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Mason'Kline, superintendent of the St. Ifelens Creosoting Co., of St. Helens, Oregon, is a visitor at the San Francisco office of Chas. R. McCormick & Co., where he spent several days 4ttending to business matters. He is leaving shortly for Kansas City, where he u'ill represent the St. Ifelens Creosoting Co., at the annual conventions of the National Tie Producers' Association and the American Wood Preservers' Association. Mr. Kline, on his return to the Pacific Coast, will be connected with the San Francisco office of Chas. R. McCormick & Co., and will act as the traveling representative of the St. Helens Creosoting Co. The St. Helens Creosoting Co. is a subsidiary company of Chas. R. McCormick & Co.

Alec Page Visiting In California

Alec Page, well known Portland lumberman and representative of the Tyee Rhodes Sawing Method on the Pacific Coast, is a California visitor and is at present in Los Angeles. While in the south, he will also cover other Southern California points and will get as far south as San Diego. This is his first trip to Los Angeles in ten years and he says that he is amazed at the wonderful growth of the Southern metropolis. Before he returns to his Portland headquarters, he will spend about two weeks in San Fran- cisco and the various other lumber centers of Northern California. Alec reports that the lumber industry in the Northwest is in prosperous condition and that the lumbermen of that section are looking forward for a bigylumber demand during 1924.

MERNER LUMBER COMPAN'ilCORPO{TES AT PALO ALTO v

A certified copy of articles of incorporation bf the Merner Lumber company, transmitted from the secretary of statq, has been filed, the document setting out that the co4loration is formed for the purpose of erecting and maintaining buildings and yards and to purchase and sell lumber, building materials and property of all kinds, with its principal place of business in the city of Palo Alto, and to have a capital stock of $100,000, divided into 1000 shares of the par value of $100 each. The following are the directors named for the first year: Paul M. P. Merner, Garfield D. Merner and Delight Ward Merner, all residents of the state of California.

Bloedel Donovan Charters New Boat

The'Bloedel Donovan mills, represented in Southern California by Mr. Robert Forgie, have chartered the wooden steamer "George Olson," and will put her in service to the Los Angeles Harbor.

This company also operates the Whitney Olson.

LOS ANGELES LUMBERMEN MAY HAVE O!\IN BUILDING

At a recent Hoo Hoo meeting, in Los Angeles, the question.was brought up as to the feasibility of the Los Angeles lumbermen, both retail and rvholesale, getting together in a move to either lease suitable quarters, or to erect a building, that would take care of the down town offices of. all of the companies, and also provide a meeting place for the Eloo Hoo Club, and other organizations of lumber and mill men, in the southern part of the state.

After much discussion, a committee of seven was appointed by Mr. H. L. Rosenberg, and these men were asked to go into the matter fully and report at a later meeting.

The committee consists of : Curtis Williams, chairman ; David Woodhead, B. W. Bookstaver, Fred E. Golding, C. S. Estes, A. L. Hoover, and Phil B. Hart.

Tom Watts Visits Bay District

Tom Watts, of Brighton, Oregon, manager of the Brighton Mills Co., was a Bay District visitor during the holiday season. While in San Francisco, he lvas a caller at the offices of the Wendling-Nathan Company to see his old friends, M. L. Euphrat and Roy Hills, and he also called at the offices of Chas. R. McCormick & Co. to visit'with Ed. Garland.

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H. J. ANDERSON LOOKS OVER SOUTHERN CALrFORNIA TERRITORY

Mr. H. J. (Andy) Anderson, head of the H. J. Anderson Lumber Company, of Portland, was in Southern California for several days, last rveek. He left Los Angeles on the l1th, intending to stop at San Francisco for a short visit, before returning to Portland.

Mr. Anderson in commenting on conditions in the north, and particularly around Portland, made the prediction that prices were due for a jump very soon, and that alleady many itenrs had been affected, mainly account of the continueil cold weather, and the inability of the mills to resume cutting.

He said that slash uppers were very scarce, and much in demand. This has been caused by the large amount of car