Urges Advertising

Ernest Dolge, president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association rirge-d the use of national advertisin-g as a means of creat'ing a preference for West Coast Lumber oroducts in Easte-rn markets, in his address at the annual ineetine of the organization January 30 at Seattle' "Our-fir lumberls but littlC known in the largest Eastern markets, said President Dolge. "Our welcome rests on the supiriority and dependability of our offerings. Nothing wiil stimulate good merchandising as much as Proper advertising."

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Other sfeakers were Robert Allen, secretary-mgager--oj the association, George J. Osgood of Tacoma, ClarE W' Gould, Henry F. Chaney and David M. Botsford of Portland. ' Mr. Allen's report rvas full of optimism for the Drospects for the lumb-er industry in t925.

T6e following were nominated for the board of trustees: C. D. Johnson -of Pacific Spruce Corporation, Oregon District; -A. C. Dixon of the Booth Kelly L-umler Co., Willamette Valley district; C. H. Watzek of the Crossett'Western Company for Columbia River district; W. -W. Clark of Clark- &-Wilson Company for Portland district; F: A. Hart of the Quinalt Luhber Co., Willapa llarbor district; R. W. Meriereau of the Doty Lumber & Shi-ngl-e Co., Centralia-Chelalis district; J. E. Fowle-{ of. the -A. J' West Lumber Company, Grays Harbor district; J. E' Manley of the Manley-Moore Lumber Company, Tac,oma districi; W. A. Whitman, West Waterway Lumber Company. Seattle district; E. Walton, 'Walton Lumber Comb"ttv. El.tett district; James H. Prentice, Bloedel-Donoian'Lumber IMills, Bellingham district, and D. L. Cameron,

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Rat Portage Lumber Company for the British Columbia district.

- ttt. speakers on the afternoo.n progr-am were Sherman L. Johnion of Seattle, representing the National American Wti.t.i"t" Lumber Asstciation,-and Axel Oxholm of frashington, D. C., chief of the lumber division of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce'

Henry Blagen Looks Over California Market

Henry Blagen, Grays Harbor Lumber Co., Hoquiam. Washington, *spent a ie* days in San Francisco around the first- of itre mohth. He was calling on the Bay Disiii"t tt"a. and making a survey of lumber market conditions in California. The Grays Harbor Lumber Co' are one of the largest manufactuiers of Douglas Fir .in. the Grays Harbor bi.ttict. In speaking of lumber conditions, he states that the Northwest lumber manufacturers are looking for a fine volume of business during 1925'

GEORGE BURNETT VISITS SAN FRANCISCO

George Burnett, Burnett Lumber Co', and rvell known San Toiquin Valley retail lumberman, lvas a recent San Fi""ii..,i visitor *h"t" he spent a few days attendi.ng to business matters. Mrs. Burn-ett, who accornpanied him on the trip. was taken ill, which necessitated their remaining a few ixtra days before returnlng to their home at Tulare'