\M. A. Pickering is California Visitor

W. A. Pickering of Kansas City, Mo., President and owner of the W. R. Pickering Lumber Company, one of the great lumber producing concerns__of the world, is enjoying a short vacation at Present. He is at the Virginia Hotel at LohgBeach.Mrs. Pickering and children are with him.

"Bill" Pickering, as he has been familiarly and affectionately called in the Southern Pine industry for many years, is one of the most capable, and most successful American lumber manufacturers. He is today the second largest owner of Pine in the state of Ca'lifornia. It will be

Dry Kiln dnd Living Room!

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Prcafrc Cqd RcPtq.nlallu remembered that he recently bought the West Side Lum. ber Company, jnst six miles from his great plaht at Standard. Calif., and at these two points, and two other points r,r'here he has been accumulating California Pine for many years, he owns at present very close to five billion feet of White and Sugar Pine. He is manufacturing this timber at his two California mills at the rate of sixteen million feet a month, and is planning to increase the production of the West Side plant in the near future

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He is still a large producer of Southern Pine, and will be for some years to come. He operated four very large plants for years, three in Louisiana, and one in Texas. One Louisiana mill burned, and was not rebuilt. Another crrt its last log just two months ago, and quit. The third Louisiana mill will operate three or four more years, and the Texas plant will run for about eight more years. -

All sales are handled through the general office in Kansas City. Walter Robison, Mr. Pickering's First Assistant, l.as been visiting the California mills with his chief and has iust returned to Kansas City.

IMr. Pickering is a splendid booster and co-operator, and is a most excellent influence for all good things in the California industry.

BAR ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINS AT ALBION LUMBER CO. GUEST CAMP

The Mendocino County Bar Association recently entertained as their guests seven judges of the State Supreme Court and four Superior Judges at the beautiful summer camp of the Albion Lumber Co. The Bar Association and their guests were the first to occupy the camp. Manager Flinn of the Albion Lumber Co., through whose courtesy the use of the camp was granted, has had ten tent houses -scattered over the space of about an acre, also a cook house and a dining room. The company also for this oc-' casion supplied a chef, and a man on the grounds with a radio outfil for the entertainment of their distinguished guests.

SANTA FE LUMBER COMPANY MOVES L. A. OFFICES

I. C. Ellis, Los Angeles manager for the Santa Fe Lumbei Company, has moved their offices from the A. G. Bartlett Blds.. tb Suite 397 Pacific Electric Building, 6th and Main Stieets. The new phone number is TUcker 5779.

Waddell Lumber Co. Announce Sale to Loop Lumber Co.

The Waddell Lumber Co., Alameda, announces the sale of this large retail lumber yard to the Loop Lumber Co. of San Francisco. The Loop Lumber Co. is one of the old established and well knorvn lumber concerns of San Francisco. The personnel will remain practically unchanged and for the present the business will be conducted tunder the title of the Waddell Lumber Co. Merill Robinson is manager of the Waddell Lumber Co., u'ith Clement Fraser acting as assistant manager.

sAN JOAQUTN LUMBER CO. CHANGES HANDS

Robert Inglis, Dan Schroebel, and A. A. Hauerbach have purchased the stock control of the San Joaquin Lumber Company, one of the large retail lumber yards of Stockton. All the above lumbermen are well known to the lumber trade of California and have been associated rvith the concern ever since its organization fifteen years ago. The purchase of control was made from the Coos Bay Lumber Co.

W. S. RUSSELL RETURNS FROM NORTHWEST TRIP

W. S. Russell, Buchanan & Russell, San Francisco, has returned from a two weeks' business trip in the northwest where he was calling on the mills. His trip carried him into all the lumber districts in Washington and Oregon.

Lumberman Dead

Zeth I.ane, reputed wealthy lumberman of Colevill, Wash., died at his summer home in the Valley of the Moon, near Sonoma, Jul.v 17. Death rvas due to heart failure. Lane was 66 years old. A widolv, son and daughter survrve.

