The California Lumber Merchant - February 1935

CALIFORNIA

\THOLESALE LUMBER ASSOCIATION

San Francisco Olmces Merchants Exchange BIdg.

S. M. Hauptrnan, Gen. Mgr., Phone SUtter 6126

Lor Angeleg Ofrce: Petroleum Securitiea Bldg.

Clint Laughlin, Dirtrict Manager ' Phone PRorpect 2703 MEMBERS

W. R. Chmbcrlin & Co. '..."Sln Francicco and Loc An.c-lcr

or'"""It" G-uLi c;. .:..'..'..............'..'..San Francirco and Lc Angclca

E""t"- A Wiit"- Lumber Co...........,.'......'.Portland and San Francilco

J"-.s L. Ha|t.........,.. ...,..,.SanFrancis@

J. b.-rr-"-iit"" Box & Luber Co. '............

tL;;;"d t;;b:; c;. ....:..."'."'...........san Francirco an{ !o An3elo

l. fr.--rii"ri e": ..:............"...........'....san Francirco and Lc Angclor

ri.;i-w;d Lumber Co. .........'... "."""""'San Frmcirco

;r. B.'i;h;s; itmbut Co. ""'San Frmci*o

Ai"i- N. Ipfg..o ."""'San Frenci*o

ii..Or-U C Harrington .....San Franclrco and Lc Angclcr

A. F.-M;[""y Lumbei co. ...-....'.... ....."""San Fnnclcco

bb.;: i. M"Coimlck Lumbcr Co. .............'.San Franclrco and Loe An3clcr

tra.ti.-tt - Snppty co. '... .Su Fmcicco and llr Ange-ls

titi,. .1.-ii4"ttig-"f-d Co.-..,..,.......,,............San Fnnicco and Los Angclee

CL"ifJ Iti"li- Co. San Frenclgco and Lor An3clcr

Fiii-i"o Lr-b". Co. ,..........,. ..'.'.....'....San Franclco

s;;a;-F; -Lumb"t c;. ...'......'..'.....'.....'San Franclcco and Lor Angelar

5;a["- & chti"t"oto. ........Ser Fnnciro and Los An3clcr

ii"-r. G-f"" Co. .........'.......San Francis

ifi."at-i"g-iiiiit "r Co. Sar Fnnd*o end Lc Augclc

i-.-Ol-tr7li." & Soo .,,....... San Frrnclrco

E: K. it;d tr-b"" Co. .....Su Francirco and Lo fn3clcq

Hiri L ia.ii"tt,'inc. ..."...... ""'."oalland

i'ii*U L"-U"r Sales Co. ............Oak1ud

iilk;;;.;:Ii;;: i"mu"" co.............. ..".."LcAngela

B;;k; t";il;- ce' .'""""' "'-Lc Anlct.'

c;tpp.; & it;fnd '..!-c {nge!.l

r"i-Jr.l"dC"-r-"J. Lumber Co. ...Lc Angeler

t-ir;;;-F[ttlt Lumbg Co. ....1s An3clo

Fiit"":alii" iL-bct Co. ....'.........LcAngclce

-gl t n.n" Cmpany ............,I4 An3o-lo

S"n F.a- t.-tti' io. ...........', .................!c AnSclcr

s;t"i.;-b;*:4"-u"i e snitgt" Co. ......Su Frocisco and Lc Angelcc

F. lvf. SUa" ...,.Lc Angcles

l. C. fenberthn Agent ,,........ -....Tacma and Is Angeles

Tvohy Lumbci'C*-............. ...Lo Angcls

3L P;ut & Trcma Lmber Cq .'......Trcme

E. U. Wt*t*t '..Is Angels

BACK FROM VALLEY TRIP

Geo. W. Gorman, sales manager, Hammond Lumber Company, San Fran'cisco, spent the first four days of this week calling on the trade in the Sacramento Valley with Frank Egnall, who ,is now covering this territory and the Coast Counties,

*Advertisements appear in alternate icsue. Aberdeen Plywood Co..-----'----------'--''------------21

Acsociated Lumber Mutuals,---------

Baxter, J. H. & Co.------,-,---------

Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Co.------------------ -------21

Booth-Kelly Lumber Co.------------,------------------'-14

Brice & Howard Trucking Co.----------------------*

Brookmire, fnc.---------------- ----------25

Buctley Lumbet Dealers' Supply Co..-------------11

California Buildets Supply Co. --,-------------, -----21

California Fanel & Veneer Co. - ------,--,---------21

California Redwood Association,--- -------'.--------- 7

California Vholesale Lumber Assn. -----,,,------- 3

Celotex Company, The.--------------

Chamberlain & Co., V. R.,--------.-.---------------13

Cooper Lumber Co., W. E. - ------------------------21

Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. -------- ------------ 9

Ellioa Bay Saleg Co. ------------------19

Flammond Lumber Co. --------------- -------.------.21

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SALES EXECUTIVES VISIT CALIFORNIA

Earl Strange, sales manager of the Canyon Lumber Co', and Ed. Stutchell, sales manager of the Eclipse Mill Co.' Everett, Wash., were Los Angeles and San Francisco visitors during the month of January where they spent several days on business.

Harbor Plywood Corp. ---,---------.. ,,------'---- -'-- 5 Hill & Morton, fnc..------------- --,------------------------21

Hogan Lumber Co. -------------- ------ ----16

Holmes Eureka Lumber Co..------,,-----------------21

Hoover, A. L..--------- ------- --21

Kingsley Company, The ------,---------

Koehl & Sons, fnc., Jno. W. ---.---- ----- ---- -'21

Laughlin, C. J. - -- - ------------21

Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co. ,.-,-- -- '------------21

Loop Lumber Company--, ----- '--- -----21

Lumbermen's Credit Association.,----------- -'------25

McCormick Lumber Co., Chas. R. ------.---------21

MacDonald & Bergstrom, lnc..-----------------------2L

MacDonald & Flarrington, Ltd. -,-----------------21

Moore Mill & Lumber Co. ----------------------------16

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NRA Assumes Responsibility of Administering a Lumber Code Division

- Washingtgn, D. C., Jan. 25.-Fu1l responsibility for enforcement of the wage, hour and other provisions of the Lumber Code in the Sontheastern hardrvood producing region was placed today in the hands of the National-Recovery Administration. This development results from a resolution passed by the directors of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute, administrative agency of the Lumber Code Authority in the industry's Southern Hardwood Subdivision.

The resolution, voted today at Tackson. Miss.. asserted that the position taken by ihe Southeasterrl Hardwood Manufacturers'Club, at Jacksonville, Fla., January 15, disclaiming any intention of complying with the -code, makes it impossible for the Institute to enforce the code in the Southeastern section and calls upon NRA to per- form that function.

Action similar to that taken by the Southeastern harclrvood manufacturers lvas embodied in a resolntion adoptecl !f the_small sawmill operators of eastern Georgia-and South Carolina, meeting in Augusta, Ga., January-21.

Today's action by the lrrstitrrte directors comei as an immediate_ response to cleclarations made January 23 by W. Averill Harriman, Administrative Offlier oi itre National Industrial Recovery Board, and Sol A. Rosenblatt, NRA Compliance and Enforcement Director, to the effect that the Board will take direct charge of sections of the Iumber_indurstry,whenever existing administrative agencies of the Lumber Code Authority prove unable or univilling to function, and that "nothing save adverse Supreme Cour-t decisions can stop the enforiement program."

These declarations were in clirect reply to the Southeastern Hardwood Manufacturers' withdrarval, after that body's resolution for abandonment of thb code had been considered in a conference between members of the National Industrial Recovery Board, headed by Chairman S. Clay Williams, and David T. Mason and other represen- tatives of the Lumber Code Authority. A reasseriion of NRA authority and purpose was madb last night directly to the Hardwood Institute directors by Mr.-Rosenblati in an address transmitted by telephone irom Washington to their m-eeting in Jackson. Upon reassembling this -ir.r- ing, the directors, while disavowing the action oJ the South€astern g'roup and indicating their intention to continue to do their job of code administration in all other areas. made it their first order of business to relinquish enforcement in the Southeast to NRA.

Outlining the numerous steps recently taken by NRA 'to strengthen enforcement, Mr. Rosenblatt significantly

gave notice tl-rat the official collection of code fees is defi"i!91y inclndecl in the program.

"The en{orcement of Code assessments," Mr. Rosenblatt said, "has lteen transferred to the Division of Compliance and Enforcement and that problem in which the iumber codes, as rvell as other codi authorities, is interested, is being handled speedily. The procedure'for code authorities to follow in order.to levy issessments and secure pay- ments has been defined. The Compliance and Enforcement Division is acting right now to asslre the payment of these assessments.

. "f can report to yotl that the first action has already been brought in Neiv York State and we have won thl outstanding court opiniorr. This, we hope, establishes the precedent for and will lle followed bv the same result in the hundreds of other cases alreadv in hand. This but emphasizes rvhat I said a few- moments ago: that so long as any provision in any code. remains unimpaired_*Jges, honrs,. assessments, production control o, arry other-ihat provision rvill be enforced."

The direct NRA reply two clays ago to the abandonment of the Lumber Code by the SoufheaJtern Hardwood Manu_ facturers Clult rvas contained principally in a letter to the Lumber Code Authority from- Mr. -Hairiman. The letter said in oart :

"If this action means the Southeastern Hardwood Manu- facturers are withdrawing their support from the I-u-be, Code, and that the Hardriood Manl?acturers Institutb, ihe Administra.tive Agency for the Southern Hardwood Sub_ dlvrslon-, rvrll subsequently approve of the action taken and resrg'n from the administration of the Code in that Subdi_ vision, please advise that agency that the National Indus_ trial Recovery Board will immehiately take such action as 1s necessary to install Government authority to the extent found proper to administer the Code in that Subdivision, or in snch portion of it as would not otherwise be administered.

"The resignatiol of an Administrative Agency in no 'way affects the validity of the provisions of a "Code of Fair Competition proposed_-b_y. al,l oi the various groups of the Lumber Industry. and this Board will of necEssitv in such cases assume the responsibility of appointing the proper agency to arlminister the Code.',

The resolution passed today by the Hardwood Manufac- turers' Institute clirectors made ilear that, in turning over. to NRA enforcenrent in one section of the Southern-Hard_ rvood Sul;division, there is no intention that the Institute sfall in^a1y.way resign as the code administrative "g";"t of the Subdivision.

