Lumber By-Products, North and South

From Shasta's Lofty Summit t9 Coronado's Silver Strand.

NEW BOAT FOR THE STIMSON MILLS TARTER" WEBSTER l& JOHNSON, rNC. OPEN LUMBER DEPARTMENT

The Stimson N{ill Company has chartered the Steamer "Virginia O,lson" and will put her on a steady run to San Pedro.

The Stimson Mills are represented in California by Robt. Forgie of Los Angeles.

Elmore King Visits Bay Districts

Elmore W. King, of the King Lumber Co. of Bakersfield, was a San Francisto visitor during the past week. Elmore was a very busy man on this trip and was a familiar figure in the shopping district ; he was endeavorin.g to corner -the straw hat mar[et. The last reports were that he had just about accomplished his purpose and took back to Bakersfield a fine cbllection of the 'latest and snappiest styles in straw hats. He did take the time to drop in at the Santa Fe offices to get the \igh spots on the lumber market and before he lefiGus Russell was also sporting a new straw hat; Elmore says that Gus always was a high class salesman and convincing talker.

PACIFIC COAST LUMBER F'LOWING TO BOSTON

According to the Boston Herald lu'mber- shipments into Boston from the Pacific Coast are assuming tremendous orooortions. ' itta Steamers "Montauk," "Orient" and the "Montana" under charter to the Luckenbach Company have loaded for this port, recentlY.

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Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc., of San Francisco, well known distributors of Bojr Shook and othelforest products, announce the opening of a Lumber Department under the management of L. K. Swentzel. In addition to carrying on their Shook business, they will offer to the California Lumber trade all items in White and Sugar Pine, Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Spruce, Cedar and Redwood. Shipments will be furnished both by rail and cargo. Walter S. Johnson is President and Manager of this progressive Concern, with headquarters at San Francisco. J. W. Roulac is Vice-President and Manager of Southern California territory, with headquarters at Los Angeles, and C. A. Webster is Manager of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territory, with headquarters at Stockton. In the near future this -Company will open branch ofrfices at Fresno and El Centro.

CHANGES IN THE HAMMOND LUMBER CO.

Mr. Paul Maul who has been manager for the Hammond Lumber Company at the San Bernardino yard, has been transferred to Long Beach, to take charge of that yard.

Mr. E. D. Franz will be in charge of the San Bernardino yard. Mr. Franz was formerly manageJ oJ lhe Van Nuys yard, and will be succeeded by Mr. J. H. Schweitzer.

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FUNERAL SERVICES OF FRANK K. McCOMBER LARGELY ATTENDED

The funeral services of the late Frank G. McComber were he,ld Thursday afternoon, April 20 at the chapel of the Fowler-Lown.ran (Undertaking Company, Alameda. Mr. McComber's sudden death was a severe shock to his many friends in California and there were a large number of his lumberman friends in attendance at the funeral services. Mr. McComber, was well known and extremely popular with the lumber fraternity of the Bay District. and was connected with the Olson-& Nlahoney-Lumber Co. of San Francisco.

HART WOOD LUMBER COMPANY TO REPRESENT PACIFIC SPRUCE CORPORATION IN CAL.

Announcement has been made by the Los Angeles office of the Hart Wood Lumber Company that their company will act as sole sales representative in California for the Pacific Spruce Corporation.

The Hart Wood Company will also be the .managers of the steamers operated by the Pacific Spruce Corporation.

The production of the Pacific Spruce Corporation is now close to ten million feet per month, they are cutting fir spruce and hemlock, and shipping into California by water and rail.

ED. GARLAND CALLS ON SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TRADE

Ed. Garland of San Francisco, in charge of the rail department of Charles R. McCormick & Co., spent a few days last week calling on the lumber trade of the San Joaquin Valley. He u'as accompanied by O. L. Russum of Stockton, who represents Charles R. McCorm'ick & Co. in the valley territory.

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