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FRANK O'CONNOR LOOKS OVER LOS ANGELES MARKET

Frank O'Connor, San Francisco Manager of the Donovan Lur4bgr Company, has returned from a webk's business trip [o, Los Angeles where he was looking over the market in ihe Southeri California District. He made the trip by automobile, and was accompanied by'Mrs. O'Connor.

John Morley Back On Job Again

John Morley, Homestead Lumber Co., Sacramento, has reiurned to his desk after being confined in the hospital for about two months. He returned to his work about the middle of June and reports that he is feeling fine again.

Bart Macomber Returns From Eastern Trip

Bart Macomber has returned to San Francisco after an extended trip throughout the East where he lvas calling on his lqmber connections. He went as far east as New York and Boston and also spent a few weeks calling on the pine dealers in the Mississippi Valley and Lake States. He ieports that the eastern lumber dealers are feeling optimistiC and are looking forward to a fairly good summer and fall demand. Bart was in the east about two months.

C. STOWELL SMITH ON SICK LIST

C. Stowell Smith, Secretary-Manager of the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association, San Francisco, is on the sick list and has been confined to the Fabiola Hospital at Oakland for the past four weeks. He is reported to be showing some improvement, and_his many lumbermen friends are hoping that he will be able to return to his work in the near future.

J. M. MONTGOMERY SPENDS WEEK AT THE MILL

J. M. Montgomery, Northern California representative of thi Silver Falls Timber Co., with headquarters in Stockton, has returned from a trip to the company's mill at Silverton, Oregon, where he inspected the lumber stocks on hand, new mill equipment, and discussed market conditions with the mill officials.

Lumber Club Organized

The Portland, Oregon, Hoo-Hoo Club has been organized in Portland with a membership of fifty lumbermen. Chas. Miller is president; Wilson Clark and Chas. Linder, vice-presidents; W. B. Mack, secretary-treasurer.

JACK ELLrS A SAN FRANCTSCO VrSrrOR

Jack Ellis, Los Angeles representative of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., was a recent visitor in the B'ay District where he spent a few days at their San Francisco office discussing business matters with A. J. Russell, Manager of the Santa Fe Lumber Co. Jack reports that the lumber market in Southern California is showing a steady improvement.

Ganahl Lumber Company Opening Retail Yard At Santa Barbara

L. A. Ganahl, Ganahl Lumber Company, 16 California street, San Francisco, advises The Lumber Merchant that his concern has made arrangements immediately to open a retail lumber yard at Santa Barbara.

E. U. WHITE TAKES OVER SANTA ROSA YARD

E. U. White has taken possession and management of the Frank Berka lumber yard at Santa Rosa, California. Mr. White has been located at Fort Bragg, California, for the past thirteen years, and during that time has been empl,oyed continualiy by the Union Lumber Company, for the palt several yeais hblding a-respoJrsible position in the salei departmeni. He leaves Fort Bragg lighly .recommended -ar o.e of the most useful citizens of that city.

WILL CONSTRUCT PINE BY.PRODUCTS PLANT

PORTLAND, Ore., July 10.-It is announced that the Shevlin-Hixon Lumbei Cbmpany of Bend, Oregon, will construct a pine by-products plant, which will p-r-oduce turpentine and pine oilJ, using a newly developed."destructive iistillation" process. Thii plant will be in the nature of an experimettt which, if suciessful' ryill result in the plant being enlarged to the extent that it will utilize all the waste of the mill.

L. A. GODARD RETURNS FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY TRIP

L. A. Godard, Bay District representative for the Hendrickson Lumber Co., has returned from a week's trip to Humboldt County, *here he visited their "Big Tree" Redwood Shingle Miil, located on the highway between Scotia and Fortunl. In addition to inspecting the manufactunng of their shingles, he also spent a few days in the y.ooqs rvatching the up-to-date methods- in getting-out -shrngle bolts ant other Redwood split products' The Hendrickson Lumber Co. extend a speCial invitation to all lumbermen rvhen in the Redwood Region, to stop at their mill where they can inspect the manufacture of their "Big Tree." Red*o6d .hittgles and also enjoy a dandy meal at their cook house in the woods.

WOLFE LUMBER & HARDWOOD COMPANY BURNS

A spectacular fire that for a time threatened many frame structlres in the San Francisco Mission District, recently a"riioy.a the Wolfe Lumber & Hardwood-Company, located on Nineteenth street near Folsom. The loss is esiirr"i"a at $100,000.00. C. M. Wolfe is the owner of this lumber .orr..rn, who states that the loss is covered by insurance.

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