After a building has been frnanced and its size, plan and architectural features determined, the owner is interested in knowing how quickly the building can be made rcady for occupancy.
Early occupancy is important because of the saving of interest charges during the non-productive construction period, and the profits derived from earlier operation.
Practically all speed records in building conscuction have been made with concrete as the building material.
Plasdte-the waterProofed, plastic cement-should be used for exterior stucco work, foundations, basement foors, and wherever absolute dryness is essential.
Plastite is f or sale by leading building material dealers-ash for it by NAME!
A dependable source of supply consisting of complete and fresh stocks of the best brands are always here to draw from.
Oak - Maple - Beech - Birch-in all standard sizes. Plank Flooring in Oak, Teak and Walnut.
J. E. MARTIN
MsaSfit EdltcIncrpratrd udc th. lawr of Cdlfcala
J. C. Dlou., Pro. rnd Trcu.; J. E. Mrtn, Vle-Prcr.i A. C, Morryru, Jr.' Sey. Publlchcd thc lct and lSth of cacb Eorth at 3lt-r$20 CENTRAL BUILDING, LOS ANGELES, CAL., TELEPHONE, VArdik .56s Eatcrcd aa Second-clas natt* Scptcnbcr 6. ItZl' at tha Poetofflco at Lor Angclcq Callfmla, undor Act of March 3' ft79.
Subr-criptioa Pricc, gZll0 pcr Ycar Singlc Copicr, 25 centr caich.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., APRIL I, 1929
Douglar Fir Cargo. The millr have well bahnced order 6ler and pl€nty of inquiry for rpecial cutting. Clean are rtrong. It is ertirnated that the curtailment between now end the end of tte year in tte Northwert will be 16 2/3 pq cent of production for one rhift millr and 25 per cent for hro rhift minr, carrying on the indit/id'ual vohmtary crrtailment program.
Douglu Fir RaiL Thc millr have conriderabh volune of Eartert bruinerc on thcir boob, and pricer are very firm with an upward tcndcocyn Ca$fornia dinrension ir veqr rtrong and highcr pricee may be eurpec{ed, ar the milb are now gefting high6 pricer for lumber rhipped Eart. ghingle and lath pricer for rail rhipmcntr ehow no change.
Thc Californir demand ir good and pricer are firrn 29 lumber veerelr are laid up, with 5 velrels opcrating ofi- shore. Unrold stocks at San Pedro on March 2? totated 8rl57rOOO feet-for the part few weeks rmsold rtockr at San Pedro have been at tte loweot point rince lart May.
Cargo lath ir higher while ebingl,e prices ehow little change.
According to lumber studies made by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, for the fint ten weeks of 1929, orderc for lumber exceeded production by 13.5 per cent and shipmentr were O.2 per cent more'tlran cutting, bas€d on reports of 143 major mills in the Douglas fir region of Warhin6on and Oregon. Production for the first 1O weeks of 1929 for 216 milb reporting to the .{,osociation war 31.6
per cent below the w*kly operating capacity of theee millr for trhe period.
Cdifornia White and Swar Pinc. The Cdifonrh pine rnarket ir rtrorrg and pricer are firm. Stockr at the millr are badtv deplaed, rendering quick rhipmentr difficulr Fac. tory and the cornmon gradca are in very good dc,rnand. Redwood. The market ir good in all grader and pricce are 6rm" The Cdifornie Redwood Agociation report thc following totalr for the frrt 1l weeks of the year; ffcrq received, 82,199,000 feet; Shipmentr, ?1r858'dD fcct; Production, 74,412r(JflfJ ferlt. *<*tF*st
According to the report of the National Lumber llllanufecturcrr Arcociation of March 21r the luraber movcmcat for the first 11 wee&r of 1929, bared ori reportr from thc regional arsociation millr, is ar followr:
-Wert Coast Lumbermen'r Association. Production, 1r' 695,308,000 feet; Shipments, 1,671,296,000 feet; Orden' 1,828,714,OOO feet.
Cdifornia White and Sugar Pine Arociation. Produc' tion, 161,8O1'OOO feet; Shiprnente, 281,692'000 feet; Orderr, 280,434,00O feet.
Southern Pine Association. Production, 726r139'(X)O feet; Shipments, 73313221000 feet; Orders, 780'066'(X)O feet.
The total hardwood movement for the first 11 weelrs of the year is as follows: Production' 581r439r(XX) feet; Ship-e.tr, 56810?81000 feet; Orders, 696142410OO feet.
A one-day convention will be held by the lumber dealers of Southern California on Saturday, April 6, at the Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles. Luncheon will be served on the Mezzanine Floor at 12:15 P. M.; the luncheon will be for men only and all dealers, manufacturers and wholesalers are invited to attend. Luncheon tickets will be $1.00.
Following the luncheon, there will be a business session which will be presided over by Paul Hallingby. There will be reports of the Cement, Hardwood Flooring and Roofing committees. These committees have been very active and will have constructive reports to make which will bring
out discussions in which the manufacturers will participate. One of the principal subjects to be discussed will be the adoption of straight grades of Common and the sale of grade marked lumber.
Dinner will be held in the main dining room of the Alexandria Hotel at 6:30 P. M. The dinner will be $2.00 per plate. There will be music, entertainment by Frank Seiger's Male Quartette, and dancing.
This-will be a pleasant get-to-gether meeting to which all are invited. Bring an idea with you-take several away. There's profit in it.
We have a large and complet€ Irrarufacturing plant in connection with our ryarehouse * 7O2 F- Slauron .A,venue.
RED RMR sash are a "good buy." The soft, gmooth-cutting, even textured CALIFORNIA PINES grve clean sticking and have the "Old Fashioned White Pine" characteristic of holding their size and shape under a wide range of weatfier conditions.
CAREFUL WORKMANSHIP, combined with quantity production in our modern factory are refected in a quality product. We are equipped and organized to handle special jobs of any size, in S^A,SH, DOORS, MILLWORK and BUILT-IN FIXTURES.
"Producers of White Pine for Over Half a Century"
The other day at a lumber manufacturers convention, a nationally known mill man said to me: "I read in your paper about the Blank Lumber Company's new steel and concrete sawmill. I don't think you ought to high light that sort of news. That's what's the trouble with the lumber business." "Yes,t' I said, 'I think yorr.'re dead right about it. That IS the trouble with the lumber business. That, of course, and a few other things. One of the other things, of coursg is the fact that when most of you prosperous mill men build, you never use any lumber if you can help it. Now, if I'm not mistaken, YOUR house is built of brick and stone. There's tile on your roof. The porches are of concrete and stone and metal. A lot of the foors in your house are
But my voice no Ionger reached him. He was fifty feet down the lobby of the hotel, and travelling fast. 'Whenever you go looking for someone to tell you what is the matter with the lumber business-see me.
The whole state of California-speaking of lumber of coursHw€s a definite and particular debt of gratitude to Kenneth Smith, of Los Angeles, for his work of the last year in ttre Los Angeles district. It goes without sayrng that there can be no general or abiding prosperity in thd lumber industry of California so long as the Los Angeles district, with its more than two million inhabitants and its lumber consumption larger than that of the huge city of New York-is not prosperous. And lumber things were troubled and disturbed in the Los Angeles district for a string of years, profits were almost unheard of and chaos was the general order of things. It affected every corner of California, naturally. Kenneth Smith and his organization have brought order out of chaos, and things look hopeful, very hopeful indeed, in this great lumber center.
Ilfore 1rcwer to him! * !& *
I would like to give the cement manufacturers of California a piece of unsolicited advice. START ADVERTISING. Carry the story of cement to the people of California. Advertise your individual wares, and advertise collectively your cement and concrete story. The most unintellige,nt thing about your methods of doing business in the past, has been your stern determination NOT to advertise. I think your present clash with the Legislature is blameable very directly to your continual silence on the subject of your own business. f have noticed-and I have watched this thing for a great many years and watched it closely-that in other territories where Cemqrt has been attacked, it has been in the non-advertising districts. And'I have noticed that in the territories where the various cement companies are enthusiastically carrying thEir stories to the public, they have no troubles of that sort. Believe it or not, it's a dernonstrable fact.
Turn the searchlight of publicity on your business ! Show the public that you are proud of it, that you want to talk about it, that there is nothing to be hidden about it, as your general disposition to covetr it with a cloud of silence might cause people to suspect. Remember this! It's the birds that fy in darkness that people are afraid and suspicious of, and take shots at-not those that sing in the sunlight on their front porch ! :1.**
One or two ceanent manufacturers in California are enthusiastic advertisers. But taken as a whole the industry in California has deliberately and cooperatively covered itself with a cloak of silence, and thought it was doing something wise. The fact is that in this day and generation no more dangerous method of business procedure could be discovered. What I'm writing here I've told individuals in the cement industry various times in years gone by. Any industry of that sort which decides.not to advertise is simply laying up trouble for itself. They ultimately run headlong into the very thing they have been trying to avoid. Vocalize your business. Print it broadcast. Shout it from the housetops. Sing the praises of your individual brands and wares. Register your industry and its individual units stoutly on the mentalities of the population; and when you do you will be doing more to keep out of trouble than hiring a hundred lawyers.
Every day the possibilities of plywood grow broader. The other day I went through a big fixture factory with its owner. He told me the biggest improvemetrt that has come to his business in ten years has been through the newly adopted use of plywood. He used to use a certain hardwood fo'r the backs, bottoms, and shelves of his garment cabinets-a large part of his business. Thc wood had to be dried after he got it, glued up on edge, dressed, etc. One day he tried a sample of plywood. Now he buys it in several car lots. Just saws out of plywood the sizes he wants, no drying, no dressing, no gluing, no extra handling, just big fine clear boards ready to fit in single piece units his e\rery want. That man is the biggest plywood enthusiast I have met.
The writer is something of an Association believer and enthusiast himself, but he saw a boost for association work the other day that was a hummer. The Secretary of a certain retail lumber association was giving the various uses of his association, and the ver5r first thing he listed as an activity of his organization was "To combat the growing chain-store competition." Fine! And with most of the retail lumber yards in the country in "chains" themselves, and getting more and more that way with
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.[On more than 25 years McCormick has been supplying California lumber merchants with West Coast woods.
Every possible means to insure prompt and dependable deliveries has been taken. A lumber senrice all-inclusive. our own
timber stands, loggrng camps, four mills cutting |,2OO,OOO ft. per day, fully equipped teating plant and a fleet of coastal and inter-coastal vessels.
You can profit by this superior service. Our reprepentatives will be glad to tell you how.
We ako specialiTe in Idaho White Pine and Pondosa Pine. Gnas. R. MeGormlck Lunber Go.
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SALES OFFICES: San Francisco--27j Marhet Street; Datenfort 3 j00. Los Angeles-1100 Lane Mortgage Building: Tinity 5241. Phoenix-iC. p Henry, rcpresentatite, 423 Heard Builf,ing. MILLS; St. Heleas, Otcgon; Port Ludhn' aid P6rt Gamble, Washington. TRE{TING PLANT: St. Heleis, OrcEon. PLANING
MILLS: San Diego. DISTRIBUTION YARDSz Wilmingion and San Diego.
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every year that passes. No ! The growing chain store activities may be attacked, but it's hardly likely that the retail lumber associations will do the attacking. In the last few months in a certaih state we lrrow of there was proposed a bill that aimed at the chain store. It didn't require any lawyer to tell that the same law would also destroy the retai'l lumber line yards. So the retailers of lumber were among the stronger opponents of the billwhich was killed.
Here's something new in lumber. The West Coast Lumbermen's Association recently decided for the first time in lumber history that there SHOULD be a difrerential be. tween prices direct to the trade and prices to the wholesaler, something the legitimate wholesalers have been fighting for for manJ years. The subject was discussed at several meetings in the Northwest, and finally they agreed that there SHOULD be such a differential, and they likewise fixed the amount thereof. So far as we know this has never been done before by any lumber manufacturing organization. It naturally delights the wholesaler, being to him concrete widence that his claims of service rendered and compensation deserved have finally been officially indorsed. And it may be good politics for the Northwestern mills. Naturally if one species pats you on the back, and others do not, you are likely to lug for the friendly fellow. Most people do.
