The California Lumber Merchant - September 1925

In a controversy raging in a popular magazine the hide is being peeled off of our old friend Julius Caesar.

It is alleged by some that he was treacherous, lecherous and cruel, and that we would never have heard of him if he hadn't been preeminently lucky.

Not only that but they say he did not write the "Commentaries" that annoy our high school students.

We avoid all questions as to the origin of our lumber by putting our mark on it. If you object to some of the statements in the "Commentaries' you do not know whether to write Julius Caesar or Marc Antony about it. If a stick of our lumber is not what it should be the "HDE" tells you who to take it up with.

r.'IIDE oltcratcs thrcc sLrzvnt,ills, carrying a comflctc linc of Soutitcrrt, httrd.,voods, belongs to thc Hordzt'ood Institute, guLrrantccs its gradcs, and zunnts your busincss.)

Here's Proof of BIG TIMBER FIR PANEL Durqbility!

No panels were ever intended for the outside of a house. Yet for years the Manhattan Beach home pictured (built of Big Timber Fir Panels) hae been exposed to rain, fog, sun and the getreral destructiveness of damp salt air.

The walls are single thickness, 3/t inch, Bie Timber Fir Panels held together by battens outside and in, with a supporting brace inside midway from ceiling to floor. The panels were pro, tected only with ordinary house paint.

The supreme quality of Big Timber Fir Panels mcuntain or similar homes. They do not warp,

makes them practical for such use on beach, crack, or check.

E. J. STANTON & SON

2050 E. 38th Sireet

Exclusive Distributors Big Timber Fir Panek, Hartlwooils, Panek and Veneers Phone AXridge 9211

WOODY NEVER SUBSTITUTES GRADES

WHENWOODYLOADSYOUR ORDER HE'S A "CAREFUL PICKER''

"CLEAR" grades for "CLEAR" orders.

"FACTORY" grades for "FACTORY" orders.

NO MIXED STOCK-ONLY STRAIGHT FACTORY.TIED BUNDLES SENT OUT.

ISN'T IT TOUGH)-1e get all set for your job and then receive an "off-grade" lot of material? DID IT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?

Ylf -ryt, !{9 out PERPETUAL TROUBLE INSURANCE bv placing your HARDWOOD FLOORING ORDER WITH WOODY}

South Main

Through an aim to make Anderoen Framq of grcatest beneft to architects, buildets, dealers and hone omctg, the Andersen Factory hgg become the largeot ln the world.

Vritc for latcst information on Andersen Sandard Framco, atating whether you arc an architect, buildcr, dcalcr ot prorpcctlvc home ow&

Look for thls tredemark-it appears oo everv Andersen Frame.

PHIL B. H.A,RT

ManaSlng Editor

A.M.THACKABERRY

Clrculation Muager

A. C. MERRYMAN Advertieing

J. E. MARTIN

Mer. Sanjrancirco Officc

W. T. BLACK Mgr. Portland Offlcc

THE CATIFOR}IIA LUMBERMERCHANT JackDiorrne,funt&tu

" lncooorated under thc lawr of Celifornte

J. C. Dionnc, Prcr. ud Trcu.; Phil B. Hart, Vice.Prcr.i J. E. Martln' Sccy. Publtrhed ttc lct ed l5th of each nontb rt

3lt-19-20 CENTRAL BUILDING LOS AI\IGELES' CAL. TELEPHONE' VAndlkc '13t5 Entercd ar Seond-cla$ Datt.r ScrttcEber. 8, tg,,n at thc Fo.tofficc at Lo Angeler, Cdifornla, undcr Act of March l' 1t79.

How Lumber Looks

Carl Crow, recognized autbority on Northwed lumber conditionq nla in irecent icsue of the "Oregoniad':

"A clore analyrir of thc lumbcr nrrlcct now rhowr thet it ir ln r vGry hcalthy condition.

'It mirht bc raid of thc prcrcnt dcnend that it ir thc nort con' rirtcnt tiat thc millr havc- cxpcricuced et rny timc rincc thc wrr' It ir truc that priccr havc bcln much highcr fqd $. opportunity io nalc -oo.i nuch grcatcr at rcveral- pcriodr, but therc bavc bccn bercd on-en ebnoimelly hcavy conrumption from romc one 6cld. Thc Lor rlngclcr boorn,at onc tinrc wer -taking lu-m-bcr -et ruch a r:etc rnd p.yioc priccr ro nuch bettcr qhen eould -bc ob' teincd chewhcrc thit millr fet ialend wcrc finding it highly pro' itrblc to pev the local frcieht on thcir productr to thG D.rrcrt Port .o r. to l"i irrto thc certo tradc. It war 6nc burincu whilc. it Iutrd. bu-t conrcrvrtivc l-unbcrncn knew that luch r condit-ion couid not hold. lt didn't. Today Celifornia ir thc pooicrt rnarkct thc uorthwcrt nillr hevc rnd thc Lor Aagelcr dirtrict that tncw no nturetion point ir not peying thc rnanufrcturarr cnough- for tbcir lumbcr to rivc thcn back thc cort of nanufacture. How' cvcn rbout thc timc thc Californlr ruerkct ltertcd to wcrkcn, thc Jepancrc csrtLquehc occurrcd and anothcr GYGn EorG hcctic rpurt briurht thc pricc of lumbcr up ruddcnly to rn unrgr.onablc barir, whcr-c it cotLprcd and left rcerr ou thc pockctbookr of thorc who rcfurcd to belicvc thet thcrc would bc an cnd to it.

Normal Buying Rulcr

"At the prercnt we havc an cntircly-diffcrcnt eituation. No onc conrumioj field ir buyiug in morc tban-a-cceronal volumc. In fact, romc- are eyen bciow, but thcy arc all in tbc merket.

'The dcmand ie in e:ccu of Production in rpitc of thc fact thrt thc nillr are turning out morG lumbcr cvcr-5r day then thcy har-e !t .ny tine rincc in ,[ugurt, 1921, when thcy werc, buried with Janenlec orderr. Morc millr rrc runuing crtra rhiftr now than thlrc were then. lt ir not porible for thc cut,to bc rtcpped up nuch. On thc othcr hend, ncw bueincer ii gridually coning in rn incrcaring footage."

The firrt and main part of the above ir largelv tnre, bril rhould not be taken, we do not t{rink, as a real criticiem of the Cdifornie retailer. He har had a ve4/ different ritua' tion to face the part rix monthr; oJ courre he paid--a high price and a nice pro6t to the millr, when he war relling all i[e naterial thai hc could get into his yard, end at a profiL Lately he har becn tuhing hir stockr at a- loar-, or-ro ncer the nargin between profit and red linee that he did not know coafuy whether hir rdee contained a profit irnot. Naturdly he war buying cl,ose ard war getting hir goodr at tte lowest price pogibl,e. Thece factr are earily confirrned and bear out thc oft repeated remrrkt about the California narket, "Bot[ the producer and the diruibutor are loring noncy on their rel6."

