Western Hardwood Spreads Out

The big plant of the Western Hardwood Lumber Company, in Los Angeles, is just being improved in another very interesting way. Up to six months ago they stored their panels in a part of one of their big sheds. But the panel business has been growing rapidly with them, and six months ago they built a big new shed and warehouse for panels only. And now, just six months later, they are exactly doubling the size of the panel shed, and still usipg their original panel department, which shows how their panel business is on the grow.

The acquisition of the Wheeler-Osgood line of Philippine Mahogany panels is the chief cause of this spreading. They are putting in large stocks of these very popular panels, and find they need the room.

Their Philippine Mahogany sales so far this year are more than twice what they were during the same time last year.

''Western Hardwood is rapidly and steadily changing their methods and operations to put their entire stocks under cover. The big storage yard of the old days has rapidly dwindled in size, and eventually they expect to have their entire institution under cover.

Gaynor Masters Lumber Company Charters Additional Ships

The Gaynor Masters Lumber Company have taken a charter for a period of six months on the Steamship Viking, which will run opposite the Steamship George Olson, also chartered for a similar period of time, in making a service out of the Puget Sound every four days. The steamers J. C. Kirkpatrick and Jane Nettleton, running opposite each other, are also engaged in making four-day service out of the Sound for this company, and they announce that this steamship service, coupled with strong mill organization, makes it possible for them to take care of business during the present advance in prices when several mills are closing down and when tonnage is difficult to secure.

COOS VENEER & BOX CO. OFFICIALS VISIT LOS ANGELES

Benj. Ostlind, Ralph Singer and Claude Nasburg, Coos Veneer & Box Co., Marshfield, Oregon, were recent Los Angeles visitors where they spent a few days on business matters. They made the trip by airplane. While in Los Angeles, they made their headquarters at the offices of the California Panel & Veneer Co.

Mark Lillard Adds Hardwood Lumber To His List Of Sales

Mark Lillard, fnc., of Los Angeles, for many years one of the leading door salesmen of Southern California, while he still sells doors as much as ever, has also gone into the hardwood lumber selling line, and is getting along great in his new department. He has exclusive sales in Los Angeles territory for the following very excellent concerns:

Tremont Lumber Company, Rochelle, La.

- lfenderson-Baker Lumber Co., Jackson, Tenn.

Ransom Hardwood Lumber Company, Nashville, Tenn.

Gayoso Lumber Company, Memphis, Tenn.

Kellogg Lumber Company, Monroe, La.

James E. Stark Lumber Company, l\femphis, Tenn.