The California Lumber Merchant - May 1924

IIereb tlr U,S. Gouernment Conpannn ofEastern Wtite Prne nnd, Gaitfornia SugarPinex

"There is very little difference between California Sugar Pine and Eastern White Pine in hardness. In fact both species are classified as moderately soft in our "Standard Terms for Describing Wood." The specific gravity of the two species, based on oven-dry weight and volurne, is identically the same, our average results showing0.39."

U. S. Forest Products Laboratory

OULD you want better proofthat California Sugar Pine is the best lumber for the purposes to which Eastern White Pine was formerly used? It has the same smooth even texture of the good old "corky" logs.

Its ease of working, combined with the non-shrinking, nonwarping qualities make California Sugar Pine an ideal lumber for sash and doors, millwork, patterns, etc.

tluilders and

re ens

Everyone connected with the building industry knowt the quality, and aconomy, the superior service that characterizeg the Hipolito Stock Size Screens and Screen Doors.

When an article is manufactured with the care and urer the quality of materirls that characterize our product, there are good reasonr yhy it should reach the leadership and acceptance in the trade that has corne to our line. Our standards of quality will alway'i be improved, never lowered.

DO YOU REALIZE

THE DEMAND THAT EXISTS

Among Your Cuctomers For KNOCKED.DOWN

BREAKFAST NOOKS

IF YOU DONOT CARRY THEM IN STOCK, GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER, AND WE KNOW YOU WILL NEVER BE WITHOUT THEM.

"superior" Breehfart Nook Model No. I

PHIL

'LUMBERMERCHANT

How LumberLooks

When one ieads the multitude of glowing reports from rnarious parts of Cdifornia, onthe building activity, the increascd building permits, increased bank clearingE, predic"tions by prominent men on the wonderful business year that we will have. isn't it a real cause for wonder that the one commodity that should be booming, is on the list of slow moving commodities?

One fact that cannot be d'enied is, that the general conditions in different parts of t{re state are better. From one end to the other, reportr come in that things are looking

There

up, there is a more general good feeling among merchants in all lines of busineas.

In San Francisco and Oakland the dealers are reported as doing a nice business.

Things are looking better in the Sacrarnento Valley. This page, in the last isrue, contained a misleading staternent regarding the conditions in this section of the state. From the report it could easily have been inferred that the Sacramento Valley had been hit by the foot and mouth dieease, which ir notthe case. We understand that the entire district has been fortunate in remaining free from infection.

At San Diego, and in the Imperial Valley the outlook is fine. San Diego has never let up to any gleat extent, and the dealers in the Imperial are looking for a very good six months ahead of ttrem.

The Loo Angeles territory is still building, the San Joaqui-n dealerr are in a befter frame of mind, poaribly what the

lumbermen of the state needs, could be found in a short talk made at a recent Hoo Hoo lrmcheon. A member said that tbe wholesale and retail lumbermen were in the ttdumpsrt' that they were blue, looked and' acted discouraged, and that in his opinion were licked. He ruggests that every one dig up a few more grins, a determination that there is nothing wrong, and that they go out and see a few more people each dayt, preaching good times, and help convince the other fellow that thingr are looking up.

It cannot be said that the dealerc are buying any more freely than of two weeks ago. City dealers and the yardr in the srnaller towns scem to be of the opinion that it is not the right time to place orders.

As far aa we can learn, prices have made no great changes since tfie middle of last month. Posaibly shingler are weaker, there having been quite a large quantity reach the state in the last three weeks. Commone, rough and sized, can be bought at practically the same pricee prevailing during all of April.

A telegraphic report from Oregon states that the mills are not curtailing as had been predicted, that tfie production continued heavy in spite of the poor demand. Writer suggests thatthe pessirnistic attitude on thepart of the mills has been induced by the declining madret conditions in this state.

EXP0RT LB&. C0. SEATTLE

E)GORT [gOLCOtuI CANAL LBR. CO.

AGEhTTS t BISSELL LBR. CO.

FIR LUMBER, CEDAR SHINGLES, LATH

Specialt!: Old Grozarh Yellots Fir Clcus Southern Reprerentativc

ATPINE LBR. C0. "',f"[',.r".'j.

are a kinds of men J

-those who WISH -those who WORRY and -those who WORK

WORKED UPPERS!

While we are primarily manufacturers and shippers of Green Douglas Fir Lumber, both Commons and Clears, our mills are accustomed to stocking Ceiling in both four and six-inch widths run to the California pattern. Immediate shipment of the same can be made by either rail or water, in straight, or mixed cars. Assortments of Flooring, Slash, or Vertical, Finish, Sanded or unSanded, Casing, Base and Mouldings can be added if desired. The latter run to California patterns.

Dealers availing themselves of this service are thus not required to maintain large stocks of the better or more expensive grades.

Our Los Angeles Office will wire your orders.

Delivery can be made within ten days.

The Auto r The Home - El Paso r Creating Business

By IACK DIONNE

Here's romet[ing to think about.

I rms in El Pa.ro the other day at a big lumber convention. I did a tittle tdkingso did the otherr,..-+n the eubject of "Creating Buriner", a.r applied to the retail lumberman.

.dn El Pero retailer told me that thingp are a little rl'ow in El Paso, burinest ir rome' what ilack for the yarde locatcd there, and ttat under ruch circumrtancel he qucctioned whether it war wiee for a lumber dealer to rpend eny money trying to create brnineel

That same day another El Paro lunberman made a talk to the convention on wbat the auto ir doing to outeell the home in thatcity, and he made the very intereeting statement that on tte previour day the official recordr of El Paro rhowed the filing of m'ortgager and lienr on autoc aggregating over $25r0OO, while the totd building pcrrnitr ireued that ra,me dey in thc city war jtut about $1'OOO.

At fipt thought it might reem that the opniion of the firrt dealer I mentioned above, to the effect that with comdltionr dow it would not pey to epend money trying to create gugiaers-was ttue. But in the light of the'statement of the rccond dealer-how about it? It ie mighty apparerrt tlrat there ARE people in ttrat city who didn't let a littlc thing like conditionc interfere withTHEIR efiort! to create burinelq,irn't it? It'r ro in mori placer. ln too nrany orrer the lumberman say!: "Burinerc conditionr are bad; Itil go dow fora while."

But ttir guy trhat relh automobiler doeen't look at it that way. So the automobile mortgager keep on pil.hs up, whet{rer the building permite do or not.

To me thir local pair of incidentr keepr right on teaching the leeron that the lumber dealer rhould nsyer relax hic effortr to create burinenr, regardleer of conditionr. He may ediut hir efiortr to ruit the rituation. He may rpend leu money for certain kinde of -advertiring od redouble hir efiortr in other direCionr and along othcr linel of activity, but -trhe ruccecsful merchant lGema to be the fellow ufio digtin dl the harder when thingr get dow.

I don't believe in the fellow who rayr:"Thingr are !o dow we cen't'cdl buildins materialr," when I how that the automobile metr are doing a rurhing burinelr. I rftnply think that one ir the bater ralelman than the othcr, har more faith in hir *ocb and more faith in himrelf.

You dontt have to buy half page adr in your local paper unleu you want to. But you SHOULD look over yortr totnn, ree nAat each individual NEEDS thet you can SUP' PLY, and go sell trhat rtuff.

..BUSINESS IS GOOD-WE MAKE IT GOOD" ir the bater rlogan that bringt home the bacon.

FIR FIR

'We are continually intensifying our lumber service to California.

Our big wholesale yard and docks at San Pedro adds just one more vital link in the chain that connects the great storehouses of supply in the north, with the retailers of California.

Our promise of "Service" means something of genuine value to you.

CHAS R. McC0RMICK & c0.

Calif. Building Continues Increasing

Don't let the idea permeate your cranium, Mr. Lumberman, that because the'lumber market has been in an unenviable condition in California of late, that it reBects in any manner of means either directly or indirectly, any "slowing up" in the onward surge of progress in California. Not even does it indicate a slowing up of the building program in the state.

Because there isn't any direct connection between the lumber conditions in California, and the building conditions in California' It would seem that there would be a most direct connection, but there ISN'T. And that is because of this peculiariqy of ours. Just because we lumber folks get over-enthusiastic and dump twiceas much lumber into California as California has any immediate use for, thereby clogging the docks and the terminals, and scaring the buyers to cover, is no reflection against the building prosperity ofCalifornia. And the building figures on the great State of California for the first three months of. 1924 show beyond a doubt thatthe building and the lumber business are not even distant cousins.

The lumber business, for instancg has been very rotten around Los Angeles. Yet for the first three months of 1924 Los Angeles building permits were $46,511,698. During the first three months of. 1923 the lumber business in Los Angeles territory was in most healthful condition; but the building permits for the same perriod in Los Angeles were just $44,534,914. So you see, it wasn't building that was bad. It was just lumber that was foolish.

Take a few other instances. San Francisco permits for the first quarter ol 1924 were $11,743'512, as compared with $9,714,059.

The splendid growing city of Oakland showed $7,166,152, as compared iith $6,475,948; Berkeley showed $2,312,620, as compared with $1,701,164; Long Beach showed $7,641,+20 as compared with $6,403,179; Beverly Hills showed $1,302,668 as compared with $Sgz,gzO for last year.

Here is a full list of California cities showing their building permits for the first three months of the present year, as well as for L923 and. L922. These are very interesting figures:

Los Angeles

lvlodesto

tr{ontebello

National City........

Oakland

Ontario

Orange

Palo Alto

Pasadena

Piedmont

Pomona

Redwood City........

Redlands

Richmond

Riverside

Sacramento

San Bernardino

San Diego

East San Diego

Take the city of Los Angeles, for example. Because it has been so much in the limelight for the past several years it is perhaps the most closely watched of all American cities, and the whole world has been watching to see "Ffowlong will it last," meaning the big boom in the Southern California city.

The following facts concerning Los Angeles and Southern California are taken from a boosting circular just issued to the trade by the Hipolito Company, of Los Angeles. will give a very excellent idea of some of the outstanding facts concerning 1924 prospects in this territory, especially when backed by the building permit figures shown above:

"Organization formed to finance new Los Angeles industries. Capital of $50,000,000 to be available.

"Building permits for first quarter 1924 exceed same period of 1923 by over $2,000,000.

"Southern California Telephone Co. will spend $19,000,000 in L924 expansion program.

"March postoffice receipts show increase of 12.92 per cent over March, 1923.

"March permits for frame dwelling- construction were $666,598 greater than in February of this year.

"IJnion Pacific Railway announces $8,000,000 development in manufacturing district.

"Internal Revenue Collections for March aggregate more than any other month in Southern California history.

"Income-Tax receipts alone were greater than the income-tax receipts in any other month since Internal Revenue Bureau was established.

(Continued on Page 60.)

.W'HAT WILL .wE DO FOR IRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES?

l[t't an American tradition that Presidential candidates are born in log cabins. JL These log cabins have mostly rotted away.Soon we shall face the necessity of choosing ourPresidential candidates from menborn in more modernhomes.

After all, a log-cabin-born candidate is not a necessitlr. Neither is the cabin. For the home of todayprovidesmorecomforts and conveniences, and lasts longer -if it is a REDTWOOD home.

Built of REDWOOD, and roofed with REDI$7OOD shingles, the modern home will outlast the log cabin of earlier days. And if thePresidential candidate be a farmer (thus running true to fort) his children's children may depend ppon his California RED\il7OOD barn,flumes,water anks andpipes,troughs, chicken house and garage.

Let others .li"g to "log cabin" merchandising. Changing timesdemand changing methods.

Today it's the farmer who asks -

CA[,[FORN[.4'.

z4 (alifornia Strea, San Francisco

MEMBER MILLS

Albion Lumber Comoanv

Dolbeer& Carson Lu^mblr C.o.

Glen Blair Redwood Co.

Flammond Lumber Company

J. R. Hanif Company

Flobbs, WalI & Cbmpany

Ffomes Eueka Lumber Co.

Litde River Redwood C,o.

Mendocino Lumber Co.

Northwectetn Redwood C,o.

The Pacific Lumber Co.

Union Lumber Company

"What eAbout kdwood?"

Martin Meier Veteran Lumberman of Hemet

Mr. Meier followed the changes incident to town site and railroad right of way controversies prevalent in that section for some time and finally acquired five acres in the town of Hemet on which his yard and residence are now located. Note the old hitching rack in front of the office, put up nearly twenty years ago before tin lizzies didn'tgo screaming upthe Jack Rabbit grade quite as frequently as they do now.

Mr. Meier is a fine type of the men who helped make Southern California what it is today and isa model the rising generation might well pattern after. , Ary man who loves flowers is all right anyway. The front yard ofMr. Meier's home is one mass of bloom and is rvorth a day's ride to look at.

L. H. CHAPMAN RESIGNS AS FRIEND & TERRY MANAGER

Hele is a brief tribute to \{r. I\{eier. Dear, kindly, old timer, Martin Meier of the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley.

Mr. Meier came to California in 1883. After three years in the mountains in 1886 he started a lumber yard at the old town of San Jacinto, long since practically abandoned for the present town of the same name.

L. H. Chapman, manager of the Friend & Terry Lumber Co. of Sacramento, has resigned the same becoming effective on April 1. Mr. Chapman states that he has not clecided definitely what his future plans will be. He has been associated with the Friend &Terry Lumber Co. for many years and is also the President of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club. Joseph Shepard has been appoirrted manager to succeed Mr. Chapman.

The Western Sash and Door Co. of Los Angeles

-Much history has be,en made since the early part of 1920, rvhen California started her biggest boom of building, and when the men in the building material game in this great state began to really hit their stride. In the last four years many concerns have expanded, have taken in nerv territory and added nerv lines to their list of products, that they might play an even greater part in the development of the state.

One such concern is listed as one Los Angeles substantial business institutions under the name of the Western Sash and Door Company. This concern operates a rvholesale sash and door business, in Los Angeles, distributing their products through the south,ern part of the state, to the dealer exclusively.

The concern is headed by I\Ir. George B. Bosrvorth. This gentleman is an old time lumberman with many y'ears of experience. He started in the lumber business fbriy years ago, working up from the bottom and serving at difierent times as yard foreman, bookkeeper, line yard manager and traveling salesman for one of the largest sash and door firms in Oshkosh. Wis.

For the twenty years previgns to coming to Los Angeles, Mr. Bosrvorth was in business in Kansas City, first as president of Leidigh and Bosworth Lumber Company and later he organized the Interstate Sash and Door Company, of which he rvas president and manager.

WE OFFER

In the Western Sash and Door Corrpany, Mr. George Bosworth is assisted !y his two sons in ihe running of tte business. Frank E. Bosworth acts as the office rianager f9r tfrg company, and Leslie E. Bosworth is in charge-of the shipping and manufacturing ends of the business. -

This company wqs established in a small way in l92O but soon outgrew _its first location and ground was pur- chased and a warehouse builtatIQI-07 East Z5th Str,eet, extending through to 23rd Street.

Soon more space was ne,eded and last year an additional warehouse was built at 1675 East 23rd Street.

-This company specializes in carrying a tremendous stock of stock size sash and doors. They-have at all times a complete assortment of sash, windows, casements, all kinds of doors, and state that they handle nothing but first grade materials.

^ l-toSk comin^g from such rveli known firms as the Long Bell Lumber Company assures a grade of material not t-o be beaten, according to Mr. Boswbrth.

A feature of the business done by this progressive outfit is their ability to give dealers a foriy eight hour service on barred_up orders on sash, windows, ,etc. They have so refined the system in their plant that they are ible to maintain a service of this kind. This service extends to orders from dealers, for either glazed or empty stock.

G. McINTOSH, C. P. A. c. s. cowAN, c.

LOS

Manufactures Only

Breakfast Nook Sets

C. J. Daois

"superior" Breakfast Nooks are becoming_bg!!er known to the dealers and consumers of Southern California and Arizona through the popularizing efforts of the Meehan Davis Crown eompany, manufactur'ers of this article.

This company has been operating for some time, specializing in the manufacture and distribution of built-in features for homes and apartment houses.

Their speciality is now their "Superior" Breakfast Nook, which are sold ixclusively through the building material dealer. They are shipped knocked down, coming in sets of five piecei, consisting of : one table top, two seat ends and two table legs. These can be easily assembled at a minimum cost by the carPenters, and are madg -to fit openings of four and one feet to five and one half feet. They also make special sized sets, on order.

"Due to the ever growing popularity of the breakfast nooks in modern homes, flats and apartments, and owing to the increasing demand by lumber dealers for .a stock pattern carefully planned to meet the requirements of their lrade, my firm has discontinued all other form of millwork and is minufacturing stock designs of knocked down breakfast nook sets exclusively," said Mr. C. J. Davis, president of Meehan Davis Crown Co., Inc.

"We do a wholesale business only in these articles and we take in practically all of the lumber yards and sash and door dealerl in and around Los Angeles.We also ship these breakfast'nook sets in large quantities into the San Diego territory and into Arizona.

"ii is quantity production we aim at and this is the factor that enables u3 1o sell these breakfast nook sets to the trade at such a price thata handsome margin is left for them to base their selling price on.

We are at present doubling our product to take care of a steaclily increasing volume of business, and are installing

further machinery and equipm,ent to bring the cost of production down to a minimum."

