George B. McLeod Elected President Of Hammond Lumber Company

Ad a result of the death of the late Leonard C. Hammond, president of the Hammond Lumber Company, certain changes in the officers and directors of the company were made at a meeting of the board of directors, held in San Francisco, January 10. The following are the new officers:

President, G. B. McLeod; vice president and chairman of the board, W. S. Burnett; vice president, H. W. McLeod; vice president and assistant to the president, H. E. Bailey; vice president, E. B. Birmingham ; secretary-treasurer, S. L. Rea; assistant setretary-assistant treasurer, M. E. Emery; assistant secretary, Paul Hallingby; assistant secretary, H. C. Patton; assistant secretary, J. A. McArthur; comptroller, C. V. Peterson.

The new president, George B. Mcleod, was ltorn in St. John, New Brunswick, in 1870. He lr.as educated at schools in Quebec and graduated from the Royal Nfilitary College in Kingston, Ontario, in 1891. l'referring a lrusiness to a military career he rvent to work for the late A. B. Hammond in Missoula, Montana, in 1891, got his first lumber experience with Mr. Hammond's Big Blackfoot lfilling Company, and was secretarv of that concern until 1898. He visited Oregon that year and moved to Oregon in 1900 to work for the Astoria Company, a Hammond organization, rn'hich operated three mills.

Mr. Mcleod came to the San Francisco office in 1904 and remained there until 1909, when he returned to Oregon, where as vice president he rvas in charge of the Northern Division for many years.

He returned to San Francisco \n 1934, soon after Mr. A. B. llammond's death. Familiar with every phase of the business, timberlands, steamships, railroad construc_ tior, and manufacturing, Mr. Mcleod has been an out_ standing figure in the lumber industry of the pacific Coast , and brings to his.ner,v position his great record of 55 years, service u'ith the -Hammond interests.

El Cerrito Yard Sold

Warren R. Wilkie, owner of Modern Builders Supply, El Cerrito, Calif., bought out the El Cerrito Lumber Co., 1206 San Pablo Avenue. El Cerrito. This is one of the best equipped lumber plants in the East Bay area. It has a planing mill and cabinet shop, ar-rd the most modern lum_ ber handling equipment.

Mr. Wilkie r,vill marrage the El Cerrito Lumber Co.. and Jack Sailors rvill manage the Modern Builders Supply.