The California Lumber Merchant - March 1928

mt PEMEI{CE

Devoted to tlre wellare of all branches of the Lumtrer fndustlry-Mi[, Yard and Individual

Why should you furnish REDWOOD for Inside Trim Panels

Casing Base

Ceiling Beams

Mantels

Doors Etc.

Because

It stays put-It works easilyIt paints best-Its natural and special finishes are incomparable-Deliveries are prompt on all standardized Patterns.

"Redwood is easy to fabricate and therefore insures economical resultsr" says Architect L. C. MulL gardt, "Redwood may be'advantageously used in every manner in which other finishing woods are customarily used. Structural and artistic efiects are obtainable, diflering from and surpassing in quali' ty many so-called hardwoods."

Redwood grain does not raise under enamel. Redwood is ideal for Sand Blast treatment. Redwood does nor cup or warp. Redwood ha.s no pitch to seep through. Redwood lends itself to joinery with a minimum of labor.

Redwood frames, designed especially for California conditions, standardized designs of interior rrim, standard patterns of mouldings, are all available for quick shipment in mixed cars with lumber.

REDWOOD IS THE BEST BUY IN THE LUMBER MARKET

Our mixed car service gives you quick turnover o{ high quality profitable stock. vour customers of its virtues?

Why not tell

THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY

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W. T. BLACK San Fmds Cmre Nrtlcrn Crllf. and Paclfic Northmd

THE CALIFOR}-TIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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Subrcription Prico, $2.lXl pcr Ycar Singlc Copicr, 25 ccntr cach. LOS ANGELES, CAL., MARCH 15, 1928

How Lumber Looks

Ac spring opena, the lurnber market improvcment continuec generd outside of Oalifornia. For t[e lart two weekr, balcd on the lrtert reportr of the National Lurnber Manufactrrerr Arcociation, thl figrrrer for all coftwoodt for the,whole country show: Production 466r393,(XX) ft.; Ship' mentr 490,246,000 ft.; Orderr 511'026,000 ft. Frorn therc fisurelr it can be rcen that ne{v bruines b keeping well in advance of production"

According to telegraphic advicec received on March 8 by the National Lumber Manufactr€rs' Asrociation, tte lumber movement for dl roftrroods for thc 6r* nine weekr in 1928 rhorr: Produstion 1,993'882'092 ft.; Shipncntr 2'' 127,766,966 ft; Orden 2,303,545,804 ft. Ar compared with the rame period b 1927, orden for thc furt nine weelc of thir year rhow a rplendid increare over 1927 whcn orderg amounted to 1r9d)r242r312 fr

For the millr of the Wert Coart Lunbennentr Arociatiorq the repont chowr large increaree in all three factorr. The total figrrret for thc firqt nine weekr of 1928lhow: Produc' tion 961,186,?19 ft.; Shipments 923'862'917 fL; Orden l-'' O17r988r322 ft. For thir pcriod orderr rhowed a remarkable increare oyer orders received for the corrcrponding period ]^ 1927, when they totaled 708,390'994 ft.

- Here are the figrres for California White and Sugar Pine for the firrt nine weekr of 1928: Prod'uction lO2r244rOOO ft.; Shipments 195,821,(XX) ft.;'Orden 196'3E4OOO ft. They have rold nearly twice ar much lumber ar ttey have cut.

The repont rhowr the following figrrrer for Southetl Pine for this ramc period: Production 615,736,04O ft.; Ship' mentr 6161749;529 ft.; Orderl 655'756,132 ft. The close of the winter-searo'n 6ndr the Southern Pine rnarket in excel' lent ehape, as far ar demend and price are conc€fnd.

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The hardwood figrrrer for the whole country fq-$:gtt nine weekr of the year ar as followr: P-roduction ?gj,rlllr: ooO ft.t ShipmenL 293,3o3,qx) ft.; Ond'ere 316,7271000 ft:- Td"-h;i*""a -i*.t-ir coming dong nicelv with orden well in advance gf nrojucion

Conditionr in the California rnarket rhow very little change. The demand continuer about the came ar two *""ti "go. All rtandard' itemr of comrnon 6r dimension "o.h ", iqr6.2'.4' 2z6,2zl0., and 2x12 are very firm' Vertieal grain dl".rt and Lth are aleo 6rm- There are 39 boate [Jip.-- Wf,oU"tert report that tonnage ir ver5r rhort and ttrat tte operatoa ere refuring to take out the boatr for lerr than tte "-o..f"t tt". ratea tn ttre Northweet, the 6r operatoi report a good rail and railroad dernand with the Atlantic Coart demand good and tonnage lcarc€.

-S[i"it" pti.o er F-er for the beiter -strad3 and the feeling-prevailr among the manufacturers that ehinglel are drc for a drong comeback.

Fu importe into San Francirco for the monrth of February *"r" 613g8 M ft. Redwood cargo arriv,alr totaled l9E?2 M ft. Fit ""rgo arrivdr into Southcrn Catifornia for Feb' tr"ry t"t"ta loorgso M ft., while the redwood receiptr wcre 1O,380 M ft.

Tlr. itd*ood martot continuee firm with rnill stocks trotett. The volrme of ralec is holding up well. Thc millr are v€ry sciarce on lome items in nPpers, indicating a possible increarc in pricer.

tt" Californii White and Sugar Pine nlrket remainr ebout the same with very little change during the part two weeks. The dcmand is holdins up well. 6i4 No. 2 rhop ie in good demand and the market on uppen ic firmcr due to thi rcarcity of deaired widths.

The California Lumber Merchant has been flyro1 a frag since the first part of the year that says:

' t'Whether or not this will be a buyers' or a sellers'yearr dePends a whole lot on the methods of the sellers.tt

. If we had a mast, wetd nail that to it. Having no mast, wetve kept it tacked on our "Inspiration Board" that hangs at the end of our work bench.-- Clip it and tack it up where you'll see it often-It will help you to remember that better conditions n 1928 are uP to YOU-and your neighbor. "Sellers" is plural.

Reprinted from"The Green Light",issued

little while by the Lumber DeaJers Association of Los Angeles'

Quality Counfs In the LOnp J Run

California Pine Doors are preferred because:

t.Their light weight and easy-worked texture reduces cost of hanging. The surface is an ideal base for stains, lacquers, paints and enamels. Cost le6s to finish. Malre a handsome job. Will not "grain raise."

Light weight saves freight. Bright color and attractive faces enhance the dealer's resale acceptance.

RED RIVER

CALIFORNIA PINE DOORS

Are made of kiln dried etock. Laminated core congtruction of beet design and workmanship.

Will not warp, shrink, check or twist. Will \dthstand arry boiling or soaking tett and tte more leyere teet of time and weatber.

CALIFORNIA, WHITE AND SUGAR PINE

Sash - Doors - Moulding - Plywood - Veneerr

Pattern Stocks - Box Shook - Cut Stocks

Shop Lumber - Specide to Orden

Door Stock for Manufacturers in Laminated and Solid Stocks

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Random Editorial Ramblings

By Jack Dionne

No matter who you are, if you are in the lumber business in California and want a first cliass spr{E to-nic to r+ juvenate your faith in your businlsa and yourstate, Br_1b--the Mar-ch first issue of Thc California Lumber Merchant, turn iJ *t" 3'6, and rcad wlrat Frank Burnaby, of Beverif-H-ills-, recently sald t9 the I-os Angelgs HooHoo Club. It is one ot'111e* nneit utterances of optimisrn, and sunshine, and faith,, and fact, that has fallen from the lips of a California lumberman since th€ slow businesJ era began. Read it slowly, so4k it up, and let some of the fine germe of truth perrneate YOUR mentality, and creep into your business,afiairs, and-into your daily-life. lt !!" most blessed.by natur_e' the rnoet gifted by Providince spot oi ttre whole gtrobe, wrhere -peoale_from-all the world are flocking to live, pessimisrn and hard times for a gr-et basic industry have no rightful place, and Mr. *Burrraby tells you so, and tells you why.

And onc of the best things that has happened to the lumber business in California of late has been thc creation of the new Lumber Dealers' Associition of Los Angeles. Curo the lumber ills of Los Angeles, and you have helped the lumber iUrs of Californiir, and the new organizatioq undqr th9 very_-able ,direction of Kcnneth Smith, seems well o1_ the w-ay t^o tate-ttri aches ahd pains out of lumbering Los -Angeles. They- have secured almost a maximum mernbership-which is entirelv essential to- success+nd the morale of the mqnbership is already splendidly improved. So are physical conditions. -Herc are the objects of the new Association:

l. To promote the mutual intercets of the members.

2. To -encourage the use of lumber as a building -nlatcrl,al.

3. To establistf maintain, and eafo,rce; all such lawful trade customs and usages for the protection of the members as the Association may deem advisable.

i. to prevent utdair methods of competition and dbcriminative trade .practices.

5. To 'collect and disseminate useful iilorrnation and statistics concerning the retail lumber business in the area of Metropolitan Los Angeles.

6.' To do all things incidcntal or conducive to the "1"t1*T of the above objects and purposes.

The lumber intlustry in California is far bctter organized than that of 4ny other state or distriet No part or parcel of Caiil-ornia is without its lumber associatioq or club. And suctr organizations ar9 gantcd more freedom under tlre law tttan ittcy are in any other state. Wouldn't I9u think the lumber business in California would be more consistently prqso""oo" a|d dependable tban anywhere else? I would like to see at lcact 8fl) yards in the State Associratiorq horrerrer. Its ilr-U"r"tri" is far Uetow its nicessities, and below the average of most state associations. Also, I think the lumber wholesalerJ might organize with good rcsult!-

I am oerfectly colrvinced ttrat California Redwood has gobably a greater future than any other American wood. In thc first ptace it is a specialty wood, fitted by tlp Maler of_ all. goo$ thit-tS-s- f9r_ uses separate and distinct from the o'rdinfi. i" t]he second plaic, it lias only one competitor along th: lines for which Motber Nature so richly endowed it, and that "#"etiton. Southerri Cl4rress, is fast disappcaring as to its timber supply, and rapidly concentrating in F'lorida, all the -""-"aoui the continen[ from ttre Redwood forests, with plenty of rapidly developing consuming territry rn between An'd ttrc third big reason is that Redwood holdings are_falrly well concen-traled, ^agd th-e pqoduction ryill plobably nwer be "Uowca to drovi tlre norrnally incrcasing demand. Cyprcas_stumpage is the highest in the land today. Redwood is very low. The Ctrpress lumber mill average is above $50. It will never be less. Truly, the opportunity for this distinct California wood otretches into the Sunkist future- * * * * r

Hon Winston Churchilt of Great Britain, in a recent adilress, co,ntrasted Russia and the United States in the followinc Dow€rful fashion: '\l[/hat a contrast is prcsented by comparrng tlre condition of these two countriest Here are two viit-communitiee, each numbering more than a hundred million, qach in possession of a mighty continent containing ev€ry form of national'wealt} and inexhaustible resources, the one sinking back into the hideous self-torture of the Commrurist aeluiion, and the other striding forward year after year into a prosperity for all classes of people, rrithout parallel or preccdent." Some fine thoughts there. ,F :r :r )F :F

The other day in an advertising m4gazine I read this epigram: "Public confidence will corne to an institution that deServi it, whethef it advertises or nlot, but advertising,can measurably shorten the ti!q9 required to_gain-_that confidence." I don't beliwe the first part of that statement. I used tot but I've learned better. That vras good stufr in olden times, when men and institutions were few, and competition was n':x. The grave5rards of every city are filled with deserving men whoso desserts were never discovered, just as those "Mute, inglorious Miltons," that Gray pictured, occupied the graves he saw' ,r :f ,r * ,r

I have frequently heard lumbermen who live in brick houses bcwail the reducing per capita consumption of lumber. If everyone elJe foliowed ttreir example the per capita *consu?O1." would rapidly reach the vanishing point.

As I see it, the chief aim of the lumber producer has always been _t9_ get hi9 sgodg INTO the dealer's yard, while the "substitute" manufacturer makes his chief efiort to get HIS goods OUT of the dealer"s yatd. And, as they say so truthfully in the free city of Battle Creek, "There IS a difrerence." The "per capita" consumgrtion business has a lot to do with this situation * * ,r( * r

-Iesse H. Jones, of HoustorL Te:ras, the big, impressive gentleman who went out and single-handed secured the Democratic Convention for his home towr\ is and has always been, a lumberman. He first started.in the lumber business, established his great fortune on lumber foundations, and-he'-is,still ver_y actively interested in and identified with this business. At the-same time he is said to be the grentest individual builder, not only in Texas, but in the entire nation. Scores of great structures have sprung up when he waved t{1 iasjc yan*d. He is thoroughly a credit to the lumber industry.

Some wise guy remarked that a man doesn't have to be eazy to play golf, but that it helps a lot. This for the benefit of my almost innumerable lurnber golfing friends.

Few business men are so cold that a spark of inspiration cannot be found iri the service they render the other fellow, Wiictt them, see what they do and how they do it, and see if it doesn't mein sometiring to YOU. Only he who is able to profit by the experiences of others reallY lives* abf"f"}".

A lumberman said to me the other day-"I enjoy your built-in editorial. shots, and hope they do the work." I said: "Friend, thes€ are serious editorials !o me; I beliwe they are reallf-hugelv important. I want to help the folks in the small towns particularly improve. their old-tirney hornes with modern bujlt-ins_.- And in doing so I want to help the dealer who shoul'd-be showing, pnomoting and selling these features. I really believe they are more important than promoting new structures," Every live lumber merchant should be showing, brosting, selling built-ins, for tlrc sake of his trade and for the sake of his business.

Lumber of a Knowrn Scandard

There can be no alternative for quality quality and are readily identified as lumber at Hammonds. The standards alutays dependable. Retail yards have, in the resources of Hammond mills, transportation facilities, and reserve stocks, a service that further establishes the advantages in "buying from Hammonds."

established for manufacture, grading, kiln-drying, even to shippingtarre rigidly maintained. That policy provides products that bear the stamp of uniform

"Build of Wood...the Shelter of Ages"

Millwork Institute Issues New Pricing

Schedules

A new compilation which embraces both Stock and Detail items of Sash, Doors, Blinds and Screens, and which promises to take the guess out of their pricing and ottt of lhe interpretation of their specifications as well, has just treen published by the Millwork Institute of California, undcr thc titlc .,STANDARD SASH & DOOR SCHEDULES-No. 128". Some four thousand copies have been distributed in California, and the Institute is'already receiving inquiries and orders for the Schedules from other territories. i

The book's foreword, which bears the signature of H. T. Didesch, Managing Director of the Institute, explains that two main objectives were attempted through prrblication of the work. They are summarized as follorvs:

1. To pres'ent a balanied and flexible method of price making; i. e., a method based upon proved costs conveniently expressed in schedule form,; easily understood and rapidly applied; adjustable to all market conditions and suitable to a Manufacturing, Wholesale or Retail operation; and, withal, embracing all but the'extraordinary items encountered in the "Sash and Door" division of the Millwork industrv.

2. T-o publish an authoritative Definition of Terms and Standard Trade Practices, acceptable to all, which rvill avoid misunderstandings between buyer and seller, and thereby simplify the problems of each, and reduce costs.

