Snark Hood Guest of San Die$o Hoo Hoo

The San Diego Hoo-Hoo members turned out strong to meet Arthur A. Hood, Snark of the TJniverse, on Thursday evehing, March 31. There were nearly 150 in attendance and it was one of the most interesting sessions ever held in the history of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo. The dinner was held at Joe Seltzer's Cafe at 6:30 p.m. There was a good sized delegation present from Los Angeles.

Jerry Sullivan, Sr., Snark of the Sah Diego District, acted as-chairman of tire evening. After introduJing the members of the Nine, he introduced F. M. White, retired lumberman and President of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, as toastmaster. Mr. White g'ave an excellent talk on lumber conditions in the San Diego territory.

Ed. Tennant, Los Angeles, Past Snark of the lJniverse, talked on the spirit of Hoo-Hoo and the value of Hoo-Hoo to the lumber business. J. E. Elliott, United States Forest Service and Supervisor on the Cleveland National Forest, talked on the forest resources of the state.

Snark Hood was then introduced and given a big Nine. Mr. Hood paid a fine compliment to the Hoo-Hoo of California and told of the wonderful reception accorded him by the various Hoo-Hoo Districts of the State. He discussed Hoo-Hoo activities, the value of the Hoo-Hoo Clubs to the lumber industry, conditions in the lumber industry, reforestation, wood utilization, publicity and equitable taxation. In closing Snark Hood urged theSan Diggo.mem: bers to take an ictive part in Amlrican Forest Week and public affairs in their commuhity.- He stated that with hoo-Hoo as the medium, it can make a respectable, profitable and united lumber industry.

This was the closing meetini for Snark Hood on the Pacific Coast, and aftei a ten diys' vacation at San Diego with his father, mother and brother who make their home th;;;, h; "ttd Mtt. Hood will leave for the east. fVIr' Hood's fathei was prese'nt at the meeting and was introduced to the gathering.

- Th. niw San Diego Nine is made up of the following members:

Ierry Sullivan, Sr., Western Lumber Co', S,nark' - b. d. Mattison, Maitison Lumber Co., Senior Hoo-Hoo' ff"tty McGahly, San Diego Lumber Co., Junior HooHoo.

Arthur Scott, McCormick Lumber Co', Bojum

Flovd Herbeit, 'Western Lumber Co., Scrivenoter' nofieit Zumwalt, Benson Lumber Co', Jabb-erwock'. Wm. Rabsahl, Ocean Beach Lumber. Co', Custocatian'

G. W. Larricii, Larrick Lumber Co., Arcanoper'

B. J. Bjornstad, Dixie Lumber Co., Gurdon

San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Act on New Shingle Ordinance

On Monday, April 4th, about trventy-five lumber and shingle men attended a meeting of the Building Committee of tfie San Francisco Board of Supervisors, when action was to be taken on the proposed shingle ordinance. The meeting adjourned until April 11, at.rvhich time the matter will again come up for consideration.

ThJ nerv ordinance will increase the existing zone, and the territory to be added to the present zone will p:acticallv prohibit ihe use of shinsles in San Francisco. The new ordinance also specifies that where N/o or more- of any ;hid6;;.i is de;troy;d, it must be repiaced with fireproof *lhtittr,nur

Bevan, secretary of the Red Cedar-.Shingle es*i"iio" of Seattll, is in Sin Francisco and will attend ih;;;;iiG "" nptii ti. A luncheon held at the Clift Hotel on April 8" *ut ittended by fifteen prominent lumbermen iJ""ti'n.a with the lumber ind shingli industry, when matters pertaining to the new ordinance were drscussed'

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(Continued from Page 43) count,-30 {ayg past due,_60 days past due, and 90 days or more past due. It should show also the number of sources of supply repre- sented in'each of the four classifications named.

. Since itl_ proposal at the San Diego convention, this plan has been installed in two markets. To be 1007o efiective, it sirould be made to embrace all building material groups and sub-contractors. Just how that may be accomplished iJ of -course a problem that must be worked out in each locality.

