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Making a Profit

The story has been published and told innumerable ti'mes of the small sawmill man who inherited his sawmill, stole his timber, dld all the labor with the assistancs of his farnily, and had a cousin who deadheaded his freight' bu! ngver quite broke oven in the sawmill game.

The cockney story that follows goes him one bettor.

T\vo English Cockney broom vendors met on the street

Harry Officer Visits Northwest

Harry E. Officer, sales managgr,of t_h9 Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, ieturned on May 6 from a lGday business trip to the Northwest, where he called on the company's sawmill connections.

Big Demand For Pamphlet

Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co. are experiencing a heavy demand' for their pamphlet illustrating the H. E. grade marks, and have alreadl' supplied 7500 of these printed with the dealer's name.

in London, and discussed their trade.

"'Ang it all", said o,ne, ttHi dqr't see 'ow you sells these ere bloornin' brooms fer a shillin'. I steals the brush, an' I steals the rvire, art' I steals the 'andles, an' yet Hi can't sell tem for a shillin'an'make any money".

"That's smple," replied the other. "Hi steals 'em readymade."

Jack Ferger Vistts San Franctsco

J. C. Ferger, of the Swastika Lumber Company, Fresno, was a recent vi.sitor to San Francisco. Mr. Ferger was accompanied by his brother William, whose home is in Indianapolis.

E. G. DAVIS BACK AT DESK

E. G. (Dave) Davis of the rail department of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned to work after an absence of two weeks, caused by throat trouble and a tonsil operation.

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