii iJ,fi: Lrtv' tor example. th" .9": ll i;G ;;; permanent residents nrr+h6h+ ^t L^^Lr- r partment of health has relied lJ :,",:""'::..""'u4's'r rcsrsenrs :ai{{t:"ji91,!;';:.;"" cir scrubbing, painting,and kalsomining gan: "Make rhem want to Live t" 3i,i*'Tij,ltl,Yg$ bv the sloto make premises safe foi-".* t"r"?tJ. -As-the St. Louis ReI rhe van_N,uys News in a.'clean uo',,rrrrJ,rtit"t!ft"n,, editoriallv publican remarks. ''e ""igiltotrrio?"iil"t'has. cleaned up and recommended ihe liberal use of paint,,, to make Van Nuys more painted up is a better .pne i" *r,i"r, to tirr". piirrt m.t es foi a;;ti;ir.* -;;OO; other Califo.ri" -r"*.p"pers which gave self-respect and iustifiabte-prid.;-;--'- -' " '. ^ - "". ":-.-. '"- attractivi ioi iiiiaeitial purposes.
The Santa Monica outlool in-an editorial tl-ej yp the-National ulgoiour.eiito.i"i'r'rpport to the.Clean Up and paint Up cam- clean Up and Paint up-C"-l1ign;ii{-ld. Natiinal Fire Pre- paign in their respectrve communrtres were the calexico chron- vention campaign, and-B.ettei H--om.es campaign. iclelthe i;lr;r_ a;i;.N";r:-th"-Ei-a;;tio'-i..r., the Heraldsburg
"Preventing fires, cleaning up- and--paintins-and better homes Trib!l;, tr1e-i;gi,!il Enterprise, the awtsonvile pajaronian, ,are certainlv closelv allied. We all-want "better homes. We the Bialto R""".i-;h; Grass Valley Union. tir" p"i"r"*"'t";;;:
'want them cleaner and fresher and by all means *. do ttoi ttr. Cii[ir.v-c."ii!i, the r os_ Angeles Times, the vallejo News, want them menaced bv the grcat ravagir-fire. tne fortuna g;"";-'.na the La j-"ir"-f""iii"r.
"And paint never hurt anything yet, if properly applied. There irre Criin up ."a-e"int Up campaign in san Francisco, say,
the refrort,, constitutes a book in itself. San Francisco news. ?,aper.s, including the Chronicle, the Examiner, the Bulletin, ar f tne Journat, cooperated energetically to make the campaign a succiss. Health I'as stressed-, and bne of the featuies' oi opening of the ca.moaign, was the sacrifice of -a pet rat, which tor many. years had been the property of a prominent club y,?,T-T.of.the city, who wished to set "n "*".ripl. i; ih"-;;i Killrng teature ot the campaign. ;.i . Organizations which worked in the San Francisco campaigi included City^and Count_y Federation of--Women's Ci"b;;-;f,; Lnamber ot Lommerce, the Advertising Club, the Down iown Association, the Improve_ment Clubs, Ca'[ifornians, i"..,-iria oifr"i ctvrc and commercial bodies.
-The.Army and Navy, the police and firc departments, the Board of Public Works, the-publif schools. the Bof Scouts, ifr" -Cn-ii*." and Japa.nese colonics, the paint and varnijh establishments and ottrer Dodres were represented in a Clean Up and paint Up parade. -_r.n..tg, was a larger.psychology involvcd in the Clean Up and I"tTt..Uq.campaign-than that of mere tidy streets, Or. b. M. r<astall, Manager of the. advertising campaign of Californians, tnc., ls quoted€s sa1-ing in ..San Francisco Business," the officiai organ ot the Chamber of Commerce.
"Beauty and color lviil be tremendous assets to San Francisco at a time when the campaign of Californian., 1n"., l, ;ttr;;ii;; multitudes of visitors from-all parts of the U'iied-Si;i;;I'h;
Washington, Dec. 2O.-John W. Blodgett, of Grand Rapids, Mich., president of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, today gave unqualified endorsement of the Administration's tax reduction program.
Mr. _Blodgett, as spokesman lor the lumber industry, wrote Secretary of the Treasury Mellon that the lumber industry is squarely behind him in his plan. Mr. Blodgett said adoption by Congress of the Mellon tax proposats wifl mean greater prosperity.