The Hardwood Manufacturers fnstitute, of Memphis, Tennessee, has gathered some hardwood facts, figures, and estimates regarding the immediate past and future of hardwood production, that are very interesting indeed. During the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, fndiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, hardwood mills discontinued operation to the number of 168, with annual production capacity of l,382,000,000 feet. During those same years in those same states, 125 new mills started in business, with 949,000,000 annual production capacity. This showed a new loss during those years of 43 hardwood mills cutting 433,000,000 feet annually.
These figures are all based on mills cutting 3,000,000 or more annually.
But beginning the nrrl or irrn]*n"* arc the prospects? Lct us see. On the first of this year, in the same list of states previously given, there were 557 hardwood mills, with an annual production capacity of 4,913,000,000 feet.
One year hence 41 of these mills will be gone, with annual production capacity of 355,000,000 feet. At the cnd of the second year 48 more mills will be gone, with annual production capacity of 378,000,000 feet. At the end of the third year hencc 52 more mills will be eliminated, wittr 333,000,000 capacity. The fourth year will see 46 morq mills bitc the dust, with 354,000,000 capacity. The fifth year will see 23 mills pass, with 148,000,000 capacity. Thc total that will disappear in five years will be 2lO, and ttrcir annual production capacity will be 1,568,000,000 feet. At the end of five years from now there will be 3,]7 hardwood mills still operating in these states, with production capacity of 3,345,fi)0,000 feet. ***
Perhaps the number of mills and their production by states will be of interest. Louisiana is the boss hardwood producing state, with 83 mills of 908,(X[,000 capacity; next Arkansas with 52 mills and 541,(X)0,000 capacity; ,then Mississippi with 58 mills of 532,000,000 capacity; West Virginia with 5l mills of 508,000,000 capacity; Tennessee with 62 mills of, 472,000,000 capacity; Texas, 29 mills with 291,000,000 capacity; South Carolina, 35 mills with 287,000,000 capacity; Georgia, 29 mills with 244,000,000 capacity; Alabama, 39 mills with 244,000,000 capacity; North Carolina, 28 mills wit}n 212,000,000 capacity; Kentucky,2O mills with 147,000,000 capacity; Virginia, 14 mills with 141,000,000 capacity; Florida with 16 mills and 121,000,000 capacity; Indiana with 19 nrills and 81,000,000 capacity; Pennsylvania with 6 mills and 64,000,000 capacity; Missouri with 6 mills and 50,000,000 capacity; Oklahoma with 2 mills and 36,000,000 capacity; Illinois with 3 mills and 18,000,000 capacity; Ohio with 4 mills and 11,(X)0,000 capacity; and Maryland with I mill cutting 5,000,000.
The center of gravity of hardwood production has swung and will continue to swing Southwesterly. Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas will be hardwood producing headquarters for all time to come. The production of northern hardwoods is continually decreasing, while that in the Southwest is increasing. There is lots of hardwood stumpage left in the South. It was the popularizing of Southern Gum particularly, that swung hardwood production South. That formerly despised wood suddenly became one of the world's most useful, practical, and beautiful woods, and so considered wherever hardwood is used, and this turned the trick. One great and useful SoutAern wood is passing away very rapidln and its supply continually declines. That is Magnolia. Its supply is low, and declining very rapidly.
TOOIE TTLN I' A PAITI{O TNYE TTENT
"The savings in underweights will pay your sales e xpense" More's Reversible Cross Circulation Kiln has been provcn in more than 110 installitions. This kiln will giv e you a greater capacity of properly dried etck as thc fumber is etacked cdgc to edgc without centcr flucc lnd ahinncr stickers are used. Write now for bulletin No. 283O7 and for a list of recent insteUatiorr.
B*ililcts Sitcc 1879"
California Redwood is today beautifying the interior and exterior of thousands of new homes. fts natural coloring, beauty of grain, and all-around adaptability for nearly every construction purpose, is placing this wood in ever-increasing favor, not only with architect, contractor and builder, but with the prospective home-owner as well.
The retail lumber dealer who does not carry a well-rounded-out stock of Redwood is niissing a profit in dollars and the even tual good will of a Redwood customero There is a real sales message behind this California wood. You should be telling it.
The Hammond mill at Samoa manufactures Redwood from the select timber stands of Humboldt County. Stocks in all grades and sizes always on hand at our distributing yards.
We used to say that "one dip in the sea of modern merchandising and you are ready for a swim." It's been that way with Virgil Cowan in his efforts to create and market a line of standardized and practical built-ins to be sold through the lumber dealer.
He has been in this game only a little over a year, yet every month that passes shows so many marks of progress as to convince him that there is a great and glorious work to be done with the building industry along this specialized line.
Right now they are issuing their newest and most pretentious catalogue. As a matter of fact his business has been outstripping his catalogues from the day he started, and his year of merchandising his built-ins has been a quick succession of constantly growing and developing catalogues, showing his rapidly broadening and improving line of wares.
The new catalogue is a hummer. Let no dealer's desk be without it. "It shows the most complete and modern line of built-ins to be found anywhere on earth, every one a profit-maker for the live lumber dealer who wants to sell something besides two-by-fours," says Mr. Cowan, of the new H. V. Cowan, Inc., Catalogue, just off the press.
The new catalogue is handsomely bound, most attractive in appearance being printed on heavy enamel paper with every page profusely illustrated with pictures of Cowan products. There are 76 cuts used in the book. Also there are terse detailed descriptions of every item shown, a list of general specifications, specific directions for orderrng, etc.
A very interesting editorial in the front of the book headed "Standardization Applied to Built-In Cabinets," reads as follows:
"The story of America's industrial progress is a story of standardization. Quantity production on a standardized scale has improved the quality and lowered the cost of virtually every product of popular use. Cowan cabinets offer one of the most striking examples of the advantages of standardization. By the application of the most efficient methods of manufacture known to the cabinet-making industry, our organization is able to produce the highest quality cabinets for the home at costs actually lower than most cabinets of ordinary quality. Throughout our factory, with its more than 28,66 feet of floor space, every operation is standardized. Many of our machines are espe- cially designed for quantity production of standardized parts. Every operator is a specialist in his particular op-
eration. Every step, from the lumber to the finished product, is highly systematized. The result is the production of a standardized cabinet of incomparable quality. All the experience and facilities of our entire organization have been centered for years on a single purpose-to build the finest cabinets it is possible to make. That architects, builders, and home owners recognize the superior quality of Cowan cabinets, and the advantages of using them rather than having ordinary cabinets built on the job, is clearly indicated by a steadily increasing volume of business. Only products of sheer superiority could win the acceptance that has been accorded the products of our organization."
The catalogue contains several pages of photographs of actual installations of Cowan's kitchen cabinets. that show clearly how wqnderfully these products look when in actual use, and how perfectly they fit every nook and corner desired.
Another department shows the various types of buildings, from the cozy California bungalow, to the biggest and most pretentious apartment, all equipped with Cowan Standardized Built-Ins.
One thing Mr. Cowan is particularly proud of and finds a great assistance in tying up with their dealer distributors, is their. Plan Service Department for assisting their customers in laying out their built-in arrangements, and properly presenting them to their customers.
This concern has equipped and will continue to equip their customer lumber dealers whenever and wherever desired with a wonderful display of Cowan built-ins for the lumber office or display room. A large number of these displays are in use today, and the dealers find them a great help in selling their customers "through the eyes."
Cowan has just contracted to equip with his built-ins the new Town House Apartments at Wilshire and Commonwealth, in Los Angeles, a wonderful apartment building containing 127 apartments. There will be Cowan built-ins in every department, demonstrating the high regard in which which these products are held.
Standardized, machine-made, perfectly constructed and jointed and fitted cabinets, are rapidly taking the place of the saw and hatchet products made-on-the-job that used to be so common. The standardized products, such as Cowan's, are immeasurably superior in quality, super- ior in appearance, and more economical to all concerned, at the same time giving the lumber dealer a better profit than he could possibly make on his raw lumber for madeon-the-job stuff.
We are wholesale distributors for Northern California and Nevada for those incomparable stained- und€r - pressure shingle roofs that you see so wonderfully advertised in the big consumer magazines-Creo-Dipts. Let us tell you how you can make profits selling this attractive line.
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Funeral services for Edward E. Taenzer, who died unexpectedly Sunday morning, March 16, at his home in Los Angeles, while seated at the breakfast table, were held Tuesday, March 19. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
Mr. Taenzer was a native of Indiana, and was born at Terre Haute on November 10, 1868. IIe came to Los Angeles in 1915, following years of experience in the hardwood and lumber business in Memphis, Tenn., and other Southern producing centers, where he was considered one of the pioneer lumber operators.
Shortly after reaching Los Angeles, he organized the American Hardwood Company, and associated his two sons. C. R. and E. M.'Taenzer in the business. He anticipated an early retirement ffom the business field, but the concern grew so rapidly that he never was content to leave the active management and was at his place of business Saturday, the day before his death.
Mr. Taenzer was one of the organizers of the National Hardwood Lumber Association of which he was a past president, and one of the prime movers in the National Hardwood Export Association. He was also one of the organizers of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers Association. lfe was a member of the Blue Lodge of Masonry, the Scottish Rite and the Shrine, Ifoo lfoo, and the Jonathan Club. Besides his widow, Mrs. Rose L., and two sons and their families, he leaves a sister Mrs. Hermine Galsford of Long Beach.
A,ctive pallbearers, selected from the membership of the First English Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Taenzer was an active member were: George Grabe, Charles Mickel, N. B. Wiseman, E. C. Bentz, J. C. Witt and S. A. Melcher. Ifonorary pall bearers for the funeral were: Howell Baker, C. J. Laughlin George F. Weis, H. H. Whiteside, Sheldon Morris, Ray Ford, Roy Ray Roberts, C. W. Bohnhoff, Clarence Bohnhoff, D.J. Cahill, George C. Cornitius, G. C. Gearhart, LeRoy Stanton, Jerome C. Gripper, W. E. Cooper, Charles M. Cooper, Charles M. Kellogg, H. W. Swafford, C. W. Prollius, Clarence H. Boyle and W. A. Banta.
M. D. Bishop, formerly associated with the Standard Planing Mill and Routt Lumber Co., Fresno, has been appointed secretary of the Central Coast Counties Lumbermen's Association, which covers Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, and has a membership of 40 yards, situated in 20 towns throughout the territory.
Mr. Bishop will make his headquarters in Watsonville.
can depend upon "Perfcctim." In modern plants operated by skilled lumbcrmen, qnly the finest oak is selected. Aftcr proper season. ing and kiln.drying, it is pcrfcctly millcd and matched so that it lays smooth and stays smmth. It is graded ard handled eo carefully that upon anival anywhcrc, it is always in perfect condition. Lcading lum- bcr dealers gladly feature this nationally advcrtised brand. There's a izc anl gradc fot aar! sti*crra, neu or old. Wit. todo! fm f*ll paai*lara ARKANSAS OAK FLOORING CO" Pinc Blufr, Ark.
First-time buyers of doors are pretty certain to be regularcustomers forthe California Mill and Lumber Co. of Alameda, Calif. This firm sells a door that contractors almost always come back for on their next jobs. It's the famous Laminex door that will not shrink or swell or warp. ttContractors to whom we've sold Laminex claim that the ultimate cost of hanging these trouble-proof doors is at least twenty-five cents less peropening than with ordinary doorsrt' says Manager Magnus Hollested of this concern. "As a result they always afterwards refuse to accept ordinary doors."
The Santa Fe Lumber Company with yards in six California communities has satisfied itself that Laminex doors bring the contractors who try them back tothe same mill formore. These people state in explanation thatttl-aminex doors give customers comllete satisfaction." And they go on to say that they've found "there is a decided demand for Laminex doors evidently aroused by the advertising cimpaigns carried on in many publications." Not only do advertised Laminex doors make steady customers of first-timebuyers, but they attract the first-timebuyers !
