The California Mill

The California Mill, San Francisco, is claimed to be the oldest-planing mill in California. They commenced opera- tions in 1865 at the corner of Howard and Spear Stieets, under the ownership of Adams, Blinn & Taylor. ln 1879 the mill was taken over by Beane & Parrishi and operated !y thgp until 1900, when they were succeeded by F. H. Martell, the present owner.

In 1880 Beane & Parrish moved the mill to a location on Spear Street between Mission and Market. In 1900 Mr. Martell moved the mill a block south on Spear between Mission and Howard Streets, and in 1906 the mill was established inits present location.

The present owner, Mr. F. H. Martell started working at the mill in 1882 with Beane & Parrish. The oldest em-ployee at the mill is Mr. Murray McKinnie, who began working for the California Mill in 1866 as a wood carver, and is still connected with the company. There are twelve men employed by Mr. Martell who have been continuously associated with the mill from 35 to 45 years.

^The plant has been visited by fire threi times. First in 188O, again in 1906 at the time-of San Francisco's big fire, and was partially destroyed in 1922.

The California Mill has recentlv taken over the Dean Reversible Window Company and is now manufacturing this equipment. They have ilso installed some of the laiest type woodworking machinery, consisting of a YatesAmerican No. 213 continuous feed high speeil electric glue j-ointer, No. C 55 Yates-American motor, hooked up with a frequency changer runnihg the heads at 60ffi R.P.M., and a'Yates-American No. 1111 motor driven matcher.

Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Meeting

The Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club held their regular monthly meeting and luncheon Saturday, April 30th, in the Hotel Senator at Sacramento.

W. A. Walden, president of the club, presided. C. D. LeMaster, secretary of the club, had arranged for a talk to be given on Mexico by Dr. C. N. Thomas who was formerly colonizing and industrial agent for the Southern Pacific Lines in Mexico. For some reason, however, Dr. Thomas was unable to attend.

President Walden called on Fred Holmes of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., and Geo. Weir of the Coos Bav Lumber Co., both of whom gave very interesting talks. -

J. E. Neighbor, president of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, was a guest at the luncheon and made a few remarks.

Among those present were:

J. lt. Montgomery, Silver Falls Timber Co., Stockton

Qhas. L. Shepa.rd, Friend & Tcrry Lumber Co., Sacrarnento. lValter N. Baker, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sactamento.

C. A. Mirurd, Critter MiU & Lumber Cutt6 Lumber Co., Sacrameirto.

E. A. Weltig, Old Dominion Mill & Lumber Co., Sacra Weltig, Sacramento. {rq4 H_olgps, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co, San Francioco.

C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento.

J. E. Neishbor, Neighbor Lumber Co, Oaklaod.

W. A. Walden, Home Builders Lunrbcr Co., Cridlcy. i

I. E. Brinl The Diamond Match Co., Chico.

H. M. Isenhower, Ifolmes Eureka Lumbsr Co., Sacramento.

H. C.__89*y_, Booth Kelly -Lurnbcr Co, Sacrarncnto.

Geo. Weir, Coos Bay Lumber Co., San Franrcrsco.

Q. !. Miller, Knox Lumber Co., Sacramento

G. R. Bleecker, Eagle Lumber Co., San Francisco. i

J F. Holmes, Woodland Lumber Co, Woodland.

W. F. Knox, Superior Lumber Cro., Sacrameoto.

W. H. Woodq 'The California Lumber Merchant'', San Francisco.

The McCormick Picnic

On Sunday, April 24, a very enjoyable picnic party assembled consisting of the employees of both the MiCormick_Steamship and McCormick Lumber Companies of San Francisco.

Leaving the foot of Howard Street the party of. 24O individuals journeyed by one of Crowley's large passenger launches up the Bay to Paradise Cove. Danclng and ri'usical entertainment prevailed on board the boat, which were continued on the excellent dancing floor at the picnic grounds. Sports varied from sack, wheelbarrow, ihree!e_gged, flat and relay races, including many other sports. Music was furnished by a five piece orcheslra.

At midday a very excellent meal was served under the Shade of the old oaks which sheltered the picnic benches and provided a much needed shade as the day was exceedingly warm.

