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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

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

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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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