"Reduction of the tax rates on earned income is simply a matter of equity," Mr. Blodgett said. "There can be no question that the Government as a matter tice must lorver the levies nou' iqrposed earns by his labor.
"Lower taxes on earned incomes would ings of those of moderate incomes, rvith
of common juson what a man increase the savthe result that neces-
more money rn'ould be put into circulation. More money would be available for home building and for other necessary development. L,c4rr s.rrccrs ano. nlgnways, Dut lt wlll generate the forces maKe tor achlevlng thc utmost beauty f or San Francisco_a "Lorverirrg of the high surtax ltrackets sity to trade ancl industry. pltysical^appearance that rvill be cornmeirsuratc with th; ;;;1""t things God and Natrrre have bestorved upon th" b;;k_.J;i;; at our door.
said. "The "'l'he campaigrr will not on11. make us think in terms of clean s-treets a nd h ighways, but it will generate the f orces that it will generate forces that
"This campaign will make us think of these thirrgs.,'
Mr. G. A. Kramer. sales manager of the Redrvood Manufacturers ConrpanJ-, of Pittsbuig, spent several days in Lo.s Angeles recentlr','rvhere he n'is in conference rvitfi the Southern California representatir-es of the companv.
"N'Ioney is norv held out of investments in commercial enterprises because of the .high srlrtaxes. Wealth has sought refuge quite naturally in the tax exempt security field. That rvealth is not'not' ar.ailable to aid and stimtiIate legitimate industrial activity.
"Railroad transportation is perhaps more vitally affected by this tendencl. of investors to diyert their money into tax free boncls of states and municipalities. If Congress lowers the surtax rates it rn'ill remove one of the chief impediments
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For intcrior trim and ."bir."t work it cannot bc rurpared-Inrurer bcauty, pGrmanence, and durebility{ortr very littlc morc than toft woodr-l\Ic own end opelrete our rnillr in the Philippinc lrlrndr oficring thc dcelcr a dependeble rupply.
Here's hoping that 1s24 brings # # you much j"v und prosneritY.
This message comes from our
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to progress in the transportation and other large industries.
"Larger investments of money in the basic industries of the country rvill mean greater employment and greater prosperity.
"Larger investment in the railroad indttstry zrntl other legitimate industries is necessary to keep pace rvith the cduntry's growth and needs. That is not likely so long as capital is driven into tax free securities by the present prohibitive surtax rates."
Mr. Blodgett said the lumber inclustry is keenlv alive ttr the national necessity that no'iv exists for rernoval of ttnnecessary handicaps rtnder which the railroads are compelled to operate. He believed that stronger financial support for the railroads, and extensiou of their facilities to meet the requirements of industry rvottlcl follou' as a natural consequence if Congtess reduces the srrrtax rates, and thus render investment in railroacl secttrities more attractive to those with capital to invest.
Mr. Rlodgett said that another {actor that cliscourages investment in railroacl securities is the constant agitation lly certain grotlps for an extension of the Government's regttlatory powers over the carriers. \'tr' Rlodgett said that Congre.ss shorrlcl reject all legislative llrollosals clesigned
that rvould have a rtrinous effect upon the credit of the railroads or the efliciency of their service.
In his letter to Secretary Mellon, voicing the opinion of representative lumbermen from all parts of the United States,.who are directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, Mr. Blodgett said:
"At the quarterly meeting of the Directors of the National I-umber Manufacturers' Association a resolution commending the 'Mellon policies,''as set forth in your recent report and approved by the President, were enthusiastically ancl unanimorrsly endorsed.
"Every sbction of the United States is represented in this Association and all recognize the enormous value of your service to the nation.
"You have met all obligations; you have reduced the national debt; you have made our dollar the standard of value the rvorld qver. Yott now propose to continue this good work and at the same time materially reduce the tax burden of our people. I{amilton in the earlv days and you of todav r,vill always be held in grateful remer.nllrance.
"In the name of one of the great industries of the United States and at the request of its directors, the National Luml>er Manttfacturers' Association expresses to you its appreciation of your courage, ability and devotion."
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With the old timey lumber dealer, serYice lumber leaves the yard. With the modern ant, that's when seraice actually begins.
stops when the building Merch-
EARL HOFFMA]I G0.