The schedules comprising the book were compiled by a State-wide committee, working for a period of seven and one-half months, under the direction of H.. T. Didesch, as Chairman and Editor-in-Chief. The personnel of the committee consisted of active executives and experienced cost talent. thoroughly versed in price-making methods, and representing the foremost sash and door manufacturers in California. The schedules therefore reflect managerial decisions predicated on composite cost experience rather than estimators' interpretations. Those serving on the comm,ittee were: C. R. Blankenship, American Manufacturing & Sales Corporation, Los Angeles; J. A. Farnworth, Jr., the California Door Company, Los Angeles; Fred Silbernagel, Frank Graves Sash, Door & Mill Company, Los Angeles; E. V. McClintock, Ifammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles; J. L. Pierce, Pacific Manufacturing Company, Santa Clara; E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Door & Sash Company, Los Angeles; R. R. Leishman, Redr,vood Manufacturers Com-

pany, Pittsburgh. Others who assisted the active committee during compilation were V. A. Boell, The California Door Company, Oakland; M. A. Imhoff, Frank Graves Sash, Door & Mill Company, Los Angeles; A. J. Todhunter, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles; L. M. Rosenberg, Hipolito Company, Los Angeles; A. W. Koehl, J. W. Koehl & Son, Inc., Los Angeles; J. F. Brodie, Pacific Door & Sash Company, Los Angeles; F. J. Peil, Patten & Davies Lumber Company, Los Angeles; Walter J. Drazan, Southern California Haidwood & Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles.

All cost data of the entire membership of the Institute were utilized throughout the work. Preliminary drafts of each schedule were submitted to representative operators in each of the principal markets of California, andl their criticisms invited. In addition, the schedules in final form were tested out in their entirety by the estimating deoartments of several member-firms.

All schedules occurring in the book are expressed in "List Prices", i. e., they are subject to discount to aseertain either Cost or Selling price. As a guide in the establishment of a selling discount, the Institute has announced that the committee proceeded on a basis whereby 50 per cent off, under normal conditions, would produce a price embracing all elements of cost, plus a legitimate net margin. It is pointed out, however, that special conditiotns would influenee the rate of discount suitable to a given market, and that each locality must therefore determine its own discount by individual check-up of Factory Cost or Purchase Cost plus Gross Profit, with the schedules. That however, is neither a difficult nor prolonged procedure. If, for instance, it is determined that the proper discount for a given size and item is a certain per cent, then all other items listed in the same schedule-since they have been built up in relative proportion to one another-will be subject to the same per cent of discount.

The various schedules comprising the book are arranged with the stock items of each classification on one set of pages, and the detail items of the same classification on the pages immediately following. Each schedule is complete in itself, i. e., the "Basis" of the schedule appears on the right-hand page and all "Extras" appearing thereto on the left-hand page. Where the Basis of any classification occupies more than one page, the additional sizes continue

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on the succeeding right-hand page, rvith a repetition of Extras on the left-hand page.

A novel and convenient feature of the book is that its central section contains "Glass Lists and Areas", thus making it unnecessary to refer to separate glass books. The glass pages give on one line the List for Sheet Glass-SS and DS; Plate Glass-Plain and,lr/a-inch Bevel; Plate Mirrors-Plain and Ir/a-inch Bevel; together with the Square Foot Area of the light, expressed decimally. The basis of the glass schedules is the same as the balance of the book.

The Glossary of Terms and Standard Trade Practices already referred to as one of the main objectives of the compilation, appear on Pages 6 to 11, inclusive. This section includes in addition to Definitions of Terms, a Standard Time Allowance for delivery, which ranges from four days for stock items in solid woods to 30 days for complex detail items of veneered construction. Comimercial terms are also set forth and there is a Standard dealing with Moisture Content, which, so far as is known, is the first published on that subject. Standards for Glass and Glazing, Sanding and Cleaning, Flush and Raised Moulding, Rabbetting and nearly two hundred paragraphs of similar information are also included.

Managing Director Didesch has announced that the Glossary of Terms and Standard Trade Practices, together with Standard Abbreviations, rvhich appear on page 12 of the book, are to be reprinted in bulletin form, and distributed to all architects and contractors located rvithin the markets of the Institute membership.

The complete book as issued contains ninety-six pages, size 11 inches x 8% inches. It is of distinctive appearance,i the cover being of light blue stock, with the title imprinted in dark blue over the Institute insignia in gold bronze. The binding is regular book binding, reinforced with muslin, thus giving a perfectly flat-opening book.

It is worthy of special comment that the book carries a dedication page, which ties into the Institute trade name for the product of its members, "Architectural Woodwork", and places the industry on a plane which it actually occupies, but ordinarily is not appreciated for. The language used is: "Dedicated to the Craft which for Centuries has' been Intimately Identified with the Progress of Civilization and Culture through the Prodrlction of Architectural \Moodwork."

The Institute is now engaged in compiling a book of "Standard Millwork Schedules." It will emhrace Frames, F.'inish, Panelwork, Cabinetwork, Stairwork, Radius Mouldings, Spindles and all millwork items not covered in book No. 128.

THE CALIFORNIA LIJMBEIR MERCHANT is authorized, to state that firms not members of the Millwor$ Institute of California can obtain copies of the present Standard Schedules at the same rates at which they are supplied to members. Inquiries should be addressed to Box 267-Hollywood Station, Los Angeles.

WALTER SCRIM RET|URNS FROM EASTERN TRIP

\\ralter Scrim, United States representative for the Finlay-Millar Timber Co. of Manila,'P. I., manufacturers of Philippine Mahogany, has returned from a six weeks' business trip through the east and south. Mr. Scrim went east by way of San Francisco, Fortland, Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. He stopped off at Chicago, New York and other cities on the Atlantic Coast. He returned to California over the southern route, making stops at Atlanta, New Orleans and other points.

CURTIS CUTTER, JR., TAKES Up AVIATION

Curtis Cutter, Jr., prominent Sacramento lumberman, is a real enthusiast on aviation and says that flying is the "king of sports." He has just completed a course at the Sacramento airport. He started his course on February 8th and his friends state that on his second flieht he took over the controls. On his thirteenth flight, hJ started solo flying and now handles the plane with ease.

BECOMES PARTNER IN PIONEER LUMBER COMPANY

Grey M. Skidmore, who has been associated with his father in the pioneer lumber concern, Skidmore & Bowerd Lumber Co. of Downey, for the past several years has been taken into partnership with S. S. Skidmore and A. C. Bowers. Grey M. Skidmore. was born and raised at Downey and.is well known to the lumber trade of Southern California. His many lumbermen friends are congratulating him on his promotion.

33Mlorsturg" Products

H. T. Didesch and E. A. Nicholson in Trip Over California

H. T. Didesch, Managing Director of the Millwork Institute of California, and E. A. Nicholson, Treasurer of the organization and a memter of the committee which compiled the recently published "Standard Sash & Door Schedirles", on Februiry 19th, left Los Angeles for a tiip over the State in the interest of the Institute and its Branches.

The main purpose of the trip, whieh was made by motqr and. occupied an entire week, was to demonstrate and promote the use of the Standard Schedules and to confer with members as to the problems of common interest. Meetings and classes of instruction were held for the various Branch organizations or loial groups. The classes, which as a rule occupied about three hours of .time, were well attended by both member and non-member operators, with usually a good-sprinkling of retail lumbermen present.

The initial class was held for the Alameda operators at the Athens Athletic Club on Monday evening, February 20th. Forty-nine executives, estimators and salesmen rveie present. On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 2lst, a group of thirty-one millmen and lumbermen of the Sacramento district met at the Sacramento Hotel for the second class. The third class occurred at Stockton on Washing- ton's Birthday at 7:0O p.m., in the Builders' Exchange, with eighteen people in attendance. The Thursday class was held in connection with the regular meeting of the San Francisco Branch, at the Union League Club at 12:30 p.m. Thirty-four operators were present. On Friday evening, February 24th, the members and associate members of the Sonoma County Branch met at the Community Center in

Two Rock for the fifth claps. Twenty-one people participated. The sixth and final class of the trip took place at Fresno on Saturday, February 25th at 12:30 p.m. at the Californian Hotel, with nineteen millmen and lumbermen present. - The blackboard discussions before each of the meetings demonstrated the flexibility of the Schedules and ease of applying them, and proved conclusively that a standard pricing method is a practical success. Mr. Didesch and Mr. Nicholson relieved one another during the demonstrations and it is reported, did a thoroughly expert job in their role of schoolmaster. They took occasion to advance some pithy thoughts, among which were: "Your most important job is to see to it that the right figure is written down in the right-hand column of your estimate and invoice forms. It's the Profit, not the Volume, that Counts Any schedule which reflects the composite experience of the membership is a better price method for an industry to use than any one man's judgment or any single plant's records Estimating expense usually runs in the neighborhood of one-half of one per cent. If the use of schedules shoufd double or treble this expense, but in so doing, throu$h greater accuracy and more careful ahalysis, produce a five per cent or ten per cent better price, then the use of schedules is a justifiable investment, and an economic necessity. Schedules help to visualize the article to be priced. They help describe it, and an article property described, is already half-priced Standard Schedules put the management'g and the industry's best brains behind. the pencil of every estimator."

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Traditions meet in the

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Agreatdeal depends, of course, uponnatural care in operation, but eventhat bears norelation to the truck's potential capacity to serve. The Fageol Redman,like all Fageol trucks, is supreme in its field because itis builtto an i&al of service that has inspired every Fageol job through eleven succesiful years of truck manufacture. Fageol tradition, and the tradition of the Redman, meet in this new Fageol truck. It will bear up under ovedoading. It is easily capable of fifry miles an hour with a twoand-a-half-ton pay load. But tbose are only minor indications of the sentice built into itl

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Fmur-Six-inch pressed steel channel, hot riveted throughout ; three-inch flatge; la" thick.

l?rrcrrsasr-Standard, 178 inches; short wheelbase for dmp body, no charge; long wheelbase at exua cost.

Moron-Ifaukesha six cyinder wirh "Ricardo" high turbulence head; bore, 33A" ; stroke, 4Vz" ; horsepower, 31.7t S.A.E. rating; three point supension on moulded rubber pads; 7 bearing crankhaft. Full pressure lubrication to all main, connecting rod and camshafc bearings; oil pumped through Hall-Winslow oil filter before reaching bearings.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Rnan Axlr-Timken three-bearing worm rype; worm of hardened sreel matins with bronze gear; Timken bearings throughoui. Tread, single tir6, 65Y8"; dta| tbes, 691t".

AXLE R^Tros-6y4:1.

Bnaxrs-Westinghouse vaou brakes, internal expanding on -rear wheels, duplex type, t6" diamercr drum; shoes, 3lc" face. Emergency brake internal expanding on rear wheel.

SpnrNcs-Chrome Vanadium steel throughout.

Front, 9 leaves, 4l"x2lz" : rcar, 12 leaves, i6" x3"; overload springs on rear standard.

CHAssrs LuBRrclTroN-Alemite high pressure system, S rrsnrNc-Ross cam and lever type with 18" Shellerite wheel. Steering posrser ro give maximum driving comfort; ball thrusr bearings, Furr Supply-Gasoline tank on chassis; capacity, 20 gallons; Stewart vacuum system.

WHBBLs-S.A.E. standard mounting.

CoortNc Sysrrv-Cellular rype core; ooe-piece cast aluminum shell, cushioned to frame with thick moulded rubber oads. Vater cirolated bv centrifugal pumD: radiaror capaciry, 7 galloos. Fan driven by "V" type belt.

CoNrnors-Spark and throttle levers mounted above wheel on sieering column; gear shift and emergency brake levers. at.c6nier; sr_aight thrusc loor accelerator with foot resc. Swirch. ammeter, oil eauge and instrument light on dash.

CrurcH-Dry plate, multiple disc; No. 3 S.A.E. nousrng.

TnaNsvrssroN-Brown-Lipe,. four sped; optional drrect on toufth or overdrNeTrnrs-Pneumatic cord, heavy dury. Front, l2x6; tear, 32x6 dual. Make of tires our option.

ELEcrRrc LTcHTTNG SysrEM-Elecrric headlishs with leqal lens. Electric tail.light, generator ind six-volt battery.

Elrcrnrc Sr,rnrrn-Delco - Remy starting motor. Pressed on gear.

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WATER GURED SUGAR PI]IE

HERBERT HOOVER AND W. M. JARDINE CoNGRATULATE NORTHWEST LUMBFFMEN

LONGVIEW, 'Wn., February 25-Lumbermen of the Pacific Northwest have been congratulated by Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, and W. M. Jardine, Secretary of Agticulture, on obtaining the services of Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief Forester of the United States, as secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, with which the West Coast Lumber Bureau recently was consolidated.

In a telegram to J. D. Tennant, president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and of the West Coast Lumber Bureau, Secretary Hoover said:

"I profoundly regret to hear of Colonel Greeley's resignation as chief forester, but I congratulate the West Coast Lumbermen's Association on securing his services. It represents a step in constructive handling of forest problems which will mean much to the whole industry."

For generations water cured lumber has been rsaog. nized as being whiter, softer, and more readily work. able, the leaching out pnocesses reuroving dl resin and gummy subctances.

Appreciating the value of water tf,eahent, a group of Midrigan's most euccessful Cork Pine producers yeaf,s ago aranged for the tftrftlportation of their lumber from the Siera Nevada Mountains to the San Joaquin Valley, rnalcing available to wood workerr everyrvhere what has since become our fanous, air dded, water cuted Sugar Pine.

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Mr. Hoover has been in close touch with the West Coast Lumber industry for a number of years and has been particularly interested in developments affecting it. It was due to his efforts in promoting standardization of commodities manufactured in the United States that American Lumber Standards were worked out, Organized lumber manufacturers in various parts of the country have adopted these standardized specifications. As a result practically all lumber items n6w are manufactured in the same size in all the lumber producing regions. Members of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association were among the first to accept and support the American Lumber Standards.

A telegram from Secretary Jardine said that in selecting Colonel Greeley, who has long been identified with forestry and the public interest in forest conservation, for a position of leadership in the future work of the associirtion, West Coast Lumbermen have taken a constructive coufse. Successful forestry in the United States, the secretary of agriculture pointed out, depends largely upon the stability and permanence of the forest industries. It indicates sound industrial organizations, sound merchandising of forest products and effective utilization of raw materials no less than commercial growing of timber.

As a major in the lfth Engineers in France during the World 'War, Greeley was in control of 95 sawmills, more mills than have ever been operated by one man. These sawmills turned out more than 2,000,000 feet of lumber daily for use of the Allies. For his war work he received a citation for meritorious service, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Honor and the Distinguished Service Order.

"This is good news, wonderful news, for the lumber industry," said Wilson Compton, secretary and .manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in Washington, D. C., upon receipt of the official announcement that Col. Greeley had accepted the management of the West Coast Association.

"In the first place," Mr. Compton said, "it demonstrates the essential unity of the science of fores,try and the lumber industry, and will be most encouraging to the latter. Col. Greeley, I am sure, would not have accepted the leadership of the Douglas fir industry if he had not been convinced that he had a broad and favorable field in which to follow his chosen profession. In the second place, his ippointment signified the beginning of a new and better period in the organized Douglas fir industry."

SELLS TIMBER AND SAWMILL

Albert F. Parrott has sgld his timber holdings and logging equipment in Scott Valley to Henry J. Barton of Yreka. The sale was recorded February 15.

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President Coolidge Officially Designates American Forestry Week

President Coolidge has officially designated the week of April 22-B as "American Forestry Week'f for nation-wide observance in a proclamation announced by the Department of Agriculture on Febtuary 27. The observance will be under the direction of the American Forest Week Comrnittee, of which Col. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, is chairman. The President's proclamation is as follows:

For several years a special week has been set aside for public discussion of our forests and of what must be done to safeguard and restore them. Among the agencies making for progress in this direction, American Forest Week has proved its usefulness and l am glad to proclaim it again and to announce that Canada is again concurrehtly observing a similar week.

