THE CALIFOR}.IIA-'LTTMBER MERCHANT JackDionoe,prblisltu

Subrcription Price, g2.l[ per Ycar Single Copier, 25 centr ealch. LOS ANGELES, CAL., AUGUST 15, 1928

How Lumber Looks

Lumber looks conriderably difierent in Cdifornia from the picture the national situation showr. So do rhingler. For instanse, in the Northwest where our Red Cedar Shingles come fro'm, the shingle market is strong, the price ir finn and ttreateng to advance, the shingle makcrr are optimirtic, rhingl€s are lcarce and getting scarqer, and the situatio'n ir strorrger tlran it has been in reveral years. But in Southern Cdifornia ttere are lotr of fingler on the docks, tfie price is comparatively cheap, and the demand ir lagging. Some difrerence!

The netional lumber market continuer very strong. In the Pacific Northwed lumber is scarcer than it hat been in five y€ars, rtockc are more broken than they have ever been in that rame length of time, curtailment continuea, lumber is v€ry, very hard to buy, lumber that is rold is dfficult to replace, and the rituation looks very good.

In California buying is light, and that rtatement coverc the entire rtate. A whole lot of lumber war bought during the early suurmer furry, and tte dealerr don't need much lumber. But while volume ir light, prices continue firtn, due entirely to the fact that you can't buy lumber to replace what you selln ro why cut the price? This same thought is aleo holding ffre retail lurnber rnarket rtrong tfuoughout the atate. No ure giving away lumber when you may have to pay more to replace it than you get for iL Tbere isn't any. thing dispiriting about the rituation It ir about in normal rhape, and volume should increase in the next thirty dayr.

It is frne to relate that nearly eyeryone who sells lumber in

California today, maker a profit on it, and it hasn't alwayr been ttat way. They have learned, alro, that reduced volume nececritates higher salea prices in ord'er to develop the ttnet.tt

Water rhipments into Los Angelee harbor of late have been aa followr: JuIy 1 to 7, 26198610,00 feet; July 8 to 14, 18,384q)o; July 15 to 21, 27,259,flX); July 22 to 28, 16,577,000; July 29 to Aug. 4, 19,585,OOO. Building permits in Los Angeles for July were $81298141 1, ar cornpared with $9r286,2(X) for July 1927, and the total for this year to August lrt was $601300198l as compared with $67,479,177Iart year.

CONDITIONS L@K GREAT IN THKAS TERRITORY (By Wire)

Houston, Texan, Augrrot l4.-Prorpectr fine for d'andy Southern Pine market thir fall, only quection being whether mitts will be able to rupply demand. Orders plentifuln particularly for mixd car stuff, pricec advancing, mill rtockr low and badly broken, many itemr scarce and millr turning dorrn burineu accormt cannot handle. Scramble for dealer stockr expected in September. Southern Hardwood market ic good shape, rnany mills over sold o4 white and red oab advamceE continue on oak fooring lumber, mill stocks broken and situation strong. Crop conditions fine throughout Southwect and prospects are very bullish.

The Gulf Coast Lumberman.

Don't overlook the last few pages in this issue. They're filled with personals and other short ne\ zs notes of interest.

H. C. CLARK MOVING TO SACRAMENTO

H. C. Clark, popular representative for the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. at Los Angeles, is moving to Sacramento to take over all the territory north of Stockton. Geo. N. Robinson, who has been making all of the territory around Sacramento, will take over the San Joaquin Valley and everything south of Stockton. A. T. Show, who has been with the Los Angeles office for several years, will be in charge of that branch. Mr. Clark made many friends in Southern California who will regret to hear of his returning to his former location.

J. N. MANNTNG VTSTTS LOS ANGELES

J. N. Manning of the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company at Portland recently drove down to Los Angeles with his family for a short vacation.

\^/ALTER SCRIM ON VACATION

Walter Scrim, Los Angeles representative for the Findlay Millar Timber Company and the Kolambugan Lumber and Development Conrpany, Manila, P. I., has gone to the northwest for a month's business and pleasure trip. Mr. Scrim is stopping in San Francisco to buy some machinery for the mills at Kolambugan and Cebu, P. I., and will go from there to Vancouver for a two weeks' vacation.

W. E. COOPER VISITS WISCONSIN

W. E. Cooper, head of the W. E. Cooper Lumber Company, wholesale hardwood specialists of Los Angeles, has gone east for an indefinite stay, and will visit his old home territory in Milwaukee and other parts of the middle west.

Ve'll soon be taldng about PUNTS, FORTY-YARD RUNS, and OFF TACKLE BUCKS.

There have been some minor rule changes tfiis year, no radical ones. For instance:

The lateral pass rule now tequires the ball to be passed six feet before it becomes protected if fumbled. Now the offense takes a chance in handling the ball in rcverses and ctiss'ctosses.

A fumbled punt is dead at point of recovery. The kicking side may recover a fumbled punt but cannot run with it.

The screened forwatd pass is gone. The ofiense cannot clip de' fending players before the pass is thtown.

Othenryise the game is the same. These changes may develop more deception and stately.