Peter B. Kyne on Pacific Coast

Peter B. Kyne, atrthor and California veteran of the World War, arrived on the Coast frorn New York on the Dollar Round-the-World liner President Van ljuren on tire first leg of tl-re lvorld tour rvhich he is making to gather material for a series of stories for the llearst Publications. Heis accompanied by his rvife ancl secretary Miss Ruth Ohlson. Kyne will continue his journeyno the Dollar Line Presirlent Hayes from San Francisco on May 24.

The famous author of Cappy Ricks stories expcets to remain six weeks in China, Japan and Korea. He will journe)' to N{anila to spend trvo weeks in the Philippines rvhere he served as a soldier during the Spanish-American l\'ar. a quarter of a century ago.

Kyne u'as one of the leading figures in the defeat of state housing bill containing the anti-shingle law in California legislature trvo years ago.

Napa Lumber Company Purchases Yardatcalistoga

The Napa Lumber Company of Napa, of which W. N. Shifflett is manager, has purchased the yard and lumber interests of H. C. Thompson of Calistoga. The Calistoga yard rvill be managed byJim Clark who has been in the ofifice of the Napa Lumber Co. and the new management intends to increase the stocks so as to look after the Calistoga and increasing Lake County business. The Napa Lumber Company have made extensive improvements at their Napa yard; the yard has been remodeled and a new office built which contains an attractive Plan Service and Display Room. The office quarters of their Napa yard is considered one of the most attractive offices in the state. Mr. Thompson is retiring from active business after spending twenty-six years in the lumber business at Calistoga.

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provided by means of the U. S. Extension frame, which has strong lateral springs in place of the regular Ford transverse sprlng's.

This truck is also equipped with an auxiliary transmission providing either four or six speeds (at the option of the purchaser) and increasing the power of the motor about 100 per cent.

The of,fices and plant of the U. S. Truck Unit Company are located at 2223 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles.

Floyd Dernier Calling On Northern California Trade

Floyd Dernier of Los Angeles, manager of the Lumbermen's Service Association, is a San Francsco visitor and has been spending the past two weeks calling on the retail lumber trade of Northern California. Floyd is a real booster for "Better llomes" in California and on his recent trip was exhibiting some of his latest attractive homes and building plans to the trade. He called on the trade in Senoma County, Peninsula territory, Central California, and Sacramento Valley dealers. While in the Sacramento Valley, he attended the monthly meeting of the Sacramento Valley Lumber Club held at Sacramento on May 17.

Manufacturing a product long needed and sought for by the retail lumber trade, as rvell as other institutions needing equipment for the hauling of lumlter products, the U. S. Truck Unit Company, Los Angeles. has met instant favor rvith their U. S. Trvo Ton Ford lrrrnber truck.

This low priced truck has proven to a numlter of lurnbermen in the southern part of the state, to l>e extrenrel_v lorv in its first cost, ancl equallv economical in upkeep, r,nl_r' regular Ford repair parts being required.

The r,vheel base of the Ford worm drive truck is extended to 174 inches; a loading space of l? feet back of the cab is

FIRE AT INDEPENDENT MILL & LUMBER CO. YARD

A fire which srvept the plant of the Independent Miil & Lumber Co. at Oakland destroying the mill and adjoining shed which was stocked with mouldings and upper grades of lumber with an estimated loss of $25,000.00 ociurrecl on Saturday, May 17. No damage was done to the lumber piled in the yard. Harry Schwalm, the rnanager and owner, is conducting his lumber business the same as usual and contemplates rebuilding the mill soon.

Capt. Robert Dollar Addresses

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9

There was a large attendance at the Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 luncheon held at the Palace Hotel on May 22 when Capt. Robert Dollar gave an interesting talk on his early lumber experiences and his recent tour around the world. He spoke of the lumbering operations during his early days in eastern Canad.a, Michgan and California, and also told of the inception of the modern machinery that is now used in manufacturing lumber. He said that the forest reserve of the world is now located in the great Northwest, and he also referred to logging operations in China where logging is done in strips and their methods of reforestation to assure a perpetual supply of timber. In speaking of logging operations in this country, he said th,at the "high lead" method as now employed is very destructive to second growth and reproducton and that some means should be used to reforest thecut over areas to assure a constant timber supply.

