Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club to / Attend Farm Building Conference

/.Prof... H. B. Walker, of Davis, lead of the Division of land, spoke on conditions in the East Bay district, and en/ Agicultural _Engineering of the University of California, tertainid with a couple of good stories. f was-the_speaker of the day at the regular monthly meeting Harry A. Lake, plesident of the State Association, re- of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club held at the ported that the association has gained 35 new members in Hotel Senator, Sacramento, JVlay 18. lhe last 90 days and eight old-members have been rein-Ira E.Brink, Diamond Match Co., Chico, president of stated. the club, presided.

Dee Essley, the new Field Manager of the State AssoProfessor Walker, introduced byE. S. McBride, Davis ciation, wai introduced by PresidEnt Brink; and spoke Lumber Co., Davis, told in the c.ourse of a fine address of brieflv. the.opportunity he sees for more teamwork between his R. t. Titus, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Se- institution and the retail lumber dealers of the state, with attle, talked on the subject of American Lumber Standards. the object of pr-oviding better, more efficient and economical Short talks were also given by E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumstructures for farms. On account of the nature of the agri- ber Co.; EarlE. White, The-Little River Redwood Co., cultural ind'tstry, which.is becoming more specialized,ihe Madera, and Jo Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacfarmer now looks to the state educational institutions for ramento. .advice regarding the. building structures required in his W. T. Black, "The California Lumber Merchant," was blsiness, so the function of thise institutions is to fifld.out the lucky winner of the door prize. the requirements and create the desire for better struc- Those present were: Ira E. Brink, The Diamond Match tures, said-the sp-eaker Co., Chiio; prof. H. B. Walker, Davis; E. S. McBride,

In conclusion he spoke o_! the success of the Lumber Davis Lumber Co., Davis; Max b. Coot California RedSchools held by him at the Kansas State-Agricultural Col- wood Association, San Francisco; R. T. Titus, West Coast l-ege,-and_exprgsigi the hope that a LumbeiSchool can be Lumbermen's Association, Seattie; Earl E.'White, The developed in California, and- suggested a 91e;dqy confer- Little River Redwood Co., Madera i 1o Strepard, Friend & enc-e to be held between the lumbermen and his inititution Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Curfis Cutier, Cutter Mill at Davis in the Fall. & Lumber Co., Sacramento; F. N. Binton, The Diamond

President Brink suggested that the club hold their first Match Co., Sacramento; Waiter N. Baker, i?riend & iert Fall meeting on thecampus at Davis o4 Sep_tember 21. This Lumber Co., Sacramento; L.V. Grahani, 'Chicago Lumbe'r yas agreg{ toby the members and Prof. Walker said he Co. of 'Wash., Oakland; S. J., Hauge, Lumbermin's Credit thought-thi. fit* conference should be confined to lumber Assn., Sacramento; W. T. Wallace]Hammond Lumber Co., men and the officials of the Division. Stockton; Ralph p. Duncan, Merced Lumber Co., Merced i -Max Cook, farmstead.engineer, head of the Agricultural H. C. Clark, Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., Sacramento; g-i. Department of the California Redwood Associalion, who Robie, Auburn Lumber 'Co., Auburn; b.e Essley, CJf";- first proposed the idea 9f holding these conferences, was nia Retail Lumbermen's Asiociation;'Harry n. i"t ., C"rthe lext speaker-. Mr. Cook spoke on the subject of Lum- den Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove; Efmer eltis, nttis ber Schools, and told membeis of the enlargement of his Bros. Lumber Co., Palo Alto; C. D. LeMaster, S""t"tn*i"; department made necessary by the increased dlmand for in- EarlE. White. The Little h.iver Redwood 'Co., nf"a.t" i t"fif.'3;"ham, chicago Lumber co. or washington, oak. 3i"TolTil"''J;,F;fi15-iT*itf$:,if,;,i,lt:f*f"H;J'

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