Special Train for Monolith Bob Osgood Entertains Friends Midwest Opening Leaves With Air Trip

June 20

{ ' Complete changes of schedules of the special train that will leave Los Angeles on the 2oth inst., over the Union Pacific Railroad for the opening on the 22nd inst.; at Latamie, Wyo., of the new $2,000,000 plant of the Monolith Portland Midwest Company lvas announced yesterday by officials of that cement concern, the changes having been made because of the fact that a more desirable schedule was possible in view of the new rail schedules which go into effect on lvestern rail lines on the 9th inst.

The train. under the new schedule. will leave Los Angeles at 6:05 p.m. on the 20th inst., instead of in the morning, and it rvill arrive in Laramie early in the morning of the 22nd. inst. Cheyenne, Denver and Colorado Springs will be visited on the return trip, the special train to follow the Denver & Rio Grande route through the Royal Gorge as it proceeds westward. The stop-over at Salt Lake City will be made on the 25th inst.. while on the return journey instead of while en route to Laramie. Thp train is scheduled to arrive back in Los Angeles at 9:10 a.m. on the 26th inst.

It is expected that more than 100 offrcers, shareholders and friends of the Midwest company and the Monolith Portland Cement Company will make the trip at which the company's officers will serve as hosts. Both companies are controlled and officered bv the same interests.

R. T. TITUS RETURNS TO SEATTLE

R. T. Titus, of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Seattle, returned to Seattle from San Francisco, June 5, after making a survey for his association of the consumption of lumber through the retail trade.

Bob Osgood of the Wheeler Osgood Co. of California was host to a number of friends recently when he took them for a sightseeing trip in a fine Buhl Air Sedan plane over Los Angeles and Hollywood. The party was as follows: A. J. Todhunter, Elammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Bob Reedy, Wheeler Osgood Co., Tacoma; James G. Casson, Harrison, N. J.; Percy Dixon, American Mfg. Co., Los Angeles; "Tat" Nicholspn, Pacific Door & Sash Co., Los Angeles, and Bob Osgood.

It was the first air trip for all except Mr. Osgood, and all declared they had a very enjoyable time.

Lookout Station on Top of 17 6 Foot Fir

The highest off-the-ground forest fire lookout station in the world has just been completed in the Quinault Indian Reservation, heart of the Olympic virgin timber. The lookout climbs to his office atop at 176 leet fir at sumise and descends at sundown.

From this station the ranger can spot fires almost as far as he can telephone. A tall fir tree was topped for the lookout. A 7 by 7 wooden cottage office was built atop with a section of the tree running through it. The ranger reaches his office by climbing a rod and rope ladder.

Magnus Halstead Has

Magnus Halstead of the California Mill & Lumber Co., Alameda, recently underwent an operation for appendicitis'