Pacific Coast \(/holesale Hardwood Distributors Association

Holds Annual Convention At Victoria, B.C.

Clarence Bohnhoff, Los Angeles, Elected President

The 25th Annual Convention of the Pacific Coast \,Vholesale Hardwood Distributors Association. held at the Empress lfotel, Victoria, British Columbia, June 12, 13 and 14, was described by a number of members as one of the best in the history of the Association, and one of the most enjoyable.

, Members began arriving in the late afternoon of Wednesday, Jurre 11. The first regular business session was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, when the sectional reports were made and committees appointed. A general discussion of matters of interest to the members followed.

Committees appointed were: Golf-Adolph Wanke, F'rank Connolly; Membership-Sterling Stofle, Stanton Swafford, _fim Davis, Leonard Hall; Nominations-Bob 'I'aenzer, Frank Connolly, Bob Kahn; Publicity-Frank Connolly, Adolph Wanke, Bruce Mclean, Don White; Resolutions-Norman Sawers. Walter Scrim.

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BEST WISHES AND MANY THANKS TO The California Lumber .Merchant And its Fine Staff HA]IS WAIL

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Ort Best \X/ishus

To Jack' Dionne dnd Stdff on the 25th Anniversary of.

THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT

John W. Fisher Lumber (o,

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Redwood Mills Shut Down For 4th oI July Holidcry

The following Redwood mills shut clorvn after r,r'ork cn June 27, and will remain closed through July 7, reopening July 8:

The Pacific Lumber Company, Hammond Lumber Conrpany, IJnion Lumber Company, Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, Dolbeer & Carsorr Lumber Comfany, Caspar Lumber Company, Rockport Redwood Company, Arcata T-umber Company.

Olfice Moved

The office of L. W. Martinez Co., sale lumber, and representative of Portland. has been moved to the California Street, San Francisco 4.

Opens Portlcnd Olfice

San Francisco, rvholeCooper Lumber Co., Balfour Building, 351

H. \\r. Aldrich I-umber Co., Eugene, Oregon, has openecl a Portland office at 737 American Bank Building. Harrl' W. Aldrich is in charge.

WilI Retcin Phone Nuniber

Santa Fe Lumber Co., San F'rancisco, which rec.ently moved its offices to the Fife Building, 1 Drumm Street, announces that there is no change in its telephone number, FXbrook'2074.

9,000,000 Feet oI Lumber

Destroyed by Fire rough lumber in the yards the Empire Milling ComCalif., June 18. The dam-

Fire clestroyed 9,000,00O fpet of of the Cal-Ida I-umber Co. and pernl', t\\'o miles north of Auburn, age was estimated at $450,000.

Mcrin Olfice Moved to San Ccrrlos

The main office of the O'Neill Lumber Co. l.ras been transferred to their distribution yard at 755 Old County Road, San Carlos,. Calif. The telephone number is San Carlos 2041-M.

Sidney L Eschen

Sidney L. Eschen, 61, who formerlv was a salesman for the Charles Nelson Co., San Francisco, for many years, passed away in Alameda, June 10.

He is survived by his u'idow, Mrs. Leah Eschen, a son, Robert L., and a daughter, Betty S. Eschen.

From Old Man "Con" Himsell

"When, in your issue of May lst, I beheld a handsome picture of you receiving an Award of Merit, I looked back over the years and wondered why they came to omit the word 'golfer' from the plaque. I notice, too, that though they use the word 'scholar', they omitted the words 'and gentleman'. How come?

Congratulations and best regards." C. P. Constantine, Advertising, Seattle.

My Favorite Story

Time: 25 yearc ago (t922)

Occasion: Dinner at which lack Dionne was guest speaker Subjece Lumber Mercband.ising

After listening ro one of Jack's very excellent speeches on lumber merchandising, which at the time was quite theoretical, (but standard practice today) a Iistener asked Jack:

"Why don't you buy a lirmber yard and put some of your.rheories into practice?"

Jack's reply, "$on, f am a preacher, not a lumberman."

$Vell, Jack, after 25 yearc you, can look back and see you converted a lot of us, and we're still listening and learning.

Lumber & BuiHers Supply co.

Solane Beech, Colif.

H. G. Larrick, Sr.

Rosboro Lumber Co.

Springfield, Oregon

Manufactur€rs of Uniformly Good Kiln Dried Lumber

Congratulations to Jack Dionne, Ed Martin, and their Very Efficient Staff

Southern Cdifornia Representative

John V. Cooper

149 South Orcnge Drive, Los Angeles 36, Ccrlil. Telephone WYoming 2770

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Telephones: - Los Angeles, RYcn l-6997

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Pacific Coast Wholerale Hardwood Distributors Annual Comvention

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In the afternoon a tour for sightseeing around the city was arranged, also a trip to Butchart's Gardens, Tamous for their roses. A banquet rvas held in the evening.

Officers Elected

Officers were elected at the Friday morning business session. These are: President-Clarence Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Vice President-Don F. White, White Brothers, San Francisco; Secretary-Treasurer Stanton Swafford, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles.

The meeting was addressed by Virgil Leach of the General Hardwood Company of Detroit, Mich., who spoke on the background of the National Wholesale Distributing Yard Association.

A report was made by Walter Scrim on the Philippine hardwood situation.

