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(Continued from Page 26) is what he oi she is interested in. Just what is under the paint or enamel that covers it, they don't redly care.

So, when we preach the selling of building THOUGHTS, we are not indulging in idle fancy, but offering IDEAS that are far more real and substantial than those boards in yodr shed. Much more so.

THE BUILDING'S THE THING. .ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE.''

HOUSE.OWNING VS. APARTMENT RENTING

Some light is thrown on the perennial question of whether it is cheaper to buy than to rent by some building cost figures compiled by the Alexander Hamilton Institute, says a bulletin of the Research Bureau of the National Lumber Manufacturers Associations. According to these figures a duplex frame house may be built for as low as twenty-seven cents a cubic foot, and the highest grade detached frame house can be built for forty-four cents. High class apartments cost seventy-seven cents a cubic foot; cheap ones, forty-two cents.

It would appear from these figures that the investment in one's house o{ the best quality rvould be only hal{ as much as the sum on which he rvould have to pay interest in a high-grade apartment. In other rvords, it appears that a detached frame house of the best quality may be built for half the cost of an apartment suite. That would leave the home or,vner with the interest in his pocket on the other half and applicable to amortization of plincipal.

The Dope Sheet

', Bird by name of N. J. Murray rvith an asterisk (which says he is v.p. of Weaver-Ebling Automobile Co., N. Y.) writes in "Automotive Wholesaling" under the title "I Like Married'Women." Classifies the different types of office employees. The Party Girl. Comes in late, with one eyebrow smeary; mid-afternoon before she really gets to work. Work is ragged. Sometimes comes back after lunch with gin on her breath. Murray says if it got that far she certainly swallowed it. Out !

The Confidential Type. Loves to vamp the boss. Holds hand over phone and tells Boss: "Wifie calling. Shall I tell her you're here ?" Out ! says Murray, i.e., out with that sort of girl.

Maiden Lady. If plump and rvell fed, apt to be kittenisn. If skinny, apt to be aggressive. Gets grudges and nurses 'em, says Murray. Out !

Flapper Type. Children, says Murray. Iris out !

Fiancee Type. Engaged to the only thing that ever happened. Ordered to meet him at the elevated at five, and when that time comes. savs Murrav. in italics. no asterisk, she flies ! Out ! says M.

The Married Woman. br""t. Willing to put up with boresome details. They get that rvay from having to live withtheir husbands. Cost more; worth more. Says he could go more into details, ltut doesn't.

-The Needle.

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WOMEN'S CAPES

Cape of Good Hope-Sweet Sixteen.

Cape Flattery-Twenty.

Cape Lookout-Twenty-five.

Cape Fear-Thirty.

Cape Farewell-Forty.

Try It On The Dog

Ever try this ?

Send some of your orvn advertising to yourself. Address it to yourhome. Note vour reactions to it asit reaches you,.as you take it from the envelope, and as you sit dorvn and read it through.

Grade Certificate Form is Adopted

The long discussed Grade Certificate, to be put into general use by members of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, has been adopted in the form shorvn in the accompanying illustration.

This form, developed in the offices of the Lumbermen's Service Association, I-os Angeles, has l>een printed and is ready for general distribution to members.

There is still considerable to be said on the plan of Grade Certification, plans still in the forming, and the publishing of a reproduction of the Certificate is an advance on a story to appear soon, giving the complete plans as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association, after their final adoption.

Annual Standardization Conference

Aoril 27 has been set bv Secretarv Hoover for the annual lumte. standardization ionference at the Department of Commerce in Washington, according to announcement made by Chairman John Henry Kirby of the Central Committee on Lumber Standards.

This'ivill be the fourth consecutive year that lumber manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and consumers have gath"'sred in Washington to rvork upon the problems of lumber standardization. This year's meeting, at which many matters of importance are to lte considered, rvill put the finishing touches to the softwood standardization, rvhich was largely completed a year ago.

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"'We are building up a splendid business on Creo-Dipts thank you for your beautiful advertising matter," writes one contractor. "Landed four jobs," reports a Jersey City contractor.

In both cases, Creo-Dipt dealers made extra profits for all Creo-Dipts are sold through recognized dealers. Write for the full, profitable Creo-Dipt plan.

B. C. Shingle Manufacturers Elect C. E. Merritt President for L926

C. E. Merritt, Huntting-Merritt Lumber Co., Ltd., Vancouver, B. C., was chosen president of the Shingle Manufacturers' Association ofBritish Columbia at their annual meeting held at Vancouver, March 8. He succeeds Robert McNair who has held the office for the past two years.

C. J. Culter,'Westminster Mills, Ltd., was re-elected vice president, and Ted Bevan, secretary,manager.

Mr. McNair, the retiring president, in his address told of the progress of the association in the past year. He said it was extremely gratifying to him to note the spirit of co-operation which had prevailed during the last year, and rvhich is building a sure foundation for better times ahead.

