Pullman Cars Mod ernized bv Air Conditioning and Genuine Wood Finish

Washington, July lO.-Life and life's styles have an odd way of swinging in circles and getting back to starting points. Luxury in Pullman travel seems to have described such a,cycle. The all-steel lounge car that afforded "fresh, clean air" in the nineties, because it was so ventilated as to keep out some of the cinders while admitting some air, is norv giving place to the air-conditioned, wood paneled club car, seeking to lure the luxury-loving, travel-apathetic traffic of modern America.

Cars, ,cool in summer, warm in winter, and attractive in appearance the year round are one means the railroads are using to \ roo more travelers. Two decades ago the rvoodbuilt coach was legislated out of existence. With it for a time went the beauty of wood interior trim. In its pla'ce came a tawdry, but generally acclaimed imitation of woodgrain painting on metal posts and sheathing. Beauty was supplanted by mere novelty. But after twenty years the railroads have found that their'customers want sincere and real as well as comfortable surroundings.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company is one of the pioneers in this renaissance of Pullman luxury. Its lines, traversing the northern belt of the continent, present an easy air conditioning problem, requiring simple insulation and ventilation rather than the more complicated systems of air cooling and humidity regulation. However, the need for beauty rvas there, and this railroad has definitely replaced the imitation grained metal which looked like wood with sheathing and posts of choicest grained hardwoods.

L. S. Beale, se,cretary-treasurer of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, recently noted the attractive appointment of the Canadian Pacific cars and took occasion to inquire of the general passenger agent rvhat advantages the road found in using such trim. The practical answer from this practical user of materials is convincing and reads:

"Your comment on the interior of our cars being finished in wood instead of steel is very interesting. I may say that our decision in this regard was dictated by the {act that 'rve ,considered the hardwood finish gave a far better appearance, is also warmer in winter and cooler in summer. We also had in mind the maintenance of this equipment would be less than steel finished cars."

The lumber industry has paid considerable attention to the railroads in re.cent years and this shows one instance of the efiect that such education on the advantages of wood has had. In appreciation of the practical compliment thus paid to wood, Mr. Beale is letting it be known in the industry and outside of it that the Canadian Pacific is affording handsomely luxurious surroundings to its passengers and telling why it has selected wood to provide such accommodations.

The Canadian Pacific is not alone. There are other roads that have gone in for the extensive use of wood trim. Diners and lounge cars in particular have been so equipped, And with the coming of extensive equipment of Pullmans with air'conditioning systems the use of wood for finish is taking on added technical as well as esthetic advantage. Its property as an insulator, among the highest of available materials, makes it an almost compulsory adjunct to preserve advantages produced by air 'conditioning equipment. So that while we have structural steel ,cars, with large quantities of copper, brass and other metals used in their 'conditioning equipment, wood is marching back to its old place for the trim and sheathing of palatial. coaches, a technical necessity and a rich, inspirational interior finish.

Carl Seitz Visits Los Angeles

Carl Seitz, Portland, Ore., representative of the China Import and Export Lumber Co., is a Lbs Angeles visitor rvhere he is spending a few weeks on business.

TOWN GIRL'S SONG

Oh, should a gypsy lad come by A-journeying from north to south, Perhaps I'd match my stride to his And take his kiss upon my mouth. But on the other hand, perhaps, I'd only smile and wave my hand To wish him godspeed on the way To Cairo or to Samarkand.

-Marion Bussang.

THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE-IN THE COUNT:RY

"All that is really beautiful is not put up for sale but is offered us as a gift by the irnmortal gods. We are allowed to watch the sun rise and set, the clouds sailing in the sky, the forests and the fields, the glorious sea, all without spending a penny. The birds sing to us for nothing, the wild flowers we may pick as we are walking along by the roadside. There is no entrance fee to the starlit hall of the night. The poor man sleeps better than the rich man. Simple food tastes in the long run better than food from the Ritz. Contentment and peace of m,ind thrive better in a small country cottage than in the stately palace in town. A few friends, a few books, indeed a very few, and a dog is all you need to have about you as long as you have yourself. But you should live in the country. The first town was planned by the Devil, that is why God wanted to destroy the Tower of Babel".-From "The Story of San Michele".