Almost every d_ay, some member, after making certain investi- gations on_ a -specified job, turns down a prospectivE buyer for credit reasons.. Unfortunately, however, before twelve hours have elapsed, some other member who is not informed as to the situation. acce_pts the _business. Usually the job "blows up" and the member who supplied the material sufiers a loss.

Each local market should adopt a "warning system" under which, when a member turns down an order for iredit reasons. he teleplrones the central office the contractor's name, the job name and address, and the reason for which the order'was iefused. The central office, according to a pre-arranged list, then telephones the same information to two members. These two relay it by telephone to two more, and so on, until the entire. group has-been'warnid.

^ This warning could be sent through the mails, but a mail warn- ing might ,often arrive too late. Tlie reason for turning down an order could be stated by number, which would of course, entail thi use of a list of standardized and'numbered reasons. such'as the following partial list:

.1.. Property too heavily mortgaged-several pieces covered by blanket mortgage.

-2. Financing not completed-lien would constitute only medium of security for material dealers.

3. Second or third Trust Deed is of record-these take precedence over lien rights.

4. Contractor known to be financially unsatisfactory.

5. Job on "cost plus" basis. Should sell only to owner direct because contractor cannot be held responsible.

6. Mortgage Company is of bad record.

7.. Mortgage- Company will not release money until 35 days after notice of completion, at which time lien period has expired. -

8. Building contr.actor and owner are identical. Should sell onlv to owner direct.

Since the lumbermen are first on the job, this warning system should, b-y all means, be worked out in coopeiation with th"e lumber group. Its _complete use over a period of six months would effect at_leas.t ,757o iln rourment in contracting business that proves uncollectible.

4. National Contact

Two national millwork movements which deserv0 our suDport are now under way. The first is a "Central Councit of Millwork

Associations" which is to act as the National..A.ssociation of the industry. This plan was proposed by your Managing Director. actrng as your official delega.te, at the national convention of the Millwork Cost Bureau -in Chicago two years ago. Mr. Henry T. T.umb, a mill. owner of Poughk-epsie, New York, has undertiken the_organization work, and on December l, 1926, held a meeting in Chicago which was attended by representatives of seven Regiona'i Associations.

All existing millwork associations are now invited to send three representatives to a second meeting in Chicago. to occur on April 20,-for the.purpose of ratifying the general plan already sub- mitted, formulating a Constitution and By-Laws and electing officers.

Knowing the condition of the industry in this state, as well as the status of Institute finances, I do not ask that you send three, or even one _representative to the meeting, but I do urge you to accept.membership in the Council,.provided of course, that dues are nominal, and to appoint the three representatives asked for who for the present can carry on contact by correspondence.

The other movement of national scope is the plan of the Millwork Publility Committee for national advertising. It is working in cooperation with the Trade Extension Commitiee from the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. The object is to raise a fund of not less than $65,000 annually. The fund raised will be matched by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, and the total expended for mitlwork publicity promotion and extension work.

The subscriptions are to be for a period of five years, and the rate suggested is l-10 of l%. That rate is suggested only, and any amount will be accepted. The Publicity Comrnittee has sent its contract and letter to every millman in the country, and I suggest that we endorse the mov'ement and th.at every member contribute to the fund to the extent of his ability.

The new activities and methods of cooperation that I have brought to your attention, if they are worthy-and I believe they are-deserve immediate acceptance. Do not, I urge you. refer them to a future meeting or assume the attitude that to take care of them "pretty soon" will do. The following admonition by Ella Wheeler Wilcox shoutd impel you to action right now:

PRET'TY SOON

The road that leads to that mystic land, Is strewn with pitiful wiecks;

And the ships that have sailed for its shining strand Bear skeletons on their decks.

It is farther at noon than it rvas at darvn. And farther at night than at noon, Oh, let us beware of that land down thereThe land of "Prettv Soon."

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