Mr. Tim Reedy who for manv vears was with the Western Plining Miil at Hollywo6d- has recently joined this company and has taken charge of the production.end of the business.

B,esides nooks, this concern is a large distributor of Pratt and Warner Ironing Boards and Medicine Cabinets. These goods are well known all over the state, Pratt and 'Warner 6eing pioneers in the manufacture of ironing boards.

Meehan Davis Crown Co. of Los Angeles, Finds Standardization Pays

Plolo ol "Supaior" BreMast Nop,h

California Pine Association Inspectors Meet

A meeting of the grading inspectors of the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association was held at the plant of the Red River Lumber Company at Westwood, California, during the w,eek of April 13. With the exception of V. E. Johnston who is in the east, all the inspectors of the Association lvere present.

Several important matters were up for discttssion by the grad,ers at this time. In the first place John W. Stevens, Chief Inspector of the Association, who has recently returned from a number of reinspections in eastern markets, gave the inspectors his observations on the uniformity of th,e grades as observed at the point of lumber consumption and the feeling of lumber buyers concerning the manner in which present gr:rdes fit their needs. An important subject for discuSsion was the proposed change in the line-up of California pine grades approved at a recent rheeting of the Board of Directors. The standardization movement and its effect on California pine was also considered at

CALIFORNIA'DOOR COMPANY MAKE RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS

Diamond Springs and Caldor Railway in El Dorado County, owned by the California Door Company, is undergoing extensiveimprovernents. Bridges are being strengthened and curves widen'ed. It is planned to start operJtion of the company's new mill during the month of April, the capacity bf which will be around 200,000 feet a day. The mill will be electrically,operated throughout.

some length. The development of specific grading rules foi white and Douglas fir- boards atrd di*en-sion rias another subject before the meeting. In addition the usual checking up of the ideas of different inspectors so necessary in keeping grades of lumb,er uniform throughout a large association was made part of the program. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one and developed many ideas of benefit in the grading work. The following association inspectbrs were present: Mr. J. W. Stevens. Mr. Mark Decker, Mr. E. L. Dixon, Mr. H. C. Sims, Mr. F. C. Ranker, Mr. Irving Dunn.

ANNOUNCES DISSOLUTIONOF PARTNERSHIP

The following notice appeared in a recent issue of a Northern California paper.

Notice of Dissolution of Co-Partnership

Public notice is hereby given, that the pirtnership formed by Roy K. Fatight, Albert Bfown,and Berry Faught, and engaged in the business of manufacturing lumber and other building materials, and doing business under the style and name of the Anderson Valley Lumber Company in the County of Mendocino, State of California, has been dissolved by the mutual consent of the partners, and that all debts due said Anderson Vallev Lumber company shall be paid to Roy K. Faught and Berry Faught, and they shall pay fully. all of the debts of said partnership. ROY K. FAUGHT, ALBERT BROWN, BERRY FAUGHT.

The Forty Show Windows

By R.M. Knight

flere's a tale of Bill Johnson, a live business man, Whose up-to-date store was kept all spic and spanThe rendezvous of every bargain fan In the neighborhood.

Now Bill'sbig show window was his sure delight, He.went to much trouble to trim it up right, It attracted the people by day and by night And got business.

He tackled some clever publicity schemes And nrsed up much paper-dozens of reamsIn letters and folders, but these things it seems, Didn't get him much.

"I'll be hanged if my window," said Bill in a hufr "Don't get me more business than all of that stuff, If only I just had show windows enough I'd be happy."

Then a bright inspiration to Bill Johnson came"There's more than one method of beating this game, I'll get out some posters with colors the same As my windows."

The lithographer gave him posters galore, All tastefully finished in colors a score, He then had them posted the whole city o'er And well lighted.

Now Bill has no longer a neighborhood store, His business has doubled and trebled and more Ten thousand new paths have been made to his door From all over.

On a drive to his newly built store one fine night, While passing his posters all brilliant with light, Said Bill to his wife, "If f counted them rightI've got forty show windows."

WHY HE WASLATE

The fourth man of the golfing gang was a little late, and the other three chafed until he came puffing up. It was Sunday morning, and he explained:

"I didn't know whether to go to church or play golf with you guys, and I decided to toss up to decide. I said it would be 'heads I play golf and tails I go to church.' That's why I'm late. I had to fip that doggoned coirr nine times before heads finally turned up."

A CASE IN CIRCUIT COURT

Judge-"What is your name, your occupation, and what are you charged with?" plisengl-"My name is Sparks, I'm an electrician, and I'm charged with battery.

Judge-"Officer, put this guy in a dry cell."

A FINE ADVERTISEMENT

A California dealer advertises:

"Quality comes first:we have it. Service comes nssf-\ rg give it. Satisfaction is what we all wantWE GUARANTEE IT.''

IN NEW YORK TOO

"Goodness, Papa," said little Johnnie, as hethrew a copper penny from the tower of the Woolworth Building where his family were sight-seeing, "a little money sure goes a long ways in this tourn."

A CLEAN-UP SEASON

"Do they have a clean-up week in this town?" asked the incoming guest, a pai4t salesman, of the hotel clerk. "Yes" put in the departing guest as he paid his bill, "this hotel seems to be conducting one right now."

.ABORN FISHERMAN

Too tired to work:

Too tired to walk.

Too tired to read;

Too tired to talk.

Too tired to eat;

Too tired to drink.

Tootired to write;

Too tired to thirtk.

Too tired to ride;

Too tired to row.

Too tired to stay;

Too tired to go.

Too tired to want;

Too tired to wish.

But never too tired

To just set an' fish.

Be as carefulwithfire in the woods as you are with fire in your hone

A burned city may be rebuiltin a few years, but it takes a century to regrow a forest.

Tilden Lumber & Mill Company Take Over New Yards

Mr. E. Xl. Tilclen. l'ell knorvn C)aklancl luml>erman, announces that effectir.c NIay I the Tilclen Lumber & X,iill Company u,ill take over the yarcls of the Sunset Lumber Company at Sacrarnento, Galt, Stockton, Suisun, Martinez, Concord, Hayrvard, El Dorado, N{ilpitas, East San Jose, San Jose (Mill and Yard), Morgan Hill, and Salinas. The new company u'ill also include their present line of yards, the Hogan Lumber Company yards at Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont. and Elmhurst and the Tilden Lumber Company yards at Richmond, Berkeley, and Crockett. Mr. Tilden states that the neu' company,- the Tilden Lumb.er & Mill Co., rvill be incorporated -for-g2,000,000.00 and that their headquarters u'ill be Oakland. E: M. Tilclen will be the President of this large r,etail lumber organization.

Mr. Tilden has been associated rvith the" retail lumber business in California for many years and received his first "experi,ence rvith the Sierra Lumber Company of Recl Bluff rvhere he startecl in as an office boy. ^In"l9O0. he started a retail lurnber yard at Point Riihmond ancl in 1911^f: bought-out the_Berkeley Lumber Co. at Berkeley. In 1917, he took over the interests of the Hogan Lurnber Company.

Mr. Tilclen is one of the most progressive and successful lumbermen in the state of Califbrnia. Since he has been associated .with the lumber business, he states that he has always strived to make the market in which he participates a better market to do business in and in takirig olr., 1.,i, new yards he rvill continue to follorv or.rt this same policv. He is assisted in the management of the business by his son Waverlv Tilden, rvho aits as his assistant m"trag.r.

Special Election

Berkeley Roofing Ordinance May 6

It. tr. Hammatt, manager of the Lumbermen,s Comnrittee on the Ilerkeley Initiative Roofing Orclinance, advises that the sllecial election for the repeal of the present Roofing Ordinance ivill take place on May 6. He also announces that the Berkeley City Council have passed a new resolution regarding the roofing ordinance which will also be on the ballot. He states that the City Council's resolution is similar to the Lumbermen's Ordinance only that it p{ohibits the use o_f shingles in making major'repairs. The Lumbermen's Ordinance or Original Shingle tnitiative will be specified on the ballot ai Propositi,on No. 3 n'hile the City Council Ordinance will be specified as proposition No. 4. Mr. Hammatt advises all lumbermen and their _friends living in Berkel,ey to vote for the original shingle initiative rvhich is sponsored bv the Lumberrien's C_ommittee and specified on ihe ballot ai Proposition No. 3. He states thatthe City Council ar:,e playing politics by adopting the nerv .resolution, their purpose being to split the vote so that neither Proposition ivill-receive alnajority, the result being that the present odinance u'ill remain in IOrCe.

WM. SMITH COMPANY BUILDING YARD AT OAKLAND

The Wm. Smith Company, of San i'rancisco and Los Angeles, has leased a four acre tract of land rvith a large rvater frontage at Oakland, and will immediately stalt the construction of a 4O by 300 foot wharf, and other buildings.

The yard rvill be managed by Mr. C. W. Dietrich.

E. L. COOPER NO\jt/ WITH UNION LUMBER CO.

Mr. E. L. Cooper, who has been connected with the San Pedro Lumber Company, at Los Angeles, for some time, has taken a position in the sales department of the Union Lumber Company, at Los Angeles, and will represent this company in the Southern California territory.

Mr. Cooper- replaces Mr. R. C. Enderly, who resigned his bositi6n some time ago to take an active inlerest wifh his father in their retail yards.

NEW YARD AT

Mr. C. E. Williams is oPening a

AZUSA retail yard at Azusa.

A. F. KENNEDYVISITS SOUTH

Mr. A. F. Kennedf; manager at San Francisco for Henry Disston & Sons Inc., has been in Los Angeles for the past felv days, conferring with their southern representatives, American Sarv & Knife'Works, of Los Angeles.

GLENDALE MILL COMPANY CHANGES HANDS

The Glendale Mill Company, located on Howard Street, in Glendale, has been sold to a company formed by L. A. Nale and J. H. Kenass, and will be operated as the Merit Sash and Door Company.

NEuI BOX FACTORY AT MENDOCINO

Mr. R. H. Smith and associates are installing machinery and plan to start manufacturing in a short time, in i new box factory at Mendocino.

COMPLETENESS OF STOCKS IS A BIG ASSET TO THE SALE$ MAN CALLINC ON THE CALIFORNIA TRADE. that's what we have.

White Pine, Dguglas Fir, Redwood, Cedar and Redwood shineG Sp[t RCd*ood"Pi'i;i Ti"', Stakes, etc.

"":';-' " Los Angeles Representative A. L. Hoover {21 Ccntral Bldg.

LO$A[|GELE$

J. ry. Higgins Lumber Company of t/ San Francisco

"Speedy Service" is the slogan of the J. E. Higgins Lumber Company of San Francisco, progressive lumber dealers and one of the pioneer distributors of hardwood lumber in the Bay District.

The J. E. Higgins Lumber Company have been in business since 1883 when the company was,organized by J. E. Higgins, Sr., and Frank Allen under thb firm name of the Allen & Higgins Lumber Company. Mr. Allen died in t9O2, and in l9l2 Mr. Higgins bought over the interests of Mrs. Frank Allen and since that date thev have been are abl'e to carry a large stock of lumber on hand and are

known to the trade as the J. E. Higgins Lumber Co.

In addition to their large San Francisco plant, the company maintain a plant in Oakland where they manufacture hardwood flooring. The J. E. Higgins Lumber Company have always been dealers in hardwood lumber products, specializing inall kinds of hardwood lumber, flooring, and. panel stock. They also carry a large stock of Port Orford Cedar. J. E. Higgins, Jr., states that owing to th'eir large shed and yard capacity at their San Francisco plant, they

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WHITE

DOUGLAS}

REDWOOD

Manh-Strong

You Can Bend This Wall Board But It Will Not Break

Schumacher V/all Board is made by patented proc-ess to bend, yel it is so tough and-sturdy that it will not crack or break in the bending.

This makes this -pliable wall board especially valuable for rneeting requirements where curves in walls or ceiling occur.- Schumacher Wall Board can be sawed or cut with the same ease as wood, but because it cornes in such coirvenient sizes the waste is so small as to be negligible.

Though conveniently flexible, Schum achet Wall Board is staunch, Clurable andpermanent. It rnakes a one-piece wallforinteri6rs or exteriors ;--for the joints can be sealed perfectly and no battens are required.

Schumacher Wall Board witl not shrink, warp, swell or buckle. Look for the trade rnark o-n everry piec,e. It is your protection against inferior wall board.

J- E. Higgins, Jr'., one of the best known lumbermen in thi siate is-Ttre nianbger of this large concern' He is very pooular in lumber circles on the Pacific Coast, takes,an ;;fi;; part in Hoo-Hoo afiairs in the Bay District, and is it. .i"i"i"tf and treatutet of the Pacific'Coast Hardwood b."i.it Ass'ociation. Mr. Higgins states that the demand for hardwood flooring has been-very good with his concernl and only recently hi says they have placed witha lar-ge ir.t"tt 'hardwood manuficturing concern the la-rgest order ioi ttata*ood flooring ever shipped to the Pacific Coast'

Carl Watts and Ch]arlie Lillie act as the company's o-utside representatives while Gus Morien calls on the San

(Continued from Page 20) .rp."i"tty adapted to givingthe trade "speedy Service" on mixed shipments. Francisco trade.

sANDrEGo LUMBE1SS#E3NY ro BUrLD NEw

A. L. Frost, of the San Diego Lumber Company, .the FrostEardwood Company and other business enterprises irt S"rr Di"go, is planiring the erection of a new modern .in"" ttitai"g, ot the siie of their present offices at the San Diego L-umber Company's -p1"1!'

The niw structure wili b6 of hollow tile construction, to -cost in the n'eighborhood of $20,000'00, will ber-rluch f"rs., than their oid quarters, and will contain in addition to i great many other-modern features, an up to date service a"nd Dlan room, under the supervision of a -competent -rrr ot ito*utt who will be able 1o take care of the many inquities that this ""-p""y h* b*" receiving'

WILSON WITH MEYER & HODGE

Mr. Forest Wilson has joined the sales force of Meyer & Hodge, Los Angeles wholesalers.

-- H"- *". form&ly with Fletcher & Frambes, of Los An-

geles.

FAT'S FILOSOFEES

A little less mouth and a little more foot disease would help some fellows.

If you can't sell lumber, don't donate iL Give the other man a chance.

These disinfecting roadside foot-baths have forced some men to it at last.

t( rF :f

What's ten dollars a thousand between lumbermen, anyway ? Apparently nothing right now. ***

Nextthing you know, they'll be barring "shingle bobs" in Berkeley. ***

Some fellows will cut everything but their eye teeth.

CAIDY QUALIT Y NOW IN THE WEST

For twelve yearE "Cad5l Quality" has stood for the Standard of quality, in the South.

We now are able to offer tfie came grader and ecrvice to the California trade, from our stand of Arizona White Pine, the finest timber growing in Arizona'

Our three band, electrically driven, modern mill ic sawing at tfre rate of 10Or000r0(F feet per yearr orr' abling us to offer ,for quick shipmenT anything in strictly up-to-grade, air dried' BOX' SHOP' COM' MONS, and UPPERS; all "Cady Quality."

We invlte you to gr"e Cady Quality

Arizona White Pine a trial.

ACORN BRAND OAK FLOORING

This trailemarked hardzaood flooring is in demand by the home-b*ilding public. They know they lay no more fot this guaranteed flooring than for nameless flooring th'at is not uniform in grading, dimensions or milling.

The Lumber Merchant's 0bligation

The conscientious lumber merchant realizes that his obligation to his customers does not consist merely in giving good service in supplying the lumber ordered. Much of his success in business will depend upon whether he fulfills his larger obligation, that of taking a sincere interest in the wellare of his community as a whole. One of the avenues through which he can best serve the community and do credit to himself, is by aiding the home builders in his vicinity to construct substantially and permannently.

The Pacific Lumber Merchant has spoken fearlessly of the lumber merchant's and the contractor's responsibility in seeing that good foundations and roofs go into homes, especially those sold on the monthly payment plan. W. go further and urge the lumber merchant to recommend hardwood floors, -knoll'ing that by the time a few years have passed the home owner will realiL,e they were a better investment, than softwood floors which cost less at first but soon wear shabby.

All hardwood priccr remain firm.

Phonc, writc or wirc ut for quotatoinr on

HARDWOODS

ACORN BRAND OAK FLOORING

..WOLVERINE' MAPLE FLOORING

..EUREKA'' HARDWOOD PANEIS

..BIG TIMBER" OREGON PINE PANEIS

SCHUM.A,CHER PLAIITER BO^A,RD BEAVER BOARD_UPSON BOARD

Strable Hardwood Co.

DTSTRTBUTORS

511-545 Fir3t Street, Oakland, Calif.

Editorial in THE KANSAS CITY STAR, Kansx City, Mo., April B', 1924.

A BUSINESS ROMANCE

The Forty Years Ago column this morning announces the incorp^oration at Je_fferson- City, April 2, 1884, of ihe Long-Bell Lumber C-omg1n_v. _The capitaliiation of the niw company was $300,000, of which all but two shares were owned bv Mr. -R. A. Loni of Columb_us, Kas., and Mr. Victor Bell of Kansas City. This was-the relatively modest beginning-of what.now is perhips the greatest slngle Duslness operated tn tsansas Lrty.

