L930 Edition Uniform Building Code Ready for Distribution

Keen interest in the publication of the Uniform Building Code, 1930 Edition, is being evinced by municipalities and all branches of the building industry. The code, *hich is the third edition prepared and published by the Pacific Coast Building Officials' Conference, has just come off the press and copies are now being distributed, it was announced by H. E. Plummer. president of the Conference. Mainly the same as the 1927 or next previous edition, the 1930 edition brings the Uniform tsuilding Code thoroughly up-to-date through the inclusion of recently voted changes.

Through adoption of the Uniform Building Code, 77 cities and towns are now enjoying economies of construction resulting from simplified building practice. The cost of buildings is kept as low as is consistent with safety, at the same time preventing the construction of hazardous buildings such as are all too common under antiquated or hastily assembled building codes. Not only are savings apparent in the first cost of buildings, but the greater protection provided for occupants and contents of buildings results in lo#ered insurance rates, according to President Plummer.

The 77 adoptions have taken place in three and one-half years, this being the length of time the code has been in existence in book form. Of these adoptions. 69 are on the Pacific Coast an<l eight are in the Miaate West and the South. The cities range in population from less than 1,000 to 300,000.

"Correct and unbiased building regulation based on nationally recognized standards of safety and good construction was the aim of the Pacific Coast Building Officials'

SUN LUMBER CO. TO STOCK GRADE-MARKED LUMBER

E. C. Jameson, vice-president of the Sun Lumber Company, Beverly Hills retailers, states that arrangements have been made with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association whereby they will carry all grades of grade-marked Douglas fir. Their "WCLA" brand will be No. 202.

ANACORTES FIRE DAMAGE $1s0,000

Fire caused an estimated loss of $150,000 to the plant of the Fidalgo Lumber & Box Co., Anacortes, May 23.

Conference in compiling the Uniform Building Code," declares Mr. Plummer.

"Laying aside prejudices and depending upon facts instead of guesswork, the Conference formed its decisions regarding the use of building materials," continues Mr. Plummer. "Actual fire and strength tests made in nationally known laboratories developed these facts and the result is that the maximum use of materials allows substantial savings without sacrificing the necessary safety."

Intended at first for use by Pacific Coast cities, the code has proven to be so soundly prepared that cities all over the United States have asked permission to use it.

Public interest in the code movement is general. Knowledge that proper legislation protects the public by safer construction and by elimination of the operations of the shyster contractor has in several cities brought out a popular demand for the adoption of the Uniform Building Code. Classification of buildings by type of construction and by use and occupancy, permits the application of necessary safeguards for the protection of life and property according to the existing hazards. Standard specifications guarantee the quality of materials. Particular hazards are dealt with by specific regulations. The whole code is arranged in a logical and understandable manner to the end that confusion may be eliminated and maximum savings of building costs be realized'

Copies of the Uniform Building Code, 1930 Edition, may be secured through Conference Headquarters, 1101 Heartwell Bldg., Long Beach, Calif. The price is $1 per copy in quantities of less than 25.

Bill Sampson Spends Few Days At North Lake

Bill Sampson, Sampson Company, Pasadena, was a visitor at North Lake above Bishop over the Memorial Day week-end. He reports that he enjoyed some excellent fishing and on two days caught the limit.

BOB McDONALD A CALIFORNIA VISITOR

Bob McDonald, Steves Sash & Door Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is a Los Angeles visitor, where he is visiting the many points of interest in the Southland and calling on his lumbermen friends.

WHITE PINE-_ SUGAR PINEWHITE

We Have Learned

There never has been less poverty in any land at any time than in this land today. Never before have so many people lived as well as we live.

And this is because with all of our. getting we have been getting understanding. We have found that good wages makes good business-makes the wheels of commerce go round; that funds well spent for public improvements return to us with added benefits; that the Golden Rule works in business disguised as Square Deal economics.

As the years corne and go the world grows better. One by one it is breaking the shackles of great evils which have bound it for ages. The next one to go will be War.-CapPers.

. A CLOSE CALL

They were skating in the rink and Liza i.ell down, fopped over, and came upright again with remarkable agility.

"Did you see how quick Ah recovered Mah equilib'ium, Rastus?" she asked.

"Golly, yaas-almos'befo'Ah notices it wuz uqcovahed."

Organization

A business man should organize his business so that he can look at his business as a whole. Too many are kept from seeing what they ought to see by being blinded by details that should be the responsibility of subordinates. The chief executive, for instdnce, whose desk is cluttered with papers has something wrong with his system.-Tom Dreier.

The Acid Test

"Now, Mary, when you bathe the baby, be sure to use the thermometer to test the bath water."

Returning an hour later, the mistress asked: "Did you use the thermometer?"

"No, maam, I can tell without that. When the water is too hot the baby turns red, and when it's too cold he turns blue."

The Boy

By Edgar Guest

A possible man of affairs, A possible leader of men, Back of the grin that he \irears, There may be the courage of ten; Lawyer or merchant or priest, Artist or singer of joy, This, when his strength is increased, Is what may become of the boy.

Heedless and mischievous nowi Spending his boyhood in play, Yet glory may rest on his brow, And fame may exalt him some day. A skill that the world shall admire, Strength that the world may employ, And faith that shall burn as a fire, Are what may be found in the boy.

He with the freckles and tan, He with the fun-loving grin, May rise to great heights as a man, And many a battle may win. Back of the slang of the streets, And back of the love of a toy, It may be a great spirit beats, Lincoln once played as a boy.

Trace them all back to their youth, All the great heroes we sing, Seeking and serving the Truth, President, poet, and king.

Washington, Caesar, and Paul, Homer who sang about Troy, Jesus, the greatest of all, Each in his time was a boy.

He Knew

Lawyer-"Can you tell me if the defendant was expensively garbed?"

Rastus-"Deed she was, Suh. Ah knows expensive garbage when Ah sees it."