Central California Lumbermen's Club Discusses Uniform Building Code

A. C. Horner, city building inspector of Stockton, who has charge of drafting the proposed Pacific Coast uniform building code, addressed the Central California I-umbermen's Club at its regular monthly meeting on April 10, at the Lincoln Hotel,Stockton.Mr. Horner asked for the united support of the building industry and the co-operation of the lumbermen, stating that the contemplated code rvould be one of the biggest things ever accomplished by the building industry on the Pacific Coast.

Mr. Horner trrged the retail lumbermen to do three things: To ask their city administrations to contribute a small amount of money to help pay the cost of compiling the new code; to examine the code draft when completed and if they have any suggestions regarding chang'es, to make them known; and when the final draft comes out, if it meets with their approval, to rlrge the cities to adopt the cooe.

R. G. Kimbell, architectural engineer, National Lumber Manufactu,rers' Association, Washington, D. C.. speaking on the code, said it is the most ambitious p:'oject of which he knew and hoped that the lumbermen worlld give it enthusiastic indorsement and active support. Throughout the country we are confronted with a multiplicity of building laws, which result in intolerable confusion, he asserted. Mi. Kimbell stated that a uniform code would be of great advantage to the lu,mber industry, and he urged them to get behind the Pacific Building Official Conference in their movement for the adoption of the code. He stated that he was convinced that the Conference would get a fairer code than any code that might be drafted by any other organizat10n.

Arthur Bevan, Secretary, Shingle Branch of the \Vest Coast Lumbermen's Association, Seattle, Washirgton, also spoke in favor of the uniform code, and urged the lumbermen to support the Conference as they were the logical organtzation to get out the code. He suggested that the Ittmbermen, through their local organizations, keep track of the code when it appearecl, and also urged them to watch closely all building legislation.

C. G. Case, Attornev, Material Dealers' Association, San Joaquie County, spoke cin the 4 Per Cent Cartage Charge 'I'ax. Mrs. J. E. Fraser, Secretary, California Retail l,umbermen's Association, San Francisco, also spoke on the Cartage Charge Tax and the progress that has been made on the Certified Lumber movernent.

G. Cornwall, The Timberman, Portland, gave a s'hort talk on his observations macle during his recent trip to Florida.

J. U. Gartin, President of the Club, oresided over the business session oi the meeting. Thomas Simonds, Hill & Simonds. Sonora, was elected a member of the club. A trip to the Calaveras Big Trees along the Mother Lode Highway and Rret Harte trail via Sonora, was discussed for the club meeting in \,Iay. George Ground told a couple

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Chas. G. Bird, Stockton.

Frank Fisher, Stockton.

Al Fisher, Stockton.

W. Falconbury, Stockton.

Clark Utterback, Stockton.

O. D. Ruse, Stockton.

S. H. Rothermel. Stockton.

O. V. Wilson, Stockton.

Robert Inglis, Stockton.

W. H. Enlow, Stockton.

J. M. Montgomery, Stockton.

Tom,Gardner, Stockton.

Carleton C. Case, Stockton.

Fred McKain, Stockton.

O. L. Russum, Stockton. )

W. B. Hogan, Stockton.

A. C. Horier. Stockton

C. P. Christenson, Linden.

Charles Wood, Oakland.

R. C. Moore, Oakland.

R. O. Wilsori, San Francisco.

R. F. Hammatt, San Francisco.

G. W. Fraser. San Francisco.

Mrs. J. E. Fraser, San Francisco.

-T. R. Neylan, San Francisco.

C. D. I,eMaster, Sacramento.

B. A. Nixon. Lockford.

George Meisner, Lodi.

D. A. Fraser, Lodi.

Lester Elligtt, Lodi.

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