San Francirco O6gc 900 Matron Bld8. ! Phonc Grrfrcld !!10 i .l0i,

Soirtbern;.,Qficc 1 rnd Nadodril

Timeg are tettinc better at botb endr of the line. T.h' millr have a difiGrent attitude towerd Cdifornia ordere, in t[e pa"rt two weekr, and they are recdving better pricerr aprl morl inquirier. The yardr were radly rmdentocked abd ttey ane now buying, not cxcitedly, but F a normel' c<i1rirtint volume' anticipating tAe increared denand thfti-tt bound to'come, dl over the rtatg within eixty dayr. T++ to yotr banker, your red edrte man (x yo'rr builder eird they witl dl ray that thic state can confidently e:pect a gd fdl burineer

The Fir millr' lart report to tte Wegt Coatt Lumbenncn'r Aclociation, rhowed a week'l cut of 1O2 million feet lnd ttey rold, in the rame pcriod a total of 111 nillion. They have unGlled rail ordere for 5rlOO caru. j

The Redwood milts'show a wepk't production of rcven million, with ralec of the rame amount. l

Our San Frencirco corTespondent whet a.r followr, on $c morning of the 29th: i

FIR: The Catifomia demand for cargo ir good aFd market is firm. Pricee are at lea.rt $2.fl) higher than tlpy , twere tlnee weelc ago. There har becn a better demand for Clean and Commonr are rtrong. The Japan marketiir showing improvement and the Atlentic.Coart market; ir good.

The fir rail market ie rtrong end the volume of bruines good. Retail rtockc continue low and the mills are refufog to booh orderr for imrngliate deliveriel. Maoy wholeede concerns repgr.t a fine intreare in burinc$ during tte part two end.tlqlq weekr.

REDIVOOD: The Redwood market remainr ac{ive with the. demand in Northeh Califorria' rtill exceediry Sc demud in the routhern part of the rtate. A few concerilr report an increarc in the. volume of blnin€st booled during the part two weekr.

CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE: Pine operatorr rcport tAe demand good with an increue'in the volrtrc of brrrbcs booked during.rrhe patt'two wee&i. Pricet arc renaining fifm. All the largermillr Nrc running to capacify.

It ic the gcncrd opinioo here ttat the lumber rnartct' ir improving with indicationr for a good mrrket'duing 6e fall monthr :i+'

-Re""iptr at San Pedro, up to the night of the 31*, riitl total clore to 125,(XX),OOO f€GL A bic month. :

Bark BldlHourton' Texu ,] t I

Northwcrtcrn OEcs 3Ot Nortlvcrtern Bk. Bldg. Portlarr4 Orcgon 3i$;"4$t:l;f?.L':1J;: """' Los ANGELE5, cAL., SEPTEMBER l, le25

Mvcrtiring Retcr on Applicrtion

CONSISTENCY!

In the pastthree years the Nettleton Lumber Company has shipped over two hundred and seventy-five mil' lion feet of lumber into California. This volume has not been concentrated within the "bull" market periods, but has been a steady, regular operation to take care of their customers' normal requirements. The volume has not materially changed because California prices were temporarily out of line with other markets. The bitter has been taken as well as the sweet.

The California retailer, we believe, appreciates the stability whichthis indicates; the permanency of such a mill connection; the safety and dependability of such a source of supply.

Prices are always consistent with the market!

The Day of The Snob Is Gone Bg

Jacft Dionne

This is a grand old time, in a grand old world. Out of the haze of chaotic centuries when right and wrong played hide-and-seek, with right generally hiding in order that it might not be entirely destroyed,-has come this time that Burns hoped for when "A man's a man for a' that."

The time has finally arrived in this old world when he who confers the most benefits is the most respected; and that never was true before, in all the history of the world.

It doesn't make any difference who your father was; the question is, who is his son?

There is only one nobility-CHARACTER.

There is only one aristocracy-INTELLECT.

Through all the world's history, the meanest, smallest-souled, most useless human, has been the SNOB.

But this is the first time in that history when the world has come to recognize that fact.

The day of the snob is gone.

What have you done? What can you do? THIS is the test of the world today.

If Abraham Lincoln had ever for one moment showed a disposition to shroud his humble origin, he would have been lost to history; but because he gloried in what he WAS, his name flames bright across the sky of all history.

"You have no name," mocked his fellow school-boys to Erasmus, the boy whose origin was clouded. "Then I shall make myself one," proudly replied he who was to become the greatest scholar of his age.

Keats was the son of a hostler, but he became one of the world's great poets, proud of his lineage, such as it was.

Transcendent genius; the great minds that have remade the world since its inception; have generally come from humble origin-generally from hovels. No cabin is safe from it, but seldom has a mansion produced it.

Socrates was of the humblest origin. But Plato, the aristocrat, knelt at his feet throughout his life; and after his death, made his words immortal.

"We are all children in the Kindergarten of God, and there will come after us greater men who will understand things that we cannot." So spoke Humboldt, one of the great thinkers of all time.

When Rome was in its glory, the proudest title within that land was: "Civis Romanus Sum" ("I am a Roman Citizen"). No empty title that. He had to prove it by his deeds and his life.

The proudest, most comprehensive, most geiruine title that the world has ever known is, t'I am an American citizen." It encompasses and reflects more of real good than any other title has ever done. You must earn and deserve it by BEING one; a REAL one.

It is made up of CHARACTER, INTELLECT, LOYALTY, TOLERANCE.

Snobbishness is utterly foreign to its make-up.

It entails obligations and confers privileges that mankind never knew before.

Let us be eternally grateful.

YOU CAN CARPENTER

SATISFY THE MASTER ITIIH McC0RMICK ST0CK

QUALITY SERVICE SATISFIES

'Ihere is no better boost for a lumber dealer's business, than to have the corpenters of his town boostittg for him. How to girab the local carpenter good will is one of the big problems of retail Iumber merchandisirg. The high grade, uniforffir dependable grades of this concern always makes a friend of the carpenter.

,CHAS. R. McC0RMICK

Wickersham New President of Los Angeles Hoo FIoo Club

The August 27th meeting of the Los Angeles lloo Hoo Club was an election afrair, electing officers for the coming year. Ballots were taken by mail, each man being given the opportunity to vote for his choice, from a list of nominees presented at last week's meeting.

W. B. Wickersham, manager of the industrial department of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company, Los Angeles, was elected to serve as President.

C. S. (Clitr) Estes, associated with J. O. Means, was chosen for Vice-President, J. M. (Jimmie) Chase, with W. R. Chamberlin & Company, was named Secretary-Treasurer and the five Directors named were: Berne S. Barker, Pacific Ready Cut Homes; J. J. Rea, W. R. Chamberlin & Co.; F. M. Connelly, Woodhead Lumber Co.; C. J. I-augh- lin, Long-Bell Lrrmber Co. and B. W. Bookstaver, McCullough Lumber Co.

Frank Curran of the E. K. Wood Lumber Company and E. D. Tennant of the Los Angeles District Lumbermen's Club, acted as the Tellers Committee.

The meeting on this date was well attended, and the Golf Committee got in their work with the boys, announcing the monster tournament that is to be held on September 18. There is to be a contest between the Wholesalers and the Retailers, Frank Burnaby acting as captain for the retail bunch and Gus Hoover for the other gang. This promises to be good. The Committee is asking for a big turnout at this meeting, and are giving plenty of notice in advance.

Harry Hanson led the community singing.

Retiring President Hart announced that the new officers would officially take their chairs, with proper ceremonies, at the meeting on September 3.

/re.r)e it a bat,r

STEAMERS

"Claremont" t'Solano"

"Hartwood" "Willapa"

"San Diego"

"Avalon" "Quinault" "Point Loma"

"Point Arena"

A wholesalerg' gervice ie often measured by their manner of handling "sief."

"The customer must be satie6ed." We have stuck to thig principle for 20 yearE. No reinspection. No arbitration. No paeaing the buck. If you are diepleased with a shipment our representative will call and settle the matter to "your ratirfastion" in one visit.