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V.gabond Editorials

Bv Jack Dionne

I DID have in mind promoting a Federal law forbidding too-rapid divorcing and re-marrying in this country, but since the Roosevelt family seems to out-Hollywood even the motion picture stars when it comes to getting rid of mates and getting new ones, I fear my law would be doorned'to Presidential veto.

Got a new angle on how the dole works. A friend of mine just back from England says he asked an Englishman who said he had been on the dole for several years, if he ever got a chance to take a job and get ofi the dole. The man said yes, he did; said that just the week before he had been offered a job. When my friend asked him why he didn't take the job he said: "Well, I get l0 shillings on the dole, and the job only offered me L2 shillings, and you know a man can't afford to work for 2 shillings." Which explains very well indeed how difficult it is to get a man ofr the dole, once he gets on..

Feeding the worthy needy is a blessed duty; but putting a premium on poverty and thus creating a perrnanent pauper class, is a terrible mistake. **:N.

Looks like the Lese Majeste days are over, so far as the White House is concerned. f've heard almost as many stories recently told on both Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt, as I have on Mae West. Even Will Rogers, whose chief business in life is catering to the great, pulled one on Mrs. Roosevelt the other day. He said he wanted to send her a New Year's message, but didn't know where to reach her. Her travels, and talks, and writings, and the fact that she is getting more in the limelight even than her husband, is getting her plenty of cute digs from all directions.

Itaty has a "brain trust" too. And, believe me, when he speaks, they listen. * * 4.

Some wise man warned us a year or so ago that ,.bureaucracy is a creeping sickness." It DOES seem that bureaus breed and multiply almost as fast as rabbits. The difference is that rabbits can be eaten, while bureaus have to be fed.

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The pessimist and the optimist were talking politics. The pessimist spoke of a recently elected politician, whose entire lack of intelligence, ability, and character he proclaimed in

unmeasured terms. "But," said the optimist, ..there is one thing that must be said in favor of his election.,, ,.And, what can that be pray ?" asked the pessimist. ,,IIis successr,' said the optimist, "will be an eternal inspiration to every ignorant, worthless rascal that aspires to run for public office.,, And so, you see, he who seeks for good may find it anywhere.

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We hear a lot about "the forgotten man" and everyone seems to have a favorite entry for .'the forgotten man', handicap. To me the most thoroughly ,.forgotten man" seems to be the worker in a plant where a strike has been called who wants to keep on working. The right to strike has been ably defended by many; the right to work is one privilege that seems without a real champion at the present time. Yet we hear much of unemployment ! rF**

General Hugh Johnson, giving his recent gang-the Federal Administration-unshirted Hades in The Saturday Evening Post, says that he never rnet anyone and never heard of anyone who knew anything much about money. Since the doughty General knows all the gang that has been trifling with the money situation at Washington, am f assuming too much when I venture the suggestion that he means the big boys are trifling with a brand of dynamite they know nothing about?

whatever you may ;J ol nt* otherwise, General Johnson is a magnificent writer, and he puts his thoughts into words that crash right into your think-tank. He starts right off by giving his successor in NRA a light lacing. He says that when Richberg recently warned industry that unless it re-employed the idle millions, Government would, hesmacked of the modern cave-man "who wooed the object of his affections with the statement: 'Love h€, - - - - you, or f'll beat you to death !' " ***

"To demand," he says on this subject, "that industry at once give employment to 10p00,0fi) men is a demand that it produce far more goods than it can sell, or increase its plant capacity when there is no market for its product. No responsible management can do this." Again he says: .,No amount of belaboring business by men who never conducted a business in their lives is going to change these essential responsibilities."

"Men can't go back to work," he says, "until money goes back to work, and money won't go back to work until those who have or are responsible for money to inve'st in creating work know that, once it is out of their hands, no magic is going to frisk it away like fairy gold turning into crisp and colored autumn leaves. It is perfectly clear that recovery in a big and quick and powerful wave av'aits only an impeccable assurance.in d.eeds, and not words, that no such thing will happen. That is all there is to it. It could be done immediately. And unless it is done promptly, there is no end in sight."

He tells of a certain J ; ,lo*, personally who is so situated that if he made a dollar, 83 cents of it would go to city, county, state, and national taxes. "It is going to be pretty hard," says General Johnson, "to convince him that he ought to take any kind of a risk at all to make a dollar," when he loses it all if he loses, but gets only 17 per cent of it if he wins.

The Generat is ,,uttinj if t": versatile. He gives the President a pat on the back here, and a kick in the pants a minute later. He says Mr. Roosevelt is O' K' but that most of his recovery efforts are a lot of hooey, etc', etc' IIe finally remarks that with a little display of intelligence we would have this depression over in ninety days.

Personally, I hail Johnson's writings for two reasons' First, I like to read stuff that has dynamite in it, and is logical at the same time. Secondly, I think one of the surest signs of recovery in this country will come when men begin to speak out in meeting. We've done so doggone much "yessing" in this country in the past two years that it almost gives a guy the screaming meanies sometimes, waiting for someone with a mind of his own to say something. When everyone begins kicking about everything you will know the depression is over. It is fear that makes men tongue-tied. A nation is just a group of men' And, when a man is sick and bed-ridden and frightened he is going to die'(and most sick men are terrible cowards), he is meek, and tractible, and awfully low spirited. But when you see him cross and quarrelsome you will know he has thrown off his fear and is getting well. Nations are the same wa''

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General Hugh Johnson is right when he says that few if any people really understand money. I know because I explained the money situation thoreughly in the past year or so to groups of business men which included many bankers, yet when I had finished not a man in the house understood it. Just goes to show what a deep problem it really is. ***

We need three rnajor codes in this country, and if we had ' (Continued on Page 8)

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Vagabond Editoriafs

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them the minor codes would take care of themselves. They are: lst, The Law of Supply and Demand,;Znd, The Constitution of the United States; 3rd, The Golden Rule. We've strayed afar from.all three of them, but something tells me we are on our way back.

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And, perhaps, as an old-timey lumberman wrote not long ago, "In His own good time the Great General will command the quicksands to harden," and everything will be all right again.

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I see great preparations for the new building phase of the Federal Housing Act. I see a mustering of forces, a gathering of ideas, a marshalling of efforts, that mean that within a few weeks a tremendous force will be driving forward throughout this land to get the entire nation into a new-building mood. Certainly nothing since the recovery efforts started has behind it anything that even fairly resembled the preparations to win that are springing up from behind every bush and shrub to put over the new-building phase of FHA. It will be a huge success. In my mind there is not the faintest semblance of doubt of that. It will put the bulk of the heavy industries back on their feet, put millions of sound men to work, put money in genuine circulation, and strike an irresistible blow at depression, and at unemployment.

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And, the first phase of FHA, the remodeling and repair_ ing effort, is going to grow with the opening of the second phase. It just can't help itself. The campaign to make peo_ ple build will carry with it the continual suggestior, ao ,"pair and remodel and improve and develop. Men will take advantage of FHA help to remodel and repair in the com_ ing spring and summer in far greater number than have done so thus far. Suppose the interest DOES figure 9.70Vo? That's far less than anyone has ever been able to buitd for before, and pay second mortgage charges. And, never before has a man been able to borrow repair money from a bank and get several years time to pay it in. The charge is really just $5.0O per $100.00 loaned, to all practical purposes, which is a reasonable charge. And, this year is. going to be a great, big repair year, and don,t you doubt it. *t<*

Why, if the retail lumber dealer could just sell the paint needed to cover and protect the bare and suffering walls and roofs in his town, he would have a splendid volume of business, because the entire. country now is plastered with drab and unpainted buildings. Certainty the paint people can look forward to a marvelous business when people go back to painting again, and the lumber dealer should see to it that HE. gets a big share of the local paint sales. He is the most logical of all paint salesmen. Don't let that good business get away from you.

J. E. Mackie to Manage Trade Dee Essley Attends Hearing

Promotion Campaign on Hornblower-D oyle Bill

Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.-J. E. Mackie, wood technologist and engineer, who for the past six years has been the North Pacific Coast representative of the National I-umber Manufacturers Association, rvith office at portland, has been engaged to manage a trade promotion campaign undertaken by a nelv organization of manufacturers of western red cedar. He lvill have headquarters in Seattle, 'Wash., and will work in cooperation with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Following graduation as a civil engineer from the University of Wisconsin in 7923, Mr. Mackie was employed by the Long Beach, Calif., building department. In l92Z he became secretary-manager of the Pacific Building Officials Conference, with which he remained until he assumed his duties with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in 1929. While employed by the latter he developed numerous projects furthering the use of wood on the Pacific Coast, and was responsible for much of the effective lumber promotion work conducted in the pacific northwest during the last five years.

A hearing was held in Sacramento before members of the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday evening, Januarv 23, on the Hornblower-Doyle Bill, Assembly Bill No. I, an emergen,cy measure to authorize the adoption and ap_ proval of state codes of fair competition.

Dee Essley appeared before the committee in his capac- ity of council member for Northern California of the California Council of Trade A.ssociation Executives, and spoke in favor of the bill in behalf of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association.

The Hornblower-Doyle Bill as amended will be a companion bill to Senate Bill No. 66, introduced by Senators McGovern and Olson.

Will Manage Ne* Terminal

Olin H. Carter, formerly manager of the palo Alto Lum_ ber & Roofing Co., Palo Alto, has been appointed manager of the Santa Fe Lumber Company's lumber terminal at Stockton.

First Loan in Los Angeles Under Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co.

Title Two of FHA Made

The first loan in Southern California under Title II of the National Housing Act for new construction and refindncing was made on January 19 according to an announcement by Fred W. Marlow, district director of the Federal Housing Administration, in Southern California. The loan is for $8500 made to John J. and Irene Bessolo by the Bank of America. It applied on the purchase from the estate of John Gandolfo of a residence at 3I4 South Highland Ave., Los Angeles, which was appraised in the inventory of the Gondolfo estate at approximately $10,000. The house is a modern two-story structure, has eleven rooms and basement, and was built about ten years ago.