He said that the whole industry was indebted to Mr. C. E.Merritt for the good work which had been accomplished by his almost superhuman efforts in the last twelve months.

Secretary-manager Bevan's report showed that at the beginning of. 1925 there were only 22 mills in the association with 190 machines, while at the present time there is a membership of 45 mills with 304 machines. This represents practically 100 per cent of the possible and is a fine tribute to the work of the secretary-manager.

A banquet was held following the business session, the principal speaker being G. H. Winn, chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board of B. C.

PORTLAND MILL BURNS WITH $1s0,000 LOSS

Portland, Oregon, March 16.-Fire destroyed the planing mill, box plant, dry shed and 1,000,0000 feet of lumber at the plant of the Oregon Box & Manufacturing Co. here today. The origin of the fire is unknown. The flames spread so quickly that the efforts of the firemen were mainly directed to saving other parts of the plant and adjoining property. The estimated loss is $15C000.

Portlandhoo Hoo Club Has Election

The postponed electron ofthe Portland Hoo Hoo Club was held at their luncheon meeting March 18. The nerv officers are as follows:

President, H. L. Potter, the Timberman; 1st vice-President, Graham A. Griswold, The Griswold Lumber Co.; 2nd vice-President, William W. Roblin, Fred W. Roblin Lumber Co.; 3rd vice-President, William Anderson, Peninsula Lumber Co.; Secretary-Treasurer, W. B. (Billy) Mack, W. B. Mack Lumber Co.

Directors: F. C. Knapp, Peninsula Lumber Co.; Herbert J. Anderson, H. J. Anderson Lumber Co.; George Mcleod, Hammond Lumber Co.; Wilson Clark, Clark & Wilson Lumber Co.; H.A. Templeton, H. A. Templeton Lumber Co. ; Carl C. Crow, Crow's Lumber Index; Mark D. Campbell, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.; J. R. Hulbert, Sunset Timber Co., and David Davis.

Logger Steps On Bear

Dormant Animal Killed with Axe by Camp Foreman

CENTRALIA, Wash., Mar. 19.-A story comes from an Independence logging cimp to the effect that while Bill Webber, camp foreman, was walking along a trail leading to a donkey enginq 300 feet from rvhere men were felling timber. he noticed that leaves had been drawn into a hole at the foot of a tree. Presuming it was the abandoned winter quarters of a bear, he stepped into the hole to examine it and felt a motion beneath him. On striking a match Webber discovered he was standing on a bear, dormant in winter sleep. He killed the beast with an axe. The bear rveighed 150 pounds.

William Whittier Passes Away

William J. Whittier, veteran lumberman of California, passed away at his home in San Jose on the night of Sunclay, March 21st. Funeral services rvere held on the 23rd.

He was the Salinas Valley representative for the Redrvood Manufacturers Company, covering the territory from San Francisco to San Louis Obispo, and rvas one of the most popular of the lumber salesmen making this territory. His connection u'ith the Redrvood Manufacturers rvas made in 1916.

New Sash And Door Manager

Hayward Change

Frank Fairfield, manager for the Hayrvard Lumber Corn-

Mr. R. V. Hine, formerly with the Beverly Sash and Door Company, Beverly Hills, has taken charge of the sash and door departmerrt of the Sun Lumber Company, same clty. pany & Investment Company at San Fernando, since 1911, has resigned and is being succeeded by his son, Mr. Jack Fairfield.

Jack Ellis Says Goodbye

J. C. (Jack) Ellis, for the past trvo years manager for the Santa Fe Lumber Company at Los Angeles, acted as chairman at the March 25th meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club. He made a short address of farewell to the boys, telling them of his retirement from the Santa Fe Lurnber Company to go to San Francisco to open a retail vard.

'HERE'S OPTIMISM

For obvious reosoru, lhe name of the company originating the f ollowing letter, is not given. It is a lefler sent by the main office to aII sales offices, anil contains a note of cheer! optimism and an accounl of some gooil sales, aII of which is uorth Passing along.

ALL SALES OFFICES:

You will be interested in knowing that this week (March 1520) has been the best week we have had for sales since the first week in A,ugust, 1925, or for approximately eight months. We have booked this week total of seventy-six carsr approxi' mately hatf of them being mixed yard orders.

This business hAs been pretty well distributed and we feel very much encouraged and are very hopeful that this is the beginning of an active buying period that may continue for at least sixty days.

McCORMICK CO. WILL REBUILD RAILROAD

Fifteen miles of the old Port Townsend Southern Railroad between Junction, on Discovery Bay, and Quilcene, Olympic Peninsula, will be rebuilt soon, it was announced recently by officials of the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co. at Seattle. This will reach 500,000,000 feet of timber rvhich is part of the timber holdings acquired by the IVIcCormick interests when they purchased the Puget Mill Co.'s properties a few months ago.