' Only through handling our own lumber from the logging camp to delivery to the cuetomer is it possible for ug to maintain guch a policy. You will find it payE you best to buy lumber from us.

'

Sales of our book, "Redzoood Horne Plans" to August llth total 6.502.

Member Mills:

Alblon Lumber Company

Carpar Lumber Company

Dolbeer & Carson Lumbr Co.

Glen Blalr Redwood Co.

Hsmmond Lumber Company

J. R. Hanlfy Compa.ny

Ilobbo' Wall & Compaoy

Holmee Eureka Lumber Co.

Ilttle Rlver Redwood Co.

Mendoclno Lumber Co.

Northwestern Redwood Co.

Redwood Manufacturers Co.

The Paclflc Lumber Co.

Unlon Lumber Company

Your Use of "Redwood Home Plans"

Should Now be Showing Up in Sales Results

Make this check of your sales. See how many of the prospects you first met through the distribution of "Redwood Home Plans" have been the cause of sales you have made.

Our only .purpose in publishing the book was to aid you directly in increasing your sales of redwood.

Whenever a prospect obtains the book and orders the complete plans and specifications for one of the homes shown in it, that should result in a sale of redwood.

And a properly aggressive sales effort on your part will bring the business to you. You have all the advantage.

The book is a big help. Dealers everywhere tell us so. If you are not seeing results, perhaps we can help analyze your problem. Or perhaps you haven't yet started to use the book.

We rvant you to get sales results. The book can not help us until it helps you.

R. D, MacPherson, Architecl Harrison Clarke, Associate

Southern Capital Buys Billion West Coast Lumbermen's of Redwood Association Plans Advertising and Market Extension

The biggest Redwood timber deal in some time was consummated ten days ago, when the Finkbine Lumber Company, of Jackson, Mississippi, veteran manufacturers of Southern Pine, purchased over a billion feet of virgin Redvvood in Mendocino County, California, from the Cottoneva Lumber Company. It is reported that the price paid was in the neighborhood of $2,000,000.

The Finkbine Lumber Company is still operating in Mississippi and will for several years to come, but for some t:me have been planning to invest in the West. They ghose Redwood because of the rapid disappearance of Cypress timber in the South. and the ease with which Redwood replaces Cypress in the markets that have been accustomed to that great wood. The fact that Redwood has of late been entering the Southern States in considerable quantity, shows which way the wind is blowing.

It is reported on excellent authority that the new owners will immediately begin the development of the property, building a thirty mile railroad to cut into the timber and bring out the logs, and a big and modern sawmill plant to transform the logs into commercial lumber.

The Finkbine interests are progressive and excellent people in every way, and will make a splendid addition to the lumber colony of California.

The subject of advertising had a large place on the day's program of the meeting of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association July 31.

President Kingsley urged the necessity for getting an aggressive advertising and market extension campaign under way as early as possible, but made it clear that this must be financed for this year by voluntary contributions.

H. B. Hewes of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association read a paper telling about the wonderful results obtained by his association by their advertising campaign conducted over a period of many years.

M. B. Nelson, president of the Long-Beil Lumber Company, Kansas City impressed on the members the necessity of educating the consumer as to the value of fir lumber, and assured them that an adequate amount of money spent in advertising would surely bring results.

Charles S. Keith, president of the Central Coal & Coke Company, said that in his opinion west coast lumbermen should start an intensive selling campaign, backed up with advertising and grade marking, and related instances where branded lumber had brought more money in English markets than unbranded lumber of equal quality.

CAI.IF'ORNIA IS BUYING

BETTER SHINGTES!

WE KNOW!

WE'RE SELLING LOTS OF'EM.

We are not only finding a growing market for clears, but we are doing a constantly growing business in Perfects, Perfections, and some Royals and 24inch shakes as well. California is waking up and will soon be consumer of a large better shingles. Wb

a of volume know!

SA]ITA FE LUMBER Cl|.

Hart Selected F or Snark at Los Angeles

Herman Rosenberg Recommended for State Counsellor

At the election held by the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club, on August 27th, the Club voted in favor of Phil B. Hart, Managing-Editor of "The California Lumber Merchant" to be recommended to St. Louis for appointment as Vicegerent Snark for the Los Angeles District.

Hart served last year as President of the Los Angeles Club, and prior to that has been identified in their activities in various committee work.

Herman L. Rosenberg of the Hipolito Company, Los Angeles, was unanimously selected by the Club for recommendation as State Counsellor. This office is filled by the St. Louis office, or by a member of the New Supreme Nine, and is by appointment, the selection generally being the man recommended by the members of the local Club.

Herman acted as Vicegerent Snark in L924, is a tremendously popular fellow among the boys and had no opposition in the voting.

NEW YARD TO OPEN

The new Wagner Lumber and Mill Company, at Santa Barbara, is ready to open for business.

Mr. F. E. Johnson is manager of this new venture.

Publisher Talks To Ad Club

Mr. Jack Dionne, publisher of "The California Lumber Merchant," was the principal speaker at the August 19th meeting of the San Francisco Advertising Club, receiving I very flattering comment {rom the editor of their weekly "Ad-Age," in the current issue.

It said in part:

"Jack Dionne, publisher'of the Gulf Coast Lumberman of lfouston, Texas, and California Lumber Merchant of Los Angeles, then took his place on the speaker's stand.

"Desqribing himself, he said he was an itinerant lumber preacher, an exhorter, a wanderer over the face of our fair land preaching gospel to the Lumber industry-and the brother has never been ordained.

"We took his message, for we were interested in knowing what advertising has done for the Lumber industry; whal Lumber has done for advertising, and what advertising has meant to Lumber.

"Twenty years ago Mr. Dionne started writing lumber news and editorials designed to answer the age-old ques- tion, ''What's the matter with lumber?' He said he approached the problem from the standpoint of under-consumption rather than over-production. Of course, he got into hot water. Apparently his lily-white skin was not blistered, for he kept everlastingly at it. Before long he found others impressed by his argument, for in the lumber merchandising he found those rvho would follow his lead and take the board from the forest to the consumer.

"'Build the man,' says Mr. Dionne, 'and the man will buitd the business.' He-told us the story of cypress. Within two years, by consistent work and forceful consumer advertising campaigns, cypress became the highest-priced lumber, and even now holds an even keel. The dollars that rvere put in cypress publicity became a harvest of golden dollars. The forceful campaign brought home the bacon.

"For an enjoyable instant the speaker became the colored ' exhorter. He changed his manner of address; his voice became the voice of the Southern character of fiction. He said in prayerful fashion, 'Brethren and Sistern, when I ask de good Lord on high for a turkey I don't get no Thanksgiving bird. But, praise be, when I says to de Lord 'Send me after a turkey' I comes back with a gobbler.'

"And we all felt, after hearing Mr. Dionne, that when the boss sends us after more business we have new inspiration as a means of accomplishment.

"In the course of his talk, he introduced Augustus J. Russell, lumber magnate and inspiration of Peter B. Kyne for his famous story character'Augustus J. Riddell."'

YARD FOR SALE: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A wonderful opportunity in a medium sized retail yard, well located on a three acre site with advantageous lease, doing good business in a growing territory. Will invoice, with equipment, about thirty thousand dollars, reasonable terms. Immediately adjacent to Los Angeles proper. Address Box 77-F, care California Lumber Merchant.

LOGGERS REDUCE FOREST FIRE LOSS

According to records of the California Forest Protective Association, California lumber operators suffered practically no loss from timber fires during the month of July.

