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Sullivans Honored In Special Edition

The Annual Midwinter Number of the "San Diego IJnion," issued January first, contained a full page editoriil, headed "Lumbermen For Fifty Years," and-giving a history of the bus_iness operations of Mr. Jerry Sullivan and his tw_o sons, Herbert J. and Jerry, Jr., heads of the Sullivan Hardwood Company, the Western Lumber Company and other lumber institutions in San Diego and vicinily. -

Gives History Of Benson Lumber Company

In the recent Annual Midwinter Number of the "San Diego lJnion," the Benson Lumber Company was given a very special and honorable mention in a fuil page editorial, containing a picture of Mr. Fred C. Hamilton, General Manager, and Mr. Frank Lynch, President, besides an aeroplane view of the Benson plant, in that city.

The article gave the history of the Benson Lumber Company, and a brief outline of the business experience and achievements of the officers.

. BOB PARKER RETURNS TO PORTLAND

Bob Parker, manager of the Portland office of E. K. Wood F 9o,, has relurned to Portland after spending a month in California. While in California, he calied orr"hi. many lumbermen friends in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, S-acramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley Dis- tricts. He states that lumber conditions in ttre Norihwest look-good and that the lumber industry in general is look- ing for a good demand during 1925.

Allan Turner Transferred To Portland

^ A_l]an Turner, Northern California representative of the Gerlinger Lumber Co. of Portland, has 6een transferred to the company's head office, where he will be associated.with the concern as Sales Manager, Harry Edwards, the well known Portland lumberman who has-acted as Sales Manager of the Gerlinger Lumber Co. for the past several years, has resigned and will take charge of the portland office of the Prendergast Lumber Co. -Before leaving for Portland, Mr. Turner arranged with the J. M. Hud?ard Lumber Co. of San Francisco to act as the-Northern Califo_rnia representatives of the Gerlinger Lumber Co. and the Metropolitan Lumber Co.

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BURLINGAME LUMBER CO. CHANGES OWNERSHIP

The .Rurlingame _Lumber Co. of Milbrae has changed owne-rship and has been purchased by Elmo phillips, riho w_as formerly manager of the T. A. Works Lumbei Co. of Monterey. Th_e Burlingame Lumber Co. was formerly owned by A. Mangin.

W. B. NASON VISITS YUBA CITY

W. B. Nason of San Jose has been spending a at the home of- J. C. Nason at Yuba City. J. C. the manager of the Nason Lumber Co. -Mr. W. was accompanied by his wife.

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Sun Lumber Company Buys Shull Yard

Frank Burnaby, President of the Sun Lumber Company, Beverly Hills, has purchased the yard and stock of the Shull Lumber Company, Beverly Hills.

The new acquired yard rvill be merged with the plant of the original yard, all being operated as the Sun Lumber Company.

Byers To Head New Ventura Plant

Mr. L. R. Byers, formerly of the Consolidated Lumber Company, Wilmington, has been appointed General Manager-of -the new operations being started at Ventura by Ifir. Frank Burnaby, of the Sun Lumber Company, Beverly Hills.

With Mr. H. E. Albro, folmerly of the Southwest Lumber & Supply Company, as Assistant Manager, he will .go to Venturi in the verv near future to start construction of the new plant.

Here Is The Right Spirit

C. A. Campbell, manager for the King Lumber Com.pany at Shafter, is a real optimist, and has the right spirit resarding business.

- When writing the other day for samples of the Redwood and Fir businesi cards, advertised by "The California Lumber Merchant," this hustling manager said at the end of his letter:

..BUSINESS IS GOOD, AND GETTING BETTER.''

SEVENTY-SEVEN LOGS TO THE CAR

Portland, Ore., Jan. 5.-A pulp and paper company operating in the lower Columbia River region recently set a new:record of timber utilization by using hemlock logs so small that 77 could be loaded on one logging car, reports T. T. Munger of the Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station.

Wants Bookkeeper

Wanted-Bookkeeper for retail yard 25 miles land. Must have Lumber experience and be assist Manager outside of the office. K"gp ? keeper and -tenographer also. Address, P. C. Co.. Centerville, Cal.

Announce Change

from Oakwilling to lady bookHansen &

The California & Oregon Lumber Company, San Francisco, has mailed an announcement of their recent change in Southern California.

As stated in the last issue of "The California Lumber Merchant," the Redwood and Fir products of this large mill rvill in the future be handled in Southern California by Fletcher & Frambes, Inc.

The people of this country are spending $2,000,000,000 for residential construction annually, according to information issued by the Better Homes in America.

EDWARD N. HARMON DIES

Edward N. Harmon, a native of San Francisco and one of the oldest lumbermen in the Bay District, died at Belvedere on January 4 at the age of 63 years. Funeral services were heid in Sin Francisco on Thursday, Januaty 6. Mr. llarmon was associated with the lumber business in San Francisco for many years and at one time was connected with the S. H. Haimbn Lumber Co., which years ago was one of the largest lumber concerns in the Bay District.

P. C. MCNEVIN RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP

P. C. McNevin, of the Pacific Lumber Co., has returned from a three 'iveeks' business trip to the Atlantic Coast. His trip included stops at Chicago, Detroit, Bu-ffalo, Pittsburgh, Boston, New York, and other eastern cities.

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