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..TEE'' WILL NOT ATTEND DETROIT MEETING

C. D. LeMaster of Fresno, supreme arcanoper, will not be able to attend the annual convention at Detroit. He hacl hoped right along to go, and had made his plans to go, but business detains him. "I-lee" is secretary of the San Joaquin Mill Owners' Association, and is getting read.y to open an office at Sacramento in addition to his main office at Fresno. His associates in the eapital city will be read.y for him about September 1, so he cannot go and leave them. Parson Simp- kin will do the honors for California.

Morgan Says Retailers Are Active

F. L. Morgan, secretary of the Southern California Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, has returned to his ofrice in Los Angeles after a trip through Orange and. San Diego counties. Ile says the retail dealers everywhere are enjoyrng a prosperous se&son.

DOOR, ASSOCIATION EXHIBITS AT EXPOSITIOII

' The Unitecl Sash & Door association has a first class exhibit at the Los Angeles exposition now under way at Exposition park. Nearly 50 separate patterns of d.oors are d.isplayed, all presented in different f:rishes and. swung on hinges so visitor$ can see how they look in place. The exhibit is housed. in an attractive builcling.

L. C. STEWART EEADS SUDDEN & CEBISTENSEN '1

LUMBER, DEPT._EISE JOINS SALES FORCE , \./

A. B. Cahill, who recently was elected president of Sudden & Christensen, has completed a number of important changes in that organization. Mr. Cahill has been with the Sutlde'n & Christensen organization for many years and has been acting head of the company sinee the death of -Walter Rasor a few weeks ago. Prior to his recent election, by the board of d.irectors, to the presidency he was secretary of the company for a long period.

L. C. Stewart has been made manager of the lumber department of Sudden & Christensen, sueceeding to the duties performed. by Mr. Rasor prior to the death of E. A. Christensen last spring. Mr. Stewart is one of the best known lumbermen in the Bay district. For the last two years he has been with W. Ir. Comyn & Co. and the Ocean Lumber Co., and for seventeen years prior to that, was with the Eammond Lumber Conpany. Mr. Stewart is popular in San trhanciseo and is helcl in high esteem by the lumber fraternity.

Dudley R. Else, formerly with the California & Oregon Irumber Co., has joined the sales force of Sudden & Christensen. Mr. Else will work in the San Francisco territory.

Swaftobd Urges Use Of Uore Eardwood

H.'W. Swafford..of E. J. Stanton & Sons, was the pricipal speaker at the Lros Angeles lumbermen's luncheon at the City club August 17. Mr. Swafford pointed out that while Lros Angeles is noted for its beautiful homes there is a sad. lack of hardwood. finish in the interior. He urged lumbermen generally to encourage the use of more hardwood, declaring that it will result in better homes and the consequent use of more wood. of all kinds.

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