, The prqsent capitalization of the Long-Bell company is 30 million dollars. The gross sales in 1923 were 4ll rr,illion dbllars, The wonderful development of this business is a tribute to the genius .of .Mr. -Long. Mr. Bell died many years ago, long before the activities ot the cornpany had reached extraordinary proportions. The growt-h of the concern was not alone in the exparisioir of the business of cutting timber, making and selling lumSer; it was in large measure due to Mr. Long's foresight in acquiring, far in advance of immecliate needs, largC tracts oT timber, which-'appreciated in value even before the cutting. In reaching out for thesl timber lands, Mr. Long's interests extended throufh Missouri, into Arkansas and other souther4 states, where numerous mills were estab- lished. Later he went into the Northwest, where great areas of virgin forest remained. In that region Mr. Long is building a model tow{r, designed to be a community center for his own employes and the business outlet of a new resion of development. To thii somewhat incidental enterprise Mr. -Long is giving much attention and a somewhat altruistic purpose that fits in well with the successful ,lumberman's humanitarian ideals and the resources he now possesses to indulge his likings.

The career of Mr. Long and the development of the interests directed by him constitute a real personal and business romance. The beginnings of this romance antedate the incorporation of the Long-Bell company. They were modest in the extreme. They were centered in a little lumber yard in Columbus, Kas., where Mr. Long personally assisted in handling the lumber as well as doing thE buying and selling. And it is said by those who know him best that he would rather talk about those early days, when he and Mrs. Long worked for each other, and for that indefinite thing called the future, than of any other period of his interesting life.

Mr. Long has not achiev6d success by selfish concentrition or denial. He has shared his fortune in consistent measure with the promoters of church and welfare endeavors. A number of those associated with him in responsible business positions have become independent in a business way. His success has been of the Hnd that needs no apologies.

NOLET-UP AT SAN DIEGO

Reports coming from California's southern metropolis, San Diego, confirm that that city is in a most healthy state, in the building field, and that the merchants in that city are not looking for a let up of any kind in their program of building for the year.

YOUNG DOUGLAS FIR THRIVES UNDER SHADE OF INFERIOR SPECIES

The results of experiments made by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in attempting to establish young Douglas fir transplants as an undestory to scrub oak, aspen, and birch, up to the present show a very satisfactory survival and development, according to a recent statem€nt of that bureau. Douglas fir planted in this .way in the Bearlodge district of the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, in the spring of. 1922 and 1923, is showing an average survival of thrifty trees equal to 83 per cent of the total number planted. Four of the remaining 17 per cent are living, although not developing satisfactorily. Of 500 trees planted thus experimentally in 1922, 439, or 80 per cent, ar€ doing well; while 192 oat of. 250 planted in 1923, or 77 per cent, are also in a thrifty condition. This result is regarded as very encouraging, the more so as on the last examination the percentag€ of thrifty trees from the 1922 planting was higher than.on the first examination a year ago. Even of the comparatively few trees lost, a small portion of the failure was due not to any 'w€akness in the transplants themselves but because of trampling by stock grazing in this vicinity.

WE HAVE IN STOCK

SINGLE C. C. DOORS

PAIRS C. C. DOORS

SINGLE C. C. SASH

I Inch Net O. P.

Sizer hcrein listcd arc alwayr availablc for immeiliatc dclivcry.

We maintain a dcpartmcnt for thc exclulivc manufacturc of C. C. Doorr and C. C. Sarh, which gulrentGe. you prompt rorvice on your odd ordcrr.

Remembcr our rlogan: 'QuicLcr if Nccdcd"

Head Office

SEATTLE WASH.

L. H. IVES & CO.

PACIFIC COAST LUMBER

WHOLESALB RAIL OR CARGO

Southern Sales Office 7ll Yan NuYs Bldg.

TRinity 7591

LOS AT{GELES

"TO WHOM CAN YOU SEND YOUR OPEN ORDER, KNOWING IT WILI BE BIttED AT THE LOWEST MARKf,T PRICEI"

ErzEFr \NtLLlhtG

Snsn & Doon Co.z437 E.9tbsr. LoSANGELES

C(}MPARE (|UR SIRYICE IYITH tvHATY(}U ARI GITTNG I{(}W

Where can you get odd work in twcnty four hours?

FINISH..-MOIJLDINGS S^ASH AND DOORS

DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES

ROOFING:

IRONING WALL BOARD BOARDS

BREAKFAST NOOI$

yours didn't

!he. 3pou9 is, a refrod'uction -of .a dire ctory of the uholcsale lurnber of fices of Los Angeles, mailed, Ql ''Tlt'c Colifornia Lunrber Mcrchant" Iast &,eeb, to all tltc rctail anrJ wholesole co-rulrurrUs ii l'outhern Calif ornia.

If

arriz.'e in, good sltalte, and yorl zuould. Iikt to ltoz,e o colty, flnsc dro! a lin,e to 4g Fay BIdg., Los Angelcs. The cord is 12x18 in size.

Asphalt, One of Oldest Known Waterproofing Materials

When the Pioneer Paper Company of I.os Angeles,. San Francisco, Portland and Seattle declares in its advertising itr"i ;'pio""er Rosfings and Shingles always give perfe.ct satisfaction," officials of the concern are wllllng to De called upon to prove it.

A case in point is the slate-surfaced shingle which the Pioneer Papei Company manufactures.

The slate-surfaced shingle, which covers a great many houses, is a composition oJ felt impregnated rvith asphalt' It is then sandedwith crushed slate.

The most important thing about any roofing is rvhether or not it will kCep out the rain and the snow and excesslve heat. In that cohnectio4, scientific and chemical research has established that asp.hatt is the most perfect wateroroofing substance that man has ever been able to hnd or [;;;i;; rit. ".*t consideration is cost. Inasmuch as the ."oof u'oi asphalt seems' 'in this day and age, to b9 ine-xnairitiUte, iti resultant cost is sufficiently lorv so th.at.the .o.f oi ih" fitti.tt.d product in. which it is used is Iow ;;;Uil to-ttt"t ttt" binefils' attained far over-shadow all other considetations.

This company cfiose asphalt in the -manufacture of its ,f"i.-*rt".Ja,.ititrgt. beceuse in asphalt it fohn-d the sub;l;;;;-;;;t imperiious to the elements, thereby providiil ;; nearly pirfect a shingle '.ftom all angles as can be p"i iogittt.i. 'E*pe1t. increased its usefulless by. sand-itre iii"itn crushel''slate which eftectually defies dirt a:d a-u-.i ""a adds greatly to its attractive aPPearance, . By manufacturing the shingles in vartous colors, they nave

given the opportunity of surfacing a roof- to a-degred of Seauty limited only by the artistic sense of the designer.

Here are some of the facts which prove the usefulness of asphalt and show it as the perfect preservative.

The first known discovery of asphalt in, a condition to be used commerciallv #as in the Dead Sea; 2500 years or more before Christ.' The historian Diodorus tells of it. Primitive man, living on the shores of the Dead Sea found that the surface of fhis historically known body of water gave forth a resinous,'dark-brown, semi-liquid substance i=hat could be used in'various ways' It was sticky and would hold things together. Water failed to penetrate it. It was solid enough so that'it could be gathered up.

Probably the finders,,gf.asphalt didn't know what it was and cared'less, It wasrlufficiqnt for them"that asphalt was a verV handy thins tci have. I-ater, the fact that the Dead Sea was ref6rred to as a'sphaltites because of the composition which came from it, indicates that a name had been given the substahce:,andlthe ,news of its usefulness and 'Jpread to the far corners of the then known world.

Although not discgvered until a few thousand. yea-rs before Chriit, agphalt in: one form or another, obviously has existed since titne began.

It is of organic ori{in, being nothing-more nor less than bituminous shale containing vegetable remains in the process of transformation. It has been found in various ipots throughout the world, a great portion of it being found in California in'the fsrm of rock, known generally as asphalt rock, which is impregnated with limestone.

REDWOOD and FIR

WE CARRY A I.ARGE WHOI.ESAII, ST(rcK AT q.IR OATSI.AND DI!'TRIB[,'NTG ianUS WHICH ENABIIS US TO Gt. Y(ru PROMPT lllADufc tr YARD AND SIIED ITEMS IN BOTH REDWOOD AND FIR

B-"inS organic, it is natural to suppose that asphalt in its bituminous form has been in tlie process of-natural manufacture for unknown ag'es.

It's real story, however, begins with the beginning of its use alongside the Dead Sea-

The men who found that it could be made useful, put it to work immediately.

Historians areauthority for the statement that thev used it first as a coating for goat and animal skins becausl it afforded protection from the weather and the elem,ents.

- Ttt.y used it as a covering for skins out of which they fashioned boats as soon as they learned that it kept out the water.

Then a commercial mind conceived the idea of finding a market for it.

In a comparatively short time asphalt was being shipped into allof the ceuntries in the Mediterranean basin. - -

As early as 20o0 B. C., the Sumarians were using it as a form of cement. They fastened ornaments to pieces of pottery, sculpture and paintings, using asphalt to hold the two together.

The Egyptians used it to mummify theirdead. After wrapping the bodies thoroughly with cloth, a heavy coating of asphalt was put around the cloth. Archaeologists have seen visible evidence of the wisdom of their choice of preservative in the condition of ancient relics that have been unearthed in the birthplace of the world's civilization.

, As far as is known, asphalt was used for the first time for paving in Babylon. -

It was used as'mortar when th,e Tower of Babel was built, to hold the bricks in place, history shows.

Items of historical fact such as these definitely prove that asphalt was n-ot only recognized but used as the perfect preservative 5000 years a$o.

What more lasting and convincing demonstration of its effectiveness could be asked than 5000 years of tests ?

"No-Weight" Window Sprinet Incrale Your Window PROFITS

A highly ratirfectory wcightlcu window dcvicc.

Ovcr 5(Xl Californie rcprcrontativcr.

Dercriptivc foldcr on rcqu..t.

The "No-lYeight" lYindow Srrng

That's why, today, asphalt has been turned and moulded to suitthe needs of modern industrial, and commercial uses. .It is being used now for more than 350 purposes.

!a-vrJrg_, of .course, continues to be its greatist-commer- cial field but it is becoming highly importa-nt in other ways.

For hundreds of years ttre suppty -in the Dead Sea rias the principal sgurqe of asphalt. -Witft the discovery of the renowned pitch lake of Trinidad, the deposits intlie Dead Sea were far over-shadowed in relative importance.

Scientists and engineers found in Trinidid a surface deposit abqut 100 acres in extent, extending to an unknown depth. To this day it has not been deteimined how deep the deposit is. They do know that after 1,000,000 tons oi the material had been removed, there was not even a noticeable dent in the surface. As fast as it was removed. it filled up again and the surface never seemed to recede. The action is the same as one would experience by pushins a ball bat into a vat of warm tar. As ^the bat is'plshed ln, the tar recedes and provides a chasm. But as soon as the bat.is removed, the tar moves back and fillsin the chasm agaln.

Trinidad's pitch lake rvas a world wonder. Not so many years ago, its importance paled somewhat with the discovery of another and greater natural deposit in South America. Apparently, the South Americin deposit exceeds that of the Trinidad deposit two or three times, the calculation being based upon surface af,ea*

When one considers that these are but a few of hundreds of natural d;posits thatdotthe surfaqe of the globe, it seems that the supply will withstand all the demaids that are made upon it and without a doubt, scientific research will develop other uses for a material that promises to last forever at a low cost.

It is not so much the fact that asphalt can be so useful

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DOUGLAS FIR BY CARGO

Agency: Bay City Luraber Co., A. J. Weet Lumber Co. Aberdeen, Graye Harbor, Warhington

S. E. SLADE LUMBER CO.

26O Cdifonria St., 322 L N. Van Nuyr Bldg., San Francicco Loe .dngelec

SUDDEN & CHRISTENSON

LUMBER AND SHIPPING

AOENTS

llGrdcan Lnnbcr & lblnf:lc Oqr Aberilcon, Wrsh.

Alcrlcrr lllll Oo., Aberde€n, .wa8h.

Eotutan Lunbcr & lhtlAilc Oo., Eoqulem, \lyub.

Prolx)er !trtU Oo- Prosper, Ore.

Xhynold Llnbor Oo- Ra,ymontl, Wash.

STEAl[EBS

Brooldt! Rrynoii

Carrncl Orobr

Ghrt. Errbor Ohmlcr OLrLtG[Ior

Erlbcrt illll Oo- Aberdc€n, .werh,

Oclubh Bpr & I/EDbGr Oo., South Bend., Wash.

Lcrlr litllt e TlDbcr Ce., gouth Bentl, Waah,

J. f- I/Gwl. tlltrglc Co., South Bond, Wesh.

6lO Arctic Ctub Bldg. Setttc

Ortlctlnc G. tnddcn Ednr rohrbtcar.'n

\rlDltr Ed!!

6th Floc-Hind Bldg.

23O Caffiollh Street

San Francirco

9(X) A. GL Barlctt Bldg. Lo. AngCGr

Co.

J. A. Genahl, Gen. Mgr.

f612 W. Ifarhialton Beacon Fl93 Lor Angeler

Real Optomism Displayed by Hipolito Company

One of the brightest mailing pieces that appeared in a long time is one put out by the Hipolito Company the middle of April, called "The Outlook is Good".

This mailer. which was the creation of Mr. H. L. Rosenberg, sets forth in graphic form, supported by facts and figures, the actual fundamental conditions that point to why the building industry should continue active throughout the year.

The Rains Have Comel

th,e Incorne Thx

is nearly tTtrouqhP*pare lbw for a big summer

HE summer ol tgz4 will be a ieal one. We've had enough rain to be a brg factor rn California's prosperity. And more is coming. Crops are saved -agricultural buying power regained. Your rncome tax rs settled, except the refund you'll probably get. That's more good news. Tax Assessors are winding up their work for '24, That clears the track still more.

The busrness trarn has the rightof w^y r- nothing can hold it up.

Thar busrness men In all rndustrics havc confidcnce in thc next fcw months is indicatcd by various announcemcnts of events. Thcrr ludgmcnt is backcd by statistics on thc year to date The spirit of succcss is countrf rvide, and California lcads the country

Hipolito advcrtisrng plans rncludc enlergcd activitics. "Good Busincss" will bf yours3nd 6urc. Thc Hipolim linc can hclp you mrkc good busincss bcttcr. And hclp you sccurc morc pro6t from thar business

A FEW FACTS THAT MAKE THE HIGH LIGHTS

Organrzatron formed to finance new lc Angeles Industries rtrerpts ln any other month srnce Internal Revenue Birreau was Capiral of g5o,@,ooo to be available atablished.l Building prrmrts for 6rst quarter 924 e rcced same prriod of .Paci6c Elctric Rarlway ordere $3,o,o worth of freight cars

l92J by over t2,@,ooo to nandlc Soutncrn L.ltlornta snlpments.

Sothern Califbrnra Telcphone Co wrll spend ttg,ooo,@11 Sou.thernPecificplansex;rndit'urcofl+o,ooo,ooofcirtprove-

1924 expansnn program ments In 1924.

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M"*h porroficir.a.rp,.5how rncrease sf r:.9: per cent over -^ Santa Fe improvement and extension work will cct around M"tch. rqi.t ' 'r t8lrooo'9oo'.

March permrts. for rrarne .dwen,ng construcnon were t666,5e8 ,,,ff;3*til'*!ilH,f;*,f:f*X*:i*,*jfth in ship argreater than rn February ofthis year

_-_r,.ly l::'11-Rdirwar anrcuncq r8,o,m dcveropment ,n !. i;.I*?'i;iT.,t,ffn:yf"'r$f

#tlllttf.::l'i1,.::'l

'"'i:',1:[i"f.::T',jl'.o',..,'on. ror March asgresare more than t"lTRf,]'5.t",1'o,H:L" ;", Southem carrfornie wir *t anr other month rnSouthern Cahfornra history new-records f9r frosfrity in rg2a;,;yi thi Marilr l*u. "f Income Tar rccerpts alone werr greater thrn the incomc-tar Southwestern Purihcing Agcnt

HIPOLITO COMPANY

Marqfacturert offamoas Hipol;to stocl size Window Screens and Screen Doort 2lst & Alameda Sts., [.os AnSeles, Qalif.

Please send me a copy of the new Hipolito'Fricc List. I\ty busrness i

I have checked below the artrcles I am particularly rnterested in.

This is not only timely, but a most logical thing to do. All too many folks are in the habit of thinking that California is going back when things do not continue at the 100 mile an hour pace that was maintained throughout much of 1!23. "A study of basic conditions, however, shows that business is good, the country prosperous, and a rate of brtilding is being maintained which would give many other cities of the same size r marked feeling of satisfaction."

A point sf interest, particularly to tumber dealers. is that in Los Angeles alone building permits f or the first quarter exceed those of 1923, and in these building permits there were more permits for frame dwellings issued in March than were grarited in January or Febuary. In other words construction is turning to that most ne'ededthe individual farnily lwelIing.

Herein lies the road to profts for the lumber dealer. A survey made by the University of Southern Caifornia reveals that in Ircs Angeles in particular, and many other cities of California, there is an actual'shortage of single family dwellings, and it is the buitding of these single family homes that keeps the small contractor and carpenter busy, and swetls the retail lumber merchant's revenue.

folder: "The Outlook is Good,"

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has oone- the Tax'4sessqr

Youdon't bry cold storage eggs if you can hetp it do you?