BUY RETAIL

Wanted, to buy retail yard Southern California, twenty-five to fifty thousand investment. Address Box A-65, care California Lumber Merchant.

JOHN G. McINTOSH, C. P. A. c. s. cowAN, c. P. A.

; [t)r,=' 6 llt n e e Y* & ]P s o f

H&rdwood I{r,s(,orny

rTfaHE firsc home of White Brothers waE at ll, M"tk"t and California Streets in 1872.

Previously this building was the home of the steam car line that ran on San Francisco's now world famous Market Street; the "old steam dummy" which only the oldest of old timers will remember.

Fifty,three years ago White Brothers'estab, lishment was the headquarters for the furniture factories which were then making mid'Vctor, ian horsehair covered furniture which the small boy and girl of that period found so slip, pery to sit upon.

White Brothers was headquarters for the hardwood for the interiors of the finer homes of that era; White Brothers also supplied the needs of the expert wagonmakers who built those famous old thoroughbrace coaches and the buggies of that pre,automobile day.

The stock of American hardwoods in those

days came in clipper ships around the Horn. Hardwoods from the tropics arrived in San Francisco Bay in the old side,wheel steamers. Some of the foreign supply connections made by \l/hite Brothers ffty years ago are still shipping their f,ne hardwoods to us.

Today the stock of hardwoods carried is in keeping with the requirements of the timeswagon work uses some but, of course, is not the important business it was of old; auto work, ship work, furniture work and interior trim for homes all take a goodlyamount.Hard, wood panels and hardwood flooring have come into almost universal use, and new woods are constantly coming into prominence. The old standby*-Mahogany, Walnut and Oak-have stood the test of time, however, and have through all the years maintained a standard of beauty and quality where fine hardwoods are required.

The beginning of the har dwoo d busiraess of WHrte Bnotunns

The present headquarters for the greakst stoc\of uariedhard. woodsinthe'West.

5TH AND BRANNAN STREETS SAN BRANCISCO, CALTF.

MY FAVORITE STORIES

Age not Euaranteed-so-ii'tr:::trd for 20 years-,some less.

Nothing But Jackson

There is perhaps no fountain for colored stories in the South more prolific than that laid between the colored folks and the census taker, because of the screamingly funny answers the census takers DO get when trying to dig up information from those of the colored race.

If a census of funny colored stories were taken it is almost a certainty that census taker stories would lead all the rest. Here is the latest one that came this way.

He was the census taker.

She was a "cullud lady," and the scene was her front door.

"What is your name?" asked the census taker.

"Mansy Jackson," replied she.

"Are you married?"

"Yassuh."

"Vl/hat is your husband's name?"

"IIis name is Jackson too."

"I mean, what is his full name?"

"Well suh, when he gits full he thinks his name's Jack Dempsey, but when Ah gits thu wid him it's jest Jackson. Yassuh."

are shown forty million feet of air-dried Redwood uppers from which immediate shipment can be made of siding, finish, battens, mouldings, columns, etc.

Rhymed Points For Dealers

Long years ago when I was just a lazy kid, I always tried to slough off half of everything I did. But one day dad he made me, with an argument of wood, Do just a little better than I really thought I could.

Said he: "My boy, the world is full of men who sit and holler;

Who wear the breeching out instead of getting in the collar. I don't want you to be a man who'll lie down in the path. And that is why I'm trying to enthuse you with this lath."

He had a half a dozen lath and wore out all the bunch. That lesson then was over. But I had a certain hunch That the next time he would bring to bear a mightv club of wood

If I didn't do some better than I really thought I could.

'Tis a lesson that has made me smile when other men would frown;

A lesson that has kept me up when other men went down. I've found there is no "spanking age;" we get it, young and old.

About the time our parents quit, experience takes hold.

And that old dame, believe me, friend, can wallop you for fair.

She'll put the wrinkles in your purse and whiten up your hair.

And jealous ! Wow ! If you forget one single thing she did She'll come and put you in a hole-and then sit on the lid.

I never say,: "How's business ?" I inquire : "Well, how are YOU?"

For the business doesn't live without a MAN to THINK and DO.

A smile in early morning brings good times; and, equally, A frown puts brakes on business. - That's the way it worlis with me.

Whenever business slackens up, I don't sit down and whine. I turn around and look at ME and say r "My, things are FINE."

And then I feel that things ARE fine, and start to selling wood More than a little better than I really thought I could.

NEW PLANT PLANNED

A $250,000 construction program involving of a new plant on a 3f-acre site at E. l4thAve., is announced by the Eureka Mill & 3615 E. Fourteenth St.. Oakland.

CARGO

the erection St. and 58th Lumber Co.,

INTO SAN FRANCISCO BIG

Monday, August 24, was the banner day for lumber tonlage arriving here from ports of Oregon and Washington. Eight vessels brought a total of. 7,762,W feet of fir. -The port record was made on July 9, 1923, when 9,976,000 feet of fir passed in through the Golden Gate.

Durable in eaerjt hind of use

HE durabiliry and beauty of oak flooring has long been unquestioned. Properly laid and given reasonable attention, it will last a lifetime.

More and more, Long-Bell trade-marked Oak Floors are being installed in ofices, hotels, club-houses, theatres, etc., where durability and beauty are demanded. Th.y are inexpensive by reason oftheir permanency and because less labor is needed to keep them in order. They are more economf,caL 4,e7 lear,of sentice than ordinary flooring.

The uniforrrr- durabilipy.,:gf,Lglg-Bell trade-marked oak flooring resists the daily wear thafri!9r,s9*mopr- iq"any business building. Its beauty lends an a$mosphere of modest dignity and character.

AsA Y34r Retail Lurnber Dealer for Long-Bell tfade-rnarled Oal Flooing

THE LONG,BELL LUMBER COMPANY

R. A. Long Building

Lumbermen Since 1875 Kansas Ciry, Missouri

Bay District Hoo Hoo Picnic

Kendall Dell, one of nature's beauty spots situated in the foot-hills of the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains, was the scene of one of the most delightful outings ever given by the Bay District Hoo Hoo on Sunday, August 16. Over 400 people attended the festivities, which included lumbermen and their guests, from practically all sections of Northern California. In a beautiful spot under the shade of the large broad-leaved trees and adjoining the ever running Permanenta Creek, where tables and benches was placed, the gathering sat down to lunch at one o'clock. With the completion of luncheon, the tables and benches were cleared away and the scene was all set for the entertainment program and field events, which were run under the supervision of D. R. Perkins of the San Francisco Y. M. C. A.

The first events were the Rope Jumping Contests' The ladies'event was won by Miss Beatrice DeVries. Ecl. Johnson was the winner of the men's contest, while Teddy Lerch, Jr., captured first prize in the boys' contest.

Kenneth Smith, Jerry Casey, Bill Russell, Walter Medill, Richard G. Hiscox, and Ed. Ivory were the victims selected for the next event. They were led into the large circle, blind-folded and then turned loose, with instructions to locate the fair damsels with the bell and rattler. The ladies didn't have much difficulty in eluding the blind-folded contestants, but after much milling around to the great enjoyment of the crowd, Walter Medill and Jerry Casey finally did make a catch.

Ilomer Langdon, Gus Russell, Harry Gaetjen, E. M. Tilden, Frank Trower, Hugh Handley, Garnet Fraser, and Bob Grant were the contestants in the Balloon Contest. Frank Trower was declared the winner of the first prize, with Hugh Handley carrying off second honors. Gus Russell put a lot of kick into this contest, by getting a lighted cigaiette into action at just about the time the boys had used up all their energy in getting the balloons blown up, making the contest resemble that ever delightful Orpheum vaudeville act entitled, "Somebody Touch."

