The California Lumber Merchant - March 1935

"Red" Wood ' Scys.'

Now is the time to consider Redwood Log Cabin Siding for the summer home rade. Ve will be glad to furnish information regarding patternsr grades, plans, gf6.-4 good bet.

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thinking about repairing and remodeling of all kinds . it is sure to mean business for us. BUT many of our prospects can't get the money to finance the jobs they wanr done. What are we going to do about it, and can you help uC?"

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East B.y Hoo-Hoo to Hear Pacific Lumber Co. Announces

Famous Speaker March 29 Changes in Sales Department

Dr. Tully C. Knoles, president of the College of the Pacific, Stockton, will address the next dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club, to be held at Hotel Coit, Oakland, Friday evening, March 29, at 6:09 p.m. He will speak on "T"he Psy,chology of Optimism."

Entertainment committee chairman C. I. Gilbert points out that the talk will not be highbrow, as the title might indicate.

Alonzo A. Stagg, dean of American football coaches, now in ,charge of athletics at the College of the Pacific, will also speak.

All lumbermen are welcome.

The following changes in the sales department are announ'ced by The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco' Herb Klass has been appointed assistant to the president, in charge of sales.

A. L. "Gus" Hoover, Los Angeles, will handle sales in Southern California and Arizona'

Frank R. Adams, Eastern sales manager, with headquarters in Chicago, will direct sales in the territory East of the Rocky Mountains.

A. J. Nolan, Western sales manager, San Fran'cisco, will dire,ct sales in the Mountain territory and the West, with the exception of Southern California and Atizona.

OUR ADVERTISERS

*Advertisements appear in alternate Aberdeen Plywood Co. ---------------------------------21

Associated Lumber Mutuals ------'--'------------------19

Baxter, J. H. & Co. ------------'---------------------------21

Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Co. ------ -------------'--2L

Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. --,-----------'-

Brookmire,, fnc. -------------- ---------25

Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Co. ----------'-21

California Builders Supply Co. ------ - ------- ---13

California Panel & Veneet Co. ---------------------- 5

California Redwood Association

California'Wholecale Lumber Assn. .---------*

Celotex Company, The Chamberlain & Co., V. R. ----------- ,-,-------------21

Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. ---------- ----------2t

Elliott Bay Sales €o. ------ --------21

Flammond Lumber Co. ---- ----- ----------'----21

J. E. MARTIN Mmaging Editor

THE CALIFOR}.IIA

How Lumber Looks

_ A large gain was reflected in the building permits of pacific Coast cities during the month of February- a's compared with the preceding mon1h. Oakland reported- the largest volume for the month with a total of $1,631,4fi2. Los Angeles was second, reporting fl1r555r561, and San Francisco thir? with a total of $6071622.

California continues to rank high in buitfing activity among the leading^ cities of the country. - In February New york Cit| was first, Oakland second, Los Angeles third, and San Francisco sixth'

Lumber shipments for the week ended March 2 were the heaviest- oj any week of the year and were 22 pet cent above those of _the corresponding week last ye"r, ""or-ding to reportg to the National Lumber Manufacturerc Associatioi.

Reports from lr(X)9 mills for the week ended March 2 showed production l52r375rOOO feet, shipments 198,1411000 feet, and ordets 185,533,000 feet.

The T7est Coast Lumbemen's Association, 537 mitts report- ing, gave new business as 9113911979 f.eet for the we.k ended Y"l:! l_ag?lnst-a production of 88,901,601 feet and shipments of 11018541170 f.eet. Current sales were above production bv 2.8 per^cent and -shipments were over productiin by 24.7 pir cent. Orders booked for the week by this group of mills were over.the^preceding week by about 10r000r0-0o feet or approxi- mately 12.4 per cent.

The unfilled order file at these mills stood at 3g315291196 feet, approximately 25rO0Or00O feet under the week before. The agglegate inventories of. 438 mills are 0.3 per cent less than at this time last year.

The Southern Pine Association, 146 mills reporting, for the

VISIT HAMMOND MILL

Walker Buswell, former Portland wholesale lumberman and now special representative of the Hammond Lumber Co. with headqirarters in Richmond, Va., recently spent two weeks at the big Hammond plant at Samoa, California, improving his knowledge of the Redwood business.

C. I. KLOPFENSTEIN RETURNS TO NORTHWEST

C. I. Klopfenstein of Seattle, manager of the California Division, Puget Sound Associated Mills, has returned to the Northwest follqwing a buiiness trip of several weeks iq ealifornia,

week ended March ? go" new business as 29r763r(X)0 feet, shipments 27r8Or,OOO feJt, and production Zl,tttr6OO ieet. Orders were 25.74 pet-cent abovi production, and 7.O5 per cent over- shipments. Shipments weie 20.27 per cent abJve pro- duction.

Orders on hand at these 146 mills, on March 2, totaled,55r707r0OO feet, equivalent to 21653 cars. Total stocks on hand at 144 mills on March 2 aggtegated, 44g,t6grilO0 feet, or 96 per cent of normal and 2 per ipt ;Uo;e this time last yeat.

The Western Pine Association for the same week, lll mills reportingr gave orders as 44r!22rOO0 feet, shipments 4trggSrOOO feeg and production 26,O4O,OOO f.eet. Ordeis ."r" 69.4'o. cent above production, and, O.2 pef, cent above shipments. Shipments were 68.9 above pnoduction. Orders on liand at the end of the week totaled 1Zo,425,OOo f.eet

The California Redwood*or]*loon fo,r the week reoorted production from 16, mills as 516621000 feet, shipments ir76gr- 0O0 fee[ and new buiiness 7r304r0@ f.eet. OrdJrs "r, h"id "t the end of the week totaled t5,966,000 feet.

Reports from 191 hardwood mills for the week ended March 2 gave new business as l2rIO6rOOO feet, or 34 pet cent above production, and shipments 913501000 feet, or 3 |er cent above ptoduction. .Production was 9,0421000 feet.

Unsold stocks on the public docks at Los Angeles harbor totaled 510201000 feet on March 4. Cargo anivals-at Los Angeles-harbor for the week ended March? amounted to 61662r00O feet which included 9 cargoes of Fir. 55 vessels'werl operating _in ,the coastwise lum,bir service on March 4; 45 vessels were laid up.

C. T. MORTON ATTENDS CONVENTION AT SACRAMENTO

Carroll T. Morton, of Los Angeles, structural. engineer for the California Redwood Association, attended the engi_ neer's convention at Sacramento the earlv oart of th'e month.

L. M. BULLEN VISITS CALIFORNIA

L. M. Bullen, of Tacoma, district manager of the Spokane District for Weyerhaeuser Sales Co. was a visitor this week to the San Francisco and Los Angeles ofifices of the company.

M. ADAMS Cirolation Manger

R.y Klots With Schaler Bros. Lumber Industry Prepares for

Ray Klots is no'rv connectecl rvith the Los Angeles sales force of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. For the past several years, he was a sales representative with the Consolidated Lumber Co. of Los Angeles in their wholesale Iumber deoartment.

B. Ayer

Winslow B. Ayer, former president of Eastern & Western Lumber Co., Portland, died in Portland, March 3'

Mr. Ayer, one of Portland's most prominent figures, was born 75 years ago in Bangor, Me., and came to Portland in 1883. He was a partner of J. K. Gill in the book business for several years, ancl founded the Portland Cordage Co', which he sold in 1892. He spent the next four years in Europe, and in 1896 returned and entered the lumber busi.r... it Portlancl. Until about three years ago he was president of the Eastern & Western Lumber Co.

During the war he was federal food administrator for Oregon.

He is survivecl by two brothers,'Nathan E' Ayer of Pomona, Ca1if., and Fred W. Ayer, Bangor, Me', and a sister, Mrs. Anna Smyth, Santa Barbara, Calif.

RETURNS FROM TRIP TO CANAL ZONE

Jerome Higman, Reliable Lumber Co., Rosemead, is back at his desk following a trip to Panama.

Trade Agreements

Washington; D. C., Feb. 26.-trxporters and manufacturers of lumber will be represented at a conference to be held here March 4 with members of the staff of the National Lumber Manufaicturers Association and offi'cials of the forest products division of the Department of Commerce, regarding foreign trade agreements and the proposed National export service of the Association. A brief of the industry's position in regard to the treaty with Canada will be submitted to the conference, and the attitude of the industry in regard to trade agreements with other countries rvill be cletermined. The systematic cultivation of foreign markets {or lumber will be carefully considered with a view to developing a llew department of the N'L' M.A. which will give the industry general assistance, and special groups such particular services as they may be willing to finance.

