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A Clever Man Like Him Could Do lt

The tough, hard-driving taxi-driver beat the red signal by inches, his fenders dusted the knees of the traffic cop on duty, he missed the pedestrian safcty-zone by the skin of his teeth, slid in between two trucks without only the thickness of paint to spare on either side, and was getting away with it when another cop whistled him over to the curb.

With stately dignity and lowered brow the big cop walked over to the driver, glared at him for thirty full seconds, then pulled a big handkerchief from his pocket and showed it to him.

"Listen, tough.guy," he growled. "On your way back I'll drop this and you see if you can pick it up wit' yer teeth."

1934 Lumber Production Forecast Revised Rules for Marking and About Same as in 1931 Brandins Submitted to NRA

Half-Year Sales Below Those of 1933-Stocks Increase

Washington, D. C., July 8.-During the second quarter ol 1934, lumber production as reported to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association exceeded that of the second quarter of 1933 by 11 per cent; in the first quarter of this year production was 58 per cent greater than in similar period of 1933. Based upon the best estimates now available, lumber production in 1934 will be between 16 and 17 billion feet or about the same as the output in 1931. This compares with a probable total in 1933 of about 14,600,000,100 feet.

During the first quarter of 1934, reported lumber orders at the mills were 29 per cent above those of the same period of 1933; during the second quarter they were 28 per cent below those booked during similar months of 1933.

In the South, reported new business at the lumber mills received during the first six months of 1934 showed greater decline from last year than in other sections of the country. In the Southern pine region reported orders werc 22 per cent less than in the first six months of 1933: in Southern hardwood mills, orders were 15 per cent below those of a year ago. In the West Coast territory, orders were 1O per cent under those of the first half of 1933; in other reporting regions they were somewhat above last year's levels. Total softwood orders were 7 per cent below those of the first 26 weeks of 1933; hardwood orders were 14 per cent below their last year's record.

On June 30, I,614 mills reported gross stocks ol 5,434,4723[0 feet, or l2l per cent heavier than were reported by 7 per cent fewer mills on March 31, 1934. Total stocks are estimated as about 8l billion feet as compared with 7,787,000,000 feet on January t,1934. On June 30, they were reported as equivalent to 153 days' average production as compared with 13O days a year ago.

Washington, D. C., July 13.-The Lumber Code Authority has submitted to the NRA revised rules and regulations for the marking of lumber and timber products. The new rules, replacing those submitted May 21, were approved by the National Control Committee during its recent sessions, and contain several changes made in an effort to meet the views of the National Recovery Administration.

The revised regulations are more specific as to exact items of softrvood lumber and hardwoods for construction work, including hardwood flooring, coming under the provisions for marking and branding. They also deal specifically w-ith the problem of marking green lumber.

The National Recovery Administrator will call a conference, afterivhich a hearing will be held.

Lumberments Post Will Install Officers

Installation of officers recently elected by the Lumbermen's Post of the American Legion will be held at the Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles, Tuesday evening, August 7,1934.

The new officers are Leo Hubbard, Hayward Lumber & Inv. Co., Los Angeles, commander; Franklin Lowney, Los Angeles, vice commander; H. W. Brown, The Celotex Co., Los Angeles, second vice commander; W. B. McCullough. Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, adjutant; Lloyd Milne, Clearwater Lumber Co., Clearwater, finance officer; Ernest E. Ybarra, Hammond Lumber Co., I-os Angeles, historian; Carl Schriber, Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Los Angeles, sergeant-at-arms, and J. A. McNeil, Aliso Street Lumber Dealers, Los Angeles, chaplain.

Looks For Brisk Lumber Demand Rail Shipments from S. F. Docks to Yards Banned bv Strikers

Discussing the effects of the longshoremen's strike on the lumber situation in Southern California, T. B. Lawrence, Lau'rence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, states that cargo arrivals at Los Angeles harbor for the year 1934 to date are about 75 million feet less than for the same period in 1933.

At no time during the strike was there a shortage on lumber, except for timbers, in this territory and very little stock had to come in by rail, he stated. Although some stocks are broken, he said there is still plenty of lumber in stock to supply the present demand.

He expects a brisk demand for the next sixty days to fiIl in broken stocks and to take care of the seasonal increase in building activity.

Pickets Outwitted

One occasion on which the very active strikers' pickets were outwitted in San Francisco was when a local yard sent a shipment of lumber for Honolulu by car to the dock, a distance of about half a mile. It took the car a u'eek to reach the dock.

\^/. A. DECKER VISITS SAN FRANCISCO

Walter A. Decker, manager of the Hayward Lumber & Inv. Co. yard at San Bernardino, is on his vacation rvhich he is spending in San Francisco and vicinity.

Moves Los Angeles Office

The Union Lumber Company has moved their Los Angeles office from the Lane Mortgage Bldg. to 923 W. M. Garland Bldg., 117 West Ninth Street. Their telephone number remains the same-TRirritv 2282.

During the course of the longshoremen's strike in San Francisco some attempts 'lvere .made to ship lumber and other merchandise by car to its destination, but in most cases when the cars arrived at the yards or l'i'arehouses, strikers' pickets were on the job to "advise" that the cars be not unloaded.

Oakland Demuragc Charges Light

Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, had an agreeable surprise when they found that demurrage charged by the Port of Oakland was only nominal on two shipments recently received.

They paid freight on a shipment of hardwood panels from the Northwest on May 9, the first day of the strike. They received the shipment July 24 and paid only 50 cents demurrage.

On a shipment of dowels from the East that arrived May 16 and was received July 25 they paid $1.16 demurrage charge.

On Northwest Trip

Walter Koll, A. J. Koll Planing Mill, Ltd., Los Angeles, is on a trip to Seattle. He rvill spend several days visiting the mills in the Northwest.

Correction

In an article in the July 15 issue it was stated that the Los Angeles warehouse of the Perfection Oak Flooriirg Co., Inc., was at 5420 South Avalon Boulevard. This was in error. The correct address is 642O South Avalon Boulevard.

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