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A. R. McCullough Passes On
Hundreds of friends of A. R. McCullough, veteran lumberman of California and head of the McCullougtr Lumber Company, were shocked to hear of his death, at-San Francisco, on May 13th.
Deceased was one of the best known of California lumbcr characters, having come to the state when a boy and entering the business about twenty-five years ago. The cornpany bearing his name was the suicessor oi tt e McCulI ou.g\.Fa_g-an T,u m ber Com pany.
A. R.- McCullough was i min of very high character, a successful business mah, and his passing w-ill be a loss to the lumber business.
He is survived by a widow and two sons. A. R, McCulIough, Jr., and Jack McCullough.
Funeral services were held-from the family home, San Francisco, on Monday, the 27th.
McCULLOUGH LUMBER COMPANY TO CARRY ON
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Mr. B. W. Bookstaver, Los Angeles manager for the Mc_ Cullough Lumber Company, anda partne, ?" the has announced that the reient death of Mr. A. R. lough, head of the company, would not change the polici-s or-the pplra_tlon_s of the company.
Mr. A. R. McCullough, JT.,w_itt-Ue placed in charge of the 9an Francisco offices, with-Mr. Bobkstaver i.,
Los Angeles and Mr. Roger Jayne at Seattle.
The California Lumber Merchant will be four years old on-Iuly'Fiist. lVatch for the Anniaersary Number.
Trees havc rrota over this buricdRed. wood for 350 ycrrr. But thc cut Into thc old Redwood rhcr clear, sound wood fit to bc sawa into highest gradc lumoer.
Annual rings of trecs groriag .:vcr this Rcdwood show it has lain on moist ground over two centuries. It is sound; free fron decay or cven worm holcs.
Over this 6(X) year old Rcd. wood, trees cloce to 200 y,cars old havc grown. Yct th€ cut shows the buricd Redwood sound and frcc from decay.
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