The rehabilitation of our forests demands first of all that the forest fire evil be suppressed. Many of the forested States, with the cooperation of timberland owners, have undertaken organized protection against forest fires; and in recent years, under the Clarke-McNary law, the Federal Government has given its support to the movement. This great cooperative enterprise must be extended and strengthened until every forested county in the United States is safeguarded against forest fires.

But we are still far from the goal of complete protection. Every year, on the average,.80,0m fires scourge our woodlands, steadily undermining their vitality. For this bad situation, the blame falls equally on us all. Public agencies rarely provide adequate protection against fire, the fimberland owner is too often indifferent to his property, the forest worker is too often neglectful of the future forest, the average citizen is too often careless with fire in the w,oods. We must all gain such respect for the forest that its destruction through indifference or carelessness shall be unthinkable.

We canhot permanently abuse our forests with impunity.

E.

M.

DEARING IS NEW SECRETARY.MANAGER

OF CONSOLIDATED MILLS OF B. C., LTD.

E. M. Dearing has been appointed secretary-manager of the Consolidated Shingle Mills of B. C., Ltd.

Mr. Dearing has had considerable experience which will be of great value to him in his new position, having acted for the last seven years as secretary-manager of the Pacific Coast Shippers' Association, the Vancouver branch of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Assoc,iation, and the B. C. Wholesale Lumbermen's Association.

The soil is the ultimate source of all wealth and of life itself. One-fourth of our American soil is best suited for forests. Much of this land is already idle. More of it is being made idle by destructive logging and fire. Yet we eannot safely permit our forest land to lie fallow and useless any more than we can permit our farms and factories to lie idle.

To make our vast empire of forest land fully productive of continuous crops of timber will have momentous consequences in our national life. It will give agriculture the advantage of a new and valuable crop. It will afford permanent employment to millions of men in the forest industrles.

It rvill provide raw materials for will furnish traffic for our railroads. eign and domestic commerce. It will conseryers of soil and water, and as pleasure to our people.

many industries. It It will maintain forrestore our forests as givers of health and

We already have made a beginning in forest renewal; but the task is stupendous, and we should permit no satisfaction over what has been done to blind us to the magnitude of what remains to be done.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate and set aside as American Forest Week the week beginning April 22 and ending April 28, in this year of. 19?F,. I recommend to the Governors of the various States-that thev also designate this week for special observance by all our people; and that where practicable and not in conflict with law or custom, Arbor Day be observed during the course of the same week. I urge that during that week all citizens and appropriate organizations-including public officials, legislators, business organizations, educators, editors, clergymen, landowners, and others-give thought to the preser-' vation and wise use of our forests to the end that energetic forest policies will be adopted in all communities.

AMERICAN CABLE APPOINTS PACIFIC. COAST MANAGER

From the American Cable Company we learn that Mr. E. O. Johnstone. who for many years has been in charge of the r\merican Chain Company activities on the Pacific Coast, has been appointed district sales manager of the American Cable Company. Mr. Johnstone will make his headquarters as at present with the American Chain Company and associate companies at 425 Second Street, San Francisco.

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RErrwoorD REQUTREIilENTS May be Obtained at The Following Points

Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento

The Little River Redwood Co. Madera

The Little River Bedwood Go.

General Sales Oftce: Financial Centet Building' San Francisco

Los Angeles: W. R. Chamberlin & Co.

Sales Offices:

New York City

Ffavana, Cuba

Amsterdam, Holland

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Mills at:

Crannell, Calif.

Fairhaven, Calif.

Cargo and rail shipments

Evidence That There Will Soon be a Reversal of Lumber Situation, Says A. J. Russell

We are reprinting the following letter which was sent out by Mr. A. J. Russell, manager of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, under date of March 2. After a careful survey of lumber conditions today as compared with the year 1925, Mr. Russell says that there is almost conclusive evidence that there will shortlv be a reversal of the lumber situation that has existed for the past few years. Mr. Russell's letter, which contains valuable information on the lumber situation, is as follows:

A survey of lumber conditions today as compared with the year 1925 is almost conclusive evidence that there will shortly be a reversal of the situation that has existed for the past four years.

Shipments and orders in Douglas Fir and in Southern Pine have exceeded production since January l, 19?f,.

Since 1925 there has tctuallv been consumed more ltrm, ber in these two great woods tiran has been producetl.

The following shows actual production- of these two woods for the past three years and the estimated production o_f same for the year 1928. To this there is compared Dodge Corporation Statistics of lumber consumption as estimatid by them and as actually consumed for the same period.

CONSUMPTION

Dodgc Corporation Statistics t925

tns Forccart Achral

_.Read-qlese figures. They are of a convincihg nature. Since 1925 there has been no increase in YO'UR stock on hand or in stock on hand at the mills.

A. C. HORNER ATTENDS CHICAGO CONFERENCES

-A.. C,Fgtner, San Francisco, western division manager gf the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, iJin Chicago- attending the Trade Extension and Regional Secretaries conferences of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association that will be held during the week of March 12.

As a matter of fact the reverse is the case.

ln 1925 a car of lumber took 30 days in transit to an average California point.

Today 12 days is a good average. The same comparison is true all over the nation in even a greater degree.

If the saving in time amounted, to say, 18 days, in 1927, and will be the same ih 19?8, and, if the shipments cf the United States amount to 110 million ft. per day, wh.ich they do, then where is the 18 times 110 million ft. that belongs to the mill, or to you, or was in transit in L925?

The answer is "it ain't."

Study the above comparisohs again. Production has decreased yearly, consumption has increased yeaily for the past three years. The lumber required to take care of the decrease on one hand and increase on the other has all that time been very gradually supplied by improved time 'in transit.

In other words during the past three years we have had three separate stocks of lumber on hand. One with the mills, which has not increased. One in the hands of the railroads, which has been almost wiped out by the speeding up of trahsportation and one in your hands.

It is a safe bet that YOUR footage was less January l,1928 than January l, 1925.

It was perfectly proper that your footage should have been less in your last inventory, because you were securing immediate shipment and immediate delivery, but the day of 48 hour loading is drawing to a close and delay in transportation.

On January I, 1928 62 per cent of all the lumber in the Northwest was owned by 12 firms, showing that mixed carloading was not quickly available at every plant.

As we see it since l9ZS-production has decreased; consumption has increased; thi "third" stock of lumbir (in transit) has been consumed.

Eveiy- in-dication points t-o-delayed -shipments, stronger prices, abolishment of hand-to-mouth buying.

cHAs. R. MccoR"Sf;y"t$trs Los

Chas. R. McCormick, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, spent a few days at the compahy's Los Angeles office, the early part of the month. While in Los Angeles he called on many of his lumbermen friends and also spent a ferv days at the company's yard at San f)iego.

(^\N March 17th, 1928, this double page in lt-/ four colors will appear in The Saturday Eevening Posg featuring the design that won the $2,000.00 f.rst prize. The Post has a circulation of nearh 3 million, with a possible reader circulation of 12 million.

Supplementing this dominant Post advertise. ment will be full pages in House and Garden, House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, The National RealEstate Journal, Architectural Forum, American Architect, Architectural Record, Pencil Points, Pacific Coast Arehitect, The Ametican Builder, Building Age and National Builder.

It is expected that tens of thousands of

prospectivebuilders will answer these advertise. ments in The Post, without counting the additional inquiries that will come from the '!7est Coast woods advertising program which will continue throughout the building season, featuring the best of the 'lfest Coast woods prize homes.

In addition, the names of these prospective builders will be mailed to the sales representatives and field promotion men of the Bureau member mills to be passed on to retail lumber dealers, with the expectancy that they will follow up these inquiries from prospective builders in their localities and sell them their lumber requirements.

The most outstanding lumber advertisement of the year-

lmparant West Coast VoodsDouglas Fir 'West Coast Hemlock - Western Red Cedar - Sitka Spruce

San Diego Hoo Hoo Reforest Area at Lake Morena

The accompanying photographs show the members of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo doing some reforestation work on the watershed of Lake Morena, the San Diego municipal water system. About 50 members of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo participated in this work on Sunday, February 12. Over 1000 Coulter pine seedlings were planted. J. E. Elliott, supervisor of the Cleveland National Forest, and Luther

C. Gordon, county fire warden supervised the rvork. W. B. Wickersham, Los Angeles, Hoo Hoo State Coun.-elot for California, was also present. The San Diego Hoo Hoo, of which Frank Park of the Park Lumber Co.. Las Mesa. is vicegerent snark, should be highly commended for this piece of constructive work. Herman Bjornstad acted as chairman of the Tree Planting Committee.

VICTOR DE MARAIS WILL REPRESENT YOSEMITE CEMENT CORPORATION IN SACRAMENTO

The Yosemite Portland Cement Corporation, Merced, have opened an office in the Builders Institute, Sacramento, which will be in charge of Victor De Marais.

SUDDEN

AIR MAIL RATD CUT VOTED

Lumbermen, who are large users of the air mail, were much interested recently lvhen the House postoffice subcommittee at Washington approved a cut in the air mail postage rate from 10 cents a half ounce to 5 cents an ounce.

CHRISTENSON

Coulter Pine seed.lings ready for planti,ng. Left to ri1ht-J. B. Elliot, Forest Sufentisor, Cleaeland, National Forest; W. B. I4/ichersham, Hoo Hoo State Counselor; W. B. Wickershanr., !r.; Jerry Sulliaan, pdst aicegerent snark, San Diego District.

Membcrs of San Diego Hob Hoo ready to start )lanting operations on Watershed of Lake Moreno. D. Frank Park, vicegereit inark of the San Diego District is seen at the ertreme left, just starting up the hill zuith pachage of young seed.lings on his shoulder.

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OAKLAND CITY COMMISSIONER TALKS TO EAST BAY HOO.HOO

Eugene K. Sturgis, Oakland City Commissioner, was the speaker, at the regular luncheon meeting of the East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club, No. 39, held at the Leamington Hotel, Oakland, February 24th. Mr. Sturgis spoke on Municipal Taxation with special reference to the new business license tax, holding out no hope of relief from, or evasion of this tax, but in the course of his talk threw a lot of light on the methods used in arriving at the city budget and the manner in which the money is expended.

' Fred Roth, Supreme Bojum, gave a brief talk on what happened at the recent meeting of the Supreme Nine at Kansas City, and said that Parson Simpkin would be able to give more time in the future to the clubs on the Pacific Coast.

Earl E. White, of the East Bay Lumber and Mill Company, told of the doings at the Fresno meeting of the directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Associations.

J. E. Neighbor, of the Neighbor's Lumber Yard, was Chairman of the Day.

President Clem Fraser wielded the gavel luncheon auctioned off some very valuable dished out a few fines, Clyde Speer of Zenith ing to be the chief sufferer.

The next meeting will be held March 16th.

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E. T. STURGEON ATTENDS SALT LAKE CONVENTION

E. T. Sturgeon, of the Morrill & Sturgeon Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, attended the convention of the 'Western Retail Lumber Dealers'Association at Salt Lake City February 23 to 25. Mr. Sturgeon's Company had an interesting exhibit of sandblasted rotary cut panels and transparent stains at the convention. This exhibit attracted a lot of attention.

GENERAL GRADEMARKING CONFERENCE CALLED BY SECRETARY HOOVER TO FOLLOW

N. L. M. A. ANNUAL

Following conference with Secretary of Commerce Hoover on Tuesday afternoon, January 31, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, meeting in Washington January 31 and February 1, decided upon April 30, and May 1, and 2, as the meeting dates for the 26th Annual Convention of the National Association which will be held in Chicago, at the Congress Hotel.

For May 3 and 4 Secretary Hoover will call a General Standardization Conference in Washington at the Department of Commerce Building, with Grade-Marking of American Standard Lumber as the principal question to be considered.

LUMBERMEN ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1928

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Wilson Lumber Company of La Jolla, California, was held Tuesday, February l4th, at 7:30 P. M. in the company offices at T,a Jolla. The following officers were elected for the comrng year:

R. E. Davis, President; Ivan Rice, Vice-president; Karl Kenyon, Treasurer; William S. W. Low, Secretary; C. R. Wilson, Gen. Manager and Director; MacArthur Gorton, Director: H. E. Rhoads. Director.

W. E. WHITING A CALIFORNIA VISITOR

W. E. Whiting, Philadelphia, was a recent California visitor where he spent several days on business matters. While in Los Angeles he was a visitor'at the offices of the Simonds Saw & Steel Co. where he conferred lvith G. I. Fischer. Mr. Whiting is associated wi'th the Abrasive Company of Philadelphia.

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PACIFIC COAST WOODEN BOX MANUFACTURERS TO MEET AT SACRAMENTO

A meeting of the Pacific Coast Group of the National Association bf Wooden Box Manufacturers will be held at the Hotel Senator, Sacramento, California, on April 27th and 28th. Invitati,ons to attend this meeting will bc sent to all Wooden Box Manufacturers on the Pacific Coast.

At the last meeting of this Association held in San Francisco last year, it wal decided that it would be well for all Box Manirfacturers to have as many of their salesrnen, field men, box factgry superintendents and foremen as possible present at this meeting. It is believed that "roundiable" diicussion of matters iiportant to the box industry will bring forth much useful information when discussed by men who are on the firing line.

'This will be a "round-tabl;" meeting similar to the last meeting held in San Francisco in December. A docket of o'roooGd subiects for discussion will be mailed to members *itirit a shoit time. These are in part as follows:

Substitute-Wooden Box competition; Marketing problems; Trade promotion; New light weight boxes-. Customers' requirements-How the;r can best be serviced; Better printing -of Wooden Boxes; Development of new uses for Woode-n Boxes; New and improved hethods of production.

This Association extends -an invitation to all Wooden Box Manufacturers to attend this meeting.

LONG.BELL LUMBER CO. INCREASES CAPACITY OF LONGVIEW POWER PLANT

A fourth generator has been installed in the power-plant of the Long-Aell Lumber Company, Longview, W-ash., which will increase the capacity of the plant to 24,00O k. w. The new generator is of 600O k. w., and,the-equipment includes hr; l2OO-horsepower boilers, each with a rating of 26 per cent overload.

HEAVY TIMBERS USED TO MOVE CONCRETE FIRE WALL

They do big things on a big scale in California in public utility circles. When the Southern California Fdison Compnny decided to move its two 30,000-bbl. steel tanks, used for fuel oil, to'a new site, a series of temporary ponds were formed about them bv earth dikes and the tanks were turned temporarily intir ships which were floated to their new location.

The concrete fire wall which surrounded them was cut into sections 35 feet long and weighing approximately 7Q tons each. On each side of these sections crib work built of big timbers was erected and Douglas fir beams 2 f.eet square and over 30 feet long were placed across above them. The wall sections were then suspended to the beams, each beam carrying a load of 7O,000 lbs. and the crib work was moved by rollers until the wall reached its new location.

The outstanding value of big timbers for such construction is exemplified by this unusual job of moving. After the work was over the lumber used was still in good condition and available for other similar operations.

FRED A- HART AT LA JOLLA

Fred A. Hart, Hart-Wood Lumber Co., Portland, is sojourning at La Jolla. On his way south, he spent a few days in Los Angeles where he conferred with Ted L.awrence, manager of their Southern California operatiohs. Mrs. Hart accompanied him on the tr!p. They plan to be at La Jolla for about a month.

FRANK MINARD VISITS SAN FRANCISCO

Frank Minard, manager of the C. S. Pierce Lumber Co,, Fresno, was a recent San Francisco visitor where he sfient a few days calling on his many lumbermen friends and attending to company business matters.

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Northcrn Californie: GEORGE C. CORNITIUS, Amcrican BrnL Bldg. San Francirco

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The tendency of modern architecture to combine beauty and utility with simplicity of design is well illustrated in the completed Arcady Apartments at Los Angeles, Calif.