"The loan," according to the bank reporl, "i5 fq fe amortized over a period of nineteen years and five months, with interest at 5 per cent. The total monthly payment Mr. Bessolo will make is $92.1O and is made up of the following items.

Reincorporateg

The Brooks-S,canlon Lumber Co., of Bend, Ore., has been reincorporated under the laws of Delaware with corporate name of Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co., Inc' This .h"ttg. became efiective on January 1, 1935. Up to December 31,1934, the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. has been a Minnesota corporation.

The nerv corporation hjs taken over all the properties, business and assets of the former company and assumed all its obligations. The ownership, management and control remain the same. The business will continue as heretofore, but under the name of Brooks-scanlon Lumber Co', Iirc.

Hollywood Better Housing Exposition Op"ns Feb. 9

"While this loan is made for the acquisition of a home already built, officials state that the procedure and amortization figures are about the same as when money is borrowed for building."

The Hollywood Housing Exposition whi'ch is making rapid progress is scheduled to open February 9 and will remain open for a month with special programs daily' The clisplay is sponsored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commer'ce and is endorsed by the Federal Housing Administration. The exposition will be educational and will feature the,comparison between good and inferior construction, materials, and craftsmanqhip taking the observer through all phases of home construction. Headquarters are at tl,e Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

They're Doing lt in a Bis \7av!

Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.-Los Angeles has been as_ sociated in the past l:ith.m?ny ,,Biggeit and Best" pr-o_ grams and products, but it is to be doubted if even ihat enterprising comnrunity has ever attempted so far_reaching and. sizable a campaign as the ,,Los Angeles plan", of iti projected "Better Housing Nlonth." Februar.y.

The plan calls for imme-diate initiation of a construction plgqr-1m in the Los Angeles trIetropolitan Area of g100,_ 000,000. But the Californians har.e not stoppecl .rvith an announcement of their goal.

A representative group of business men from all lines of endeavor have l>een banded together and named the ,.Com_ rnittee of One Hundred." These men are the signatories of the Plan a.d the porver plant of the machine Ihat *,ill generate the vast construction t,ork. Starting rvith pledges made by themselr.es to take the leacl in the-movenient"bv repairing and_ modernizing their orvn buildings and plar-rti, this body u,-ill start out on Feltruary 1 r,vith ihe deteiminai tion of enlisting the active aid and cooperation of everv business man, manufacturer and every rancher in the conimunity in.rvorking for the success of -the campaign.

They will. urge immediate .acceptance by every- pr,operty owner l,vho has need for repair and modernjzation, ind ."ho car.qualify,.of -t_he aid.offered l;y the Fecleral Housing Aclmirristration's Nlodernization Cr:edit plan.

Administr.ator James A. Mofiett is making a special trip from Washingtol !9 .r9pre9erlt the Federaf Housing Ad'ministration at the "kick-off" luncheqn n.reeting to be helct at the Biltm,ore Hotel, Thursdal, noon, Janua"ry 31. The session will be attended by the co'r'rittee of one Hu'clreci and groups representing interested industries and profes_ sions. .The opening gun of the advertising carnpaign I.ill be fired in all of the papers at this time, rihen j t.rtt pog" "Manifesto" rvil1 appear.

The Californians have announcecl that not only r,vill thev attenrpt to make rnodernization popular but they hope tcr make it fashionable as u'e11. And they l-rave timed the drir-e to coincide rvith several con'entions of i'dustrialists rvhose products go directly into homes.

The Western Furniture Exchange rvill convene on February 4, at .r'r'hich time 1,500 furniture dealers frorn all points west of Denver, Colorado, u'ill be in attendance.

The Pacific Coast Steel men rvill come together at Del N{onte on the 11th. Both of the meetinss .ivi[ be addressed meetings .ivilf addressecl by repfesentatir.es from the Los Anoeies Plan comnriffpe by Angeles plan committee and by Federal Housing Admir-ristration rvorkers.

The "Manifesto" of the Better l{omes Nlonth is as follows :

"We Proposebackers

"Prompted by a sincere and sober sense of our indiviclual responsibility as cltizens of this commonwealth, rve propose that the Federal Housing activities be backed up by the solid and decisive cooperation oJ business, indusiry,'agri- ctlture an_d finance, and rvith this end in vierv .,r" prop"o." the immediate initiation_ 9f a $100,000,000 constructi,on program in Los Angeles l\fetropolitan Area.

"We.urge every householder, every merchant, rancher, professional man, business man and inanufacturer rvho is able, to associate himself u'ith us in this enterprise. \\re call upon all Chambers of Commerce, civic grotips, service clubs, and business organizations, to enter rvhole'-heartedly into expanding this plan of pledging those who are financially able to do needed moderni zition or new consrruc_ tion work now.

"As an assurance of cooperation, and as an incentive to others, the members of this Committee of One Hundred have agreed among themselves forthrvith to undertake cer-

tain improvements to_ their_ properties, ancl to urge their friends, associates and employees to do likewise;-and to avail themselves of the loan privileges of the i\ational Housing Act.

"This agreement has been enterecl into by us, not merely f9 insq.r.e reemployment and the resurgence 'of business that \\'tll corne from the modernization and new construc_ tion projects to which we are individualiy pledged, but also in the hope that the community as a whole ivili rise !o.,th9 challenge rvhich is offered arid that a campaign of Lrberty Loan proportions will be instituted to niake the -hederal Housing Adininistration's Loan plan popular, not onll' rvith those who need it in order to repair-the ravages of deterioration and obsolescence, but by ihose fina".iaiiu able to do needed nerv and remodeling ivork without ii. '

-"We-pro_pose the Los Angeles plan for the rehabilitation 9f th9 Nation, believing_tl-rai the launching of this mor," i,., Souther' California rvill, if successful, rnian the re_intro_ duction of prosperity on a national scale. l_et Cai;ior"ia take the lead I"

^ Initial appointments announced for membership on the Lornmittee of One Hundred have been made from the ranks of "dyecl-in-the-r,vool" conservatives and include the follou,ing:

._George I. Cochran, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. (.President);. Harrx. Chandler,.Los Angeles Timei ip"U_ li:her) ; .\ndrerv Chaffey, California Bank (president) : Wm. C.. McDuflie, Richheld Oil Co. (Receiver); lo..it S_cott,.At_torne).; Harry Bauer, Edison' Co. (Chairri"" if Il_oard) ;. Nels Gross, District Bond Co. lHeia) ; Fred H. Knickerbocker, Union Pacific (Nfanager); p. G. Wi;";4, Bullock's (He-ad) ; Morgan _Adams, Moitg"g" Guarantee ( Presir-lent) : Harnilton H. Cotton (Financlei) ; L. T. St. Clair, Union Oil Co. (Head) ; John Treanoi,' Riverside_ Portland Cement Co. (p_resideni; ; Malcolm i{cNaghte", Broadn.ay^ Dept. Store (Head) ; Ben l\{eyer, Union"Bank & Trust Co. (Head) ; H. D. Ivey, Citizens National Trust &-Satings Bank (President).

Not onlv is it anticipated that the successful terrnination of strch a campaign will make greater Los Angeles a bet_ ter _place to live in for those already residing t-here, but it is thought that such a modernization drive ivill inevitably attract man)- new residents rvho desire to live in a commu_ nity that is as progressive as Los Angeles.

Gets High Appointment

William Denman of San Francisco, large stockholder in and attorney for Coos Bay Lumber Co., and former chair_ man of the United States Shipping B,oard, was re,cently appointed Judge of the Ninth Circuit District of the United States.

Shingle Oper"tors Meet

George Bergstrom of Everett, Wash., president, and C. J. NfcGrath of Seattle, secretary-manager, of the Washing_ ton and Oregon Shingle Association, met with the shingle mill manufacturers of the Grays Harbor district and sur_ rounding territorv at a meeting held at the Emerson Hotel. Hoquiam, Wash., Tuesday evening, January g.

Ruling on NRA Promised bv Ncw ltem in Laminex Products Supreme Court

Washington, D. C., January 21.-A direct rtlling orl the constitutionality of the National Industrial Recover-v Act rvas promised by the Supreme Court today.

It agreecl to revierv the decision by Fecleral Judge W' I' Grubb, in the Unitecl States District Court at Birmingham, Alabama. Judge Grubb dismissed an indictment'against William E. Belcher, Alallama sawrnill operator, for violations of wage and hours provisions of the Lumber Code, stating the Recovery Act exceeds the constitutional powers of Congress and contains an unlawful delegation of legislative powers to the President. The Grubb decision also sustained a contenticin that the Lumber Code is an unlawful encroachment on state rights, and constitutes taking property without due process of larv. Arr appeal r'as takeu by the Department of Justice from the decision of Judge Grubb.

.This case 'ivas selected by the Goverument to test its authority over labor's hours and wages througl-r the cocle structure. Belcher was indicted for violating the Lumber Code. The Government contended he had permitted eurployes to rvork more hours per rveek or at less than thc minimum hourly rvage provided in the Code.

EDRIC BROWN IN EAST

Eclric E. Brorvn, manager by-proclucts division, The Pacific Lumber Co., left San Francisco shortly after the first of the year on a business trip to the Eastern Sates'

A new item in their line of manttfactured products is an= nonncecl by The Wheeler Osgood Sales Corporation, the Laminex flush cupboar<i door.

The core o{ this flush door is made of stile and rail construction, to r,vhich is applied /3-in. crossbanding and tf-in' face veneers, making a l3/76-in. 5-ply door that will stay straight.

The stiles ancl top ancl bottom rail of the core are made 4 in. rvide, rvhich rvill permit cutting these doors down as much as 4 in. in rviclth or 4 in. in length by trimming both sicles equally. Because of this particular feature the dealer is enabled to supply just about any size of cupboard door required, and at the same time keep in stock only a minimum of sizes, thus necessitating qnly a nominal investment.

