The Central California Lumbermen's Club

By L. FI. Elliott, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi, President, Central California Lumbetrnen's Club.

During the year just ending the Central California Lumbermen's Club has considered many interesting topics and problems confronting lumbermen.

At the meeting held in Sonora in May, 1928, a letter from the West Coast Lumber Trade Extension Bureau was read in which this club was commended for its part in the campaign urging the use of rvooden siding and shingles in the building of homes.

_ After this meeting those present were taken through the Pickering Lumber Company's plant which we found strictly modern in every way.

At our next meeting the club went on record favoring the Segregation of Grades of Douglas Fir. This was fol-lowed by an address on "Lumber and Kindred Lines in relation to the Building and Loan Associations."

At our January meeting Mr. Robt. Cameron of the Marin County Lumbermen's Association explained the percentage plan of merchandising and stated that it had been success- ' fully used in several sections of this state.

President Harry A. Lake of the State Association was the speaker at our February meeting and gave the club a v_ery interesting address on "Modern Merchandising and Co-operation."

Our May and June meetings were devoted to the discussion of American Lumber Standards of Sizes and Grades which were unanimously adopted by the club to be effective September Lst, l9D, giving the members a chance to move some of their present stocks.

We feel that with the continued interest and co-operation of our members and the able help we receive from our speakers 1929 should be a succeisful year for the club.

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"Prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great"-Il Chronicles, 2. . Thus did King Solomon direct in building his magnificent templc, which, it is recorded,, was lined within and without with wood. . The recently completed Temple B'nai B'Rith in Los Angeles, California, is liLewise a structure of great magnificence, elabor' ately adorned witfi wood. There is a fine harmony of panelings, tutnings, carvings and inlays, the whole done in rich Black Walnut. The illustration above shows a full view of the Ark and Screen, the uppermost section of which accommodates the choir and organ.