L. C. HAMMOND BACK F'ROM EAST

Leonard C. Hammond, Hammond Lumber Co', San Francisco, returned recently from a business trip to New York and Washington'

COTATI LUMBER CO. SOLD

Cotati Lumber Company' Cotati, has been sold to Henry Hess Lumber ComPanY.

\D7e are now prepared to give you underpinning treated with either

they are real economy.

V.gabond Editoriafs

By Jack Dionne

The farmer once remarked to his jackass: ..I have only one advantage over you that I lrrow of-I can vote; and after I have voted I generally wonder who is really the jackass-you or I?"

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The other morning there stared. back at me from the first page of the morning paper headlines that Washington said prices must increase still farther. That same day a neighbor lady said to me-"I paid five cents a pound more for beefsteak today than I did two weeks ago; with the same reduced salary of my husband, how long can I keep this up?" And, I said to myself-',Why did the Good Lord put me on earth with so small a supply of brains that I cannot understand simple ,matters like these, or answer simple questions like my neighbor asked me?" Never before have I longed to be smart as I have of late; so I could understand the things the smart folks are trying to do.

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I got the feeling that the inmate of the asylum must have had who was in the group that was called together in the institution one Sunday morning to listen to a sermon from a visiting preacher. This particular inmate showed great interest in the serrnon, and as it ended he was seen to say something with much fervor to the keeper who sat near-by. So the preacher, desiring to get the reaction of the feeble. minded people with regard to his sermon, asked the keeper what the dim-wit had said. The keeper replied: ,,He said to me 'this is a hell of a world; I'm locked up and that guy's running loose."'

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Old age pensions is one of the hobbies of the hour with our political talkers. I have no quarrel with old-age pensions whenever they can be intelligently planned-and paid. But when I hear men advocating old age pensions whose payment would require one-half of the entire income of all the people-and some of the plans would cost that much and more-I wonder what on earth HAS become of the fool killer.

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I used to make a speech (which I intended to be humorous) outlining two pet laws I wanted passed. The first one was to trade the Philippines for frehnd, and start raising our own policemen; the second was to make it compulsory for bow-legged people to marry knock-kneed people, the idea being to get things straightened out in this country. I thought those proposals were rather funny in

those days. Today I'm afraid they might be taken seri_ ously.

However, some smart things ARE being done of late, and some of my hopes reach fulfillment. I prayed in this column two weeks ago that some of the shackles might fall from business so that it might try to walk alone. Since then a number of very important shackles have fallen, including the fixation of retail lumber prices. The old law of supply and demand oftentimes bites savagely; but in_the long run it is safe, sound, and sane. I long for the return of health to the lumber industry; and the removal of the crutches, the canes, the bandages, and the anaesthetics must come before we again crawl, then walk, then run. ft's the days when lumber will .,run" again, that I'm waiting for.

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f see more signs of ready money around rne today than I have seen since the depression started. I hear less talk of trouble than I have heard since depression started. When a good movie comes to town I have to stand in line away down the street waiting my turn to lay down an exorbitant price for a ticket to see it, just as I did six or seven years ago. If it were not for the fact that I know the number of people on relief everywhere, f would think we had gone back to pre-depression times. And, of course, I know that the country is still about 7 SVo dead industrially; and that confidence and credit are still largely absent. yet to the casual glance as I stroll about the streets, things are greatly improved.

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It would be interesting to know how many men have gone back to work in all of our cities who were thrown out of employment eighteen months ago when the codes went into effect. All the small lines of business such as small shops, restaurants, pressing and cleaning establishments, car washing and greasing and dozens of other lines of business in our cities were absolutely staggered by the imposition of the code wage and hour scales. When they couldn't agree with those provisions and operate, they simply laiil off their help, and this happened everywhere, and ran into big figures. It didn't last long. Again these small shops and businesses run as best they can, charging what they can get, and paying what the business permits. But worlds of people have gone back to work.

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Ihird 0f a Personal Interuiew $eries Uith Palco Folks

Having just returned from a two-month business trip thru the East Edric Brown was elected for this month's interview'

,,I was in such centers of business and opinion as New York, \Dfashington, D. C., Boston and Chicago. Everywhere there was improvement in sentiment. This better feeling is based on an actual and steady improvement' our palco Bark business, likewise, is growing all over the country. As you feporters say, 'news about its insulating and other desirable features are beginning to break.' Sales are bound to follow," said Brown'

Whilp answering inquiries about his Eastern trip, Edric w:rs PreParing to leave for a week at the Scotia plant where Palco Bark is made from bark of the Redwood tree. Stepping'up of production was said to be responsible for Brown,s trip to Pacific's Northern california properties.

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Vagabond Editorials

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I talk to lumber folks frequently nowadays who admit that they are making a little money. Of course, everybody operates on reduced salary rates and reduced costs, and the profit is based on the continued low cost of doing business. But the demand for red ink is NOT nearly as great as it was. F'or which, Oh Lord, make us truly thankful. ***

I know one retail lumberman who had a string of yards. A year ago he sold those yards to the men who managed them, and took their notes for payment. When he turned those yards over to the men, they were operating at a modest loss. They immediately began to show a profit. Why? Because those men can run their own businesss a whole lbt cheaper than a corporation can run it. They can and do cut corners in dozens of ways that gets the expense down. The former owner is very proud of the situation, and rightfulty should be. Those men are paying out their yards, he has cut off his business losses, he is liquidating his for,mer business in fine shape, and has the satisfaction of giving a lot of good men a chance to become their own masters and owners of their own yards.

As I ride along in my car these days I turn on the radio for company, and I chucHe at the stuff I hear from the local stations and their local programs. Looks like many of the local stores and local merchants are advertising the' same thing; reduced prices, cut prices, premiums, special inducements, etc. A year ago that would have been infringement on NRA. Today it's just the same old-timey scramble for business we always knew.

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Uncle Sam will be able to tell with remarkable accuracy in the next few days just exactly how much business has improved in the United States, by checking up the totals of the incorne tax returns. March 15th is the deadline, so the old adding machines will soon be able to tell the story.

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Will Rogers said in one of his columns the other day that he did not know who was going to pay our present huge cost of government. If half the stories they tell about Will's wealth and income are true, he ought to be able to tell a pretty good story on that subject. For the big income boy is probably the fellow who is going to pay most of the bill. Which suits me fine. I think everyone should contribute something in the way of taxes to defray the cost of government. And, of course, everyone does,.whether he owns anything or not. .If he rents anything, or buys any.thing nowadays, le certainly pays taxes. But the

big bill is undoubtedly going to be paid by the fellow who has it.

And, I'll say this: if they'll let me have the big money or the big income, I'll guarantee to pay my share of it with_ out hollering. If you don't believe it, try me. Just why a man should worry because he pays half of his million dollar income to the government, beats me. What's he going to do with that.other half, anyway?

Of course it's the same old question of whose ox is gored. The poor man says, .,If f were rich I'd gladly p"y iu"oy taxes;" and then. when he gets rich he changes his mind. The fellow with a big income favors ad valorem taxes; and the fellow with a lot of property but modest income favors. income or sales taxes, etc. As long as rye are human, we'll be that way.

Puget Sound Agsociated Mifls Opens Los Angeles Ofike

The Puget Sound Associated Mills of Seattle, Wash., have opened offi,ces at 626 W. M. Garland Building, Los Angeles, with George S. Melville as Southern California representative. The telephone number is TUcker lg21. Mr. Melville has been identified with the wholesale lum_ ber business in Southern California for a long period and is well known to the retail trade. He was formerlv with the Los Angeles sales force of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co.

The Puget Sound Associated Mills, which includes twen_ ty mills in the Puget Sound district, have handled the At_ lantic coast sales for this group of mills for the past several years. Recently they opened a California division with C. I. Klopfenstein as manager. Several mills in the group are now affiliated with the california division and will cater to the California market. Mr. Klopfenstein, whose headquar_. ters are in Seattle, was recently in Los Angeles and with Mr. Melville, they called on the trade.

L. B. Ashbaugh on Trade Promotion Work

L. B. Ashbaugh, trade promotion representative for the Shingle Division of the California Redwood Association, is in Southern California where he is carrying.on Redwood shingle promotional work. He will spend about a month in the Southern California territory calling on the lumber dealers.

\(/estern Pine Association Votes Increasc of Dues for Promotion

J. F. Coleman' manager of Kinzua- Pine Mills' Kinzua' Oi"., *", elected presiJent of the Western Pine Association at the annual meeting of the board of directors held in Portland, FebruarY 20.

J. P. Mcioldrick, idcGoldrick Lumber Co', Spokane' and Ceo. W. York, Geo. E. Breese Lumber Co'' Albuquerque' N. M. were elected vice presidents'

C. I. Isted, Shevlin-Hixon Co', Bend, Ore" lvas re-elected treasurer, and S. V. Fullaway, Portland, Ore" was reele,cted secretarY-manager.

