Under the Pines and These Timely Tales Are Redwoods Gathered

C. W. BROBACK TO VISIT LOS ANGELES

Mr. C. W. Broback, mill srlpt. at Fort Bragg for the Union Lumber Company is expected in Los Air"geles the Iatter part of Nfarch. Mr. Broblck will make an "extended visit in the South am,ong his ,many friends.

LOS ANGELES HARBOR RECEIVING MUCH AT- TENTION FROM EASTERN BUSINESS

Mr. JV. H. Todd,, wealthy lumberman of New york, stopped at L_os_Angeles last week, on his way to San Fran_ cisco. Mr. Todd is making an extended trip in his private car "Newport."

He states that eastern business men are watching with keen interest the activities around the Los Angeles -harbor and pred'icts that a second Gotham will grow-here.

Sunset Lumber Company Buys More Land In Oakland

Three acres recently purchased from the Santa Fe will be used in the_enlargements to the already "non-ous plarri of the Sunset Lumber Companys mill at Oakland.

Mr. W. Goddard, manager it Oakland states that it is necessary {or their company to spread out to this extent to cope wlth the large increase of building operations in their territory.

State Accepts Gift Of Timber

, A tyg-*.ile.strip_ of heavily covered redwood land, 300 leet wrde, laying along the state h,iglway at the Klamath t(rver has been deeded to the State Highway Commission by the heirs of the Charles Willis Ward estate.

cRoss LUMBER "oliis$ BDurLDrNrEw DRy_

- The Cross Lumber Company at MercedYs expandins bv the addition of a big drying plant. The new 'buildirL -is located between I and J streels, and will be l9gx4l fee't.

BEAUTIFUL NEW OFFICES FOR T]HE UNION LUMBER COMPANY

The Union Lumber Company has moved their Los Ang"_ les offices from their old- robms in the Uerctranti- tt"_ tional.Bank Bu.ilding, to room 1130 Lane Mortg"g. noiid_ rng' at 8th. and. S.pring. _Same telephone numleis.

I rtmmed entlrely ln redwood these rooms are about the handsomest that we have ever seen. Our good friend E. A. Goodr,ich and his fellow "o"rpi."t", n"af b"""""", U._ sides being cracking good lurnbermen are more or less architects.

NEW SALES MANAGER FOR THE WOODHEA.B LUMBER CO. ,-./

Mr. Earl Galbraith has taken the position u, ,J". -"n- ag-er for_the Woodhead Lumber Cbmpany at the main office in Los Angeles.

N{r. Galbraith was with the Hayward Lumber Company for years, at different yards, and until last month *'";'; partner 'in the firm oJ.Galbraith and Jacobson in Hunting_ ton Park. He sold his interests in ihis ,company just rE_ cently.

Mr. Galbraith will occupy the position that was held until recently by Phil -8. Hart, niw managing ;Jit";-;; the California Lirmber Merchani.

RECORD SHIPMENT OF COMPOSITION ROOFING.

The steamer "Diana Dollar', left San Francisco for Bom_ bay, India, on March 2oth, with the largest singte order of composition roofing that has ever been"shipped] ;"";;_ ing to reports.

Fifty-ohe carloads of Malthoid roofing to be used on the rvirehouse of the Port Trust Cotton Company at Bombay. This material was all manufactured ai tht Emery;ilie plant of the Paraffine Companies. This plant isiaie i;-;; the largest single roofing iactory in thi world.