The Ladies' Hammer and Nail contest brought out a large field of entries, but Mrs. J. Walter Kelly proved too efficient for the rest of the field and won first as far as from here to there. Mrs. A. J. Nolan was the rvinner of the second prize.

Beauty Contest

One of the big events of the afternoon was the Beauty Contest. Special judges were appointed for the awarding

of these prizes, and Bill Beebe chairman of the Beauty Contest Committee, used rare judgment when he selected Gus Russell, Ed. Chamberlin, and Kenneth Smith for this job. These three handsome gentlemen, adorned with their elaborate badges, had a bevy of "Beauties" to select from, b_ut finally annbunced Miss Barbara Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Kelly, and Miss Margaret Roth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth, two lovely little children, as winners of the contest. Barbara Tilden, the beautiful little daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Waverly Tilden of Oakland, and Mrs. Louis A. Godard, together with several other of the contestants, were also arvarded prizes.

Following the Beauty Contest, was the Ladies' Novelty. Race. This event was won by ${iss Irene Wilson, with

Mrs. Walter Medill second. The winners.in the Fat Men's Novelty Race, known as the Fox-Trot, were Garnet Fraser, Kenneth Smith and Milt Conklin.

Fat Men's Race a Real Event

The entries for the Fat Men's Race brought out Kenneth Smith, Milt Conklin, Hugh Handley, Garnet Fraser, Ted [-erch, Walter Medill, D. P. O'Connell, Bob Grant, Frank Parker, and Harry Gaetjen. Owing to the large field of entries, it was necessary to run this race off in two heats. The final heat was run off by Kenneth Smith and Ted Lerch, and to decide the winner they had to run twice, the

Th.e Ball Ganre.

first trial being a dead heat. Kenneth Smith was finally awarded the first prize, crossing the tape just abollt an inch ahead of Ted Lerch.

The last running event lt'as the Fat Ladies' Race and was won by Mrs. A. J. Nolan from a large field of entries.

The last event on the field day program was the tug-ofwar between two teams captained by Jerry Casey and Harry Cahalan. For the first rninttte, this developed into a hot contest, but during the second minute Harrv Cahalan's huskies hit the skids and Jerry Casey's gang were the winners.

San Francisco Beats Oakland

The next event was the baseball game between the Hoo Hoo teams representing San Francisco and Oakland. San Francisco was represented on the field by Art Hiscox. third base; Reg Smith, shortstop; Forrest Wilson and Jimmie Atkinson, pitcher; Pat Sublett and Forrest Wilson. first base; Joe Cuneo, catch; Bob Gehring and Walter Kelly, left field; Ed. Johnson, second base, and F. Bock, right field. The Oakland line-up was as follows: Tom Bronson. second base; Bacon, third base; C. Terrell, first base; Rod Hendrickson, pitcher; Stapleton, left field; P. Terrell, short-stop ; Charlie Wood, catcher; Henry Wills, center field, and Phillips, right field.

The Oakland team got the jump on the San Francisco team, as Rod Hendrickson was displaying as much stuff on the ball as Walter Johnson, but in the fourth inning he lost his stuff and backed up by some rather erratic fielding, the San Francisco crowd stepped out in front and were never headed off again. The fielding event of the game was a snappy double play by Art Hiscox and Forrest Wilson. Rod Hendrickson, and Forest Wilson who had a home run to his credit, carried off the batting honors. The final score was San Francisco 15, Oakland 13.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wills Win PrizeWaltz

The crowd then assembled at the dance pavilion, rvhere dancing was continued until 8:00 P. M., with Bob Gehring's five-piece orchestra furnishing the music. There were a

the audience to determine by the applause which couple should be declared the winners. The prize was finally awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wills of Gilroy.

During the dancing intermission, the drawings for the Gate Prizes were made, rvith Miss Katherine Devries making the drawings. Tom Bronson was the winner of the first prize. The otherll'inners of the Gate Prizes were

Charlie Wood, Miss Barry, Mrs. Milt Conklin, Homer Langdon, Mrs. E. M. McElroy, Mrs. A. J. Nolan, L. G. Chime, Miss Burnstein, Ed. Johnson, Mrs. Theodore Lerch, "Hi" Henry, and Mrs. Chas. Jenny.

The General Arrangements Committee on the Picnic included: Fred Roth, Chairman; J. Walter Kelly, Rod Hend-

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Every piece of Everf.n. lastmg floonng rs as scientifically kilndried as the wood used in the finest furniture

Kiln and Air Dried Upp.tt

REDWOOD

Green Cileare and C,ommonr

16 Calif. Su San Francirco

So. Cdif. Reprerentativc

Twohy Lumber Co. Lor Angclcr

Fred Roth. Cltairman. C ommittee on Arrangcments

Mrs. Louis A. God.ard, lVon Beauty Prize.

Kennetlt Smith, Edd,ie Chamberlin an,d Gus Russell large number of couples entered for the Prize Waltz, who were finally eliminated to three couples. The last three couples were so closely matched that the judges left it to

AL PORTER'S KANDY KID KADDIE,S

These nine Spokane beauties are just a few of the lady caddies who will serve in the golf tournament at the Spokane Country Club, to be held in connection with the annual convention of Hoo Hoo this month. They are reserved for visitors only, and Al Porter says prospective players will do well to register for the tournament at the earliest possible moment. Address A. L. Porter,308 Columbia Bldg., Spokane, Wash.

He Likes Grade Marking

Our August Fifteenth issue contained an editorial, on page 8, titled "Calif. Retail Lumbermen's Association Sant Lumber Grade Marked."

It told of a statement made by President C. W. Pinkerton, that the Association, at the next fall meeting, are go: ing to start a campaign to bring about the grade marking of all lumber entiring the state.

The article caught the eye of E. T. Robie. a live merchandiser living at Auburn, head of the Auburn Lumber Company, and he immediately sat dolvn, with pen in hand, and wrote as follows t ouburn. california

Mr. Jack Dionne, Aus' 19' 1925'

The California Lumbcr Mcrchant, Los Angeles, Calif.

I noticc your article on pagc E of the California Lurnber Mer-

ATTENTION, GOLFERS!

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on Septernber 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.@, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

chant of August l5th relative to gradc marking lumber. Wc havc bcen having our lumber grade markcd for the past two or thrcc months, We use a rubber stamp the aame as the Southern Pinc Association has adopted with this difrercncc, that instead of a nuniber wc have an initial in a circle that idcntifies thc mill. We furnish the stamps and the mill docs the work free of charge. Wc have bccn able to get some of the bcst mills to gradc mark-but have had trouble gctting somc of the other good mills to do this.

Havc been talking grade marking for the last two or three years at our club meetings, but the majority havc been against us so rre decidcd "to go it alone."

Wc- hopc that gradc raagki_ng will becomc gencral in thc -vcry near future and arc very glad to sce you takc up this subject foi discussion,

Yours vcry truly, AUBURN LUMBER COMPANY, E. T. ROBIE.

JAMES WTSNOM ON A MONTH VACATION TRrp

James Wisnom, well known Peninsula lumberman and manager of the Wisnom Lumber Co., San Mateo, is on a four weeks' vacation trip. The first two weeks will be spent sojourning at Bartlett Springs near Chico. He will then leave for the Northwest, where he will spend trvo weeks visiting some of the mills in Oregon and Washington, and also renewing his acquaintanceship with many of his lumbermen friends in the Northwest.

services of this organization for the solution of theirtire problems.