The pennanency and strength of this beautiful structure is guaranteed by 70,000 sacks of Victor Portland Cement used in its construction.

605 H. W. HELLMAN BUILDING LOS ANGEIES, CALIF.

Chrirt Thorcn, Gcn. Contrector

Gordon. Harriron-Ruroll, lnc. Ccncnt Dirtributore

Lilly-Flctchcr Cpn., Owncrr

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Move YourBusiness

oU CAN'T get to the markets on a "dead horse'f.-..and you carft keep your business on the profit side of the line unless you have up,to-date merchandise that the maiority of the peo' ple know and want!

This is particulady tnre of shingle profits. But.-.we do not tell you that it takes PIONEER YOSEMITE ROCK SURFACED SHINGLES to make your line complete and up,to,date.-.we don't have to tell you! When the majority of people think about shingles they think of Pioneer....ttrd the Pioneer Dealer cashes in

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This is the combinatlon that will move you into bigger profits and keep you ihere*.but ids your move 6rst!

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Gives the much desired semi-thatched efiect and a pronounced shadow-line.

Will outlast the building " " do€s not rotr rust or crack t r v r ithtttuJt€ to acids and alkali.

Imnuhe to flying sparks and ernbers ' bears the Class C Label reducing insurance rates on both home and contentQ.'

Is made in beautiful and absolutely non-fading Yosemite rock colors " ' ? ? never needs paint or stain.

Goes right over the old wood shingles for re-roofing

Gives Greater Protection Per Dollar Per Year v r v' lasts longer t t t t looks better.

Is manufactured exclusively by PIONEER PAPER COMPANY' INC.' insuring full service and cooperation for you'and a better prcduct for Your customers.

Why the SuperHex is outselling every other shingle on the market!

MONOLITH

In Growlng lDemand

Ptarterer choore Monoltth Plartla Waterproot Port' lrnd Genent for ltt tacter, eatler ccyer, agco Gontracto"r know thet tor the rane cost thcy can do a better lob.

Ownerr preter lf,on, ottth beceure lt at. surea abrolute wat' crproofnel$ Mono- tlth lr uncquatlcd tor rtucco welb, toundatloor, retelp' lng wattf l rGCGr' volrr, swlnrnlngpootl, condultr, danc and lllot.

Are you takirrgadvantagc ol the growlng dcnand lorthlrffityplertlc watcrproot cetncnt?

Dlonollth Pottland Gernent Gornpanlr

.CLEAI{EST TOWN' CONTEST IN 1928

Prize Troplry Cup Is Offered inr tach State by National. Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau in contest Sponsored by Division of Community Servicg General F'ederation of Women's Clubs

. _New York, January 3O.-Specific reports of painting jobs accomplished are among the requirements for cot'nmunities in each of the forty-eight states which enter a nation-wide contest sponsored by the Division of Community Service, Department of Education, General Fed-

eration of Women's Clubs, in L9?3, in which a prize trophy yz6, rrr a prrze tropny cup, provided by the National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau, will be awarded to the "Cleanest Town" in each state in the United Statesforty-eight prizes in all.

Mrs. Dolly Dean Burgess, Chairman of the Division of Community Service, through the "Federation News," the official magazine of the General Federation of 'Women's Clubs, and by direct mail, is specifically instructing en' trants in the contest to write to the National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau, 243 West 39th St., New York, N. Y., for full particulars.

In each state, the award will be made, not upon the condition of the community at present, but upon the progress made during the 1928 Campaign, to be shown by "Before and After" photographs and specific reports of the achievements on

Chicago, 'Pittsburgh, and other cities, which have made notable records. The items to be reported include houses painted, walls painted, floors painted or varnished, fences painted, outbuildings painted, screens painted, roofs painted, walls papered or kalsomined, and walls cleaned.

The conditions of the contest are very broad, in that communities are eligible to enter the contest, regardless of the local auspices uhder which the campaign is conducted, or the designation that is used, so long as they do the job of cleaning up and beautifying and make a detailed specific report of their accomplishments.

The response to the announcement of the cohtest has been h_eavy, and the staff of the National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau has been busy all thiough January handling inquiries from the 'Women's Clubs desirous of making an early start in their preparations for the campaign.

MRS. J. E. FRASER ATTENDS MEET AT SALT LAKE CITY

Mrs. J. E. Fraser, of San Francisco, Secretary-Manager of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, attended the Western Retailers' Meeting at Salt Lake City on February 23, 24 and. 25, at which time she was elected Second Vice President of the Wornen's Auxiliary to the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association.

IF YOU WISH TO SELI

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Its prestige, popularity and circulation in the territory named far surpcsses any other

MY FAVORITE STORIES

By Jach Dionne

Age not guaranteed-Some I have told f.or 2O years-some less

A Doubtful Boost

A very active real estate developer has been bringing homeseekers from far northern states to one of the Southwestern states, and selling them farm land with much success during the past winter. But misfortune struck him and he brought in a car load of Yankee farmers from somewhere along the Canadian border, just about the time the big freeze came, early in Januarp and when his crowd arrived in the land of sunshing they found the ground covered with snow, and there was much commotion.

The prorhoter gave them his word that is was the first time it had ever snowed there, etc., etc., never would again, but it wouldn't do. They wouldn't believe him. So he sug-

MYRON C. WOODARD IS SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR

lVlyron C. Woodard, President of the Silver Falls Timb

!9mpa_ny, Silverton, Oregon, and Vice-president of thi West Coast Lumbermen's Association, wai a visitor to San Francisco during the last week of February.

gested that he take a committee of them out into the country, and let them discover for themselves whether or not the severe weather was unusual. So they drove out, and stopped where a rancher stood at his door, and one of the visitors accosted him.

"How long you been living here?"

"All my life."

"How old are you?"

"Thirty years."

"Ilave you ever seen it snow here before?"

"No sir, I never have," replied the native son, ..BIJT SEEN IT RAIN TWICE.''

MAY BE WORLD'S BIGGEST TREE

According to the State Department of Natural Resources, the giant Sequoia near Crannell, Humboldt County, is 308 feet high, 2O f.eet in diameter, and contains 361,366 board feet of merchantable timber, enough to make lumber to build 22 homes of average size.

ALBERT R. ISRAEL RESIGNS

LONGVIEW, Wn., March 6.-Albert R. Israel, who has been a member of tlre West Coast Lumber Bureau's staff since January,1927, resigned on March 1. During his connection with the Bureau, Mr. Israel wrote the booklets on West Coast Hemlock, Western red cedar and Sitka Spruce and also assisted in handling the West Coast Woods Architectural Competition. For the past five months he has been on a special assignment for the Bureau in California, making headquarters at Los Angeles.

Mr. and Mrs. Israel plan to return to their former home in Nerv Orleans, where he contemplates engaging in business.

PACIFIC COAST BUILDING.LOAN ASSOCIATION SHOIy\/ LARGE INCREASE IN ASSETS

An increase in assets of $461,693.01 since January 1, and the opening of an agency office at No. 51 Broadway-Spring Arcade is innounced by the Pacific Coast Building-Loan Association of Los Angeles.

The total assets of the Association on March l, 7928, were $3,326,461.03 as compared with $1,529,67O.29 on March I, 1927, an increase for the year of $1,796,850.74 ot 117 per cent.

The nelv agency office known as the "Arcade Agency" is in charge of F. R. Dunbar and J. W. Mulcahy, representatives of the associat'ion since it was organized.

MONOLITH STARTS ACTIVITY IN HAWAII

Active stimulation dnd extension of markets for their cement products, in keeping with a comprehensive- program of expansion, will be started in Hawaii, according-to C. A. Low, vice-president and general manager of the Monolith Portland Cement Company.

Capt. A. Bullock-Webster, special representative for the Monolith interests, left Los Angeles recently on the Lassco liner, City of Los Angeles, for Honolulu, where he will make his headquarters for several months' to direct the program of promotion and distribution of Monolith products in that territory.

Capt. Webster is well known throughout California as a golf enthusiast. He has won championship tournaments on 2 difterent occasions.

Officials directing the Monolith interests report that the plant expansion work at Monolith, California, is progressing rapidly, and the new plant of the Monolith Midwest Company, at Laramie, Wyoming, lvill be in full operation this summer, shipping cement as far east as Nebraska and covering. the intermountain territory.

Increased production is imperative, they say, to meet the steadily growing dernand for Monolith products in both domestic and foreign markets, which proved greater than the supply last year.

CONGRESS HEARS FAVORABLE TESTIMONY ON McSWEENEY FOREST RESEARCH BILL

Washington, March 3.-Public hearings .on the McSweeney Bill which will provide a comprehensive plan for forestry research were brought to a close yesterday noon be{ore the House Committe on Agriculture, with every prospect that the proposed legislation will be enacted into law at an early date. The bill was favorably received by the Committees of both Houses of Congress, after favorable testimony had been offered by a long list of witnesses representing all sections of the country, and a large diversification of interests. No opposition was in evidence. It is understood the President has expressed his readiness to give his approval at the proper time.

Keep theFetterc/ ON FINE !

W,ithout restraint, Fire is no better than the insarre criminal that glories ir-r destruction and murder. We have learned that malicious enemies of society must be kept under constant surveillance, locked behind bars and even held in irons for the protection of the community. Fire must be treated in ttre same way-kept in the fetters of prevention and vigilance. At the first tapse of vigilance, fire may break loose to kill and destroy.

The Associated Lumber Mutuals preach prevention first. We give to our policy-holders the cooperation of experts to keep the fetters on fire, to reduce fire risks and to prevent loss. If fire does break loose, our resources and our reputation guarantee you the protection of fair adjustments and prompt payment of losses. Through our dividends to policy-holders, this quality protection is provided at lowest cost to the lumber industry.

Any of our comltanies zuill be glad, to givc you detailed inforrnation, as to the economicol and protectiac advantages in Lumber Mutual Insurance.

art Lumber Co. Celebra in Business

Mr. A. C. Bowers

The Barr Lumber Co. of Santa Ana celebrated its fif. tieth anniversary in business on Tuesday evening, March 6, with a golden jubilee dinner at the Sania Ana Inn, Santa Ana. I

The Barr Lumber Co. of Santa Ana, formerly the Griffith Lumber Co., was opened on March 6, 1878; under the qlanagement of Mr. A. C. Bowers. Seven, years ago, the Griffith Lumber Co. was purchased by Mr. O. H. Bair, and March 6 marked fifty years of business for this concern. Mr. A. C. Bowers, the pioneer lumberman who managed the Griffith Lumber Co. yard at Santa Ana for 43 conseiutive years, was the guest of honor.

Mr. O. H. Barr, president and general manager of the Bar,r Lumber Co., was the host of the evening. The occasion a'lso marked the twentv-fifth anniversary of Mr. Barr's entry into the lumber buiiness.

At 7:00 p.m., the guests gathered in the dining room for dinner. The invocation was given by Dr. Edmund M. Mills. Following the dinner, Mr. Barr called the gathering to order. Mr. Barr's remarks ufere as follows:

"Since we are in the unique position of having the first business in Santa Ana to attain the age of fifty years, in continuous activity and endeavor, we have fett it incumbent upon us to make some celebrition of this important anniversary.

"Since Mr. Bowers has had a much longer active connection with the enterprise than any other individual, we thought it fitting to give a dinner in his honor and requested him to provide a list of his friends whom he wished invited.

"IIe wrote down a list as long as he thought we could afford to provide a dinner for, then we added a few more names of individuals that we thought, for one reason or another, should be inctuded. So here we are.

"Including so far as possible, the former stockholders and yard managers of the Griffith Lumber Company which operated yards for a great many years at Santa Ana, Orange and Anaheim, in Orange County, and at Downey and Norwalk, in Los Angetes County, we have also many of the principal men now in active service with the Barr Lumber Company.

bav.e found the -old customers of the business tolerant and pathnt with our mistakes and with certain changes that are inevitablc when changes in ownership and manageme'nt of a businesr t"tis pllCCr

"I was -soon able to appraise the achievements of our honored gucst tonight in connection with this business about as follows:

I fo,und that, in his relations with the employees or his co-workers in the organization, he had cver been kind and ionliderate.

- "I found that in his relations with the customers of the business he had been fair and square in his dealings, had extended credit liberally, though wisely, ihat he had been I valued friend and ad- visor of the contractor and builder, and that all these who had dealings with him gave to him their confidence and loval suooori.

"I found that in his relations with manufacturers and wh6lisalers,_ that disputes. had been few, if any, that purchases had been made in an ethical and businesslike manner, thtt all bilts were discounted and the trade of the concern highly prized by anyone fortqnate enough to participate in iL

"I found that his standing with the directors was such that he had their unlimited confidelce--in his judgment and integrity anA-tiiei g-avc him every latitudo in the cbnduct of the businejs and thai they were rewarded by regular dividends, and I found that his re- ward had been, through frugality and wise investments, a comDetcncy for his later years, and a place in the afiections of his fellbw townsmen that any man might covet.

"'Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men.'

"We have seated here tonight with Mr. Bowers the princioal stockholders, directors and yard managers, with whom he'was issoctated tor so many yearg.

"There is missing- from this__group Mr. Bryant, for many years manag€r of the yard at Norwalk, whose death eccurred some ihree ycars ago, a.nd also, -much to our regret, Mr. John Cubbon, a highly re-spected pioqeel of this community, a direitor and vice-presideni of the Griffith Lumber -Company, who is detained at his home here in Santa Ana bv illness. - -

_ lhis party would not have been possible and such a success as I feel sure it is to be, had we not had the co-operation of Mr. A, J. Crookshank and others. It is our most earnest desire that everyone present may feel free and easy and that many, at least. will look back upon this occasion as one of the bright spots on the way.

"Mr. Crookshank is going to act as Toastmaster because he knows this crowd so thoiroufhly. and I do ttot -.an in a financial yay, bu! rather he knows the fibre and sentiment of you all. He knows that some men present could not have any en-joyment out of the occasion if they sat here in fear and trembline- Iest thev bc called on for a speech, or that a joke would be h-ad at their cxpensc.

'"\Me have another group that includes various tumbermen of the county, including one representative of each of the other yards in Santa Ana. We have a group of contractors who were friends of Mr. Bowers and customers of the business for varying periods dating considerably farther back than the present ownership which covers only the last seven years.

"Invitations wtre extended to a few person"al friends of Mr. Bowers from Los Angetes, some of whom have found it necesgary to send regrets, others are present. 'We have, then, rather an extensive list of pioneers and native sons, though there are many, manv others that both Mr. Bowers and ourselves should have liked to hive seen inctuded.

'

"It gives me great pleasure to officiate as host upon an occasion of this kind and we have gathered here for the sole purpose of making merry with an old friend,-of cl;eering his way by a manifestation of our respect and affection.

'"When I took over, seven y€ars ago, the business that had been so ably piloted by this man for forty-three years, I felt that I had assumid- a yery considerable responsibility, and approached the undertaking with fear and trembling.

"I have, however, found Santa Ana to be a most cordial and hospitabte place in which to live and expend one's efforts, and I

"Hour,evcr, he knows there are others here who are ,.hard-boiled,r' who give agj a-sk no quarter in the combat of wits. In dealing wiih those he will show no mercy and. may pry into some of the-secret affairs of your past life and experiences.-

"ft is not an occasion for long speeches nor one in which all persons -who- may have something- exceedingly interestins tJ sii can be heard, though I am sure those who-have the op"poriuniti to speak and especially when words of tribute are said concernini o9r honored guest, there wilt be echoes of approval in the breasi ot cvery other man here.

