Heard Above the Whir of the Planer and the Roar of the Rip Saw.

Los ANGEr-gs iRptaIL LUMBERMEN TAKTNG TRIP THROUGH SOUTH

Mr. Henry Patten and Mr. Will Davies, of the Patten Davies Lumber Company left Los Angeles last week for a six-weeks' automobile trip through the Southern States.

NEW YARD NEAR LOS ANGELES

The Southwest Lumber & Supply Company will open in a short time, near Los Angeles, on the. property adjoining the Union Stock Yards.

Mr. C. D. Swift and associates, are at the head of this enterprise, Mr. Swift coming to Southern California just recently fron Portland.

NEW YARD AT LONG BEACH

The Queen City l-umber Company, handling a.general line of itt truitding supplies, has opened for business in East Long Beach, at 3757 East Anaheim St. This site is near the fllant of the Long Beach Sash and Door Co.

Mr. Wm. G. McDavitt, a Long Beach man, will manage the business, and will have associated with him, Mr. C. E. Garrison, a recent arrival from Seattle.

The company's oflices, warehou.se and sheds have already been built, and. they have considerable material on the ground.

HALSTEAD LUMBER COMPANY HAVING SUCcEss wrTH PAaNTS

Mr. Ralph Duncan, manager of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Compiny's yard at Fresno, is enthusiastic over the success that- they have attainetl with their new line of paints and varnishes.

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This company'iras arranged a complete stock of various paints and ipelialties in J special room where the color iards etc; can be shown to advantage, and Mr. Duncan states that they have found a ready response' especially from their far'm trade, on pick up cash orders.

TI nalo ALTo LUMBER coMPANY cHANGES HANDS

The Palo Alto Lumber Company interests have been bought from the former proprietbrg, E. R. and.A. C. Ellis, to lfir. M. L. Hersc'hfeld,-whb'will take possession imtnediately, and operate'the yaid.

Mr. Herschfeld annbunces that they intend erecting a new fireproof warehottse on the site.

G. H. WARD SELLS INTEREST IN MODESTO YARD

Glass and Panels

John W. Koehl and Sons, Inc.

FIR SPRUCE HEMLOCK CALIFORNIA White and Sugar Pine CARGO AT{D CAR SHIPPERS STOCK EXCHANGE BI.DG. TOM PARCHER LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCTSCO v. w. LoNG IT2 MARKET ST. Snrtlunl, -s3RESPONSIBIUTY'',."'l

Thomson And Bode Attend Shriners Convention

Harry Thomson and Henry Bode, prominent San Francisco retail lumbermen, left on May 30 for Washington, D. C., to attend the Shriners Conveniion. A large [arty of friends, including mernbers of the Lumber Saleimen's Club of San Francisco, were on hand at the Ferry Building to give them a good send off on their trip.

Woodson Returns From Eastern Trip

L. J. Woodson of San Francisco, Pacific Coast represen- tative of the Hardwood Products Company of Neenah, Wisconsin, has returned from a two-weeki' trip to the company's factory at Neenah. On his return to the coast, he visited Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland. Mr. Woodson states that conditions in t'he Northwest are good and that much building activity is going on there.

WARD WILL REPRESENT WESTERN STATES LUMBER CO.

Chas. F. Ward, is now connected with the Western States Lumber Company, and will represent this well known concern in the Bay District, Peninsula, and Coast territory. Mr. Ward is well known by the lumbermen o{ California and for many years was connected with the Redwood Man,ufacturers Company of Pittsburg, with which concern he was formerly assistant sales managef. C. C. Macestep will now devote all his time to covering the Sacranaento and San Joaquin Valley territories.

MAY TOTALS FOR LUMBER RECEIPTS AT L. A.

During the month of May, 125 boats docked at San Pedro, carrying a total of 149,295,000 feet of fir and redwood. For the year to June first t'his port has received the grand total of 816,870,000 feet of lumber by water.