They have been convinced thru experience that our corlvenient locations, our modern facilities and our expert knowledge of truck tires as related to various classes of hauling will result for them in the lowest possible cost per tire mile.

KilmANY operators whose trucks are engaged in the ffi

rickson, G. W. Fraser, J. E. Peggs, C. C. Stibick; R. E. Caldwell, L. A. Godard, C. R. Wilson, R. A. Hiscox, Frank Trower, A. B. Wastell, Henry Faull, F. S. Palmer, A. J. Russell, R. F. McArthur, M. L. Euphrat, Homer Maris, Frank O'Connor, E. A. Chamberlin, C. D. LeMaster, D. A. Williamson, Frank Minard, M. D. Johnson, C. G. Bird, Lester Elliott, Henry L. Wills, C. H. Griffin, Jr., Percy J. Brown, Chester E. Priest, H. A. Cahalan, Henry Hess, Wade Shifflett, and J. E. Martin.

Oscar H. Johnson, Albion Lumber Co., Chairman of the Committee on Prizbs, announced the following donators of prizes. Cash donations :-IJnion Lumber Co., $10.00; HartWood Lumber Co., $10.00; Hammond Lumber Co., $10.00; Albion Lumber Co., $5.00; J.R.Hanify Co., $5.00; William Smith Co., $5.00; W. R. Chamberlin & Co., $5.00; Andrew F. Mahoney Lumber Co., $5,00; J. M. Huddart Lumber Co., $5.00; "California Lumber Merchant," $5.00. I\{er-

chandise Orders: Gus Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., $10.00; Al Nolan, Pacific Lumber Co., $10.00; Chas. R. McCormick & Co., $5.00; Van Arsdale-Harris, $10.00; R. A. Hiscox, $10.00; White House, $3.50; R. H. Carter, $2.50. Merchandise: Baker, Hamilton & Pacific, 1 Flectric Toaster, I Hot Point Iron, I Flash Light, 4 Hunting Knives; W. H. Worden Co., 1 Tow Rope; Waterbury Co., I Tow Rope; Pacific Lumber Co., Redwood Chest of Candy; R. G. Hiscox, Box of Candy; Fred Hamlin, 1 Felix Cat, 1 Teddy Bear; Harry Gaetjen, 2 Boxes of Neck Ties; Robert M. Reilly, Box of Cigars; Bert Johnson, 2 Boxes of Candy; H. J. DeVries, I Fountain Pen; G. N. Whiteside, Box of Candy; Howard M. Gunton, I Boy's Knife; J. E. Martin, Box of Candy.

Ice cream was furnished by Buchanan & Russell, wholesale lumber dealers; of San Francisco. They also provided the services of two young'ladies, who during the afternoon and evening, distributed over 1000 individual boxes of ice cream to the picnickers.

Leader in Redwood Publicity Contest

The Redwood Publicity Contest that has attracted so much interest all through the state, is running at fever heat, and at this writing the leadership was being hotly fought for by the pictured gentleman, Mr. Fred Burgers, of the Union Lumber Companl', in the Bay District, and Mr. R. E. Seward, rvho sells Dolbeer & Carson products, in the Los Angeles District.

According to Mr. Fred Holmes, of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, more and more interest is being shown each rveek, by the dealers as well as the salesmen.

The Contest is a splendid way to provide a deserved boost for Redwood, it will bring a host of profitable ideas to. the retailers, and will do a lot of good.

If you haven't yet taken part, it is a good time to start.

( n't Drop Your Load Use a Miller

The arrangements of the shoe on the Miller are such that it picks up the blocks that hold the load, with precision and accuracy.

The arch construction which makes the.necessarily long legs rigid, eliminates a spread of the wheels, which in carriers of inferior constructions leads to dropping of the load with ensuing delay in time.

Moreover, the shoes are long and can handle long pieces of lunrber most conveniently.

The Miller is built by practical mill men who are using them on their dock all the time.

They construct€d it to filI their own need and they have developed it to a point that every mill man will appreciate.

Write us for specifications and accurate description of the Miller-the original gas lumber carier.

HARSCH & MIttER, lVlanufacturers

East Side Mill & Lumber Co., Distributors PORTLAND, OREGON

THAT MADE IT O. K.

: Little Jimmie and Little Ikey had been having lots of fun together for several days, but one day when Ikey started into Ji;nmie's yard, Jimmie waved him regretfully away.

"My papa says I can't pl:iy with you any more," said the little fellow.

"Vy not?" asked Abey..

"Because you are a Jew" replied Jimmie.

..I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM MY BUSINESS''

How often you hear that remark from some man, when you ask him to attend some business club luncheon, where he can sit, talk, sing, laugh and let his soul expand with his fellow men.

'

"Oh, dots all right!' said Ikey, smilingly, "tell your papa ve ain't playing for money.r'

FROM THE ETON SCHOOL SONG

The sand of the river is sodden red, Red with thi wreck of a square that broke; The gatling's jammed aqd the Colonel's dead. And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of Death has brimmed its banks, And England's far and Honor a name, But the voice of a school boy rallies the ranks, "Play up ! Play up ! and play the game."

THE ONLY WAY OUT

A negro with an injured head came into the doctor's office.

"Hello, Sam. Got cut again, I see."

"Yassuh. Ah gits carved up wid a razuh."

"Why donit you keep out of bad company, and you won't get hurt so often?" asked the doctor.

"Ah'd like to" replied Sam, "but Ah cain't git nuff money togetheh to buy a divo'ce."

YOUR MENTAL ATTITUDE

I find that the way I am treated in the day's work depends upon the state of mind I bring into it.

If I enter a circle of men whom I take to be superior to me I am likely to be snubbed. : If I impute to them the feeling that I am inferior, I will not fail to be inferior.

If I am self-confident, I awaken confidence.

If I cringe, I make others want to step on me.

If I am cheerful, cheerfulness is handed me by others.Crane.

AT VAUDEVILLE

Never look at your program at a vaudeville show.

Half the pleasure of such a show is not knowing how rotten the next act is going to be.

That remark isn't a good sign, for the fellow who makes it. He hasn't thought enough about living. If he dropped dead today, the world would rock along without him, and never wobble on its axis a single time, yet he can't figure that he can leave for an hour at noon to do something that is good for everyone that is really worth while.

The thoughtful man-the really successful man-has learned the value of brotherhood. He considers it a part of a successful business.

When a man tells you "I can't get away from my business" tell him to change the record.

NO ROYAL ROAD

Isn't it splendid that princes and kings, And clowns that caper in sawdust rings, And all the folks we meet every day, Must.all learn golf in the same old way?

To each is given a bag of tools, A fock of ambition, a bunch of rules, And each must carry the duffer's load, For golf, my friends, knows no royal road.

EVERY DAY

It was Emerson who wrote: "Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and some absurdities no doubt, crept in; forget them as soon as you can."

THE EVERETT LUMBERJACK

S. J. Maakestad, Tilden Lumber Co. Ay vork op in mill all de sommer, Vit de Iris and Svedes an de Yanks, An ay tal yu its hard tu shase all over de yard, An loading op timbers an planks.

De tallyman gives me a ticket, An talls me tu hurry along, So ay mak it real snappy an tu show dat I'm happy, Ay sing em a funny Svede song, De Boss his name is Macomber, And he gives me hal like de rest, But ay tink vats de use so ay got plenty of snu!, So ay yust keep on doing my best.