M"y Christmas be marred by no sorrow and may the New Year dawn on you bright with promise, is our sincere wish for you and yours.
Los Angeler
Manufacturcrr-Wholeralen Millr at Raynond, wartrln*on-Eureke (Humboh County), crlifdtrir
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%I Market Street
Sen Fnnciroo, C,alif. Telephonc Kamy 326
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MILIS&FACTORIES
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JUST ONE OF THE MANY FEATURES THAT IS MAKING JOHN W. KOEHL & SON FAMOUS FOR SERVICE, IS OUR ABILITY TO GIVE QUICK ACTION ON ORDERS FORC.C. STOCK.
WE CARRY IN STOCK AT ALL TIMES, ANDHAVE OUR FAC. TORY CONSTANTLY MANUFACTURING LARGE QUANTITIES OF ONE PANEL C. C. DOORS AND SASH; IN ALL STOCK SIZES, FROM | -0x2-0 TO 4-0x4-0.
AND WE CARRY ONE OF THE LARGEST STOCKS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: OF DOORS, SASH, CASEMENTS, WINDO'WS, FRONT DOORS, ETC.
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votecl to l>e the policy bt tt-te Board to treai all tirnber usecl in construction on San Francisco's tvater front to prolong its Iife ancl Engineer White u'as instrtrcted accordingly. Formerl_y tinrber used for construction purposes has beer-r used rvithout this treatrnent, the practise resulting in clrv rot ancl the replaceing of tirnlters every ferv years. The 1'ear 1923 also rnacle big denrancls for creosotecl
structures insure durabilitv, are cheaper than other rnaterials and yet insure permanence, they are easy to maintain, and in case of changes they can be made rvith less expense and u'ith greater ease than cenlent and concrete. Cali{ornia is nou' using many bridges built of treated wood and the road building authorities are reporting excellent results from the use of creosotecl clouglas fir timbers ancl piling.
Chas. R. NIcCormick, President of tl-re St. Flelens Creosoting Co., u'hich is a subsidiary company of Chas. 'R. NlcCormick & Co., speaking on rvood preservation states that this branch of the lumber industry has a great futnre. Where rvood is used for outdoor purposes and susceptilrle to decay through exposrlre to moistttre and climate ciranges, together rvith other external influences, he says there is an increasing demancl for treated rvood products. The other officers of the company are: E. H. N'[eyer, VicePresident, S. 1\{. Hauptman, Treasurer, and H. B. Beckett, Secretary. The St. Helens operations are ttnder, the management of Clyde Osborne.
Creosoted Douglas Fir Bridge, Monterey structural timbers for briclges, trestles, culverts, etc. Creo:soted dottglas fir structural timbers are an ideal rvood for ihighrva-v l>ridges and trestles and this type of a bridge is .coming into prominence more each vear. Such treated
The La Mesa Heights Lumber Store, believes in the methods employed by other merchandising outfits, in the efforts made to move stock, and to call attention to the advantageous prices named by their company. Here is a sample of what they do in this line, this being a copy of a circular that they sent out recently, to the contractors and home owners in their district.
EL CAJON BOULEVARD AND MURRAY ROAD
P. O. Addren, R. F. D. No. l, Sen Diego
BARGAINS FOR CASH
by uring material from "Thc Htr. Storc." You will 6nd thc bert buyr to bc had at clore hand. No more will it bc necertrfy to rend away to thc big cities to get Building Material et popular pricer.
At rll timcr you will find big valucr for thc dollar you havc laid away for the derired improvementr and building.
You will find ua alwayr ready and willing to hclp you with any of your conrtruction problemr. Try ur.
"ACORN" BRAND OAK FLOORING ir cary to identify becauce it fu TRADE MARKED on ev€ry bundle. It is tmiform in grading, dimenrionr, and milling. Sold and guarante€d by relieble dealen ever5rwhere.
It givec SATISFACTION SPECIFY,,ACllRI{"
c0sTS t{0 MoRE
DISTRTBUTORS
By this decision all ftve patents in suit now stand valid and infringed. tohn Schumacher and toseph Schumacher nou permit Buttonlath Manufacturing Com"pany, Defendant, to manufacture Buttonlath on a royalty basis under one Schumacher process pclenl.
