Centml California Lumbermen's Club

The Central California Lumbermen's Club met at the Tracy Inn, Tracy, on Saturday, May 14. George Good, Good Lumber Co., acted"as chairman of {he day. Mr. B. S. Crittenden, an attorney of Tracy and 'a member of the Legislaturb from that district, rvas the speaker of the day. . W. H. Falconbury made a report for the Plan Book committee. C. G. Bird gave an interesting talk on "Build a Home First Week," which campaign will start on June 6, and several thousand stickers, buttons and various kinds of building literature will be distributed. On a motion of W. H. Falc-onbury, $100.00 from the Club treasury was donated to the Mississippi Flood Relief Fund. Mrs. J. E. Fraser, secretary of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, talked on State Association matters.

It was announced at the meeting that Dick Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto, has been appointed Viceger'ent Snark of the new Central California Hoo-Hoo District, which include Stockton, Tracy, I\fodesto and surrounding territory.

The meeting was held at the Tracy Inn, Tracy's new community hotel. An inspection of the new hotel was made by those who attended the meeting. The new hotel is an attractive building, is beaqtifully furnished and is a tribute to the citizens of the community.

Those present were:-

A; Willhelm, frwin Lumber Co., Escalon.

R. L. Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto. Chas. C. Moorehead" Irwin Lumber Co., Escalon.

H. C. Henry, Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., Sacramento.

A. H. Fisher, F'isher Bros. Planing Mill Stockton.

I'rank Fisher, Fisher Bros. Planing Mill Stockton.

Geo. Good, Good Lumber Co., Tracy.

C. E. DeFreitas, Good Lumber Co., Tracy.

E. E. Keltcman, Tracy.

B. S. Crittcnderl TBcy.

G. E. Groun{ Modesto Lumber Co., Modcsto.

W. O. Mesheh United Lumber Yards, Modesto.

Chas. T. Gartin, Stanislaus Lurnber Co,, Modesto.

W. H. Bcsecker, Tilden Lumber & Mill Co, Oakdale.

R. F. Wells, West Tudock Lumber Co., Turlock.

Robt fngts, San Joaquin I-umbcr Co., Stockton.

Mrs. J. E. Fraser, Cal. Retaiters Assn., San Francisco.

Joc Cuneo, Whitc Bros., San Francisco.

Tom Tomlinson, McDonald & Harrington, San Francisco.

Mrs. S. H. Rothcrmel Stockton.

Mrs. E. DeCleisem, Stockton

A. E. H. Cardwcll Tracy Lumber Co., Tracy.

O. V. Wilson" Central Lumber Co., Stockton

S. H. Rothermel Central Lumber Co., Stockton

L. H. Elliott, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi

G. W. Fraser, Chicago & Alton R.R., San Francisco.

W. T. Ralston, Yancey Lumbcr Co., Newman.

J. H. Yancey, Yancey Lumbcr Co., Newman

S. J. Irwin, Irwin Lumber Co., Escalon

B. R. DuVall, Ripon Lumber Co., Ripon.

O. D. Ruse, Tilden Lumber & Mill Co., Stockton

W. H. Falconbury, Falconbury Lumbcr Co, Stockton

W. A. Glenn, Coos Bay Lumber Co., San Francisco.

H. M. Isenhower, llolmes Eureka Lumber Co., Sacramcnto.

J. M. Montggmery, Silver Falls Timber Co., Stockton.

H. M. Schaucr, Tracy Lumber Co., Tracy.

T. L. Gardner, Mill Work Institutg Stockton.

C. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stoclto:r.

W. H. Woods, "California Lumber Merchant," San Francisco.

FIRE PREVENTION HANDBOOK FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ISSUED BY U. S. FOREST SERVICE

What fire does to the forests and brushfields of California and how it can be prevented and controlled is the subject of a new circular entitled "A Forest Fire Prevention Handbook for School Children," issued by the California district, United States Forest Service in cooperation with the State Forester and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

This circular deals especially with forest conditions and forest fires in California.- The directions it contains, though prepared for the use of sclrool children, are such as may be ipptiea by any public spirited citizen who gocs into the woods and wishes to do his part in preserving the forests. If they were put into general practice they would help mightily to reduce the enbrmous iosses from fires, *ht"!,-19 Cal-ifornia alone, in the past five years, have totaled 12,545 fires that burned over 3,91O000 acres of timbcr and brush land and caused an estimated damage of $6,40O,000.

The Forest Fire Prevention Handbook consists of 30 pages of text a-nd 29 photographic illustrations, together wiitr a map of California forest zones, and a foreword to teachers by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The text is divided into five simplc lessons for ehildren on (1) the forests of California, (2) causes of fires, (3) t-he efieits of fire, (4) fire prevention, (5) how fires are detected and fough[. Appropriate questions at the end of each lesson add to the-value of the circular for the teaching of care with fire.

Copies of this handbook, lliscellaneous CircutalNo. 79, may be obtained free of charge from the District Forester, U. -S. Forest Service, Ferry Building, San Francisco' or from any forest supervisor of the 18 natioEral forests of the State.

Scandinavian Gang Saw Methods To Be Tested

Hope to Profit From European Experienccs in Closer Utilization of Arrcricen Ltmrber

Complying with the recommendations of a special committee of lumbermen, tests will be carried on during the spring and summer of the operation of a Scandinavian gang siw on hardwoods and softwoods in the United States, according to a decision made by the sub-committee o{ the National Committee on Wood Utilization on the gaug sawing of lumber under the chairmanship of A. Trieschmann of Chicago, Illinois, at a conference held recently at the Department of Comrnerce.

While gang saws have been used for many years in America, these saws have been of a heavy type designed for the cutting of heavy timber. Top logs and small timber produced by the thinning process have nqt usually been converted into lumber because the American sawmill machinery designers have not paid much attention to this class of raw material, the utilizalion of which has been of small importance- as long as virgin timber of large dimensions was available at low prices.

A. F. STEVENS VISITS BAY DISTRICT

A. F. Stevens, A. F. Stevens Lumber Co., Headsburg, spent a few days in the Bay District around the middle of the month attending to business matters. While in San Francisco, he called on the lumber trade.

Herman Helwig A Bay District Visitor

Herman Helwig, manager of the Watsonville Lumber Co., Watsonville, accompanied by a part)r of friends, was a recent week-end visitor in San Francisco. He toured his party over the Peninsula and East Bay Districts showing them the'beauty spots of the San Fiancisco Bay District.