"It is only by, tying in our own brief experience in Santa Ada with the forty-three years past history of the business we reDresent, that makes it possible for us to have the honor of oreseniinn this dinner, and in other ways celebrating a fiftieth anniversary ii Santa Ana.

"The Griffith Lumber Company is out of existence, disincoroorated, defunct, dead, so we have here tonight, "the quick and the

Mr. A. C. Bowers Guest of Honor

tes Fiftieth Anniversary at SantaAna Guest of Honor

dead," though I will submit that this group are very lively corpscs.

"Seven years is a brief space of time. Indeed, we think it is just sufficient to introduce our company to the community and to get us thoroughly enthused with the great advantages of this highly favored city and county.

"With these remarks, I turn over to the old crowd and the oldtirners the next few hours for such enjoyment as they may be able to gather from th€m."

Mr. Barr introduced the out-of-town guests who made short talks. The out-of-town guests included: Frank Curran, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Harry Vincent, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco; Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Loren Barton, Riverside Portland Cement Co., Los Angeles; and J. E. Martin, '1The California Lumber Merchant," Los Angeles.

Mr. Robert Bradford, accompanied by Miss Ruth Armstrong on the piano, then rendered several enjoyable vocal numbers.

Mr. Barr called on Walter S. Spicer, who read letters of regrets frgm' J. M.'Elliott, president of the First Natiqnal Bank of Los Angeles; Harry W. McT eod, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles; and Sytvester t. 'Weaver, 'Weaver-Henry Mfg. Co., Los Angeles.

Mr. Barr then read a letter from Mr. J. A. Graves, for the past twenty-five years president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles. Mr. Graves, who was trnable to attend the meeting, was a sonin-law of Mr. Griffith. His letter was a historical sketch of Mr. Griffith's life and business career and was greatly enjoyed by the gathering. The letter follows:

"There is but little written information regarding J. M. Griffith or his lumber companies, but my wife and I have a very good recollection concerning the same.

"J. M. Griffith was born'in Baltimore. At ten years of age he ran away from home, rvent, I think, to Pittsburgh, Pa.; got a job in a bank, and stayed with it until he had worked up to the highest position in the bank except vice presidency and presidency. He then came to California, went to Sacramento, and became a confidential ernployee of Stanford, Huntington and Hopkins. When they began their railroad ventures they wanted him to unite with them, but he had no capital, and as far as that is concelned, they hadn't much, and he thought they were all Iunatics. So he cdme to Los Angeles in 1861 and joined his brother-in-law, John H. Tomlinson, in the freighting and forwarding business. They ran freight teams and s_tage lines to San Pedro, in opposition to Phineas Bannine. They also ran a line to Tucson, Arizona.

"If you fiave been out to Palm Springs lately, after you diverge from the railroad track on the.part of the road that ioes to fndio, you will remember that you go down quite-a declivity into a valley, where there is a house on the left-hand side and an alfalfa patch on the right-hand

side._ -It is jus-t a lew hundred yards before you turn ofi the highway for Palm Springs. This was- one of the Griffith & Tomlinson stage stations when they ran to Tucson.

"Tomlinson died in 1866. Prior to that time, Mr. Griffith had opened a lumber yard on their grounds on Temple Street, where the County Jail now stands. After Tomlinson's death Mr. Griffith gradually r.etired from the freieht- ing and stage business and devoted himself to lumler. Over the entrance to Tomlinson & Griffith's yard, on Temple Street, where the County Jail now stands, was a wide gate, with high side posts connected at the top by a heavy cross-piece of timber. Several murderers wire-hung

mobs from these cross-pieces, among them Lachenais,-wh-o in cold blood killed Jacob Bell in 1861.

"Mr. Griffith established yards in various places in the go-rLnty, _a1d all of them were successful.- Mr. I. M. Flliott, (afterwards president of the First National-Bank of Los Angeles and now chairman of its board of direct!!!),, was, for many years, his agent at Compton. Mr. Skidmore was in charge of the yaid at Downey, and. Mr. A. C. Bowers was in charge of the yard at Santa Ana.

"Ife subsequently, at just what date I do not know, took into partnership with him Mr. S. J. Lynch, and the firm'ran as Griffith,-Lynch & Co. They moved iheir Los A_ngeles yard and headquarters from Temple Street to First and Alameda Streefs, to property leasCd'from R. F. Del Valle. After the dissolution ol Giiffith, Lynch & Co., Del Valle had, at about the expiration of the lease, sold his land at First and Alameda Streets to Mr. Davies who soon after estahlished the Davies Lumber Company. Mr. Griffith moved his yard to property owned by him persgnally_, on North Alameda Strdet, north of Micy Street. The Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company yards were between his yard and Macy Street. I do not remember just when this move vras made. I ktlow he was at First and Alameda Streets in the summer of. 1879 because at that time I visited him there, asking hi3 permission to marry his daughter, Miss Alice H. Griffith. We were married on the 23rd, day of October, 1879.

At this time he carried his business as J. M. Griffith & Company. f opened an office for myself as attorney on the first day of July, 1878, and on looking up my old letter-book I find that the first thing in it, on the first day of July, 1878, is the copy of an opinion rendered J. M. Griffith on a piece of real property. Mr. Wm. Pridham recommended me to hirn and secured me his business. The first suit f ever brought for him, according to a record which I dug up, was against P. Beaudry, and in that suit J. M. Griffith and Company were the plaintiffs. In.' 1887, the law firm of Graves & O'Melveny, of which I

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NORTHWEST MILLWORK ASSOCIATION TO CONSIDER CONSOLIDATION

A possible consolidation of the Pacific Northwest Millwork Association with the newly combined West Coast Lumber Bureau and the West Coast Lumbermen's Association will be considered at once by a newly appointed committee of millwork manufacturers, following a meeting of that association in Seattle February 25. The matter of consolidation was thoroughly and favorably discussed by millwork men present, representing firms in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.

C. J. Hogue, Bureau field manager, was present upon request and pointed out the greater efficiency which would result from united action in all matters pertaining to the 'use-and marketing of West Coastlvoods. He explained that such a union would be of great benefit, both to lumber manufacturerS and to millwork interests, in increasing the market for lumber and lumber products and in protecting the lumber industry from unfair attacks by outside interests.

Frank Hite, Aberdeen Cabinet Works, Aberdeen, Wash., president of the millwork association, appointed the following committee to 'ivork out necessary details, if consolidation is considered desirable and feasible: E. E. Vogue, Pacific Door & Manufacturing Co., Seattle, chairman; C. E. Cowdin, Nicolai Neppach Co., Portland; Maurice Springer, Springer Mill Co., Olympia; L. B. McDonald, guitders Manufacturing & Supply Co., Tacoma; W. J. Lilequist Hanse & Lilequist, Salem, Oregon.

MONTBOURNE, WASH., MILL BURNS

Montbourne Lumber Company's mill at Montbourne, Washington, was destroyed by fire March 1, with a loss of $150,000.

LUMBER SLOGAN RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED IN MARCH

Trade Extension Committee Finds Task of Selecting 57 Slogans from 370,000 One of Incredible Labor

Washington, Feb. 25-The National Lumber Trade Extension Committee has found it impossible to determine the winners of the National I-umber slogan contest in time to make an announcement of the results during February, as intended. The announcement will be made the latter part of March.

The Committee explains that the complications of making careful selections of fifty-seven winning slogans from 370,000 submitted are be-yond comprehension of anyone who has not participated in this or a similar endeavor.

As soon as the decision is arrived at, every contestant will receive a communication informing him of the result.

HAYWARD TO BUILD IN FALLBROOK

The Hayward Lumber and Investment Company's Los Angeles Offices announce that in keeping with the progress being made in the little city of Fallbrook, they have completed plans for a new stucco office building with solid plate glass front to be built on the newly paved and lighted main street in Fallbrook. Work will start on the new structure immediately. Oran Marshall is manager of the Hayward office in Fallbrook.

BELLF'LOWER HAS NEW LUMBER BUSINESS

The llarbor Lumber Company is a new concern which has recently oponed its doors for business in Bellflower at the corner of Somerset and Artesia Boulevards. Mr. R. C. Napier, recently of Long Beach, is the operator of this new business and is an experienced lumberman with a successful record as a lumber merchant in numerous cities.

Mcmbcr California Rcdwood Arociation

OFFICES:

SAN FRANCTSCO

Crockcr Building

Phonc Suttcr 6170

LOS ANGELES

Lanc Mortgagc Bldg.

Phone TRiniry 221/;2

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BEN OSLIND MAKES INITIAL FLIGHT BE|T\^IEEN LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE OVER PICKWICK STAG,E SYSTEM AIRPLANE ROUTE

Ben Oslind, Coos Veneer & Box Co., Marshfield, Oregon, made the inaugural flight over the Pickwick Stages System airplane route, betureen Los Angeles and Seattle on March 2. They are using the new Bach Air Yacht machines. The plane left the Bach Airport at Clover Field, Los Angeles, at 2:N p.m., and arrived at San Francisco, their first stop, in two hours and fiftv minutes, beating the old record by ten ndnutes. At Redding, a party of newspaper merl from Portland joined the party. Mr. Oslind planned on going through to Seattle. Harry Hanson, Roddv Mulholland and J(OOdy 1vlulnoltand

George Stratemeyer, of the California Panel & Veneer Co., Los Angeles, were at Clover Field to see him take-off. Harry Hanson says that Ben takes to aviation naturally, ahd on account of his height he is not subject to dizziness when at high altitudes. The accompanying photograph shows Ben at Clover Field just before the hop-off.

1926 I/ALVE OF LUMBER CUT AT THE MILL

The value at the mill of the lumber cut in 1926 was approximately $1,010,000,000, as compared with $1,075,000,000 in 1925, according to average mill value figures just published by the U. S. Census Bureau. These were $27.34 per M feet in 1926 ani, $28.02 in 1925. The 1926 ligurg is the lowest since 1922, when the value was $26.15 and compares with $38.42 in L92O.

WESTERN RETAILERS MEET AT SALT LAKE CITY

F. Dean Prescott Elected Vice-President, P. M. Norbryhn Elected Director.

At the twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association held February 23,24 and' 25, the following officers were elected:

Frank C. Kendall, manager retail department Potlatch Lum.ber Company, Spokane, Washington, was chosen president, succeeding Robert M. Graham, of Great Falls, Montana.

Vice-Presidents: J. E. Olds, Winslow, Arizona; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno, Calif.; John Piotivin, Idaho Falls, Ida.; Grant Boorman, Chinook, Mont.; Jesse E. Smith, Reno, Nev.; R. O. Bushong, Eugene, Ore; P. E. Van Petten, Ontario, Ore.; A. E. Money, Spanish Fork, Utah; Theo. B. Brusegaard, Mt. Vernon, 'Wash., Homer Kendall, Spokane, Wash.; J. J. Jewett, Riverton, Wyo.

Directors: P. M. Norbryhn, Rio Linda, Calif'; D' E. Winehart, Missoula, Mont.; E. Von Tobel, Las Vegas, N. M.; L. C. Scharpf, Eugene, Ore.; H. Larsen, Rawlins, Wyo.; A. L. Larie, Wenatchee, Wash..; n._J. ]vt"_9l"lt:t, Bolse, Idaho; R. B. Ritchie, Salt Lake City, Utah; W. W. Anderson, Ogden, Utah.

5lPTANER SAW

Dcr crcrlrthlng a novclty rrw can do butdocr lt

Thie eaw will cut quickly and economically on cither hard or roft wood. Whcther ripping, cutting-ofi or mitering, it will etand fart hand feed without rubbiug or overheating. The succerlful performauce of Simondc Sawa, Kniver and Filer ie due to the fact that thcy are backed by Sinondr rnanufacturing crperieuce of ncarly a century.

ll/hen ordcring epecify Simonde Planer Saw for rmoothcr cutting. Do not accept a rubatitute.

SIMONDS SAW and STEEL CO.

Los Angeler, Celif. San Francbco, Calif.

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was a memb_er, incorporated his business as J. M. Griffith Company. Sub.seq-uently, he deeded the tand upo"-*t1"t, he carried on the business to Griffith Brothers'Company, a corporation, in which his children held all the stock and he retained the right to occupy the premises at the rentai of $100 a month-; and he c-onducied business "" th"i ground until October 16th, 1906.

"f was the Executor-of his-will, and while acting as such I sold for the J. M. Griffith Company all of its luirber and lumber business to Mr. Crookshlnk of the First National Bank of Santa Ana. Acting for Griffith Brothers Comp3ly, I then leased the site,-for a period of five years, at $500 per month, and shortly afterwards sold the land to lhe ]egrye- for 9200,000. Thit money has been kept intact in Griffith Brothers-Company-"nd I have addia quiii largely .!h.e5et9 b_y fortunate- investments, after pai,ing liberal dividends during all of these years.

^ "My recollection is that the firm of Griffith, Lynch & Company was dissolved in 1878. The dissolution came abor,rt in this way. They never had any business troubles and got along exceedingly well together, but Lynch eot to drinking quite heavily and Mr. Griffith did not apprSrre gf

One morning, at the office, he said: .,Lynch, let's disso-lve partnership." Lynch said all right. ihey took stock. Ilrey oy_ne_d no real estate exc6pt the c-ountry yards. They added the value of this real estate to thl stock, deducted the- firm's liabilities, which were quite "lig!t,- therefrom, divided the balance by two, and'Mr. 9riffith gave Ly_nch his check for it. Thtiy had'the bookkeeper draw off two statements of the bills receivable.

& Company, as a firm, assigned those to J. M. Griffith, and h.", o! the other copy, wrote an agree- ment that, in consideration of the assl!-nment, as faJt as these bills were collected, he would sei one-half thereof. less cost of collection, in case of suit, to the credit of Lvnch in the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Thev then iook all the notes which the firm held and segregaied them according to_ amounts, _that is, all under-16 were put in one pile, all over 9100 and less than 9200 in anothei pile, and. so. on, and so on, up to the large notes. They then, beginning with the large notes, turned them face doivn and stacked up all the others on top of them. They tossed a half-dollar for choice, and the one who won drew ofi a note from the top of the pile, and then the other drew. They kept that up until all the notes had been drawn. Tttgy- then added _up the amount that each pile of notes called for. Lynch's exceeded Griffith's by a few thousands and he drew his check therefor, and the notes were endorsed by tle 6rm of Griffith, Lynch & Company to whoever drew the same.

.Among the'notes which fell to Lynch was one of Wm. R. Rowland for $1800. He was perfectly good and it had been renewed. Lynch removed to Santa Cruz, with his family, and there died. F. A. Hihn, a very wealthy man

and a very excellent business man, u,as the executor of his estate. Lynch owned a great deal of real estate in Los Angeles County. The firm of Graves & O'Melveny acted for the executor in all matters and.especially in the disposition of all of the real estate, which was sold and the proceeds invested by Hihn for the benefit of the family.

On one of his triils down here, Hihn brought the Rowland note, which was not then due, and claimed that he gave it to Mr. I. W. Hellman for safekeeping at the Farmers & Merchants Bank. He had kept a copy of the note, and the date of its maturity, and when it became due he sent us an order on the bank for the note. We called for it and it could not be found and Mr. Hellman had no recollection of receiving it and vowed that he never had. On the next trip down Hihn interviewed Hellman. They were both Germans. I happened to be present, and for a time I thought that the Dutch had taken Holland. They parted, Hihn swearing that he had left the note and Hellman swearing that he had not.

