State Association and Redwood Committees Meet at Los Angeles

Ralph P. Duncan

Members of the Lumber Committee of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association and the Redwood Relationship Committee held a meeting at the Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, on February 13.

Ralph P. Duncan, Merced Lumber Co., Merced, chairman of the State Association's Lumber Committee presided. Chairman Duncan called the meeting to order immediately following breakfast.

Mason E. Kline, Union Lumber Co., San Francisco, read the report of the committee on crib construction, prepared by H. M. Cochran, Union Lumber Co. The report was entitled "Redwood Crib Construction-Its Advantages, Application and Erection". After considerable discussion on this subject it was decided to have the report condensed and printed for distribution to fire chiefs, archite'cts and building inspe'ctors.

Herb Klass, The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, presented a report on the subject of "Redwood Side Walls vs. Stucco".

C. H. Griffin, Jr., Ifomer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Salinas, reported on "The Firm. Price Policy". Henry Faull, Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco, speaking on this subject quoted from Col. Greeley's speech at the recent annual meeting of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, in which he deplored the dumping of lumber on the California market.

Earl Johnson, Johnson Lumber Co., Pasadena, led discussion on the thickness of siding allowed to be used under the Uniform Building Code.

C. E. DeCamp, Caspar Lumber Co., San Francisco, gave a report on the merchandising of Stru,cutral Redwood.

Kenneth Smith, Lumber and Allied Products Institute of Southern California, Los Angeles, addressed the meeting on the working of the association.

Harry A. Lake, president of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, spoke on the subject of cooperation.

Elmore King, King Lumber Co., Bakersfield, and C. H. Griffin, Jr., reported on the small homes project, and at Mr. King's suggestion he and Mr. Griffin agreed to get an expression of opinion from the various lumber ,clubs as to the best method to be used for the promotion of the wood homes idea.

It was decided to hold the next meeting in Sacramento on May 16.

Those in attendance were:

Ralph Duncan, Merced Lumber Co., Merced; Earl Johnson, Johnson Lumber Co., Pasadena; Harry A. Lake, Garden Grove; C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., Whittier; C. H. Griffin, Jr., Salinas; Elmore King. Bakersfield; Fred V. Holmes, and J. H. Holmes, Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co., San Francisco; C. E. DeCamp, Caspar Lumbeq Co., San Francisco; Henry Faull, Ifammond Lumber Co., San Francis,co; Herb Klass, The Pacific Lumber Co.. San Francisco; M. E. Kline, Union Lumber Co., San Fran,cisco; Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Henry Hink, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., San Francisco; Herb Dalton, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co.. Eureka; Howard Dessert, Humboldp Redwood Co., Eureka; E. A. Goodrich, Union Lumber Co., Los Anseles: Earl E. Bowe, N.M.L.A., I-os Angeles; Gus Hoover] The Pa'cific Lumber Co., Los Angeles; W. H. Hamilton, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Andy Donovan, Hobbs Wall & Co., Los Angeles; E. Seward, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Kenneth Smith, Los Angeles; R. W. Smith, California Redwood Association, San Francisco.

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