'Course Not!

There isn't much to be said against f[sp---or in their favor.

Lots of lumber is the same $ray--also shingles.

"Sudden

When you bry either lumber or Servicett eggs or shingles buy the kind you arePROUD of.

Santa Fe Lumber Co.

.A,rchitecb Now Specify Arkansas Oal( Flooring

It will pay to carry Arkansas Oak Flooring in stock. Architects, contractors and builders have found over a long pcriod of years that greatest satisfactior has comc frtim "Perfcc' tidn" Brand Oak Flooring. Their specifications more often call for "Perfection" thao any othcr orie brand. You can build a greater volumc of btisiness on "Perfcctioa." All stock is uniformly graded, and perfcctly matchcd. Two large mills cnable us fo assure you prompt dclivery. Our national advcrtising campaign in the leading homc lovcrs' magazinc is crcating bigger inter€st in thc supcriority of "Perfection" Brand. Write for full information.

Arhansas Oak Flooring Conpiny

PineBluff, Arkansas

San Francisco "Hoo-Hoo" Club Hears Talk on Standard ization

At their regular bi-weekly luncheon on April LOth, L924, the Hoo-Hoo Club of San Francisco was addressed by Edward P. Ivory;of the California White & Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association, formerly with the Forest Products Laboratori at Madison,.Wisconsin. The subject was lumber standardization. Mr. Ivor;r's talk follows:

"L-umber standardization is a subject that has been very much before the lumbermen of the United States for the past few years. Scarcely a meeting of any size among manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers. has oassed without some discussion of it. -standardization has many enthusiastic supporters. and, as with all forward-looking movements, a few opponents. Generally speaking, however, the leaders in the inilusiry havi been. behind the movement whole-heartedly. bccause they -recognize it to be the mo-st advanced.steli that has ever been attempted by the lumbermen of America,

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"This movemcnt ls the first in which all branches of the lumber industry. includinc producers, distributors, and cons-uiners. havi united and workcd togcther on a natiori-widc scale, to advance their industry. In addi- tion, it has brought into the inost cordial co-operation with the lumber industry two of the great governmcntal dcpartmenti: the Department of Commerce anh the Depart- mcnt of Agriculture. This co-operation has not been of a perfunctory nature, but one t_o_ which- Secretiry lloovcr and 'secretary Wallace havc given a great deal of theii pcrsonal attention.

"Standardization has several main obiec- tives. Thc first and most important. 6er- haps, is the maintaining of uiriform' jizes for dressed lumber,-uniform sizes not in onc region only, but ovei the United Statcs as a whole. The lack of uniformity todav in- this respect is startling. In somi itemi of yar{ Iumber scarcely any two of the gfeat lumber manufacturing associations maintain the same standards.- Often within thg- sqme producing association, different mills dress their lumber to different thickncsses and widths.

"Another main objective is the eoualiza- tion, as nearly as the various woois will pcrmit, of thc grades of lumber produced. As with sizes, cach large associition has its own grading rules. Sometimes the cradc nomenclature is alike in two associaEons. but more often differences exist. The srad- ing rulcs thcmselves follow no unfform method of prcsentation, and, to the lay reader, appear to describe entirely different oualities of lumber. Each of these sets of srad- ing rules state that they are intended t-o fit lumber for the purpose for which it is to be used. Furthermore. at least for manv of the grades of yard luinber, all these formi of lumber are intended to be used for the same ,general -purposes. Why, then, should not the grading rules be similar? Whv. then, should not grades of lumber intendid for the same purposes have the same name? Realizing the absur-dity of the present situa- tion, lumbermen ale now en-deavorins to eliminate the gross inequalities between the grades of the various associations.

- "Another^phase of the program is to bring about a uniform nomenclature for the difrerent species of wood-that is. to secure in understanding in the trade that each species. or fype of lumber, shall have one common trade name.

"Still another objective of the program is to bring about a uniform code of etEics for the carrying on of lumber transactions. .The Iumber industry.has been struggling alor-rg lor years, depending in many cases on ab-

stract legal rulings, to settle controversies peculiar to the lumber business. This is seldom satisfactory. The formulation and establishment ofa code of ethics by the Iumbermen themselves is all that is reouired to settle these questions forever.

"The question of grade marking of lumber has come into the discussions. and the concensus of opinion seems to be that all lumber should be grade-marked. Steps are now being taken to devise ways and rneans of accomplishing this, and to secure the consent of lumbeimin to thc practice.'

ORGANIZATION BEHIND THE MOVEMENT

"Most of you arc familiar with the dcvelopment of the standardization movement from the original rcsolution passcd at thc first American Lumber Congress, in 1919, to its present status. You may not, however, know the exact brganization which is now behind it. You may not know that a Central Committec on Lumber Standards, made up of leaders aqo-ng all the groups or organizations interestcd in this movemcnt, having its own officcs and paid Sccretarv in Washington, has had charge of the movement during the past two years. This committee consists of one representativc each from the softwood lumbel manufacturers, the hardwood lumber' manufacturers, Ium- ber wholesalers, lumber retailcrs, the architects of the country, the American railroads, and the associated wood using industries, besides a chairman who is known to all of you: Mr: John W. Blodgetg president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. This Central Committee has working under it a consulting committee, made up of the same number of groups as are represented on tho Central Committee, but with several members from each of thc groups named. While the Central Committee acts as a steering organization, it is the consulting committee which actually works out the standards arrived at. In addition. there are actively engaged in the movemen[ the governmental departments heretofore referred to. The Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Products Laborltory and the Forest Service at Madison, Wisc6nsin. carries on the investigative work necesary in a project of this kind. The Department of Commerce lends its aid in an organiza- tional and promotive manner. Both tieoartments work closely tog€ther and with the CeItraI Commi-ttee, in an effort to promote and speed up the program.

, "Many meetings have been held during the past three years, each lasting from two to seven days. They have bEen serious rneetings, at which thorough-going business men have earnestly endeavored to solve the many knotty problems that have presented themselves. Scarcely a. month has gone by that has not seen one or more of theCe meetings.. No effort or expense has been spared to develop standards which would bq permanent and practical. It is a big price to pay for standardization, but the stake itself is large. How large, only time will show, but it has been estimated by one competent authority that a direct result will be thl sav- ing of $250,000,000 per year to buyers of Iumber.

STANDARDS THUS FAR ARRIVED AT

!'To date, the first objective has been accomplished. Standards of sizes have becn set, to go into effect on July first of this year. These standards were arrived at only after months of discussion and consideration, and after the ironing out of divers opinions held by individuals and groups in every section of the country, and in evcry branch of the industry. Even after these months of consideration; on two of thc most important items in yard lumber, a dual standaid was found neccssdry. -tlowevor, a dual standaid represents a vast improvcment, when it is considered that upwards of six or Bcvcn standards cxisted for thesc itcrns heretofore.

"Onc of thesc items conccrned the thickncss of inch lumbcr, surfaced onc or two eides. Final agreemcnt could oqtry bc reached on a basis of the two standards of 25-32 and.26-32 inchcs; In thc casc of two inch dimension, a dual standard ol lVe and I 6-E incheg was set up. One standard only would admittedly have.been prcferablo, but it is bclieved that a single standard will ultirnately evolve itsclf frorn thc rrnoec[lGnti These standards are establishcd for a yearls trial, beginning July first. At the end of that time, a furttrcr meeting will determinc which is the morc worthy of attention.

"As regards wialths of lumbcr when dressed four sides or one sidc and one cdtc: a single standard of f{ inches scant 6ri wlqtls rlp,to 7:inches, and ft inch scant on widths from 8 inches up, was arrivcd a!not, howcver, without a.,gf€at .deal .of difrculty.

"standard sizes and patterns for fooring. ceiling, partition and Jiding were also eitablished.

"That the newly established standards will make a great deal of difference to produccrs and consumers of lumber may bc rcadily illustratcd in thc case of drob siding. oi rustic. It is possible to.purchas-, in thiChicago market and in rnany others throughout the east, lx6 drop siding, of, let uJ say. pattern No. 105, which is worked shiolab. in scvcral different spccies. In somc- tfd total face width is 4z/g inches;-in othcf species the total face width is 5/n inches. thus sho'wing a difrcrence of /a inZh in facd width, or about five per cent. in thc covering ability of 1000 feet of the lumber. Buildcri buying the narrow material find that it requires not only 5 per cent morc lumber. but also 5 per cent more labor and'nails than is rcquired for the widcr material. Thuc thore is a difrerence between thc two types of lumber of about l0 per cent in the cbst of covering a given space. A discovery of this fact always results in dissatisfaition with lumber. The standardization move. ment will tend to correct this situation, not only in this. case, but in many others siinilaf to it.

"As regards uniform grading rules, a basic system involving nine gradbs of lumber has been proposed, To some this may appear rather as an elaborition than a simplifica- tion. Ilowever, the distributor of lumber who carries scveral different specics and hnds each of them graded under difrerent ruIes. quickly realizcs that this is indeed a simpli-

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ficrtion. The program docs not require that all woods havc this number of grades, in fact,. it is readily rccognizcd that many woods could not economically be segregated into this largc number of grades. It is intended, how-vcr, that the grades of lumber havinn thc same grade name but derived from -difiercnt speciis of lumber should have about the samc minimum quality and bc graded under grading rulcs which are gencrally alikc.

"Iir thc matter of trade cthics, one question of great importance has been settled bv the CEntral Committee. That covers the rfuch-disputcd qucstion of re-rnsoection, or thrr handling of ilaims. Rctailers and manu-

difficulty in thc movement has come whcn attcmpting to apply the broad principles to the minor details. It is strange sometimes that men of broad vision scem blinded whcn they attempt to apply a principle to the--details of the business, yet, cven in its effect upon the details of the business, it is poesible to point out many instances in which standardization will benefit each individual ntii"llrr'a know how many of you retailers have been forced to mainiain separate piles of what should be the same material, because different shipments were of difrerent sizes. I don't know how many times you have sent out an item needed to complete a job, only to find that it did not match with foimer diliveries, and had to be returned.

Don't be afraid to be ori$inal. Use your ima$ination in Your It is Gods most $racious gift. business.

facturcrs havc agrccd that whcnever a claim on ttrc gradc o-f a carload cf lunrbcr dcvc!,ops. the purcharer nutt accept ttrat por' tion-oi tlrc lhipmcnt which is orl thc grade ordercd. and hold thc balance ior a pcriod rrf eixw days, or until inspcction hae been nedc. -Thir scttles two much disputed qucstions. Lcgally, the purchaser-had the right to teicct ir iitirc shipment if any portion of it ias not up to specifications. This right hag becn used nany -tirnes, on a falling markct to the Sreat disadvantage of the shipper. On the other hand, if a buycr acccpts any mrtion o[ a rhipnrent, thc shippcr has the iecal ;cht to insist that hc accept the wholc. Hirc, igaiq a hardship wae often ryorkg{ unon the buycr, bccause many Umcs nc (ud nbt Lnow rhcther or not the shipment was of thc sDccification ordcred until hc had unloaded -the car and, pcrhaps, uscd somc of the matcrial.

"Under thc ncw agreemcnt, the purchaser waives the right to reject-the whole- shipncnL and. at the samc timc, the shipper raivir thc richt to insist that the wholc shipmcnt bc aiccpted if any portion of it is rcccptcd.

What thc Standardization Movcment Means to San Francisco Lumbcrmcn

"Thc proof of the valuc of standardization ir in thi bencfit that it brings to each individual in thc lumber industry. Standardization dcdg with the dctails of the lumber buriness inits application. In results, it dcds with thc broa-der arpects of it. Practicallv evervonc acbrowledges thc b3oad advantager of standardization. Thc wholc

I don't know how many tirnes you have ordered a carload of lumbcr which you expected to be of a given grade, only to find' on dcliverv. that. bccause of some misurdcrstandinc. -the material was ofa difrcrcnt quality.- I do know, however, that ttris has liappcned to many other retailers throughoui-the United States, and that it has been ittJ causJot morc litigation and loss o{ g99d will than any other elemcnt in thc lumbcf busincss.

"I don't know how many timcs you wholcsalers have sold a carload of lumber which you and your customcr expected to bc of a hven size, and found, on delivery, that it was somcthing entirely different. I do know, however, that many wholesalers throughout the Uniicd States have found themselvcs in this situation. Usually they are thc oncs who hold the bag, and they are thc ones who take the loss that incvitably results.

"I don't know how many of You m:rnufacturers and manufacturers' representatives have bid on a piccc of business which you were particularly well qualified to handlc, and on which you sharpcned your pencils to the fine8t point to quote a rocF-bottom price. only to find that a competitor who iut his l-umber thinner at ttrc mill and beat your prices through a saving-in freight, has takcn the busincss away from you. I do know that this has happened many times; that, in fact, unfair competition ,of this sort is one of the big reasona why thc thickness of lumber has been constantly growinc lcss. I do know that this is onc 6f the r:easons why boards 11-16 inchcs thick

are beinc sold as inch lumber in ccrtain castcrn iarketc. It is abuscs of this sort tbat have made standardization lto neccirfirry.

"Many other detailed instances in which lack of-standardization has worked to the detriment of the lumbcr industry might be cited. However. the benefits of standardization arc beyond'details of this sort. Lumbcrmen sh6uld not lose sight of thc fact that, as latc as 1909, in the ncighborhood of .15,000,000,000 feet of lumber was consumcd in-the United States in one year, whercas, in 1922. the total production of 31,(XD,fl)0'0(X) feet sci:med to fully satisfy market requiremcnts. We cannot dodgc the fact that there has been a drop of 1-3 in thc consumption of lumbcr in the United States, and this in the face of an incrcase in the population.

Whv is t}is truc? Thcrc are many causcs for lt. and one of the chicf of tlcrn is dis' satisfiction with thc lumber product. Durinc dl thic time, thc compctitors of tood heve becn making it casy for tle architect and consumer to kork with thcir products, while lumbcrmcn have bccn rnaking it morc diftcult to work with wood. Whilc thc cemcnt pcople have becn simplifying the usc of thc:ir -matcrial and standardizing their DroducL lumbcrmen have bcen adding to ihcir grading rules and changing thcir stan&rd sizcs. An architect who movcs frodr Boston to the Pacific coast may epccify ccment construction in the samc tcrm! that he uscd in Boeton, and obtain thc self-carnc results. Iloweygr, beforc he can work vith lurnbcr. hc must practicallv lcarn thc lumbcr busincis anew. IIc must familiarize himcclf sittr the rradcs of lumber available in thc Iocal mark-et. and the size standards that arc prcvalent, fs there any wonder that ccmcot has oracticallv replaced wood as the material used for the -exterior covcring of houses in some regions?

This is a situation which lumberrncn can and should remedy, and standardization il the sole means by which imptovemcnt can bc brought about. Thcrc ir still much to bc donc inlhis movemcnt, and many standards etill to be formulated. Lumbcrmen of San Francisco can and should participatc in thi: taovement. They should assict in thc formulation of the standards thcmsclvca, but, failing this, thcy should by all mcans scc to it thit the standards which have bcen arrived at arc put into efrcct and followcd ln their territory."

GrieP'

Over Three Thousand Dollars for the "Building Material Merchant"

Here is a house .just recently completed in Los Angeles, and for which the Hammond Lumber Company sold practically all of the materials. In this day when so much is being said about the "Building Material Merchant" and his possibilities in the many side lines that are really the legitimate gtock of the lumberman, it seems quite proper to see that one concern sold a total of three thousand dollars' worth of materials on one house costing probably twelve or thirteen thousand dollars to build.

The three thousand dollar amount is round numbers, and within a r'ery close figure of the actual sale.

First or all of ccurse, they sold the rough lumber, and the rough hardware, nailg, etc. The foundation, piers and basement were put in with cement sand an gravel from their plant. They delivered the lath and plaster materials, and all of the stucco and sheeting for the outside walls. They sold all of the windows and doors, also the medicine cabinets, ironing board, breakfast nook and all mirrors that went into the house. The paints and varnishes came from the Hammond Lumber Company, being

bought from they by the painting contractor. All 6nish hardware, (no small item to consider), the complete hardwood floor job, shinglec, and all of the deadening and insulation materials were purchased from this one company.

Taken as a whole and in round numbers, it is possible for the retail lumberman to sell rnaterials totalling 25% of the cost of a finished house.

And the above is not all that this company might have gold on this pob.

You will 6nd a number of service roomr in the state that display samplea of, and have for sale a variety of commodities that are not listed in the three thousand dollar list.

Among them are, Wall paper, Window Aades, Linoleums. Brick, Plumbing materials, Window Screens, Electric materials, etc.. etc.

It is a fact that these materials are not usually handled by dealers in the larger cities, but are perfectly reasonable lines for the merchants in the smaller communities, who have the first chance at the builder and who can easily convince his prospect of the ease and convenience of buying all of his goods over one counter.

A Lumbermens Scrz:ice Assrt. PIan

A spring suggestionLIser Your Dealer's Helps-They Help.

Imperial Valley Notes

ACTIVE AT CALEXICO

Considerable activity at Mexicali has benefited the dealers at Calexico. The Mexican authorities have inaugurated several American looking improvements in thiscity, the streets are being paved and quite a quantity of nerv buildrng'rs golng on.

An import duty of twenty cents per thousand feet on lumber is levied, except on material for residence and school use.

