Moses is Here/

By Sam T. Hayward Vice President, Hayward Lumber & Investment Co., Los Angeles, Calif.

In an article published in the California Lumber Merchant Jan. 15th I made the statement that we wouldn't follow Moses if he should appear for the purpose of "leading us out of the Wilderness." I stated if we all had the inclination to follow, that Moses would appear. Moses has appeared. I sat next to him at a lumberman's dinner last week. He has everything, ability, integrity, courage, enthusiasm, leadership, the confidence of everyone, experience and is the biggest man I have ever known in the lumber industry. He has been with us all the time. Strange I didn't recognize him sooner. He doesn't wear flowing robes and sandals and have his hair hanging down: his back, and never toots his own horn. That's why you haven't recognized him either. Moses' name in daily life is Harry Lake, the man who has done more directly and indirectly for the lumber industry of California than any dozen other men. Generous to a fault, he has given his time and boundless energy to us in his capacity as President of the California Retail Dealers' Association without, I am told, one red cent of compensation. He can and will lead us if we will follow.

What's that you say ? Harry and I are trying to cook up something for his ben,efit ? Not a bit of it. He doesn't know I am writing this. He will be as surprised as anyone else when he sees this. No one knows better than he what we need here to correct our ills. He knows what we need and how to get it. I am for him. I am today writing him as follows:

"Dear Harry:

"We want you to take the leaders'hip in devising some plan of operation which is fair to all. Whatever you devise and sponsor is good enough for us. Here- with we tender you. our support and offer whatever asslstance we can glve.

Hayward Lumber & Investment Co."

Please each of you write Harry, P.O. Box 6, Garden Grove. Merely say "Amen." Not tomorrow. Today. Let's start something. Let's flood him with assurance of support, just like a movie star is smothered with rnail from the movie fans.

Are you with me? If so, please read just a little further. Harry is a man of whom we all should be proud. We should honor him for what he is and thank him for what he has done for all of us. Honestly, it would be hard for me to estimate in dollars and cents what he has' done for our firm alone. I have something to suggest. The finest watch that mere money can buy with the inscription in the back, "To the finest lumberman of us all." I think Harry would be proud of such a watch but prouder still of the sentiment that went with it. I am attaching to this article as it goes in a check made to "California Lumber Merchant" marked "Lake Appreciation Fund." Come, join the parade. Send in your check if Harry has ever done anything for you.If you can't give spontaneously, don't give at all. You won't be asked for money by anyone. It must be given of your own volition, during hard times too, notps a reward, but as an expression of our appreciation of him, what he has done and is doing.

Gentlemen, it shouldn't be a watch. It should be a brand new Lincoln. If we gave him one it would be worn out in service for us.I'll bet whatever car he has now is half worn out chasing up and down this state doing what neither you nor I would do, working hard for us all in a constructive $/ay. Here's to Harry Lalie, the finest lumberman of us all.

New Leallet on Insulating Values Forest Rangers to Ca,rry Radios

Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.-A new leaflet that contains the latest figures on insulating values of building walls prepared by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in lieu of information heretofore available in its publication, "The Cost of Comfort" (now out of print), is available upon request to the Association's Publication Department.

"The Cost of Comfort" was compiled in 19?8 to furnish architects, engineers and prospective builders with factual data as to heating costs and the new four-page leaflet brings up to date the facts in the original publication for securing economic heating costs.

A two-page inner spread tabulates the costs for walls and heat radiation, based on the average material prices and labor rates for fifty-five cities in the United States in 19?8, and. although a general change in labor and materials costs has become effective since that time, the relative costs of construction types appear approximately the same.

This latest information has been printed in form to be inserted into the new booklet of the Committee on Wood Utilization, Department of Commercs-r'flssss Insulation."

Portable radio broadcasting and receiving sets have just been perfected by an officer of the U. S. Forest Service in Portland, Oregon. A sixty pound set has been perfected that will broadcast the voice for ten miles and send code messag'es twenty miles through'dense timber in mountainous country, and a ten pound set that will send code messages twenty tniles. Neither set requires a ground wire, and they are ready for use as soon as the antenna are upThe larger set is designed for forest service fire lookouts on high peaks and the lighter one for fire guards and patrolmen.

Plywood Field Man Visits California

Francis Skewis, field representative of The Plylock Corporation, Portland, Or'e., iecently spent two we6ks calling on the retail lumber dealers with G. F. Bonnington and J. C. Snead, Jr., salesmen for WendlingNathan Co., San Francisco, who are exclusive Northern California distributors of Plylock Wallboard.

Mr. Skewis also visited the Los Angeles territory, and went East from there on a field trip.