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.