Growth and Progress Shown bv \(/holesale Association

Satisfactory progress is reported by the recently formed California Wholesale Lumber Association, which had its birth less than three months ago after a series ol organization meetings held over a period of several months.

The Association is a cooperative organization created for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating the use and consumption of lumber; effecting economies in the transportation, handling arid marketing of lumber; collecting, compiling and furnishing information as to the financial responsibility and credit ratings of purchasers and prospective purchasers of lumber; assisting in the collection of moneys due to members; discouraging and preventing misrepresentations in the sale of lumber, and discouraging and preventing unfair methods of competition in the sale and distribution of lumber.

Frank J. O'Connor, Donovan l,umber Co., San Francisco, is president and general manager of the Association; M. L. "Duke" Euphrat, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, is vice-president, and James Tyson, Chas. Nelson Co., San Francisco, is treasurer. E. Lowell is secretary, and the offices of the Association are at 2& Calilornia street, San Francisco.

The executive committee of the Association Consists of the following: Glenn M. Harrington, MacDonald & Harrington, San Francisco; L. C. Stewart, Sudden & Christenson, San Francisco; M. L. Euphrat, chairman; Frank J. O'Connor, and W. R. Chamberlin, W. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco.

The membership of the Association is as Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Los Angeles.

Chas. Nelson Co., San Francisco.

Sudden & Christenson, San Francisco and Coos Bay Lumber Co., San Francisco and E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco geles.

W. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco geles.