De pay coms round pretty often, An dey bring me 'a little vite slip, An ay tal yq its funny tu have lots of money, Vit a bottle of moon on de hip.

Ag got me a girl her names Hilda, An ve go up town tu a show, I hol Hilda's hand vile ve lissen tu de band, An I'm glad I'm her regla bo.

Ay tank ay skol marry dis Hilda, Of course ay ent ask her qvite yet. But efn she'll be my vife I'll stay in Everett for life; It's better den Sveden yu bet.

THERE IS ALWAYS INTERESTING WORK IN AN INTERESTING WORLD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AWAKE TO INTERESTING THINGS.

HA,MMOND LUMBER COMPANY

Hammond Carries a Tremendous Stock of Sash qnd Doors Ready

to Deliver

V OU couldorder sash and doors for a ten-story I buildins from Hammond's made up stock and have it delivered in twenty-four hours. Every Gorlceivable type of sash and door is included in the huge stock of Hammond's Millwork factory, ready to deIiver when you tay the word!

Every bit of material that goes into Hammond sash and doors is the best money can buy. This quality is maintained and made possible at a minimum cost by carrying a huge stock, inspected and bought in ad' vance. Sugar pine is used exclusively in Hammond sash instead of ordinary white pine.

If your order specifies special millwork, let trhe Ham' mond Special Millwork Factory execute it. There are assembled in this department some of the most costly modern machines in the W'est. They tave labor cost and time on every order you place. These facilities, coupled with Hammond's high standards of quality, workmanship and dependable service are cornpletely atyour disposal.

Fred Hamilton Flost at Unique Party

Further justifying his reputation as a perfect host, and the originator of most unusual affairs, Fred C. Hamilton, General Manager of the Benson Lumber Company at San Diego, was host to five hundred of his fellow Sciots at a noon day meeting held on August l4th, a meeting most unique in its setting and highly interesting from start to finish.

The Sciots is an organization of Blue Lodge Masons, meeting each Friday at noon. Fred was chairman on this date.

They met at noon at the Municipal Docks, embarking

on four launches for a trip across the bay, being entertained by the Sciots Band of forty pieces, and a performance by a marvelous surf-board rider, "doing his stuff" behind a fast speed boat.

The boats landed at one of the Benson Company's log rafts, where a box luncheon had been prepared and rvas served to the hungry gang by a corps of volunteers, headed by Fred.

The boys then lined themselves comfortably along the

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PHILIPPINE

We bave in our San Francieco yards 3r(XX)r(X)O feet of 5-8 in. to 1&,4 in. No. 1 Common and F. A. S. Bataan-Red Phitippinc-White Philippine Lamao.

J. E. HIGGINS LUDIBER CO.

Sixth and Harriron Streets - SAN FRANCISCO,

A standardized carrier throughout, embodying a wonderful direct loadJift; exceptionally fast, simple and fool-proof, eliminating pressure tanks, cables, screws, gears, pinions and clutches.

"Knothole Plus Faith Equals Radio Widow"

Hoat Rod Hendrichson Becam.e Radio Announcer at Station KTAB. From T.he San Francisco Bulletin.

This is a lesson to small boys what to expect when they grow up. It shows how Flat slings to mean heel of the stage of life, and how a speech may sometinies. change' a career. It tells how a lumberman went wrong and took up radio and how his rvife became a radio widow.

When Rod Hendrickson was 10 years old he saw a knothole. The sight thrilled him.

"With that knothole and a little faith. I could be a lumberman," he said.

Ten years later he bought a knothole and became a lumberman, just as he had planned. By that time he knew all about the business. He knew why eucalyptus was called cedar'and how many feet there were in a running inch. He could tell solinters from sawdust. and the smell of shingles on a hol day was wine to his soul.

One day he joined a church, a Baptist church where they needed a treasurer. When the church learned that Hendrickson was in the l'umber business they gave him a job. It was felt they need go no further. And so the church prospered.

One day the church bought a broadcasting station, KTAB. The need for an announcer arose. The trustees considered the matter in official session.

"What we need," said the pastor, "is a man with a heavy voice, good lungs, n6 sgn5sisnqs-"

Hendrickson noticed that all the trustees were looking at him.

"Oh, all right," he said, "I accept."

That is how Rod Hendrickson became "R. H." on the air, spending his time talking into a little tin tomato for radio fans. That is why his u'ife became a radio widow, sitting alone at home with only the comfort of her husband's' voice blasting from a loud speaker. That is how the lumber business lost a sterling factor. Auto-suggestion, pure -and simple !

Now, when the redwoods, the pin.es, the firs-all the trees up and down the'state-hear KTAB on the air the potential shingles, planks, boards, two-by-fours and trusses shake and shiver and chortle and chuckle with glee. While "R. lL" 'ils broadcasting, he is not bothering tfr'em and one and all they are strong for radio.

Introducing ladies and gentlemen, "R. H.," the man rvho deserted splinters for watts !

ATTENTION, GOLFERS !

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register,and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

LUMBER SHIPMENTS INTO SAN FRANCISCO

A total of. 349,774,@0 ft. of lumber from Oregon and Washington was received at San Francisco during the first half of 1925 and 66,858,000 ft. from California sources. A total of 7l,4C[,W ft. was received by rail.

Many lumber mills are squandering in the yard the profits made in the mill.

It's harder to check on the costs of your air-drying or storage yard than on the mill operations which are more directly under your thumb.

Investigation would probably show that there is waste in one or a half dozen different directions -waste that the Hilke Lumber Piler, the.modern yarding method, would eliminate. For the "Hilke" uvcr in rcven wayr !

If you're interested in putting your wholc plant on an eflficiency basis, write us for catalog and particulars on this machine that pilee up profitr er wcll ar lumbcr,

You ought to havc catalog and particulan. A tinc will bring tben.

MURRY

Pat'd U. S. and Canada. Mfd. by Johncor Mfg. Co., Scattle, Wash.

Audubon Bldg" NEW ORLEANS

For 18 Years

..CHICKASAW BRAND'' OAK FLOORING

har been a standard of Grade-Q uality-Manuf acture

Manufac{ured Bv

illemphis Hardwood

Floori ng Go. Memphis,Tenn.

And Diltributed By

BRoadway 1496

315 Produce Bldg., Loe Angelee

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Amer. Natl. Bank Bldg. San Francisco

SAMUEL R. NORTON

Henry Bldg. Portland

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top of this raft, facing another that was right alongside, rvhere the speakers were waiting. See illustration.

Fred first introduced Mr. Frank Lynch, president of the Ilenson Lumber Company, who made a few remarks of n'elcome, and offered the entire crowd a free ride down the coast, from the Columbia River, on the next raft that they sent down.

The French Ace, Capt. Nungesser was introduced by his manager, and spoke briefly. The Captain is in this country mal<ins stunt flights and addresses in the interests of commercial aviation.

Jack Dionne was introcluced as the honor guest and princ'pal speaker. He paid Fred Hamilton a high tribute, stating that in all of his experience in speaking to gatherings of men. he never had appeared in as unusual and beautiful a setting. He told a number of "Canuck" stories and a few others, with Fred as the butt, all being rvell received.

Fred Colding Back From Fine Trip

Full of tales of sixteen-inch rainborv trout and unsurpassed scenery, Fred Golding, of the Fred E. Golding Lurnber Company, [-os Angeles, is home from a wonderful t*'o u.eeks' motor trip through the nortl-rern part of the state.