These flush cupboarcl doors have made a decided hit throughottt the country and are being stocked in jobbers' u,arehouses, from lvhich immediate shipments can be had'

RECEIVES MANY CONGRATULATIONS

"Tat" Nicholson has been the recipient of many congratulations from his friencls, the occasion being the arrival Ji u fin. baby girl. He is now the proud father of two chilclren, a son and a daughter. "Tat" is associated rvith Frank M. Flynn & Co., insurance brokers rvith offices in Hoiiywood.

ANNOUNCEilENT

A New Service Avatlable to Lumber lDealers About March It 1935

STNAIGHT OB MTXEID GARS

IDirect lrorn Mlll and S/arehouse Stocks

CONSISTING OF PONDEROSA PINE

Windows and Sash-OPen and Glazed

Doors

Screen Doors, Open and Wired

Lumber

Moulding

Casing

Base Frarrres. etc.

RED CEDAR

OREGON PINE (Douglas Fir)

Vindows and Sash4Pen and Glazed

Doors

Screen Doors, OPen and Wired

Plywood Lumber

Finish-Casing and Base

Moulding and Framee

Inside and Outside Door Jambs

Shingles - Siding - Moulding - Frames' etc'

-ALL THESE ITEMS CAN BE LOADED IN SAME CAR_ Send LJs Your Inquiries and Orders

BUGKTEV LUMBER DEALERS' SUPPLY

PORTLAND (Kenton Station), OREGON CALIFORNIA SALES OFFICE-F. S. BUCKLEY, Sales Manager 111 Sutter Building-Phone S(Jtter 0908

GOMPA]IY

That \7as the Troubfe

It was over in deep East Texas, and the typical country ,darkey was telling about all the trials and tribulations the colored race have been subject during the past several years of depression, and how very hard it has been for them to make a living.

"But," said the white man who had been listening to

1935 Convention Dates

Feb. 6-8-Michigan Retail Lunrber Dealers Association, Grancl Rapids.

Feb. 12-13-Mississippi Retail Lurnber Dealers Associa_ tion, Jackson.

Feb. l2-l4-Illinois Lumber & Nlaterial Dealers Asso_ ciati,on. Chicago.

Irel>. 13-14-North Dakota Retail I_umbermen,s Asso_ ciatiou, Fargo, N. D.

Feb. 13-1S-Nebraska l-umber Merchants Association. Onraha.

Fel;. 19-20-Iou'a Association of L,rrmber & Builcling Ma_ terial Dealers. l)es NIoines.

Feb. 19-21-Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's Association, NIils'aukee.

Feb. 2l-23-Western Retail Lumberrnen,s Association, Tacoma.

Feb. 27-Ntar.1-Ohio Association of Reiail Lumber Dealers, Columbus.

Mar. 4-6-Kentucky Retail Lumlter Dealers Association. T.ouislille.

N{ar. 5-6-Southrvestern Io.w'a Retail Lumbermen's Association, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Nfar. B-Harclrvood N{anufacturers Institute, Memphis, Tenn.

Nfar. 13-14-South Dakota Retail Lumbermen's Association, Aberdeen. S. D.

M ar. 2l -22-southeastern -sociation, Ottumrva, Io.iva.

Apr. 9-l l-Lumbermen's

Apr. 1G-National Retail \\rashington. D. C.

Iot'a Retail Lumbermen's As-

Association of Texas, Houston. Lumber Dealers' Association.

H. S. BRIX VISITS S. F.

H. S. Brix, president, Knappton Tor,vboat Co., portlancl ancl Astoria, subsidiary of Brix Logging Co., operators of the Knappton Mill, Knappton, Wash., lvas a recent San Francisco visitor.

this tale of woe, "there's one thing about .living in the piney woods during these kind of times-the necessities of life don't cost much over here."

Mountain States Retailers Hold Annual Convention

J.' C. Pritchard, Pritchard Lumber Co., Walsenburg, Colo., was elected president of the Mountain States Lum_ ber Dealers' Association at the annual convention held in the Bro.ivn Palace Hotel, Denver, on January lO, 11 and 12. The follorving were elected vice presidents: Colorado -W. C. Kurtz, Independent Lumber Co., Grand Junction; New Mexico-K. J. Baldridge, J. C. Baldridge Lumber Co., Albuquerque; Wyoming-Oscar Rohlff, Rohlff Lumber & Supply Co., Casper. R. S. Grier, Grier Lurnber Co., Chey.enne, Wyo., was elected director for the National Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, also code authority member for the district.

Directors elected were: District No. 1-M. D. Bradfield, I\{arvson-Bradfield Lumber Co., Boulder, Colo.; District No. 2-Glen C. Rowell, Warren Lumber Co., Fort Morgan, Colo.; District No. 3-F. C. Metz, East Denver Lumber Co., Denver, Colo.; District No. 4-Ralph peterson, Foster Lumlter Co., Limon, Colo.; District No. 5-R. H. Birkby, Birkby Lumber Co., Lamar, Colo.; District No. 6-Car1 Wangberg, Crissey-Fowler Lumber Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.; District No. 7-John R. Miller, Conejos County Lumber Co., La Jara, Colo.; District No. g-H. G. Gaines, Gaines Lumber Co., Dolores, Colo.; District No. 9l

-W. G. McDonald, United Lumber & Supply Co., Glen_ rvood Springs, Colo.; District No. lG-H. W. Leonard, Steamboat Lumber Co., Steamboat Springs, Colo.; District No. 11-A. O. Bloedorn, Torrington Lumber & Coal Co..

To'rrington, Wyo.; District No. 12-W. A. Spear, Spear Lumber Co., Douglas, Wyo.; Distri,ct No. 13-I-. D. Stith. Tucumcari Lumber Co., Tucumcari, N. M.; District No. 14

-F. A. Berry, Big Jo Lumber Co., Santa Fe. N. M.: Dis_ trict No. lS-James Lee, Big Jo Lumber Co., Roswell, N. I\{.; District No. 1G-8. M. Godden, Foxrvorth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Derning, N. M.

J. T. Chapin, Chapin Lumber Co., Aurora, Colo., was reelected treasurer, and Allan T. Flint, Denver, Colo., lvas re-elected secretary-manager, at the directors' rneeting on Sattrrday morning, Janaary 12.

"Nossuh, dass a fack,', said the darkey, .BUT yOU CAIN'T HARDLY DRINK IT AFTEH YOU GET IT.''

Bv Jack Dionne Ag" not guaranteed---some I have told br zo yearr---some legs

East B.y Hoo-Hoo Club C. A. Webst et Elected President

An interesting talk on "New Construction under the llousing Act" by L. E. Graybill, assistant secretary, American Trust Company, was the feature of the regular dinner rneeting of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39, held at Hotel Coit, Oakland, Monday evening, January 14.

A number of questions were answered by Mr. Graybill follorving his talk. Among the questioners were Henry Hink, Earle Johnson, B. J. Boorman, Clem Fraser ancl \Vaverlv Tilden.

Professor Emanuel Fritz, associate professor of forestry, Universitt' of California, gave the first of a series of talks on "Water in Wood", and as usual had the'close attention of his andience.

Miland Grant, chairman of the committee in charge of Christmas keg distribution, reported that 416 kegs were distributed to needy families. A vote of thanks was passed to the committee for their splendid work, and to the donors of the kegs.

Geo. trI. Cornwall. of the Timberman, spoke briefly on the subject of the Housing Act.

Presiclent G. F. 'Jerry" Bonnington presided. He made a plea for larger membership, pointing out that it is not 1lecessatr\' to be a member of the International Order o{ Hoo Hoo in orcler to qualify for membership in the cluh.

NORTHWEST TRIP

Paramino Lumber Co., San Francisco, a business trip to the Northrvest.

The first tri-annual meeting of the Pacific Division, National Wooden Box Association, was held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, on January 8 and 9. R"Presentatives of the industry from California, Oregon and Washington attended the meeting.

C. A. Webster, Stockton Box Co., Stockton, was elected president for the coming 1'ear. He succeeds W. G. Hyman, Pacific Box Corporation of San Francisco, the retiring president. The following were elected directors: Ward A. Du'ight, Robt. L. Ferral, Floyd Hart, O. C. Haslett, W. G. Hyman, I{erman Paine, A. W. Pinger, J. W. Rodgers, C. F. Setzer, C. D. Terwilliger and C. A. Webster. Alternate directors elected were: Frank N. Blagen, P. Z. Bsrke, CH. Daggett, H. B. I{erves. J. S. Kent, A. G' Krause, R. W. Maples, A. G. Marion, J. H' Merguire, H. Ros'e and I. M. White.

Davis _\(/hite

E. G. Davis of Los Angeles and Miss Dorothy White of San Francisco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. White of San Jose, were married at Yuma, Ariza., on December 31, 1934, They spent their honeymoon at Coronado. Mr. Davis was formerly counected rvith the Los Angeles sales department of the Chas. R. N'IcCormick Lumber Co.. He is norv with the Coos Bay Ltttnber Co. rvorking out of their Los Angeles office.

5-ply with core of stile and rail construction.

Doors can be cut down as much as 4" either in width or in height. Consult your jobber for complete information.

B. C. Waterborne Lumber

Howell N. Baker, Exports Show Increase

Leader in Panel and

Y eneer lndus try, Passes On

Howell N, Baker

Howell N. Baker, president of the California Panel & Veneer Co. of Los Angeles, died suddenly late Tuesday afternoon, January 15, at the Glendale sanitarium. Mr. Baker was for many years one of the leaders in the panel and veneer industry, and throughout his entire business career he was one of the most popular and highly esteemed members of the Southern California lumber fraternity.

\'Ir. Baker was born at Norwalk, Ohio, August 25, 1876. Follor,ving the death of his father, his mother and the farnily moved to San Diego in 1894. Ife came to Los Angeles in 1905 and was connected rvith the Western Hardwood Lumber Co. becoming secretary of the company. In 1917, he organized the California Panel & Veneer Co. becoming president of the company, which position he held until the time of his death. Under his leadership, the company became one of the largest distributors of panels and veneers in the Southern California market.

He is survived by his wife, Nlaude J. Baker, a daughter, Carolyn Baker, and a son, Howell N. Baker, Jr. Funeral services rvere held Friday afternoon, January 18, at the Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lar.vn Memorial Park, Glendale. The funeral services rvere largely attended, and many lumbermen were present.

