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Lumber By-Products, North and South

From Shasta's tofty Summit to Coronado's Silver Strand.

ALBION LUMBER. CO. TO DRY STOCKS IN SOUTH; LERCH NAMES LAWRENCE ASSISTANT

'l'heodore Lerch, sales manager for the Albion Lumber Company of San Francisco, was in Los Angeles and vicinity for about ten days the last of the month and completed arrangements with the Outer Harbor Dock & Wharf Company for space to pitre about 1,000,000 feet of lumber.

N{r. Ler,ch plans to bring cargo lots of rough green redwood clears dorvn frot.n the mills and pile them on the dock to dry. 'fhe dry stock then will be sold and distributed to the trade of Southern Caliiornia through the Los Angeles office of Arthur Twohy in the Kerckhoff building. Mr. Twohy has represented the Albion Ltrmber Con.rpany ir-r the south for the last five or six years.

Will Lawrence, formerly with the McCloud River Lumber Company at McCloud. Calif., has been appointed assistant sales manager for the Albion Lumber Company with headquarters in the San Francisco office. He will take up his new duties at oltce.

MR. OSGOOD PASSING WINTER IN CALIFORNIA

George S. Osgood, the veteran ancl distir-rguished founder of the Wheeler. Osgood company of Tacoma, is passing the Winter, as is his custour, in Southern California. In spite of his years NIr. Osgood is alert and active and when at home in lfacoma takes a keen interest in the aftairs of the great institution that he helped to organize and rvhich succeecling generatiotrs of his family are perpetuating.

IT'S TOO COLD IN MINNEAPO,LIS, HE SAYS

L. M. Rosenberg of the Hipolito S,creen & Sash Company has just returned from a trip to the Middle West where he called on friends in the lumber trade. "They say they are having a rnild winter back in'that part of the country," he says, "but it lvas cold enough in Minneapolis to suit me, so I cut my business short and came back to Los Angeles, I guess I have been living in California too long to appreciate those 'mild' winters."

SANTA FE LUMBER CO. OFFERS NEW BRANDS OF THICK CLEAR SHINGLES TO TRADE

A. J. (Gus) Russell of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., recently announced that he is offering two new brands of red cedar shingles in the California market.

Tie ttew shingles are 3 to 2"_18" Clear Perfections and + to 2"--20" Clea.s. They are especially well adapted for sidewalls and present a very attractive and artistic appearance.

Mr. Russell adt'ises that the new brands have been exceptionally well received by the trade and the present dem'and is already exceeding mill production.

Portland Lumberman Calls On The Trade

G. A. Rebentisch of the Buswell Lumber Cor-npany at Portland, has been in California for the last week, calling on his local connections. f'he Fred Golding Lumber Com. pany handles the Buswell line oI pine and box .shooks.in ihe -Los Angeles territory and Mr. Golding entertained him with charaJteristic hospitality while in the South. Mr Rebentisch brings reports of satisfactory business in the North.

BARGAR MOTORS OUT TO EXTREME SO'UTH

John C. Bargar, the popular Ramona lumbennan who delights to entertain his many lurnber friends in the extreme s&thwest corner of the state, motored from his home to Los Angeles a few days ago and was warrnly greeted by all his aiquaintances in the big city. He says everyone. in the San Diego territory is feeling fine. Before returning home he also visited the cement plant at Monolith.

ADVANCE LUMBER CO. TO MOVE

Preliminary arrangements have been made by the Advance Lumb-er Company of Los Angeles for removal of their plant from the present site at 2oth street, and the Pacific Electric tracks tb a new and more convenient location on Nadeau street.

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SALES REPRESENTATIVES:

E. Bartholomew Hardwood Co., Chicago, Ill. Indiana Flooring Co., YashingtonrP. C. _Hollei f-"mbq C*,'l-"l,tltliiittili*ti. ''--^

Larton.Flooring & Shingle Combanv, l"nc., cincinnati Floor co., Cincinnati, Ohio Kitp"iillt Ai6i.lOt t;fi;;; -Ci;;bii;:

E. L. SouthernCompany, Clevcland, Ohio Jas.-C- Noll Lumb"r co., D"."i". b"t".'--- Wi"hl[i, f"n-sis -'-*'

Philadelphia, Pa. Emerson Hatdwood Co., Portland, oregon k.!Aat; &a;"k1ilffi#i:".;-* w.m. C. McConnell-Co., cambridgi, Boston, D. J. Peterqon Lur"" Cb- r"t.d", ohi" c. b. M"-iitr-Jt,?"tr", ott". Mass.

P"t B!9r Lumlet Co., St. louis, Mo.

I win Citv Hatdwood Lumber Co., Minncsota

Addison-Rudesal Co., AAmi"-,--Cj"l-- - Siil; ei; i;;; --.*'

H. w. Collinr & Co., columbus, Ohi;-- ogr"htH"tJttoa ti--t;;'Co., c. W. Bodge & Co., Svi*.", iV. iJ C;i6i R;;i6i;;;-

Omahe Hardwood Lumber Co., Omaha, Neb. R. D,-Hunting Lumber Co,, Transfer, Minn.

E. !. Bruce, Pr.es.,624 South Normandie, Los ["tpt' s-. 5ii'ii, s";'C;;;;;;:T;""'

An8cles, (ial'

Vamer Bros., Dallas, Texas v.-s-*-.it-ii'-'iuJi6".. esheville. N. C.

McFarland Lumber Co.,Calgary, Alta.,Canada

Fotcst Lumber co., Pittsburgh, Pa. ceo. Vl Ctivctana, ii.,-AJuston, tens watehouse fooring folml dimibution.

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