Gerlingers are made addlitionally strong to meet the heavy West Coast

Wheels in Line requirements-

Model RPN

Powerful, heavy duty motors. Sturdy frame of angle and channel construction, drilled, rearned and hot riveted. Four speeds forward and reverse developing a speed of 30 m.p.h. either direction. Timken Heavy Duty dilferentlal to stand the hard.est usage. A lifting speed of | 0 inc[ree per second. These are a few of the'reasons why Gerl.ngers lead the field.

San Francisco Retail Lumbermen Honor

Harry A. Lahe

San Francisco retail lumber dealers held a luncheon in the Tapestry Room of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco' on March-7, in-honor of President Harry Lake of the California Retail Lumb'ermen's Association. Directors of the association who were in the city for a series of meetings were also invited to be present.

M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, presided, and in behalf of the retailers of San Francisco expressed appreciation for the splendid services of Mr. Lake to the retail lumber industrv of California in the fifteen months which have passed sinte he was chosen to head the State retailers.

Mr. Lake in his reply stated that his work as president of the State Association had given him a lot of pleasure, and outlined what he hoped to accomplish during the present year, and what he believed will be accomplished when the association has within its membership a majority of the retail lumber dealers of California. He also paid a tribute to the whole hearted support he had received from each and every one of the directors in carrying on the work.