Ilritish Columbia waterborne lumber exports (including some logs) from the principal B. C. ports during the first 11 months of this year totaled qO,628 M bd. ft., as compared with 666,463 M ft. in the same period of 1933, a gain of 35 per cent, states reports from Vice Consuls Nelson P. Meeks, at Vancouver, and Robert E,. Newcomb, at Victoria, made public by the Forest Products Division of the Department of Commerce.

November, 1934, B. C. lumber exports totaled 94,,44 I\,1, bd. ft. compared with 73,386 M bq. ft. in October and 61,965 M ft. in September, 1934. (U. S. exports of Douglas fir squared timber and boards, planks and scantlings totaled 66,884 M bd. ft. in November; 55,674 M ft. in October; and ffi,317 M ft. in September.)

British Columbia waterborne lumber exports to the principal markets during the first l1 months of.7934 compared with the same period of 1933 were, respectively, as follows: To the United States, 4,ffi1 M ft. compared with 14,741 M ft., a decreasb of 68 per cent; to the United Kingdom and Continent (largely to the U. K.), 408,772 M ft. compared with 219,872 M ft., a gain of -86 per cent; to the Orient (Japan and China) , 268,194 M ft. compared with 274,829 M ft., a decline ol 2.4 per cent; to Australia and Nerv Zealand, 182,744 M ft. compared rvith 135,781 M ft., a gain of 34 per cent.

VISIT MILL AT FORT BRAGG

.M. H. McCall and Ed. Biggs of the Union Lumber Company, Los Angeles, have returned from a trip to the companys' mill at Fort Bragg where they spent several days. En route they visited the company's San Francisco office, \(/HEN YOU

SELL

Booth-Kelly Douglas Fir, the Asaociation grade and trade mark certify to your customers t'he quality of the stock you handle. Buildera quit gueseing about

what they'rc

and buy wherc they know what

New Service to be Available to Lumber Dealers Soon

After almost a year of negotiations the Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company has leased from the Califomia Packing Corporation six ancl one-half acres of ground and buildings, containing over 30,000 square feet, located at Kenton Station, Portland, Oregon.

They will cSrry in stock Ponderosa Pine and Oregon Pine (Douglas Fir) rvindo'ivs, sash, doors' screen doors, finish, casing, base, moulding, inside and outside door jambs, frames and plywood; Recl Cedar shingles. siding and mouldings, commensurate to the needs of Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Coiorado, Montatra and Wyoming, for shipment in both straight and mixed cars.

Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company rvill specialize in mixecl cars, and a high grade of finish, mouldings, jambs and other items.

E. W. Yeates, who has been associated with the F' S' Buckley Door Company in San Francisco during the past ten years, will be general manager of the business at Portland, Oregon. F. S. Buckley will have charge of the sales office located at 111 Sutter Building, San Francisco.

The establishment of this new business is the result of change in the method of distribution of stock sash, doors, plywood and other items r'vithin the past few years' The Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company rvill be in a

The ldeal

position to make themselves corr\petitive, enabling them 'to distribute their proclucts in an economic and orderly mannef.

This nerv service offers dealers a rvide assortment of items which can be loaded in the same car from mill or rvarehouse. it r,vill enable them to keep stocks better balanced, ancl have newer and brighter goods on hand, by being able to order oftener and to pnrchase at minimum prices.

JACK KILEY BACK IN S. F.

Jack Kiley, Northern California representative of the Eclward Hines Pacific Coast Lumber Co., of Portland, is making his headquarters at 825 Sutter Street, San Francisco. His telephone number is ORdway 6921.

VISITS COMPANY'S OFFICES IN LONDON

Walter Scrim, Findlay Millar Timber Co., Los Angeles, left January 3 for New York from where he sailed January 9 for London to visit the company's head ofifrces. He expects to be away about six weeks.

G. J. POPE VrSrrS CALTFORNIA

G. J. Pope, president of the D' S' Pate Lumber Co., Chicago, and representative of a group of bondholders of the Goodyear Redwood Lumber Co', Greenwood' CaliI was a recent visitor to San Francisco.

Material SUDDEN & Building CHRISTENSON

Strength" beauty and econornY are the natural characteristics of wood. Add to these the quality of PERMANENCE and You have the ideal stractural rnaterial.

Lurnber pressure-treated with REILLY TRANSPARENT PBN. ETRATING CREOSOTE is perrnanently protected agdinst decay and insects without chaneins its deeirable natural chara"cte-ristics' colore non-oiliness and paintability.

Be sure th'at lurnber markcted throu gh your or ganization bears the ttode ntark

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AGENTS

Americen Mill Co.

Hoquiam Lumber & Shinglc Co.

Hulbert Mill Co.Willapa Harbor Lumbet Millr

STEAMERS

Abctdcen, lloguiem, Aberdeen, Raymond,

Wash. Warh. Wash. Varh.

Edna Saniam

Trinided

Berbrre C,eter

Dorothy Cehill

Edna Chrigtenron

Janc Chrirtcnro:n

Annie Chdrtenron

Edwin Chrirtcnron

Cathcrine G. Sudden

Blcenor Chrirtearon

Charlcr €hrirtenroa

Branch Ollices

LOS ANGELES

630 Bo"ard of Ttade Building

SEATTLE

National Bant of Commerce Bldg.

PORTLAND

2fi) Henry Bldg.

LUMBER CAREERS

J. \(/. "Jack" tyilliams

John Worley Williams, secretary of the California Redwood Association. was born in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. He was educated in Bolton College at Bolton, Tenn., and acquired a well rounded knowledge of the lumber business in the early l9O0's by working in the sawmill and sales ends of the industry with various Southern Pine operators. This experience was gained n'ith such r,vellknor,vn Texas con-

cerns as Wm. Carneron & Co., Waco, Kirb_v Lumber Co., Houston, J. J. Carnpbell Co., Houston, and the Texas Export Co., Laredo.

It mal'come as a surprise to lnany to hear that in acldition to being a conrpetent lumberman Jack is also a quali-

fied railroad man. He left the lumber business in 1905 and until 1918 was in the railroad service in Arizona and Mexico with the Randolph Lines, r,vhich were later merged r,vith the Southern Pacific Co. Starting as private secretary to the president, Epes Randolph, he worked up to the position of divisional superintendent.

\Ir. Williams came to the Redrvood industry in l919 as secretary-manager of the Redwood Export Company, remaining there until 1931 when he rvas appointed se,cretary of the California Redwood Association. He was particularly well equipped for this work rvith his background of sawmill and sales experience in the Southern pine industry, and his many years of service to the Redwood industry in the export field. He did some very effective promotional work in New Zealand and Australia in 1930 and 1931 rvhen he spent about six months traveling rouncl the two countries, meeting the timbermen of those markets and extolling the merits of Redrvood.

Redr,vood, by the way, has been the favorite softwoocl in Australia and New Zealand for many years. Through the efforts of the Redwood Export Cornpany it has become practically the only foreign softrvood used for weatherboarding, and to a large extent for joinery in Nerv Zealand, where the supply of suitable native softrvoocls is not sufficient to meet the demand.

Mr. Williams lives in Berkeley. His hobby is his beautiful rose garden, r,vhich contains some hundrecls of rose bushes and from 75 to 100 varieties.

Western Retailers Annual Eddie Hummel With !-lipolito Co.

The thirty-seconrl annual convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association rvill be held at the Winthrop Hotel, Tacoma, Wash., on February 21 ,22 and 23. Cecil Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh Lumber Co., Tacoma, is chairman of the general convention committee.

Eddie Humrnel has joined the sales force of the Hipolito Co. of Los Angeles. He was forrnerly rvith the Hammond Lurhber Co. of Los Angeles rvhere he was connected with their sasl-r, cloor ancl full mill bicl clepartment for a long lrcriod.

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THE CARPENTER OF SYRIA

Some six thousand years ago a iuler of Egypt resolved in his pride that his glory should never perish, but that his bones should be honored until the stars flickered out and the sun gave forth light no more. He enslaved. hundreds of thousands of his fellow-men, and throrigh the agony of their toil was erected a mighty pyramid Within this-pyramid his mortal remains were laid.

That pyramid still stands, and will probably remain a few hundred years longer-but the tomb is empty. Chattering, laughing tourists scale its sides and make funny remarks about the "queer old duffer" who built it. In a Paris museum you can see him, a hideous, grotesque mummy, lying in a glass case like some stuffed reptile, for the curious to gaze at and vaguely wonder about.

Two thousand years ago the mighty men of Rome, swelled with conceit and pride in their military and intel_ lectual prowess, resolved that Rome should rule the world and that all the nations on earth should be bound with chains to it forever. Today the haughty Caesars and their blood-stained legions with their golden eagles, are mingled with the dust of Europe. Only some excellent roads and a few crumbling ruins remain as mute and grim evi_ dence of their cruel ambitions.

Nearly twenty centuries ago there lived in Syria a humble carpenter, who, in a world that was teeming with hate, greed, and materialism, went about doing good to rich and poor alike, urging all men to love one another as they loved themselves, and to do unto others as they would have others do unto them He also taught the fearful, unwel_ corne truth that life does not end at the tomb but continues without end, and that "as a man soweth, so shall he reap." Frenzied with hate and fear when thus dragged face to face with Truth, they put Him to death as an enemy of the state and a religious disturber.

Yet of all the men who lived on this planet since the beginning of time, no name is held in higher esteem or greater reverence by the cultured people of the world. The Carpenter of Nazareth taught people how to live.

Men live LASTINGLY, not through the power of money, not by the whirling wheels of industry, not through the strength of armies and fleets, not by the power of domineering groups and classes, but by the irresistible, eternal power of truth and love.-Kiwanis Magazine.

NO LINGERING

Let me live out my years in heat of blood !

Let me die drunken with the dreamer's wine ! Let me not see this soul-house built of mud

Go toppling to ttie dust-a broken shrine.

Let me go quickly-like a candleJight

Snuffed out just at the heyday of its glow; Give me high noon-and let it then be night !

Thus would I go !

And grant that when I face the grisly thing, My song may trumpet down the grey perhaps; Let me be as a tune-swept fiddle-string

That feels the master-melody-and snaps !