-|HIS cut-away view of aLamiI nex door shows why it is trouble-proof. Notice the stile construc3is11-1hs core of Eeparate blocla with the grain crossed so warping can't take place.. Core blocks, clear faces, and panel plies are solidly welded together with Laminex cement. This cement, being water-proof, forms "bulkheads" on all sides and prevents the passage of moisture which ordi-
That Laminex doors make steady customers for the Palo Alto Lumber Company ttis evidencedrt' as Manager Ellis saysr"by our many releat orders. Much of our trade now izsi.rlr upon being supplied with Laminex. The contractors realize the guarantee ldbel on Laminex doors means something.t' Doon that the contractor will have no grief with, that the owner will never be annoyed by, that the speculative builder finds a help in selling homes, Laminex doors are an item that will draw trade and [rold it for you. There are many hundreds of dealers who have proven that conclusively.
narily causes swelling and shrinking. There's not another door in the world that is made'like this. Nor another door so widely advertised and well known. Laminex doors have helped dealers all over the country build a bigger door business. Theycan help you get and hold more customers. Write for further information, and the new catalog on the beautiful line of Philippine Laminex doors and carton trim. Fill out the coupon now.
OU PROFIT most by what sells easiest and fastest. And stim' ulated sales make the plus side of the ledger look better. You are ofiered tihat stimulant in new and attractive items in the latest catdog of Cowan Standardized Built-in Cabinets. It illustrates the most complete line ever presented to the building trade.
Cowan Cabinetc sell more rapidly because you can show the contractot savings of time and money. They are delivered to him completely built and ready to set. No cutting and fitting, no chance for mistakes. He gets highest quality cabinet work for actudly less than it costs him to build it on the job.
The new catalog lists Cowan Standardized Built-in Cabinerc to equip every room in the house. Three attractive new items are illustrated here. Note the absence of the "ready-madett look.
Cowan designers have achieved a touch of individuality that gives the apPearance of a made-to-order job.
Send for your coPy of the catalog. It explains how we can produce these su' perior cabinets for you to sell to the builder at less than it costs to build or" dinary cabinet work on the iob. You will see how the many features of convenience will appeal to your customers' with conse' quent profit to you. Clip and mail the coulxln below for your copy of the cata' log with our cgmpliments.
1958 E. 64th St.' Loc Angeler, California
H. V. COWAN, fnc., 1958 E. 64th St., Lor Angeles, Calif.
Gentlemen: Without obligating me in any way, please send me a copy of your new catalog No. l0 with dealer's price list.
Name
The historic romance of ancient cathedrals forms a picturesque background for the announcement by the Pioneer laper Company, Inc., that through their association with the Flintkote Group of Companies, and Shell Oil, international petroleum producers, Copperclad Shingles are now available for distribution to Pioneer dealers thioughout the wes_t. Time has proved copper to be a most enduring of
roofings, ds evidenced bv the record of Hildesheim Cathedral of Germanv. built in 132?, and rorrfcd -ith -.ti"" Germany, built in 1322 and, roofed *itli copd -r-o-r ur_^yerrnany, Dullf tn an(l wrtn copper. This edifice and the Nagoya Temple of Japan, erected in 1411, give undisputed proof of ftre tasiing qualities of copper on the roof.
Copperclad shingles carry the Class A label of the Underwriters' Laboratories of the National Board of Fire Underwriters; being the only shingle on the market which does not require a layer of asphalt-saturated felt underneath to obtain this rating. Convincing proofs of the scientific construction of Copperclad Shingles, are given in the recent tests made by W. J. Krefeld, Engineer of Tests, Columbia University.. Repeated freezing anl thawing tests revealed a p_erfect union of the materials; running witer tests showed Co.pperclad to be impervious to moistuie; and dry heat tests failed to_penetrate eopperclad's Construction. -With Copqerc.!1-d Shingles, distributed to Pioneer dealers throughout the West, buildings may now have a copper roof coilparable in point of durability with the famous roofs of anclent cathedrals, at a moderate cost for Copperclad Shingles.
This product for permanent roofing,-was developed in the research laboratories of the Flintkote Company and has b-een successfully applied to thousands of roofs ihroughout the east. Through the Flintkote association r,vith the Pi,oneer Paqer Co., the iame quality of Copperclad Shingles is now available to dealers throughout the West.
p. K. wooD LUMBER CO. HAVE THEATER pARTy tr/ Sat"t_a_ay evening, March 23, was "E. K. Wood Night" 'at the Mission Play at San Gabriel. About 200 attended the. play-lvhich iniluded employees of the company, together with their guests and friends.
William T. Ralston, who has been manager of the Yancey Lumber Company's yard at Patterson, for several years, was married to Miss Florence Petersen of Patterson, on Sunday. March 24.
Miss Petersen has lived for a number of years with her parents in Patterson, and both she and the bridegroom are very popular in that locality.
Now, morc than cver, wood flooring offers an enormous ficld for sales. Now, morc than cvcr, you can rcap big profits bccause we'vc madc it a fertilc field for thc man who handlcs Northcrn Hard Maplc.
Month aftcr nonth wc have becn tclling and are continuing to tcll the homc builders, real cstate opcrators and architects of America thc powerful story of "Maple Floors in Color".
Month after month we are smashing homc the advantages of Northcrn HardMaple to iodustrial
exccutives, flour nill owners, school boards, hotcl operators, hospital supcrintcndents, and building managcrs.
Take advantage of this nationwidc advcrtising that has been telling thc pcople (many of thcm arc your customers or proslrctivc customcrs) about the beauty and cconomy of Hard Maplc floors. Take advantage of the selling we havc already done for you. The cultivating is donc. Why not join us in boosting Northcrn Hard Maplc and reap the profits from this fertilc field?
Members of The Maple Floorinc Manufacturers Association have contributed maoy thousands of dblars and Jears of work to standardize and implove the manufacnrre and grade uniformity of Maple, Beech and Birch flooring, also to give dealers, architects, builders and consumers complete information on the-advantagei of these iloorings. Cooperate with these manufacturers by featuring Miple, Beech and Bircli- foorin-gs, trademarked MFMA. This rade mark protects the buyer.
The following is a complete list of member manufacturers who are licensed to use lllFMA:
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The Annual Meeting Committee is shaping its program for the Convention of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association to be held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D. C., April 1G11. Several major matters, aside from the officers' and committees' reports, will be considered under the headings of:
"What conditions are facing the Wholesaler and what is he doing to meet them?"
"The Cost of Conducting a Wholesale Lumber Business."
"The Lumber Wholesaler and Grade-Marking."
Like manufacturers and retailers, the wholesalers recognize rapidly changing conditions in their field, and they realize this situation must be met and not avoided. With most of the lumber productlon distributed through whole. salers, they must be and are alert to keep abreast of the times. Leaders from several regions will meet at the Convention and, analyze and discuss these conditions.
With every effort on the part of the 'ivholesaler to eliminate wasteful methods and at the same time pursue a policy of satisfactorily reaching all their markets, have the wholesalers' costs of business increased or decreased? With the comprehensive survey made two years ago and with the results of an investigation now being made by the Cost Committee, it u'ill be possible to discuss this question intelligently at the Convention, and it rvill be one of the most important items of business.
As in other branches, there are differences of opinion regarding grade and trade-marking, but the National-American has placed itself on record as favoring the principle of grade-marking. With so little of the general production grade-marked and with full appreciation of its acceptance of the grade-marking principle, the place of other good lumber, not marked but sold under association inspection rules, must be considered. Wholesalers see in this a question of great interest to them and the Convention will provide opportunity for a full exchange of views.
Subjects bearing on credit losses, transportation, arbitration and other association activities will add to the program a wide interest of present day discussion. Secretary Schupner states that reports to date indicate a largely attended meeting and that there is a real desire on the part of the membership to ascertain at first hand what is golng on within the industry.
The social features will include a Dinner Dance and Banquet. Special entertainment will be provided for the ladies through an Afternoon Tea and Ladies Luncheon and a Sight-seeing trip around the city of Washington. Reduced railroad rates will be in effect.
w The Los Angeles Hoo Hoo held a dinner and concatenation on Thursday evening, March 2I, at the Commercial Club, Los Angeles. M. M. Riner, Kansas City. Mo., snark of the universe, was the guest of the evening. A large crowd turned out to greet Snark Riner.
Snark Riner was the principal speaker of the evening and gave an excellent address on the work, activities and aims of Hoo Hoo. Phil B. Hart ancl B. W. Byrne, past snarks of the Los Angeles district, E. D. Tennant, past snark of the universe, and Cliff Estes also addressed the meeting. J. E. Martin, vicegerent snark of the Los Angeles district, acted as master of ceremonies. During the dinner hour, music was furnished by a four-piece orchestra and several entertainment numbers were also on the program.
Following the dinner, there was a concatenation and four kittens were led through the mysteries of the onion patch. The Nine in charge of the initiation was as follows: snark, J. E. Martin ; senior lloo Hoo, Cliff Estes; junior Hoo Hoo, C. D. Shufelt; bojum, N. H. Parsons; scrivenoter, Mel Coe; jabberwock, Russell S. E,dmonston; custocatian, M. H. McCall; arcanoper, H. A. Brorvning; gurdon, H. J. Nunneley.
The kittens initiated were: Meyers P. Butte. Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, Inc., Los Angeles; Lawrence S. Turnbull, The McCloud River Lumber Co., Los Angeles; John F. Dodson, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles; and H. J. Lussier, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles. W. J. Stangor. Stangor Lumber Co., Clearwater, was reinstated.
Garnet W. Fraser, general agent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, with headquarters in San Francisco, was host to a number of prominent business men at a Iuncheon at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on March 19. The luncheon \\'as given in honor of S. G. Lutz, vice president of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company. The following attended the luncheon: Willis J. Walker, Red River Lumber Co.; J. L. McGoldrick, Spokane, 'Wash., McGoldrick Lumber Co. ; Scott Ennis, Pacific Fruit Exchange; Chas. E. Virden, Pioneer Fruit Co.; A. B. Hammond, Hammond Lumber Co.: H. M. Adams. Western Pacific Railroad; N. K. Lockewood, D. & R. G. W. and Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. ; Paul Shoup, Southern Pacific Company; H. E. Giddings, Pacific Fruit Express Co.; J. L. Harris and S. G. Lutz, Chicago & Alton Railway Co., Chicago, Ill.; and Garnet Fraser.
The Hope House above, built in 1608 at Chaplin, Conn., is an example of the long service of Pine construction. Such homes stamp Pine as the economical building material in the long run.
McCloud Shevlin Pine is Pine at its best-thoroughly seasoned,. dgidly graded, and smoothly milled. Complete stocks are always on hand.
J. P. Hennessy, vice president of the McCloud River Lumber Company, Minneapolis, Minn., B. W. Lakin, general manager of the firm, at McCloud, Cal., and W. G. Kahman, western sales manager with headquarters at San Francisco, recently spent several days in Los Angeles confering with the company's Southern California represent-ative, L. S. Turnbull. P. V. Eames, also of the Minneapolis office, joined the party at Los Angeles for a trip to San Diego and the Imperial Valley. Mr. Turnbull was unable to accompany the group due to a very important engagement in the northern part of the state.
M. M. Riner, Kartsas City, Mo., Snark of the lJniverse, was the guest of the San Diego Hoo Hoo at a dinner and concatenition on Tuesday evening, March 19. A big crowd was on hand to greet Snark Riner, who was the principal speaker of the evening. Following the dinner, Bill Cowling assisted by the ..*b"It ,l hi. Niq.,Iitiated seven kittens.
Bill Corpstein of the Valley Lumber Company, Phoenix, recently spent several days in Los Angeles on business.
Herman Rosenberg of the Hipolito Company at Detroit, has returned to Los Angeles after spending several months at the eastern office. He will be at the Los Angeles office a couple of months before returning to Detroit.
Wbolcrdcrr of LUMBER AND BOX SHOOKS
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Toledor Orcgon
RAIL SHIPMENTS
Straiebt or Mircd Carr of Old C'rowth
Yc[ow Fir and Sitka Spr-tce
Specializlng in Finkh ani! WorITei! Upptus Mein
Ed Houghton, of the S. E. Slade Lumber Company, Los Angeles, is spending a couple of weeks at Grays Harbor, Wash., conferring with the officials of the E. C. Miller Cedar Lumber Company. The S. E. Slade Lumber Company represent the E. C. Miller Cedar Lumber Company in California.
