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a pioneer Northrvest lumberrnan, is still active. He is head of the door department of Simpson Industries, Inc., of Seattle.

Associated with Mr. Osgood in his present business in Los Angeles is James H. Forgie, son of the well known California lumberman, Robert Forgie.

"Bob" Osgood is now the President of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club,'an organization in which he has played a prominent part throughout his life in this territory. He is a rnember of the Philippine Mahogany Manufacturers Import Association, and waits eagerly for a resumption of the Philippine Mahogany business in this territory whenever the Philippine lumber embargo is removed.

A good guy, a fine friend, and a loyal lumberman, is "Smiling Bob" Osgood. I{is,friends are legion, and cover the countrl'.

Northern Retailers Directors Meet in San Francisco

The board of directors of the Lumber Merchants Asso_ ciation of Northern California met at the palace Hotel, San Francisco, June 6. President George Adams presided, and he and Executive Vice President Robt. J. Wright gave a report on the meetings recently attended by them in Washington, D.C., and ansu,ered a number of questions arising out of the reports

Mr. Wright reported an increase of lO members since last fall. The total membership is now 360, and this is likely to be greatly increased by field work in the near future

A discussion of the short training course held at the College of the Pacific, Stockton, brought praise from several of the directors for fhe benefits derived by men of their organizations n-ho had taken the course. The opinion was expressed that there is need for a lumber school to be held at San Jose to accommodate students from the peninsula and I\fonterey districts. The next class nill start at the College of thc Pacific on Tune 23.

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