Window wisdom

Window sash and frames must withstand the extremes of weather wear, plus handling and frictiona most exacting demand upon the wood of which they are made. Ac, curate workmanship is paramount; andit is essentialthat this accuracy be preserved during the life of the sash and frame.

Millwork accuracy depends pri. marily upon the texture of the wood used. Soft,textured Califor, nia Pines are naturally qualified for precision millwork. They cut easily, either with or across the grain, without splitting. They sur, face smoothly on four sides. Their uniformly even grain allows the cutting tool to produce sharp edges, which cast the contrasting shadows that accentuate the design of the building.

California Pine sashand frames preserve the structural form and design ofthe window unit, because these pines have the minimum ten, dency to expand and contract. They withstand the severe strains of opposing elements, as, for ex, ample, zero temperature outside the home, and 70 degrees inside; or, when the outside window woodwork is rain,beaten, while the inside is dry.

The very light weight of these pines makes sash operationeasnat the same time lessening the cost of balance weights, or, reducing the strain on mechanical sash balances.

Sa:h an<lframe manu{anurerc find the qrulities of Califomia Pines paraltel thase of the Easum u'hite pirles,tle supply t f uthich lvs been Iorgely dzpleted. br pa,st demanil. Many of chese rnanufacatrers trow rlese C.olifarnio Pines, tlv suppb of uhich s'ambk co me et tfu d, iiind s of the rletct iwo cenuries.

Sash and frames are painted in, side and out. Paint protection adds to the natural wearing qualities of wood. California Pine window parts paint p erfectly, their smooth surfaces readily take the paint and hotd the protective coat-ing tena' ciously. The light, natural color of these pines permits any exterior color treatment, and the finest in, terior window finish-with assur, ance of lasting, unblemished beauty.

How Lumber Looks

From a dozen or so GoDv€fEations with lumbermen throughout the rtate, retail and wholesale, one would gather thig one main trhought, seemingly the predominant idea in their minds at thir present time. "Things are bound to pick up, and we are looking for a fine year."

It would be hard to find a lumberman in the state who. would not make this prediction.

The condition on the morning of the 13th, and this applies to t{re errtire state, ie thir. The dealers are not placing orders for any great amount of stocks. This fact is a fact, and can not be disputed. In some parts of the rtate, particuLarly in the north, rtocks are below normal, and it has been predicted that buying will start there before it does in Sout[ern California. B e I ow Santa Barbara the retail yardr have stocks on hand that would average very close to within lWo of the arnounts that they had just a year ago. Of courre, it would be impossible to make such an average exactly, but from reports that come in, comparing t'hir year's inventory to last year's, we beligne that 7@s would be about right.

Houston to Have Distributing .YarC for Pacific Coast Lumber

First Yard Of Its Kind On Gulf Coast

Houston, Texas, January 12-(telegram)

The Vaughan Lumber Company, one of the biggest wholesale firms in the United Stater, has just announced their plans for the installation of an immense rvholesale yard and ware'. house, in this city, on the ship channel, for the concentration and diatribution of Pacific Coast Lurnber and Shingles. Their stocks will include all kinds of Pacific Northwest products, timbers, ties, poles, construction lurnber, uppers and shingler, ae well as California Redwood and California White and Sugar Pine, in all gradec.

This far-seeing concenr has had tfre planr for this nerrv venture in proepect for rome time, anticipating the huge rale of Wert Coast produsts on the wane of the Southern Pine cug and the move will be of interest to all Pacific Coast lumberrnen.

This wholecale yard will be ured to serve all of Texas and Louisianq and the immenre ralec organization of the Vaughan Lumber Company aasurer the immediate ectablirhment, on a large scale, of Fir, Cedar, Redwood.and Pine, in the GuIf States.

This means that the dealers are coaeting along with their

That part of the ctate will wait for an increare in building, and a furry in buying, before tftey start placing large orders.

Reportr on dre unsold stockr at San Pedro are conficting, rnd right at this time thir ic an important fact<ir. Figurec dl tbe way from five milLion feet to twenty million have been grveri, all as correct. A large percentage of this stock is Number Three, and will no doubt be sold E(xrner or later, at rome price, and the rernaining footage, of, higher grader, might not have any grbat effect on the martet there.

A prominent retailer in the Bay Distric dd, last wedq "Businesc is rotten up here, but pricea are firm, by the wholesalers.t' "The retail yards are cutting pricea far below trheir costqtt wa! the renrark of anotter retailer, in San Francisco.

A telegram from Stockton, on the 13th, raid, in part, "Burine* is very quiet and very little work being started, the early rpring promisec conriderable conrtnrction, general feeling ir optomirtic."

C. D. LeMasterts lart report from the Sacramento Lumbermen's Club, eaid, "Business will have a banner year in 1925." quantitiea pregeqt stocks, taking care of the prerent dernand, and probably buying jurt as they need lumber. and in small probably jurt need ,

GRAY'S HARBOR SHIPS BILLION FEET-HALF GOES TO CALIFORNIA

HOQUIAM,'Wash., Jan. 8.-The Port of Gray's Harbor celebrated today the shipment of the billionth foot of lumber for the year 1924. The billionth foot was contained in a huge timber measuring 30 inches square by 80 feet long. This timber was hoisted aboard the Japanese freighter Kassu Maru.

Since January lst, 728 ships have loaded lumber at the port, and 468 of thesc have carried 5W/74,n0 feet to Cali- fornia. The East coast was the second best customer. Japan third, Australia fourth.

This marks a world's record for lumber cargoes for any one port in a twelve months'period. In addition r4il shipments will exceed 400,000,000 feet for the year.

For the information of figure sharks, Frank H. Lamb, chairman of the port commission, said in a speech delivered at the ceremony that a billion feet of lumber would build a plank road three inches thick and 2O feet wide from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It would build approximately 62,0N modern five-room bungalows, or a walk an inch thick, 48 inches wide, around the earth at the equator.