A New Circular Saw Ttrat Rips or Cross.Ctrts EquaIIy Well

The Planer Sawthat is the name for this new Circular Saw perfected by Simonds. For fast hand feed this Saw gives results practically as smooth as a planer knifg; crosscuts or rips'pny kind of wood. ,Just the circular sa w for wood-workigg shops. Made 6 to 24 inches in diameter.

ness of its effects is international economic competition. True, it is old, but its effects are ever with us-more violent than ever in the last decade. Every day brings new evidence that the distributive pressure of nations is beoming more intense. The techniques of exploitation which have developed in internal competition have been held in abeyance because of economic difficulties in other countries. When they become active, it is difficult to prophesy what the next few years will bring.

The drama of the new competition becomes more absorbing, more vivid, more hectic. It becomes universal in its sweep. It is impossible for anyone to see it all, because 'we are all actors as well as audience. And unless we can break away and see clearlv, it may be too much for us.

MINIMUM WAGE SET FOR B. C. LUMBER WORKERS

According to a decision made public recently by the male minimum wage board in British Columbia, all men engaged in the lumber industry are to receive wages of not less than 40 cent an hour, beginning November 1st.

V. W. LONG PASSES ON

V. W. Long, lumber broker, died at his home in San Francisco on June 29, following a several months' illness. He was born at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. From 1889 to 1891, he was editor of the Western Sentinel of WinstonSalem, North Carolina.

Mr. Long entered the lumber business in 1891 and for the past few years had an office in San Francisco. He is survived by his r,vife Mrs. Daisy Murphy Long and four sons.

Why not ride with a winner

D IDING along with an UNKNOIVN brand of I \ rhinglgr ir ar bumpy worlr ir croraing the continent in a l9l0 fliwer. Creo-Dipt advertiring har built up a world of good will with architcct, builder and home owDcr. You caa rtcp aboard now and bcnefit frtim all tLe work we haic done in the part. 'Write ur for pricer and detaila.

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MI,DLAND, WASH., MILL BURNS

Fire, believed to be of incendiary origin, destroyed the rnill of the Midland Lumber Co., Midland. Wash., recently. L'he loss is estimated at from $6O,0C0 to $75,000.

C. T. BAIRD NOW RP.PRESENTING BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER COMPANY

C. T. Baird, formerly connected with the lumber business in the east, is now representing the Booth-Kelley Lumber Co. in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territory' In company with J. R. (Bert) Neylan, manager of their San Francisco office, they recently 'made a trip calling on the Valley trade.

H. C. "Hi" Henry, the popular and well known lumberman, who represerted the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. in the .Valley territory has been ill for the past few months and is taking a two months' leave which he will spend with relatives in Eureka.

T'iRY THIS IN YOUR INCUBATOR

H. J. "Andy," Anderson sends this one from Portland. Sign on Pacific Highway:

F'OR SALE HOLSTEIN BULL

EGGS

And remarks that, "Florida and California boosters should get a settin'."

George Burnett Northwest Visitor

George Burnett, Tulare lumberman, was a recent Portland visitor. Mr. Burnett motored by way of the Redwood highway, and took in Crater Lake and Bend on the way North. After leaving Portland he visited Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria. While in Portland he was entertained by Graham Griswold.

North Bend Mill Will Close July 17

The Stout Lumber Co. will shut down its mill at North Bend, Ore., on July lTth for an indefinite period, on account of the present low prices of lumber.

MENEFEE'S RAINIER SAWMILL BURNS

Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the plant of the L. B. Menefee Lumber Company at Rainier, Ore., June 24. The mill had a capacity of 80,000 feet and employed 6O men. Besides the destruction of the mill, the wharves were partly burned and about half a million feet of lumber was destroyed. Damage is estimated at between $225,000 and $250,000, partially covered by insurance.

Holbrook Is Now Editor Of Four L Lumber News

Stewart H. Holbrook, for the past four years on the staff of the 4L organization, has been appointed acting editor of the Four L Lumber News, official publication of the association, succeeding J. B. Fitzgerald, resigned' Holbrook u'as employed in logging camps here on the coast before coming to work for the Four L. He has written articles on logging and lumbering in the Pacific Northwest which have ippeared in several nationally knolvn magazines, including the Century, the American Mercury and Sunset.

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Californian Wins National Contest

Ft. Bragg, Calif., July 5.-E. H. Percy, Chief Engineer of the Fort Bragg operations of the Union Lumber Company, was presented, on June 19th, lvith the check of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association for $1000 as first prize in its Annual Waste Prevention Contest. The presentation was made to Mr. Percy at a luncheon attended by all of the Union Lumber Company's Department Heads and Foremen-about forty in all.

The company is placing a framed photostat of the check, accompanied by a photograph of IVIr. Percy, in a handsome frame, which will be hung in a prominent place in the general offices here. It is hoped that this conspicuous display may be an incentive to other employees to use their talents and ingenuity in emulating Mr. Percy in future contests.