Random ltems---Mill Run

Bob Osgood On Eastern Trip

R. S. (Bob) Osgood of Los Angeles, sales manager for Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Inc., has left on an extended business trip calling on the lumber trade in the Southern States and along the Atlantic seaboard states going as far north as New York City and Boston. On his return trip, he will visit the trade in the North Central and Middle Western states. He will return to Los Angeles in about three months.

B. W. LAKIN ATTENDS LUMBER CODE AUTHORITY MEETING IN WASHINGTON

B. W. Lakin, general manager of the McCloud River Lumber Co., M,cCloud, Calif., is in Washington where he is attending a meeting of the Lumber Code Authority. I{e expects to be in the East two or three weeks.

H. S. PATTEN RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON

Henry S. Patten, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, chairman of the Southern California Lumber Code Administrative Autholity, has returned from Washington where he attended a meeting of the Lumber Code Authority.

Open Hardwood Mill At Portland

The Leigh-Dawson Lumber Co. has opened a mill at Portland, Ore., where they will manufacture Pacific Coast hardwoods and furniture supply stock. The mill is conveniently located for both rail and water shipments.

FIRST SHIPMENT FROM CADWALLADERGIBSON'S NEY'/[/ MILL

The first shipment of Philippine mahogany from the Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Inc. new saw mill at Butauanan in the Philippine Islands will arrive at Los Angeles harbor early in February. The new mill has a capacity of one and one half million feet per month but on short notice can be increased to three times this capacity. The Pacific Coast headquarters of the company are at 3628 Mines Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

Back From Washington

Frank J. O'Conn,or, president and general manager of the California Wholesale Lumber Association,'San Francisco, and Louis C. Stewart, vice-president of Sudden & Christenson, San Francisco, arrived in San Francisco January 29 from Washington, where they attended a meeting of the Lumber Code Authority, as representatives of the California Wholesale Lumber Association.

Visit Los Angeles Office

Guy E. Smith, general manager, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, and C. P. Henry, Phoenix, Arizona representative, were recent visitors at the company's Los Angeles ofifr,ce.

Lumberman Improves Home

Doing his bit to help the unemployment situation, H. H. Barg, Barg Lumber Co., San Francisco, recently completed building a retaining wall and an addition to his home in Sausalito.

Visits Bay District

W. A. Noack, of the California Cabinet Shop, Culver City, was a recent visitor to the San Francisco Bay district.

NEW DOUGLAS FIR PLYWO,OD BOOKLETS

The Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Skinner Bldg., Seattle, Wash., has just issued two new booklets, "For Damage-proof Construction" and "For Smooth, Finless Concrete" which will be sent to architects, engineers and builders upon request. The books carry many photographs as well as construction details and other data.

Sails For Home

W. J. Hobson, New Zealand representative of the Redwood Export Co., San Francisco, sailed for l-ris home in Wellington, N.2., January t7, on the S.S. Manganui, after spending a month in the United States.

Mr. Hobson spent most of his time in California, visiting the Redwood mills and conferring with the heads of the member mills of the Export Company. He also made a trip up the coast as {ar as Vancouver, B. C.