In a sweeping decision, following over three years of litigation, the United Stateg Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sustains the last of five of the most important basic patents held by John Schumacher and Joseph E. Schumacher of the Schumacher Wall Board Co. and finds them all to have been infringed by the defendant, the Buttonlath Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of Peters Wall Board and Buttonlath. This decision greatly broadens the effect of the lower Court decision.
' The Buttonlath Manufacturing Company has been granted by John Schumacher and Joseph E. Schumacher, the owners of the Schumacher patents, a license to manufacture Buttonlath-a Plaster Lath-under Schumacher patents on a royalty basis provided each piece of Buttonlath is duly stamped with the words: "This board is manufactured under a license from John Schumacher and Joseph E. Schumacher in accordance with their patent dated March 21, 1916."
Warning is hereby given to all innocent investors to put money into enterprises which infringe on any the many Schumacher patents.
No Wall Board license has been granted, therefore the
' manufactured of Peters Wall Board has been discontinued by the Buttonlath Manufacturing Co.
Since this decision the Buttonlath Manufacturing Company, now having purchased a license under one important Schumacher process patent, are enlarging their plant and greatly increasing their output of Buttonlath.
So that the public may know that the rights of the Schumacher patents will be upheld, we give notic that all violators and inf ringers of our many patents will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
LOOK FOR THE WORDS: "This board is manufactured under a license from John Schumacher and Joseph E. Schumacher in accordance with their patent."
This means that products bearing such a license notice are the best attainable and are the result of the years of experience and knowledge enjoyed by the Schumachers, and that no makeshifts are resorted to in order to attemDt to avoid infringement
Schumacher Wall Board is manufactured under Schumacher patents and has had the best of the knowledge and experience of the Schumachers and such improve- ments are protected by apparatus.and patents and is the best Wall Board obtainable. Look for the name of Schumacher.
H. M. Cochran
Having been requested by your Association to deliver at this meeting an address on the lumber industry, I 'rvould like to deliver this in such form as will be of general interest to you as Purchasing Agents.
As those of you present are familiar with the species and kinds of wood which are nsed in the various industries which you represent, I will not take up your time by going into the description of the various species, etc.
Based upon the number of rvage earners and also upon wages paid, the lumber industry group, including lumber and its remanufacturers, stands third in the list of the great industrial groups.
Taking into consideration the capital invested, the lumber group is fifth in the list.
The amount of lumber consumed in the United States and exported, reached the peak of 46,000,000,000 feet in the year 1906. Since then there has been a gradual decline. In 1922 the consumption and exportation were estimated at 35,000,000,000 feet. That rvould be a shrinkage, as I'ou rvill note of 11,000,000,000 feet in the consumption of lumber used.
The States producing the largest amount of lumber are:
Segregating this into regions to give you an idea of the location of production, the lumber production by regions in percentages of total United States production is:
Rocky Nlountain States
Of this grouping Washington and Oregon produced 26 per cent of the total United States lumber production for the year 1920.
The exportation of lumber is nearly a constant figure. It does not vary much from two billion feet per annum. It rvas slightly in ixcess of that amount one or irvo years and for a lJng period of time has been in excess of one billion feet.
In the year 7922, the United States exported 1,532.000,000 feet of lumber, rvhich rvas about 4.4 per cent of the production of the country.
In the year 1913,, 2,550,000,000 feet was exported, or 5.8 per cent of the production. This u'as the peak of exporta- tion. The exports have not exceeded this amorrnt since the year 1913.
Sometimes a per capita consumption of lumber is considered and rve grasp that more readily than rve do lillions of feet, rvhich are rather large amounts.
In the year 1909, the per capita consumption of lumber in the United States amounted to 485 feet; in the year 1920, the per capita use of lumber in the United States rvas 313 feet.
Consumption of lumber and distribution of same for railroad, industrial, agricultural and other uses, will orobably
and export of the year rxJ7, 46,000,000,000 feet, and deduct the export 2,000,0m,000 feet, it would leave for home consumption 44.000,000.000 feet. Deducting 5,000,000,000 feet for use as cross' ties and an equal quantity for other railroad uses, including the use for box,cars., fences, buildings, bridge .ll'ork, etc., making a total of 10,000,000,000 feet.
Would leave for use in industrial, agricultural and home building work 34,000,000.000 feet.
