The Expfanation

"I've just had an application from Sam Johnson. He wants a job, and says he's a first class truck driver. and a very dependable man. What can you tell me about him?" said the white employer to one of his colored help.

"Well, Suh, de rnos' Ah kin tell you 'bout Sam Johnsing is dat dey had to throw water in his face at his wife,s fun'ral."

"They had to throw water in his face?"

"Yassuh, dey shuah did."

"You mean he fainted?"

"Nossuh. He's jes' a soundsleepah."

\(/estern Manufacturers Jack Kiley to Cover Northern Recommend Advances Pine Price

San Francisco. Dec. 29.-A rvell attended rneeting of Pine manufacturers from the Klamath Falls and California districts rvas held at the Palace Hotel. in San Francisco. on December 27th and 28th. This meeting was called to take such action as appearecl necessary in view of the suspension of Cost Protection Prices frorn the Lumber Code.

Due to the very favorable market conditions ancl inver.rtories of stocks, certain price advances on California Ponclerosa Pine rvere recommendecl, these representing present market prices:

California Territory

Jack Kiley is now representing the Edward Hines pacific Coast Lumber Co. of Portland in Northern California rvith headqnarters in San Francis,co. Jack has been connected with the lurnber business in Northern Calif6rnia for a long period arid is rvell knorvn by the lumber trade in that territory. I{e was formerly rvith the Union Lumber Company.

This rvill give the Edrvarcl Hines Pacific Coast Lumber Co. representation in both Northern and Southern California. F. M. "Cappy" Slade, California representative for the compan)', rvith oflrces in l,os-Angeles covers the Southem California territorv.

Appolnted Distrlct Freight Agent

The rneeting took a very strong stancl in regard to reaffirming all the differentials ancl working charges, also terms of sale, as set forth in L.C.A. Bulletin No. 24.

The general tone o{ the n.reeting was very optimistic as regards the future conditions.

Move To New Office

.The Northwest Lumber Agency of Los Angeles, whoiesale dealers in lumlter and panels, are now locatecl in their new office at 2104 West Pi,co Street. The telephone number is Fltzroy 8524. They are the California representatives of the Aberdeen Plyrvood Company of Aberdeen, Washington. Don M. Oder is manager of the Northwest Lumber Agency.

Val Larsen of Los Angeles has been appointed district ireight agent of the Schafer Bros. Steamship Lines in the Los Angeles territory. He was formerly connected with the Los Angeles ofifice.of the McCormick S,teamship Company. The oftices of the Schafer Bros. Steamship Lines and Schafer Bros. Lumber and Shingle Co. are at 1228 W. M. Garland Bldg. The compally owns and operates the steamships Anna Schafer, Hubert Schafer and the Timberman.

Promoting Red Cedar Shingles

T. A. H. Taylor, representative of the Red Cedar Shingle J3nrean, Seattle, started January 1 on a tour of California doing promotional work for the increased use of Iled Cedar Shingles in this territory.

Phil Moore Visits California

Phil B. Moore, representative of the Union Lumber Co. at Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently spent two weeks on the pacific Coast, during lvhi,ch time he paid a visit to the company's sawmill and logging operations at Fort Bragg, and conferred with executives at the head office in San Francisco.