One of the feature events of the afternoon was a ball game between the girls of the Lumber Department and the Steamship Department. The girls of the-Lumber Depart, ment won by a score of l0 to 3.

Leaving at 5:30 P.M., San Francisco was reached, at 7 o'clock and the outing was unanimously voted a great success.

E. J. BROCKMANN MAKES TRIP TO PINE MILLS

E. J. Brockmann, San Francisco, Pacific Coast mana-ger of thl Lumbermen's Reciprocal Association, was a Los Angeles visitor around thi first of the month where he con"ferred with officials of their Los Angeles office. Mr' Brockmann stated that he had just returned from a three weeks trip calling on the California White andlugar Pine mills. Owin! to soft roads and the deep snow-in the timber, he said thit logging operations in the pine distr-ict rvould be started about six weeks later than usual thls spring.

Imperial Valley Lumbermen Meet

Members of the Imperial and Yuma Valley Lumbermen's Club held a business-session at the Barbara Worth Hotel, El Centro, on April 19.A large number of the lumbermen from the varioui parts of the lerritory- attended the meeti"!. Ctt"t. E. Sones of El Centro, preiident of the association, presided at the meeting.

FREDERIC S. PALMER RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO

Frederic S. Palmer, after an absence of nearly two years rvhen he was operating a pine millin Mexico, has returned to San Francis^co and"has opened wholesalb lumber offices in the Monadnock Building-. Chauncey Stibich, who has Leen associated withMr' Pilmer for the past several years and was also his assistant manager in Mexico, returne.d with Mr. Palmer and u'ill be coinected with him in his S"r, f't"tt"i.co office. Mr. Palmer has been connected with the California White and Sugar Pine industr-y for many vears as a wholesale distribrator, and prior to his departure ior Mexico. maintained offices in San Francisco'

McCLOUD HOO-HOO TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PLAYGROUND

To secure equipment for a municipal.-playground at McCloud, the Mceloud Hoo-Hoo Club will stage several events during the summer months to raise funds to cornplete the pliyground. The board of directors recently proposed tire i6llowing plans which were -adopted by -the ilu6; gta*mar school contest, picnic, carnival, automobile trip aid dance. Ed. Belanger will act as chairman of the gri--rr school contest; Witliam Po1to, chairmaq of .the [icnic committee; J. M. Langdon, chairman of the Carnival committee; Clifi Kornchan, chairman of the ,auto trip committee, and C. W. Galley, chairmair of the dance commfttee.

MOORE DRY KILN CO. MAKE NE\,t| INSTALLATIONS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY

The Hammond Lumber Company, Samoa, California, has just placed order with the Moore Dry Kiln Company, of North Portland, for construction of fourteen additional dry kilns. These new kilns are of an improved design Inteinal Fan Kiln, which has recently been tested out on Redwood drying at Samoa with excellent results.

The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, California, has also placed an order with the Moore Company for the remodeling of nineteen of their dry kiln rooms into the new design. of Internal Fan Kiln, similar to kiln recently tried out at Samoa.

C. W. PINKERTON SPEAKS ON GRADE CERTIFICATION

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., and former president of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, addressed the Orange County Building & Lo.a-n Association on May 9. His-subject was Grade Certificate of Lumber.

4 cats l3/16t2% face Clear Maplc Flooring;

3 crrrs 19/1622% face No. I Maple Flooring;

2 cers l3/16x2% face Factory Maple Floor' ing;

7 cats l3/16x2% face Clear Birch Flooring;

2 carc l3/l6r2Y+ face No. I Eirch Flooring;

2 carc l3/l6r.2Yt tacc Factory Birch Flooring;

I car lr/l6xlvz face Clear Maple Flooring; I car lJ/l6r'l% face No. I Maple Flooring; lOO,OoO feet-lr6 and wider Sel. ec Btr. Kiln Dricd Birch; algo a nice rtock of t/H/4 and E/4 Birch.

Wcstern Rcprercntativc

JEROME C. GRIPPER

714 V8 lfth St.

KNEELAND.MCLURG

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