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From the Lumber Merchant, June 15, 1928

There is an interesting career sketch of Russell T. Gheen, of C. D. Johnson Lumber Corporation, Los Angeles.

Henry W. Swafford, of E. J. Stanton & les, is making his annual summer business

North, East and South.

Son, Los Angetrip through the

Peerless Built-In Fixture Co., Berkeley, held a series of meetings during the week ended June 2, which was attended by the company's representatives from all territories. The conference concluded with a dinner at the Athens Club. Oakland.

Jack Dionne, publisher of The California Lumber Merchant, was the speaker at the meeting of the San Francisco Douglas Fir Club on May D. He talked mainly on lumber market conditions, and concluded with a few stories by,special request. J. Walter Kelly presided at the meeting.

Allen E. Sorrell, formerly with Pope & Talbot, San Francisco, who has just completed a four months' cruise to South America and West Indies ports on the McCormick liner, West Notus, writes an interesting article on lurnber yards and lumber methods in the South American countries.

C. H. White, White Brothers, poser of a song entitled, "San Town," which has become very fornia. An orchestration of the

San Francisco, is the comFrancisco, The Good Old popular especially in Calisong has been made.

The entire membership of the Auburn Lions Club enjoyed a trip through The Pacific Lumber Company's operations when they viewed the motion picture showing the whole process of converting Redwood into lumber, from the tree to the car. Wendall T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Company. made the arrangements for the showing of the film at the Club's luncheon on June 6. Jim Farley did double duty in operating the machine, and also telling the story of the manufacture of RedrVood.

This issue carries a photograph of the officers of Phoenix Hoo Hoo Club No. 72. In the picture are E. V. O'Malley, M. H. McCalla, Robert V. Baker, F. M. Pool, John A. Johnson, N. H. Huey, N. C. Pierce, and C. P. Henry.

One of the Redwood manufacturers is giving away pieces of Redwood, small it is true, but big enough to show how this wood will uiork and stay put the pieces are one-sixteenth of an inch thick, two inches wide, and three inches long, surfaced four sides. They are being used as business cards by the salesmen of The Pacific Lumber Company.

The annual Hoo Hoo Frolic and Concatenation to be helcl at Fall River Mills, Shasta County, promises to be a wonderful party and about 50O are expected to attend. Westwood Club No. 38 is sponsoring the meeting with the active assistance of other California Clubs.

Lieutenant Commander George O. Noville, flight engineer r,vith Con-rmander Byrd on the historic trans-Atlantic flight in the "America" from New !-ork to France in April, 1927, thrilled members of the San Francisco Hoo Hoo Club with his storv of the flight at the meeting on May 24.

The California Redwood Association has an interesting display in the home furnishing department at Barker Bros., Los Angeles, which includes some beautiful photographs of attractive Redwood rvork. Tir-e exhibit also will be shorvn at the Los Angeles Public Library.

W. E. Cooper Lumber Co. states it has received from the Jerome Hardwood Lumber Co., Jerome Ark., the largest carload of flooring that has ever been shipped into its Los Angeles plant. The car contained 100 M feet of sfl-inch "Dixie" brand oak flooring.

Announcement has been made that the business of the Mitchell-Whiteside Lumber Co. will be conducted under the rrame of the Whiteside Lr-rmber Co.

Redwoodlndustry Practices Modern Forestry

"Outstanding progress has been made in the selective logging and modern forestry program of the California Redrvood industry," declared Dr. A. B. Recknagel, professor of forestry at Cornell lJniversity, following a tour this month through the various lumber operations of the region.

Professor Recknagel is a notable authority in the field of sustained yield operations and private forestry practices. In addition to his work at Cornell he has served as cor.rsulting forester to the northern lvhite pine and spruce producbrs of New England and for the past year has been a guest professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia. He will return to Cornell University this fall.

Accompanying the Cornell educator to the redwoods was Dr. J. N. Findlayson, dean of the College of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, in which is includecl the British Columbia School of Forestry. They were joined on their tour by Professor Emanuel Fritz of. the Universitv of California, division of forestry.

Professor Recknagel pointed out that the present condition of the redwood production, standing at nearly 60 per cent in selective logging after less than five years of tractor logging, was an encouraging development and augured well for the future of a truly sustained yield basis in the reclu'oods. Private forestry, he declared, should be encouragecl by all governmental agencies r.vith every assistance offerecl to assure its permanent success.

Dangers o[ Lumber Salesmen !

One day a coupld of weeks ago Art Twohy, Los Angeles n,holesale lumberman, was making his rounds, calling on the retail trade, and shortly after the noon hour dropped in to see his old friend, Dick Loveday, and said. "Hello Dick."

Dick looked as though he had something on his mincl. and was Art surprised lvhen Dick replied: "Art can you give an accollnt of your whereabouts between 12:00 and I P. M. today."

"Why sure," said Art. "I had lunch at 12:00 o'clock, then called at an auto wrecker's lot to see if he had any automobiles."*

"Can you prove it?" questioned Dick.

"Sure I can. The waitress put her finger in my glass of u'ater and I didn't tip her. She'll remember me."

"Well, all right," remarked Dick, "I am glad to hear it. l)uring the noon hour when we were out to lunch the office till was robbed of $25.00. The catch on the lock n'as cut through with a hacksaw."

Art, who is always ready with a witty reply, said; "Looks like an inside job to me. Where \yere you during the noon hour, and can you prove it?"

Then the fireworks really did start, but nobody rvas hurt.

Dick sent Art on his way smiling rvhen he gave him a nice lurnber order but he is still trying to locate the person rvho go, away with his 25 bucks. t (*B.t he was looking around for another antique autoI mobile.-Editor.)

S. F. VISITOR

F. A. Vollstedt of the Carlton Manufacturing Company. Carlton, Ore;, was in San Francisco recently on business,