Directors-at-largeelectedwereJ'M'Brown'LongLake Lumber Co., Spokane; John D' Tennant, Long-Bell Lumber Co., Longview, Wash., and J' P' Weyerhaeuser' Jr''

Portland, Ore.

Executive committee-No. 1 district, Montana' Walter Neils, Libby, Mont.; No. 2 district, North ldaho' C' L' Billings, Lewiston, Idaho;No' 3 district, Washington' J' p. UlCotdrick, Spokane; No. 4 district, Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho, C' L. Isted, Bend Ore'; No' 5 district' Klamath Falls, C. H' Daggett; Klamath Falls; No' 6 district, Northern California, l' W' Painter, San Francisco; No. 7 di.t.;ct, Feather River, C. D' Terwilliger, Loyalton; No. 8 district, Californ'ia Valley distri'ct' Swift Berry' Camino, Calif.; No' 9 district, Arizona and New Mexico' j. C. ttt"N"ry, Albuquerque, N. M',^Io' 10 district' Rocky -Mountain, R. C. Johnson, Denver, Colo'

Lumber Code Authority-Swift Berry, Camino' Calif'' alternate, C. D. Terwilliger, Loyalton, Calif'

J. F. Coleman, Kinzua, Ore', alternate, S' V' Fullaway' Portland, Ore.

Walter Neils, Libby, Mont', alternate, C' L' Billings' Lewiston, Idaho.

Representatives of small mill operators: W' E' Moore' Ponderosa Pine Lumber Co', Elgin, Ore', and A' W' Moon' Moon Lumber Co., Ashland, Ore'

R. R. Macartney, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co'' Klamath Falls, Ore. presided at the meeting'

Secretary-manager S. V' Fullaway presented his report of the association's activities in the past year and his recommendations for the coming Year'

C. I. Isted, treasurer, made his financial report for the year.

Mr. Isted as chairman of the advertising committee outtift tne work that has been started of employing field men for research and pomotion work, and proposed to continue this and to do some advertising'

The directors voted to increase dues of from 5 cents to 8 cents per thousand, and per thousand for trade promotion wolk'

Code fees were reduced by vote of the L5 'cents to 12 cents Per M.

Albert Herman, in charge of the association's research department and laboratory, reported on the work of his department.

Arthur T. Upson, trade extension manager oJ the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, told of the trade promotion work carried on by the National in the last i.* y."r, in spite of limited funds ancl personnel' and stressed the urgent necessity of trade promotion by the regional associations'

RALPH L. SMITH VISITS S. F.

Ralph L. Smith, head of Smith Wood Productions' Inc'' Coquiile, Ore., said to be the world's largest producers-of Port Orford Cedar, and the Ralph L' Smith Lumber Co" Kansas City, recently visited San Francisco to confer with James L. iiall, Callfornia agent for his firm's products'

Mr. Smith, who was on his way back to Kansas City from a visit to the company's mill .at Coquille' said he was very much gratified *iitt ttte tremendous growth throughooi ah. "orintry in the use of Port Orford Cedar for Venetian blinds. The increased popularity of Venetian blinds' he stated, is due in great p"it to the publicity gained by their universal use in the Ulitalngs of the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 and 1934.

TO OPEN YARD IN

Tom Fuller and Joe Christensen building material yard in Manteca'

full members to use 5 cents directors from MANTECA will open a lumber and

FAVORITE STORIES

Ag" not guaranteed---Some I have tofd br ZO years---Some fess

ftFrishtened Him Thoush

They tell the story about the legislator who was very "You've got a death ,rr"r""r" here, and r brought it up much opposed to a certain piece of legislation that was be- myself to see if there is anything r can do to help you in fore the House' but who was confined to his room in the whatever the trouble is.,, The trembling legislator, fearful hotel with a case of Flu when the proposed law came up that something must have happened to someone at home, for action'

-r ., tore open the wire with shaking fingers. Then a smile About eleven o'clock that night the hotel clerk personally broke over his face as he read.: brought him a telegram marked with two gold stars, the "BrLL KTLLED rN coMMrrrEE T.NrGHT., sign of a death message' The clerk said: The telegram company had made the error.

Seasonal Decline in Lumber First S. F. Housing Act Loan Employment tVill Run 19 Years

Washington, D. C., Mar. S.-The final report of employ_ ment conditions in the lumber and timber products indus_ tries for November and December of 1934, just made public by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, statis_ tical agen,cy for the Lumber Code Authority, shows the anticipated seasonal decline for the latter month. i. ,t " Iumber group the total number of workers dropped from 231,439 in November to 213,922 in December; the produ,cts group (shingles, doors, handles, veneer, etc.) shows a de_ cline from 56,4tfr to 55,066, while the wooden package divi_ sion reported a drop from 36,029 to 33,350. The tolals for all industries under the Lumber Code are 323,92g in November and 302,338 in December, a decline of a little less than 7/o. The decline in lumber production in the same period was approximately lS/o.

The average number of hours per employe, per month, declined f.rom 137 in November to 130 in December. The average wage per hour dropped from 41.39c to 4O.O2c, and. the average of lowest wag.es paid from 30.09c to 29.76c.

New Purchasing Agent

E. G. Gallagher recently succeeded Louis N. Maricich as purchasing agent for White Brothers, hardwood dealers, San Francisco. Mr. Gallagher has been with the firm for 1? vears. He started in the yard and later became bill clerk, then outside salesman, from rvhich position he was promoted to his present job.

White Brothers report that their business is well ahead of last year. A recent important sale was the maple floor_ ing for the new dance floor of the Scottish Rite Temple, San Francisco, which has an area of over 12,000 .qu"r" feet.

The Federal Housing Administration approved San Francis,co loan under Title 2 of the National Act on February 28.

The loan, made to Leslie Stadtfeld by the Bank of America, amounted to $6,250, and was used to refinance a home at 644Laguna Honda Boulevard. It will run 19 year5 and three months. During that period the monthl y pay- ment to the bank will be $46.49 a month for interest and amortization of principal, and the Government will receive $5.21 a month for insurance of the loan.

Western Pine Production Allotments to be Made This Month

?ortland, Oregon, March Z._Notice has been sent by the Western Pine Association to all known sawmills in ttre D;_ vision, advising them that production allotments for the second quarter of the year will be made during the month. Concerns planning to operate during the period should for_ ward their appli,cations for allotments in time to be re_ ceived at the Western pine Association offices in portland, Oregon, by March l6th. In accordance rvith the Lumber Code provisions, the Division's second quarter quota, when announced by the Lumber Code Authority at Washington. D. C., will be divided among operators lvho file app-lica_ tions.

ON NORTHWEST TRIP

Charles L. Wheeler, executive vice president of Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. and McCormick Steamship Co., San Fran,cisco, left February 6 to visit the comparry,s mills and offices in the pacific Northwest. U.

be back in 10 days.

Will Oppose Suggested Federal Regulation of Schedule C o[

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Portlancl, Oregon, February 28th-The Pine lumber manufacturing industry, which is directly responsible -to approximatetf tZO,OOO people in twelve .western states for ttreir U'treUtrood, has indicated by unanimous vote of the Board of l)irectors and Exe'cutive Committee of the Western Pine Association, its intention to regard any further extension of federal regulation of the forest conservation (Schedule C) provisions of the Lumber Code as a direct breach of goodfaith rvith the industry; that a continuation of such efiort will be considered sufficient reason for relieving this section of the lumber industry of obligations it has-voluntarily assumed on the basis of self government and public cooperation; and further, that the western pine industry rvill vigorously resist such unnecessary and inequitable suggested federal regulation as unwarranted gor,"rn*.r,tafinterference and a direct invasion of private rights.