Earl Bowe, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Los Angeles, has returned to his desk after spending the past three weeks visiting the California white and sugar pine and redwood mills where he was conferring with officials on the Association's consulting service on grade marking and trade ry!1g:_
t. tdl. MacDONALD BACK FROM NORTHWEST
L. W. MacDonald, of MacDonald & Harrington, San Francisco, has recently returned from a two weeks' business trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. MacDonald visited all the important manufacturing centers as far north as Seattle, and spent some time at the firm's northern office at Portland.
R. W. Fullerton, president of the Bradley Lumber Company, Warren, Arkansas, has returned to his home after spending several days with his father at Pasadena. Mr. Fullerton also called on the trade while he was in this territory.
In "Robbinsl' Flooring you are assured of the very finest that has ever been, or ever will be produced. Our geographical location, the modern machinery in our mill, and the type of men who make our flooring, all go to make this statement poqstbl.. "Robbins" Maple and Birch Flooring is the best.
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It keeps correct time. It shows careful workmanehip . . beauty . . value everything a good watch should possesst And, best of all, it bears the name of a famous old watch maker with a worldwide reputation for dependability.
That's the kind of a watch we like to own . . . the kind we take pride in showing our friends, for we know the quality is there.
And the same pride of ownership is felt in owning a home built of quality lumber. In everything, the modern buying trend is for merchandise of hrown quality . . . and lumber is no exception.
Dealers everywhere, who are supplying their trade with C. C. & C. C. Kiln Dried OId Growtrh Yellow Douglas Fir, are finding this out to their own profitable advantage. Their best trade likes it.
" lt's Worth the Difiercnce"
BROWN'S SUPERCEDAR cloret lining businecs is GOOD.
Have you forelcen this great demand with a rtock or have you bcen left at the pod? Put in a etock of BROWNTS SUPERCEDAR cloret-lining and PROTECT YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH MOTH INSURANCE"
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Here where the springtime comes in grey November, Folding all the hills and vales in robes of living green, Yellow violets smiling in every dimpled hollow, Shining poppies nodding and lupines blue between.
Falls the glowing sunlight thru the swaying branches, Sparkling in the dewdrops left by gentle showers, Every field a meadorv with mocking birds trilling O'er the radiant carpet spread by fair spring flowers.
What then do I cry but: This is California ! Swept by ocean breezes, guarded by the heights; Cyclamen and harebells waking in the forests, Brooks and rivers singing to the dusky nights.
Now the far-flung orchards will be flowering, gayly flowering, Every tree in bridal robes, dainty pink and whlte, Sound of wild bees humming, meadow larks calling, And crumpled petals falling softly in the night.
Springtime weave your tapestries, rose, and blue, and golden, Colors that we love, the bravest eyes may see, Breathe upon our gardens where they lie a'dreaming Trail youi purple veils of mist across the sundown sea.
Ilere come the winsome months, skies above cloud shadowed, Storm wrack riding o'er the somber main, Dogwood blossoms gleaming in the dripping forests, Spring has stolen to us thru a blur of rain.
Adeline M. Conner.Ralph Fisher, vice-preqident of the American Trust Companl, Oakland, was-the principal speaker at the dinner' meeting of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39, held at -the AthenJ Club, Oakland, .Monday evening, March 11. Vtt Fisher took as his subject, "Whit The World Accomplished \n L98," and his talk was very interesting and much appreciated by members.
Harry Call, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., was chairman of the evening, having the gavel turned over to him by P.tg"tdent H. Sewell Molton, Hill & Morton, Inc., who presided.
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. presented a demonstration of the Dial system, and their orchestra provided music during dinner.
Short talks were made by Chas. G. Bird of Stockton, who invited members to the concat at Old Kentucky House, and by A. B. "Bert" Johnson, Jr., who announced the concat to be held at San Francisco.
R. F. Hammatt. California Redwood Association, State Counselor, also spoke briefly.
Clyde Speer won the attendance prize.
Smilie & Wharton Lumber Co. have opened a new yard at Walnut Creek. The owners are J. A. Smilie, who was with the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Oakland, for many years, and H. E. Wharton, who had considerable experience in the contracting and building business in East Bay cities.
, Cooperation was truly the keynote of the second joint meeting of the directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association. and of the Millwork Institute of California, held at the Stockton Hotel, on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23.
, The conference was divided into two sessions, a breakfast meeting on Friday at 8 a.m., and a luncheon meeting on Saturday.
Problems affecting both industries were freely discussbd, and such satisfaction was felt at the progress made in forming cloqer relations with each other, that just befo_re the clole of the second session it was decided to hold the annual conventions of the two bodies in the same locality and in the same week if this can possibly be arranged. A tentative date for the two conventions was set for November 2L and 22, with a joint meeting of directors on November 20. The conventions will be held either in San Francisco or Los Angeles.
IPresident Harry A. Lake of the lumbermen's association and President Aithur W. Bernhauer of the Millwork Institute acted as joint chairmen.
. J. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramgnto, reported on- legislation before the legislation which affects th; California Lien Law. After discussion it was decided to instru,ct the joi4t legislative committee of the State Association and Millwork Institute to make every effogt to secure pasiage of the bill amending the lien law.
At ttie suggestion of R. R. Smith, Humboldt Milling Co., Fortuna, the matter of the formation of a California Trade Comurission, a bill for which is now before the Stati Legislature, was discussed.
Those who took part in this discussion were H' T. Didesch. E. A. Nicholson, R. R. Smith, and A. W. Bernhauer" representing the Millwork Institute, and !f. A_. Lake, F. Dean?rescott, J. Frank'Wright, C' H. Griffin, Jr., and J. H. Shepard, repiesenting the California Retail Lumbermen's Association.
The idea was enthusiastically endorsed by the meeting, and it was unanimously decided to refer this matter to the joint legislative committee of both bodies, as quick action will be necessary in the event that it is found necessary to amend the bill.
The matter of licensing contractors was also discussed, and it was resolved to leave this also to the joint legis-
lative committee to work out some scheme which will be acceptable to both millmen and lumbermen.
B. 4.. Nictrolson, Pacific Door & Sash Co., explained to the meeting the working of the plan known as the Registered Buyers and Sellers Plan. Both boards seemed to approve the idea, although no action was taken.
A joint sash and door committee was appointed consisting of R. S. Grant,I. Z. Todd and R. R. leishman reprei senting the millmen, and H. A. Lake, A. J. Stoner and E. T. Robie representing the lumbermen' Committees will be appointed by each body to work out a proper difierential in -price so that a lumber dealer may gei a-fair margin of profit on millwork business which he sells.
F. Dean Prescott, speaking for the lumbermen, said he was impressed with the posiibility of working out -their commoi problems. The ietailer is the natural distributor of a lot of millwork, and he believed they would be able to arrive at a working arrangement.
Directors of the Millwork Institute present were: A. W. rrnhauer- Fresno: H. T. Didesch. Los Anselet; H. W.
Gaetjen, San Francisco; If. C. Treff, Los An
Bernhauer, Fresno; Didesch, Angeles; ls Angeles; NatNat .t-rancisco; 'I-rett, Angeles;_.t'r!I Edwirds, Oakland; E. A. Nicholson, Los Angeles; T. J. Bridgeford, Sebastapol; Frank Firher, Stockto:r;- J. W. Shrimp, Riverside; R. R. Smith, Eureka, and Robert R. Leishman, Pittsburg. Other Institute members present were: Robert S. Grant, San Francisco; V. A. Boell, Oak' land, and JoeZ. Todd, Oakland.
Directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association present were: F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; R-alp_!t Duncan, Merced; C. H. Griffin, Jr., Santa Cruz; J. F. Wright, Porterville; Elmer Ellis, Palo Alto; J. 4._Stt.pard, Sacramento; Earl E. White, Madera; Walter S. Spicer, Santa Ana; A. J. Stoner, Sawtelle; E. T. Robie, Auburn, and H. A. Lake, Garden Grove.
Other lumbermen who attended were: J. U. Gartin, Modesto, and W. K. Kendrick, Fresno.
Others present were: George M. Cornwall, -The Timber. man, Poriland; L. A. Nelson, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Portland; C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club; Paul E. Overend, California Re' tail Lumbermen's Association, San Francisco, and. W. T. Black. The California Lumber Merchant, San Francisco.
The winter storms and the spring building activity create additional profit opportunities for the live dealer and contractor. And whether it is a new roof job or the re-roofing of an old building, an El Rey dealer knows that he can supply quality merchandise to fill the order.
El Rey Rotl Roofing, and Shingles give a range of Roofing Stock for any kind of a roof. And El Rey quality and El Rey Service combine to make the selling.job easier for the El Rey dealer.
The dealer who adheres to our latest consumer price list assures himself adequate discounts and a better profit. For full information get in touch with our nearest representative.
For centuriet' copper has been the accepted rbof for buildings where money waE no obiect. Coppgr is r-royt through the economies effected in CoppJrdad, a moderately priced roof.
Copperclad is now distributed by the Pioneir Paper Co. Inc., and is available to Pioneer dealers everywhere,
Copperclad carries the Class A Label of the Under' writerst Laboratories, of the National Board of Fire fJn' derwriters; being the onlY shingle on the market which doeJ not require a layer of asphalt saturated felt under' neath to obtain this rating.
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Copperclad shingles are self-spacing and self-aligning and require no allowance to be made for expansion and contraction. They are Iight in weight and are so easy to apply that they can be securely laid by ordinary skilled labor, There is no waste from breakage in Copperclad shingles.
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American Lumber Standards, Segregation of Grades, Dealer Distribution and Selling Direct to Contractors by Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Brokers, were the principal subjects discussed at the annual get-together meeting of the three Valley clubs held in Stockton, Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23.
Business sessions were held in the roof garden of the Wolf Hotel on Friday at noon, and on Saturday at 8 a. m. The lumber industry banquet at which the clubs were joined by members of the Millwork Institute of Califor-
Lumbermen's Club, and other well known lumbermen who sat at the head table, Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Company, in his capacity of Master of Ceremonies made a number of announcements. most of which related to the comfort and convenience of the visitors.
American Lumber Standards, and Segregation of Grades were the first subiects discussed.
L. A. Nelson, Portland, manager of the Department of Grades, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, was the first speaker. He said the interest of his association in American Lumber Standards goes back to a pledge made to Iferber lfoover when he was secretary bf the Department of Commerce, when they agreed to promote these standards. In the course of his remarks the speaker disclosed that since December practically every railroad in the United States has agreed to buy West Coast Lumber on American Lumber Standards, as a result of meetings held with car builders and railroads.
The movement towards standardization is going ahead fast, and thb California Retail Lumbermen's Association which voted at its annual convention last November to go on American sizes and grades will set a date at their meeting on April 6 for switching over.
Mr. Nelson said this change will help'the sawmills, as it will enable them to cut down on their stocks. and he believed the change will make very little difference to California retailers. He again assured the retailers of every possible kind of cooperation on the part of his association.
Club nia, and other lumbermen who were invited to attend, was held at the Stockton Hotel.
The meeting of the Valley clubs this year differed from those of former years, inasmuch as it was a purely "stag" affair, and it was felt that the attendance which numbered over 100 was a very satisfactory one.
The joint business meeting of the three clubs was held in the Roof Garden of the Wolf Hotel at 12:15 p. m.
E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn, presided,-and in opening the meeting introduced F. Dean Prescott, president of the San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club, Ira E. Brink, president of the Sacramento Valley Lumberrnen's Club, Lester H. Elliot, president of the Central California
George Weir, sales manager of the Coos Bay Lumber Co., said he saw some difficulties ahead in adopting American Standards, but expected the change will work out all right.
A. J. "Gus" Russell. Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francibco, said some difficulties were presented by cargo lumber coming in rough into the Bay district.
Retailers who expressed their opinion regarding the change included the following: Elmer Ellis, Palo Alto; I. E. Brink, Chico; J. H. Shepard, Sacramento; Walter S. Spicer, Santa Ana; L. H. Elliot, Lodi; Milton Cross, Merced; W. K. Kendrick, Fresno; J. Frank Wright, Porterville; Warren Tillson, Modesto; J. G. Ferger, Fresno, John Yancey, Newman; E. S. McBride, Davis; Frank F. Min-
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TRANSMISSION: New Special Brown-Lipe Transmission. (Four speeds forwardfour speeds reverse.) Maximum speed 25 M. P. H.