The Calexico Lumber Company, Mr. D. R. Kincaid manager, assisted by Mr. H. K. McConnel, has been in business for ten years, and operates a yaid acioss the line in Mbxicali. They have just compl,eted a nerv shed and office building, of Spanish type.

In the picture Mr. Kincaid is seen talking rvith his old friend Henry Riddiford, of Los Angeles. They evidently are discussing the relative merits of the old Missouri corncob and the French briar.

OTHER YARDS AT CALEXICO

- th. Valley Lumber Company, of which Mr. W. C. Jones is the head is doing a good business in the valley. They operate three yards, at Calexico, N[exicali and El Centro.

Mr. J. P. Siegel is the manager of the Sones Lumber Company. The yard at Calexico is a branch of the main plant, operated at El Centro.Mr. C. E. Sones makes his headquarters at the El Centro yard, and the branch is in the capable hands of Mr. Siegel.Mr. Sones reports that his trade isfair,that he finds collections improving considerably and that he expects a rvonderful year for the Valley.

PECK LUMBER COMPANY IS LIVE OUTFIT

Mt. J. E. Peck is the owner of the Peck Lumber Company, at Indio and Lennox, is spending most of his time been with the Calexico Lumber Company, before he bought his yard at El Centro from the L. W. Blinn Lumber Comoanv.

Mi. Peck is a Modern Merchandiser, and believes in advertising.

HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANYINTERESTSIN VALLEY

The Hammond Lumber Company of Los Angeles have large interests in the Imperial Valley also, operating yards at Brawley, Hdltville, Calipatria and Westmoreland.

KERCKHOFF CUZNER HAS YARDS

The Kerckhoff Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company, with main offices in Los Angeles, have branch yards at Calipatria, Imperial and Brawley.

BLACKLUMBER COMPANY AT INDIO AND LENNOX

Mr. E. E. Black, proprietor of the Black Lumber Company, at Indio and Lennox, is spending most of his time lately at the nelv yard at Lennox, leaving the affairs of the Indio yard in the hands of Mr. O. Rempfer. Mr. Black states that in his opinion the Valley is in splendid condition.

You help pay for every forest fire :he1p prevent them.

ITHE BIGGEST HARDWOOD PLANT ON EARTH

We are operating at Voth, Texasr o double band sawmill (one of the largest of all hard' wood mills.)

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We are just completing at Voth, Texas, a recond hardwood mill, equipped with a single band.

We will immediately build at Voth,Texas,' a 3rd hardwood mill. All combined it will be rcO% hrger than any other hardwood plant on earth.

You Can Rely On Kirby Products.

You Can Rely On Kirbv Senrice.

You Can Rely On Kirby Dependability.

Harry T. Kcndal, Gcacrd !hh. Ag6t

Arizona Steps Out

By Jack Dionne

Time was when most of the things that people of the rest of the world knew about Arizona, and most of the impressions they got about Arizona, were of a'character thatdidn't exactly make them want to pack their grips and start for the far Southwest"

fn song, and story, and stage, and press, Arizona was long advertised as the home of the cactus, the six-shooter, the rattlesnake, theGila Monster, the bleak desert, and the mad rush for mines. It was not happy advertising that Arizona got.

But it's difrerent now. A new Arizona, an admirable Arizona; an attractive Arizona; a broad-visioned, ambitious, honest, home-loving, courageous Arizona-is telling the world a newer, and bigger, and better story. It is a story-no1 of mining camps, or of bleak mountains, burning deserts,.deadly reptiles, and other unlovely thingsbuta story of an Arizona that has honestly inventoried herself, discovered her weaknesses in order that she might bolster them; appraised her assets in order that she might strengthen and develop them; and has gone out to make a mighty and a useful commonwealth of Arizona. and tell the world about it.

Such is the Arizona of today.

'The new story isa story of splendid progress already made along manifold admirable lines; and of greater things to come with each year that passes as the organized spirit of Arizona rejoices in results and benefits already secured, and surges on to larger achievements.

Where the spn-baked deserts once flared back toward the noonday sun its own reflected heat, today there are countless acres of irrigated farm land, so productive in th,ieir fertility as to rival the far-fam€d valley of the River Nile.

Where once the cow-pony picked his way over path and pass, today broad-guage thoroughfares and permanent roads offer to the traveler smooth, safe, and practical roadways of transportation.

Industry grows by leaps and bounds in Arizona; commerce in its most modern and approved form has come to serve the people of Arizona; fruit trees have replaced the thorny cactus; long-staple cotton has driven out the mesquite; beautiful and modern homes have replaced the shacks of olden days; schools and churches and attractive public and business buildings are everywhere seen; and a progressive and proud people are working together shoulder to shoulder in order that Arizona may come into her own, and that what once were deserts may burgeon and bloom and contribute a full share to the happiness and welfare of mankind

fn a lumber way, Arizona has kept step with the march of progress. Many of the biggest and most modern sawmilling institutions in the land are transforming the great virgin pine forests of Arizona into useful and valiable

building material Retail lumber firms cover the state, most of them extremely progressive, spreading the gospel of better and more attractive homes and other buildings, and doing more than their share to give to the people of Arizona things to which they may justly point with pride.

Andas the development of Arizona progresses these lumber folks can and undoubtedly WILL do much to help the good work by developing the spirit of the HOME BUILDER in the state, and thereby establishing a foundation upon which her hopes for the future may securely rest.

WOODHEADLUMBER COMPANY HAS NEW SALES MANAGER

Mr. W. F. Conner, formerly with the Columbia Vallev Lumber Company, at Wenatihee, has taken the positioir as sales manag'er for the Woodhead Lumber Company, at Los Angeles, ieplacing Mr. Earl Gailbraith who his gone with the Hammond I-umber Company.

D. A. STONER ON EASTERN TRIP

Mr. D. A. Stoner, accompanied by Mrs. Stoner, left Sawtelle on April 26th for a two months' trip through the east.

Mr. Stoner is the owner of the Sawtelle Lumber Company.

Cement For Durability

ATTENTION, MR. LUMBER MERCHANT:

Among our bert curtomerr are num,bered. many of thc prominent lumberr dealere of So. California and there ir no good rearon why you should not be one of them.

Superior Cement Stucco ir a quality ma. terial and we rtend back of it

$r'Ferior ir aold only tlrrougb dealerr in building materialr, we help you eell it.

If you are not aupplied with a eet of our color samples we will be pleaaed to cend a sct on request.

(Continued from Page 29) that challenses the imagination but the amazing proof of its superiorii! over 5000 years of time-and perhaps longer.

Wliat other commercial product can boast such a record ? Consequently, the Pioneer Paper Company feels that by impregniting ielt with asphalt 1o make a shingle, it has selicte"d the -one perfect material-the composition that has stood the test f6r 5000 years. Truly,the shingle of the tgfih.r"for., because it iswillingto prove its contention, the Pioneer Paper Company advertisesthat its roofings and shingles "aiways give- perfect satisfaction."

F. L. Mor$an

Retires after set)er7. yeafs setoice utith

Southern California Retail Ass'n

Lumbermen's Club of Arizona

AT{NUAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT DOUGLAS, MAY 16th AND 17th.

J. J. Halloran, Phocnix' Prec.

H. S. Corbett, Turon, Vice'Prea. John H. Wood, Birbee, Secy.'Trear.

LUMBERMAN ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB

L. C. MOORE PROMOTED TO MANAGER

L. C. Moore, formerly foreman of the Spalding I-umber Co. at Visalia, has been promoted as manager of the company's yard at Exeter. - He took up his new duties on April 10.

Choractcrktic rcsiilcttcc t sing Rcdntcod

At a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Vallejo, A. B. Wastell of the Cai-ifornia Retail Lumbermeri's Association was the speaker of the day. He gave an instructive talk on "Lumber ind its Associated Intirests" and during his address talked on Forestry, Logging, Manufacturing, Wholesaling, Planing Mill, aird Lumber Distribution. The Kiwanis Clir-b were the guests of Clayton Greene of the Vallejo Builders Supply eompany at their lumber mill at North Valleio.

Catholic school *ccted in 1870 nou being, dismantled for its sound Rcdttood ltmber.

Old

FIFTY-TFIREE yoars ago .Father Hcnneberry f built this Catholic cchool for boye at Alton, California. lt is now being torr^ down for the R.d-"od' lumbcr it containg.

Thi Lcrroctt Mostfaitttas oail Ditttihrtort ol

6th & Mrln

lhn Ftude llcottr

uiEi&*d - st. Humboldt Countv' Crl'

lrnd Mark built of Redwood becomec new home rnd barn.

J ack Dionne S ays

Blessed is the Dealer

Blessed is the dealer who lacks knowledge of his business for he has a lot to learn.

Blessed is the dealer who does not advertise, for he has yet to find the way to business salvation.

Blessed is the dealer who fails to cater to the buildiig needs of his trade, for he leaves so much for the other fell low to gather in the harvest.

Blessed is the dealer who has nothing to ofier his trade but a stcick of building materials, forverily he will have little to do.

Blessed is the dealer who keeps a close watch on his com-

for he will have little time to give to his own busi-

Blessed is the dealer who "slows up" when times get dull, for times will always be dull with him.

Blessed is the dealer who runs his buginess "like father used to do," for he should have a flag above his yard-a1 half maet.

Blessed is the dealer who is a community booster, for he is building from the foundation, and muet have his reward.

Bleesed is the dealer who rune his business in a modern and -aggressive way, takes advantage of his opportunities, and has no competitor but his past record-for-he shall get the grapes.

P.S.-Blegsed also is the-dealer who transforms his place of business from a secondary consideration into an information bureau on Home Building, for he will attract and create p-rofitable non-comp_etitive business instead of figuring bills, allowing some one else to dictate his selling prices.

MY FAVORITE,

By Jach Dnnne

Age not guaranteed-Some I have told

STORIES

for 20 yearFSome less.

Stories of Seasick Colored Soldiers

During the war many a good story was told of the colored soldiers who crossed the water, and the funny things they said when seasickness got them, because a colored soldier, seasick for the first time, was perfectly convinced that he was dying.

Here are some short ones on that same subject that I gbt lots of"kick" out of at the time:

One nigger soldier who had suffered mightily 'with seasickness, at last put foot on the soil of France, and when he did he turned with a great sigh of relief and declared to his squad: "Men, Ah ain't nevah goin' to cross dat ocean no rno."

"But," said one ofhis companions, "how are you goin' t'git back to Texas?"

"Boy," was his disdainful reply, "Ah'm goin' back by way of New Orleans."

Another, who also had been desperately seasick, declared as he set foot on solid ground on the other side: "Let dishere niggah tell you all somethin' men, Ah dun volunteered to come ovah heah but they'll have to draf me to get me back."

And that classic, about the nigger who was stricken with seasickness, and as the world reeled round him, he slid off of his cot and down on his knees, and raised his soul in prayer, saying: "Oh, Lawd ! Mos' folks keep astin' you fo' things all the time, an' I ain't nevah asted you fo' nuthin' befo', but Ah needs hep right now, Lawd, an' Ah needs it mighty bad, so come on down, Lawd, an' hep dis pore niggah befo' he goes daid. An' not only come, Lawd, but come soon, an' Oh, Lawd ! if you all caint come yourself, PLEASE LAWD SEND ONE OF YORE SPEEDIEST ANGELS''

GRATI]IG LUMBER

1x4-5' No. 3 Clear and Better Douglas Fir, A. D. Rough, not over 15% No. 3 $29.00 per M

5/8 scant x 8 and wider, Common Port Orford Cedar, SlS, $23.00 per M S.M. The above items are for crating stock.

-ALSOl/zx8 and wider-Al- Common Port Orford Cedar, Rough Dry, 29.00 Per M All pricer f. o. b. can Lor Angclcr

GENERAL OFFICES:

lfiXl Balfour Bldg., San Francirco

Los Angelec Office: Ell6 Ccntral Bldg.

Frames For Brick, Tile or Concrete

THE Andersen Box 'STindow Frame is a standard frame r- made especially for brick, tile or concrete buildings.

4tv Andersen dealer can deliver these frames promptly, the boxes nailed up and the balance K. D. one of these frames can be set up ready for the building in ten minutes.

Reosons Why Andusen

l. Immediate delivery-no expensive delays waiting for special frames.

2. l2l sizes ready for every purpose.

3. Delivered in two comDact bundles olainlv marked for size and easily handled.

4. 7 units instead of 57. No small parts to become lost or broken.

5. No sorting, measuring or reftting. The comple-te frame- nailed up with pockets and pulleys in place in ten minutes

6. Accuracy, gives smooth running windows, yet €xclucles weather.

Frames Are Prcfrted.:

7. Modern machineiy, methods and specializa- .tion lower costs at the factory; quickness of assembly saves you time, labor and money on the job.

8. Better results in frame, brick or stucco buildings.

9. 'White Pine preserves original accuracy and gives continuous service.

10. Made by largest exclusive standard frame manufacturer. The trade-mark is absolute protection.

Andersen Lumber Company

AC-5 Bayport, Minnesota

FFLAMES

'Ve haoe intercstittg booldcts for Ar chitcc*, C,onttrctos and, Defut s. Please tell which boolrlct you wcuLt.

SAN DIEGO HOO-HOO,CLUB HOLD

MEETING

At the regular Wednesday luncheon of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, on April 23rd, th'ere was a new note introduced by Snark Al Frost, in the shape.of an impromptu debate, staged by four of the local members.

INTERESTING wood shingles wer.e.lrighly advertised before prep-ared roofing was eier thought;f. That wood shingles always had mide the best rool possible, and that they always w-ould; consequently they riere the most practical and profitable for the retail dealer to handle.

The Snaik gave the boys the subject, "Resolved, that it is more practi-cal and pr6fitable to push the sale of prepared roofings against wood shingles."

- Bob Zumwalt ind G. Mattison drew the affirmative side in the coin toss-up, and the negative was taken by Harry Cass and E. L. Bullen.

Mattison led ofi for his side with some very good arguments. He pointed out that the prepared roofing man was years ahead -of the wood shingle manufacturer by his upio-date methods of advertising and putting his product in frontof the public, making it much easier for the lumber dealer to sell. He said thal this kind of roofing was easier to lay, came in attractive packages, was -easy to- store.in a miirimum of space, the bundles were all complete with nails, etc., for laying, and that the customer knew when be bought a roll, just how much space it would cover, contraryto wood shingles where the customer was generally confused in knowing just how many to buy.

This argument was answered by Mr. Cass. He said that

Zumwalt, for the affirmative said that roofing materials were more profitable for the dealer because they went faster. Thaf the deal,er got a second shot at the job much sooner than he would have if he had sold everlasting wood shingles. He also stressed the ease of laying prepared roofiigs, the economy of delivery ,ald storage cost, and the fact that it was neceisary to use this kind of roofing on the flat roofs that are being used so much now.

Bullen answered this by saying "Who in the world wants flat roofs, anyhow ?" He said that the dealer should push high pitched roofs, that th,ey were more practical, and would df cburse result in the sale of more good shingles. He stated that the man who used a substitute for a natural

roof covering that God made many hundreds of-yeals ?9o' was overloo[ins one of his best opportunities. Mr. Bullen r.l'as overlooking

was emphatic that wood shingles wogld last ten times as long as the other materials, and would cgnsequently return to ihe dealer a great amount of good will. He states that he had one roof at his plant covered with redwood shingles

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Dealers Outside of Los WTIEIb

WE DELIVER BY TRUCK TO MANY POINTS NEAR LOS ANGELES. THIS SERVICE IS MAINTAINED TO THE SAME HIGH POINT OF EFFICIENCY AND PROMPTNESS THAT HAS EARNED OUR REPUTATION FROM THE SLOGAN

WE ALSO CAN AND DO SHIP A GREAT QUANTIry OF SASH AND DOORS AND ALLIED MATERIALS TO POINTS OUTSIDE OF OUR TRUCK DELIVERY ZONES.

"$peed Gets'Em"

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that had been laid 23 years ago. He also answered the argument about ease in laying, stating that anybody could lay wood shingles. -Each side was gi.tett two minutes for rebuttal' and at the end of that time, the matter was turned over to a committee of judges composed of Heb Sullivan, Foreman, G' F' Hoff and Bud Rinde.

They decided in favor of the affirmative side, contending th;t-;t.;l.fio*i had brought out more really pertinent facts.

The Club had two guests on this day' Mr' A' B' Wastell of tt " jirt" n.t"il A-ssociation, and Phil B. Hart, of "The a"lif"t;it Lumber Merchant." Each of these men were ""ff"a o" and responded with a short talk to the Club'

oo-Hoo Ball Team is Victorious

' Th. Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo base ball team, comp?t:q9l ninl diamond itars who make theirliving in the -lumber hrrcinecs end who ttl .l sood loyal Hoo-Iloos, defeated a business, and who are all good ;i";l;.;-th" P. K. Dolion Buiiding Material Companv, on April 19th.

The score was 20 to 8, in favor of the Hoo-Hoo bunch' or at least this is the. approximate. scgr:, I:q9t!,1f ::l: [i"i"s.-tn;*"igi" i" ivide enough at teastto safely state lh;t ifi" Hoo-Hooirs came out in the lead' that t

It was a good fast game, witnessed by quite a boosters. few

The Hoo-Hoo team was made up as follows: i;;;t; c; Redlinglp; Wilson, (9"pt) lb;.Bowles' 2b; s"'h:;;, 3r;'o.b"r"i?,?'b; H"tt"witt,-rfi cook, cf ; Bookstaver, (Mgr.) lf.