As the note vras due, f called on Billy Rowland, who was Sheriff, and told him about it. "Now," I said, "Billy, let us give a proper bond and you pay the note." He answered, "f don't know anything about a bond. Produce your note and I will pay it. The thing went on for months, and Mr. Hihn wrote and insisted on suit being brought, saying that "as Hellman lost the note he will certainly give us a bond and protect Rowland." I again went and saw Rowland, trying to avoid a suit, as he and I were very friendly, but he again put me off with, "Produce your note and I will pay it." I went back to my office, intending to draw the bond, and if Hellman would not sign it our firm would give the bond, when I had a frantic appeal from the Farmers & Merchants to come down there, and lo and bihold, they had found the note. in an envelope marked J. D. Lynch, who was the Editor of the Ilerald !

"I took the note, walked down to the Sheriff's Officq, and again interviewed Billy, not letting him know I had it. He laughed and said I must be crazy to think he was going to pay a note without having the instrument. He said, "Produce your note and I will pay it." I had had the bank figure the interest; and I laid the note on the counter. He picked it up, looked at it, handed it to Jim Kays, who was under-sheriff, and said: "Kays, give. him a ch'eck." So that ended that collection.

'"In looking' through some letter-books I fidd that we had very extensive correspondence with Hihn for many years, the first letter I find being dated August 1, 1883, and that continued away down to 1899, before the Lynch matters were entirely closed up. The letters in the letterbook before 1883 had been written on a typewriter with a green copying ribbon, and every vestige of the letter so cgpied had entirely disappeared. There was nothing but the signature, and sometime after 1883 I find four oi five volumes of letter-books which could be used today if one wanted to copy anything. The letters copied therein have entirely disappeared.

"Mr. Griffith, notwithstanding his advanced years, gave

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close attention to his business until his death on October 16th, 1906. I continued to represent him as his attorney from July, 1878, until his demise. I want to pay him this tribute, which I think Mr. Bowers will bear out. He was as square a man as ever lived. He believed in doing business on' the level. He was shrewd but honest. When a contract was made he believed in keeping it. He despised a man who did not do business on the square. To show you how close attention he gave to his business, when I came here in 1875 Mr. I. W. Hellman was building his dwelling house at Fourth and Main Streets, where the Farmers and Merchants National Bank is now located. A contractor named Chisholm was doing the work. Mr. Griffith was furnishing the lumber, lime and other building materials. He became satisfied that the contractor could not finish the building for the amount of the contract price, so he kept himself well paid up out of the 25 per cent payments which were being made under the contract; and when three-fourths of the amount had been paid, he concluded that he had had enough. Chisholm wanted some seven or 'eight hundred dollars' worth of

l,ost the suit, because Hellman showed that he had made all of his payments under the contract and there was but the 25 per cent due.

"No more generous man ever lived than J. M. Griffith. He contributed freely to every charity in the City of Los Angeles. When money was to be raised for any purpose he was always placed at the head of the committee appointed to collect it. He had a rough-and-ready method of soliciting, knew everybody, and always got the money that he started out to raise. He stood high in the estirnation of the public and, until age curtailed his activities, was one of the foremost citizens of Los Angeles."

Mr. Barr announced that Mr. John Cubbin was awarded the book, "My Seventy Years in California," of which Mr. J. A, Graves is the author-as he was the oldest resident of Santa Ana among the guests invited to attend the celebration. Mr. Cubbin was unable .to be present as he was slightly indisposed.

Walter S. SPicer Secretarg and Assistant

fancy millwork. Griffith declined to furnish it unless he could secure him. Chisholm then went to Pbrry lVood- 'worth & Company, and with some hocus pocus story that Griffith could not furnish it, he got it from them. When the building lvas finished and the 35 days had elapsed, the 25 per cent payment did not pay all of the bills remaining including plumber, Perry Woodworth & Company and some odds and ends, all of which work had been done after the main body of the house had been finished, so there was left due Perry Woodworth & Company some three or four hundred dollars. It is a rather singular thing that one of the first things I did, in Brunson & Eastrnatt's office, in June, 1875, after my arrival here, was to diaw a lien for Perry Woodworth & Company against Chisholm and Hellman for this three or four hundred dollars. We brought suit on it for Perry Woodworth & Company, making Mr. Hellman a party, and of course we

Mr. Barr then introduced Mr. A. J. Crookshank, president of the First National Bank of Santa Ana, as toastmaster of the evening. After a few introductory remarks, Mr. Crookshank introduced the honored guest of the evening, Mr. A. C. Bowers. Mr. Bowers triced his connection with the Giiffith Lumber Co. at Santa Ana from.the date the yard opened on March 6, 1878. Mr. Bowers said that in January, 1878, he heard Mr. Griffith was going to olren a yard in Santa Ana and he applied for the position as their agent there. He first went to the Griffith Lumber Co. yard at Downey, where he was instructed on how to keep books and make out reports, bnd on March 3, 1878, he appeared on the scene at Santa Ana. Mr. Bowers said that his salary was to start as soon as he made his first sale of lumber; the first bill of lumber he sold was on March 6, 1878, and he continued his services with the Griffith Lum-, ber Co. for forty-three years without the loss of a day and up to the time the yard was purchased by the Barr Lumber Co., seven years ago. At first Mr. Bowers performed all the duties of the business of the yard himself. In those days, he stated, the lumber was pointed out to the customer who loaded it on the wagon, also that there were just two prices for lumber, onJ for "common" and one for "clear." Most of his early sales were to the farmers of the community for homes,'barns, fences and other improvement work.

Following Mr. Griffith's death in 1906, Mr..Bowers who was now a director in the company, was elected president. He stated that he took this position provided that the company close their Los Angeles yard. In lm7, M. M. Crookshank bought out the J. M. Griffith interests and Mr. Crookshank was elected president of the company. He said that he was again elected president of the company again following the death of Mr. Crookshank. After 43 years of con-

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HELPING THEM ACROSS THE DIVIDE

When a person died in ancient Babylon, a camel was tied to his grave and left to die, so that when the resurrection came the dead person would have a mount to ride to IIeaven.

The Chinese place rice in the dead person's mouth so that he will have food for his long journey, while primitive Russians placed a certificate of character in the hand of the deceased, to be delivered to St. Peter"

Down on the coast of South Carolina, when the negroes bury their dead, they put all the boxes and bottles of medicine, etc. that were used during the last illness, on top of the grave.

JUST AS LIKELY AS NOT

"'What happens to little boys who swear when they play marbles?"

"They grow up and play golf."

wHo KNOWS

"I may go to that boy tomorrow to borrow money, or to hear him preach, or to beg him to defend me in a law suit; or'he may stand with pulse unhastened, bare of arm,.in white apron, ready'to do his duty while the cone is placed oyer my head, and night comes creeping into my veins. Be patient with the boys-you are dealing with soul ,stuff. D.estiny is just around the corner. Be patient with the boys."-Elbert Hubbard.

VOU Uf.lOpnStenO f

' The jirry had betn deadlocked for two days. It was eating time again. The foreman of the jury came to the door, and said to the sheriff : "Send in eleven dinners-ADD ONE BALE OF HAY."

FALSE ON ITS FACE

Judge-"Pat, where did you buy the liquor on which you became intoxicated?"

P41-"r{, Scotchman gave it to me."

Judge-"Thirty days for perjury."

WHEN OUR GROPING DAYS COME

So much old women and old men remember As years bewilderingly are multiplied, They keep a bit of April in December; They dream on,. when the best of life has died.

Old dames with hair like scanty shreds of wool, With cheeks like shriveled fruit plucked long ago' Think of the night that once were wonderful With love, with dance, with mlsic allegro.

Old men with eyes that water and are dim Tottetr about, forget the day and year, They see ttremselves as supple, straight of limb, Life sweet and overfull, and very. dear.

All vital substance ebbs away from these Decaying husks of dissipated hope. But they have left them dreams on which to seize, And hardrv'*'

NO RECORD

"When I gaze into the stars, they look down upon me with pity from their serene and silept Plec.e-s, ltle eyes glistening with tears over the little lot of men. Thousands of gg{rerations, all as noisy as our own' have been swallowed up by time, and there remains no record of them any more."-Carlyle.

perhaps .r,"y ""uA,tli"cH:J" ty-')"r "Scotch" because so many are kilt.

HE'D EVIDENTLY BEEN MARRIED

Bus Conductor: "One seat on top, ma'am, and one inside."

Lady: "You surely wouldn't separate a mother from her daughter?"

Conductor (ringing bell): "Never again, lady- I did it once, and I have regretted it ever since."

We cater to the small yard-----

And the smaller dealers have found out that ou, ,.rrrii'l to them is REAL SERVICE. Our quick shipment of anything and everything for the building trade by car or truck makes it possible for the small dealer to give tip-top service to his trade, and yet keep down his investment, his insurance and his overhead.

MANY SUBJECTS OF TMPORTANCE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT WHOLESALERS ANNUAL

Some of the matters to be discussed at the annual meeting of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association at Atlantic City, N. J., April 11-12 (Ambassador Hotel) include the results of the joint negotiations between manufacturers and wholesalers on the development of merchandising relations between these two branches of the industry. This will probably be discussed by Mr. H. T. Kendall of Kansas City, Mo., Mr. M. W. Stark, Columbus, Ohio, representing the manufacturers, and W. H. Schuette, Pittsburgh and B. C. Currie, Philadelphia, representing the wholesalers.

Mr. Arthur Bruce, Memphis, Tenn., will discuss the wholesaler's relation to the new plan of the hardwood industry in its compilation of statistics covering both production and consumption.

In line with the tendency toward group merchandising, an outstanding eastern wholesaler will cover this subject and specifically refer to an arrangement made by him to merchandise along this line.

John M. Gibbs. Manager of the Trade Extension Campaign, will cover that activity and representatives of manufacturers and retailers, including L. P. Lewin, President of the National Retail Lumber Dealers AsSociation, will discuss the retailers'objection to the transit car, on which an effort is being made by manufacturers, lvholesalers and retailers to reach a common understanding to remove any outstanding abuses of such shipments.

The Gulf Red Cypress Manufacturers will send a representative to discuss cooperation on distri.bution through the wholesaler.

' A representative of the Western Pine Manufacturers Association will discuss the question of split commissions and other plans seeking a better understanding among the three trranches of the industry will be considered.

This is the. only annual gathering of wholesalers and Secretary Schupner states that reports indicate an unusually large attendance from all three branches of the industry. This is not to be a "speechy convention" because the program will confine itself to the consideration of problems affecting the everyday life of the wholesaler and his relations with his shippers and his customers.

COBBS & MITCHELL CO. INSTALL NEW BURNER

Cobbs & Mitchell Co. recently installed an 80 ft. refuse burner at their Valsetz. Ore.. mill. This burner is of the new air cooled type manufactured by the Seattle Boiler Works.

sourHER* "ottlo*?Hf A BrG LUMBER

"About fifty per cent of the 1,020 lumber retailers in California are located in Southern California," says Assistant Manager E. E. Bowe, of the Western Division Office of the National Lumber Manufactures Association, in a recent report on retail yards. Most of the lumber sold in Southern California is received by boat at the port of Los Angeles, in which city are about 10 per cent of the retailers of the state.

Two-thirds of the state's consumption of lumber is in Southern California, next important regions being San Francisco Bay and the San Joaquin Valley. Within a trucking radius of seventy miles of Los Angeles there are trvo and a half million persons, or one-third of the estimated population of the- three Pacific Coast states. The value oi truilding permits in 1927 in Los Angeles was$123,000,000, fifty per cent of which was for residential construction, including $39,000,000 for dwellings and $19,000,000 for apartments.

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tinuous service, Mr. Bowers said that the stockholders wanted to retire from the lumber business. They did not announce the business for sale, he stated, as they preferred to look around and select a man who would carry out the policies of the company and keep it up to the standard that they had maintained. They selected Mr. O. H. Barr, who was operating the Barr Lumber Co. at Whittier, as their successor.

Mr. Bowers stated that he formed a partnership with Mr. S. S. Skidmore, who was manager of the Griffith Lumber Co. at Downey, which yard is operated under the name of the Skidmore & Bowers Lumber Co.; also he formed a partnership with Mr. Henry Adams, who was manager of the Griffith Lumber Co. at Anaheim, and this company is now operated under the name of the Adams-Bowers

connection with the company at Santa Ana. He stated that he has been in the lumber business for fortv-seven years and is still actively engaged in their retail iumber ope.rations at Downey. Mr. Hinry Adams said that he arriv-edin Orange County fifty years ago and that he owed his entry into the lumbei business to Mr. Bowers. In 1901, he went to work in the office of the Griffith Lumber Co. at Santa Ana. In 1904, he stated, he was sent to their yard at Anaheim and he has been there ever since. Mr. W. E. Clement, Clement Lumber Co., Orange, another old employee of the Griffith Lumber Co. yard at Orange _where he served as manager until he puichased this yard, also responded with a shoit talk relating some of his early reminiscences with the Griffith Lumbei Co. and his long friendship with Mr. Bowers.

Lumber Co. .W. E. Clement, who was manager of the Griffith { umber Co. at Orange, purchased thai yard, he stated, also that Mr. Barr took over the Griffith -Lumber Co. at Noiwalk, a month after he purchased their Santa Ana jard.

In closing, Mr. Bowers stated that after 50 years of continuous service, he was still in the lumber business. At the conclusion of address he was given a splendid ovation by the large gathering.

Mr. Crookshank then called on many of Mr. Bowers' old Santa Ana friends who paid him hieh honor as a true and loyal friend, a capabli and efficilnt business man and a splendid citizen. Among those who responded -with shoft talks were: Judge R. Y. Williams; C. F. Grim, one of the first office employees of the Griffith Lumber Co.; H. C. Head, attorney; Judge Homer Ames; W. T. Bfown, who acted as manager of the Griffith Lumber Co at Anaheim for sixteen years; J. P. Baumgartner, state highway commissioner and a former on'ner of the Santa Ana Regis- ter; and J. Frank Burke, present owner of the Santa Ana Register.

Mr. Crookshank also called on Mr. Bowers' business associates, Mr. S. S. Skidmore, Skidtnore & Bowers Lumber Co., Downey, and Mr. Henry Adams, Adams-Bowers Lumber Co., Anaheim. Mr. Skidmore said that Mr. Bowers and himself were the two old lumbermen of the Griffith Lumber Co., as he became associated with their yard at Downey in 1881, three years after Mr. Bowers'

JONES

Following the speaking program, Mr. Bowers and Mr. Barr were the recipient of many congratulations. The occasion also marked the twenty-fifth inniversary of the ent1y of Mr. O. H. Barr, who was host of the eiening, into the lumber business. Mr. Barr started his lumber tareer in Hastings, Nebraska, where he started the Barr Lumber Co. in 1903. Seven years later, he arrived in Southern California and purchased the firm of Linkletter & Tyler at Whittier. In 1921, he was selected by the officers of the Griffith Lumber Co. to take over theii yard at Santa Ana, and the fact that the company made ihis decision when he wap not even all'are that t6is yard was for sale, made a very lasting impression on Mr. Barr. The Griffith Lumber Co. yard at Norwalk was also included in this trans! actlon. IIe established a yard at Pico in 1924, and in 1926, !9 bgught the Hamrnond Lumber Co. yard at, Orange. Mr. Barr is one of the most successful and progresslve retail lumbermen in California. "If itfs from-Balr's it'r the best" is their slogan. The officers of the Barr Lumber Co. are O. H. Barr, president and general manager; C. C. Barr, vice president; Walter Spicer, secretary and assistant general manager; Norbert E. Lentz, treasurer, sales and credit manag€r; Gilmore Ward, auditor and general accountant; and Dr. Thomasl Barr, father of O. Itr, and C. C. Barr, director.