Resolutions

The following resolutions were adopted:

RESOLVED: (1) That the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association go on record as protesting the high freight rates now in effect from Central and South Am,:rica.

(2) That the boundary of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association be extended east to Denver.

(3) That telegrams be sent to the absent members.

At 4:30 in the afternoon convention members attended a reception held for them by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honorable Charles Banks.

Another banquet was held on Friday evening, with dancing and entertainment. During dinner Scottish bagpipers rvere brought into the banquet hall, and they played in turn at the table of Keith Mclellan, Bruce Mclean, Walter Scrim, and Alex Gordon, and a nervly-made Scot, Bob "Mac" Taenzer.

Saturday's meeting continued rvith general discussion, with golf and sightseeing in the afternoon. Cocktails and music preceded the dinner dance, and there was the presentation of prizes.

Miss Dianne Connolly rvon the door prize, and Sterling Stofle was presented with the golf prize.

Those present were:

San Diego-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan and Mrs. Olsen, Sullivan Hardwood.Company.

Los Angeles-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taenzer, American Hardwood Company; Jack Brirsh, Brush Industrial Lumber Company; J. R. Carey, Owens-Parks Lumber Company; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanton, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Swafford and their son Sandy of E. J. Stanton & Son; Mr. and Mrs. Hal Von Breton, Tropical and Western Hardwood Lumber Company; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connolly and their daughters, Dianne and Sheila, Western Hardwood Lumber Company; Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Stofle and their son Roderick, Western Hardwood Lumber Company; Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Reel and therr two sons, Reel Lumber Service.

Long Beach-Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Byrne and George Byrne, B. W. Byrne & Sons.

San Francisco-James Davis, Davis Hardwood Company; Ralph Mannion, J. E. Higgins Lumber Company; Robert Kahn, Forsyth Har.dwood Company; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mclellan and their guest Miss Dianne Wandke; Charles White and Don White, White Brothers.

Berkeley-Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gordon, Gordon-MacBeath Hardwood Company,

Portland-Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hall, Lumber Products, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wanke, Wanke Panel Company'

Spokane-Mr. and Mrs.'Grant Dixon, Exchange Lumber & Manufacturing Company.

Seattle-Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Donnan, Ehrlich-Harrison Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mclean, General Hardwood Company i Bruce Mossop, Ehrlich-Harrison Co.

Tacoma-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Wheeler Osgood Co.

Vancouver-J. Fyfe Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sawers, J. Fyfe Smith Company.

And the guest of the convention, Mr. Virgil Leach, as u'ell as Mrs. Leach and their two sons, General Hardwood Cornpany, Detroit, Michigan.

New directors elected were the follo'iving: Bob Sullivan, San Diego; Sterling Stofle, Los Angeles; Bob Kahn, San Francisco ; Len Hall, Portland; Bruce Mclean, Seattle; Norman Sawers, Vancouver, B.C.

All Struck Redwood Mills Now Running

All of the "struck" Redwood mills in California are now in operation. The plant of the Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company at Eureka, started operating on a full time schedule, Fridav, June 13th.

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Announcements Concerning Mcple Flooring Association

The headquarters and offices of the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association are now located at 46 Washington, Boulevard, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. L. M. Clady is secretary-manager.

The first Association of Maple Flooring Manufacturers was organized. in the year 1897. The present organization is a continuance of the new Associatidn organized March l, 1905. For the past tlventy one years, the offices were located in the McCormick Building, Chicago.

President W. C. Abendroth wishes to announce that the MFMA will be active as heretofore in cooperative trade extension, including space advertising in trade papers, publication of descriptive literature and continued research to stimulate the more intelligent and economical use of maple flooring.

Bodkin to Buy Lumber

Appointment of Robert M. Bodkin as manager, Western purchasing office of Dyke Brop. and Cole Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon effective July 1st, was announced by the general offices of these two manufacturers and wholesalers of building material located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee respectively, with branches in sixteen cities throughout the Soutl-r and Southwest.

Mr. Bodkin has been general manager of Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, Chicago, Illinois since 1941 when this nonprofit association of woodwork and lumber manufacturers was organized.

Olfices Moved

The offices of Il. G. Robbins Lumber Co., San Francisco, were moved July I to the Balfour Building, 351 California Street, San Francisco.

From Ken Smith

"Imagine it! CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT 25 years old ! Boy, what we have lived through together ! And what a contribution you have made to living through those years ! The thing that "*stands out with me-, 4n"d l.ana",sur.e"it-.rnust with all your readers, is ihi optimism and cheer and sure sense of direction that has permeated your editorials through all these years. No one can appraise too highly the influence they have had on our industry in California. I salute you, my friend, both for what you have done, and for what you are." Kenneth Smith, President. California Redwoodr Association. San Francisco.

This is a very glad event And it's a joy to send Sincere congratulations And good wishes without end.

May this special Anniversary

Be very bright all through, Rich in pleasant memories And in many joys for you.

It's an especially huppy occasion For.. it gives us the opportunity as well To say "Thank you" for the way You taught us all to sell.

So on this Twenty-fffth Birthday

We join in wishes sincere That "Vagabond Editorials" Will be with us for manv a vear.

BREY-WRIGHT LUMBER CO.

Gongratulations Jack!

On cr fine iob well done throughout the pcst 25 yeqrs.

May you be still going slrong 25 yecrs from now!