Among the Deolers

..DTA}IOND CEIPS" IS DELIGETFUL BI'ILDERS' EOUSE ORCAN

The Diamoncl Match Company, of California, is one of the retail Iumber firgrs that publishes a house organ. They call their's "Diamond Chips", and they issue it at irregular intervals, whenever they have something interesting they want to tell their trade.

The booklet is distributed from each of the thirty-two yards of the company. The headquarters of the company is at Chico.

STAR.K JOINS IIAYWARD ORqAMZATION

J. C. Stark, for many yeers one of the best known retail lumber yard managers in the Mittttle 'West, has been ap- pointed manager of the llayward Lumber & Investment Coripany's yard. on San Fernando road., fJ6s Angeles. Mr. Sterk, before coming to California, was superiniendent.of tle retail yards operatecl by the Frost I,umber Company of Kansas City.

Olesen Takes Over Yard At Loleta

L. H. Olesen has resumed the manasement of the Loleta I-rumber yard at l-.loleta and is planning some substantial improvements to the property. During Mr. Olesen,s absence from Loleta the yard was under lease to Jacobson & Pistole.

New Yard At Soute Pasadena

C. W. Upton of Pasadena has started the erection of builcl. ings and sheds for the accommodation of a new retail lumber yard in South Pasadena. The business will be established at the corner of El Centro street and the Santa Fe tracks, A siding is being the Santa Fe.

P. E. TURNER, LrVE TEXAS LUMBER, MERCH.ANT, VISITS CALIFORMA

P. I!. T_urner, of Elgin, Texas, active head of The Turner Lumber C-ompany, of that city, is touring California with his family at the present time.

The Turner Lumber Compeny operates six lumber stores in six small towirs in Texas, and enjoys the reputation of being one of the leading lumber merchandisers of that state.

His firm is the actual originator of their slogan, "EVERYTIIING TO BUIIJD ANYTHING." They tried to copyright that slogan years ago, and found it couldn't be d.one. Since then scores of firms in other parts of the country have stolen and are using this very excellent slogan.

SAN PEDRO CO. TO BUILD AT LONC BEACE

The Long Beach and San Pedro yards of the San Pedro I-rumber Company are to be consolid.ated. at tI nerr site on Seventh street in Long Beach. Encroachment of harbor der velopment made it necessary to abandon the old sites, so a combination of the two yards was found. advisable. The new property will be made modern in every particular so that a maximum of service can be given the building public.

A Grand Lumber Slogan

The E. K. 'Wilson Lumber Company, of Dixon, California, prints in good black type on its envelopes and letterheads, the following splenclicl piece of business philosophy which we heartily ind.orse:

"HELPING THE OTHER FEITITOW IS THE SUREST, SIMPIJEST, AND Q,IIICKEST WAY TO IIEIJP YOUR,SEIIF."

The business ffrm that lives up to that simplifiecl edition l pf the Golden Rule is certainly to be congratulated.

d cnru-caNArrl succEnDs c. cANAHL AT ANAEETM

' Ernest F. Ganahl of San Francisco and. Charles F. Grim of Anaheim have bought the business of the C. Ganahl Irumber Company at Anaheim. They took possession on August 1-. They are continuing the business under the name of the Grim-Clanahl Lumber Company. Both men have had long experience in the lumber business. Mr. Grim was associated with the C. Ganahl Lumber Company for 18 years, and has a wid.e acquaintance around Anaheim. Mr. Ganahl has been operating in northern California for the last few years, but now will make his permanent home at Anaheim.