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supply or build up by a sales propaganda the use of what we honestly believe is an efficient addition to the house.

"l!9 point th_at appeals to me about this as referring directly to the Western; the only excuse, I might say, we wou-ld have-for bringing rt on- the program, would be that the West Coast is going to be and probably is very nearly now the source of lumber supply for seventy-five percent of the soft wood manufactured articles.^ind relatively,-as _a.general manufacturing problem, if the major'pro- portion of refining can be accomplish-ed as close to the sourci of the natural supply of lumber, the other parts of the United States are going to depend on the Pacific Coast for their permanentlv designed, builfin -fe_atures. If that source of supply is going to bi here, it naturally follows that the manufacturers-on-this-coas-t could very largely add to their production by the needs of the middle west and the Atlantic seaboard. At the present time there are quite sizable shipments going forward from this coast to the Atlantic seaboard. I was able to acquire some records to show that there had been some small shipments made to the Orient, some to Australia and some to South Africa.

"The big point that would appeal to me from my selfish anele is the tremendous cost and time it has taken the pioneer maiu- facturers of built-in fixtures to get their line before-the public, to make it so today, they are a sizeable part of the millwork'game. I believe that point might have been overlooked. I believe t-here are easily fifteen of those men within the state of California whose pioneering and who_se_sales propaganda effort has brought them no return up to date. I do not feel that investments in built,in fixtures to date have been at all adequate to the capital or the time evolved in putting them on the market, but I believe they are going to be. I think the volume of sales to date has proven it and t-he fiture of it should still be better.

"As a final point on this, I would like to suggest that the members of the Western, wh,ether in the individual groups like the Millwork Institute, the Pacific Northwest Associatlon br whatever srouoj they may form (because they are better able in more loEalizid gro.ups to establish the standing of stock built-in fixtures) should m-ake. some p-rovision to have within their membership those men who have had the faith in the ultimate of the built-in ixture game to put their capital, and their time into it, up to this time wiihout leturn. I think they are well worth your attention as members. I think the Western could do no better than to advocate to all more localized groups that those manufacturers of stock built-in fixtures that are going to be a part of millwork, be considered as an integral part of the millwork game.

E. R. ,Maule, Hammond Lumber Company, then addressed- the gathering, on "A Model Planing Mill.', With steropticon views of model mill plans, Mr-. Maule made his_ talk very interesting, pointing out the proper method of laying out a planing mill designed for the-highest points of efficiency and economy in opiration.

Mr. George L. Davis spoke on "Comparative Calculations-Board Feet vs. Lineal Feet." His talk dealt with the much discussed problem of mill men, whether or not the theory of practice of selling finish and mouldings by the thousand feet is practical or profitable.

After the appointing of various committees the meeting adjourned until the afternoon session.

At 2 P. M. President LeMaster again called the Convention to order, introducing Mr. Moss, president and manager of the American Door and Sash Company, Kansas City.

_ Mr. Moss gave an outline of what had been accomplished by the Millwork Cost Institute of Chicago, and explained the profit sharing system that was being used by hi1 comPany.

This was followed by a motion picture. "The Price of Progress," showing the logging operations in the Northwest and carrying an appeal for forest conservation.

E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Door and Sash Company, Los Angeles, spoke on "The Hardwood Industry of the Pacific Greater West."

"President LeMaster: Last Saturday in Stockton the Lumbermen's clubs of the three valleys of California met and there was in the lobby of the Stockton Hotel a 'Laminex' veneered door in a case of water. I don't know how long it had been there, but it was there the two days I was in Stockton to show something of the water resisting glue. That innovation came in by the man-ipu- lations of necessity during the war and it will solve a-lot of trouble. Ninety-five per cent of you men were not here when I read my annual report and I pointed very definitely to the future of the hard and soft wood business of the United States and I think I visualized the timd when it will be here on the Pacific Coast. I do believe that the raw products in a great many instances at present can be laid down at the factories on the Pacific Coast cheaper than ;h;;;A;"1-ti*ii"t qurritl.i can be obtained bv eastern fact-ories'

We sell our own product exclusively.

We own our saw mills, lumber and logging roads. When you deal with us you do so directly with our own salaried employes-who always speak with authorit5'.