MUSICAL ANYWAY

Salesman: "Did you. like that cigar I gave you? Five hundred of those coupons and you get a banjo.,, Clerk: "If I smoke five hundred of those, I'll need a harp."

REGRETS

"I regret that I have but one son to give sity," sighed the elderly football fan. ,.I more tickets to the football game.',

THE MEANING?

to the Univerneed a couple

An innocent traveling salesman wants to know what is meant by a sign he says he saw posted at the entrance to_. an attractive glen in a park, that read-',NO PARKIN OR NOTHIN." (The Vagabond.)

HE DESERVED WORSE

"You say you served in France?" said the restaurant manager as he sampled the new cook's first soup.

"Yes, sir. Cook for t$ro years and wounded twice.,' "You're lucky, man. It's a wonder they didn't kill you."

U. S. Authority to Withdraw Railways Need 1

35,ooo,ooo

Blue Eagle to be Tested Cross Ties

San Francisco, Jan. 23.An order temporarily restraining NRA officials of this district from withdrarving the Blue Eagle from the Smith Lumber Company, San Francis,co, was issued yesterday by Federal Judge Frank H. Kerrigan. The matter rvill come to a hearing some time in February.

This action follorved filing of suit by the companlagainst Donald Rensharv, regional director of the \RA; William H. Griffin, Will J. French and Clay Miller, the NRA compliance council in this district.

TO SPEND MONTH IN PORTLAND

F. S. Buckley, Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company, San Francisco, left February 1 for Portland to complete details of the organization of the company's plant there. Mr. Buckley expects to return to San Francisco in about 30 days.

VISITS NORTHWESI

E. A. Wright, Los Angeles factory representative for California for Washington Veneer Co., Olympia, left January 17 for a trvo rveeks' visit to the company's plant at Olympia, Wash.

T. J. BUTCHER VISITS NORTHWEST

T. J. Butcher, ITome Lumber Company, Chula Vista, 'ivas a Seattle visitor during the month of Januarv.

SMooTH.., AGC U RAT

Washington, D. C., Jan. 8,-Estimates of expenditures needed to restore railroads to physical condition equivalent to that of 1929, made public here today, in'clude the renewal of 85.000.000 wood cross-ties over and above normal requirements, rvhich can be placed roughly at 50,000,000, and indicate the possibility of total purchases by raihvay companies of 135,000,000 ties during 1935.

Such a development, according to a statement by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, would give the forest products industries a volume of business from this source alone amounting to, possibly, $80,000,00O, at the present average price of cross-ties, r,vhich is probably 60/o below the high mak of pre-depression years'

The degree to which tie replacement has declined in the last few years is indi'cated in figures of the Bureau oi Railway Economi,cs, which show replacements as 74,662,278 in 1929,63,338,798 in 1930, 51,486,627 in 1931, and 39,175,74L in 1932. There was a marked increase in-replacement in 1934, and, although final figures are not available, it is estimated that the roads used 50,000,000 cross-ties in the first nine months of the year.

In the event of use by the roads of the entire 135,000,000 estimated as needed, an auxiliary source of revenue would be provided for farmers, farm laborers and woodsmen in every section of the country, as ties are produced in all of the states.

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California Buifding Permits For 1gg4

BT]YEBS' GUII}B SAIT BBAITOISOO

LUMBER

Buckley Lmber Dealers' Supplv ComP?:ry' lll- Suttq Building..'..........'....Sutter OmE

ChaDbcrtin & €o.' W. R.' Ith Flo, Fil; Bldg. ' '..DOuglas 5470

Dolbctr & Cre Lumbo Co., 70 Mtchuts Excbange 81ds...... .Sutter 7456

Harood Lumber Co., 310 Smm SL ..'..'......'..'DOuglas 33t9

Hobbs. Wall & Co., aSr Jereld Ave. ..Mlssim 0001

Holmes Eureka Lumber Co.

--- isos fit-.i.rl Cent€r Bldg.. '. .GArfield l92l

Lawrcne-Philips Lumber Co.' 206 Fife BuiIding............... '. .EXbrok 3303

Loop Luber Cmpany, Fr. of rfth st:...:................EXbrook 4E3l

Long-Bell Luber Sales Corporctlmn - - - - izs M*k.t Street........'.'... ....GArfield lE39

Mulligan & Co., W. J.' 520 Motg*"ty St...... ' '.... ... ..GArfield 6E00

LUMBER

lrtacDoald & Hanbgton Ltd.'

16 Cdifmia Str;t.... ...,..',....GArfield 6i193

Mc€omick, Chaa. R- Lubcr Co, 46r M;ket Stct......'............DOuglas 2561

More Mitl & Lunrber Co525 Muket StEt ....,...........EXbrok 0173

Pacific hmber Cq- The r|[ Bwh Strei....................GArfield u81

Red Rlver Lunber Co, 3rS Mmdnck 81dS...............GArfield 0922

Santa Fe Lumber Co' 16 Califmia Street............KEanv 207'l

Schafer Bru. Lumber & Shingle Co.' 1206 Fife 81dc.............'.......'.Sutter l77l

Sudden & Cbristenson' 310 Sruome Street.,..............GArfield 2t46

Trower Lumbc Co., 110 Market Stret....'...'.'.......'.Sutter 0'126

Unio Lumber Co., Crccker Building ................'...Sutter 6170

OAITLANID

- LUMBER

HiU & MortuL Inc.' --- Dmison St. Wttarf '..ANdover 107?

Hosan Lumber ComPanY' ---z"a Z Alie Strleti..... Gl*ncqrt 6E5l

E. K. Wdd Lumber Co- -' -i;d";i"k & King sti.....'."....Fruitvale 0ll2

HARDWOODS

LUMBER

Van Ar:dale-Hmit Lmber Co., Inc., Fifth & Bro StreG..........GArfield 36lID

Wsrdlirrg-Nathan Co., ll0 Market Street ..................Sutter 53Gr

E. K. Wood Lunber Co., I Dt.tl!!u Stret................,...KEarny 37lf

Weyerhrew Sdes Cq- rr0 Cdifmia Stret............... GArfield t07.1

DOORS AND PLYWOOD

Harbc Plywood Coapoatiorl 557 Milker Streat.. ..GArfield t5i2!

Nirclai Dor Sales Co., cl45 l9th Street .........Mlssid 79zl

Wheler-Osgod Sales Corporation, fl'45 rgth St. ...................,..VAlemia 224L

CREOSOI]ED LUMBER-POLES_PILINGTIES

Baxter, J. H. & Co' 333 Mdrtgdrery Street.. ..,... .DOuglas 3Etll

Mc€qm'ck, Chu. R., Lumber Co.' 461 Market Stret..................DOug|as 2561

PANELS

El'iott Bay Sales Co., 192,1 BiodwaY

Ca ifomia Builders Supply Co.' Sltl 29th Avenue .......'.....'....ANdover lltE

Strable Hardwod Co. 537 First Stret......'.'......'.TtEmplebar 55E4

LOS ANGBLBS

LUMBER t-bi,Tff:'"**3"k*'1H Bl;s..' .'. pRcpect 623r

Chambert'n & Co.' W. R.' -"'iii tiv;"t xi"it' st.. .'. .'.. .TUcker l'l3r

onB'.t f1"si.l";:T:..i:::. ....VAndike E?eZ

Hammod Luber Co-' "*;i0 s- At;"da 5t- ........""PRGpect zul

Ho|raes Ereka Lumber Co' "--zi"izr7-ii'"rtilects Bldg.' '. ' " 'Mutuat glEl

Hover, A. L.. ----fi-'So. Il'Brea Ave. " "'YOrk 1l5E

Lawrene-PhiliPc Lumber Co 533 Petrcleu Securitie"Bldg"'PRcpect 0229

tsq-Bell Lumber Sales Cqporatim'

--729 P.tJ*; Securitiei Bldg...Prcpect E{6E t".r"o-ilj.,f,.3ff ""rtJffii.,lT'r""...pR6pecr?re4

MacDuuld & Hmington' Ltd.' -'eZg P.trcl"t- Seiuritie Bldg."PRepct 93f

MsCmick, Chas. R., Lumber Co.. ---iii-wZt-ci[ si' ' '......-....TRinitv 5241

Mulligu & Co., W. J.' ll-? west 'tL sr. ..'................VAndike 4166

LUMBER

Pacific Lumber Co, The 700 So. La Brea Ave. .'...........,..YOrk ll6E

Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., 52r E. sth St. ....................vAndike 2321

Red River Luber Cc, ?tlZ E. Slarmn .CEntury 29071

Santa Fe Luba Co.' 3ll Fimcial Cqter Bldg.... '..VAndike 4'l7l

Schaler Bre Lumber & Shingle Co.'

126 W. M. Gryland Bldg.........TRinitv 427r

Sudden & Chriateroo, 53ll B@rd of Trade Bldg. '.......TRinitv 6E44

Uni,on Lumber Co.-

923 W. M. Garlud Bldg...........TRinitv ZZt2

Wendling-Nathan Co,, ?{tr SL Ia Brea. Ave. .....,"......YOrk 1l6t

E. K. Wood Lumber Co., 4?01 Silta Fe Ave. ........,'..,'JEtrerson Slll

Weyerhaeus Satres Co, 149 Petroleum Seoritic Bldg...PRcpect 5560

CREOSOTED LUMBER_POLES-PILINGTI,ES

Buter, J. H. & Cq, f)l W6t Fift! Stret..,.........Mlchigm 6i194

McComiclq Chas. R., Lunber Cou? Welt 9th St. ..................TRinitv 5241

HARDWOODS

Cmr. W. E., Lumber Co. zors n. rstft st. ..................PRGFct 5l3l

Hammd Lrmber Co., !)10 So Almeda St. '....... .PRcp€ct ?l7l

Lawhlin C. J&S Petrolerim Scurities Bldg...PRcp€ct 27lli

Stantq, E. J., & Sql Z)'0 Eut 3Eth Street.,. '........CEntury 29211

SASH_DOORS-MILLWORK

Haroqrd Lumber Co., 20fO Sq Alame& St. ........,...PRcFct 7l7I

Kabl, Jnc W'- & Sm, 652 Sc Myere St. .......,........ANge|wt191

Red River Luber Co., 7lE E. Slaum ..CEntury an}ll

Wheler-Osgod Sals Cqpqation, 2153 Smto St. ...............TUcker,106.[

PANELS AND PLYWOOD

Abqdeen Plywod Cmpann 2lll,l West Pi@ Stret.......... Fltzroy t52l

Califmia Prel & Verer Co.. 955 So. Alameda SL...... ......,TRinity 11057

Harbor Plywood Corpontim, f0, N. Ia Brea..,............ ......WHittEv 32f?

