Vagabond Editorials

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One letter is outstanding. It comes from a retail lumberman of the highest repute. He has been trying to keep his business good by working along promotional lines of late, hitting the ball morning, noon and nlght, and getting big results from his efforts. Recently his competitors came to him and protested his efforts, threatening that if he did not desist they would start doing the same thing. Laugh that off. That's something that I don't believe could hap:. pen in any business but the lumber industry. Even in times like these the Pip's *object*to progress.

I'd like to say this, seriously. and definitely to the retail lumber business. I think your businBss is on trial before the wodd. Right now it is being weighed in the scales. In from Page 6) times like these, when all men admit that the chief hope of selling building materials is by stout-hearted merchandising along the route of the small order, repairing, remodeling, re-fixing, etc., how are YOU measuring up to the necessities of the hour? Look yourself in the eye, and answer the question * ,< *

In spite of all the propaganda, publicity and bally-hoo of the past months, the effort to create business along the only practical route now open, is undoubtedly lagging. The average retail lumberman has NOT taken hold and lent his efforts to create business-at a time when there was no other way to get business. It is every man's duty and obligation. The sit-tighter is a menace to the business.

Booklets Published on Wholesalers' Executives Redwood Appointed

Two publications of special interest, particularly in the technical field, have recently been published by the California Redwood Association. The first of these is "Naturally Durable California Redwood in Structural Grades". This publication carries safe working stresses approved by the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory. The second is "Naturally Durable California Redrvood in Modern Timber Structures"

The booklet devoted to structural grades gives the Association's new grading rules conforming to essential provisions of A.R.E.A., A.S.T.M., A.L.S., etc. The booklet on modern timber structures is of a more popular nature, illustrated by photos of some of the more than 60 bridges built or building during the past year in California, Ohio, Kansas, Tennessee and Arkansas, and taking nearly 72 million feet board measure.

Both publications are being distributed without charge and will be furnished to those who are interested in their subject matter. In connection with the publication of these booklets the Cali'fornia Redwood Association has called attention to the fact that every piece of structural redwood is inspected, grade and tracle marked and every shipment covered by inspection certificate. This inspection, they sta-te, is done by the Association's inspectors and not by mill employees or representatives.

The Executive Committee of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association, Inc., has been appointed as follows: Arthur E. Lane, president, New York, N. Y; M. G. Truman, Chicago, Ill.; J. B. Montgomery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; F. A. Dudley, Philadelphia, Pa.; C. A. Goodman, Marinette, Wis.; Dwight Hinckley, Cincinnati, Ohio; H. W. McDonough, Boston, Mass.; C. A. Mauk, Toledo, Ohio; W. H. Schuette, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Ben S. Woodhead, Beaumont, Texas.

President Arthur E. Lane has announced the following appointments of committee chairmen: Credit Department Committee Chairman, J. A. Currey, J. C.Turner Lumber Company, New York, N. Y. Cost Committee Chairman, Frank S. Davis, Frost & Davis Lumber Company, New York, N. Y. Trade Extension Committee Chairman, Dwight Hinckley, Dwight Hinckley l-umber Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Arbitration Committee Chairman, B. W. Cross, B. W. Cross Lumber Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. Railroad and Transportation Committee Chairman, M. G. Wright, Henrico Lumber Company, Philadelphia, Pa. Leg- islation Committee Chairman, Wells Blanchard, Blanchard Lumber Company, Boston, Mass,

The personnel of these committees and other appointments will be announced shortly.