DIFFERENTIAL: Timken heavy duty.
LOAD LIFTING SimpliGcd ncchanical liftrpccd DEVICE: E in. pcr rccond. Height 28 in. \lfill rccurely bind 26 in. unit
FORKS AND FORK Improved forks with'large spindle BOXES: throughout entire length-made of forging steel. Improved cast steel fork box, the upper and lower box being cast integral and securely riveted to frame.
SPRINGS: Heavy tempered steel helical coils. One spring on each corner enclosed
TURNING RADIUS: 15 ft. 8 iN._WITH OR WITHOUT LOAD.
LOAD SUPPORT- Continuous, t/a in. by 6 in. angle.
ING SHOES: Length ll ft. 4 in.
STEERING GEAR: New cam and lever steering gear, extra heavy duty for F O U R WHEEL STEER. Easy steering and exceptionally small turning radius.
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CONTINENTAL RED SEAL MOTOR:
TRANSMISSION:
DIFFERENTIAL:
LOAD LIFTING DEVICE:
FORKS AND FORK BOXES:
Industrial motor with self starter and generator.
Brown-Lipe. (Four speeds forward -four speeds reverse. Maximum speed 25 M. P. H.
Timken.
Hydraulic, low prc.rurc, doublc ecting. Spced of lift 4" pc;r pcconj.
Heavy reiniorced chromc nicket' steel, accurately forged and ma: chined. Fork boxes cast nickel steel with large bronze bearings. Top bearing solid bronze.
SPRINGS:
TURNING RADIUS:
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STEERING GEAR:
Heavy tempered steel helical springs. Two springs each -c,ornrer assure easy riding and protection against road shocks.
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The E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has been appointed the exclusive agents for California for the Stewart Inso Board. W. I. Schaefer, Sewart Inso Board Co., St. Joseph Mo., was a recent Los Angeles visitor where he spent a few weeks conferring with D. H. Gates, sales manager in charge of their insulation department, and calling on the trade in the Southern California territory, accompanied by Jerry Brennan, their insulation representative. The first car of Inso Board has already arrived at the E. K. Wood plant.
F. J. Martin, president and founder of the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association ahd a national figure in the fire insurance field, died at his home at Hunts Point, Seattle, Wash., on March 18, after a brief illness. He was sixtyfour years of age.
Mr. Martin had been actively engaged in the insurance business in the Northwest for thirty-five years. As a young man, he located in Oregon where he first entered the mercantile business. He began his insuranci career at McMinnville, Oregon, where he organized the Oregon Fire Relief Association in 1894. Ife went to Seattle in 1901, where he organized the Northurest Mutual Fire Insurance Co., now the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, which does business in virtually every'state in the Union and every province in Canada. He organized the Martin General Agency, and later the'Improve'd Risks Mutuals, the latter a group of eighteen fire,jnsurance companies in the United States; he was president of both these organiza- tions. He was president of the Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, and a member of the board of governors of the American Mutuals Alliance. Mr. Martin was also president of the Rockwood Sprinkler Company and the Instantaneous Alarm Company.
Surviving him, besides his widow, are four children: Hubert H. and Alvord B. Martin, Mrs. F. L. Delkin and Mrs. Francis Howay.
E. D. Kingsley, president of the West Oregon Lumber Company, Linnton, Oregon, and Duke Euphrat of Wendling-Nathan Company, San Francisco, made the trip from San Francisco to Portland by airplane on March 15.
Leaving Mills Field, San Francisco, at 9:45 a. m. on the West Coast Air Transport Company's tri-motored eight passenger plane, they arrived in Portland at 3:40 p. m., making the trip of about 570 air miles in just under six hours.
While they experienced cloudy weather during the first half of the journey, they found beautiful weather after they crossed the Siskyou mountains, and both report a very enioyable flight.
Mr. Kingsley was returning to Oregon from a stay of three weeks in California, and Mr. Euphrat took this up-todate way of traveling to the Northwest on one of his periodical business trips.
Robert Self of Houston, Texas, is now connected with the Los Angeles office of the Lumbermen's Reciprocal Association where he is assisting R. E. Walker, district manager, in the Southern California territory.
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Loclr Strip ir'"r, "*"r1#"$:l:l: Henry Shingle. D"y after d"y, weeh after week, month after month, year after year the Weaver-Henry engineers are working to make Weaver-Henry Shingles better merchandise. It is that spirit of constant striving for the best which has made 'WeaverHenry products profitable to the progressive Weaver-ffenry dealers; profitable in terms of dollars and cents and in satisfied customers, too.
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ard, Fresno; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno, and W. H. Falcon- to assist retail lumbermen in any way within their power bury, Stockton. in establishing the new standards, and will be glad to as-
Most of the opinion expressed was entirely favorable to sist retail lumbermen in any way within their por,r'er in the adoption of the new itandards. Some of the speakers establishing the new standards, and also to help in every brought up the question of the attitude of architects. Mr. way in the promotion of the sale of wood.
On a motion by F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, the meeting went on record as being in favor of American Lumber Standards being put into effect at an early date, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the California Retail Lumbermen's Association.
C.. D. LeMaster, secretary of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club, in opening the discussion on "Dealer Distribution" or "What Class of Business Belongs to Re. tailers", said that retailers believe they should distribute all building lumber. The speaker asked'for an expression of opinion from retailers, so that their ideas can be presented to manufacturers and wholesalers.
After much discussion the foUowi-r.rg cade of ethics was approved, each section being Viiltridldd-$qpd,i*ltaly : i
1.t-rThat it is unethical for.mills and wholesalers to sell direct to contractors.
said that architects had a lot to do with terminating the sizes of American Standards.
A. C. Horner, manager of the Western Division of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, said that his association is in constant touch with ar'chitects, and they will furnish speakers at architects' meetings, and assist in every way to convince the architects, who he predicted will not be hard to educate.
Mr. Horner said the National Association is heart and soul behind American Lumber Standards, and will be glad
2. It is unethical for a retailer to ship lumber into a town where another dealer is located, even though the material is to be used by a contractor who regularly trades with,. the dealpr making the shipment.
3. It is unethical for a rvholesaler or mill;{o accept orders from retailers for shipment into a town where that dealer has no yard and where another dealer has an investment in lumber sheds and a stock of building materials.
4. Orders for materials for industrial plants and fruit
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BLOWER SYSTEMS DUST AND SHAVING SEPARATORS
FANS AND EXHAUSTERS
SHAVING AND SAWDUST INCINERATORS
HEATING UNITS FOR COMMERCIAL DRYING SYSTEMS
PAINT SPRAY BOOTHS AND VENTILATING STACKS
GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK AND LIGHT STRUCTURAL STEEL
WHitncy 92,1,1 Rcprerentativc
Perfection Oak Flooring Co., Inc.
Shreveport, Louiriana FROST BRAND OAK FLOORING
California Redwood
Oregon Pine - White Pinc Lath and Shinglcr
Ccntrel Bldg.-TRinity 5995-5996
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wells, for use in construction, maintenproperly be placed through retailers.
shippers and oil ance, etc., should belong to local dealers in the district lvhere the materials are to be shipped.
6. Orders for materials from the U. S. Government, and Transcontinental Railroads are open to both wholesalers and retailers. Orders from interurban and local steam and electric railroads properly belong to the retailers in the district where the material is to be used.
7. It is unethical for wholesalers or manufacturers to extend credit and carry retailers that are inadequately financed to properly conduct their business.
8. That all lumber used by industrial plants for remanufacture and resale might properly be placed with either wholesalers or retailers appointed by the committee in each locality.
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The air is full of Scotch stories. You hear them on every corner. Here is the best one of recent date.
"Won't you give a shilling to the Lord?" asked the Salvation Army lassie of an old Aberdonian.
"How auld are ye, lassie?" he asked.
t'Nineteen. sir."
The second Tri-Annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Division of the National Association of Wooden Box manufacturers rvill be held at the Hotel California, Fresno, May 3 and 4. This will be a round-table meeting similar to previous meetings held by the association.
Cliff Bergstrom, Los Angeles representative for MacDonald & H-arrington, has reiurned from a two weeks' business trip to Portlind, Ore., and Everett. Wash.
"Ah, well, I'r4 past seventy-five. I'll be seein' Him before'you, so I'll just hand it to Him mysel'."
"Rigid economy," remarked the sage philosopher' "means a dead Scotchman."
R. W. Cou'lin, who recently resigned from the management of the Hess Lumber Co., Bishop, is now with C. L. Thompson Co., San Francisco, as sales engineer.
C. L. tfrompspn Co., who are Coast distributors for Masonite and Cromar Oak Flooring. also have an office in Los Angeles.
Russell Tracy, sales manager of the Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento, spent a few days in the San Francisco Bay district on business around the middle of March.
We carry extensive and well assorted s t o c li s of Philippine Mahogany in CLEARS, SELECTS and COMMONS at our [.oe Angelec yad. ' l.et us know what your requirements areyou will like our tervice.
A fine exhibit of Redu'ood Bridge Timbers installed in front of the County Court House at Sacramento by the California Redwood Association on the occasion of the convention of the County Supervisors and County Engineers held March 3 to 15, attracted much attention from members of both these bodies.
R. F. Hammatt, secretary-manager of the Association, R. E. Caldwell, The Little River Redwood Co., and G. A. Kramer, Redrvood Manufacturers Co, were in attendance and met personally many of the County Supervisors and most of the twenty-four engineers who attended.
The items in Structural Grades on exhibit were as follows: Stringers, Caps, Guard Rail, Guard Posts, Laminated Flooring and Piling. The material was all inspected, stamped and grade-marked.
Tremendous sales resistance will have to be overcome by merchandise shipped into Boise, Idaho, in future if it it not packed in wooden boxes, as the Boise Chamber of Commerce recently passed a resolution commending the program of the Wood Promotion Committee of the local woodworking industries for increasing the use of wood. Wholesale and retail merchants arrd housewives were asked in this resolution.to give preference to goods shipped in rvooden boxes.
In the course of the resolution it was stated that the local lumber industry gave employment to nearll' 200O men in the Boise trade zone-
lv. R. CHAMBERTIN &
WHOT ESALE LUMBER FIR and REDWOOD
SOUTHERN CALIFORNI"A SALES AGENTS FOR
CRANNELL, HUMBOLDT CO.
OPERATTNG
STEAMERS:
W. R. Chambcrtin Jr.
Stanwood
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Barbara C
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OFFICES: Hced Oftcc 6lt Metron Bldg. SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
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PORTLAND-Pacifie Blds.SEATTLE4II Whitc Bld8.
OUR POLICY HAS NEVER VARIED FROM
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On a motion by C. D. LeMaster the meeting decided to request the California Retail Lumbermen's Association to seek an opportunity to discuss the code of etl,ics with manufacturers and wholesalers.
The code as approved is substantially the same as the one which was approved by the State Association at their annual meeting last November, the principal difterence being that the section relating to discouraging the establishment of new yards in towns adequately served by existing yards was voted down by the.meeting
F. Dean Prescott told the gathering of the fine work
Brief talks were given by Ira E. Brink,'Lester Elliot, L. A. Nelson. Arthur Bernhauer and H. A. Lake.
M. M. Riner, Kansas City, Snark of the lJniverse, gave an address on the aims and objects of l{oo Hoo, pointing out the need of association in all branches of the lumber industry.
Community singing ably led by Alex Emerson was much enjoyed.
Songs by J. Henry Welton, Tenor, and Scotch songs by Alex Emerson, accompanied by John G. Elliot on the piano, were heartily applauded.
done by the cement committee of the State Association' As a risult of this Southern California cement manufacturers are selling entirely through retail dealers.
He also told albout the good work done by the State Association roofing committee, through whose work the large mail order houies are now unable to buy at former low rates,
President H. A. Lake of the State Association said the roofing manufacturers found out that it is more to their advanfage to deal with 1028 lumber dealers than to give a low quantity price to one of two large mail order concerns'
The Banguet
More than two hundred lumbermen sat down to the /Lumber Industry Get-Together Dinner and Entertainment lat 6:3O p.m. FridaY evening.