That Was All

"Shanae on you, young man,. I heard you made your girl walk home from a ride with you."

"Naw. That wasn't it. That was only a road test."

True

It is one of the most profound and important of all exact psychological truths that man in the mass does not think, but only feels.-Herbert Hoover.

Recalling 1893

By Eddie Guest

When I was but a little boy

My father and my mother said: "You can't have sugar on your bread. We'd like to grant you such a joy, But times are hard, and we must save, And one and all must now be brave".

Way back in eighteen ninety-three, When f was but a youngster small, Strange talks of hardships I recall. My lovely mother seemed to be Forever mending stockings wotn And patching little breeches torn.

I k4ew my father's eyes were sad, But still we children romped about, And all the things we did without No whit disturbed our spirits glad. We all were given tasks to do And seemed to thrive upon them, too.

Let's sigh no more ! The clouds will pass ! In years to come our children may Think back upon this present day And look at us ihrough memory's glass. Then proudly may their pulses stir As they recall how brave we were.

HE USED'EM

"Don't you think," airily suggested the new partner, "that you ought to brush up a bit on your correspondence? Use big words; they lend dignity to your letters."

"Perhaps you're right," admitted the other, calmly studying the end of his cigar, "but while eschewing mediocrity of expression through platitudinous phraseolog'y, it behooves one to beware of ponderosity and to be mindful that pedantry, being indicatory of inherent.megalomania, frustrates its own aim and results merely in obnubilation."

Too Late

And then there was the Scotchman who sent his friend a fish by parcels post, and marked it: "ff not delivered in 24 hours-never mind."

Theodore Stearns Carrying on Active Campaign

Theodore Stearns, of South Pasadena, Republican candidate for,congress in the August primaries from the Twelfth Congressional District, addressed a large gathering at Belvedere last month. Russell Gheen, Los Angeles rnanager of the C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., introduced Mr. Stearns at the meeting.

Mr. Stearns is purchasing agent of the Hayrvard Lumber & Investment Co., of Los Angeles, and is widely known to the lumber and building material fraternity of Southern California. He was elected a Republican candidate for congress at the district conference held at El Monte, Calif., on June 4, and since that date he has been very active in his campaign addressing the voters in the various sections of his district.

Firm Rearranges Sales Territory

Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland wholesalers and jobbers, are conducting an aggressive campaign to serve the whole of the Northern California territory more effectively with the products of the Springfield and Wendling mills of The Booth-Kelly Company. C. H. Terrell makes his he.adquarters in Sacramento and travels the territory from Redding to I\fodesto. W. -J. Suttern with headquarters in Fresno covers from Merced south to Bakersfield, and Ed Adams covers Marin, Napa and Sonoma Counties, and the Coast Counties.

Hill & Morton, Inc. recently became a member of the California Wholesale Lumber Association.

Forest Service Approves Airplane Patrol Contracts

The annual contracts for airplane service in forest fire protection for the national forests of California have just been approved by S. B. Shorv, U. S. Regional forester for California. For the territory north of the Tehachapi the arvarcl has been given to the Associated Air Service Limited, Goddard Field, Palo Alto. The southern forests will be served by the United Air Service, United Airport, Burbank.

Contracts provide that two planes of. 225 H. P. shall be ready on call in the northern division, and one similar plane jn the south. Since 1919 the Forest Service has used airplanes for scout duty to ascertain the direction and rate of spread of large fires, and when fog or smoke impair the visibility of the lookout system. They are also used for messenger service, and transportation of officials and supplies when fighting fires. They have proved to be an increasingly valuable aid to the fire protection forces.

P. .4,. DAME BACK IN S. F.

P. A. Dame, Western sales manager of the Creo-Dipt Co., returned to his San Francisco headquarters July 27 after spending some weeks in Southern California.

STOCKS:

PRICE LEVEL:

Seasoned stocks of Hardwood Lumber are low at the sourc€.

Prices have held firm for the last ninety days.

INDICATIONS:

IT{VENTORY:

SUPPLY:

ORDER:

All evidence indicates that bottom has been reached and passed.

You can buy now without future in' ventorv loss.

We are stocked to supply your cuffent needs.

Telephone, wire or mail your orders for prompt, careful service.

--STKADLE_

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