Ah. ,.rolttion, released today, expresses the industry's viervs on proposals made in recent public utterances by the Forester of tt United States and the President's national Resources Board that there should be-public control over the use of private forest lands, supervision by public agencies. adequate and permanent for'ces oI governmental etploy.s to review management plans of private owners' inrp..1 u'oods operations, etc, and even log and' if necessary, mill the government timber in direct'competition with private comPanies'

In spite of tttit inferential criticism of the lumber industryt effort in forest conservation measures during the past year, the western pine operators, through their Asso.i"tio.,, have reaffir*"d th"it declared policy of keeping their forest lands productive under the self government features of Shedule c of the code of Fair competition of the Lumber and Timber Products Industry'

The resolution stated further, in support of the industry's position in the matter, that the western pine industry has iaithfully carried out its rules of forest practice' protecting ctltover iorest lands from fire; securing a planned and orderly disposal of logging slash, progressivelv affording the 1:oorrg' grorvth t.ii ott the ground more protection frorn

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damage during logging, carrying out studies to determine the best method of seLctive logging, and instituting management plans providing for sustained yield production as rapidly as economic cir'cumstances permit' 'tn. Rrro.iation poirrts out' in explaining the industry's set-up and the ,"rrrlt., that the Western Pine Division has ..lran for"rt practice committees and seven experienced forest engineers located throughout the region; that the industry inder the Division's supervision during 1934 succeeded in restricting forest fires on cut-over lands to approximately 5,000 acres in a season which saw 670'000 or inor. ".r", of timber burned over in the region; and that some 418,000 acres of private timberlands were placed under srrstained yield forest management since June 1' 1934' rvhen Schedule C of the Lurnller Code became effective'

The Western Pine Asscciation believes, as stated in the resolution, that the results secured during 1934 fully demonstrate that rapid pr'ogress is being made and can only be accelerated when the fublic agencies by legislative action fulfill the pledges of .oopetation offered as a result of the Washington conferences of 1933-1934'

Col. Gteeley Back on Job

Col. W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association' \Yas the recipient of many congratulations on his return to his office in Seattle on Febhary 25. He expected to rvork part time for a week or .o ",'d then to be back on full time. Col. Greeley has made a quick recovery from injuries received when he was struck by a truck in Olympia, 'Wash', February 1'

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New Terminal of Lumber Distributors, Inc. Compfeted at Port Stockton

Construction of the new wholesale assembling yard of Lumber Distributors, fnc., at the port of Stockton was recently completed, and the first million feet of inventory was received via the steamers Hubert Schafer and Timberman.

The new plant is located on the port of Stockton prop_ erty, directly adjacent to the deep water docks. The site is more than four a,cres in extent.

Crane Shed Capacity 2,000,000 Feet

The crane shed, with a ""p".ity of 2,000,000 feet, is 400 feet long, 78 feet wide, and is 2i feet io the bridge crane track.

Of truss construction, the merbell Truss Company, is rights, thereby allowing the working space.

All stock is piled in units by the 10_ton crane. The units or "packages" are two feet by four feet. Each unit, as_ sorted as to grade, size and length, consists of a certain standard number of pieces so assorted that it comprises a certain uniform footage, rvith the exception of those units made up of 10 inch widths.

This schedule is shown in Santa Fe Lumber Company,s price list issued under date of February 1.

The Port of Stockton has installed a railroad switch into the crane bay and shed whereby cars may be loaded on any one of the railroads serving Stockton.

Trucks Loaded Under Crane

Trucks are loaded under the crane. Destination prices via truck or rail are quoted on a most reasonable basis.

Orders are also solicited for .,direct', mill shipment. With a l4-day steamer schedule established for Stockton and San

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Francjsco Bay deliveries very prompt servi,ce is assured from Puget Sound,and the Columbia River.

rhe Stockto,, pr,lffiH,l;:T.l1Tlt,,"r i,,".,,tory,, of pra-ctically all Douglas Fir items ordinarily stocked ny in_ terior yards, and will specialize on heavy construction sizes, rlimension, clears, and mining timbers.

With a fortnightly steamer service the inventory will be replenished twice a month, thus insuring fresh, clean stock at all times.

The plant was erected by John lfachman, one of Stock_ toni5 ls24hg contractors.

An attractive basic price list, subject to substantial disc-ounts, and "perpetual inventory,,, have been issued by Santa Fe Lumber Company, through whose office all sales and invoicing will be done.

The price list carries an airplane view of a portion of the Port of Stockton. It was designed and produced by Har_ vey A. Miles Company of San Francisco.

.'Ole', Carter Manages Terminal

O. H. Carter, at one time manager of Fresno Lumber Company, and more recently in charge of Santa Fe Lum_ ber Company's interests at palo Alto, is manager at Stock_ ton. L. W. Calvert is his assistant. ,,Ole', Carter is well known by the Valley dealers, and is well versed as to their problems and requirements.

Chas. B. Cross, formerly with Cross Lumber Company, coalinga, has been engaged to travel the sacramento ani upper San Joaquin territory for santa Fe, while Earr carlson will continue his calls in the lower San Joaquin Valley and Coast Counties.

Crane Shed and, Office ol

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"Prices ex lvarehouie and for 'direct' mill shipment as oftered by Santa Fe Lumber Company will at all times closely follow market changes and value," A. J. "Gus" Rttssell, manager of Santa Fe Lumber Company, stated to a representative of this paper.

On Purely Wholesale Basis "service and transactions will be on a wholesale basis,

BACK FROM THE EAST

Edric E. Brown, manager of the bark products division of The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned from a two months' business tour of the Eastern states. He reports that much optimism regarding the future was expressed by business men in various lines with whom he came in contact all over the Eastern territory.

Stoclcton and entirely with the yard trade, no retail business being attempted.

"Lumber Distributors, Inc., inventory, plus'direct' deliveries every two weeks, should prove a most valuable adjunct to every dealer geographically situated to take advantage of them."

BACK FROM NORTHWEST

F. S. Buckley, Buckley Lumber Dealers Supply Company, San Francisco, returned March 10 from a rnonth's lrip to Portland. He reports the company's new plant in Portland is now receiving stock, and will be ready to make shipments after April 1. The next issue of this paper will carry an important announcement for this company.

Coast Counties Lumb ermen's Cfub Hofds Sixth Annual Meeting

The sixth annual meeting of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club was held at the Resetar Hotel, Watsonville, on Wednesday evening, March 6.

W. H. Enlow, Hammond Lumber Co., Watsonville, presided.

Ed Kneass, representative of the lrlational Housing Administration, San Francisco, addressed the meeting on the subje,ct of the Federal Housing program.

John A. Davis, Bank of America, Monterdy, discussed the National Housing Program from the banker's standpoint.

Harry A. Lake, president of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, spoke on general conditions in the lumber industry.

Edwin P. Gerth, of the Gerth-Knollin Advertising Agen'cy, San Francisco, rvho is in ,charge of the ,,Redwood Reveries" radio program, sponsored by the California Redwood Association, gave an interesting talk on advertising.

E. L. Clements, code authority agent of the Builders Sup- ply Industry of Northern California, discussed code functions.

J. H. Kirk, S. P. Milling Company, San Luis Obispo, member of the California Lumbermen's Council, spoke on Council activities.

L. M. Tynan, Tynan Lumber Company, Salinas, discussed Association activities.

Merle D. Bishop, Watsonville, is secretary-manager of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club.

The follorving guests and mernbers rvere present:

F. L. Sayre, Sterling Lumber Company, Oakland.

9.o.W. Gorman, Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco. Geo. Hopkinr, F"! Francisco Wrecking io., Watsonville. Geg:S9 A. Bush, Central Supply Co., Watsonville.

$. F._ _Pq!ray_,_ San Francisco W recki ng Co., Watsonville.

J. S. Webb, Watsonville Lumbermen'Jclub. Watsonville.

L. A. Biersch, Central Supply Co., Watsonville.

Ernest L. Clements, Hayivird Building Materials Co., Hayrvard.

J. B. McVfillan, Central Supply Co., Santa. Cruz.

I 9. fllatey, M. J. Murp6y, inc., Carmel.

C. H. Griffen,Jr., Hebbron Lumber Co., Santa Cruz.

E. D. Hutchinson, S. P. Milling Co., Gilroy.

Frank McGinnis., Lathrop Hay"& Giain Co., Tres pinos.

Stuart A. Work, The Work Lumber Co., Monterey.

R. P. Davison, Salinas Lumbermen's Club. Salinas.

Q. _!, $_enry, S_. P. Milling Co., King City.

t y.Henry, S. P. Milling Co., Kind Citi.

H. Lasserot, Freedom Lumber Co.. Watsonville.

F. C. Sparling, Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Hollrster.

Gle.nn Bronson, lfomer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Watsonville.

Malcolm Sinclair, Wood Brothers Co.. Santa Cruz.

Lester A. Tgr-y, _Norton-Phelps Lumber Co., Aptos.

^ J. A. Greenelsh, Homer T. Hayward Lumbei Cb., pacific Grove.

H. B. Chadbourne, Salinas Lumber Co., Salinas.

Chas.-Peterson, Peterson's Planing Mill, Watsonville.

J. E. Norton, Norton-Phelps Lum6er Co., Santa Cruz. _ Homer T. Hayward, Homer T. Haylvard Lumber Co., Salinas.

A. C. Hayward, Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Salinas.

Edgar L. Essley

Edwin P. Gerth, Gerth--Knollin Adveitising Agency, San Francisco.

U, M. Daubin, Sterling Lunrber Co-pany, Salinas. -.

