Fred C. Hamilton Assumes General Management of the Benson Lumber Company, Sa+ Diego

The many friends and business associates of Fred C. Hamilton, sales manager of the Benson Lumber Company of San Diego, Califonnia, will be pleased to learn of his appointment to that of general manager of the Benson Lumber Company's large retail and wholesale operations at San Diego, succeeding Mr. F. M. White who, for the past ten years has successfully conducted the company's business at that point, and who is now retiring on account of other large and varied business investments.

Fred needs no introduction to the lumber industry in California, as he has been actively engaged in the sale of lumber on the Pacific Coast for several years and we bespeak for the Benson I-umber Company continued prosperitv and success under his progressive nranagement.

_Mr. Frank Lynch is president of the company, while Mr. O. J. Evenson, secretary and general manager of its timber interests in Oregon at a recent meeting of the board of directors, was elected to serve as managing director of the entire holdings of the company both in Oregon and California, and Mr. Willard T. Evenson was made assistant manager of the timber operations at Clatskanie, Oregon.

The Benson Lumber Company contemplates the towage. to San Diego from Oregon this summer, five giant ocean going log rafts r,vhich will cut approximately 25 million feit board measure of Oregon pine lumber, and in a recent interview had withMr. Frank Lynch, president, and Mr. O, J. Evenson, secretary, it was stated that next season they contemplate towing sufficient rafts to San Diego to allow thern to operate their saw mill two shifts, instead of one as at present, which will enable them to take care of 'the large expansion of business in Southern California, evident at this time.

The rece'nt purchase by Mr. Lynch of one of the United States Shipping Board's steamers, renamed the "Frank Lynch" is non' actively engaged in coastwise shipping and has a carrying capacity of approximately one and threequarter n'rillion feet of lumber, and the contemplation of purchasing another steamer of like capacity, is further assurance of his optimistic vievus as to the future industrial development in Southern California.