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WESTER,N PLAMNG MILL CONCRESS TO MEET IN S. F. NOVEMBEB 23,24 AND 25

November 23, 24 and,25 arc the dates of the 'Western Planing Mill and Woodworking Congress to be held at the Palace Hotel in San Franeisco. This meeting is expected to bring together planing mill operators from all states west of the Rocky Mountains and is the direct outgrowth of the preliminary meeting held in Portland a few months ago.

"Better Methods in Planing MilI Business" is to be the theme of the meeting and all discussions rvill revolve around that subject. C. D. LeMaster of Fresno is the acting president of the association, and George M. Cornwall of Portland the acting secretary. The California members on the board of directors are: Earl D. Minton, The Minton Company, Illountain View; O. S. King, Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company, San Diego; E. O. Dufflee, San Franeisco Planing MilI Listing Bureau, San Francisco. The Arizona member is Clyde Pierce, Southwestern Sash & Door Company, Phoenix. A. E. Nickerson of the Paeific Sash & Door Company, Los Angeles, is vice-president of the organization.

IIeWITT TO REPRESENT MORRILL-STUBGEON AT S. r.

The Morrill-Sturgeon Lumber Co. has opened an ofrice in San Francisco under the management of C. E. DeWitt, wellknown lumber wholesaler and salesman. Mr. De'Witt. until recently, was the San Franciseo representative of the Griswold-Sand Lumber Company, also of Portland, and. previous to that was sales manaser at Portland for the R. J. Brown Lrumber Company.

BABB VISITS YEI,LOWSTONE PARK

O. If. Barr, president of the Barr Lumber Company at Santa Ana, is back in his office after a trip to Yellowstone Park. He also visited Denver and other cities in the Rocky Mountain country and reports a good lumber outlook there.

FOBGIE RETITRNS FR,OM TRIP TO PUCET SOUND

Robert Forgie, who opened an oIlice in Los Angeles on Ausust 1 for the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills of Seattle and ndttngham, has just returned. from a trip to the Northwest. He visited the general ofrices at Seattle as well as the mills at Bellingham. He says the demand for lumber in that territory is getting firmer every day, but with two boats ehartered his company will maintain a good supply for the California trade.

DOR,RIS BOX FACTORY BURNS

The box factory of the Associated Lumber & Box Company at Dorris was d.estroyecl by fire on the afternoon of August 17, but the stock of lumber in the yard was saved. The plant had been running full foreil with a crew of more than 200 men. It is understood the factory will be rebuilt.

DeREYNIER, AND GAMERSTON JOIN TORCES

One of the newst wholesale lumber concerns in San tr'ranciseo is that of the DeReynier Lumber Company. The principals are E. DeReynier and H. B. Gamerston, two of the best known wholesale lumbermen in northern California. Both formerly were with the J. R. Eanify Company and. have hatl wide experience in buying, selling and shipping lumber They have established offices in the Santa Marna building.

Pasadena Plamng Mill Sold

M. B. Rich has sold his planing mill on North Rose avenue in Pasadena to Charles C. Matteson, who will operate the plant under the name of the Matteson ManuJacturing Cornpany. He will produce a line of sash, doors, wind.ows, cabinets and other wood products. Mr. Matteson formerly was connected with the 'Western Blincl & Screen Qompany.

IIcCULLOUGE BACK FROM NORTEWEST

A. R. McCullough of the McCullough-Fagan Lumber Company, is back in his ofrice in San Francisco after a month's stay in the Northwest, during which time he looked after affairs in the Portland office while his partner, H. J. Fagan, was in California. Soon after his return south Mr. McCul: lough paicl a visit to Los Angeles and conferrect with B. W. Bookstaver, manager of the l-.los Angeles ofrice.

ROSCOE LUMBER, CO. STAR,TS AT BURBANK

The Roscoe Irumber Company has started operations, as a retail concern, at Burbank. The proprietor is I-r. F. Page, formerly in the retail business at Janesville, Wis., and Crystal Bay, Minn.

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J Alfred Joiinson Joins Fatiier At Benicia

- George A. Johnson, well known retail yard operator at Benicia, has taken his son, Alfred, into business with him. Young Johnson has been connected with the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. at Mod.esto for the last year or so.

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