Southern California Retailers Meet at San Diego

Lumber dealers from all sections of Southern California were in attendance at the meeting held at the San Diego Athletic Club, San Diego, on Saturday,July 20. The meeting was well attended, over one hundred and twenty-five being present. The meeting was opened with a luncheon. Following the luncheon there was a business, session that was presided over by Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles.

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., Whittier, spoke on the legislative program presented at the last session of the state legislature and discussed the following bills that were passed bythe f .egislature: Contractors' License Bill and Assembly Bills 786, 787 and 789. Mr. Pinkerton also advised that Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 47, which was also passed, cblls for the appointment of a special legislative committee to consider the constitutional mandate with respect to mechanics' liens and to suggest remedial legislation.

Reports were made by the chairmen of the following committees: Roofing, Chas. Curran, Curran Bros., Pomona; Cement, Frank N. Gibbs, Gibbs Lumber Co., Inc., Anaheim; Hardwood Flooring, Walter Spicer, Barr Lumbei Co., Santa Ana. Sylvester \Meaver, Weaver-Henry Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, addressed the meeting, giving an interesting discussion of the roofing situation.

Kenneth Smith, Lumber Dealers'Association of Los Angeles, reported on the progress of the-sash and door committee. Mr. Smith also discussed grade segregation and trade marking, reviewing the action taken at the April meeting of the Southern California lumbermen at Los Angeles and reporting what has been accomplished to date.

Harry Conro In California

Harry G. Conro, assistant to Mark D. Campbell, sales manager of the rail department of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Portlahd, Ore., was a recent visitor to the home office of the company in San Francisco. He made the trip from Portland by automobile in company with Jim'rny Atkinson, arriving in San Francisco July 20, and then spent 10 days calling on the trade throughout the territory with Mr. Atkinson.

Jack Dionne, Publisher of "The California Lumber Merchant" addressed the meeting and paid a fine compliment to Harry A. Lake, president of the California Retail Ltrmbermen's Association, for the excellent progress being made by the association. J. C. Horner, San Francisco; manager of the 'Western Division of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, discussed the lumber survey that is now being carried on in California by the National, and also spoke on the research, advertising and publicity, and field promotion activities of the National Association. Mr. Horner extended an invitation to California lumbermen to attend the meeting of the Board of Directors of the'National Lumber Manufacturers Association to be held at Longview, Washington, on August 8 and 9. Harry A. Lake, president of the State Association, who has attended over 90 lumber meetings since the first of the year gave an excellent talk on lumber conditions in the state. Mr. Lake also told of the activities of the local lumber groups in the state, and the increase that has been made in the membership of the state association since the first of the year. He reported that 19 new members joined the association since the first of July.

Dinner was s€rved at the San Diego Athletic Club at 7:00 P. M. Following the dinner, dancing continued until midnight. During the evening there were several excellent qntertiinment numbers. Jac[ Dionne acted as master of ceremonies during the evening, and also entertained the large gathering with a fine assortment of nigger storieq. Orrie W. Hamilton and Bill Cowling had charge of the arrangements for the meeting.

Bob Osgood Back From Trip

Bob Osgood of the Wheeler Osgood Company, Los Angeles, recently returned from a short business trip to Phoenix and El Paso.

Henry L. roy, was a Bay district.

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