"Free For All" At Los

Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club

The Snark was the chairman of the d,ay at the Los Angelgs Hoo-Hoo Club luncheon on April 10th.

Jimmie Chase, in the notices thai he mailed out, said that the feature of the meeting would be a "Free For All," in the shape of a debate, between four of the members. It was good.

With Fred Golding and Frank Connelly taking the affirmative, and Ted Lawrence and Phil Hart opposing them on th,e negative side, on the question: "Is the chain yard the most economical method of distribution ?"

Fred led off for his side, he was given five minutes for hjs argument, and it must be said that he did very well. He brought out a great many good points in favor of line yard distribution, and won a round of applause at his close. His first opponent, Ted Lawrence, made a very fine answer, and by calling on several witnesses from among the members, attempted to prove his contention, that the line yard method was a more costly operation.

Frank Connelly followed with some facts .and figures, followed by Phil Hart who used his five minutes to the best of his ability, on the negative side.

After a five minute sum-up by each side, the matter was left in the hands of a Judges' Board, composed of Cliff Fstes, Frank Curran and Dave Woodhead, who brought in a verdict in favor of the negative side.

This kind of a meeting made a hit with the boys, and will no doubt be repeated.

SAN DIEGO LUMBER COMPANY OPENING NEW YARD

Ground was broken on April 23rd, for the nelv retail yard being established at NormTl Heights, a suburb of San

Fruit Growers Supply Company

Manufacturerr of Cdifornia White and Sugnr Pine Lumber Milb at Suranville and Hitg CaL

ISO'(X)O,OOO Feet

^A,nnual Cepacity

Diego,ly the San Diego Lumber Company, of which Mr; A. L. Frost is the head.

This yard will be modern in every respect, placed at this point to better take care of the inireased derirand for ma-' terials that are coming from this new development.

Mr. Don Gaston who has been with this cbmpany continuously for the past ten years, will manage the iew'plant.

BENSON OFFICIALS MEET AT SAN DIEGO

_ Mr. O. J. Evenson, secretary of the Benson Lunrber porylary, and Mr. L. B. Hanna, vice president, arrived in Sa_n Diego on April 26th, staying for a-few days inspect- ing the southern plant, and coriferiing with their new San Diego general manager, Mr. Fred C. llamilton.

Mr. Evenson and Mr. Hanna make their headquarters at Clatskanie, Oregon.

VARIATIONS NOTED IN HEAVY WINDFALL LOSS

One of the first activities at th,e Fort Valley Experiment Station, once signs of spring appear and mounta-in roads again bscome passable, states the Forest Service, United State-s Department of _Agriculture, will be to investigate the damage done by the unusually severe windstorm "last December in the Conconino and other national forests in Arizona and N,ew Mexico. Considerable apprehension is felt for the seed trees on the experimental sirirple plots established at different points to sludy the results of-lumbering.in w,estern y,ellgw qine forests. Near the experiment station atFort Valley, in the Conconino Nationai Forest, the old-growth western yellow pine sufiered by far the worst windfall on record for this locality, numeious large trees being broken off or uprooted by thi high winds. dn neighboring lumbering operations heavy ldsses ruere reported for- recently logg.d areas, while cuttings five years or more old escaped with lighter dSmage.

B.

W. ADAMS, Mgr.

Saler Dept. Firet National Bank Bldg. - San Franeirco

J. M. Chase Makes Change

J. M. (limmie) Chase, known by everyone, at least ty ev-eryone in the southern part of the state, has given his friends a surprise in the last few days, with an announcement of .a change that he is making on the first of May.

Jim will aftei that date, be connected with the Hayward Lumber & Investment Company, with headquarters at Los Angeles. His duties will be in connection with the supervision of the line yard activities, and will keep him on the road most of the time.

He has been with the Owens Parks Lumber Company for the past two and half years, as sales manager.

OWENS PARKSLUMBER COMPANY PUT ON HOO HOO SHOW

Thursday April 24th, Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club luncheon was irr thC hands of the Owens Parks Lumber Company, said cornpatry being the chairmag of the day.

Jimmie Chas-e aited as the speaker for the crowd, there being about a half dezen of this company's own representatives on hand to add to the fun.

,Jim called on'several of the boys for impromptu speeches, siiing them variouS subjects, and then he staged a debate betwden six of the fellows on the subject, "Resolved, that straw hats should be worn on a week (weak) 'end." The Ayeq won. 'Itwas a general get together meeting, well attended.

R. O. WILSON RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

R.O. Wilson, of the R. O.Wilson Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned from a several days business trip to Southern California; Mr. Wilson says that there is a gogd- demand for lumber in the Southern metropolis and

that their building permits are holding up well in comparison with 1923 which was their banner year.

Ed. Houghton in New Position

Mr. Ed. Houghton, who has been in the sales department of the Earl Hoffman Lumber Company, Los Angeles wholesalers, for some time, recently resigned from that posittion and has gone with Chas. R. McCormick & Company, at Los Angeles.

- He will be connected with the rail department, handling Southern California.

MCDONALD IN NORTH

Mr. C. H. McDonald, Los Angeles manager for L. H. Ives & Company, of Seattle, is on a three weeks trjp through the north, making his main stay at Seattle at the compiny's offices, and also making a jauntinto the mill

country.

McNARY BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED TOTHE SENATE

Washington, April 15-The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry voted unanimously to make a favorable report onthe McNary-Clarke national forestry policy bill.

The-bill is- now on the calendar of both Houses, and there appears to be no organized opposition to it,-and_very littleoiiosition of any sort. It is possible that the House mav aci-upon it within the next two or three weeks.

Fio*eu"'r, the chances of the bill becoming law at this session are largely dependent upon progress made with other legislation likely to be considered more. important or more urgent. Members of Congress are receivilg--many letters from their constituents in support of the bill, and the more such letters are received th'e greater will be the urge to early action

Let us tell you a few facts, Mr. Lumber Dealer

Fact No. I

S. S. Robert Johnson

1r75OrO0O feet of spruce box lumben to maLe the round trip.

The Robert Johnson iscarrying m_ore spruqe rumber than any o!h9r rhipin the world, and is -"ritrs v"e"itt" B";]i;; spruce port of America.

This lumber is.handted bqthe monorail directfrom the lrooo- foot corting ch_ains in pac\age lots to b"rie"-fr";;ht.il it i" l;d"d into the vessel through the- large hatchlc bv -i".i "-t."m winches. fhr"g to-four davs ar- required-to road th" 6"i;;;J f-cimilar tii; to unload.

The california rnarket has learned _that spruce box, especially in the heavier containers,- makes "tr id""i p-a;k;;;-- it- i!-iigiri, strong, and when air-dried is unequalled for ttii" p"ii*e. That .iail ket has also learned that The pacific spruce c".i"iiti"r d;;$; suppll-its needs, i1 an_y quantity requir:ed, throuih 1ie Robert J;hn: ron This vessel also handles green-lath from thl miii. -

1!'l-l-ghip-me_n-ts of finiched stock are _made by rail. Try a car of our california Novelty Rustic siding. california-J""t"r" are uriig this excellent siding in large quantfties. rt.i- "r" i"ii"ri"a. -f"i will be.

Fact No. IO

About Our Logging In An Drrly lrne

The S. S. Robert Johnson, ovrned by the Pacific Spruce Corporation of Toledo, Oregon, makes regular trips'from Yaguina Bay to Califorila ports, carrying cargoes of About 15 days are required

The_p. & Robcrt Johmn. omed and operatcd bv the Prclfic BDmce Corpontion out ofyiquiii Bii

Another Advocate of the SERVICE Room Idea

One tree will nake a million natches - otte natch will destroY a million trees.

You

Green forests PaY big dividends in health and haPPiness-He1P Protect then fron fire.

CALIFORNIA LUMBER NOTABLES

FRED CONNER OF SACRAMENTO / Better lnown ar "The Big Boy."

Fred is a big man, he standr well ilgh to six feet, is heavily built, har a deep voice, arid well errp$ tbe nipk n'ame.

He ia big in other wayr too, a fact conceeded by fhe hoot of lumbermen in the rtate who claim this man aa a friend'.

Fred is the heed of the Sacramento Lumber Cornpany, which he and IIr. J.W. Butler bought in 1919. He ir a modern merchandiser in gv€ry seme of the,word, believer in progrescive ideas for the Building Material Merchant, and practices what he thinks.

Fredfs career has beem a veried one, all in the lumber busine$. He is a true native sorL was born in Sacranietltb, entered the hmrber game while in his 'teens, a^r a piler for the Nerp PortWharfand Lumber Company. Later he was associated withMr. J. M. Griffith at Sa,nta Ana, with tte L. W. Btinn Lumber.C.ompany, Stimron Mill Cornpany, and then was cdled to take chargJ of the Sacrarnent" t r-ber Cornpany, which concern he l,ater prnchaned., , :

He io a past preaident of the Wertern Retail Lurnbermenrl Atl'n, V"ll"y Lumbenneng Club, Builderc,Excharige, California Lumbermeru Anociation, rnd ir the frrst vice preeident of the Sacramento Chamber of Cornmerce. He is irlro a 32nd degree Maron, and a member of the Del Paso Country Club.

BRADTEY BRAND Scientific Kiln Drying

Preserves Within Our Products Nature's Sturdy and Beautiful Qualities.

MODERN MACHTNERY AND SKILIFN HUMAN EFFORT JUSTIFIES OUR SLOGAN

OAK

Edito/s Note.-The following letter anil poem comes unsigned, and is the second contrib;ilon from this unnamed con- lributor.

Bav Point. Calif. March 11,1924.

Mr. Dionne:

As Saint Patrick drove all the snakes from Ireland some fe$' thousand years ago, I am tempted to emulate -his good example l;y chasing out a ierv wigglers 91-the.old typervrier; if he was-the first to sing, the "Wearing of the Green," I'm sure that the enc-losed entitles me or rather authorizes me to be the first to chant the enclosed jingoistic or jingleistic attempt at "Rarin' of the Spl-eeri." Horviom"eever, I toof up page thirty-three of your March fifteenth issue, and herewith beg to remain as bashful as ever. ,,Sikoal,' and a pinch of Copenhagen to you. A Bashful Lumber-YACK. We've got a shed that's full of iunk. When all is said 1-otrr cut is puni<, Y_ou send us shims. .'or-t. gr"'de. a bluff, lforv can our salesnren sell such stuff.

I'm not a mill nran, that's a cinch. I don't knorv nigger-head from rvinch, Brrt I'm nrost sure I'vegot a kick. The lurnber sent us makes me sick.

I knorv you'\'e logs and lots of saws, And other things that should stop flarvs, But no device lvas ever made. To teach damn fools the u'ay to grade.

And furthermore rve make this pl,ea, Lots thicker boards r,ve'd like tb see. Brrl- goggles.for your sorting crew rernaps a mrcroscope or trvo.

That resarv plant's a rvasteful gag, Have all your bands a jackass Ja[? Your sawyer, edger, trimmerman, To all such bums, I'd tie the can.

You send us millions of poor trash, We find your vertical's all slash, Your lumber's crooked as a snake. What kind of snuff do you all take ?

Jl pin" your clears are always scant, Your cedar boards just make us rant, 'fhe shop you ship'is number thr.ee No stiles or rails are there to see.

The commons come by load and sling, All marked and graded too, by jing.But every time a car rve sell, Rejects shoot profits all to hell.

In eight foot lengths your studs are short, In longer stuff you make us snort, It onlv makes me think you need, DOI\{I]STIC SE\rEN LIST to I;cI.

Andthis ain't all that can be said. Upon your grar-e rvhen you are dead, Ill _q"t no n'ords but carve this sign, "This poor damn fool called hemi-ock, pine.,'

By theBASHFUL LUMBER-YACK, a friend of A. CHEWER SNUFF.

why Not Capitalize Ihis Reputation for Quality?

The quality of any product depends not only on the ability and facilities of the manufacturer to produce superior quality, but on his willingness to do so !

'Weaver Roof Co. prefers to make a smaller pro6t margin and deliver a quality of Roofing that will refect credit on .the name "Weaver."

You can capitalize this reputation for quality by featuring and pushing "Weaver" Roofing.

We have an attractive Dealer Proposition we would like to discuss with you.

\M. fI. Lowe Introduces Commercial Use for Redwood Bark

By Austin E. McNeil-Emil Brisacher & Staff, San Franciscb

W. H' laae

The storv of how a great industrial concern' manufac,".i"i ""i.i"t" ,ii;;;tifi"-eli"e of products, a prepared roofing. h"as turnid to California fore*ts to obtatn a basls tor rts ;;-"'d;;;.-;t"Li"if "t.t""tttt pt"gttant with commercial romance.

The concern in questionis The -Paraffine Companie^s' f"".,-tt-i""-ii.""itio, operat-ors of.17 plants on the Pacific t;;!t. And it ,tt"" ihd bark of ihe iedwood tree' along with rags as the base forits roofing'

How th" .orrrp"ny decid-ed- on Redwood bark is inter"rtittg. i* g"i"lg t6 r.i W. L. ! owe, general -manager of ifie Faint, R-oofiilg "rrd Floot Coverin-g division tell the "1"t" ". tt" tota it"to me r'ecently during a chat: "Y'6*;; ;h;;; the scarcitv of rigs for- use in the -""ut""iite of our roofing beiame acute' -R.aSs' as evervbodv knows, is the basis of the majority ot the preparecl rooiitte sold throughout the world' '-;WE GA; .".iittg about for a substitute for rags'

UMME

Members of our research stafi examined scores o{ ty-pes -of ;;;e titii"g that paper has wood as its base' In the ."lit" of thei? experiments they tested sulphites ar1d. su.lphates made frorn- northern wood and also redwood barl(' 'B".tr t"Uotatory test conducted on the bark came out fav"t"Ufv. In faci the tests were so overwhelmingly successiul t6at our engineering departlnen-t wascalled up91 Jo h"a-*.""i of &ndition"ing ihe bark so that it could be used on an extensive scale. -";i;r;il;;-had convinced us that no saw available *orrtd'ii"ttd up under the constant drive of cutting the barL.- The teeth broke and we were pvzzled' as to how to b;;l-'ot;;e the bark for treatment' -So we put our p-roblem before the chief of our engineering department, Leland S. Rosener. He put his genius to the.task and as a result he devised a steam-operaled ax that chops the bark u.P..so that it can be shredded for use in the manutacture ot tne i.fl. fttit wood-chopping machine -is operated like .a steam hammer, the bark being chopped up by a tour Dlaoe axe attached to the piston of the chopptng machrne' --;Not manv lumbeimett on the Pacific Coast have ever h.";d ;i-ahi; machine, and it is not generally known that it has ever been invented. It was the result of close thlnk-

PtoNEsn SHINCLES

Slate Surfaced and

PIONEER ROOFINC

PRODUCTS ARE BUILT"TO WITHSTAND THE SUN'S HOTTEST RAYS

Pioneer Slate Surfaced Shingles abo-ve all others "t""Jl[" weather test and will not soften, dry out' ;;;.f;;t;[i;. Their construction comtiees the de"it.J f".t"tea of economy, durability, artistic appear' ance and eafetY. -"i'il; FiJd,r.t" are the result of 'thirtv-six vears "f -pt"cii."l experience in the manufacture of roofrng "ii f"iiai"g p.p.t", and lumber dealers-can safely U"ifa- tit"it -repuiqtion on the merits and satisfying qualities of Pioneeq'Producte' Manufactured bv

Portland Lor Angelcr

Srn Francirco Scattlc

ing on the part of Rosener and it is a tribute to American ingenuity to solve difficult problems.

"Before Rosener designed this machine it was also necessary to design tu'o others for preparing the bark so it could be used. The present machines'represent an outlay of nearly $100,000 and reveal how our company will spend money to obtain just the kind of equipment it needs to keep its manufacturing up to the highest possible efificiency.

"During the rvar the company was able to save quite a bit of money by the use of redwood bark when rags had advanced to such a high figure, but it had been able to manufacture such a supirior tyge.of roofing by the :utilization of the redwood bark that even when rags dropped lower than bark in price it continued to use the redwood.

"We have proven conclusively that bark makes roofing better. It makes the roofing more lasting', more durable because every lumberman knows that redrvood is the oldest living thing-rvhich means durability-and that redwood bark is acid-proof and fire-resistant."

Most of the redwood bark used originates in the forest of Humboldt county. Before the concern saw the value of the bark lumbermen, generally, were in a quandry as to how to dispos'e of it. While, of course, we use only a fraction of the available bark it is interesting, nevertheless, to note how this waste product has been turned to commercial use.

LUMBER CONSUMPTION FIGURES FOR 1923

A survey recently compl.eted by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, discloses some highly interesting facts and figures in regard the import -of-lumber pfoducts through the port of San Diego, during the year 1923. Los Angeles and vicinity used morslumber in 1923 than the whole state of New York, with enough left over in favor of Los Angeles to provide homes for a good sized clty.

