Plans and Progress Here and There What Busy CaliforniaLumber Folks Are Talking About

Hamilton Visits South

R. F. Hamilton, western sales m,anager of the Pacific Lumber Company, with headquarters in San Francisco, was a recent visitor at the 'company's Los Angeles office. where he visited with "Gus" Hoover, their Southern California representative. He made the trip north by automobile.

A PEDDLER'S LAMENT

Dear Bob: The way things have been goihg Would indicate l'm lagy But, Truth to tell, this lumber world Has just about gone crazy.

You walk up to a fel'low's desk And smile so very pretty You ask about his latest kid And.sing some other ditty.

You talk about the weather and The crops and prohibition, The Turks, the French and Germans And also foreign missions.

You tell a funny story if You have a ne!\' one handy Or if he's fixed his place up some, You tell him it's a dandy.

And when you think the time is ripe You hit him for an order But all you get is a ,look that means "Crank up your car and board her."

You start in with a jazz time tune But you leave with "lleartS and Flowers" ft seems as if the deck were stripped Of Joker, Aces, Bowers.

ALLAN TURNER

E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco.

LONG.BELL SALES MANAGER GOES TO CHINA

M. B. Nelson, General Sales Manager for The Long- Bell Lumber Company, at Kansas City, is due in San Francisco March first, on his way to China where he will remain several months. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Nelson. C. J. Laugh'lin, Los Angeles representative- of the concern, went to San Francisco for a oonsultation. In China Mr. Nelson will meet L. L. Chipman, Manager of the Export Department of The Long-Bell Lumber Company, who is over there investigating market possibilities for the great plant at l-ongville, Wash., which is now being consructed. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson will be gone unti'l Iune.

MARK LILLARID LOST $S.SO TI{ GOLF MATCH -FORGIE SWEARS THIS IS RECORD

'fhis news is of especia'l interest because it is the breaking of a worlds record. On February 2fth Robert Forgie, of Los Angeles, referred to a golf match between Mark Lillard, well known lumbermen, and Jack Dionne, Publisher. According to Forgie's tally, Dionne beat Lillard 7 ap in 18 holes, and actually colelcted 5O cents a hole, a total of $3.50. Mr. Forgie swears that this is the most money ever collected from Lillard in a golf match, and therefore thinks the result should be widely published. The match was played at the San Gabriel course, the feature of the event being Dionne's 39 on the. inside, and Lillard's paying off in cash.

L. A. MrLL MEN VISrT TTAJUANA & SAN DrEcO

Arbout forty of the Los Angeles sash, door, and millwork manufacturers made a trip to San Diego and Tiajuana February l6th, tVth, and 18th, and reported a fine time. They were banqueted in San Diego Friday night, and in Tiajuana Saturday night. They took in the races and had one grand time all around.

MRS. FRED RUSSELL RETURNS TO PORTLAND

Mrs. Fred Russeltl, mother of A. J. Russell, Manager of the Santa Fe Lumber Co. of San Francisc'o, has returned to her home in Portland after spending the past two months at Mr. Russell's home in Oakland. She accompanied Mr. Russell to California on his r,eturn south, after attending the Shingle Congress, held in Seattle 'last December.

PLASTOID PRODUCTS, INC. BUILD NEW LATH MILL

The Plastoid Products, Inc., of l-os Angeles, announce that they will build a new factory to manufacture their famous lock-lath, to keep up with the rapidly growing demand for their product. The plant is locate'd on Santa Monica Boulevard.

California Manufacturers Met At Paso Rotbles

There was a convention of The California Manufacturers' Association at Paso Robles, February 23rd and 24th. This Association covers the entire state and includes manufacturers of all kinds, including lum'ber.

Fred Holmes Sick

Fred Holmes, of the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co. of San Francisco, has been confined to his home with. a sevefe attack of influenza for'the past two weeks. He is reported to be showing some i,mprovement, a'lthough it will be several days yet before he is able to return to his office.