Capt. Dollar then gave an interesting detail of his recent trip around the world and the Robert Dollar Co. "Around the World" Service. He gave an account of conditions as he found them in the various countries visited and his remarks on the wonderful possibilities for trade development in China, the political situation n the Philippines, and destruction by the recent earthquake n Japan were received rvith much interest. In speaking of their "Around the World" Service, he said that the new service will circle the globe in lL2 days, calling at 2I ports in twelve countries and touching five continents. A regular sailing is made every two weeks from New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles and the ports visited include Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, llavana, Colon, and Balboa. Capt. Dollar said that during the his past trips around the world he had to travel on steamships on five nationq and it was from the experience gained on these trips that he conceived of the idea of the servce that was wanted and rvhich led to their establishment of the "Round the World" S€rvice. He stated that since the initiation of this service that their ships had all run on time and that the general service had been good.

Capt. Dollar said that he spent six months on his recent trip around the world and during his trip he called on 465 concerns located in various parts of the world. He told of the part that the Pacific Ocean was going to plav in the world's commerce and he stated that the day r,vas coming when the Pacific was going to do more shipping than the Atlantic Coast. He also spoke of the wonderful growth that has been made onthe Pacific Coast during the past 40 years, when at that time there was no Vancouver, B. C., and Seattle only had a population of 5000.

Capt. Dollar is a life member of Hoo-Hoo.

President R. A. Hiscox presided over the short business session after which he turned the meeting over to Harry Vincent, of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., rvho acter as the chairman of thedav and introduced Capt. Dollar. The attendance prize, which whs donated by Henry Hink of SAN DIEGO the Dolbeer-Carson Lumber Co., was won by Clayton Hoo Hoo Club Number Green of .the _Vallejo Builde-r's_ Supply Co. Homer Maris regular Wednesday noon was appointed as charman of the day for the next meeting. go"od attendance.

Los Angeles to Hold Concatenation

C.S. Estes has been appointed General Chairman of Committees on Arrangements for the Concatenation and smoker that the Los Angeles District Hoo Hoo rvill hold on the night of June 7th.

This affair will be held at the Jonathan Club Los Angeles, and will begin at eight in the evening. They rvill first hold the ceremonies of the initiation, and this rvill be followed by a buffet supper. and a smoker.

Mr. Estes has appointed A. L. Hoover as the Location Committee, Mr. L. M. Meyer on Initiation, and A. C. Merryman, Jr. on Publicity.

There will be a committee of twenty working on Membership, with Phil B. Hart as Chairman. They expect a large class.

HOO-HOO FORESTRY DECLARATION

"The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo by this Declaration makes known its desire to helo in the formation and enlightenment of public sentiment in the United States of America, througrh such sound practical principles of a National Forestry Policy as will contribute to the permanence of the lumber industry as one of the foundations of the nation's welfare and prosperity, thus insuing protec- tion of all our standing timbei and a retimbering:of available waste lands that a permanent supply of timber may bo vouchsafed society."

HOOHOO CLUB

One, at San Diego, held their meeting, on May 14th, with a guests who enjoyed the the meeting developed inthe members. It was de-

There were four out of town extra treat of fried chicken. and to a story telling contest among clared a draw.

Sash And Door Men Chairmen At Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club

Bemis & Cowan, well known sash'and door jobbers in I-os Angeles, handled the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club meeting on May 15th, acting as joint chairman, and carrying off honors as being responsible for one of the best meetings held this year.

There was a fair attendance, not as large as usual, probably caused by the absence of quite a few members, som( who were attending the Arizona Convention at Douglas, and others who were in the Northwest at this time.

