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W. E. GOOPER LUMBER GOMPA]IY
Robert L. Tate
Joins
H. V. Cowan, Inc. Sales Force
Robert L, Tate
H. V. Cowan, H. V. Cowan, Inc., Los Angeles, announces that Robert L. Tate has joined their sales organization and is now calling on the lumber trade in the Southern California territory. Mr. Tate has been connected with the lumber business for many years, and was formerly with the Tate Lumber Co. at Huntington Park.
H. V. Cowan Co., Inc., are manufacturers of the Cowan Standardized Built-in Cabinets and offer a complete line of built.ins to the lumber trade. This concern has equipped and will continue to equip their lumber distributors with a display of Cowan built-ins for the lumber office or display room. A large number of these displays are already in use and dealers find them of great assistance in selling their customers.
Wooden Box Manufacturers Meet at Fresno
The second tri-annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Division of the National Association of Wooden Box Manufacturers was held at the Californian Hotel, Fresno, May 3 and 4.
J, M. White, manager of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, Weed, acted as chairman, and also present were Paul L. Grady, Chicago, national secretary, Rex H. Morehouse, San Francisco, Pacific Coast secretary, and 48 delegates. Among the subjects discussed were substitute container competi,tion, marketing problems, trade promotion, customers' requirements, new uses for wooden b.oxes, new or imploygd methods of manufacture, wooden box printing, Tar- iff No. l-box and crate specifications, and Tranicontinental Freight Bureau and American Railway Association.
It was decided tb hold the next tri-annual meeting at Portland in September, and the annual meeting in San Francisco in December or early in January.
E. M. Tilden Resigns From Tilden Lumber & Mill Co.
On account of the state of his health, and acting on the advice of several physicians, E. M. Tilden, head of the Tilden Lumber & Mill Company, Oakland, which includes the National Mill & Lumber Company, and thq Pacific Tank & Pipe Company, has resigned from the active management of the company, effective June 1.
Mr. Tilden still retains his stock interest in the Tilden Lumber & Mill Company, and while health considerations have demanded a lightening of the burden he was carrying, will still keep himself fairly busy with his other interests around the East Bay. He is president of the First National Bank of Richmond, vice-president of the Mechanics' Eank of Richmond, a director of the Morris Plan Company, Oakland, and a director of the East Bay Title Insuianie Company.
He is, of course, president of the Tilden Lumber Company, wi_th docks and yards at Berkeley, and yards at Richmond, Crockett and Rodeo. Waverly Tilden, who has been his father's assistant and right hand man, has also resigned from the Tilden Lumber & Mill Co., effective May 15, and will at that date take over the management of thi Tilden Lumber Company, making his.headquarters at Berku]gy. In sp_eaking of the change to a representative of this paper, Mr. E. M. Tilden said, "'Wave intends to play me on the bench and use me as a pinch hitter."
It is interesting to note here that Mr. Tilden started in the lumber business with the Sierra Lumber Co. at Red Bluff as office boy 45 years ago on May 1. He went into business for himself in 1901, with a retail yard at Richmond.
As- many 9f his friends know, he is quite an enthusiast for air travel. About a year ago in the cburse of a 7@mile air trip covering many important points in Florida, he asked to be allowed to takC the controls, and permission !"ilg- granled.by the_.pilot drove the big tri-motored ship f.or 25 or 30 miles. His most recent trip was in the Stand'ard Oil Company's qrlan-e, and he hopes to take a trip to Los Angeles by air in the near future.
Orange Belt Lumbermen Meet at Hemet
On lriday evening, May 3, the Orange Belt Lumbermen's Club held a dinner meeting at Hemet. During the dinner hour, there was a,musical entertainment by a Sp"n- ish orchestra. H. A. Lake, president of the Califbrnia'Re_ tail Lumbermen's Association; H. C. Westover and E. Steffensen addressed the meeting
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men. It looked hopeless at times, but they held on until a sum was raised and we were on our way.
"The high point in the industry today, it seems to me, is this trade promotion program, under which comes trademarking and grade-marking and other subjects that you have helrd discussed. In addition to that a movement was started at Del Monte, at a meeting of lumbermen outside of this Association, a conservation program under the Chairmanship of Mr. Tennant, which has been functioning ever since t6en. My own personal knowledge is that improved state of the industry today is due to those two facts -the raising of this fund, the starting of this real .program, and then, th-is so-called conservation committee taking hold of the situation as they found it; then endeavoring to learn something about the business in the way.of statistics; which up to that time had not been very good."
Report of Secretar5r and Manager
Under the title, "Facts in the Lumber Business," Secretary and Manager Wilson Compton reviewed recocnmendations made in frevious annudl reports by him and {rankly discussed conditions confronting the industry as he sees them. He cited a few illustrative types of economic investigation which he believed should be undertaken by thelumbir industry in order that it may keep itself abreast of constanily changing conditions'
"The lumber industry itself cannot determine and control changing economic currents," said Mr. Comptgn. "I! can influencJthem only in part. What it can determine and csntrol, if it will, is the extent to which and the manner in which it will conform itself to these changing conditions."
Two Banquets on Program
The Annual Banquet, a feature of all National Lumber Manufacturers' Aslociation Conventions, was held on Thursday evening in the Gold Room oI the Congress Hotel and aitended by approximately two hundred lumbermen and their ladies. President E. L. Carpenter presided.
During the course of the banquet, Toastmaster Carpenter called upon Secretary and Manager Wilson Compton to read two interesting and important telegrams received'a few minutes before from Washington, D. C., one from the President of the United States, and one from the Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Hoover's telegram follows: Dr. Wilson Compton, National Lumber Manufacturersf Association. Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
Please extend to the members of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association', my lsincere greetings. The members of your organization have always heretofore extended co-operation to the government and I am certain they will continue to do so.
The telegram from the Secretary of Commerce, Honorable R. P. Lamont, read: means econofnt for every lumber buyer. Long-Bell trade-marked lumber is so manufactured and seasoned that it goes into construction with minimum labor cost . . a distinct econon! to any builder. r r r This is a-sales point that dealers who sell Long-Bell trade-marked lumber products are using to advantage.
Please extend to your members the greetings of the Department of Commerce, together with our appreciation for the co-operation which has been given us by your organization and your industry during the past year. Your efforts in extending the system of grade-marking lumber for the consumer's protection are a noteworthy achievement toward better merchandising practices and one in which our national committee on wood utilization has been glad to take a part. This and other projects working for a closer utilization of the raw material and a more intelligent use of wood products in the consuming field have already resulted in improved conditions. May I express the hope.that you and your members will continue to co-operate with the Department of Commerce in these matters of public interest.
On Wednesday evening, April 24, the Association acted as host to publishers, editors and representatives of lumber and allied trade journals in the Florentine Room of the hotel.
LONG-BELL FLOORS
Beauty, minimum of labor in laying and durability are three important qualifi cations of Lons-Bell irade-mai'ked oak flooring. -And, because of these qualities economt! The first-time user is almost iivariably a repeat-customer, for exoerience Droves its economv and sa'tisfactiori. Builders are finding Long-Bell trade-marked flooring a most valuable home sales aid.
LONG.BELL DOORS
The Long-Bell King Door-the door that in a few short vears has "set the stvle" in doors. Inset panel, hush moulding, wat'erproof glue, excellent workmanshipthis door, made throughout of Califoinia White Pine, is strong, beautiful and economical.
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LONG-BELL FRAMES
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