San Francisco Dealers Organize

M. A. Haris Elected President

The first meeting of the newly organized San Francisco Lumbermen's Club was held in San Francisco March 6. Twenty-one members were represented at the meeting, and five others joined later, leaving only three yards to make the menrbership 100 per cent.

M. A. Harris, of Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., was elected president, and Wm. Chatham, Loop Lumber Co., was elected vice-president. D.'P. Munthe was elected secretary and Jos. Rolando, Rolando Lumber Co., treasurer. The office of the club is at 400 Brannan Street, San Francisco.

The membership is as follows: Acme Lumber Co., Allen & Dettman Lumber Co., Christenson Lumber Co., H. J. De Vries, Grace Lumber Co., Greater City Lumber Co., Hobbs, Wall & Co., Howes Lumber Co., J. H. Kruse, Leonard Lumber Co., Loop Lumber Co., J. H. McCallum, C. E. Reinhart & Co., Rolando Lumber Co., Roth-Maier Lumber Co., San Francisco Lumber Co., H.H. Smith, Smith Lumber Co., Spring Valley Lumber Yard, A. L. Stockton Lumber Co., Sudden Lumber Co., Sugar Pine Lumber Co., Swift & Co., H. S. Thomson, Inc., Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., West Coast Lumber Co.

"Asked to comment on present conditions in San Francisco, Mr. Harris, president of the new organization, said: "There seems to be an optimistic feeling in San Francisco. While there is not a great deal of building being done, there is a definite increase in the volume of repairing and replacement in the residential area. Purchases by industrial plants are definitely on the upgrade, which reflects a general iniprovement in business conditions.

"Dealers feel that priceS are too high in some instances, but they realize that these must be coordinated with the manufacturers' prices.

"Distribution policy as enunciated in Washington has not been definitely passed on as yet, and there is, therefore, more or.less confusion as to the line that should be drawn between wholesalers' and retailers' natural trade."

Attend Portland Meeting

Frank O'Connor, general manager, California Wholesale Lumber Association, San Francisco; L. C. Stewart, vice president, Sudden & Christenson, San Francisco, and M. L. "Duke" Euphrat, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, returned March 5 from attending the meeting of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association committee on Minimum Prices and Trade Practices.