Leroy H. Stanton Sees Bright Outlook in East

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.

GETS

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.

Patent Granted For Improvements In Drying Lumber

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.

"'We 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.

Any of You Lumber Folks Ever Played This Game ?

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.