J A. J. i'Gus" Russell, Santa Fe Lumber--Company, was toastmaster, and it can be said that he did a good job, amusing the big crowd with his humorous repartee and stories throughout a somewhat lengthy program.
J. Hubert Briggs, president of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce, spoke briefly, introducing Mr. Scott of the California Development Association, who talked on the work of his association.
Mr. Russell in conclusion called for a hearty vote of thanks to Charlie Bird and his able committee who were responsible for all the arrangements.
The registration rvas as follows:
J. C. Ferger, Swastika Lumber Co..... .......Fresno
C. G. Corkran, Owen Oregon Lumber Co..........Medford, Oregon
C. A. Berry, C. A. Berry Lbr. Co.. ....Valley Springs
Jas. E. Atkinson, Chas. R. McCormick Lbr. Co.....,,San Francisco
O. F. Folsom. The Celotex Co..... ......Sacramento
C. P. Christensen, Linden Lumber Co..... ....Linden
D. O. Wenrich, Wenrich Lumber Co.. . .Merced
H, P. Adams, Wenrich Lumber Co.. .. ... ..Merced
W. E. Bruce, Star Lumber Co.. . Stockton
Geo. K. Adams, Noah Adams Lumber' Co........,...Walnut Grove
W. T, Wallace, Hammond Lumber Co..... ...San Francisco
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L. Gardner, Millwork Institute of California.
Claud B. Ctawson, Diamond Match Co..
G. W. Merwin, Newman Lumber Co.....
H. M. Schaur, Tracy Lumber Co.....
J. H. Yancey, Yancey Lumber Co.....
C. U. Utterback, Millwork Institute.
A. H. Fisher, Fisher Bros. Lbr. Co.....
J. U. Gartin, Stanislaus Lumber Co.....
Geo. M. Cornwall, The Timberman.....
J. M. Montgomery, Silver Falls Timber Co.....
J. F. Wright, Brey-Wright Lumber Co.....
A. J. Stoner, Sawtelle Lumber Co.....
Ralph P. Duncan, Merced Lumber Co..
C. H. Griften, Jr., Homer T. Tayward Lbr. Co..
Walter S. Spicer, Barr Lumber Co.....
J. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co..
W. H. Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co..
R. E. Hills, Wendling-Nathan Co..
Allen J. Miller, Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co..
H. M. Derr, J. M. Derr Lumber Co.....
F. W, Burgers, IJnion Lumber Co..
A. A. Kelley, Santa Fe Lumber Co.....
J. C. Snead Jr., Wendling Nathan Co.....
Frank F. Minard, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co.....
T, A. Work Jr., The Work Lumber Co...
Jack Gillin, Paraffin Co.'s Inc..
Chas. E. McKinnie, Coos Bay Lumber Co.....
A. W. Lucas, Coos Bay Lumber Co...,.
Jerry Stutz, Coos Bay Lumber Co.....
H. W. Gustafson, Coos Bay Lumber Co.,..,
Warren S. Tillson, The Modesto Lumber Co..
C. Harry Terrell, Hill & Manton Inc....
A. L. Sailor, E. K. Wood Lumber Co.....
N. R. Wentworth, Santa Fe Lumber Co..
A. R. Martin, Hales & Symons.
E. A. Carlson, Santa Fe Lumber Co.....
G. C. Burnett, Burnett Lumber
C. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co.....
A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber
T. H. Kewin, United Lumber Yard..
'Jack Ford, United Lumber Yard..
H. M. Cross, Cross Lumber Co..
Fred Holmes, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co............San
Joe Holmes, Woodland Lumber Co.....
A. M. Charter, Sterling_Lumber Co..
J, B. Hazelton, Hazelton Lumber Co.....
G. M. Herrington, MacDonald & Harrington.
J. E._FLane, Orange Cove Lumber Co.....
,H. M. Gunton, Gritzmacher & Gunton.
W. K. Kendrick, Valley Lumber Co.....
H. C. Clark, Booth Kelly Lumber Co.....
J. R. Neylan, Booth Kelly Lumber Co.....
Geo. Weir, Coos Bay Lumber Co.....
Hal Baldwin, Fresno Lumber Club...
A. M, Smart, Hayward Lumber Co....
L. Greenville, The Paraffin Co.'s Inc..
E. F, Seagrave, The Paraffin Co.'s Inc....
George Kewin, United Lumber Yards Inc..
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I auick Service on Everything.
I W" operate one of the biggeat and moct eftcient millwork plants in the whole corurtry, and manufacture everything from dock doorr to rafio and automobile equipment, from Weatern softrryoodr and the cabinet wood! of all the world.
Francisco
P. E. Overend, Calif. Retail Lbr'm's Assn.. San Francisco
G. R. Bleecker, Eagle Lumber Company.
Francisco
H. M, Isenhower, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co...........Sacramento
P. T. Burns, Moron Lumber Co. ...
R. F. Hammatt, Calif. Redwood Ass'n,.
Francisco
A. C. Horner, Nat'l Lumber Mfrs. Assn.. . San Francisco
Arthur Bevan, Red Cedar_Shingle Bureau. ....Seattle, Wash.
R. T. Titus, Wes! Coast Lbrmen's Ass'n.. Seattle, Wash.
W. H. Besecker, The Diamond Match Co.. ..,Oakdale
J. l. Austin, American Lumbermen. ..Seattle, Wish.
!. G. _Q-al!e, Western Lumber Co. Reedley
Qeo. W. Robinson, Booth Kelly Lbr. Co.. ..Stockton
_E. l. B_glir,Seedley l.umber Co.. Reedley
_E. R._]EUlsrPalo Alta Lumber Co.....
B_*l E._tYtti!e, Little River Redwood Co.
E. S. I4_cBride, Davis T,umber Co.. Davis
$. H._W9th_erbee, The Paraffine Co.'s Inc..
Jean Cook, Madera Sugar Pine Co..
L. 4. Nelson, W_e,st Coast Lbrmen's Ass'n..... ....portta"d, Oaego;
For stock or specid trim, doore, windowr, oarh, screens, moulding3, pEneb, yeneers, etc., our products are marreb of quality, and service is of the radio eort. Give uc a trial.
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Today is your day and mine, the only day we have' the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand; but we are here to play it, and now is our time. This we know; it is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part of love, not criticism. It is for us to express love in terms of human helpfulness.-David
Starr Jordan.An eagle few over the land, O'er roads packed with thousands of fliwers. tle saw massive bridges that spanned The shimmering, sun-caressed rivers. He gazed at great cities and heard The Babel of millions of PeoPle; A dignified, studious bird; He few over turret and steeple. And when his keen eyes had their fill He few to his nest and was still.
A sparrow flew over a town
That boasted two stores and a station, A hamlet without great renown, But gteat was the bird's exultation' He chattered wherever he flew
Of what he had seen that had thrilled him; The marvelous, wonderful view, The joy and the peace that had filled himAnd when he returned to his nest, The feathered folk dubbed him a pest.
My friends coming home from abroad
On ships winging swift as an arrow, I pray you will read, and tactfully heed This tale of the Eagle and Sparrow.
Bill had a billboard. Bill also had a board bill. The board bill bored Bill so that Bill sold the billboard to pay his board bill. So, after Bill sold his billboard to pay his board bill, the board bill no longer bored Bill.
"How did you propose to your wife?"
"I didn't propose to her. I was just an innocent bystander."
A history pupil was starting a test. At the top of the paper he wrote-
"Lord, God of hosts, be with me Yet' Lest I forget, lest I forget."
At the end of the paper, he wrote"Lord, God of hosts, was with me not, For I forgot, for I forgot."
I am born without jaws or teeth; I've got fine muscles, liver and heart. In each year of my life I produce 1,200,000 eggs; each of my children is l-120th of an inch in length; so, 2,000,0(X) little ones can be crowded into the space of one cubic inch.
I am ready for the table from one to five years after my birth. You will never find me in cold parts of the world. I dislike cold. In Ceylon I sometimes grow to a foot in length. One of me there makes a stew' when I am half a foot broad. I am not of much account in England, unless I am imported from Ameriba. It makes me very sad to thinx of fetching up in the Strand-I, who was discussed by Tiberius and Julius.
If you eat me raw you are not at all likely to regret it, for in a raw state I am very nutritious and easily digested. As a fry I am very delicious. So few know hsur to fry; me. I am about the only animate thing that can be eaten with impunity in a raw state. Parasites cannot exist in me as they can in chops and steaks and fruits. I am a pretty good friend to man. And to woman. Look at the pearls I've given her. Thackeray has compared me in a raw state, to a new baby. Yet I never kept him awake nights.
I'm not half bad in a stew; but as a roast in the shell all the poetry in me comes out. Then I sizzle with emotion, in butter, red pepper, and a little sauce.-Blue Point.
"Do you know, angel face, each night I write down my thoughts in a little book."
"Fie, fie, little rosebud; and how long has this proceeded?"
"Nigh onto foah yeahs."
"Gracious, you must have the first page practically full"-Stanford Chapparal.
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Scelcd in doublc.facc fibrc boerd certolr ageinrt durt, dirt, drnpncr or drnregc ia rhipping or .toregG.
For circular and quotation address:
E J. STANTON & SON J. E" HIGGINS LBR. CO.
LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO
Distributors for Distributors for Sovthern California Northern Californb
The saw you take to the lumber in*ead of thc lumber to the saw.
Built in sizes for all classes of work where e port able hand raw cln be used.
Operates from ordinary light socket. \Feight t0 to 26 lbE.
The 10Jb. saw ideal for crrtting vencer.
SThy not inveotigate the many places you €n use a SKILSAW in your busineas?
Syntron motorless elecaio hamnem for onctete ddlling and chipping. For crecting machin. ery and remodeling jobo.
Electric fhills . All Sizes
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M. M. Riner
Kansas City, Mo., Snark of Uniaerse Attende il C oncatenation,
..Fresno
....Palo Alto
E. J. Brockman, San Francisco, Pacific Coast manager for the Lumbermen's Reciprocal Association, was a recent Los Angeles visitor where he spent several days on company business. While in the Southland, he made his headquarters at the company's Los Angeles office.
Kentuc evenrng at / p.m., where veras Cement Company.
held at the Old Kentucky House on Saturday 7 p.^., where they were the guests of the Cala-
Nine kittens *ere brought into the fold, and four old cats were reinstated.
The Nine was as follows: Snark, M. M. Riner (Snark of the Universe) ; Senior Hoo Hoo, C. D. LeMlster; Junior Hoo Hoo, R.'A. Hiscox; Scrivenotor, Chas. G. Bird; Jabberwock, P. E. Overend; Bojum, A. B. Johnson; Gurdon, M. D. Johnson; Custocatian, Albert H. Reynolds; Arcanoper, D. A. Williamson.
- It will be noticed that the Nine included two Past Snarks of the tlniverse, the present Snark, present Supreme Custocatian, and five Vicegerent Snarks.
Harry Vincent, San Francisco, vice president and g-eneral minager of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. spent- a f9-* days in Los Angeles around the middle of the month. He mide his head(uarters at the company's Los Angeles offices.
"Since youf new board cam€ out about four mondrs ago most of our cus' tomers have gbdl1 accepted it in preference to other boards and are gnteful that they were prevailed upon by us to use this supedor wallboard. The writer inspected several jobs on completion and they are perfect. All of us here ere vety enthusiastic over the procpects of developing a very large business on Pacific Five.Ply."
As wetve said before-youtll never know how good a wallboard can be made until youtve seen the new Pacific Five-Ply (Redwood Core) Board.
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Here's the ideal wav to pack a good product-and Pyroof painted shingles are good.
Pyroofs are both colored and fire-retardant. The Department of Public Safery of St. Paul, Minn., states, "The test was the best demonstration we have ever seen of a fire-retardant paint."