Since the years 1906 and 1907, there has been a gradual reduction in the consumption of lumber in the United States; in 1920, the consumption being 33,800,000,000 feet, exports deductible.
If we deduct from this 33,800,000,000 feet, for export l,550,000,000 feet, it would leave 32,250,000,000 feet. Deduct from this for railroad work 10,000,000,000 feet, rvould leave for other general :uses 22,250,000,000 feet, as against 34,000.000.000 feet in 1907.
- (The use of lumber in railroad work is nearly a constant figure as is also the amount exported nearly a constant figure.)
The housing problem at this time is not only serious in this country, but it is also a serious problem todav in every civilized country in the rvorld. The balance of the world has more need of lumber at this time than it has had for many years. Russia is practically out of commission as an export -country. Prior to the World War Russia exported about 50 per cent of the rvorld's imports of lumber; i large amount of this going into Europe and other countries thlt we have never been very successful in exporting to from this country.
The Japanese market is'undoubtedly of interest to the lumber industry and it also would affect the policv of the Purchasing Agents. The Japanese market has been importing from the llnited States about 40,000,000 feet per rnonth, or a total of less than 500,000,000 feet per annum-.
Their additional requirements, due to the earthquake and fire may be in excess of 100,0@,000 feet per month or l,-
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200,000,000 feet per annum, or a total requirement in excess of 1,700,000,000 feet per annum.
These emergency requirements have been variottsly estimatecl at from one billion to three and three-quarters billion fe6t of lumber for replacement work. Preliminary estimates take a very 'lvide range and until they get more data as to the amount of rebuilding, and make up their program tor the same. there rvill be considerable variance in these estimates.
Japan has been in the custom of ordering large sizes of salvn lumber, and also logs and flitches, these being remanufactured in Japan for general use; the remanufacture taking place either in a central location, or in some cases on the job where the lumber is used.
An effort rvill be made to induce the Japanese bttvers to order a larger variety of sizes so as to enable us to ship them a larger range of our production, thereby increasing their facilities for building more rapidly.
Expoits of lumber to Japan will be afiected by the facilities of acquiring tonnage for the movement of this volume of lumber, and also by the port facilities of Japan to handle this increased volume of lumber, in addition to the regular volume of business lvhich they will be called upon to take care of.
In considering their facilities for taking care of this volume of lumber, we might take into consideration, as a matter of comparison, the port of Los Angeles, which is and has been for'a long period, the largest lumber port in the world. This port, for more than a generation. has been increasing its facilities for receiving and shipping lumber. Yet, at some periods last year when they were receiving approximately 100,000,000 feet of lumber per month, it rvas almost impossible to keep the dock space clear and forward the lumber from the dock as rapidly as requiied. During this year, the amount of lumber handled at this port has been increased to an amount in excess of 100,000,000 feet per month, and this volume is being well taken care of, but only by using every fpcility they have to the utmost. In taking into consideration these facilities, we should remember that it has taken years to build them up to the state of efficiency which they have at this time.
Consldering the port facilities of Japan, and the damage rvhich has been done in Japan, it would seem that it might tax their capacity to handle an aclditional 100,000.000 feet of lumber per month, in addition to the present volume, rvhich they are importing, and in addition to the regular volume of business. If they are able to consume, and il we are able to furnish them an additional amount of 1,200,000,000 feet of lumber per annum, it would require about 3 per cent of our total lumber production, based on the year 1922, to take care of the increased demand.
The latest advice regarding exports of lumber to Japan is that the amounts shipped for the balance of the current year u'ill not be largely in excess of the amount which has been shipped earlier in the year, which, for the last six months' period average about 40,000,000 feet per month.
I arn ach'ised that recently tr'vo cargoes of lumber have been shipped from this Coast to Japan, amounting to aborrt 5,000,000 feet board measure-these shipments being largely in smaller sizes suitable for small buildings, and. to a certain extent, for temporary construction.
The question has often been asked as to the amount of stancling timber in the United States.
The total volume of stancling sau' timber in the Unitecl States has been estimated at approximately 2,214 billion feet. This does not include a large percentage of standing timber,'ivhich, while not classed as saw timber, is, however, suitable for prrlp rvood, for cord u'ood and for other uses.
In the year 7920, r,r'ith the single exception of Nerv York,
all of the 12 States showing an increase of production were west of the Great Plains.
