P. R. Kahn Visits Old Home rn Honolulu

P. R. Kahn

P. Robert Kahn, manager of the Forsyth Hardwood Coiirpany, San Francisco, ,accompanied by Mrs. Kahn, sailed June 2I onthe Malolo for a four weeks' trip to Honolulu. They intend to make the return trip also on the Malolo, and will arrive back in San Francisco July 16.

This will be Mr. Kahn's first visit to his old home town in 11 years, and was undertaken mainly for the purpose of visiting his father, J. H. Kahn, whose health has not been quite so good in the past year.

The occasion of his last visit was in 1919, on his return from service overseas. which included practically the entire period of the World War.

Since the subject has come up it will be fittingto give here a few particulars of the interesting career of this young man who is now visiting the haunts of his boyhood da-'s,

He was raised in Honolulu and went to school in that citv. leavine tlere in l9l2 to come to California. where he worked for twoyears. When the WorldWar broke out in Aueust. 1914. he was just 19 years of age, but decided he wanted to go to war. and paid his own way to England. where he volunteered for service with the British Fxneditionary Forces, with which he served from 1914 to 1919.

It is just about impossible to eet Bob to talk ahout his war record. but the quality of this can be judqed from the fact that he saw service in Belgium, France, Italv and Salonica, and that he was wounded three times in the severe fighting.

After a visit to his home in Honolulu he returned to the United States and settled down to work, and in 1921 entered the hardwood business. Finding this business to his liking he applied himself toits various problems with such earnestness that he made rapid progress, and in 1927 assumed the management of the Forsyth Hardwood Companv. He was then, and still is the youngest manager of a hardwood concern on the Pacific Coast.

Outside of business his hobbies are golf and amateur photographv. Ife has done considerable travelins by air in commercial planes, and is thoroughly sold on that method of travel for long distance traveling.

Hillcrest Installs Reversible Cross Circulation Kilns

To secure up-to-date drying facilities, the Hillcrest Lumber Companv, Ltd., Duncan, B. C., are now constructing a battery of three of Moore's Reversible Cross Circulation dry kilns for the seasoning of their Fir and Hemlock lumber. These kilns will be principally used for drying the common grades. To economically handle stock going to the kilns, a new green sorter and stacking arrangement is being t'uilt and adequate storage for both the green and dry kiln loads is being provided.

The kiln buildings are of tile and con,crete construction. Installation of the mechanical equipment in the kilns has already started.

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They further erpress the integrity of th" rnanufacturer *ho L"c Luilt into then the Lsting quality "" *ell ae the ettractive appearance. Th.rc evetyoo. beoofit" fto- "rr"h a product.

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Curtis L4/illiams