Lum ber M erchants

fornia Lumber Merchant a sheaf of bills showing items of lumber and millwork sold by San Francisco and Redwood City lumber de?lers in Auguit, -1865. These were discovered among'the family records of a friend of his, and he thought that these echoes of bygone days in the lumber business trix;^:Jfti:T,.fr.[

Mr. Jefferson remarked that while the prices of 1865 did not differ very much from present day prices he noticed that most of the business was done for cash, and that all of the bills were marked paid.

One bill dated August 21, 1865, shows that Wetherbee and Cook, wholesale and retail lumber dealers in foreign and domestic lumber, with a yard at 2l and 23 California street, and pier at 2l Stewart street, San Francisco, sold to S. Bean, 1000 feet of surfaced lumber and 90 feet of stepping at $32 per M for cash.

The same buyer bought from Bror.r'n & Wells, stair builders, 415 Mission street, San Francisco, a flight of stairs at $55, and he purchased from the Steam Mills of S. S. Culverwell, D Fremont street, San Francisco, manufacturer of sash, doors, frames and shutters, 658 feet of mouldings at a total price of $14.13.

A bill of shelf hardware sold by H. Rosenkrans & Co., hardrn'are dealers, 135 Montgomery street, on August 21, 1865, shows prices generally above those of today.

Redwood boards at $20 per M, Redwood scantling at $22.50 and Oregon Pine at $25 per M, appear on the bill of Hanson & Co., lumber dealers, Redwood City, on August 1, 1865.

All of these bills are marked, "Payable in U. S. Gold Coin or the equivalent. Terms Cash." Hanson & Company's bill also contains a notice to the efiect that "Whin -by

Celotexfnsulationconsi-cternflyandfaithfully_carries agreement credit is given, interest charged at 2 per ceit itstremendousstorytothehome-buildersandhomeowoers of America through its general advertising. per month.'

Friend & Teny Purchase Cutter

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But its help to retail lumber merchants and retail rar bevond that vigorous

Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento, have taken

This service has been of vast assistance in the over the yard of ihe Cutter Mill & Lumber Co., and will increased sale of Celotex Insulation and all kinds operate tiis as

N. L. M. A. Offices Moved

greater assistance.

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Washington, Feb. 24.-The headquarters offices of the buildins atiic rboms,-buildin! cabins, ind camps, National Lumber Manufacturers Association on March 1 chickeihouses, milk houses, E"rns' were moved from the present location, 7OZ Transportation Get in line now. Send todav for full particulars of Bu-ilding, to 1337 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. The move Celotex Insulation merchantlisiog s"rii.". will effect a reduction of approximately one-half in the Association's rental expense. -The nerv-location was for- The Celotex Company,-?19-_N. MichiganAvenue, me.rly the home and office of one of the cit1,'s leading phy Chicago' Illinois. Salei distributors thrbuglout the sicians, but is now along one of the main irteries oF luJi- wotld. In Canada: Alexander Muray &Co., Ltd., ness development and w-ithin a few blocks of the Associa- Montreal. tion's.present offices.' The_private building, which will be tionhasafive-yearleaseonexceptionallyfavorab1eterms-'*o''.3RAl|o and subject to tancellaiion arany'ii-. ly the Association on four months' notice.