H. A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove.

W. H. Enlow, Harnmond Lumber Co.. Watsonville.

^ Fred Witmer, N{onterey Lumbermen's Club, pacific Grove.

M. D. Bishop, Coast Counties Lumbermen,s Club. Watsonville.

Ed Kneass, Federal Housing Admiiristration, San Franclsco.

* Johl O. Rognas, Federal Housing Administration, San Francisco.

Jqh" ,{ _Davis, Bank of America, N{onterey.

Lloyd M. Hebbron, Hebbron Lumber Co..-Santa Cruz.

Wendell Van Houten, Wood Brothers Co., Santa Cruz.

Roy_ Gleasol, S. P. Milling Co., King Cityj.

H. Jensen, Sunnyside Lumber Co., Santa Cruz.

E. E. Carriger, Wood Bros. Co., Santa Cruz.

A. Stoodley, Santa Cruz Luurbermen's Club. Santa Cruz.

C. E. Colburn, IJnion Supply Co., Monterey.

F. L. Lake, Bellflorver.

O. F. Liebeskind, S. P. Millins Co., San Francisco.

P. Ferris, S. P. l\Tilling Co., Soledad.

E. J. Donahue, Central Supply Co.. Salinas.

W. A. Bales, McKinnon's Lumber Yard, Hollister.

L. M. Tynan, Tynan Lumber Co., Salinas.

Wm. Qillon, S. P. Milling Co., San Francisco.

J. 4. Ei*, S. P. Milling Co., San Luis Obispo.

J. H. Heick, Ifammond Lumber Co., Watsonville.

Edgar L. Essley, chief of police at Whittier, California, died Monday, March 4, at the N{urphy Memorial Hospital from complications following an operation for appendicitis on February 15. He was the father of Dee C. Essley of Oakland, secretary of the Retail Lumber and Building Material Code, Inc., Northern California Division, and manager of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association.

Mr. Essley was 65 years of age and a pioneer resident of Whittier locating there in 1902 when he established the Whittier Transfer & Storage business. In 1917, he was appointed city marshall and ex-officio license and tax collector, the title of this position being later changed to chief of police. He resigned in 192L. He was reappointed chief in 1925 and held the office until his death.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Caroline C. Essley; his mother, Mrs. Lucinda Essley of Whittier; two sons, Dee C. Essley of Oakland and Cloy,ce Essley of Whittier, and two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Mallory of Whittier and Mrs. Edna Jackson of Pico. Funeral services were held at Whittier, Wednesday afternoon, March 6.

NEW YARD AT LOS GATOS

McElroy & Cheim Lumber Co. recently opened a branch yard at Los Gatos. The company's headquarters is in San Jose.

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The maddening thing about some of our otherwise splendid radiir progr:rms is the thunderous applause that punctuates every joke, every song, etc. It,s no use. Even Sambo down at the bowling alley knows most of it is phoney.

As a matter of fact Ed Wynne uttered a great truth when he said his program is for the younger folks, the older ones would remember all the gags.

HAPPINESS

Happiness does not consist in the things themselves, but in the relish we have of them, and a mdn hath attained to it when he enjoys what he loves and desires himself, and not what other people think lovely and enjoyable.-La Rochefoucauld. (That's a remark most of these folks who gurgle their love of grand opera might well take home).

PHYSICAL TRAINING

Train your mouth to smile when the day is dark; your tongue to speak for the advancement of humanity; your nose not to sniff at those beneath you; your ears to hear nothing but good of others; your eyes to see the needs of your fellow men; your hands to supply those needs, and your feet to walk always in the upward path, though stony and steep.-Gerald Gray.

A SHORT SKIRT TRAGEDY

He was a little lawyer rnan

Who softly smiled as he began

Her dear, dead husband's will to scan.

And thinking of his coming fee

He said to her quite pleasantly:

"You have a nice fat legacy."

Next morning as he lay in bed

With bandages about his head, He wondered what on earth he'd said.

TOO LATE

Gruff Father: "Son, why don't you get out and find a job? When I was your age f was working in a store for g3 a week, and at the end of five years f owned the store."

Son: "You couldn't do that nowadays, father. These stores all have cash registers.,'

JUST IN TIME

"Tell me what you eat," said a soda-fountain philosopher in a loud voice, "and I'll tell you what you are."

"Cancel my order for shrimp salad," piped up a little man a few seats away.

A SURE THING

The midday whistle had blown when Murphy shouted: t'Has anyone seen me vest?"

"Sure, Murphy," said Cassidl, "ye've got it on.r, "Right an' f have," said Murphy. "An' it's a good thing you noticed it or f'd have gone home without it.,'

WITH BANNERS

Although I am beaten, no one shall knowI'll wear defeat so proudly. I shall go About rny business just as before; Only when I have safely closed the door Against you and all, shall I be free To bow my head-when none can see.

Tonight I'11 shed my tears, but tomorrow when I walk with you, I will be gay again. Though I am beaten, no one shall guess, For I will walk as though f am Success.

-Abagail Cresson.

CAT CHAT_CATRIBUTED

Me an'the nabor's cat has a game this a.m. with nut results, w'i'ch these is those. We meats erly an, salutes; ,.play bawl," f cat calls, an' we begins,

He makes a four pas w'ich is uncatpleted, an, I slams him fur a double; he drugs me down under the close line with over the fense tu go. We falls in a,clinch an, takes time out.

'We meow squares off an' faints, feline eech uther out; he smashes a bot rite tu mi wind an' slides tu third. I lets him hav it on the button; we flies out tu centre field an' goes down fur the count.

We goes intu a huddel an' does spinners, goin, outta bounds ontu the lst row uv spinach.

"Cat sarn .it," yelps mi master, "get tu blasses outta the gardin !"

The nabor's cat then teas off an' steels a hum run. I makes a leepin' takkel an' pins him tu his oan dore mat; the fur flies. He serves a mene toe holt, wilch I returns with a half Nelsun; he spikes me an' I socks him twict in the solar plexim; "fowl !" he catwails, an, we,en I looks up to sea wher at, he grabs hisself a birdie an' walks.

The game ends rite ther'. His missis cums tu the dore an slings a bier bottel, sum oranges an' a baked appel wi,ch spatters; ther' is langwidge also.

Seams I'm detroit round here, I catends, an so goes hum tu mi own dug out.

I has a nu idee meow, but as mi fren Kip wood say, wus he a feline, 'that is anuther cat's tail."

Mickey the Fam'ly Cat Purr.-A. Merriam Conner.

Star Lumber Company of Stockton is Progressive Conc ern

The yard covers the entire block and is the closest yard to the Port of Stockton. It carries 1,000,000 feet of stock, has its own planing mill, and operates four trucks.

Star Lumber Company specializes on Ponderosa Pine and Redwood uppers, also Douglas Fir in heavy timbers, plank, and all ordinary sizes.

One of their recent sales was an addition to the brick t,arehouse now under construction by the Port of Stockton, which required 500,000 feet.

The first delivery made by Lumber Distributors, Inc', exwarehouse was taken by this yard. This consisted of No. 1 Common plank and small timbers for yard inventory. A picture of this first shipment from Stockton's new lumber terminal accompanies this article.

This yard was purchased in March, L927, ftom Pioneer Lumber Company of Stockton by Sam E. Dalton of the Melrose Lumber & Supply Company, Oakland, and Elmer Bruce. Mr. Dalton died in 1933 and his interest is now owned by his estate.

Mr. Bru,ce has had over 18 years' experience in the lumber business. He was with the Redwood Manufacturers Company for 10 years, and was manager of their San Francisco branch for the last four years of this period.

Jack Dubois is ,cashier, and Russell Pence is the salesman.

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First Deliuery ol Lumber Maile by Lumber Distributors, Inc' Lelt lo Right--Elmer Bruce, Mmrager, and Jack Dubois, Cashier, Star Lumber Co' Star Lumber Company, located in the block bounded by Van Buren Street, Market Street, Lincoln and Mace Streets, Stockton, is one of the most progressive in Northern California.

F. S. Buckley Tells of Changes Belgium Reduced Tariff on U. S. in Dftribution Methods in Lumber by 15 Per Cent

Sash and Door Business

"During my thirty years of experience in selling sash and doors I have seen the'method of distribution change three times," said Fred S. Buckley, of the Bu,ckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company, Portland and San Francisco, recently to a representative of this paper.

"First the volume of distribution was from warehouses and factories located in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and cities along the Mississippi River, whose source of lumber supply was from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Then as that source of supply became depleted the factories and warehouses located in the Middle West began to secure their supply of lumber from the Pacific Coast states, and at this time some factories were organized in California and Oregon to produce stock sash and doors.

