Danr..ls Ma,cHrNE t, Locouorryp Wonrs

Dellas, Oregon

MAILLER-SEARLES, lncorporated

135 Fremont Street' San Francisco, California

J. D. ZIMMERMAN

5ll9 Magazinc Strcet

N.cw Orlcanr, La.

Distfibutors:

GERLINGER-STEVENS CO.

236 Pacific Bldg., Portland, Oregon Dirtributors for Oregon, Waehingtoa; Idaho, Montana and Britiah Columbie

W. M. VAN OSTROM, Maneger

' 2s;07 Grand Central Terminal Bldg. New YorL, N. Y. Phonc Vanderbilt 4582

H. K. ROBINSON

4ll8 Federal Commercc Truet BId3. St. Louir, Mo.

A DIPLOMAT? OH BOY I

The Judge: "This lady says you tried to speak to lier at the station."

Salesman: "It was a mistake. I was looking for my friend's sister, whom I had never seen, but who had been described to me as a handsome blonde with classic features, fine complexion, perfect figure, handsomely dressed, ald-tt

The Witness: "I don't care to prosecute the gentleman. Any one might have made the same mistake."

Dicging For Success

Hard work means nothing to a hen. She just keeps on digging and laying eggs, regardless of what the business prognosticators say about the outlook for this or any other vear. '

If the grouhd is hard, she scratches harder.

If it's dry, she digs deeper.

If it's wet, she digs where it's dry.

, If she strikes a rock, she works around it.

If she g'ets a few more hours of daylight, she gives us a few more eggs.

But always she digs up worms and turns them into hard shell profits, as well as tender, profitable broilers.

Did- you ever see a pessimistic hen? Did you ever hear of one starving to death while she waited for the worms to dig their way to the surface ?

Did vou ever hear one cackle because work was hard?

Not 6n your life ! They save their breath for digging, and their cackles for eggs.

Success means digging. Are you ?

-IJniversal Engineer.

COULDN'T STAND THE ELECTRICITY

Doctor: "Sambo, I know but one thing that will help your rheumatism. and that is an electric bath."

Sambo: "No, suh, doctuh, you ain't talkin' to dishere niggah. Ah had a fren what took ohe o' dem at Sing Sing and it done drowned him".

i, LARGEST cor.r couRsE rN cANADA

Windsor, Ont., is to have the largest golf course in the world. It is being laid out on 1200 acres of land; there will be five l8-hole golf courses and five artificial lakes for hazards. It will cost over a million dollars.

Giving

And each goes down into his grave

And carries only what he gave. For in that starry realm unknown, God judges by the deeds alone; Nor earth possessions pave the way When passing to that judgment day.

Writing A Business Letter

Fink was a good customer of Abe and Mawruss, b-ut-he was getting lax in his payments and Abe suggested that Mawruss write him a strong but diplomatic letter calling his attention to this. Mawruss worked hours on the letter, then showed it to Abe for approval. After reading it carefullv. Abe said:

"by golly, dat's a wonderful letter. Strong and to de point bit nbi personal nor insulting. But yg.u g-o-t a couple mistakes, Mawruss. 'Dirty'you should spell wid only one 'r', und tcockroaeh'begins mit a tc'."

Little Things

He rang in a little sooner

Than the others in the shop; And he stayed a little longer

When the whistle ordered "Stop".

He worked a little harder, And he talked alittle less; IIe seemed but little hurried And he showed but little stress. For every little movement His efficiency expressed And his envelope grew just a little Thicker than the rest.

Coolidge On Success

"I agree that the measure of success is not merchandise, but chiracter. But I do critieize those sentiments, held in all too respectable quarters, that our e.conomic s-y-st-em is fundamentilly wrong, that commerce is- only self^ishness, arid that our citi"ensl holding the hope of all that America means, are living in industlial slavery. The man who builds'a factoryf builds atemple. Th-e man who works there, worshipj ihere, ahd to iach is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and Praise."

"SERUIGE ro mE SilIRLL YARD"

WE MEAN SOMETHING REAL

In fact we are the genuine "service Department" for the small dealer. CarryigS i" ttock- al we do ever-ythins for the buitiiing trade, and having these great stocks always ready for piompt moving by car or truclg we make it possible for the small a"aiti" to gii'e woirderfirl servicJ to his trade, and yet keep do*n his investment, his insurance, and his overhead.

HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY ENTERTAINS t' PURCHASTNG AGENTS ASSOCTATTON / oF Los ANGELES

/ The Hammond Lumber Company recently entertained /The Purchasing Agents Association of Los Angeles in a y/ very delightful manher, devoting an entire day to their - seventy-five very important guests.

The crowd met at the retail yard on Alameda Street, where they were met by a }fammond party, headed by HarryMcleod, Gentral Manager, A. H. Cuenod, Assistant General Manager, Paul Hollingby, Sales Manager, and Howard Atkins, Purchasing Agent, who, with several of their assistants, took charge of the party for the day.

They were shown over the entire Los Angeles retail plant, the largest strictly retail lumber yard in the entire world, and the workings of the great plant were explained to them.

Then they were taken to the harbor at San Pedro, where they were shown the huge docks and great wholesale yard of the Company. They were loaded into a boat and taken for a two hour trip around Los Angeles harbor, lunch being served on the boat. They saw more than fifty million feet of lumber stacked onthe terminal docks, and three big vessels unloading lumber. That yard handles more than a million feet a day, year in and year out.

The Purchasing Agents Association fully appreciated the fine entertainment given them, and the interesting day devoted to them.

W. F. MARMION MADE NORTHERN TOUR

W. F. Marmion, well known as "Duke" Marmion, of the San Gabriel Valley Lumber Com;pany, San Gabriel, California, has returned from a very delightful automobile tour that took him to the interesting parts of the Pacific Northwest.

In "Robbins" Flooring you are assurd of the very finest that has ever been, or ever will be produced. Our geographical location, t h e modern machinery in our mill, and the type of men who make our flooring, all go to make this statement possible. "Robbins" Maple and Birch Flooring is the best.

Southcrn Celifornir: C. J. LAUGHIIN

627 Pctrolcum Sccuriticr Bldgo ' Lor An3clcr

Nortf,cra hliforaie: GEORGE C. CORNITIUS, .Ancricrn BlnL Bldg. Srn Frencirco

LOOPLUMBER & MILL COMPANY

Mr. Jack Dionne, Alameda' cal'' July 6' 1927' c/o The California Lumber Merchant, Central Building, Los Angeles, Cal.

Dear Jack:

Your annual issue kept the writer up exactly until midnight last evening, and have not finished reading it yet. The matter I was able to read was extremlly interesting, and had a high educational value. It is very rvonderful and remarkable how The California Lumber Merchant has taken hold and grown, but when one remembers the dynamic forc,e behind it, together with your very able associates, it is not hard to understand. With best wishes.

Very truly yours, (Signed) Merrill Robinson, MR:F

Redwood Operators Meet At Eureka

Executives and mill representatives of the Dolbeer-C,rarson Lumber Co., E. J. Dodge Company, The Little Rivel Redwood Co. and the Holmes-Eureka Co. recently held a cohference at the Eureka Inn, Eureka, for a general discussion of Redwood conditions. H. W. Sinnock, San Francisco, manager of the Redwood Sales Co., and Miljon V. Johns, manag'er of the Redwood Sales Company's Chicag-o office, were also in attendance at the conference. In-addition to the above companies, the Redwood Sales Co., also represent the Albion Lumber Co., Northwestern Redwood eo. and Hobbs-Wall & Co., in the eastern markets.