Stand of Saw Timber in the Pacific Coast States
Many of you present are probably interested in the stand of timber on this Coast and as to the percentage which it represents compared with the balance of the timber in the country at large.
The stand of saw timber in the State of Oregon is estimated at 493,700,000,000 feet. This is saw timber that I am speaking about, gentlemen, not of the total stand.
Washington has 334,000,000.000 feet.
California has 313,331,000,000 feet.
Or a total of 1,141,000,000,000 feet, which is practically one-half of the stand of saw timber in the United States.
In considering commodity values at this period, the decreasing power of the dollar should be kept in mind. Probably the comparison of the change in price of one commodity rvith other commodities is of value in arriving at the relative change in value of that particular commodity.
I note in the Banker's Economic Service, dated Februar-r' 6, 1923, a comparison of prices of certain commoclities as of the date of Januaiy, 1923, compared with the average price of those commodities for the fir'e-year period preceding the war. These commodities have advancecl over pre'rvar prices as follows: llemlock 73% Pine . ..12sqo Oak ..135Vo Cenrent ......122%
Brick . .219%
For a long time in this country there r.r'ill be lumber for all reasonable needs. The increase of lumber prices over pre-war time prices is in line rvith, and no more than, the increase in the price of other basic building materials such as brick, concrete, pig iron, cement, etc. Wheat and co-rn and some .other agricultural products are, for the time, on a lolver'price basis than lumber, but for quite a period during the lr'ar they rvere on a higher basis.
There is a yast amount of natural reforestation. especially on the West Coast and in the Southern Pine Regions, and great efforts are being made by lttmber operators'and forestry officials to keep fires out o{ the cut-over lands as it is recognized that fire is the greatest enemy of reforestation. There is a start being made to assist nature in reforestation by the planting of trees. Ilxperience in some of the European countries shorvs that this artificial reforestation is practical in some regions. In regions in this country r,vhere the conditions are favorable it probably rvill be practicecl more and more by private parties.
At Madison, Wisconsin, there is a rvonderful institution maintained by the United States Forestry Service-the United States Forestry Products I-aboratory. Its aim is to educate consumers in the proper utilization of the products of our forests, and to this end it is conducting experiments in all of the various lvoods and trying to spread the information obtained from such experiments.
At Berkeley, the Forestry Department of the State University is doing similar work and is also collecting information about, and cotrducting experiments in, reforestation.
I understand the State Universities of Washington and C)regon have similar departments.
The rvork of such jnstitutions is of inestimable value and tosether with cooperation with operators in the Drevention of fires in timbered areas. is the practical aid that Government can give to the great problems of reforestation and tlre full utilization of our present forests.
Gentlemen, I thank you.
The steanrer C. A. Smith, loaclecl rvith 1,500,000 feet of lumber, struck on the sultmerged rocks of the North Jetty at the entrance of Coos Bay on the morning of December 16, and was a total loss. Nine of the crerv rvere lost when a life boat capsizecl as it rvas lteing lolvered into the water. One man, the first mate on the tug Oregon, ,rvas also lost.
W. H. (Bill) Woods, of the Coos Bay Lumber Co., San Francisco, rvho was at the companv's mill on a business trip at the time of the lvreck, and who was also a member of the rescue crew that brought in the last sevenl men who were on the rvrecked ship, stated that on the day of the wreck, several attempts rvere made to rescue the abandoned crew but because of the roughness of the sea nothing could' be done to effect a rescue. The last seven men rvho were rescued u'ere brought in on December 17, the day following the wreck, after spending the night on the wrecked ship. Willairn Derrrman. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Coos Ray Lumber Co., rvas also a rneml;er of the resct/e crelv that brouglrt in the last boat of abandoned seamen.
Henry F. Kavelage, sales manager of the rail department, of the Trower Lumber Co., San Francisco, is in the Northwest on a business trip. IIe spent Christmas Day rvith his family in Portland. I-Ie rvill return to California after the first of the Nerv Year.