Enough lumber was brought into Los Angeles Harbor dtrring 1923 to build over Two Hundred Thousand five room homes, nearly six hundred per working day. out of a total of. 2,021,336;,321 fe,et, 1,414,936,000 board feet remained in the city. Of the lumber that remained in I.os Angeles last year, most of it went into dwellings. Granting that 25 per cent was uS'ed for other purposes, there still remained 1,0ffi,976,M board feet. Thii was enough to construct 106,000 five-room bungalows, it was said.

These homes, if placed on SO-foot lots, would make a string 1000 miles long, or enough to build solid on both sides of the road all the way from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

This would be dwellings enough with an,average of four to a family to provide for a population equal to a city the size of New Orleans or Cincinnati. or the two cities of Atlanta and Albany, N. Y., combined.

Great Increase

We talc plcanurc in ou frien& ud lutronr that Mr. E. H. What, witb headquart€tr! rt |0l Hcard Bldg., Phocnix. Arizonr. whose phone nubba ir fiZil, will hudlc all rcdwbod inqulrilr for ui in Arizom ud New Mqico. He wlll bc In @nltst toucb wlth our rtong. stck! on hend at Su Pedro, avallabl,c for immediate rblpin ArizoD or wat6.

rtong. ment ud in addltion can givc you pronlrt infmation on matcrill to be shipped dlrcct fron our millr at Fort Bngg, Callfornta" by rail

Any inquiria you _uy tdve- to t'i- vill bc rpprecietcd by uc. t"t t'tlK,rdiinturrrse* coMpAr\y, Iae Ansclcs. Bv A' $r' gSXoHL-.

There has been a tremendous increase in the import of lumber, it was revealed. The year 1921 broke the record up to that time, with 614,098,918 board leet; 1922 almost doubled this, with 1,159,475,383 board feet. Then came the greatest year of all, 1923, with 2,02I,336,321 board feet. The I92l lumber import was valued at approximately $15,000,000, while thatof last yFar ran well over $60,000,000, it was declared.

TRUEKS AND NfrO

N.D A Reo L TO AEHES

5 Rcguhr Tnrck Modeb

2 Special Truck Modds

3 Regular Coacb Modeb

For 13 years thir company har been making truckr, mormtrin ttager, citn inter city and street railwaybussee. Its tnrd:s a,nd buss€s have made good fro,m logging camps to the lightect delivery worh

Built by westcrn men rvho Imow we3tern conditions; they are iuperior for work under these conditions.

$l,OOOrOql in Repair Partr .Auures Servicc All Over thd Coert.

UNION LUMBER CO. ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN ARTZONA TERRTTORY n adwieing ou frien& louartsr

Trouble Proof Door Stock

'We are now building Rails in up our own Stiles and

Uniform Color and Texture

are

Many Outstanding Features -of- Bataan

and furnishing them to Door Manufacturers. Thefactthat it is necessary to caution Buyers against imitations of our Trademark, is its own strongest recommendation for our Bataan Lamao Orion

Bagac

Wfite for details and samples.

Cailwallailer -Gibson Company lnc.

The ONLY Importers with their own Timber Supply and Mills in Luzon and with PACIFIC COAST HE^A,DQUARTERS

Sth and Brannan Streets San Francisco

Oakland Seattlc Los Angeles

For 18 Yeare

..CHICKASAW BRAND'' OAK FLOORING has becn e etandard of Grade-Quality-Marruf acture

Manufacturcd By ilemphis Hardwood

Floori ng Go' Memphis,Ienn.

And Dirtributed By

E. M. SLATTERY Lynwood, Cd.

GEO. C. CORNITIUS

Amer. NatL Bank BMs.

San Francirco

SAMUEL R. NORTON

Heorv Bldg. Portland

This Beautiful Home in Cleveland, Ohio, is Floored Through- out with

Brand.""Superior

SUPEH',tril* 'ilmeticd, Fitrrr;c"

Beginning with the selectiou of the standing Oak timber we have made it our business to leave nothing undone toward the production of better Oak Flooring.

St. Francis Valley Oak is superior in uniformity of texture and color, and all of our lumber comes {rom this timber, grown within a radius of 40 miles of our mill.

All flooring lumber is properly air dried in the open before going into our dry kilns and all flooring lumber is cut to proper thickness u'hile green, giving an even distribution of moisture content. Each piece is individually graded by a man who does nothing else and we are exceptionally careful in selecting tight roofed cars in which to ship to prevent damage from leaky roo{s.

Particular dealers with discriminating customers will do well to stock "Superior Brand" and be able to guarantee satisfaction.

SUPERIOR OAK FLOORING CO.

Mrnufacturerr of Finc Oak and Bach Floring Hclcne' ArL.

r.Vesi Coast Representative

W. M. BEEBE

Pacific Coast Distributor

259 Firt Natimal Bank Bld,g. San Francieco, Calif.

Our large and diversified stoch enables us to give unusualservice even on the most varied and difficult orders.

TRY US AND SEE

J. [. HIGGII{S TUIUBER C().

HARDIY()(}D IIIIIBER

PANEIS_VEMERS_FLOORING

WHITE CEDAR-SUGAR PINE

onh, t',t'o of the

Pratt & Warner's New Breakfast Nook

"There's nothing newrncler^the_sun,,' says the old adage, ,.. "ft isn't true," says_ pratt & Warner, ih. Lo, AG;i; "built-in-specialists"; ..there,s our new breakfast rrooli"rrd !is,sappearing ironing board combined. I-.o[ iHAi-;;; lltf ,:." rt the sage who made the .nothing new, remark (trdn't make a mistake just one time, at leist.,, Pratt & 'Warner has been telling the California trade_ through The California Lumber "Merchant columns_all about the built-in features they have made so famous in the pa:t. NOW.they come rvith-an addition to their line.

It rs combined all in one, and each piece entirelv dis_ appelring- intg the rvall wh_en not in .r..j " bo.rkl;Ji";i;, two full size benches to hold two people each, and an iron-j ing board. You can drop the lreitctast table'with " tl".i, o.n each side of it, or wifh only one bench. y"u ."" aio" the ironing board without the benche,*, o. *ith tt.*'.

California Lumber Merchar.rt. Los Angeles. Cal. Gentlemen'-

The convenience of a bench to sit on while ironing is one gf the.anqeals of this. combination ais"ppearl";';;t: 'b;;; prece rs stronsly built, attractive in design, eitirely prac_ tical, and thoioughlv satisfactorv

Up t9 this time Piatt & Warn6r has specialized in a dis_ appearing ironing board, a disappearine b;."-kL; ;";i;. aTg. ? plate glass mirrored bath room cabinet. The new addltton to theirline is a most important one, and thev have great hope_s and anticipations for its p.orf"ritr.-ii;;; a.re manufacturing this new line in trrge qu'a"titi"i. ;uri'"i they do their othir stock. o-

, It simply means-another delightful feature for California nomes, to. be supplre-d through live California lurnber mer_ cnants,.who_may bring much credit to themselves through trlrnrshrng these delightful innovations and comforts flr their patrons.

Here Is Substantial Support

April 8, 1924.

I."- ygltf April 1st number, page 55. there is an SJticJg "Why_-A Big Lumber it.il., Favors Grade tvlarklng." We are small dealers but rve favor grade llg.kilg for the same reasons as stated by Mr.-MJ_ liff. We are very glad to note that the Southern pine

-A.ssociation has voted nnanimously in favor of grade marking the_ir lumber ancl rve hofe to see the time lu|1,"n, the Oregon and -Washingion manufacturers \\:ur oo tne same. \Ve hope to see the ,,California Lumber Merchant" rvork foi gr"a"'-".'f.i"t;;;il';;: sults are obtained.

Yours very truly, AUBURN LUMBER COMPANY

A. W. SMITH TUIVIBER CO.

"Wholesalers of Pacilic Coast Woods',

At 326-327 A. G. Bartlett Bldg. LOS ANGELES

Main 3176

EXCLUSIVE SAI F'S AGENTS IN SOUTHERN CAUFORNIA AND ARIZONA FOR

RaiI and Cargo Shipncntr FIR-PINE-SPRUCE

Main 3177

Announces Change in Yard Names

Mr. M. M. Kelloge and Frank Knowles, proprietors, of the vards at'solano-Beach and Encinitas, announce that iii.ii""ia. #itt itr the future be known as the Solano Beach i"*ti"t and Building Company, and the Encinitas Lumber and Building ComPanY.

DISTRIBUTES IN SIX STATES

A solendid testimonial to the power and value of consistent .d";;fti;;ii *"in recentlv -in a letter from Mr' H' L' R;;;;b;G of ttr-e Hipolito eompanv,Los Angeles' .manu- ii"t"i.*?t ihe famous "Hipolito Stock Size-Screens"' -*tvtrlnot""6erg, in his comments on the wonderful results obtained-from his extensive advertising camoaien. said: "We are now delivering our screenS and '.".8"t doors into six states; Califorhia, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada and Utah. And we give credit, in a large measure, to the power of our display advertising.

THERE A MILE

The butterfly has wings of gold, The fireflv, of flame; The'bed bu!-has no wings at all, But he gets there just the same.

HENRY HINK LOOKS OVER SOUTHERN CALr-l FORNIA MARKET

Henry Hink of Dolbeer-Carson Lumber..Co',. San'Fran-l ciSco, lias a recent visitor in Southern California where^hel ,pett t.u"tal days calling on the lumber trade in Los An-' geles and surrounding territory'

CALIFORNIA WESTERN ASSOCIATION OFFICES CLOSED

The California offices of the Western Retail L-um- ' t.tm."t Atsociation, maintained in the Lane Mgrtg"S; Coitaing for.the past year, have been closed'

PLANE GOES WITH E. K. WOOD LUMBER COMPANY

Mr. Frank W. Plane, who has been with the Hammond Lumber Company, in-Los Angeles-, for some time past' tr.. t""a. " .liung., and is tto*-itt the sales department of ttte B. K. Wood-Lumber Company, Los Angeles'

PI(ANT WISE CHAIRMAN AT HOO-HOO LUNCII

/ l,tt. Frank'Wise, sales manager for the Patten & Davies t-;;b.; Co*p"tty'at Los Anleles, -was the chairman at th.'i;;; ,A.;g;i.; 'Hoo-Hoo CluI lunchegt o.t April 17th-', Frank int-roduced Dr. Reid, one of the founders ot the L;- fig;G" O"tnop".aic- u6spital, a..c.harity ihstitution' handlins" nothing but cases amo{rg children' ....bi.'nLil

"*p1E""a in detail whit the hospital fund was accomplishingl and passed around quite a number ot large pittt.]dt"ptts,'showiig some of 'the remarkable cures that have been eftected. -The club voted to make another $100'00 subscription to ttte Otihopt.dic Fund, this b-eing the fourth such donaiio" io have ^been made by the Los Angeles Club'

Other features of the meeting was some srng-songs leo bv Eddie Houshton, and a geneial levying of fines, with nc oit-t""pi"g ihe heavy trand of the.Snark' --S";tkho3enberg *ide a new- ruling earJy i.1 !!1 meet; ing, that a member should be fined "two-bits" rt he was ..-"Shi "aaressing another member as "Mr'" Before the mee-ting *as o'tre-r they had nicked the Snark five times for the -offense, and Ari Penberthy was caught twice'

PY Problems OU

Achievement -(rnil a ilIessage!

A PLAIN STATEMENT ASSETS

Carh in OfGcc and Benkr

Securiticr :rhes.e. secuiitie" -;;;.i;; ' ;i ' tJ.' 's: ' 'c;;.;;;;;;,' "i;;; ';;; municipal bonds and other securities "t tti tiit""i ir"di.

Prc.-miumr in Courre of Coltcction

All accounts over 90 d"y: .9td ,r. .*"t"a.a.''iiri" ,"pr"- sents a normal amount of live current accounts aq"-"tiirrg only about 35 days' gross premium". -----'-'- ' Mircell,aoeour Agctr c.oJ"i",ilq or I'ti'..i J""*J ;;

orner lnsurance companies, €tc.

'Total _Admittcd Agctr Belonging to policyholderr '

From these ass€ts we have excludld irr- r"i"it"iJ ""a n*. tures, autom-obiles, printing, pl.ant, -supplieJ,--p".-io_ ""_ counts ove-r 90 days old, and all other assets not quickly convertible into cash.

LIABILITIES

Rererve for Lorce in proccr of Adjurtmcnt ..,. R;,rgrvc for .Un-eerned prcmiumr rnls reserve rs the full.unearned portion of the premium held for the payment of any futuie tosses on pojicies in lorce.

Rererven for Fundr Lcld undcr Rcinrurrncc Agtcc_ ment3

Rg19rv.e to Covcr all Othcr Liabititicr

This. is a reserve to cover -taxes accrued, dividuds ac. :I:99 .9" expired policies a"d ari- oir,ii-ir'rr.-"i'j[uiiiti"", otner than lossesNet Caeh Surplur .... rhis being ir,T-".t';;;;t'i;il'irti,i' p,L"i,iri,e'r-"jri reserves as above.

Totel Liebiliticr

Dec. 31. 1923

$ 326,1149.88

1,699,860.68

437,247.48

38,284.77

$2,491,842.91

$ 119,007.94

1,7s9,692.12

44,987.50

rr9,853.57

.|48,,f6f.68

$2,491,842.91

Increase made in Admitted-Agsets during.l923 ........ .....1 ry72

rncrease made in surprus for- pavment of"Future i";;;;'i.iii'"g'iszj'. . z7r,&.71

Incre-ase. made in Net Cash Surpfui-auri"; I%"

Dividends ana savi"!s-iJ'p.t.'vr,Jralir,"is;i::.

Losses paid to pori"yhords.r.T::. .gl:.i::-r1:i?. rN reor

Dividenhs ;"e S;;i,i;;li' poii."r."td;;;':::.::::::::.:::::::::::.::::....:?ffiffij;

The Northwest€trn Murual Fire Argociation acknowledger -a h-igher and broader miuion than the rirnple furnirhing of rornd il;;;-hJ.;6, at cort. Ir mi..io. ie thl .onrr.rr"tion ef property from lora by fire-a temific rrra ""*-l""rLng--Ili"-i"

ourrtafih at the eenic-e. of property- otwners interected in CONSTRUCTIVE inruranceinrurence that seekr to prevent lorses "" -.fl ; ilil for rhem. A telephone call or pcetal will bring ur together

Mrthrestt FIREASSOCIATION

SEATTLE SPOKANE PORTLAND

VANCOUVER, B. C.

and ASSOCIATED LUMBER MUTUALIi Southern Celiforhir Dcpt. Ccntral Buitdlng, Lor Angclcr F. J. MARTIN, praid.nt rnd Gcncnl Mrnr3er

(Continued from Page 10')

fireight cars to handle Southern California shipments' -"Southern Pacific plans expenditure of $40,0fi),000 for improvements in 1924.

"Santa Fe improvement and extension work will cost around $81,000,000.

"Los Angeles harbor firstin intercostal tonnage, fifth in ship arrivals from foreignports, fourth in number clearing.

"S. W. Strauss & Company predict 1924 building activitywill be greatest in history of Los Angeles, and except to invest at least $20,000,000 here during year'"

Hoo-Hoo

Club No. 9

t / W^1r", Ball was the chairman of a large attendt<l lurrch/ "on ol ffoo-Hoo Club No. 9 on April 21 at the Palace / ii;i.i, San Francisco. V' Maury was the rvinner. of the

;;t"";";;" iriie, a pen knifethat rvas donated bv Ed' , Y e;;;b";ii",' Byion 'Mills, Bart I\{acomber' and. Harrl' t s;;rb ,.na.r.d'several fine songs rvith Tom Tomlinson at ;Iil;;;;. Professor Eminanuil Fritz of the University of California gave an exc'ellent talkon the Fore-stry DeDartment at tfie university' Bart Macomber rvill act as ihe chairman of the next meeting Rod Hendtt,tk;;; -.""""""ta'io the meeting the sad a""it oi-to-p"rry Smith, a prominent california lumber, ;; and a Hoo_ri"o for many years. Frank Trower read a beautiful ""iogy rvhich was'adopted.by 1 rlsing vote and a copv was ord"ered sent to the iamily of the late Ira P' Smith and the lumber press'

Redwood Association Bill= Board Advertising Progresses Rapidly

R. F. Hammatt, who has r'eturned from a lveek's trip together with H. S. McKay of Foster & Kleiser, announces that the following retail lumber dealers in Northern California will erect bill boards .for advertising Redwood in co-operation with the Redwood Association.

Western Lumber Company-Recdley'....'.....1

Western Lumber Company-Parlier'...........1

Home Lumber Co.-Manteca .. .........1

Maisler Lumber Co.-Fresno ...........1

Fuller Lumber Co.-Lodi ........1

Friend & Terry Lumber Co.-Sacramento. '. .3

Knox Lumber-Co.-Sacramento . .....'.1

Cutter Mill & Lbr. Co.-Sacramento............l

Shasta Lumber Co'-Wheatland ' .......1

Shasta Lumber Co.-Marysville .......1

Stcphens Lumber Co.-Healdsburg .'......'...1

Lodi Lumber Co.-Lodi ........'l

Mr.llammatt stat'es that many of the bill-boards that the Association are constructing are already completed and that the 29 boards will soon bi completed. These boards are placed at prominent points- along the -main highways from Sacramento and the-Bay District in the north to San Diego. During the early pait of -May, Mr- Hammatt will leavi Los Angeles and while in the south he will approve several applicitions from retail lumber dealers there rvho plan to tjiita Ultt-toards for advertising Redwood in coooeration rvith the Association's out-door advertising campalgn.

