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California Jurisdiction Leads in New Western Retailers Plan Great Member Convention

In a recently released digest of the activities of Hoo Hoo, from the office of Secretary Isherwood, Jurisdiction No. 9 is at the head of the listin numbers of new Kittens taken into the order, at the head in the number of reinstatements, and is tied by but one district in the number of Concatenations held, since September 9th.

Hoo Hoo now has 7,442 members in good standing, 365 of them being Kittens this year.

Since last September there has been thirteen Concatenations (three of them in California) and of the 365 new members 101 of them have been in this district.

Max Cook Boosts "Modern Yard"

In a lengthy illustrated cditorial in the last issue of "Agricultural Engineering," Mr. Max E. Cook, of the California Redwood Association, paid the retail lumber dealers of the country a tribute, saying:

"Hand in hand with any educational effort that is undertaken to promote better firm buildings should go a decidedly closer working relationship with the retail lumber dealer. To keep pace with modern merchandising methods he is fast converting his former "lumber yard"-into a complete building material supply house, in many instances supplemented with a free plan service. His importance in most farming communities as a "father advisor" on all building matters is to often ignored or overlooked. He merits recog- nition as one of our strongest allies in the better farm building movement.'

The editorial by Mr. Cook was on "Progressive Construction of Farm Homes."

Plans for the 24th Annual Convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, to be held at Tacoma, February 24 to 26, are making splendid progress, according to Secretary R. S. Brown.

The meetings will be held at the Winthrop Hotel, the first session being called to order at 9:3O a.m. on the 24th by President C.J. Baldwin.

Addresses by many prominent lumbermen and manufacturers of allied products, luncheons for the visiting ladies, dancing parties, a HooHoo Concatenation attended by Snark of the Universe A. A, Hood, and the awarding of a number of valuable prizes, are a part of the elaborate plans.

Secretary Brown predicts a record attendance.

Eclipse Mill Official Visits California

Mr. Lester W. Stuchell, Sales Manager and Treasurer of the Eclipse Mill Company of Everett, Washington, was a recent California visitor. Mr. Stuchell spent about two weeks visitingthe San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego territorjes, calling on the many customers using Eclipse brand flooring, of which they are large shippers in this territory. Mr. Stuchell, in making the rounds, was accompanied by Mr. B. W. Bookstaver and Mr. L. G. Burns of the Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Company, the California representative for this mill. After looking over the situation carefully and also with his knowledge oithe other markets, Mr. Stuchell feels that another sixty days will see the end of the, depression that has existed in this market during the past _few months, and with all other markets coming in simultaneously, looks for a very heavy demand with- increased prices.