Cargo Arrivals at San Francisco Durin$ 1928

White House Timber Get Wide Publicity

Two hundred gavels and 100 candlesticks have been made from the White House roof timbers purchased by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. The distribution of these interesting souvenirs is calculated to give publicity to the durability of lumber, the timbers having been in the White House'for 112 years with virtually no impairment.

It is planned to make about 600 more gavels and ca-ndlesticks fbr distribution among newspaper correspondents, editors, prdsiding officers of legislatuies, patriotic societies, etc.

Blocks of the wood have been sent to a number of forestry schools for exhib.ition. Gavels have been presen-ted to direttors of the Association, a number of chambers of commerce, the International Carpenters' Association, and the Rivers and Harbors CongresJ; candesticks have been used as prizes in wood identffication contests in Kansas City, and the souvenirs have been exhibited at a vocational education convention in Philadelphia, the Utah State Lumber Dealers' Convention, the Georgia State Fair and other gatherings.

Wood technologists who have charge of the utilization of the White House wood have made the interesting discoverv that some of the timbers are of true Northern' or Eastern, white pine (Pinus strobus.) It was thought at first that all of the wood was Southern longleaf pine'

Automatic Buildin$ Costs Co.

Open Long Beach Office

The Automatic Building Costs Co. have opened executive offices in the Kress Building at I-ong Beach with A. W. Holt, formerly of their Chicago of6ce, in charge, who advises that everything ofa technical nature will be handled through the Long Beach office. Mr. Holt states that the "A. B. C.," which is applicable to all sections of the country for figuring the cost of hottses, is now in use in every state in the country.

Five adaantages ooer -,1 , t. , everJ 0tner starned shtngle l. HEATED STAIN. Preserving oils kept thin -' and volatile, like the heated motor-oil in uorr, .ur.

2, CONSTANT AGITATION. Patenied beaters washing this hot stain back and forth-keep, ing the color pigment in solution.

3. PRESSURE. Pounds of air, forcing preservrng stains evenly into each square inch of shingle surface.

4. 22% MORE COLOR. Actually 35/o to 40./c more color pigments by weight, adding yeirs of future loveliness.

5. RE-INSPECTION. Each individual shingle "' inspected and re-packed by hand, to make sure it conforms to Creo-Dipt standards.