PACIFIC COAST FOREST PRODUCTS

lYe Have Been Asked

..WHY DO YOU KEEP IT A SECRET}'' w

HE MEANT THE FACT THAT WE RETURNED TO POLTCYHOLDERS(IN CASH) 30% OF THEIR 1923 PREMIUM PAYMENTSw

_THAT WE SERVE THE LUMBER AND WOODWORKING INDUSTRY EXCLUSIVE. LY_ H

_THAT WE CARRY RE-INSURANCE AGAINST EXCESS LOSSES ABOVE $ | 0,000.00-

_THAT WE ARE THE CALIFORNIA MENT_

Increased Profits in CEMENT

Wide-awake material dealers are making cement one of their most profitable lines by taking advantage of the lower costs on our imported brands.

We saoe them as much os $75 on a carload---uhich means just that much added profit.

w \ DULY LICENSED BY INSURANCE DEPART. w

-IT ISNOSECRET.WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU ADDITIONAL DETAII.S OF OUR DEPENDABLE PLAN OF HANDLING YOUR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE.

Concerning our standing and reliability ASK THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT

Inquiries Cordially Solicited

RECIPROCAT ASS0CtATttlif

GEO. R. CHRISTIE, Gcncral Manegcr Homc Oftcc HOUSTON, TEXAS Srn

Our imported brands are approved by the City Engineers of Los Angeles and other municipalities for use in public work. They easily pass every test of the ,dmerican Society for Teeting Materials. As a matter of fact, our cement is superior to domestic brands, which wiII be vouched for by many contractors and builders who are using it.

Ira Perry Smith Passes On

Ira Perry Smith, rvidely known California lumberman died April '22, at the Hahnemann Hospital, San Francisco, following an operation.

Although born in Wisconsin, Mr. Smith has been associated with the lumber business in California for many years and was one of the original owners of the old Moore & S*;ttt Lumber Co. of Siockton which was organized nearly fifty years ago and at that time ^was one of the larg- 'est lumbei yards in the state. About 1907, he-was.engaged by a large -English Corporation and sent to Brazil, where hi supervised the constiuction and management of a large mill on their timber holdings there. He had charge of this large South American operation for about six years. About five" yiars ago he retuined to California and retired but through the influence of one of his old lumber friends, Ex-

United States Senator Dwinell of Minnesota, he took over the management of his white and sugar pine mill at McDowell, California, with which concern he remained about two years. During the summer of 1923, he was associated with-the WesternRedwood Company in Humboldt Countn at which time he had a serious accident which resulted iir the amputation of one of his legs. Following this accident, he ieturned to San Francisco, where he made his home until his death.

Mr. Smith is survived by his rvife, Mrs. Josephine Smith, and one daughter, Mrs. John E. Broman, wlo makes her home in Braiil. He was a member of Hoo-Hoo for many years. Rod Hendrickson, San Francisco lumberman, who has been one of Mr. Smith's closest friends for many years stated, "that Ira Smith was one of the most widely known lumbermen in the Unitecl States and that he knew more people personally bytheir first name than -anybody -thl! Le had e'','er seen or heard of." Funeral services were held at San Francisco on Thursday, ApriI 24.

JOHN OLSON A SAN FRANCISCO VrSrrOR

John Olson, manager of the Los Angeles office of Chas. R. McCormick & Co., was a recent San Francisco visitor where he spent a few days at the company's San Francisco office attending to business matters. Mr. Olson states that the foot and mouth disease has been serious in Los Angeles county. He says that the lumber demand in SouthErn California has been good, and although their 1924buildI lng permlts rn Los .f\ngeles comPares very,werr wlL_tr Luclf 19Zf figures to-date, he has noticed that the biggest demand its in Angeles compares very well with their :es to-date. for lumber has been for Class A construotion and that' there has been a slight falling off in home building.

THE ONLY SAWMILL IN SOU. CALIFORNIA

Weaver Roof Co. Watching Arizona

Mr. .Sylvester I-. Weaver, presiclent Wearrer Roof Com_ I]lill l-os Angeles. one of the best known figures ;"J;;; ll,:il: Ti:l promrnent personalities in Southern California, Delteves that more l.os Angeles firms would prosper in fl:r1ti if they knerv conditio"ns in their neishborl""'.t"t*. ryrr'. weaver, lor example, has always had firm and"abidino faith in the progress ancl stal;ility .i arir.;;:'^ H;#';;,t :.^l::i all along.that some l,o.s Angeies companies wefe pernaps overlookrng. opportunities in Arizona by not fami_ [arlzrng themselves with this rvonderful state and for that reason he encleavors to keep in very close touch r,vith Arizona and her -"tr1, .omirrercial jctivities. I; .;h;; lvords, Mr. Weaver believes that an honest sinceritv of purpose and a desire to know all the .""t .""aiti""l ni your next-door business men is absolutely essentiai1."tf," success of any concern.

Ancl that this honest- sinceritl, of purpose is the real corner-stone of successful ltusiness today has been ,rerv convincingly rlemonstratecl by the Weavei nr.f C.r"o"rri. t\tr.. Weaver- is a great believer in the fact that ideali and llll:1"".. So, !1nd. in hand and the lvonderful grorvth of the trrlslness whrch bears his name is pretty g-ood eviclence that he is right.

.His argument is that if there is any one commodity rvhich more than anv other, needs honJst, l"lu;fl-q^;;il, to render satisfactory service it is roofing.

Ajouy;f through the recently built factory of the Wea_ r-er Koot Uom.pany at Slauson and lron streeis. Los Anse_ les ls a revelation of thoroughness. Here the Weai", policy_is expressed in tangible"terms.

In the warehouse you Jgg hundreds of tons of genuine ra_g felt of extra heavy weight in enormous rolls ;;;ii;; Weaver processing.

The rveather-reiisting ability of the roofing. however. is governed not only. bf the qtiality urd ih;-;:ighi;i;;; l_e::, llt ?y.1hS quaiity anrl thororrghness of th. ;o;;;,,;; wlth whlch tt rs saturated.

,,Th".: great sheets of rag. felt are lrassed through satura_ lon vats anrl then through rollers until the base is im_ :gnated to the ..."

a-specially compounded weather-proof material.

^9f 1our.. various gracles of the rbo_fng ancl roofings for anous pg_rposes are p.rocessed in different ways, but the rpular Weaver brands receive a final.u.fa.ing ; fi;; onterey sand_which is embedcled right into the"body oi /ronrerey sano-wn_lcn rs right the body of ne .roohng_ under heavy roller pressure. making it a ;art f .the. r:of."c.and increasing iti surface qu"ilii., "o iri"i is virtually impregnable to" the elements.

Insistance upon this_one standard of qualitl, has made for tle Weaver Roof Comp;t ;;;;i'urliisi.r;iliil; institutions on the pacific Coa(t.- ihe contrnuous chain of developments in the manufacturi"g'pf"nt, warehouse and sales departments have been the- best e"id."c. ; ;ht; growth.

within the past year- extensive additions have been made to tl.re Weaver manufacturi;; -pi;ii;'i"r,i.t is less than two years old, and only withi-n itre past f.* ;o;th. ;;; warehouse and sales department. haue ;";;-';il;",i'';; 2436-42 East Sth St'eet, t-o. a"g.t..'ii'" rr."na new builcl- ing erected especially for the piipt..' -

It is a real stimulus to the business man and the manu_ facturer to observe the. progres; ;i";;'1";tiiri;""-"1 trri, kind which is built on thi t,i"a"-""t"i'oi ."ri:i.u,-i;"i;; all this is the only basis upon *hi;h ;;";manent successful business can be iruilr-.

B. W.CADWALLADERON EUROPEAN TRIP

B. W. Cadwallader, president of Cadwallacler_Gibson, Inc., of San Francisco has left on a thre,e months business trip to Europe. He will call on his business connections in London and will also make a survey of lumber condi_ tions^in other European countries. ThL Cadwallader_Gib_ son Company are large shippers of mahogany into several of the European markets.

CO.

FRANK

O'CONNOR A LOS ANGELES VISITOR

pi""f. O'Connor, manager of the San Francisco office of -th"- botrorr"r, Lumber to., *as a recent Los Angeles visitor on business where he was calling on the trade and looking over conditions in the Southern California market'

JUNTUS C. SNBaO nBrunlls rnoM NoRTHWEST TRIP

Junius C. Snead, well known wholesaler of San FranciJco, was a recent visitor to the northwest where,he spent " .Ltipt" of weeks visiting thernills. in the Portland, Columbia River, and Puget Sound Districts'

Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club Meeting

A largely attende<l meeting 9f $" Sacramento Valley t-ur"ber-t"e'"'s Club was held a-t the Traveler's Hotel, Sacra-."t", on Saturday, April 19. President C' H' Chaqman pr.riJi,A at the *.i.ii"g. Dr. Iverson, of the State Agri- 'cultural Department, rias the speaker of the dayand he ;;;; r; ihte^resting talk on agricirltural conditions throughout the state. .

HOO-HOO CLUB NO.9

DINNERDANCEANDENTERTAINMENT-Go'L_DBALLRooM-PALACEHoTEL SAN FRANCISCO

MaY 3, t924 at 7 P'M'

Thetickctsare$3.00perplatc.Thepartywillbeaninformal-afiair.{.la1s-e-919w-dis-alreadyassuredandallvisit- inc Hoo-Hoo and their suests are espccrarty-il;;"i-6""di,"t.--pi.i.inotitvJbrru c. MccABE, 1207 FIFE BUrLDrrilc, sAN FRANcrsco or any member.f 'il;-E;;;il;;-i.i;;;;ilii.;r-so that thi proper arranscments can bc made with the hotcl'

DAN.E AND ENTERTATNMENT coMMrrrEE

J. C. McCabe

Al Nolan

Milt Hendrickson

J. Walter KellY, Chairman Thcodore Lerch William RarnPe

C. W. Muller G. W. Fraser

C. C. Stibich i.'u. ll.iti" Homer Maris

HOMERMARrS ENJOYS A W-EEK'S VACATION '

Maris, the wEll known San Francisco lumber-

PETE NOONAN LOOKS OVER BAY DISTRICT CONDITIONS

tt"t returned from a week's vacation that ,he. -spent

l" -ios Angeles and other Southern California

wn;t. in LJs Angeles. he took some time to call

of his friends i-n the hardwood business there.

fi" *.a. the trip by automobile and was accompanied by

Pete Noonan, of the West Valley Lumber Company, Woodland, was a visitor in the Bay District last week where he spent a ferv days looking over lumber conditionsr Wltilg i" Si" Francisco,-he called-on the lumber trade and visited *litr r"".tal of 'his lumbermen friends to get some first hand information on eonditions in the Bay District' Mrs. Maris.

our battery of modern kilns, operated under the direction of an *;."*:lil5*":n*::'tH#'J:"3:":l.uu:f 1""*";\ the most exacting requirements'

Lumber Salesmenls Club of San Francisco

At a largely attended Iuncheon of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco, held at the palace Hotel on Monday, April 21, Richard C. Jones of the Van Arsdale-Harris Ltrmber Co. read a \.ery interesting paper on the ,,Contact , .B-"Tg:" the.Buyer and the Seller." Fred Roth, of J. H. McCallam, who had just returned from Los Angeles Jpoke on lurnber conditions in Los Angeles and Soulhern California.

Central California Lumberman's Club Meet

MR AND MRS. T. B.LAWRENCE RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS

Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Lawrence are the recipients of many congratulations over- the birth ofa baby boy at the Lane Hospital, San Francisco. on April 22. ,iTedi' Lawrence is the popular manager of the Hart-Wood Lumber Co. opera- tions in Southern California.

C" H.GRIFFIN A BAY DISTRICT VISITOR

. C.^H. Griffin, manager of the FIomer T. Hayward Lumber Co. at Santa Cruzl accompanied by his yo,ing son, was a San Francisco visitor during themiddl; of ihe month calling on the lumber trade. Mr. Griffin states that condi- tions in his_locality a-re good, that building operations are active and that thev find the lumber demand il holding up in good shape.

.

4"^tllg..sting and largely attended meeting of the Cen- tral California Lumbermen's CIub rvas held"on Aoril 12 at Lodi. President S. J. Irn'in,of the Irwin Lumber Co. of Escaton and president of the club presided at the meet- irrg. There were several interesting ialks which was followed by a general discussion on lrimber and market con- ditions throughout the state.

FIR DOORS

AISO FIR MOULDING AND STOCK SASH

Higt Grade Stoc& ard mixcd can our rpecialty. All doorr made mortire and tcoon.

..DOC'T FOLSOM LOOKS OVER NORTHWEST CONDITIONS

-. "Do-c" Folsom, of theO. F. Folsom Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned from a two tveeks business tiip to the northwest. "Doc" was calling on the mills in the portland, Columbia River, Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett Districts.

SAD DEATH IN LOS ANGELES LUMBER FAMILY

Mrs.-Sadie B. Ott, rvife of Henry Ott, who is well known throughout Southern California- lum6er circles, p-rr.a away on the 21st of this month.

Mr.Ott is the manager for the C. Ganahl Lumber Com_ pany, at their plant on Washington Street, Los Angeles.

Quick turnoyers are all right but make certain you don't skid off the road.

Classified Ads

POSITION WANTED

Man 43 years old, 25 years experience lumber and contracting, last 13 ye^.. ai manager of wholesale and retail lumber-and mateiial yard, able to draw plans and estimate, desires position in Cilifornia, either in office or as traveling salesman.

M. E. Joslin, clo Joslin Lumber Co., Fairbury, Nebr.

WANTED TO BUY WHITE PINE SHOP LUMBER

WOULDBUY 25 TO 50 CARS 6-4 NO. 2 SHOP CALIFORNIA WHITE PINtr ROUGH OR SURFACED, AIR OR KILN DRIED ALSO SAME OUANTITY 6-4 NO. 3 ANDBETTER SHOP D2S Ano ro EASTERN oREGoN srocK. NAME LOWESTPRICE DEL:IVERED CHICAGO FOR PROMPT' SHIPMENT. ADDRESS BOX "J," CARE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

WANTED POSITION AS .MANAGER of Retail Yard. Now employed as manager n'ear Los Angeles. 6 years experience. Or will take position to fill in during vacation. Address Box K, care California Lumber Merchant.

WANTED

F'irst class salesman to call on contracting trade in Northwestern part of Los Angeles. Give full particulars regarding expirience, etc. Address Box "I," care California Lumber Merchant.

FOR SALE:-Retail lumber yard located near San Jose in Santa Clara County'Well established business' Good location in center of fast growing district.

Address Box E, clo California Lumber Merchant'

POSITION WANTED

as manager of auywhere any Have had 14 references, and Address box

live retail yard, or line of yards, can go time. years experience, and can give the best of am a hustler and u'illing to work.

3, care California Lumber Merchant'

Specialize in RETAIL LUMBER YARDS

BOUGHT, SOLD AND EXCHANGED AI.SO

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EDGAR S. H^AFER

The Dealer and the Consumer

The consumer is not buying ttl.umber.tt-- He is after the raw material for the best structure he can build with the smallest outlay.

The dealer who carries the stock that meets the consumer's needhas his sales alreadv half made.

California Pines are exceptionally light, soft, straight grained, uniform and easy to work. They are free from hard streaks and shake. An excellent painting surface, they give a fine appearance and durable service.

BUNYAN'S'PINE''

a trade narne for the product o, o* o*r, mill and fectories, in operation the year round with 25O,OOO,00O feet annual capacity.

YARD

SASH, DOORS MOULDING.BOX

SHOOK, CUT STOCKS

Trade Mark

DISAPPEARING COMBINATION

BREAKFAST NOOK and IRONING BOARD

Here is an addition to our regular line that will make a big hit with the modern space-saving home or apartment builder.

All in one set, into the wall in all disappearing small space, is a consisting of a iron. You use either one or both seats, according to Your needs. Every piece up to our customary quality.

breakfast nook, strong, practical table, two excellent seats, and a most practical ironing board. You sit at the table to eat, or at the board to tities.

SPECIITICATION'S

Goes between 2x4 studs' Opening 5' 0" wide bY ;, R' hieh in three sectrons: te,;"6, g'"- with 7'. casing hetTil" ,"ur" sides 27"x4{"' Seats 13"x4'2". ShipPing *'eight 12Q lbs'

We are making them in quanSotd by all Lumber and Sash and Door Dealers

Manufactured by

Illustrations show the Combination Ironing Board and Breakfast Set in use

1. ComDlete Breakfast Set. (Table may be used alone as serving table.)

2. Ironing Board, with sleeve-board and drying rack. Note that one seat may be used to sit down while ironing.

3. Folded up. Sets flush with wall.

The Pratt-Warner built'in Breakfast Set and Ironing Board is the newest innov:ttion in sDace'savlng Dtlllt_ in {eatures. This set utr' cluestionablY Provides th: sreatest convenlence allrl iisefulness with the minimum of space, It folds uP out of th;- way when. not in use,- glv.lng. addltlonal room tor kltcnen worK. Sturdilv constructed; easil]' ooerated. Can be installed in new or old houses'