Mr. Harry F. Hossack, Sales Manager for a Los Angeles financial institution, made a very interesting address on "Cooperative Credits." This was followed by a general discussion by the members and some good points rv,ere brought out.

SANDIEGO HOO.HOOCLUB HAS SOMETHING UP ITS SLEEVE

There was no speaker at the regular Hoo-Hoo luncheon at San Diego on May 21st. The club devoted the entire meeting to ihe discussion of some social activities that they are contemplating, and details of which they will announce in a very short time.

Hardwood Market

OVERSEAS DEMAND FOR SOUTHERN HARDWOODS HEAVIER TH.A,N FOR TWO YEARS. THE AMERICAN OVERSEAS FOR. WARDING COMPANY REPORTS BOOKINGS FOR 180() CARS.

DETROTT REPORTS MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN INDUS. TRIAL BUYTNG.

BETTER INQUIRY FROM BUILDING TRADES IS REPORTED FROM ALL PRODUCING SECTIONS.

SCARCITY OF STOCKS IN SHIPPING DRY CONDITION.

SUGAR

You can't raiEe a hill of potatoes without using a hoe.

Big Business Comes From Digging

Let's all dig in and "Keep the White Spot White"

MEYER & HODGE FURNISH GLOOM CHASER AT HOO HOO LUNCHEON

The firm of Meyer & Hodge, composed of 1,. M. Meyer and J. L. Hodge, Los Angeles wholesalers, acted as chairrnen at the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo luncheon, on Thursday, May 22,

The luncheon was called to order by the Snark who made a hitwith the statement that there would be a Concactenation in Los Angeles on June 7th. More about this rvill be found elsewhere in this issue.

He called onCliff Estes for afew remarks on "Optomism," and after getting in a ferv licks at the fellows who are going around with long faces, Cliff suggested that a few other members say a word. Dave Woodhead, Ted Lawrence, Jack Ellis, Frank Cu,rran and B. W. Bookstaver responded with thirty-second speeches, telling of how good they felt and crying down the calamity howler.

The Snark introduced L. M. Mever. as chairman of the day, and he introduced Mr. L. M.'Maynard, a banker of Los Angeles, who, afte,r a short talk on business conditions and the fundamental reasons for the ups and downs of trade, offered himself as a target for questions from the members, on financail topics. Several of the fellows took the opportunity to question Mr. Maynard, who is an expert in this line, and some very good points were brought or1t.

The meeting adjourned at l:30.

LOS ANGELES LOOSES CHAMPIONSHIP IN HOO-HOO

On Thursday, May 22nd, the Detroit District Hoo-Hoo put through a class oftwo hundred and sixty Kittens in the largest and most spectacular Concatenation in the history of the order.

This is by far the greatest number of new members that has ever been added to Hoo-Hoo in one meeting, and eclipses the record Concat that was held by the Los Angeles District in February of this year, at Venice, when 121 candidates were shown the light.

A Hoo-Hoo Club was also formed by the Detroit lumbermen, with Mr. Charles Weeks as president, Larry Smith, vice-president, and Hunter Gaines, who secured seventy-five applications for this meeting, as secretary.

CHAMPIONS OF THE FORESTS_THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

No more devoted nor intelligent ally could have been selected by the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo inits nation-r,r'ide effort to promote interest in the subject of conservation and reforestation, than the Boy Scouts of America.

In the hearts of these youngsters there has ever been a natural and sentimental attachment for their forest friends -an affection born of happy respites from the glare and heat of the sun under overhanging branches and friendly boughs.

They have begun to learn the practical value of treesthe need for their friends in the social and economic existence of civilization. Adult America would do well to follow the footsteps of these youngsters-to take stock of the tree population of our Nation and to stimulate their own sentimental attachment for the practical interest in this most essential basic resource.

J. O. ELMER MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS

J. O. Elmer, San Francisco hardwood distributor. has moved to new quarters'and is now located at 1200 First National Bank Bldg. His telephone number remains the same: Sutter 1907.