wltuAtfls & GooPER William Herbert MurPhY

William Herbert Murphy, patron of music and arts, financier and capitalist, vice-president of The Pacific Lumber Compatty, died suddenly at his home in Detroit, February 5, from a heart attack, at the age ol 73.

Though heir to a huge estate Mr. Murphy- chos.e to identify hirn'self with the iultural interests of his city rather than the development of his own fortune.

He was the chief backer of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and took an active interest in the development of this organization for many years past.

Mr. -Murphy was born in Bang-or, l\{aine, June 18, 1855' and moved'with his parents to Michigan at the age of 11' His father and grandfather had carried on a lumber manufacturing busin"ess in the Maine woods, movin-g to.Michigan when" the timber was cut out, where they-.founded the Hrm of Avery & Murphy with a lumber mill on the St' Clair River near Port Hui'on. When the forests of Eastern Michigan diminished the Murphy.business was extended to Wisco"nsin, and later to California, where along with his father Simon Murphy, Mr. Murphy acquired The Pacific Lumber Company in 1905.

He was .reiy much interested in the reforestation scheme of The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia, and it wa.s his interest and generous suppori which made this possible.

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Mr. Murphy was one of the pioneers in the development of the automobile manufacturing industry in Detroit, having been connected with Henry Fg.4 i-" th-e-early days, and later becoming president of the Cadillac Motor Co', a position which tie tt"ta up to the time the company was sold to the General Motors Co.

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He leaves one son, C. Hayward Murphy; a daughter, ." Qerpna Mnr:n: trlr.ro hrothers. Frank E. Murohy. Green

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Mrs. Serena Moran; two brothers, Green Rev 'Wis.. and Charles E. Murphv: and two nephews, A. S.

Bav. Wis., and Charles nep l\,f,i".h- Sen Francisco. and Dr. Fred T. Murpl S. M,irphy, San Francisco, and Murphy, Detroit'

Itfwavxn LUMBER co. INSTALLS MooRE KILNs

il The Swavne Lumber Co. of Oroville, California have just 'placed an order r,r'ith the Mogre Dry* Kiln Co. of North itortland, Oregon, for two of Moore's Reversible Cross Circulation KilnJof the Internal Fan type. These kilns embody Moore's well known and patented designs for the mechanical circulation of air through the kiln loads of lumber'

Some of the distinct fealures of Moore's Cross Circulatigrn Kilns, such as being installed try the Swayne L-umbe1 Cbmpany, are: edge to elge flat piling, elimination of vertical fiue. in the loads, miximum kiln holding and drying capacity, minimum stocking costs, and maximum output of prbperly dried lumb-er per dollar invested.

^ Part of the equipment for these two kilns consists of Moore's Asbestoi Protected Metal Doors and a special heavy duty Electric Transfer Car for the handling of lumber.

Construction work on the kiln buildings is being pushed rapidly and installation of machinery will start by April 1st'

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Hammond Returns From Northwest

A. B. Ilammond, president of the Hammond Lumber Company, returned ricently from a busi.ness trip to Portland.

Redwood Representative Sails For Cuba And Porto Rico

Erskine B. Johnston, manager of the export department of The Little River Redwood Company, San Francisco, left on February 23, lor a business trip to Cuba and Porto Rico. While in Havana he will make his headquarters at the company's offices there.