"There being practically n,o other new supply of lumber than that in the Pacific Coast states, and since the manufacture of sash and doors by factories located there has become more specialized,, I have .come to the conclusion that the most economical and orderly method of distribution is for stock sash and doors and other millwork items to be assembled near the source of supply and manufacture.

"As a result of .this ,change in the method of distribution the recently organized Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company has located its plant at Kenton Station, Portland, Ore.," Mr. Buckley stated.

Mr. Buckley is a native Texan, son of a former pioneer planing mill owner of that state. He gained his early lumber experience by working for five years in a retail lumber yard prior to 1906, in which year he began selling sash, doors and millwork in Texas for John A. Gauger & Company, Chicago. Later in the same territory he sold for another well known millwork concern, Foster-Munger Company, Chicago.

He then pioneered the sale of fir doors in all the Southern states from Texas to Florida for the Pacific Mutual Door Company of Tacoma. After that he came to the Pacific Coast to become sales manager for the Nicolai Door Manufacturing Company of Portland, Oregon.

IIe'came to California in L921, when he organized and became manager of the Nicolai Door Company of California. In 1923 he sold his interest in both the San Francisco warehouse and the factory at Portland of this .company, and in the following year established a business of his own, the F. S. Buckley Door Company, in San Frbncisco, which business has recently been liquidated.

Mr. Buckley is 'continuing to make his San Franeisco, where he is in charge of the headquarters in California office

Washington, D. C., Feb.27,--Today's publication by the State Department of the terms of the new reciprocal tariff agreement with Belgium announces a reduction of 15 per cent in the tariff on the majority of American hardwood and softwood lumber items usually ,exported from the United States to that country.

Prior to the new tariff agreement, Belgium maintained two separate lumber classifications-one for oak, ash and walnut items, and another for all other woods. The latter 'carried a differential in the customs duties of approximately 15 per cent above the three species named. Through the new agreement all lumber items will take the lowsr rate, giving advantages to the United States as a major lumber exporting country. American concessions in the form of tariff reductions on imports from Belgium include no items which adversely affect American forest products industries.

As is customary in most Furopean countries, tarifi duties are levied on a weight basis, which places some of our woods at a disadvantage when compaied with similar species of European origin. 'American shippers, however, have the advantage of quality and the ability to furnish practically any length and width desired. The new tariff will, at the average rate of exchange lor 1934, amount roughly to approximately $19 per thousand feet for softwoods and $26 for hardwoods.

In 1933 Belgium imported about $37,000 worth of softwood and hardwood timbers and $1,50O,000 worth of softwood and hardwood lumber. The country possesses no appreciable timber resources of its own and the tariff is ther'efore largely for revenue purposes only. American exporters will find in the 15 per cent redu,ction, efiircted by the new agreement, the lowering of another barrier to international trade.

The National Lumber Manufacturers Association. through its newly established export department, is closely following reciprocal tariff negotiations with other countries and is keeping the case of lumber before government agencies having these matters in hand. Recent developmentsparticularly the agreement with Cuba, whi,ch resulted in appreciable pick-up in lumber trade with that countryhave afforded marked encouragement to American lumber exporters and clearly indicate results whi,ch may be accomplished through concert€d action. The Association will submit to the State Department soon its recommendations with supporting evidence regarding Canadian and American lumber tariffs.

H. W. COLE IN NE\^I ORLEANS

Harry W. Cole, Code Executive of the Redwood Division, San Francisco, left March 8 to attend the meeting of the National Control Committee of the Lumber Code Authority to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, March 12 to 15. The main business of the meeting will be the setting of the production allotments for the second quarter of 1935.

Fred, S. Buchley

of the Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Company, with offices in 111 Sutter Building.

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Lungsn

BucHey Luber Dealen' Supply Cupeny, ul - Sutts Bui|dilg............. ....Suttcr lc08

Chnnbcrlin & Cq' W. R.' fth Floc, Fifc Bldg. DOuglas 5170

Dolb.6 & Cnm Lunbcr Co' ?ll Mrchaltg E:chuge Bldg.......SUtter il54

Hrnqqd Imber Co, llO Sanre SL ..........'...'.Douglu ill!|

Hobbs, WrlI & Co., a50 Jcrold Avc. ............'.....Mksion ||Cl

Holncl Eurd<a l.mbcr Co. l9a6 Fimirl Ccntcr Bldg.......GAr6eH rtzl

LawrercPhilipc Lunher Co201 Fifc Building...... "'........ .Exbloolt l3t:t

Loon Luber Cmpany, Fr ot rath sL...: :...............Exbrook rt3l

t cg-Bell l$bcr Salec Ccpmtion'

|25 Marlat StrEt..... .......'. ...GArfield 1t39

Mulligm & Co., TY. J., 520 Mot3mery St.................GArfield lt90

LUMBER

MacDmald & Hmingtm Ltd., r0 Cdifolir Stret....."...'.....GArfield t39:t

Mc€ormi& Chu. R- Lunbcr Cc, lCl Mailrct Stnei............'.....DOugl$ 2$r

Mm Mitl & LuEber Co. 525 Market Street ;EXbrnok ll73

Pacific Imbcr Cq. Tbc to Bulh Str.ei............."...,.GArficH u$

Red River Lunber Co, il5 Mordnoc& Btdg.,......'......GArfield €22

Santa Fc Lmbcr Ca' fa Callfmia Strct............KE.rnv A7l

Schafcr Bru. Luubcr & Sbinglc Co., 12$ Flfe Bldc... ' ..Sutter ltll

Sudden & Christm, 3rC Sanm Sbect................GArfie|d 2t16

Trewa Luob* Cq' 110 Market Str;t....................Suttn 0a2l

Unin Lmber Co.' Cirockcr Building ..SUtter 3l?f

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LUMBER

Hill & Mcton' Inc., Dcmlson SL Wharf ............ANddg fl7l

Horm Lrrnber C;mpany, -ad & Alicc Strets.'..".....'.Gl:nurt 16ll

E. K. Wood Imbcr Co. Frederictr & Ktng Sts....,'...'...Fruitvale Ulz

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LUMBER

Vu Arrdde-Hurir Luber Co- hcFifth e Bro Str€ets..........GArfield l0(t

Wcndins-Nltbu Co., ffl f,lar|Ict Str.Ga .,.. ..,.'.........SUtter SllS

E. K. Wood Lunbcr Co, I Drunm Strclt.,.,................KEmv ma

Wcycrf,re 3.16 Cq i|' Califmnr Sbe€i...............GArfieId tt?{

DOORIT AND PLYWOOD

Harbq Plfrrood Corpmtion' 55? M;r&.t 9tret...'..'..........GArfeld tsill

Niobi DG Sah! Cq. rri Itth Sb,et .........,,.........Mlsioo ?tA

Whels-Orlpod llale Corpontion, 3aa5 rtd St. :.....,...........VAIcmia 211

CREOSOTIED LUMBER-POLES+IIJNGTIES

Buter. J. H, & Co. tct' Mdtsm€ry Stret. ' ' .DOugls tt!3

McCm:ck Chu R.. Lumber Co. fif Mrilct Street..,...............Douglu 2561

PANEI.S-DOORS-SASH

Elliott Bav Satree Co.. 1t2l Biodmy :....'........'.'. Hlarte zl7

Cdifcria Buildcn Supply Ca' 50f rth Avenue .....,............ANdorts utt

l\r'eatem Dm & Sash Co' Sth & Cypre* Sti .........,....L4le.idc ll|O

Strable Hardwod Co., 537 Flmt Street.. :.'............TEmplebar 55El

LOS ANGDLDS

LUMBER

LUMBER

Boo&ltas Bunr Lumber Qo. -- Ch;b"a' Cmnere Blda'.....PRdFct 'zlr

Chanberlin & Cc' l1/. R- --Tr -wi.i- Nbth st...-.... .'.... " "TUcter l{81 onb*"t*"ffi.*1T5..*:

Hanmod Lmber Co-' -- zfro S". Alueda St. ............PRocEGd ?ur

Holres Eune&a Luber Co.' '---zri-zu-ArcXtets Blds. -'.........Mutud'rtl

Hoovs, A. L.. ----lti S- l-'Se Avc. ...'......'..'..YOrk rr6t

Lamcc-Philips Lmb€r Co. --a;F irrl"G-s*;u""" nlag.. .PRosFd 02zc

Ipng-Bett Lmber Sdes CqPoEl..tim' ---ft' peir&um Sccuitcr Bl&...Prcpect 6l6t

Pattel-Blhn Imher Co, 52r E. trh sL ....................vAndika 2321

Puaet Smd Arehted Mills aza W. lttl. Grrhnd 81dg...........TUc&er l&15

Red Rlvc Lumbcr Co, ?ttl E. Slasron .CEntury 290ill

Suta Fe Lrmb.r Cc, tU Fi6-cirl Catcr BldS.......VAndike 4l7l

Schafer Bm Lumbcr & Shinrb Cc, En W. M. Guland Blds.........TRinity|2?r

Sud&n & Carbtcnu, G[ BGrd ot Tn& Btdg. ........TRinity ttl,l

Uaion Lmber Cc t23 W. M. Garlard Btd8...........TRinity 22rZ

Wendling-Nat[an Co, 70 So. l,-a Bna Ave. .,............YOrk llCt

HARDWOODS

Hanmd Lumbq Co2ol0 Sc Alueda St. '...........PRcFGI ?l7l t"g?"*,lL lhcurlti' Bldg...PRcpcct ?B