Among those invited to participate in the complimentary dinner ryere: -Crimtfr Lumber Co.: A. C. Bowers, A. J. Crookshank, G. S, Crookshank, John Cubbon, H. M. Adams, W. T. Brown, S. S. Skidmore,'W. E. Clement, C. F. Grim. Barr Lumber Company: O. H. Barr, C. C. Barr, Thos. Barr, N. E. Lentz, Waiter S. Spicer, Guy Tyler, J. W. Ditzler, Wm. Schultz, John Chriitiansen, Leonard Steere, C. G. 'Ward, R. R. Caldwell, Frank Harrington, 'Wm. Whitney, Joe Wool.

County Lumbermen: H. A. Lake, C. H. Chapman, F. N. Gibbs, R. A, Emison, D. E. Liggett, E. Steffensen, Joe Jahraus, W. W. Crozier, Fred Crozier, Grey Skidmore, C. H. Griffen, C. F. Grim, W. V. Whitson, Leslie Pearson.

Contractors: *Geo. Preble, C. McNeil, Sam Preble, W. H. Bowman, J. S. Fluor, G. A. Barrows, F. S. Bishop.

Musicians: Robert Bradford, Miss Ruth Armstrong. Out-of-Town Guests: *J. A. Graves, Frank Curran, *H. W. Mcleod, Paul Hollingby, *S. L. Weaver, Loren Barton, *J. M. Elliott, J. E. Martin, Harry Vincent.

Friends: W. G. Mitchell, *C. E. Utt, S. H. Finley, H. J. Forgy, Cood Adams, Dr. C. D. Ball, *Geo. Edgar, Iforace Fine, *Capt. J. H. Hall, W. C. Jerome, C. P. Kryhl, A.J.

Norbert E. Lentz Treasurer, Sales and Credil Manager Director

Visel, D. C. Pixley, Jas. Sleeper, N. T. Edwards, *E. M. Smiley, *E. H, Luxton, Geo. S. Smith, W. H. Spurgeon, Jt., J. S. Smart, Chas. F. Smith, James Raitt, A. J. McFadden, Ed. McFadden, F. P. Nickey, *Oliver Halsel, Theo. Winbigler, T. E. Stevensen, Chas. F. Heil, t'11y. D. Ranney, Judge Homer Ames, H. C. Head, Judge R. Y. Williams, W. B. Williams, A. W. Rutan, F. M. Robinson, W. B. Tedford, +C. E. Parker, Mit Phillips, *L. F. Moulton, C. J. Cogan, W. A. Huff, D. Eyman Huff, J. P: Baumgartner, J. F. Burke, Rev. E. M. Mills.

*Unable to be present.

NOBfirWpSt HOO-HOO CT,UBS FORM CONFERENCE

During the recent convention of the Western Pine Manufacturers' Association held in Spokane, Washington, a group of District Officers of the Order of Hoo-Hoo and Representatives of many clubs met and formed a permanent Conference oI the Hoo-Hoo Clubs of the Pacific Northwest. The purpose of this organization will be to cope with the problerrls of the Industry in the Northwest.

The meeting' was presided over by James M. Frown Snark of the Universe. /

LOS ANGELES BUILDING MATERIAL EXHI'IT HAVE OPENING ON FEBRUARY 23

LUMBERMEN PRESENT CABIN TO BOY SCOUTS

"Camp Micke", in Micke's Grove, eight miles from Stoqkton on the road to Lodi, was formally opened arrC dedicated on Saturday, Febraary 24. Williim Micke, owiler of the grove, has given the site which includes about 10 acres, to the Boy Scouts of San Joaquin and Calaveras counties as an overnight camp ground for the boys who are not able to attend the longer summer camp. More than 100 boy scouts were present at the formal opening. I

Five- wooden cabini were presented to the Boy-Scoutsj Speaking for the Central California Lum,bermen's Club, Lester H. Elliott of the Lodi Lumber Co., Lodi, presented a cabin which was the gift of that organi zaticin and distinguishlng it from the other four cabins is a large black cat, the Hoo Hoo symbol, painted over the door..

THIS IS A GOOD STORY IF IT'S TRUE

There was a large attendance at the oDenin

a at opening bf the Building Material Exhibit on Thursday, February 23, at the new Architects'Building, Los Angeles. Included in the displays were the following lumber exhibits: Red River Ltrmber Co., Cadwillader-Gibson Co., Hammond Lumber Co., California Redwood Association and the Los Angeles Hardwood Association. The following companies are participating in the Los Angeles Hardwood Association exhibit: E. J. Stanton & Son, C. W. Bohnhoff, W. E. Cooper Lumber Co:, Western Hardwood Lumber,Co., American Hardwood Co. and the California Panel & Veneer Co.

Friends vouch for the truth of the story told of Fred Rogers, a logger in the Marshfield (Ore.) district. He leaped-on the back of a buck deer and rode it until it dropped exhausted.

The deer was entering a river when Rogers mounted it, and it swam across with the load. After a wild ride Rogers was able to get off and capture his prize.

C. STOWEI.L SMITH ON TRIP TO CHICAGO

C. Stowell Smith, secretary-manager of the California White & Sugar Pine Manufacturers' Association, is in Chicago where he is attending the Regional Secretaries meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association that will be held during the week of March 12.

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SAN DIEGO HOO HOO INITIATE SEV CALEXICO CONCAT

About 50 members of Hoo Hoo assembled on Yhe desert

about six miles east of Calexico on Saturday afternoon, March 10, to hold a concatenation. Seven kittens were initiated. Following the initiation, there was a dinner at the Owl Cafe, Mexicali, in old Mexico. The San Diego Nine, with vicegerent snark Frank Park in charge, put on the ritual work. Vicegerent Snark of the Los Angeles District, B. W. Byrne, acted as master of ceremonies following the dinner. In honor of Bill Cowling, junior Hoo-Hoo on the San Diego Nine, who is to become a benedict during the month of March, the affair rvas called "Cowling's Cactus Concat."

The following Kittens were initiated: George Saunders, Valley Lumber Co., Calexico; E. Monreal, Valley Lumber Co., Mexicali; E. Gaxiola, Valley Lumber Co.,-Mexicali; A. Clements. Vallev Lumber Co.. Calexico: Andrew M. Morrow, Morrorv Lumber Co.. Briwley; James A. Deathage, Hammond Lumber Co., Brawley; Harry K. McConnell, Calexico Lumber Co.. Calexico.

MILLWORK INSTITUT:E TO MEET ON MARCH 30 AND 31 AT SAN JOSE

The next tri-annual meeting of the Millwork Institrrte of California is scheduled for Friday and Saturdav. March 30 and 31, at the Saint Claire Hotel, San Tose. A constructive and far-reaching program is undei preparation, and all sessions are bound to be of interest and profit to everyone in the trade. President Harry Gaetjen, who underrvent an operation a ferv weeks ago, is convalescing very nicely, and will be present at the meeting.

H. K. PHELPS A BAY DISTRICT VISITOR

H. K. Phelps, Norton-Phelps Lumber Co., Los Gatos, was a San Francisco visitor around the first of the month where he attended to company business matters and called on the lumber trade.

BRUCE BURLINGAME CALLS ON ARIZONA TRADE

Bruce Burlingame, Los Angeles, representative for the Santa Fe Lumber Co., has returned from a ten days' trip to Arizoha where he was making one of his regular trips calling on the retail trade.

BUYS YARD AT MONTROSE

Max Amelang, well known Arizona lumberman, has purchased the W. R. Letton Lumber Co. yard at Montrose, Cal. Mr. Amelang was formerly manager of the Miami Lumber & Supply Co. at Miami, Arizona.

HAMMOND LUMBER CO. ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF PORTI.AND OFFICE

The Hammond Lumber Co. announces that effective February 25, their Portland office will be located at 216 Pittock Building.

SEATTLE BUILDING PERMITS BREAK FEBRUARY RECORD

FOR pubrication",,ddirDt,liTf;j,,BytiilSl"t.rmbuldingcode, l9?7 edition, has been announced by J. E. Mackie, managing secretary of the Pacific Coast Building Officials' Conference, which organization formulated the code. Thirty western cities at the present time are considering adoption of the 1927 edition, and some have already commenced work through committees which have started a study of the code in its present form.

UNIFORM BUILDING CODE READY

A Guessing Contest

He guessed at a proper selling price.

He guessed what lines were profitable.

He guessed he could take a chance extending credit.

He guessed he was making a pro6t.

He guessed advertising wouldn't help him.

He guessed he had failed.

He guessed right in the end.

Seattle's building permits in February totaled $4,126,795, this figure shattering all previous records for this month. To date this year permits representing a valuation .of $6,819.325 have been issued.

WOOD SASH IN $2,OOO,OOO BUILDING

Washington, D. C., March 3-Wood sash and frames and hardwood floors will be used in the twenty-three story hotel building to be erected in the downtown district of San Francisco for the Sutter-Powell Realty Company, it is reported by R. W. Smith of the Western Division of the Trade Extension Department of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. The estimated cost of the building is $2,000,000.

SPECIFIES GOODS MUST BE SHIPPED IN wooD BoxEs

Washington, Feb. 27.-A new requisition blank of the Walton Lumber Company, Everett, Washington, conspicuously and emphatically specifies as a provision of the purqhase contract, that goods shall be shipped in wooden boxes.

This is in line with a recommendation recently made by Paul L. Grady, director of the joint wood box promotion campaign of the Trade Extension Department of the Nationil Lumber Manufacturers Association and the National Wooden Box Manufacturers Association, that lumber companies insist that all their goods be shipped in wood instead of fibre containers.

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OFFICERS NAMED AT SPECIAL ELECTION

Vacancy caused by death of Joseph Brovn, Sr., founder of Los Angeles Papcr-Manufacturing Co., fil-led by sons. (Top' lcft to r{ght.) Robert E. L. Brown, preeident and treasurerl Jceph B-ro*r, Jr., vice-prcsident- and general -qranager; (be' i"-> U. L. Brinker, diiector of sales, and H. D. Brorn' socretary.

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NEvtI OFFICERS NAMED TO HEAD L. A. PAPER MFG. COMPANY

Robert E. L. Brown was elected president and treasurer of the Los Angeles Paper Manufacturing Company last week at J special executive meeting callei to fill the vacancy teit ly the death of his father, Joseph Brown, Sr', founder- and -former pregdent of the company, who was killed, in a traffic accident two weets ago, at the age of ninety'

Joseph Brown, Jr.l as vict-prlsident, was made g.n.."i manager; Harold D. Brown was elected secietary; and N-. L. Brinker retains his position as director of sales.

R. E. L. Brown, who formerly occupied the position of secretary-treasurer, said the general op.eration and policies of the company would- be carried ciut alons the lines establis6ed -and maintained by his fathJr from its inception, more than twenty-seven years ago.

"\M" tave almost literally grown up with this business," said Brown. "It is not a case of a new management stepping in, for we have been actively identi"fied with thl administrative affairs of the company for many years. As fast as each of us qualified for positions of gte"t"t responsibility- rye rvere moved into them and'thus have been actively in charge of the afiairs of the company,for some-time past' ..

"Father was a strong advocate of square-dealing' He tuitt this business oitt a quality foundation' As a result, our products established a re-putation that has ti."aiiy increased demand and made repeated plant additions necessary and rapid extension of markets possible.

'-iEo,tioo.d with the best machinery obtainable, for the manuiacture of asphalt roofing and shingles' our olant has steadilv grown until it now represents an investment of mbre than $1,00O,000.

'--;'o;; ;;;fing products ari now distributed throughout ihe PacifiE boast Region, and are being exported in constantly increasing quantities to Harvaii and the Orient."

NORTH HOLLYWOOD TO HAVE NEW LUMBER YARD

Recommendation that a permit be granted for the establishment of a new lumber yird in North Hollywood was.recently passed by the city co-uncil planning commrttee' I ne perm-it-*as requested by Alley Bros'

RAY M. HUDSON VISITS CALIFORNIA

It's not necessary at The Plaza; you'll feel at home in your driving clothes. Lumbermen: come and be our welcome guests. Sleep in bedrooms

Union Square feast on Joe Dier

Rates $2 to $4.50 - Harry Stochird, Mgr.

R"v tvt. Hudson, Chief of the Division of Simplified Practice. bepartment of Agriculture, Washington. D' C', rvas a recent ltititot to Calif-ornia. On March 5, he had a-coni;;;" *ittt ttt. Los Angeles Group of the Millwork industry.

IOE ROLANDO VISITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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Toe Rolando. Sudden Lumber Co., San Francisco, was a reient Los Angeles visitor where he spent a few davs -attending to buiiness matters and calling on the lumber trade.

Overlooking Opportunities for Making Money in Plywood

By Chas. W. Buckner, Manager, Door, Panel & Industrial Lumber Departmenb:l;,HJ:'3r5rfl.u""on Lumber co.,

In last month's article, I pointed to ways of making money out of Plywood by having same manufactured into smaller articles of novelty furniture that were to be painted by the .purchaser. In that article, I promised that the next article would show additional illustrations. and at that time I had in view another article on nov- elty furniture. However, I am going to deviate from that and this month glve you another way of making money out of Plywood other than cutting it up into small furniture.

should come to us and tell us that he can furnish us a car for the.same money that would be as economical to operate, would last as long, or longer, than the cars we are no.w selling, and would have all of the appearance and beauty of a car that would sell for two or thiee times the price that we were getting for the cars we are handling, and at the same time we could offer it to our trade at -the price that we were asking for tlre old cars, immediately we would become interested. If we found the facts as represented, we would look forward to increasing our profifs and at the s-ame tim-e, giving our customers a car -equivalent to one that would cost them much more money.

In our own business,-that is. the lumber business. should some one come to the manager of a retail yard and show him where he could give the prospective home builder material for interior decorating, something that would have all the beauty of wood carving used in the decoration of tlr-e castles, manors, and historical buildings of the Old World, and furnish it at no advance in cosiover ordinary decorative material he would use for the interior of his b-uilding; a material that would impart all of the beauty, the .romance, and the charm of the craftsmanship shown in the old homes of England, Belgium, France, and Italy; a material that would be as durable, in'fact. even more so. than most of the interior decorative materials that we are using at the present time, and all this without an extravagant expenditure of money,-in reality, at a cheaper price than many of the decorative materials that we are using at present. Do you not think that this retail yard manager would at once become interested, and if the fact were found as represented, that he would at once investigate and offer to his trade this new method of decorating homes.

a better profit, and at the value for the money they

It makes no difference what class of business we are engaged in, we are always looking for new ways of increasing our profits, always looking for new schemes wherebv we can make our merchandise more attractive to prospective purchasers, or if we have a- staple line that we are handling continually, we are looking for processes that will enable us to either improve the article or to present it to our customers in such a way as to make it mori ai- tractive, and in that way give us same time, show our customers expend.

We are. living in a very progressive age. Customs, styles, and requirements arl chan'ging from- a"u- lo- a""1 .Wllt is.new today is old tomorrow, and it keepi us busv rookrng tor something new, something more attrictive than that which we have at present.

For this reason it is. necessary for us to spend large sums of .money in experiments; spend large sumi of monEy rn traveltng about to see what our competitors in our own line. are offering th-eir trade. If we ire in ttre ctottr;ng business, we are looking for new styles, new materials tha-t will attract the attention of the buying public. If a cloih_ ing salesm-an repr-esenting a manufactirring concern comes into our pla-ce of business and tells us thal he can give us an article of clothing that in appearance and utilityiill be equivalent to a suit of clothes that would ordinarily cost $75 or $100, and he will give us this article so that #" ""n s-ell.it for $40 or $50, we are immediately interested; ancl if his product is as he represents it, we would naturaliy secure the line he is representing in order to give our-customers better value and at the same time, -increase our own profit.