Pyroof painted shingles can be had in straight or mixed cars. '\trfrite for data or prices to
W. L Carpenter Lumber Company
EVERETT, WASHINGTON
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
SoIe Agents for
(Red Cedar)
The Demand now Exceeds the Supply
What more can be said regarding the popularity of these woods)
Manufactured and Imported by
Office and Mills at Manila, Kolambugan and Milbuk, Philippine Islands
Sales Office: 91O Central Bldg., Lor Angeler
W. G. SCRJM, U. S. Representative
Co-operation with the retail lumbermen of the state was a feature of the tri-annual meeting of the Mill.rvork Institute of California, held at the Stockton Hotel, Stockton, on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23.
Two joint meetings of directors of the Institute and the California Retail Lumbermen's Association were held, and annual joint meetings of both boards will be held if it can be arranged to hold the annual conventions in the same locality and in the same week.
Other important subjects discussed were Plant Certifica-
9 a.m., and in his opening remarks expressed optimism regarding the future of the industry. He emphasized the value to the whole industry of Standard Sash & Door Schedule No. 128, saying that as far as he is concerned, benefits from this publication had more than repaid all his time and expense in connection with the Institute. In referring to the great amount of work to be done by the Institute in the future the president said trade extension is a most important part of the program, and this will be proceeded with just as soon as funds for the purpose are available.
Managing Director H. T. Didesch presetrted his report, which was in the nature of an outline of activities being carried on, and also of those which are ahead. He reported having spent 56 days in traveling over the state sinte the last meeting, and told of the joint meeting of the Institute's directors with the directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association at Fresno, January 19, at which complete accord was reached with the lumbermen regarding the proposed amendments to the lien larv.
"If these amendments carry, it will mean money in the pockets of every millman, and the work, of the Insiitute in this regard alone will have justified its existence," said Mr. Didesch.
He also reported on the joint meeting held on the previous day with the lumbermen.
A. W. Bernhauer Presid.ent
H. T. Didesch Managing Directortion, formation of a Central Listing Bureau, I-Iome NIodernization, the idea known as the Registered Buyers and Sellers Plan, New Products and Trade Extension.
The idea of the setting up of a California Trade Commission was also endorsed.
Del Monte was selected for the next tri-annual meeting, to be held on July 25 and 26, the first day to be devoted io directors' meetings only.
The board of directors held an all-dav session on Fridav. at which the various problems of the' industry were di'scussed. An early start was made when the directors met in joint session with the directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association at 8 a.m. A report of this meeting appears on another page of this issue.
Saturday Morning
President A. W. Bernhauer called tlie meeting to order at
Mr. Didesch read a letter from J. G. Kennedy, Pacific Manufacturing Co., Santa Clara, containing a resolution recommending the formation of a Central Listing Bureau, and reported that the directors endorsed the resofution and decided to appoint a committee to rvork out a plan and present it to the next meeting of the Institute.
The managing director reported that proofs of revisions of Schedule No. 128 rvill be ready within 6O days. The changes are mainly rule changes, ihowing clearly what an excellent job had been done in the first place.
In his report on the progress of Plant Certification Mr. Didesch said that 22 firms had been tentatively certified at the board meeting, and that these represented 65 to 7O per cent of the output of the whole industry, and two others had since handed him their applications.
President Bernhauer said that the U. S. Department of Commerce is very favorable to the plant and job certification idea, and that trvo of eight recent netv mimbers came
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No treatment'contributes quite the same charm to an interior as do skillfully paneled wood walls. fn the room illustrated-the President's Ofice of the First Holding Company, Pasadena, California-Quarter Sawn White Oak panels combined with Plain Sawn \Dfhite Oak stiles and rails, achieve the truly perfect room. Executed by Frank Graves Sash, Door & Mill Company, Los Angeles. Bennet 6c Haskel, Architects.
(Continued from Page 43) in on account of the Plant Certification frogram. He urged members to invite their competitors to'join the Institite. Architects, he said, are rapidly being sold on the idea of certified millwork, and it is intended that before the plan is put into operation, all architects will be notified, and furnished with the list of certified plants.
"There is a definite demand in the building indgstry for b-e!tg-r q-u,aUty materials, and we must be riady to meet this," said the president.
Director R. R. Smith, Humboldt Milling Co., Fortuna, read an outline of a bill which proposes to slt up a California Trade Commission, and which ls now beforelhe Senate.
E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Door & Sash Co., Los Angeles, sketched the history of the formation of the Federal Trade Commission, and urged the members to endorse the idea
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Ar a mtts of fut SIMONDS SELF-HARDENING CUTTERTT ARE THE E6t eoncnlcal cutter! il.t woodwHng rhqr o bry. Tbb fr duc to thelr gneta cfilclcy and log llfe. Yo lnw thcrr en EdG ol SIMONDS OWN Self-hr&nbg rtcel and arc all nady to be SrFDd to rhapc--NO FURTHER HEAT-aREATMENT tc Mui rhone udng tte SIMONDS Self-hardcnlns Steel Mcrldlnr Cutierr Bl,ani<r havc fond then fuu c flve dner ar e-fflctant ar carbo etocl cutterc. lf -lou uqg ef-hardening Sphdb Shapc Barr for tut ln8 cutbrFry. malc a lhqrr ttccl bar wlt[ a nill rollcd barcl abolubly unlfrn b wldlh and urmta ar to bcrcL
SIMONDS SAW AND STEEL CO.
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Lor Angclct, Cal. Sen Francirco, CrI. Portlend, Orc. Scettlc, ltarh. Vancouvcr, B. C.
R. S. Gra# Sash and Door Committee of forming a California Trade Commission to regulate trade practices within the state. Before supporting the bill now before the Senate it will be necessary to see that it provides for any industry setting up its own trade practices when 80 per cent of the membership desires to do so. The State Trade Commission will then enforce the laws made by any particular industry.
E. A. Nicholson Treasurer
. On a motion by T. J. Bridgeford the Institute went on record as endorsing the principle of a State Trade Commtsslon.
Douglas Fb and Hemloch Lumber
It-was reported that Director H. C. Trefi of Los Angeles had b-een suddenly stricken with illness on the previous day, and flowers were ordered sent to his room in-the hospitil. It was said that Mr. Treff expected to be well enough to go home in a week.
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Treasurer E. A. Nicholson read his report, which was ordered to be accepted and placed on file.
Mr. Didesch explained the matter of the contribution to the National Home IWodernjzing Bureau, which is merely a flat subscription of one dollar per member.
The meeting ratified the action of the board of directors in adopting the Expulsion Rule, whereby a member may be expelled for non-payment of dues or other sufficient cause.
George IVI. Cornwall told members of the sincere efiort which has been made by the lumber industry in the Northwest _to regulate prqduction by the method of voluntary curtailment.
He also reported on the successful formation of a local Ifome Modernization Bureau in Portland, in which 65 difier€nt concerns are represented.
l'he meeting went on record as favoring the annual meeting of the Institute being held in the same week and in the same. locality as that of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, in order that a joint annual conference of the
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ANNUAL PRODUCTION 20O,OOO,OOO FEET
Officers
HOMER W. BUNKER H. J. LEAF President First Vice-President
FRANK B. COLIN
C. E. McKINNIE
Sec'y & Treas, Asst. Sec'y & Treas.
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SALES OFFICES
SAI{ FRANCISCO LOS ANGETES
GEO-R9E WEIR, J. A" THOMAS, Sda! Mrr. &st. Sdlr Mrr. EXPORT .AGENTS
Dant & Rurell, Inc., Portland, Oregon
General Otrice and Mills
MARSHFIELD, OREGON
Remanufocturing Plont
BAY POINT, CALTFORNIA
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Looking back over the past few years it is plain that the hardwood industry on the Pacific Coast has made considerable progress in the right direction.
Some of the AccomPlishments
Among the achievements of the past few years might first be mentioned the forming of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association in 1923. This brought about probably the greatest results for the good of the industry, and some of these will here be detailed.
Through the formation of the Coast Association all the. memberJ were brought into the fold of the National Hardwood Lumber Association and this made possible the stationing of national inspectors in some of the main ports of the Pacific Coast. Up to this time the standard of grading was not uniform, particularly in view of the fact that there were two national associations which were later merged. Due to the fact that we now have these national inspectors stationed on the Coast, the hardwood trade is assured of getting stable grades of hardwoods. This close connection with the National Hardwood Lumber Association has practically done away with disputes between dealers and the mills and has brought about a much closer and better feeling between buyer and seller.
As an example of the good brought about by the connection between the Coast Association and the National Association we cite the following: A movement was instigated last year to change the methods of grading hardwoods. This movement if it had been successful would have had the efiect of making it more difficult for the hardwood dealer to supply the building trades with grades of hardwoods suitable for interior finish. Through our connection with the National Association we had several representatives from the Coast present at the annual meeting of the National Hardwood Lumber Association in Memphis where this matter of changing the grade was brought to a vote, and these delegates from the Coast Association of course had the opportunity of doing their part in defeating these changes, which the Coast Association felt would work to the detriment of the use of hardrvoods as interior trim.
Another thing the formation of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association has accomplished is the adoption of a Code of Ethics and Principles of doing business. This code dedicates the efforts of the association members toward the highest standards of operating and thus a higher degree of service to the public.
Also, the adoption of this code of ethics meant taking by the Association of a firm stand for fair dealing among the members of the Association.
Early in its history the Association commenced a closer study of operating costs. In order to give real service, a dealer-and particularly those who are newer in the fieldmust know all the elements that go to make up the costs
of efficient operating, and to really serve the building trade in the highelt seni it w.as felt that a dealer must thoroughly kiow his costs, because to operate efficiently-he mu"st Le paid in proportion to the service that he can render' This careful study- of operating costs has brought about cheaper and more efficient methods of hand-ling hardwoods, which, of course, reacts to the benefit of the hardwood trade.
The building public up to a few years ago had had very little education in the use of harclu'oods for interior trtm' It was the general concensus among home builders that hardwood wis entirelv out of reach for the reason that the public had the idea that because hardwoods had to be -stripped from points at a distance with con:equent heSvy freishts, the price would be excessive. (Therefore, they felt-that the cbsts of hardwoods were so much higher than Pacific Coast woods it would be entirely out of reason to undertake to use hardwoods.) As a matter of fact the Panama Canal has practically brought the hardwood forests of the South almost into our back yards. Lumber can be brought in by boat from the southern states, including MisJissippi, Lbuisiana, Alabama, and Texas, at practically the saml^cost as it can be shipped into eastern states by rail. Furthermore, the immenie forests of the Philippine Islands have been opened up by American capital with modern American machinery and latest methods from the States. and these beautiful hardwoods are brought into our coast ports on American vessels at extremely l9w freight rates. On account of these fine woods being cut in our own insular possessions, no duty is charged, and the result is that the building public can secure at very reasonable costs real hardwoodJoj beautiful grain closely resembling the mahoganies from Mexico and Central America, at extremely reasonable prices.
Upon the organization of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Deaiers' Associition it was felt that there was a real crying need for the extensive advertising and dissemination of information to architects, contractors, and home builders on the use of hardwoods for interior trim. The hardwood dealers in the various cities got together and established hardwood exhibits in architects' buildings; a billboard advertising campaign was instituted; and pamphlets an{ 1dvertising matler were sent out broadcast to the building public. -Results have been gratifying and it was found that more and more home builders were glad to warm their homes by the use of beautiful hardwoods when they found that their homes were made much more beautiful at just a little more cost. Many home builders were surprised when they found out how little additional investment it took to finish a room in hardwoods, and that they could increase the selling and renting values of their buildings appreciably at an additional cost of only what it would talie to buy one nice piece of furniture.
Powder Post Beetle Menace. This subject was thorough- ly gone into at one of our conventions, and very valuable information obtained by the membefs in the control of this damaging insect.
Freight Rates. The Pacific Coast dealers are, of course, very much interested in keeping the rates, particularly by steamer, as reasonable as possible in order to bring their customers hardwoods at the lowest possible costs.
The Part that the Hardwood Dealer Has Played in the Development of the Wood Industry on the
Due to constantly :fl:h:'::t"ditions, floods in the South, and other similar contingencies, the dealer has filled a very major niche in the development of wood consuming factories on the Coast. This has been brought about by maintenance of adequate stocks in the various coast cities. Large and well assorted stocks of hardwoods are maintained by dealer members of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association, thus assuring the woodworking industries at all times adequate supplies of prime quality lumber. Dependable quality has also been assured.