It is a matter of ae.reropl"g tftJlna"ttv here on the Pacific -Coast' "li"t. ifr"- Jitii"t.,rt-"f- ou"r eastern competitors, but.to the bettert"."i "f the society of homebuilders of America' I-hese economtc ;;;;i";;;;i. ;;-;; *h.the' we disapprove o,r approve' with.the built_in' fixture business and with the standar.dlzed garage coor business which can be taken out of sl-rort. cuts, tt should tle lo_o_keo i;";;;; .n"is"tli"ilv bv the woodworking people of. the. West' Eastern oeople find it to their advantage to buy some ol tnelr com;;iti;;'froin people that can produce them cheaper them we can' ii";;';;; pio.iu.. tt.to..'.ot"-'od-iti.. o" the Pacific Coast for the A-.ii.""- i""pt., 1tti. is the,place to .do .it and it is our place to bring this message through thls organlzatlon' RESOLUTIONS

E. R. Maule chairman of Committee

"RESOLVED: It is the sense of your committee that the yearly -..ti"n J tft. Western Flaning Mill and Woodworking Ass-ociaii;;;; fia annualiv in conneciion with a regular meetin-g-.gf th.e irflii*".f. l"rtitot" "i Ciliiornia or the Pacific-Northwest Millwork il;;;i;;i"; ;; oih.t .igio'ral associations. -If in the judgment of ih;"Di;;;t..; of the WEster" Planing. Mill-& Woodworking Assoii"tl""-"n-ind"p."d"nt meeting ma-y-be held at such time as may be deemed for the best interests ot the rndustry'

"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a vote of thanks be tend-er-ed 1o-t[e retiring President, C- D. LeMaste-r, -for the.very "i"n"i..."i." he has iendered the Planing Mill Industry of the i;;;ifr. "G;;;L. West bv his unselfish labors in connection with if,. *"rf. "f ihe Westerri Planing Mill and Woodworking .Associaii;;.';d to. tr,. upbuilding of ihe woodworking.industrv'" ii;;; ;;J for the upbuilding of the woodworking industrv'

The report of the Nornination Com.mittee was as follorvs:

"President LeMaster: The Secretary will read the report of the Nominating Committee:

President: E. R. Maule, Los Angeles.

Vice-President: Elmer Vogue, Seattle.

Sec.-Treas.: Geo. M. Cornwall.

DIRECTORS:

Washington-Geo. Brown, Everett, Wash.^

Nerradal-W. J. Machabee, Verdi Lumbel C-o., $91o.

Montana-H.-G. Klopp, White Pine Sash Co., Missoula' New Mexico-T. E.-Whitmer, Jackson Co., Albuquerque' taahl-C. E. Schriver, Capital S. & D. Factorv, Boise' Wvomins-Fred C. Bliss,- M. A. Disbrow Co., Cheyenne. Arirona-lclyde Pierce, Southwestern Sash & Door Co', Phoenix' Colorado-Dan E. McAllister, Boulder.

California-H. W. Gaetgen, Empire Planing Mill, S' F' British Columbia-E. W. Whittington, Victoria.

Utah-Arthur Craven, Smoot Lumber Co., Provo' Oreson-E. E. Hall, Nicalai-Neppach Co., Portland.

The nominees were elected, unanimously, without exceDtion. and at the conclusion of the vote, the new Presiaent, p. R. Maule, in thanking the assemblage for the honor, said:

"Mr. Maule: Gentlemett, I appreciate that honor and I have only to .iv tn"t if I am to be preiident of the Western Woodworking and Ftaning Mill Associati,on, many of your gentlemen are g-oing to work. fhe results that we obtain are the sole indication of the worth of our association and without our showing those results, our time is itl-spent in these meetings. Mr. Nicholson called to your itientiott mirry problems which are universal to millmen, whether they live in Oiefon, or in any one of the eleven states that com-prise it.te'-e-be.ship"of ihis association, and it should be the task of this asiociation to see that all the regional associations are working hdnd in hand on simitar problems, that when these meetings are called to order, we can have reports from committees and from regional associations showing accomplishments rather than partial suicess, for I don't believe in partial success. It is most n€cessary for us io realize that constructive work is done by doing the small things thoroughly and I have sometimes felt that we have bit off mori at times-than we could chew, and it will be my purpose to so guide that association that we start on the smaller things and do ihem thoroughty rather than the larger things. Real Plogress is made slowly-bui is sure. I thank you for the honor and I shall do the best I can to obtain results."

It was then moved and carried that, in appreciation of the unselfish and untiring work done by the retiring President, C. D. LeMaster, he be made an Honorary Director of the Western Planing Mill and Woodu'orking Association.

New Yard At Monrovia

Mr. H. W. Mooney, formerly with the Monrovia Lumber Company, is starting a yard on Myrtle Avenue, l\{onrovia.