Sturo" E. J.. & So" ad!' Eat -tStb Stret...........'CEnturv tar

SATIH-DOORS-MILLWORK

Ha--od Lunber Co, z|fO So. Alanede SL .PRolpect ?Ul

KchL Jn TV. & StG. efi So. ffydn St. ..'..............ANgelug tllt

Red Rircr Lubcr Co?e E. Slam ..CEntry zltlt

Wheelcr-Ocgood Salee Corpcation'

a$ Sacrameato St ...............TUcher ll3l

PANEI.S AND PLYW(X)D

MacDmald & Bergrtrm, Ine

"-6r-F;trdJ; - si*.iti." "'srds.. PRcpect ?l9r

MacD@fd & Haningtm, Ltd-'

-- SIZ Pcrrclan Sqrittes Bldg....PRepect 5031

E. K. Wood Imbcr Co, ftl S&ta Fe Ave. ..............JEfferso 3lll

Weyahaw Salec Co., tO Pebdem Sqitia Bldg...PRcpect 55dl

Abqdeu Plvvod Copany'

Aoa 1\|6t Pi@ Stret...'..'.. .....Fltzrcy tltil,l

Califmia Paul & Verer Co, !55 So Ahmeda St......'..........TRinity 0a57

McCmick, Cha. R.' Lmber Co..

--iii-w;t-tth st.' .-. . .TRinitv 524r

Mulligu & Co., W. J.' - rri W6t gtfi St. ..................VAndike {lt6

Pacific Lurbcr Co. The ?|I' Sq La Brea Ave. ................YOrk ll0ll

CREOSOTED LUMBER_POLEHILTNGTIES

Baxter, J. H. & Co., Ol W€.t Fifth Stret............Mlchigan @04

McComicl Chas. R., Luber Co. UZ Wst tth St. ...........,....,.TRinity 5Zr

Harbc Plywood Ccpratio4

f6O N. In Bro.,..,....'...........WHitn€y 326?

P*ific Mutul Ild Co' CApitol 7606 ll28 llteluluter Are. (Alhambn)

Wheler-Ocglod Sdec CaDontid, 2l5it Saffimto St. , ... ..TUckcr {l.t

California Building Permits For February

February Building Activity Vacation Homes Plan Folder Will

in Western States

Tu,cson .......$

be Help to Dealer

A distinct service to the lumber dealers and to those of the public who aie contemplating the building of a vacation home has been rendered by the California Redwood Asso'ciation by their publication of a limited edition of a folder containing 22 plans of Redwood Vacation Homes.

The idea for this attractive publication originated with J. W. "Jack" Williams, secretary of the Association, and the plans were drawn by L. J. Klein, of the Association's technical staff.

"The designs," to quote the foreword in part, "were conceived to meet the demand for a serviceible vacation home

2,W at moderate cost. with customarv comforts and conven17,218 iences that are the natural desire oi th" modern vacationist; 1,125 also if necessary, to become a permanent dwelling.

7,763 "These plans are for somewhat more than the car'elessly

4,720 and hurrieily erected shelters of assorted materials at hand, 151,140 without thought of design, setting or permanency.

3,843 "The intention of this presentation is to assist you in formulating and incorporating into your building individual 75W ideas (as no two persons will have the same requirements),

14,280 and in turn make it possible to more clearly indicate to your architect or builder who will develop your ideas to L,26O neet all 'conditions involved, giving you an individual

3,825 home, for a particular location and setting, with due conI49,W5 sideration to selection of materials

133,041 "The plans are developed to give maximum room space

42,755 within limited area without waste and still furnish all I2I,575 essential conveniences to simplify housekeeping and up5,7m keep, thereby affording more leisure, enjoyment of com-

1,115 forts, and the restfulness desirable in this type of dwellO,O75 ling."

Dealers wishing to get a supply of these folders should gZ,ZlO get in touch with the California Redwood Association, 405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

NEW ARRIVAL

Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Grimes are receiving congratulations on the birth of a seven pound boy at the Merritt Hospital, February 28.

Mr. Grimes, better known as "Red" than by his initials, is salesman for The Pacific Lumber Company in Southern California.

VISITS CALIFORNIA

E. W. Daniels, vi.ce president and sales manager, Harbor Plywood Corporation, Hbquiam, Wash., visited San Francisco last week and ,conferred with C. W. Bu,ckner, California sales representative. He also visited the Los Angeles office and traveled both ways by plane from Portland to Los Angeles.

From the Fi

Ten les of Th

Years Ago Today e California Lumb er Merchant, March 15,1925

One of the largest crowds on record was present at the land, paid their Los Angeles offi,ce a short visit the early Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo concatenation and |inx on the eve- part of the month. ning o{ February 27. Sixteen kittens .ivere initiated. An entertainment follor,ved the initiation.

Eighty-two members of tl-re Northeastern Lumberrnen,s Association on tour of the Pacific Coast, following a visit to the Union Lumber Company mill at Fort Bragg, were tendered a luncheon at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on March 4, by the California Redwood and pine Associations. J. M. Hotchkiss, president of the Redrvood Association, presided at the tur.n.or. * * *

The Northeastern Lumbermen's Association party spent March 6 at Los Angeles where they were entertainecl by the firm of E. J. Stanton & Son. Follorving an inspe,ction of the company's plant they were taken on a sight-seeing trip through Hollywood where they visited the Warner Bros. moving picture studio. Luncheon was served at the Flintridge Country Club, A. B. McAlpine of E. J. Stanton & Son presiding at the luncheon. A{ter luncheon the party rvas taken for a tour through Pasadena.

Builcling permits auri,r] i.oluu.r, t925, in San Francisco tcrtaled $3,871,487.00 which lvas an increase ol g462,864.00 over the preceding month of January.

The Grenfell Lumber -., *nl.n operates a yarcl at Colusa, has openecl a new yard at Butte City-.

Duncan Matheson of t;. l",J oro',.,sco potice Departnlent was the speaker at the Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 meeting held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on Februar_v 26. R. F. Hammatt was chairman of the dav. ***'

Fred S. Palmer of San Francisco, rvell known California Pine distributor, is in the E,ast and plans to attend the meeting of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association at Atlantic Citv on March 18-19. ***

The Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo .ivill hold a dinner and concatenation at San Jose on the evening of March 28. Following the dinner and concatenation, there will be dancing until midnight. A large delegation df Hoo-Hoo members from San Francisco and the East Bay District will attencl the meeting.

L. J. Wooclson of ,"" ir"i.,lo is on a business trip in the Northwest where he will visit Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. He expects to spend a fetv days at the WheelerOsgood plant at Tacoma.

E. E. Johnson of the C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., port-

Homer Derr of the J. M. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove, has returned from a trip to Oroville where he visited the mills in that clistrict

The report on visitors to the national forests of California, released by the San Fran,cis,co headquarters of the U. S. Forest Service, showed that 4,154,761 people traveled into or through these great summer playgrounds during 1924.

"Clean Competition is the Life of Business" is the leading editorial by Jack Dionne.

Two hundrecl of;ficers of the California District, U. S. Forest Service, completed a ten days' conference at Fort Miley, San Francisco, on February 27. The greater part of the conference meetings were given over to the consideration of the findings and recommendations of the Forest Servic€ Board of Fire Review, based on experien,ces of the 1924 fire season. All phases of forest protection and fire suppressior-r work rvere discussed by the foresters. ***

"The Cash Discount Problem" is discussed in this issue by Roy A. Dailey of Seattle,Il.n

A. J. Barker, Acrne Lumber & Shingle Co., Chicago, spent several clays in San Francisco where he was making a survey of lumber market conditions in California. His trip to the West Coast also included visits to Portland and Seattle where he visited some of the Northwest mills.

C. H. McDonalcl, S""ttL .rlnJ".","r, spent several days in Los Angeles and San Francisco looking over lumber conditions in the California market. **t<

Arthur Tlvohy, Los Angeles wholesaler, is at his ran,ch in the San Joaquin Valley where he will spend about three rveeks, retuning to Los Angeles about April 1.