Every woodworking institution, of cotrrse, knows that the first essential need of their plant is a supply of properly dried lumber. The drying of hardwoods requireJ experienced, technical knowledge, and the hardwood yard which is best fitted to serve the woodworking trade must have experts who are highly trained in the technique of kiln drying hardwoods. Special hardwood kilns must be used-and methods are entirely different from those employed in dry- ing ordinary soft woods. Each kind of hardwobd may re.quire-a different treatment, and this also applies to the dry. ing of different thicknesses; so that in the maintenance of special hardwood dry kilns and special operators, the hardwood yards have rendered a real service to the wood industry of the Coast. On account of the considerable distance between shipping point and destination, particularly where the cheapest method of transportation ii by watei, the wood worker, takes needless risk in transporting lumber kiln dried at the source because necessarily there il a likelihood of it absorbing moisture enroute.' The hardwood dealer renders a valuable service in the maintaining of dry kilns, thus delivering lumber direct from his kilni to th-e factory ready for use, as only a woodrvorking institution of great magnitude would find it practicable to maintain a kiln drying system of its own, which requires such technique as is required in the drying of various hardwoods.
Difficulties were encountered in the finishing of Philip- pinehardwoods for furniture and other wood pioducts, and the Pacific Coast dealers have helped in the-development q! ploper finishes, with the result ihat great quantiiies of Philippine woods are norl' going into Picific eoast homes in the form of furniture. etc.
The Present Position of the Hardwood Industry Stabilization of Production. The abnormal pojt-wartimes with the tremendous demand for lumber in lhe building tp of the countrv following the war to supply the great need for homes and buildings of all sorts, taxed the-saw mills to capacity for several years, and many new mills were put into operation with the result that .ivhen the demand became more normal the hardwood industry was faced with tremendous over-production. This industry has been working in-the- rigtrt direction through the meiger of many p-roducers in _the South and the realization on the part of the -hardwood people that they must bring production more in line with the demand, The tremendous-over-production brought on by abnormal demand after the wai caused a great waste of valuable hardwood timber, and it has only
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SUGENE.ORE:
General Saler Oftce: Failing Bldg., Portland, Ore.
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directors of both bodies may conveniently be held, and instructed the directors to decide this matter.
The managing director announced the following new members: M-adary's Planing Mill, Fresnq i S. F. Chase Lumber Co., San-Jose; Har-der's Planing Mill, San ll"tcisco; Hubbard & Carmichael, San Jose; Erickso4 & W"Sner, San Francisco; Pacific Mill & Cabinet Co., San Francisco; L. W. Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Inc., Los Angeles.
that there will be a meeting of the joint sash and door committee in the first week in APril.
The managing director then displaygd s9m9 comparattve fisures show'inihow the Millwork Sales Dollar was made ui in the vearJ1925, 1926 and 1928. The 1928 figures were c6mpiled ir6m reports of firms with a capitaliz^a^tion of .$3,750,000, that did a volume of more than $5,00O,00O worth of business. The figures follow:
Saturday Afternoon
President Bernhauer Presided.
Harrv A. Lake. Dresident of the California Retail Lumberments Associaii6n, addressed the meeting on the subject of "The Value of Co-operation in Industry." The speaker said that the greatest problem in all industries is that of distribution, "ttd off"t..l the suggestion to the millwork industrv that the retail lumber deiler is a natural distributor of miilwork. He believed that every lumber dealer should display millwork, particularly built-in fixtures, and painted a brisnt oicture of the benlfits that could come to both lumbEr dealer and millman if these products were displayed in the show windows and display rooms of the more than 1000 retail lumber dealers in California.
Managing Director Didesch reported on the noon session of the jo"inimeeting with directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association.
Discussion of the plan known as the Registered Buyers and Sellers Plan followed. The joint committee of lumbermen and millmen will work on this idea and report before next meeting.
R. S. Grant, California Door Co., San Francisco, reported
Managing Director Didesch then introduced the next speakerfRJy B. Cox, general manager of the Built-In Fixtirre Co., Berkeley, paying a high compliment to the modern merchandising methods adopted by this firm in the sale of their "Peerless" built-in kitchens.
Mr. Cox, in his talk, explained the sales methods of his concern, and talked on thi subject of Home Modernizing, illustrating his remarks by showing a film. This address created much interest, and will be printed in full in our next issue.
"New Products" were next discussed by the managing director, who said that a little research work will develop many lines which will supply an increase in volume which is vilally necessary due to the number of instances where wood is-being disflaced by other materials.
Suggestions for new products made by Mr. Didesch included-wood number plates for hotel doors, wood grilles, wood balustrades to replace ornamental iron, sand-etched or sand-blasted products, the latter a particularly good field which has hardly been scratched up to now.
He appealed to members to get interested in home modernizini-in their communities, and suggested formation of local Hime Modernizing Bureaus, announcing that he will send each member a booklet published by the National Home Modernizing Bureau, which gives some startling facts in favor of forming such bureaus.
It was decided to hold the next meeting at Del Monte on lulv 25 and,26, the board of directors to meet on Thursday, jaty ZS, and the general meeting to consist of a one-day session only.
Institute members attended the get-together lumber industry dinner held at Hotel Stockton on Friday evening, and inumber attended the FIoo Hoo dinner and Concatenation at the Old Kentucky House on Saturday evening.
The registration included the following:
H. T. Didesch, Millwork Institute of Catifornia.......Los Angeles
Walter Anderson, San Mateo Planing Mill Co..
A. W. Bernhauer, Fresno Planing Mill ,.
T. J. Bridgeford, Bridgeford Planing Mill
Robert L. Leishman, Redwood Manufacturers Co.
Geo. M. Cornwall, The Timberman ....
Mateo
Ore.
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H. W. Gaetjen, Empire Planing Mill
Nat Edwards, Oakland Planing Mill
los. Z, Todd, Western Sash & Door Co.
Tom Brown, J. E. Higgins Lumber Co.
E. J. Nutting, Herring & Nutting
Wm, T. O'Keefte, Roberts & O'Keefie
J. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co.
R. E. Ford, Cadwallader-Gi.bson Co.
E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Door & Sash Co.
R. R. Smith, Humboldt Milling Co.
W. M. Casey, Redwood Manufacturers Co.
Geo. W. Kaiser, Lannom Bros.
Hal M. Atkinson, Atkinson Mill & Mfg. Co.
V. A. Boell, The California Door Co.
R. S. Grant, The California Door Co.
F. S. Spencer, Eureka Sash & Door Co.
Chas. Monson; Acme Planing Mill
M. V. O'Brien, Builders' Supply Depot
Albin Warden, Warden Bros...
K, Tekeli, Pacific Mill & Cabinet Co.....
J. W. Shrimp, Cresmer Mfg. Co.
C. W. Lannom, Lannom Bros..
T. A. Work, Jr., Work Lumber Co...
Bay L Cox,_Built-In-Fixture Co..
G. L. Platt, Madary's Planing Mill...
F. F. Fisher, Fisher Bros. I-umber & Mill.
F. H. Mantell, Jr., California Mill Co..... .....San Francisco
Geo. J. Lee, Degan Belt Co.. .,.San Francisco
Walter S. Spicer, Barr Lumber Co..... ....Santa Ana
J. P. Austin, American Lumberman. ...Seattle
W. T. Black, The California Lumber Merchant........San Francisco
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PLANING MILL FOR SALE
PLANING MILL FULLY EQUIPPED, situated at Palo Alto, California. Business well established in a growing community of about 25,000 population. Land can be purchased or leased. A bargain. Address G. N. Whiteside, Box 365, Palo Alto, California.
LUMBER YARD FOR SALE
A WELL ESTABLISHED LUMBER YARD FOR SALE, LOCATED AT PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.
Address, G. N. Whiteside, Box 366, Palo Alto, California.
EXPERIENCED COLLECTOR WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ON SEVERAL MORE ACCOUNTS
Experienced collector now with building material firm would like to take on several more companies. 10 years experience in Los Angeles collecting from contractors and building material companies. Has ability to file liens and carrying them to completion. Can furnish excellent references. Box C-251. care California Lumber Merchant.
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been in the last year or two that the mill men of the South have come to the realization that timber must be conserved, waste must be eliminated, and the industry brought to a
WANTS POSITION
Young man 28; executive ability; retail, wholesale and White Pine sawmill experience; past six years manufacturing and sales departments Pine sawmills; desires-position any branch of industry; best of references. Box C-249' California Lumber Merchant.
Chance for a salesman, under 40, with a little familiar with local White Pine and Sugar Pine Address C-25O, care California Lumber Merchant' money Market.
WANTS POSITION \^IITH RETAIL YARD
Three years' mill experience, which includes six months as gradel, at one of -the large mills -in. the Northwest. Waits to make connection with retail lumber company in Southern California, Los Angeles district preferred. 2l years of age. Would appreciate an interview. Address 'Box C-247lCare Californii Lumber Merchant.
Jas. E. ("Jimmy") Atkinson, in charge of the rail departmint of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.; San Francisco, announces that E. G. ("Dave") Davis is again acting as his assistant, looking after the office end. limmy will continue as before calling on the trade.
p_o_int.where.a legitimate profit can be.hla !y the producer. t'
Within the last few months great strides have been made / in the stabilization of the ind"ustry, and under the new ad-.,/ Announcement has been made that on and -after April-I, ministration at Washington it is practically certain thatY DD, the !rm- of Forsyth &. Company will be known as the production will be more"in line with demand and that the Forsyth Hardwood Co. The Forsyth Jlardwood Co., dis-, t;;;;;;^p;;a;;;r ;iiiu. i" " po.ition to ui p"ia a legiti- tribuiors of hardrvood lumber, plywood and veneers, is lo,""t" pr"nt'foi th. ;;il;. *hiltt they are rendering"the cated at 1855 San Bruno Ave., San Francisco.
hardwood tradti,
Business prospects under the Hoover administration are very bright. The automobile and furniture manufacturers are-looking forrvard to a good volume of business, aqd the building trades.,are active; so that with stocks of hardwood amole 6ut not too great in volume for the demand, it is my prediction that tlrJ hardwood industry is entering into a new and brighter area' General
The hardwood industry of the Coast, as well as the whole United States, has just lost one of its best and most loved characters in the passing away on March 16 of Mr. E. E. Taenzer, of Los Angeles. His genial presence, as well as the extensive knowledge of the hardwood industry which he possessed, will be greatly missed.
ihe Pacific Coast Fardwood Dealers' Association is to hold its next convention at Del Monte on May 19 and N. The members are looking forward to the reunion and the splendid results that are always obtained by getting toglther and talking over their problems.
Irving Kesterson, president of the Kesterson Lumber Co., at Dorris, Calif., was a recent visitor in Los Angeles where he spent a few days attending to business matters.
The Los Angeles office of the Lumbermen's Reciprocal Association announce that their telephone has been changed to FAber 5423. Their Los Angeles office is located at 527 H. W. Hellman Building.
The S. S. Point Loma, which the Hammond Lumber Company chartered from the Hart-Wood Lumber Company for a trip to Panama has completed the trip and is now operating between Grays Harbor, San Pedro and San Diego for the latter Company. The Hart-Wood Company is now operating ten steamers.
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This
of "Wants" and "Don't Wants" is fon
Sturdy, well'built doors, madg throughout of California White Pine such are the Long.Bell doors ihich find a;;;;llh il;id: e-rs-not only -because of-their constructlon, but, too, be;;;;of their ease of 6t-ting and hangiqg, the 6ne qir.f."L *hi"h iaki; "li trnishes perfectly, and many other practical advantages.
Long.Bell Frames arc made of coft tex. tured, old growth yellow Douglae Fir. with heartwood predominating, pre. viding a sturdy, durable framc. The oachine work is unexcelled. The pre, cicion of the workmanship asoures fartq and more accurate aoremblv on the job, uith tighr /lrring joinrr. Long.Bell Frames pledge msximsn cot stilctiot aolue.
Timbers, posts,lpoles, Ties, G""talnati-p-osii piirii]-'"'--
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