Pinus Lambertiana

By E. M. Shaler

When twilight stradows steal in the wake Of golden sun's decline, "Tis .then I twang my tuneful harp And sing of Sugar Pinel

Stately trunk, moes-covered bark, Green branches spreading high, And towering top r;vhich upward points Tb the cl'ean and open sky.

Majestic peak by gilac,iers scarred, The roaring, rushiing stream, l'rowning clifr wittr silvered face Where falls the moonlight's gleam.

Crrim anclent rock and shady glen, Clear springs and trickling rills, Form Nature's worthy setting fc This Monarch of the Hllls.

Thc woodman comes, the axblade rings Thru the forest to resound. A mighty crashl-The age-old tree Lies pfo,strate on thc groundl

A start, a thought, a twinge of awe, Should we fell this ,tling alive? God gave tr,is choicest gilts to eartth That mankind might survive.

Some future day this Sugar Pine Far from the woodland wild Will wall a home and echo to The laughter of a child.

Mighty grandcur of hoary rock, Myftic beauty of the wood

All combine in Nature's scheme To do the greatest good.

So when twilight shadows softly steal Towards golden sun's dccilinc, Once more Ill twang my tuneful harp And sing of Sugar Fincl

R. J. WTTHERELL VTSTTS pACrFrC COAST

R. J. Witherell, R. J. Witherell Lumber Co., Chicago, was a recent San Francisco visitor where he spent a few days looking over lumber conditions and calling on the hardrvood lumber trade in the Bay District. He also contemplated looking over conditions in Southern California before returning east. The R. J. Witherell Lumber Co. are manufacturers of Oak and Gum Dimension lumber.

Grant Wills Calls On Bay District Trade

Grant Wills, Central Lumber Co., Gilroy, spent a few days around the first of the month in San Francisco, attending to business matters and calling on the lumber trade. He was also a guest at the Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 luncheon where he extended greetings with many of his lumbermen friends.

Bob Neighbor A San Francisco Visitor

Bob Neighbor, Portland, Oregon, Pacific Coast Manager of the Atkins' Saw Company, was a recent San Francisco visitor where he spent several d.ays on business matters. "Bob" attended a Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 luncheon, and was gettting along lovely, until President Rod Hendrickson asked him to explain why he appeared on the 8:00 a.m. Oakland Ferry all decorated up in an evening dress suit. "Bob" was subiected to a nice fine for this breach of etiquette