Over the Round Table

NEWS GATHERED FROM LUMBERMEN-FOR LUMBERMEN

OLIN L. RUSSUM A SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR

Olin L. Russum, of Stockton, representative for Chas. R. McCormick & Co., in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territories, spent several days in San Francisco around the first of the vear. He had several business conferences with Ed. Garlind, manager of the rail department of Chas. R. McCormick & Co., while he was in the Bay District.

T. D. PHILLIPS A CALIFORNIA VISITOR

T. D. Phillips, well knou,n Northrvest lumberman and manager of the Superior Log and Spar Co., of Onalaska, Washington, wa.s a recent San Francisco visitor where he spent several days calling on his lumbermen friends in the Bay District. He was enroute to Texas, where he spent the holidays with relatives. He contemplates returning to the Northwesd by way of Kansas City and St. Louis.

R. R. PATTISON VTSITS HEADQUARTERS

R. R. Pattison, Los Angeles representative of the California and Oregon Lumber Co., was a San Francisco visitor over the holidays. In addition to attending to general business matters, he also spent a few days calling on the lumber trade in the Bay District. Before taking over the Southern California territory, he represented the California and Oregon Lumber Co. in the San Francisco District, and is well known by the lumber fraternity of the Bay Cities territorv.

CHAS. W. SEFFENS A SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR

Chas. W. Seffens, manager of the mill operations of the E. J. Dodge Company, redwood operators of Newburg, was a recent San Francisco visitor at the offices of the E. J. Dodge Company where he spent several days going over business matters with the officials of the company. Mr. Seffens states that the redwood industry of Humboldt County is in excellent condition and that the redwood operators in his section are looking forward for a big redwood demand during 1924.

Fred Hamlin Back On The Job Again

The many friends of Fred Hamlin, the well known San Francisco lumberman, are glad to know that he is back at his desk again after being confined to his home for over two weeks on account of,sickness. Fred is now convalescing nicely and in a few days hopes to be able to make one of his regular trips over his territory.

Wholesalers & Retailers-Attention

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The Initiative Petition, in the anti-wooden shingle matter at Berkeley, said to be the largest document of its kind ever to be filed in this city, was presented to the City Clerk of Berkeley recently by Mrs. Sophie Runckel, a Berkeley civic worker, and manager of the campaign for signatures.

X{iss Emma Hann, City Clerk of Berkeley is shown receiving the petition, which contained over 5,000 signatures.

R. F. THROM MAKES CHANGE

Mr. R. F. Throm, formerly interested in the Inglewood Lumber Company, and until the first of the year connected with Mr. Walter R. Fifer, L,os Angeles wholesaler, has severed his connections with Mr. Fifer and will embark in another line of business.

COMPARATIVE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS IN WEST COAST LUMBER

The West Coast. turnbermen's Association weekly reports on production, orders and shipments, for the past four years, are as follows:

From the above it will be observed:

Production for 1923 was L9.76 per cent greater than for the year 1922;88.42 per cent greater tfian in 1921 ; and 37.42 per cent greater than for the year 192O. Orders for 1923 were 25.45 per cent greater than for the^year 1922;80.78 per cent greater than in I92l; and 79.98 per cent greater than foi the year 1920.

- Shipments for 1923 rvere 30.63 per cent greater than for the year 1922; 89.3.5 per cent greater tian in lgZl; and 58.88 pei cent greater than for the year I92O..

ED. GARLAND RECOVERS FROM ATTACK OF TONSILITIS

Ed. Garland, R. McCormick his work after a severe attack manager of the rail department of the Chas. Lumber Co., San Francisco, has resumed being confined to his home for a week with of tonsilitis.

Lumber Company Opens At Monrovia

The Sunkist Lumber Company, a retail organization recently formed by Kurz and Hatharvay, trvo gentlemen formerly from Colorado, has opened for business at Monrovia.