To Open Plant

Merrill Y. Stoddard, for ten years engaged in the vicinity of Quincy, Plumas county, Calif., as a lumber operator has left for Reno, Nevada, rvhere he has completed arrangements for the establishment of a lumber re-manufacturirrg plant.

EDWARD P. IVORY RETURNS FROM PORTLAND TRIP

Edward P. Ivory, San Francisco, in charge of the Trade Extension Department of the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association, has returned from a short business trip to Portland, Oregon. I\{r. Ivory rvent North to attend the mid-summer meeting of the Directors of the National Manufacturers Association.

G. R. BLEECKER SPENDS FEW WEEKS IN NORTHWEST

G. R. Rleecker, San Francisco, Northern California representative of the Eagle Lumber Co., has returned from a short business trip to the Northwest, rvhere he spent several davs at the company's Portland office going over business matters with Sales Manager R. A. Stevenson" He also made a trip to their mill at Westimber. He reports that their Portland office states that the eastern rail demand is very good and that their mill has a large volume of eastern business booked. Mrs. Bleecker accompanied him on the trip.

F. W. STANLEY IN CALIFORNIA FOR SUMMERMANWHOPUT WHITE PINE ON TEXAS MAP

F. W. Stanley of Fort Worth, Tex", .has come to Los Angeles for at ieast a couple of months' stay. Mr. Stanley--is one of the most successful lumber salesmen of the Lone Star State, and rvill be especially notable in California from the fact that it was he who firstput lorv-grade California White Pine boards and shiplap on the map in Texas.

Texas has been a consumer of shop lumber for many years, but used low-grade Southern Pine for her common boards and shiplap, until two years ago, when Southern Pine rvas fairly high in price, and shiplap was scarce. Mr. Stanlev rvent ottt still-hunting, with some samples of California Pine boards under his arm. When the gang woke up he had signed up orders for more than two hurtdred cars of California Pine shiplap and boards to be used for sheathing purposes mostly.

Of course. bv that time other salesmen had a'ivakened to the fact ihai there was something new going ott, and from that time on Mr. Stanley has had plenty of competition in the Texas market, and as a result of same Texas has consumed tremendous' quantities of low-grade California Pine sinci that time.

Mr. Stanley is a commission salesman in North Texas, chieflv representing the W. R. Pickering Lumber Company of Kansas City, owhers of several big Southern Pine mills, and likewise of tq,o great California Pine plants at

Standard. Calif.

He comes to Los Angeles to fill the place of Dave Steinmetz, who is manager of the L. A. office for Pickering. Mr. Steinmetz, whose health has not been up to normal for some time, has been given a two months'vacation, and is norv on his way to Honolulu to recuperate, and Mr. Stanley will cover his trade and his territory for the next two months.

Fire Situation In California District National Forests

Up to July 20 a total of 708 fires have been reported in the National Forests of the California District for this year. The corresponding figure last year was 830 fires. The big difference in number in the two years is in that of man: caused fires of which in 1924 there were 556, with only 176 now. In commenting on these figures District Forestir Paul G. Redington of the California National Forest District said: "The tremendous decrease in the number of forest fires of human origin in the National Forests this season certainly is very giatifying to those of us rvho are responsible for- the proteition -of these areas from fire. It reflicts the excellenl cooperation we are getting from the users of the National Foiests. The worst of the season is still before us, as our past records show August and Sep-tember as our most critical fire months. With the opening of the hunting season in Game Districts 2, 2% and 3 the-re will surel/be a great influx of hunters into parjs of the California- and Santa Barbara National Forests. These are open to public use of all kinds this year, the only restriction in force being that smoking on the Santa B-a1b11a National Forest is noi permitted except at places of habitation and in improved cimp grouttds. -A similar restriction is in effect on a small aiei of windfallen timber in the vicinity of Gravelly Valleyon the California Forest. There is an abundant growih of grass in the mountains thls year because of the copious rainfall last winter. The wholehearted cooperation of all sportsmen in exercising -!he greatest possible care with fire and smoking-within National Folest areas is essential so that our Forests may continue to remain open to public use and the number of fires from human causes may be kept to a very low point. Strict observance of all fire and fish and game laws is naturally expected of all true sportsmen."