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BETTINGEN BUYS MANNING YABD AT IIIONROVIA AND MAY ACQIITR,E OTEERS

William J. Bettingen, who recently bought the ShirleyAllen yard at Eagle Rock, has completed purchase of the yard of the T. L. Manning Lumber Company at Monrovia. Myron Etienne, secretary-treasurer of the old company, will remain as manager of the yard under the new ownership until such time as the business is permanently organized.

Mr. Bettingen, whose home is at Pasadena, has successfully operated a line of yards in the prairie provinces of Canada for more than a decad.e. His headquarters are at Winnipeg, and his operations are conducted under the name of the Imperial Lumber Company.

It is understood that Mr. Bettingen plans to establish a line of yards in Southern California, but probably will buy out existing plants rather than start new yards of his own.

EIGMAN NEw OWNER OF SIIERIII/A,N LUMBER CO.

Browrr Iligman is the new owner of the Sherman Irumber Company, a successful retail enterprise at Sherman, a sub.urb of l-.los Angeles. Mr. Higman is an experienced lumberj man.

NEW YAR,D AT LONG BEACE UNDER, WAY

The San Pedro Lumber Company, is proceeding energetically with plans for its new yard at Long Beach. Permits for eonstruction of the necessary new buildings were taken out Iast week and represent a proposed. expenditure of approximately $20,000. A complete and up-to-date plant will be built.

KEI,SO NOW WITII WOODS-BEEKMAN

T. P. Kelso, well-known retail operator, has acquired..an interest in the Woods-Beekman Lumber Company at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and is taking an active part in conducting the business of the concern. The Beverly Ilills district is u.ndergoing rapid development and the lumber business of th9 community is flourishing.

/ JoENsoN-ANAwALT ADD pLAurNc ITELL

J Th" Johnson-Anawalt l-rumber Company is equipping the yard at Montrose with a modern planing mill. This will enable the company to manufacture window sash and specialities to accommodate the growing trade of the district that the yard serves. Charles Bozarth will be manager of the planing mill operations.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LUilBER, GO. TO BIIILD NEW YARD AT AR,CADIA

A new and modern yard soon is to be erected. by the San abriel Valley I.lumber Company in Arcadia. A site has been bought and construction of the plant will begin at an arly date.

The company has been in business in the San Gabriel Valley for nearly twenty years. H. J. Miller, president of the Company, is one of the pioneers of that locality. He and W. F. Marmion, secretary of the company, were assoeiated in the wholesale lumber business at San Pedro prior to establishing their present organization.

OR,ANGE COUNTY MEETING POSTPONED

On account of the absence of a great many members on their vacations, the meeting of the Orange County Lumbermen's Club, scheduled for Wednesd.ay eriening, August 23, has been postponed. It probably will be held toward the Iatter part of September, at Santa Ana.

EEATON SUCCEEDS STABK AT IIAYWAR,D's

J. C. Stark has resigned as manager of the Hayward I.lumber & Investment Company's yard on San Fernando road., I.los Angeles, to become connected with the executive offices of the Sunset Lrumber Company at Oakland. Mr. Stark is a retail yard operator of wide experience. He came to California several months ago from Kansas. His successor at the llayward yard is F. L. Ileaton, who has been with the comparly for some time.

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