State Association Directors and East Bay Retailers Hold Joint Meeting

Directors of the Northern District of the California Retail Lumbernlen's Association held a breakfast meeting at theHotel Oakland, Jaly 12, when reports of the various committees were received and various matters were discussed which kept the directors in session until 12:30 p.m,

Immediately after the close of the morning meeting a joint luncheon was held with East Bay retail lumber dealers.

Paul Overend, field representative of the Northern District of the State Association, presided. He stated that the purpose of the meeting was to make East Bay dealers better acquainted with the work the State Association is doing, and called attention to the fact that the association is ready at any time to help any individual lumber dealer or group of 'dealers with any problem regardless of whether thev are members of not.

Harry A. Lake, president of the State Association told of the success the State body has had in fostering the formation of group associltions, of which fifteen had already been formed this year, and are now functioning. He paid a tribute to the work of the association's twenty-two directors who worked unselfishly for the good of the whole retail lumber industry, and of the 50 per cent increase in membership since the first of the year. He predicted that the end of the present year would show more than 100 per cent increase in membership, and painted a bright picture of what a State association with a large majority, say 800 out of the 1100 yands in the State, within its membership could accomplish.

Brief talks on the value of cooperation were given by M. D. Bishop, of Watsonville, secretary-manager of the Coast Counties Association, and Robert S. Grant, Northern California representative of the Millwork Institute of California.

Other speakers were A. M. S. Pearce, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Oakland; L. V. Graham, Chicago Lumber Co. of Washington, Oakland; Clem Fraser, Loop Lumber & Mill Co., Alameda; C. E. Stowe, Stowe-Lima Lumber Co., Haywood: R. W. Shannon, San Leandro Mill & Lumber Co..

San Leandro; Carl Moore, Neighbor's Lumber Yard, Oakland, E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn, vice-president of the State Association; F. G. Duttle, Sterling Lumber C.o., Oakland, and E. D. Swift, Swift Lumber Co., Oakland.

L. V. Graham, director for the Oakland district, paid a warrn tribute to President Harrv Lake. whom he characterized as a human dynamo, who has given unselfishly of his money and time to help the industry, and who is entitled to a vote of thanks from all lumbermen in the State. retail and wholesale alike. for his sincere efforts to better conditions.

Directors who attended were: Earl White, The Little River Redwood Co., Madera; Ctras. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton; Elmer Ellis, Palo Alto Lumber Co., Palo Alto; Ralph P. Duncan, Merced Lumber Co., Merced; Harry A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove; P.-f. nqU4 Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn; Jo. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; -L. V. Graham, Chicago Lumber Co. of Washington, Oakland, and D. C. Essley, manager of the Association.

_ The registration also included Russell Tracy, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Paul E. Overend, CaliforniaRetail Lumbermen's Association; W. F. Garrett, Garrett Mill & Lumber Co., Oakland; Ira E. Brink, The Diamond Match Co., Chico; J. H:. Matthews, Swift Lu'mber Co., Oakland; Clem Fraser, Loop Lumber & Mill Co., Alameda; E. D. Swift.Swift Lumber Co., Oakland; G. C. Troth, Boulevard Mill & Lumber Co., Oakland; C. R. Moore, Neighborts Lumber Yard, Oakland; M. D. Bishop, Coast Counties' Lumbermen's Association, Watsonvill-; F. G. Duttle, Sterling Lumber Co., Oakland; E. H. Galpin, Peninsula Lumbermen's Club, Palo Alto; Thos. P. Hogan, Jr:, T. P. Hogan Co., Oaftland; Robt. S. Grant, Millwork Institute of California, San Francisco; A. M. S. Pearce. E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Oakland; C. E. Stowe, Stov"e-Lima Lumber Co., Hayward; R. W. Shannon. San Leandro Mill & Lumber Co., San Leandro; Gordon D. Pierce, Boorman Lumber Co., Oakland, and W. T. Black. "The California Lumber Merchant". San Francisco.