At the last meeting of the Douglas Fir Club of San Francisco, the follor.ving officers rvere elected to serve during the year 1924; Frank O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Co., President; J. Walter Kelly, Chas. R. McCormick & Co., VicePresident; and Frank Paramino. Paramino Lumber Co., Secretary. The directors rvho rvere elected to serve during the ensuing year are: Walter Sutton, Pope & Talbot; George Weir. Coos Bay Lumber Co.; Frank Troler, Trower Lumber Co.; Frank O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Co.; Frank Paramino, Paramino Lumber Co.; James Hall, Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co.; and A. B. Johnson, A. B. Johnson Lumber Co.
George C. Burnett, prot.ninent San Joaquin Valley lumberman, accompanied by Mrs. Rttrnett, s1>ent the Christmas holidays as tl-re guest of Mrs. Rurnett's sister, Mrs. White of Berkeiey. While in the llay District, Mr. Burnett spent some time calling on the San Francisco trade.
Mr. Russell Postlethu'aite, for the past six months, city salesman for the Slade Lumber Company, in the Los Angeles territory, has resigned from that position, and has gone to Portland, to enter another position, not in the lurnber business.
Outside salesman to call on contractors and home builders. IVIust be experienced lumberman and salesman. Good salary to one who can deliver the goods.
Montgomery Lumber Co., Culver City.
SACRAMEN:I'O, Dec. 22.-Workmen excavating for a sewer along Seventh street uncovered the rails of a horsecar line that operated along I street in 1861, under the second street railway franchise granted in Sacramento. The rails rl'ere of 4x6 incl-r redwood, rl'ith a steel band along the top and one side, ancl rvere well preserved. Workmep struck the rails about eight feet belorv the surface of Seventh street which was filled in after the flood of 1860-61.
E. T. Ford, manager of W. R. Grace & Co., San Francisco, together rvith I\{rs. Ford, returned from their trip to South America just prior to Christmas Day, so as to spend the holidays with their boys in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. F'ord returnecl on the Kroonland, taking passage on the boat at Panama. They l-rave been arvay from California since October l.
Pete Noonan, of the West Valle)' Lumber Co., Woodland, spent Christmas Day in San Francisco. While in the Bay District, Pete spent a ferv days calling on the trade.
Hcre ir e ruggcrtion for e Dealcr'r Home.building Advertircracnt
l. It is a civic duty.
2. It saves you money.
3. It is a sign of thrift.
4. It enhances your credit.
5. It malces you more independenf.
6. It is the best possible investment.
7. It is a badge of good citizenship.
8. It is your supreme duty to your family.
9. It is evidence of good business judgment. | 0. It is a continual and perpetual source of happiness and contentment.
BECAUSE HART-WOOD CONTROI-S THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY, MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ITS PRODUCTS.
Quality assured by twenty years of fair dealing in the Lumber Trade.
CALIFORNIA AGENTS: CASE PEERLESS BRAND CEDAR SHINGLES AND CARGO AGENTS FOR PACIFIC SPRUCE CORPORATION
Lor Angcler tl23 Paci6c Mutrnl Blft.
They lay fat on t{re roof-They won't warp, cup or curl
Wc menufacture thc following grader in all clcar, rll vcrticel grain rhinglcr.
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You can eell your curtorncr 6.2 Pcrfcct Shingle! at $1.0O per M more than your price on Extra sAt Shingler rnd if he will tev the Pcrfec{r 5" to the weather, which ir a rafe erporure, he can ure Perfcct rhinglee at ler ac{url coot than the Entra *^A.E Shingle hrid 4Vt" to tbc weather.
Sell the 24" Royal Shingle at $14.O0 per M more than the Extra *A+ and by e-podng them 7r/2,", which ir the rtandard erporwe, he cen cover 1(X) q. ft. et a cost of only $O.58, more but have the bert rhingle roof pocible to make.
LET US PROVE THESE FACTS TO YOU.
Centr"l
A Los Angeles retail lumber company is trying to locate a big man for a big job, and will make an attractive proposition to the proper party.
The position is as general salesmanager of the company, in charge of all retail operations, and lve t'nust have a high caliber man.
Are willing to pay a salary to start as.high as $350 per month, and can assure the strccessful applicant for this position, of a higher salary.
Answers to this must contain complete information, references, experience, present situation, etc.
Address. Box 37. care California Lumber Merchant.
DO Y(X' WA.ttT TO SELL?
Hrve Buy*r Wdtln3.
DO YOU WAIIIT TO BUY?
