LUMBER TnRMINAI. GOMPANY IUMBER SAI.ES I'IVISION

Wholesalers And Retailers

Douglas f ir and Other Sof twoods

Yaf,ds, Docks and Ter:ninal Facilities

20O0 Evans Avenue, San Franci*o 24 VAlencia 4100

Better Building Values In Prospect

New York, December 31-Much better value for the home builder's dollar is in prospect for the spring and summer of. 1947, according to L. M. Cassidy, vice president for sales, Johns-Manville Corporation, in a year-end review of the building industry.

- "The real trend in construction costs actually started down around July, 1946, according to industry economists," Mr. Cassidy said. "A lower building costs level is now in prospect for the spring of. 1947, and this should enable prospective builders and home buyers to proceed now on delayed plans because the downward adjustment in building costs will already have taken place by spring."

Mr. Cassidy said that 1947 might well register as one of the biggest peacetime construction years on record, with twice as many homes completed as in 1946. Indications are, he said, that a possible cause for delays in 1947 might come from a shortage of skilled workers rather than a lack of building materials. Better values will come from quicker construction, elimination of any black market prices, a better organized distribution of materials and increased efficiency of workers, despite wage increases and higher costs of some materials.

The excessive costs of building during 1946, he said, were forced on the public by disorganization due to unrealistic governmental controls of industry, many of which have now been lifted. As many of the reasons for excessive costs have disappeared, the trend of real building costs is downward and is or will be in the spring, at a much lower level from which point it is possible it may start to rise.

Mr. Cassidy pointed out that the prospect of lower building costs in 1947 might vanish and, in fact, costs might rise sharply, if a wave of strikes or sharply increased wage levels disorganize our national industrial pattern.

Sqn Frcrncisco Lumbermen's Club

Meets Tuesdcry, Jcrnucrry 2l

The next luncheon meeting of the San Francisco Lumbermen's Club will be held at noon on Tuesday, January 2l at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.

Commander Elliott J. Senn, United States Navy, at present Commander of Treasure Island, will be the speaker. During the war he was Commander of the cruiser U.S.S. Quincy, 'whi,ch took the late President Roosevelt to the Yalta conference.

IIOGA]I LUMBER GO.

WHOI.ESAIE AIID IOBBING

LUTBER - t[tttwonr Slsll and DOORS

Since 1888

OFFICE, MII& Yf,ND AIID DOCIS

2nd & Alice St*, Ocrkland Glocourt Sl

Lumber llauling, Storing and Gar Unloading

Storcge capacity oI our two ycnds is cpproximctely 25,000,000 feet. We cre now unlocrding cnd hcrndling cbout 1,000,000 leet c dcry. Shed ccrp,acity lor plyrrood crnd kiln-dried lumber is 2,000,000 leet.

Purchcrse Trciler Pcrrts Business

Charles L. Cheeseman, and his two partners, his son Charles L. Cheeseman, Jr., and nephew, Wilbur Cheeseman, have bought out the Kirkby Trailer Parts at 2727 Soath Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. They are operating the business under the same name.

Charlie Cheeseman was affiliated with the lumber business in Los Angeles for a num,ber of years and is well known in the Southern California trade. He says he would like to have any of his lumbermen friends drop in and see him whenever they are near his place of business.

Open Los Angeles Ollice and Wqrehouse

Announcement has been made of the opening of a branch office and warehouse in Los Angeles of the Exchange Desk and Varco Distributors, fnc., of Detroit, Mich., to serve the retail lumber dealers and kindred industries in the western states. Clyde Varney is owner and manager of Exchange Desk and president of Varco Distributors, fnc. Glenn Routier is manager of the Los Angeles branch which is ldcated at 614l, West 98th Street.

The Exchange Desk rvas founded at Detroit in 1942 by Mr. Varney who set up the necessary detail of a clearing house through which lumber dealers could both buy and sell all types of building items between themselves. Listings are published in a bulletin rvhich will be mailed to the dealers. Varco Distributors, Inc, does a wholesale jobbing business and Mr. Varney states that the Los Angeles warehouse is being stocked as rapidly as possible with building products.