If we are in the automobile business and have a line of cars that we consider good, and we are giving our customers value for the money they pay for the iars that we are handling, and then, if another automobile manufacturer

By combining an economical building material with an art that is ages old, you are now in position to offer your customers this interior decorative material. The material is rotary cut Douglas Fir Plywood. The art is the age old art of sandblasting, or in other words. carving by means of applying sharp, fine sand against the surface by power. The method of applica- tion is by taking the rotary cut Plywood panel and pasting or sticking by means of small tacks, a stencil cut out to represent the design, scroll, or picture desired. Then by applying the sharp sand, power driven against the surface, it

will cut 9-gt ,thg exposed surface of the Plywood, leaving the stencilled design, picture, or scroll in bold relief, nol unlike the hand carvings of the Old World.

A few years ago, when this art was first being used in connection with wood, it was thought that it could only be used on vertical grain or rift sawn material. However, by considerable experimenting we have found the rotary cut, or flat grained material has the same beauty, or in many cases, more beauty, than the vertical grained material. The action of the sand against the flat grained material has a tendency to cut out the soft or Spring growth much faster than it does the Summer or hard growth, and in this way leaves a surface not unlike a piece of wood that has been washed over with the sands of our ocean beaches for a long period of time until it has cut away the soft grain, leaving the hard grain exposed.

There is no method of manufacture known that will bring out the beautiful grain of our Douglas Fir to as much advantage as the rotary cut Plywood, and by sandblasting on this surface, we not only secure the effects of hand carving, but we also retain the beauty of the flat grained material.

No doubt you ll'ill say this is hard to secure, or that the cost is great, but if you will investigate you will find that such is not the case. Any city that has a small sand blasting equipment in connection with a plant for etching glass can do the work on wood. There are a number of plants in Chicago that are sand blasting Plywood for 12 cents per surface foot, and it is understood that it is only a matter of a short time until this cost will be cut to 6 cents per foot. This low cost, combined with the low price at which Douglas Fir Plywood can be secured today, will insure a low cost on your interior decorating. Prospective home builders can bring out their own ideas of decoration, such as pictures, forest views, attractive border designs, or even the forms of animals, and birds. By the use of st'aining or painting, the natural colors of the scenes or pictures may be brought out if so desired.

The two illustrations accompanying this article, one shows a conventional border design. The other illustration shows a forest scene in the foreground, a body of water in the baekground and a steamship on the surface of this body of water. These illustrations were taken from two panels, each measuring forty-eight inches wide by ninetysix inches long that were sandblasted in Portland by the W. P. Fuller Company, and which were sent to Chicago to be placed on exhibition. The cost of the material, the sandblasting, and the finishing in colors of these two panels was comparatively small, and only goes to illustrate what can be done in combining the economical material, Rotary Cut Douglas Fir Plywood, with the art of sandblasting.

LOS

ANGELES LUMBERMEN TO PLAY GOLF O MARCH 23

day, March 23. All lumbermen are invited to participate in these tournaments. A big list of entries have already sent in their names.

Mr. Thomas has appointed the following to act on the Golf Committee for 1928: Paul Hill, A. L. Hoover, Roy Stanton. Ed Betts and A. L. Sailor.

J. B. FITZGERALD VISITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

J. ts. Fitzgerald, Seattle, Washington, publicity manager of the West Coast Lumber Trade Extension Bureau, spent a few days in Southern California around the early pait of the monlh attending to association matters. H; teft for Chicago on March 9 to attend the mgetings of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

REDWOOD ALL-PURPOSE POULTRY HOUSE UNIT SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION

Using stoc( sizes onl economical lengths and gra&s of Califomia Redwood lumber.

1 y 7 ITHOUT unduly high front and [l!/ rear walls (with the attendant extra t Y mst), ample head room is gained for inter.communicating doors in most desirable lcations and to accomniodate a errier track directly in front of droppings board. This is but one of the many ecoaomies and practical advantages of a shingle rrcf over a flatter rml with substitute covering,

The droppings bmrd projects sufficiently to permit of litter carri:r box extending under edge so that droppmgs may be removed quickly and easily. The same carrier, with interchangeable trays or cars, serves equal- ly well in gathering eggs, in carrying feecl and litter, and in moving fixtuies and equipment.

In extraordinarily hot climat:s front panel undrr opening may be hmged at top in 8ections of convenient length to gain additional circulation.

A poultry house should be built on com- paratively level ground. Where it is imperative to build dn a steep slope and is yet impractical to level ofi or grade the site, it may be found necessary to adopt a post and girder construction.

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f l_,1.:_*fll,S 19w n91111v.-farms, it has been found very desirable, in order to nailed lightly to pernrit of removal. All naterials are thus recovered later, with. I gain.valuable time, as well as conserve available funds and insure wise invest. out damige-or uiuecessary expense. - meat' to provide temporary livmg guarters. _This lrls been.?ccom.plished,- with A-temp6rar-y gtilit-y houie to- serve as garage and shop, tool rrcm, laundry, etc,, great satisfaction.-and at remarkably low cost, by building modified liymg houCe or.for.airy.of tli ati..""t. "..t fi"t.d fr-p"?. l;;;i;" vetv ecormrcaUy prol units, as above illustrated - videa in ihi ""-.-*"y.--Al1equipment,such.assa.sh,dmrs,screos,hardware,.trim,etc.,isselectedi"&h:"ft,.t''f'l"l}."Tx:,,'J.j"f:"iJ;'Tili'l#',"il":';:;*:$''.' :l's."#utu.'"..bTJ,i3'ij%..f""::fl:i'..dwel|ingandinco'poritedtempor.i;-;-;"iGE..io.lLit,-i'Temporarv-floor,joists rest on 2 inch x 4 inch ribbons (or w.at girders) at.rront i;'?"0"53-Ti,lIJ.Hl"d -l:3i[tt:t#tli,.i3lY,ii:ti:'#tlrf%;ti:""if i&""r.'; and rear walls which in no way disturb the permanent walls. -Flooring is top "tt con"tiuiiion ii-ilmoa.dirJ'"; il;li";";!""iliii1*

This is another inetallment of the Agricultural Scries issued by The Califorrria Redwood Association.

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Designed b1 Max E. Cook, Fatmstead Enginecr, Agricubural Depfitnent, California Reduood Association, Copyiz:t 1926. using stoc( sizes and econonicol lengths and grodcs of Californid Redwood lumber.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GROUPS HOLD MANY CLASSES IN USE OF STANDARD SASH & DOOR SCHED,ULES

President Frank J. Peil of the Los Angeles District Manufacturers Branch of the Millwork Institttte of California, who also is manager of the Millwork Department of the Patten & Davies Lumber Co., has inaugurated a campaign of intensive educatien throughout Los Angeles and adjoining counties, in the use of the Institute's Standard Sash & Door Schedules.

Mr. Peil himself has conducted three classes, the first being on Monday evening, February 13th at the main office of his company. More than one hundred members of the Patten & Davies staff and visiting lumbermen were present. On February 23rd he conducted his second class at Santa Monica with {orty-three sash and door and lumbermen in attendance. His third class was held at Glendale on February 27th with all operators of that district present.

E. V. McClintock. of the Hammond Lumber Co., who was a member of the State Schedule Committee, condrrcted classes at Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Bernardino. His attendance. totaled rvell over one hundred and fifty people, annong them being both sasl-r and door men and retail lurnberm.en.

E. A. Nicholson of the Pacific Door & Sash Co., who also served on the Schedule Compilation Committee, held classes for his own staff and visiting millwork and lumbermen on the evening of February 13th and 14th. The turnout on the first evening included more than one hund,re$ men and nearly that mpny on the second evening. On 'Iuesday evening, February 2lst, Nlessrs. M. E. LeSourd and J. T. Akin of the Pacific Door organization held a class at Pasadena for the sash and door and lumber people in that district.

Managing Director Didesch of the State organization has also been busy rvith classes in the southern territorv. He

FOR THE LUMBERMEN'S GOLF TOURNAMENT

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23, 1928

Brentwood Golf and Country Club

Brentwood, Calif.

Tournarncnt ie open to dl lumberrnen in Southern California and visiting lumbermen. Sponrored by the Lor Angelee Hoo-Hoo Club.

Watch for the announcementl

COMMITTEE

J. A. Thomar, Cheirman '

Paul Hill A. L. Hoover

Roy Stanton Ed. Bcttr

A. L. Sailor

has conducted three district classes {or members of the Lumber Dealers Association of Los Angeles, one for the Orange County Group at Santa Ana, and another for the Screei Manauiactureri Assoc,ation of Los Angeles. Each of these associations is solidly behind the Institute program and very much in favor of the Standard Schedules.

PENINSULA HOO HOO MEET AT PALO ALTO

The Peninsula Hoo Hoo Club held their regular monthly meeting at the Gumwood Inn, Palo Altg,-\d91day evening, Febru{ry 27. Dinner was served at 6:45 P. M. after which Professor E. C. Franklin of Stanford University addressed the meeting.

A. B. HAMMOND VISITS COMPANY'S ANGELES PLANT LOS

A. B. IJammond, llammond Lumber Co., San Francisco, was a recent Los Angeles visitor where he spent three \yeeks at the company's Los Angeles plant. Mr. Hammond rcturnecl to San Francisco around the first of the month.

DON DOUD A LOS ANGELES VISITOR

Don Doud, Defiance Lumber Co., Tacoma, was a Los Angeles visitor around the first of the month where he spent several days on company buginess matters. He spent a few days calling on the trade with Clint Laughlin, their Southern California representative.

G. H. THORNTON CALLS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRADE

G. W. Thornton, California Sugar & White Pine Co., San Francisco, spent several days in the Los Angeles territory the first of the month cailing on the wholesale trade.

PORTLA,ND Oregon

Is the ideal location for that new lumber manufacturing plant of yours.

Portland is in the heart of the big timber region of the Pacific Northwest. It also has an abundance of cheap hydro-electric power for manufacturing purposer. Good ocean and railway ahipping facilitieq a mild climate and a fair supply of aldlled labor, practically all of which is non-union.

I will be pleased to Eerve you in the location, design and construction of that new mill of yours.

HENRY BL^A,CK

hmplete Building Conttruction

Special Attention Given to Repair Worlt

383 Pittock Block Portland, Oregon

Tclcphonc Broadway 8000

Iroa Workcrr, Ccnent \f,forLcrr, Brick Leycre, Catpcntcrl Rooferr, Plumbcrr, Elcctriclau, Cabinct-neLcrr, Paiatcn and Paperhengerr; alro Real Ertate Bondr and Mort3egcr.

This Column of "Wants" and "Don't 'Wants" is fon

The Fellow Who Wants to Buv

The Fellow Who Wanti to SelI

The Fellow Who Wants to Hire

Raiet t2.50 per colutnn ineh The Fellow Who Wants toBe Hired

WANTED-YOUNG MAN

Bookkeeper and general office man in lumber yard situated in San Joaquin Valley. State age, salary lxpected and--experience in first lett-er. Address Box C-184', care California Lumber Merchant.

POSITION \,[/ANTED

Experienced lumberman would like to make a connection with wholesale or retail lumber company. Thoroushlv familiar with all branches of the lumber-buiiness. Sev'eral 5tears' experience on the Pacific Coast. Can furnish sood references" Address Box'C-181, care California Luiber Merchant.

PROJECTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DEMAND FOR WEST COAST WOODS

LONGVIEW, Wn., March S.-Various projects design- ed to increase the demand for West Coast-woods are n-ow being develo-ped in 4ifferent parts of the country by repre- sentatives of the West Coast Lumber Bureau, aicording to C. J. Hogue, manager of the field department of thi 'Bureau.

Four fieldmen are attending conventions of regional associations of retail lumber dealers, acquainting them with the properties and best uses of Douglas fir, -West Coast hemlock, Western red cedar and Sitka spruce, and telling them of rvhat the Bureau is doing to increase the sale of these woods through retail dealers.

Two Bureau fieldmen are making a survey of the market for Western red cedar'a"d Douglas fir plywood in the eastern industrial field. Other projects being developed by Bureau fieldmen include work on the Eastern building codes. in connection rvith gaining acceptance of the proper rating of various grades of Douglas fir, contact with millwork firms on the Pacific coast and in the

WANTS CONNECTION WITH WHOLESALE CONCERN

Experienced lumbermen wants to make connection with wholesale concern. Several years experience in lumber, cedar poles, shingles and allied producfs. Can furnish references. Address Box C-184 caie California Lumber Merchant.

LUMBER YARD SITE FOR RENT

Fine lumber yard site for rent, $150 per month. Mill, lumber rack; and spur track on the ground ready to'go. Located in Los Angeles. Address Box C-185 care-California Lumber Merchant.

Middle West, promotion of the co-operative construction of homes from the first prize design in the West Coast Woods Architectural Competition, and work with East coast engineers in the interest of the structural grades of Douglas fir.

Two fieldmen working in the Northwest will go East soon to join the Bureau representatives now attending retail dealer conventions in conducting a series of spring meetings for lumber salesmen, retail lumber dealers, contractors, carpenters and .painters.

TRADE EXTENSION PRESENTED TO WESTERN RETAILERS

Washington, D. C., March 3-An address on the organization, activities and aims of the Trade Extension Department of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association was given by A. C. Horner, Western Division Manager, at the Western Retail Lumbermens' Convention in Salt Lake City, February 24. He spoke particularly on the contemplated grade-marking and trade-marking.

DON'T MISS THIS ONE! ..A NIGHT IN A LOGGING CAMP''

Lor Angeler Hoo Hoo Club No. 2 will stage their first night meeting of the year March 30, 1928, at the Commercial Clirb, llth arrd Broadway, Los Angeles. This will be the dandieet, mightiest and merriest party you ever attended.

All lrrmbermen are invited to attend.

Harry Hanron will be the bis bosr with Max Landram, Don Philips, Russell Edmonron, Bob Byrne, Mel Coe, Lloyd Cole and Ed. Martin acting as helpers.

WATCH FOR THE COLORED POSTERS!

KEEP THIS NIGHT OPEN-AGAIN WE S^A,Y; DON'T MISS IT!

(Thc Clcrlring Houec)

"It's Alurays Fair Vl/eathey''

This Nanre on Lumber

Fl ACK of Long.Bell lumber production are aims and ideals more than fif.ty years in the v making-aims and ideals that have the practical result of putting maximum construc' tion value in lumber products.

The extreme care with which these Long-Bell plants have been equipped and the long study given to details of manufdcture and kiln drying have benefited the user of lumber im' measurably in dollar-and-cents value.

It is these things which the trade-mark represents. The name on lumber is actually identification of sales points which aggressive dealers, builders and contractors are using to advantage.

The name Long-Bell on the end of the piece is assurance that the product will give utmost value to the user.

THB LoNc-BBt t LuvteER CoHIPANY

R. A. Long Bldg. Lumbermen Since 1875. Kansas City, Mo.

1 Douglas Fir Lumber, Timbers, Drcr md Window Frares-Western -1 lHemlek Lumber-Western Red Cedar Siding & Shinsles-Southern I lPine Lumber and Timbers-Southern Hardwood Lumber and Timbers' I

t[ O"f. ft*.i.g-Califqnia White Pine Lumber, Sash and Dors, Box ;li

,ll Shooks-Creosoted Lumber, Timbers, Posts, Poles, Ties, Guard-Rail'l[ L Posts, Piling.

"A Holneownet Speaks Up"

"And lrow look it. lVater goes through rhat roof like a city main. Next time put on a \Teaver Roof. They shed the rain into the spouting-not into the parlor. Their good looks last, they save your mor-rey, and save your temper" (and that meansalot). WEAVER.HENRY