Pickering Will Have Big Twin Sawmill Plant at Alturas California

One of the great milling institutions of the entire West rvill be the trvin sar'vmill plant of the Pickering Lumber Company at Alturas, Calif., r.vhen completed. One ner,v mill is being built, and that u'ork is so well under u'ay that they expect to be operating by the {irst of }rTovember. About that time the Pickering mill at Haslam, Tex., will cut out, and it will then be moved to Alturas and erected side by side n'ith the new mill, making a twin plant of great efficiency. The Haslam plant is of practically the same equipment as the mill norl' being built.

R. F. HAMILTON'S FAMILY SAILS FOR NEW YORK

Mrs. R. F. Hamilton and son Billy will sail from San Francisco for Ne'iv Yorkon August 1, by Panama Mail Steamship Line steamer to join Mr. Hamilton, r'vho recentlv lvas appointed manager of Atlantic Coast sales for The Pacific Lumber Company, with headquarters in Ner'v York.

PAUL HILL

Paul Hill, manager of the & Harris, accompanied by a three rveeks' automobile

ON VACATION

Hollywood yard of Lounsberry his family, has been enjoying trip in the Northwest.

lY. R. CHAMBERLIN & C().

WHOLESALE LUMBER

FIR and REDWOOD

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SALES AGENTS FOR

THE tITTtE RIVER

REDlryOOD CO.

CRANNELL, HUMBOLDT CO.

OPERATING

STEAMERS:

W. R. Chamberlin, Jr.

Stanwood

Phyllis

Barbera C

Yellowrtone

OFFICES: Hcad Office

618 Matron Bldg.

SAN FRANCISCO

LOS ANGELES

282 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

PORTLAND-PaciGc Bldg.

SEATTLE-66,11 Whitc Blds.

The mill under construction at Alturas is built of steel and concrete and entirely fireproof.Its equipment r.vill be t'rvo nine-foot single cutting band mills, one eight-foot upright band resaw, trvo big e<lgers, and complete auxiliary equipment. Thirty-six concrete dry kilns are being built 'ivhich rvill handle the output of both mills, the entire production to be kiln dried. When completed the tlv'in mills rvill have a daily capacity of ahout 700.000 feet, t'hich will give Pickering a commanding position among the Pine mannfacturers of the entire countrv.

W. B. WICKERSHAM BACK FROM VACATION

W. B. Wickersham of the Charles R. NtcCormick Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has returned from a two tveeks' vacation at Yellorvstone National Park. "Wick" states that he found plenty of snotv ancl cracked ice on the trip.

H. C. CLARK MOTORING THROUGH NORTHWEST

H. C. Clark, Sacramento, representative for the BoothKelly Lumber Co. in theVaileyterritory, is rnaking a three rveeks' motor trip through the Northlvest. He will visit Victoria and Vancouver, B. C., Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, and other points of interest in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

In"Robbins" Flooring you are assured of the very finest that has ever been, or ever will be produced. Our geographical location, the 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.

Southern California

C. J. LAUGHLIN

535-G Petroleum Securiticr Bldg. Lor Angcler

WEetmorc 9955

Northcrn California:

GEORGE C. CORNITIUS Merchanta Exchange Bldg., San Francirco

Robbins Ttoortng