Pacific Mutual Dc Co., CApitol 7t0E llZO W*tminter Ave. (Alhubn)

Wheler-Osgood Sales Coporation, 215i3 Sacnmento St. ....,.,.. ..TUc&er {9dt

Blubber B.y Hydrated Lime \(/allboard Pioneering in

Manufactured in several forms to meet the general and special requirements of building, agricult,rr. ,.rd industry in California, Blubber Bay Lime, distributed by The Kings- ley Company, Pier 17, San Francisco, is a wood burned _product of exceptional purity.

One of these forms is their builders and chemical hydrated lime, which is a white hydrate of extreme purity and fineness. The total impurities including magnesium hydrate seldom exceed one-half of one per cent. The calcium hydrate content is almost constant at 98 per cent.

The fineness and purity of Blubber Bay hydrated lime makes it ideal for use rvith arsenate of lead and other chemicals as a spreader agent, in the manufacture of ammonia, water softening, bleaching compounds, and as a general purifying agent in heavy liquids.

It meets A.S.T.M. and Federal specifications. When used in Portland cement mortars it improves both plas- ticity and adhesion. The density of all cement mortars and concrete is improved by the addition of 1O to 2O per cent of Blubber Bay hydrate to the weight of cement used.

It is highly recommended for making whitewash.

Blubber Bay chemical hydrated lime is a new product, designed especially for those chemical uses wherein extreme fineness is necessary, ancl for the preparation of casein and other plywood glues, nicotine, lead arsena.te, copper sulphate and many otl-rer fruit and vegetable sprays requiring a spreader agent.

The total absence of grit makes chemical hydrate ideal for the treatment of mineral oils and lubricating greases.

The Kingsley Cgmpany has rvarehouses at 9ffi Seventh Street, San Francisco; Grove Street Dock, Oakland, and Paramount Seed Company, Lincoln and Sonora Streets, Stockton.

H. L. I{unter is manager of the company, and R. M. James calls on the trade throughout Northern California.

Clean Up and Paint Up Displays

Washington, Jan. 23.-The nerv and colorful window displays embodying emphatic recognition of the opportun- ity for profit under the National Housing Act, whi,ch are being made available by the National Clean Up and paint Up Campaign Bureau, will be ready for shipment, February l.

Window display No. 36 carries colorful suggestions of interior painting, against a silhouette of the dome of the nation's Capitol, with the wording:

"Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up in the Better Housing Program-Give your Property A New Deal-Repair-Re_ model-Redecorate."

The other new window display is No. 32, especially clesigned to emphasize outside work under the National Hous_ ing Act in Clean-Llp-Paint Up-Fix Up Campaigns.

Both of these displays are ,,tailored to fit,' the advantages of the National Housing A,ct, and to stimulate business in Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up Campaigns.

A new folder, illustrated in colors, showing these nerv clisplays, and other new display material for 1935, will be

Los Angeles

W. F. Montgomery, pioneer Southern California lumberman, writes in giving some interesting information on the introduction of wallboard in the Los Angeles market. He states that he believes the Montgomery & Mullin Lumber Company, of which he and the late John F. Mullin rvere the owners, can rightly claim to have been the pioneers in the wallboard industry in Los Angeles.

.- Along abgut 1902, Mr. Montgomery says a young E,ng- lishman called at their office, then at Seventh ind Cnocker streets, Los Angeles, and asked them to take the agency for Beaver board in Southern California and ArizonJ. When they demurred he said he rvould demonstrate the demand for-the board by going down to San Diego and selling a carload there. The young Englishman returned in triuriph with an order. We had no excuse for further refusal and for several years enjoyed the exclusive sale of Beaver board with a commission on all sales they made in outside sections.--Finally the Beaver board people changed their pol- icy selling to anyone who would brder a carl,oad and their agreement was ended.

At the same_time, Mr. Montgomery says, they were selling a plaster board called "Bistrvali," made iir Alameda. and which factory he visited.

Mr. Montgomery cites interesting facts on the early beginnings _ of th_e_ wallboard operations founded by john Schumacher. He states that Mr. Schumacher hid been a visitor to their office trying to interest them in a wallboard for use in bath rooms. Mr. Schumacher, he says, started to make the wallboard on his own in a small building near Slauson Avenue which became the nucleus of the large organization he .built up and which the Schumacher interests sold several years ago. When he first started the Montgoqe_{y & Mullin Lumber Co. agreed to supply him with building materials, and in return take their-oav in the new product. For a short time they acted u. aij- tributors for the new l.vallboard. Not long after he got his factory going, Mr. Schumacher came to them rvith- a written proposition to sell a half interest in the business for'$5,000, which document Mr. Montgomery says he still has in his possession, but for several reasoni thev did not "ffi|.t3:i;f5l'n". *", a remarkable man, Mr. Montgonrery declares, being at the same time an inventor, fina-ncier and executive. Investing and perfecting a process, and starting and building up an induitry wittr-tittti or no capi- tal sho-ws that he possessed ability of high order, and we were glad to see the success made-by Mr.-Schumacher and his sons in building up an industry in which we had a small share in launching.

. Th" $9ntgo-ety & Mullin Lumber Co, were pioneers in introducing plaster board to the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. l\{orrtgomery selling two carloads at different times, one of Schumacher wall board and the other made by Orville Routt's lock lath plant in which X{r. Montgomeiy had a small interest.

Mr. Montgomery said he would like to advise anv in- quiring friends that although past the scriptural age of retirement he is still going strong, living at Laguna Eeach in the summer and spending hil rvintels in Eonolulu to which delightful_spot he_ recintly sailed to spend his sixteenth season. He says that he is still functionins as preside_1! o! the Hollywood Lumber Company, whith ii not selling lumber-but _collecting rentals froh buildings it owns and leases on its old vard site.

sent to anyone, upon receipt of request, Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau, Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.

by the National 2201 New York

Executive Staff Rcorganization

Announced bv McCormick

Lumber and Stcamship Co's.

San Francisco, Jan. 25,-George A. Pope, president tli Chas. R. M,cCormick Lumber Co., and the McCormick Steamship Company, announced today the reorganization of the executive sta{f. Mr. Pope stated a more closely coordinated relationship between the parent 'company and its subsidiaries was desired, and that the adjustments ef{ected were made immediately necessary to insure the proper operation of their manufacturing units under the quotas allotted by the National Lumber Code Authority.

To accomplish the coordination desired the position of executive vice president has been created in the parent company and its subsidiaries. Charles L. Wheeler will fiU this position.

The announcement includes the following changes in personnel: the retirement of Charles E. Helms and Guy E. Smith from the Chas. R. IllcCormick Lumber Co., and its subsidiaries-the appointment of vice president F. C. Talbot as assistant to the president in the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., and the McCormick Steamship Company-the appointment of George A. Pope, Jr., as president of the Pacific-Argentine-Brazil Line, Inc.

The companies involved include: Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. of Delaware; Chas R. McCormick Lumber Co. of Los Angeles; McCormick Steamship Company; Pacific Argentine Brazil Liue, Inc.; Wallingford Steamship Company; Silverado Steamship Company.

Announcement is also made by the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company that their Seattle office will be closed and the personnel transferred to Port Gamble, in order to give the sales department closer contact with the mill.

Operating Sash, Door and Full

Mill Bid Business

The Hipolito Co. of Los Angeles are operating a sash, cloor ancl full mill bid business and are furnishing a line of sash, cloors and full mill bid requirements to the retail lumber trade.

The company will continue their manufacture of roller, metal and rvoocl s.creens as in the past.

tVth Coos B.y Lumber Co'

E. G. "Dave" Davis, formerly connected with the Los Angeles sales staff of the Chas. R' McCormick Lumber Co., is now with the Coos Bay Lumber Co. He will work out of their Los Angeles office and will assist Stuart Smith in calling on the Southern California trade.

-THE \TFE BIRD CHOOSES

DOUGLAS

From the Files

Ten of The

Years Ago Today

California Lumber Merchanr, January 15, 1925

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Clrrb meeting on January 15 was held in the new six-story Torver Building in the Central Manufacturing District. G. R. (Jetr) Tully was chairman of the day.

B. W. Lakin, vice president and managing dire,ctor of Shevlin Ltd., of Fort Francis, Ontario, has been appointecl manager of the McCloud River Lumber Co. at McCloucl, Calif., and has already taken over his duties.

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The San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club are now meeting every Thursday evening. Joe Restine is Snark of the San Diego district.

The Central CaliforniaL"lb]r-.n's Club met at Stockton on January 10. President W. H. Falconbury presideci. R. F. Wells, Bruce DuVall, George Weir and Chas G. Bird addressed the meeting.

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The Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club met at the Travelers llotel, Sacramento, on January 17. The meeting lvas an open forum and many members took part in discussing problems before the lumbermen. A legislation committee including J. H. Shepard, I. E. Brink and E. T. Robie rvas appointed by President Chapman. +t<*

E. E. Philtips, forn.rerly manager of the T. A. Work's Lnmber Yard at Monterey, has purchased the Burlir.rgame Lumber Co. from the former*o1n.r,J. N. Mangan.

John F. Pritchard, secretary of the Hardrvood Manu-facturers Institute of Memphis, Tenn., is a California visitor. He is making a combined pleasure and business trip and calling on the California hardrvood dealers.

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This issue carries a photograph of the sales executives and district sales managers of the Long-Bell Lumber Company who attended " r.T",*-"*.ting at Longvierv, Wash.

Captain Duncan Matheson of the San Francisco Police Department was the speaker at the lun,cheon of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco on January 19.

The Melrose Mill * ;;"J Co., Oakland, have made several improvements to their mill including a new warehouqe, extension to their mill and a new company garage. Their new attractive office, which is l,ocated at 46th Avenue and 10th Street, has been completed.