Western States Lead in Housing

Six Western states lead the nation in housing activity according to a statement by Alfred B. Swinnerton, regional director of the Federal Housing Administration, in San Francisco, March 2.

The states are California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona. In spite of the fact that these states contain only seven per cent of the nation's population, they have accounted for one-fifth of all loans granted, and 18 per cent of the money involved, Mr. Srvinnerton said.

Chief Forester to Address Lumber Gathering at New Orleans

Washington, Mar'ch 6.-F. A. Silcox, chief forester of the United States, will address the National Control Committee of the Lumber Code Authority and the annual meetings of the Southern Pine Association and the Hardwood Manufacturers Institute at New Orleans on March 13. It is expe,cted that Mr. Silcox will discuss the broad subject of forest conservation, dealing especially with the programs of public and of industry action recommended by the conference of public and industry representatives in 1933 and in 1934, held in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the Lumber Code.

The National Control Committee will be in session in New Orleans from March 12 to 15, and will then adjourn to meet in Washington on Mar,ch 18.

President Signs San Diego Fair Bill

On March 7 President Roosevelt signed the bill appropriating $350,0m for the construction of a building and maintenance of a Federal exhibit at the California-Pa'cific International Exposition at San Diego. Several members of the California congressional delegation were present' The President informed the group that he hopes to visit the exposition.

The two pens used in signing the measure were presented to Representative George Burnham of California who will send them to the exposition management' The exposition which opens on May 29 will run for ten weeks.

Galen H. Pierce

Galen H. Pierce, secretary of Hogan Lumber Company, Oakland, was instantly killed on March 2 when the car in whi,ch he was riding crashed into a stalled truck on the Dumbarton Bridge highway near Newark.

Glenn Pier,ce, his twin brother, who was driving the car, was severely injured.

Mr. Pierce was born in Wisconsin 41 years ago. He had been associated. with the Hogan Lumber Company for about four years, and at one time was with E. K. Wood T umber Company.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ethel M. Pierce, a daughter, Miss Gayle Pierce, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Pierce; a sister, \{rs. Effie Krampeter, and a brother, Glenn V. Pierce.

\(/ork on Exposition Buildings Being Rushed

Construction work on the exhibit buildings at the California-Pacific International Exposition at San Diego which opens on May 29 is rapidly going forward' Work has already commenced on the California State Building, Palace of Education, Women's Palace, Ford Building, Standard Oil Building and Villages of all Nations.

The Leading WHOLESALE JOBBING and RETAIL YARD of San Francisco

Foot of 16th St. San Fmncisco EXbrook 4831

I9S5-A BOODI YDAB?

Brookmire expects the vital recovery forces now at work will bring about a boom in business and stocks. Read the study of this subject in the Brookmire Quarterly which also gives a detailed program.

You may have a copy, gratis, by requesting Bulletin 49-D.

MACHINERY FOR SALE

Sash and dow sticker with grooving and boring attachment; hollow chisel morticer; Moore Dry Kiln Trucks; combination saw; pulleys; hangers ; motors; compensators ; shaving blower; large lathe ; large and small swing saws. All in first class condition. California Mill Co., 340 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone GArfield 3933.

EXPERIENCED LUMBERMAN

Position wanted by lumberman experienced in all branches of yard, also office. Not afraid of work. Prefer Los.Angeles'or surrounding territory. Address Box C-537 California Lumber Merchant.

FOR SALE

'We can offer some attractive buys in Southern retail lumber yards. Twohy Lumber Co., 549 Secgrities Building, Los Angeles. Telephone 8746.

RETAIL SALESMAN WANTED

County seat city of 15,000, located within 100 miles of Los Angeles. Must be married and able to furnish own car, and must have had California experience and be fully familiar with all branches of the retail lumber business including millwork, building supplies, hardware, paints, etc. Familiarity with oil field trade will be decidedly advantageous. This position has a wonderful opportunity for the future and is open now. Act at once outlining fully your qualifications and experiences for the past ten years stating age, salary expected and how soon available. An interview will be required. Address Box C-542, care California Lumber Merchant.

Total Lumber Production jot 1934 15,222,946,000 Feet

Washington, D. C., Mar. 4,-Total lumber production of. 15,222,846,000 feet in 1934 is shown on the complete report of production, shipments, and gross stocks for that year just issued by the National Lumber Manufacturers Ass,ociation, the first report of its kind to be put out by the association. Shipments totalled 15,116,380,000 feet, and stocks on hand at the mills are shown at 7,83,366,000 feet as of Jan. 1, 1935, a comparatively small increase above the same figure for the Leginning of. 1934.

The complete taburlation for the year was made possible

FOR SALE

Lumber Yard and Small Mill, near Los Angeles. Doing a very good business and paying well. Very small rental. $8000.00 will buy. Sickness cause of sale. Address Box C-534, California Lumber Merchant.

F'IR SALESMAN WANTS WHOLESALE CONNECTION

Experienced Fir salesman wants to make a connection with a Los Angeles wholesale lumber firm. Covered the Southern territory several years and knows the trade. Can furnish good references. Address Box C-539, care California Lumber Merchant.

WANTED

,fO PURCHASE LUMBER YARD FOR CASH. ANY\4/HERE IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF SACRAX{ENTO. INFORMATION TREATED IN CONFIDENCE. REPLY BOX C-541, CALIFORNIA LUMBER MtrRCHANT.

EXPERIENCED LUMBER SALESMAN

Desires to make connection with either wholesaler or manufacturer. Well acquainted with retail trade in both Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. Can furnish best of references. Address Box C-540, care California Lumber Nlerchant.

RETAIL FIRM WANTS MAN

Los Angeles retail lumber firm wants general all-around man who knows the retail lumber and building material business. Must be under thirty-five years of age. Address Box C-543, care California Lumber Merchant.

through the system of reporting inaugurated by the Lumber Code. Heretofore the National Lumber Manufacturers Association has made an estimate each January which very closely anti'cipated the full report of the U. S. Census Bureau, usually ma,le in the following fall.

A healthy reduction in stocks on hand since the beginning of the year is indicated by the Association,s weekly barometer, the latest issue showing that wh-ile production during the first eight weeks of the year was .S/o. above the same period of. 1934, both shipments and orders are 3O/o' above those for the preceding year. Stocks on hand as of the end of the eighth week, expressed in terms of day's production are the same for both years; 167 days, ; whereas this year there were sufficient unfilled orders on hand to take care of 3O days' production as against only the equivalent of 25 d,ays' at the end of the same week in 1934.

California Petroleum PRospect

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AWWOl,LnCUngo Our New Sptilng n'N4[oCle[ou

Strangely enough, it is NOT streamlined, nor has it "safety glass" or "controlled ventilation." In fact, we have to break down and confess that it doesn't even possess common, every day "knee action."

BLJT-even lacking these latest mechanical gadgets-as the last word in a Credit Rating Book, our New April 1935 Edition, leaves nothing to be desired.

Checil< fhese featnar€,soo

O Over t0,000 definitely rated lumber manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail lumber dealers. Millwork Manu' facturers, Furniture Manufacturers and other manuf acturing woodworkers.

O Large two-color State Maps.

O Digest of Commercial Laws of each State.

o Sreet Addresses in l2l large Cities.

o Indexed for quick reference.

AND NT NS SN.]PPN.EN,{ENTED TWI[CIE"A.,WEEK

Our TWICE-A-WEEK Supplemental Sheets flash the latest credit changes-as they occur (and incidentally' are an excellent source of new sales ProsPects).

The NEIT (107th) Edition will be ready for distribution April l.

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n ::fi .'.T1,::"0?l; J:t"':?j il ::11: -

including our 3O-DAY APPROVAL

PLAN).

Trade Flashes-

Furniture sales up 20/o to r0% . .

$200,000,000 being spent for modernization under the FHA

Our Supplemented April Edition will permit you to take full advantage of these opportunities for increased sales-with maximum safety.

Rins bv ring, through the centuries, Nature has built up the soft, even texture of California pinee. Red River's forests are situated in the region where soil and climate are exceptionally favorable to thls growth.

Red River's lumber and plywood products are meeting the demands of trades that formerly depended upon eastern white pine to fill their exacting requirements. Industries and builders profit by the reduction in working costs and the higher value of ttreir output derived from pine-texture that cuts and moulds easily and cleanly with and acroEs the grain; that does not nail-split; develops minimum distortion, cheching and grain-raisrng and takes paints and enamels economically for fine finishes.

Dealers find that "good pine to buy is good pine to sell" with consumer satisfaction that is the best advertisement and builder of good will.

Red River offers economy in buying as well as quality of product. RED RMR MIXED CARS provide complete diversification ,of items loaded at one point.

The rings tell the story of slow, uniform growth.