Hrvc aood prying yerd, good locrtion il Lor An3clcr. SEE L M. MEYER
330 Chrprnan Building, Lor Angclcr
For rlppointncat Crll
824-912
' AGENTS I BISSFLL LBR. CO.
E>(PORT IBOLCON4 CANAL LBR. CO.
FIR LUMBER, CEDAR SHINGLES, LATH
Specialtg: Old Groath Yellozo Fir Clears Southcrn Rcprclcntetivc
ALPINE
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE AND NORTTI COAST LUMBER : BOX SHOOKS, CUT STOCK MOULDINGS
R. F. PRAY
R. H. BROWNE
4!5-257 ,Firrt Nrtlonal BrnL Bldg. Sen Frencirco - - Lor Angclcr
Lumber yard in Central or Southern California. One t\at $10,000 to $50,000 invoice rvill handle. Address, Box 27. care California Lumber Merchant.
WANTED: Competent man for mill superintendent, give age, experience and references. Address: Ambrose Lumber Co.. Santa Barbara.
$so,ooo.oo REQUIRED
For interest in fast growing well established HARDWOOD 'LUMBER YARD in BAY DISTRICT. Address Box 25 care The California Lumber Merchant.
As yard manager; 30 years old; 10 years lumber business:' 7 years retail yard manager. Will go anywhere; best of references. After January lst. Address Box Il2, care California Lumber Merchant.
DOUGLAS FIR SPRUCE HEMLOCK
We Spccializc in TIMBERS-YARD STOCK-FINISH rud MOULDINGS
Strright or Mi:cd .Cerr
Z Crlifornir Strcct Tclcpbonc Sra Frrncirco, CeI. Dou3hr 655i1
LUMBER_D(X)RS-PANEIS AND VENEERII
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Lor Angeler
t31 Sccrritv Bldg.
PLonc 6$et ttta3
6O2 Flatiron Building - San Francisco
Telephone Douglas 6166
Direct Representative of Oregon and Wa;hington Mills
Manufacturers of C,alifornia White and SwEr Pine Lumber Mills at Suranville and Hilt, Cd.
I50,0OO,O0O Feet Annud Cepacity
B. W. ADAMS, Mgr. Sales Dept. Firet National Bank Bldg. - San Francirco
The building below ir- a bueinere block in the Country Club District of Kansas City.
Above lB the New Chatam llotel. Kansas Clty, Missouri.
llhe shrewil contractor reallzes that trrst class buildings ilemanil the bcst flooring or the market. IIe knows that SlDerior Brard -..Americats F lnestft Oak F looring owlng to its ln- dlvl.lual method of manufacture, has a remarkably unllorm molsture eontent whleh red[cet the ehance of "cuppingt, and ..buck-
lingt to the very mlnimum. IIe also knows that this superlor flooring is Anlsheal on disc-head mllllng mochlnery whlch proaluces a faee flrlFh unequalled by any other proeess. That lB why he places his contract3 wlth Superlor Oak Floorlng dealers. If you are not a superlor dealer ask ns to tell you how lt wlll benefft you to become one. r#ffi#frr-
Superior Oak Flooring Co.
Helena, Arkanra:
DISAPPEARING
IRONING BOARD
Shipping Weight 35 lbs. Insert the comPlete frame
And in bueineas it ir the good will of men that countt. It ia ;based on mutual confidence; thc recult df experience. .Good will ic the keyrtone of businesr succett.
In the care of Pratt & Warner Quality material Skilled workmanrhip Honert pricer Selling co.operation and Fair dealing have been further reaaons for the good will they enjoy.
Thir ir reflected in thc wide dirtribution of, and the grcet demand for, Pratt Warner Built-in Producte.
(Address all correspondence to Pratt-Il'arner, P. O. Bor 6%, Arcade Station, Los Angeles, CaI.)
You can makc a nice, substantial,cleanrlegitimatc proft without increasing your oaerhead, and in addition render a real seraice to lour cu.rtomers, b1 handling Pratt-Warner's built in products. IVrite today for our proposition.
DISAPPEARING
BREAKFAST TABLE AND IRONINC BOARD COMBINED thipping Weight 4o lbs. Install as above, A real time, nmey and space saver. Ideal for apartments or small homes.
BATH ROOM CABINET with Adjustable Shelves and Plate Glass Mirror. Made to set in or against wall,