The Olson Lumber Company has bought the Upton Lumber Co. yard at Alhambra.

An article on the Sr.,i.,gi. Jo"|.".. recently held at Seattle shows clever cartoons of A. J. "Gus" Russell, "Bob" McNair and "Bob" Whiting.

A. L. "Gus" Hoover of Los Angeles, rvith Mrs. Hoover, and N{r. and Mrs. L. W. Cutler of San Francis,co, are planning a trip to New York via the Panama Canal. :8**

The Millu'ork Institute of California and the Western Planing Mill & Wood Working Association will holcl a joint meeting at Los Angeles on February 18, 19 and 20. t<:f*

H. I.-. Brey, pioneer lumberman, died at his home in Porterville on January 14. He rvas president of the Brey- Wright Lumber Company. For a number of years, Mr. Brey served as president and also as secretary of the San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club. A beautiful tribute from the pen of Adeline M. Co.nner on the passing of Mr. Brey appears in this tsJ..*

B. J. Williams was the speaker at the luncheon meeting of Hoo-Hoo Club No. t held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on January 22. Mr. Williams talked on ,,Human Relations in Sales Work." Milton V. Johns of the Redwood Sales Company was ,chairman of the day.

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Martin D. Johnson has been appointed vi,cegerent snark of San Joaquin Valley District. :t**

Peter B. Kyne, popular American author, has returned to New York after completing a trip around the World on the Dollar Steamship Line.

NRA Officers Ursed to Make Personal Contacts With Lumber Industry

Washington, D. C., Jan. 8,-In a letter addressecl to NRA Deputy Adrninistrator A. C. Dixon, Carl W. Bahr, secretary and treasurer of the lumber Code Authority; has urged that representatives of the various NRA divisions make field trips and visits to lumber operations for purposes of closer acquaintance with the lumber and timber products industries. The general invitation was extended in consequen'ce of mention by Dr. Constant Southworth, of the NRA Consumers' Advisory Board, ofr his desire to make a field trip of first-hand observations and contact with the administrative agencies of several of the industry's Divisions.

Mr. Bahr's letter to Mr. Dixon, advising that the Lumber Code Authority highly favors Dr. Southworth's proposal, said: "We are extremely anxious that persons in NRA engaged in rvork connected lvith our Code do field work of just that type" and, "we would be glad if other Divisions of NRA would undertake similiar trips."

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Building Mechanics Exposition

To Be Held in San Francisco

San Francisco, January 17.-sponsored by the San Francisco Builclers Exchange, one of the largest organizations of its sort in the United States, a Building Mechanics Exposition is to be held in San Francisco during the late spring of 1935.

This announcenent w'as made by W. H. George, president of the Builders Exchange and secretary and general manager of the Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company, who is taking a leading part in the devel'oprnent of plans for the event.

The purposes of the exposition, which will be similar to those of the old Mechanics Fair, an annual event in San Francisco for many years up to the fire of 1906, is primarily to afiord the vast potehtial buying power of the trade area of the Pacific Coast the opportunity to visualize and inspect the manifold products used in building construction.

At the same time is is designed as an effort to assist in increasing interest in the Federal Housing campaign and will come at an opportune time with relation to the new housing program.

According to Mr. George the scope of the exposition rvill be wide. Exhibits will embrace every product and service of the building trades from garden to garret, together with a complete display of building equipment of every description.

In connection with the exposition there will be llunlerous meetings and conventions of organizations of architects, engineers, contractors, home owners, garden associations' apartment house owners and managers, hotel owners and managers and similar groups.

Alreacly the expositi'on project has ieceived the unqualified endorsement of 'civic, commercial and trade organizations of northern California, which see in it a real service to the area as well as to building industries.

"This is the first exposition of its character to be staged in northern California since the abandonment of the old I\{echanics Fair," said Mr. George. "It will be sponsored and handled by the trade, itself, as represented by the San Francisco Builders Exchange.

"In view of the fact that it is to be strictly a non-prolit afiair, to be presented with the single thought of developiug new sales prospects for the products of the building trades industry, the cost of exhibit space is to be held to the minimum, with the result that such space will be available at a lower cost than in any other fair or exposition of similar character ever staged in the west."

Extensive preparations for the event have been under rvay for some time and it is anticipated that announcement of the exact dates of the exposition rvill be announced shortly after the first of the year.

To Manage Palo Alto Yard

Dale Frane has succeeded O. H. Carter as manager the Palo Alto Lumber & Roofing Co', Palo Alto.

BAOOKMIBD BULLDTINS

will help you to keep posted on the trend of security prices and economic conditions and will guide you in your stock and bond investments. They are timely and specific in their opinion and comment.

We shall gladly send you a copy of Brookmire Counselor without charge. Requeet Bulletin No. l9-c.

MORE IMPORTANT-than your daily paper

are the TWICE-A'WEEK Supplemental Sheets of the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Service. The daily press brings you t'interestinStt n"*" of world events, but thcse timely Sheets bring information that is more than juet "interesting"-it is VITAL. Itg columns may not con' vey the lalest "Broadway chatter" but they .DO furnieh the l.t"st information concerning the credit status of your customers-and thatts vital ttnewE" because it strikes at the foundation of your business.

Of especial interest to your Sales Dep-arturent is the fact thai concernt just starting are immediately listed in these TWICE-A-VEEK Sheets, thus aiding you to con' tact them early for their initial stock order. A special signal marks th"t tt"t concerns Eo you can guickly ttspottt them.

The TVICE'A'WEEK Supplements are onlv ONE of the many exclusive features that male the Lumber' men's Credit Rating Service a profitable investmentmoderate in costr in keeping wiih the requirements of today's reduced budget.

Vrite our nearest ofice TODAY for descriptive pamphlet No. 6O and full particulars concerning our 3o-day APPROVAL Plan.

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WANTS TO BUY

Used Orton Enclless Bed Single Surfa,cer. Round Head, Dotrble Belted, 31xl2. Direct Drive, New Model.

. A. W. Adams, 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles Telephone TRinity 2586

Brief of Lumber Industry Declares Freight Rates Already Excessive

Washington, D. C., Jan. 2.-Declaring that the freight charges proposed by the carriers in their petition for authority to in,crease rates are not only "not justified in law, but not justified by the application of any sound principles of economics", the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, through its counsel, has presented in behalf of all groups of the lumber and timber products manufacturing industries a comprehensive argument against the carriers' application in a brief filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission today. J. V. Norman, R. C. Fulbright and John C. White have acted as counsel for the industry in this freight rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Pointing out that the railroads themselves had frankly stated the need on their part for additional revenue to be the sole basis of the proposed increases, the brief declares that "no matter how great the need of the carriers for more money may be, they,cannot get it from the lumber industry because the lumber industry hasn't it to give."

Lumber Prices Fall 45 Per Cent

It is shown that the total gross value of lumber production declined from approximately a billion dollars in 1929 to less than 160 million in 1933. Employment in March, 1933 was only about one-fifth of the average of 1923-25. More than 200,000 workers were without employment. Lumber prices in De,cember, 1932, were only 55 per cent of 1926 prices.

It is shorvn that under present freight rates lumber ton-

LUMBER AND MILLWORK EXECUTIVE

will consider position requiring executive ability. Experience in all phases of Lumber, Sash, Door and Millwork business in both Soft and Hardwood business. Many years experience in quantity survey of plans, cost accounting, auditing, etc. Single, will go anywhere. Can furnish excellent references. Will appreciate interview. Address Box C-532, care California Lumber Merchant.

LUMBER YARD FOR SALE

Los Angeles sale. Address chant.

and

for

nage has fallen from 115,618,000 tons, or 9 per cent of the total tonnage handled by the carriers in 1923, to 33,164,000 'tons, or 4.7 per cent of the total in 1933, and that any increase can but further reduce the traffic. "More actual revenue results", states the brief, "will be obtained by cooperating with the administration and the lumber industry in the program to revive the construction industry than from a three-cent advance."

Freight Costs Almost Half Production Costs

The testimony of Wilson Comptbn, manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, is quoted to show that while in 1928 the proportion of average freight charges to f.o.b. mill prices was 33.2 per cent, they rose to 46.0 per cent by 1933, and "therefore both present and protr'rosed rates are unreasonably high be'cause greater than the value of the 5e1yiqs"-2nd this despite the fact that tlte cost of rendering the transportation service "is less than rvhen present lumber rates were established as just and reasonable."

The brief states further that "proposed increases cannot be permitted under existing law", and that "in no event can increase in present rates on forest products be lawfully made when l1o corresponding increase is made in rates on so-called substitute commodities with whi,ch lumber conrpetes."

"At a time," declares the brief, "when the basic industries are struggling to recover from the worst industrial depression the country has known, at least in a generation, a proposal such as this, to in'crease transportation charges which were not reduced during the deprEssion, is little short of a proposal to prevent recovery."

Another

New

Clean Up

Paint Up Window Dirplay-tr|[q. $$"

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to Promote Salec of Paint, Hardware, Lum' ber and Building Ma' terids in Tune with the Opportunity under tfie National Houring Act.

Another of the new 1935 window displays, Irtade in twelve britliant colors, size 42 inches high by 25 inches wide, on two plartes, with space f or imprint, die cut and packed in individual cartons, for nrailing or shippirrg, u hich is heirtg rrrade available for 1935 use to help errable dealers in paint, hardware, seeds, lunrl>er, and building nraterials to take advantage of their opportunity uuder the Natiolal Housiug Act. Thesc displays are beirtg sol<l ou a cotrperative price basis, interrded to cover ouly cost and handling by the National Clean LIp and Paint Up Campaigrr Bureau,220l New York Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C., fronr which a colored descriptive circular and price list may be obtained upon request.

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Log cabin architecture is growing in popularity for Resorts, Service Stations, 'Wayside Stands and wherever unique appearance has advertising value. Discover and develop these prospecls.

Paul Bunyan's Log Cabin Siding provides style, economy and weathertight construction. . . Two types, two thiclpesses and various widths.

RED RIVER MIXED CARS are loaded at one point, California Pine lumber, mouldings and lath, and plywood wallboard and sheathing.

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