Accompanied by I\Irs. Golding, their two boys, and Mr. and N{rs. Walter Callahan and their children, the party visited some very interesting country in the Mt. Whitney district, camping at several points fishing in some of the numerous lakes, and returning home through Yosemite National Park, via Merced and the San Joaquin Valley. Fred's trusty Studebaker failed not once, not even a puncture.

Excellent ltalian Architecture

Thia houre won an honor award for exceptional architectural merit, from the Southern California Chepter, American Inrtitute of Architectc. It war reported tte owrrer dircharged the architectl, a1 in the firrt place rhe did not like the houre.

Here tte decignerr have got completely away from the preoent mania, the ao-cdled Sp.o- i!h. OnIy an unbroken wall and an antiqued heavy door are. prerented to the druty rtreet.

With the foothi[s ar a beckground thir attractive houre with itr simple linec and roof certainly meritr its Honor Award.

The lumber on ttir job war furnbhcd by E K. Wood Lrrmber Company of "Goodr of tihe -" Woodrt'farne.

Italian resiilence erecteil in Hollywooil, which nton an honor awaril lrom the Institute of Architeck for Exceptional Merit. PIERPONT e WALTER DAVIS, Los Angeles, Architects.

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Smith, A. W, Lurnbcr Co.

327 Bartlctt Bldg. . ..MAin tl70

Suddcn & Chrirtcnron

9ll0 Bartlctt Bldg. ...MAir 5{C0

Tlcone Planing Mill

915 E. 62nd St. ... .......AXri&. ltTa

Twohy Lunbcr Co.

221 KcrcLhoF Bldg. .BRoedrey 00lt

Union Lumbcr Co.

I=!o. Mortgrsc Bldg. ....TRinity 22t2

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Werhiagtoa Lunbcr & Millwork Co.

{Elll Evcrctt Plrcc ...DEhwrrc 38lll

Wcndling-Nathan Co.

7116 Standard Oil Bldg. ..VAndikc E5it2

W. W. Wilkineon

l2l{ Inrurancc Exchangc Bldg TUckcr l4i|l

Willirnr & Coopcr

Pacific-Southwegt Bank Bldg. ...TUcker 59lE

\f,food, E. K, Lunbcr Co.

{701 Santa Fc Ave. ..Axddgc gdll HARDWOODS

Ancricrn Hardwood Co.

Forgie, Robt.

3332

523 Central Bldg. .VAndilce t229

Fruit Growerr' Supply Co.

7ll Conrolidatcd Blds. ....TRinity {Oll

Gcrnain Lumbcr Co.

6f)l Trauportetion Bldg. ......BRoedrlry &l

Golding Lbr. Co, Frcd

609 Central Bldg. ... ....TUckcr tl*l

Hamnond Lbr. Co.

2010 So. rNamcda St. ........HUmbolt lStl

Haaify Co., J. R.

522 Cantrel Bldg. MEtro. Ol5:l

Hert-'Wood Lumbcr Co.

ll23 Pec. Muturl Blds. ..MEtro. 2217

Hofrnen Co., Eerl

707 Marrh Strong BIds. ..TRinity tC07

Holrncr Eurcle Lbr. Co.

1025 Vrn Nuyr Bld3. ....VAndiLo l?5E

Hoopcr, S. C., Lumbcr Co,

6ll Ccntral Bldg.

R. Lbr. Co., of Del.

lll[ Laae Mortgagc Bldg. ......TRiritt 5All

McCullougL Lbr. Co.

5E5 Chambcr of Commcrcc Bldg..........TRinity 0796

Ncttlcton Lbr. Co.

729 BenL ltaly Blda. ......TRinity ?t',ll

Orcgon Lbr. Agcncy

915 E. 6i2nd St. .......Axrid3c l37l

Pacific Lumber Co.

706 Standerd Oil BIdg. .VAndiLc t5,it2

Rcd Rivcr Lunbcr Co.

702 E. Slauron .MEtro. 1085

Rcdwood Manufacturcrr Co.

3lt E. 3rd St. ... .VAndiLc lt72

Santa Fc Lumbcr Co.

397 Pac. Elcctric Bldg. . .-TUckcr 5779

Shdc Lumbcr Co.

t2E Van Nuyr Bldg. .MEtro. 615

A HANDY DIRECTORY FOR

rg|xD E. lsth sr. ..HUnbolt lttT

Brown, Rollinr A.

6l}16 Carloe Ave. .GRanite 3O{Z

Cadwalladcr Gibeon Co., Inc.

Elg E. 59th St. ..... ...AXridgc 2l0l

Coopcr, W. E, Lumbcr Co.

2035 E. lsth St. ...HUDbolt l&E

Grippcr, Jcromc C.

756 Sg. Spring St. ... .....TRinity ll,OS

Hammond Lumber Co.

2010 So. Alameda St. .......HUnbolt l5gl

Kcllogg Lunbcr Co. of Cal.

SZf Central Bldg. ....VAndikc ttlg

Kolambrigan Lbr. & Dcv. Co.

910 Central Bldg. .TUclccr 9126

Netionel Hardwood Co.

63{ Aliro St. .....MAin lf,Dl

Nickey Bror. Inc.

O{20 So. Park Ave. .THornwall ll9?

Stenton, E. J, & Son

.3tth erd Alemcde Stt. .. .AXrid3o t2ll

Wcrtcrn Herdwood Lunbcr Co.

nU E. lsth St. ..WErtmorc 616l

\l/cir, Gcorgc F, & Co.

___.-Prod_ucc Bldg.. BRordwey 2l3t

Wilron' ldtn. M- Luubcr Co.

2057 E. tsth St. .....TUckcr t6{l

}l/oodhcrd Lumber Conpeny

5720 So. Main St. ...Axridsa 5TA_ SASH AND DOORS

Arncricrn Door Co.

l3iZ2 Monctr Avc. .....HUnbolt 6lt

Bcmir & Cowan

51159 So. Hoovcr ......UNivcrrity 2f5l

Glerby & Co. am E.25th sr. ..HUnbolt 0t5t

Hammond Lumber Co.

2010 So. Alamcda St. .......HUmbolt l5gl

Hetteu, T. B, Co.

f600 E. Warhington .....HUnbolt 5t02

KocLl, Jno. W, & Son

652 So. Andcmorr ..AN3clur l07l

Koll, H. W, & Co.

432 Colytor ... ...MEtro. 0!t5

Lillard, Merk W.

6493 Stanford Avc. .. ...THornwrll E2,l{

Pecific Corrt Cou'c'l Co.

1616 So. Main . ...AXridsc !510

Pacific Door & Serh Co.

3216 So. Mein .......HUrnbolr ?l7l

\f,fcetcrn Sarh & Door Co.

16|lr E. 25th st. .HUnbolt 2dl2

\lfhcclcr-Orgood Co.

1617 E. l6th St. ..HUDbolt Zat3

SCREENS

Hipolito Cornpany, 2lrt and Alameda Str. .. .HUnbolt 3605

THE BUSY LUMBERMAN

In Peninsula Land

By F.J. Kingan

The large, spacious dining room of the Cardinal hotel, Palo Alto, held an irresistible fascination with its colorful surroundings and the wonderful servings, Friday evening, August 14.

The occasion being "Jack and Jill at play or a good old fashion christening of good fellowship" at a dinner dance of the midway "Peninsula Lumbermen," their families, employees and a number from the Golden Gate City.

Eighty some odd, all care free and the sting of splinters. all sbothed, were there to do justice to the inner and outer man, while soft music from an orchestra, nestled among bamboo saplings just naturally brought out that impulse of youth-to play, and as the two hands of Time met straight up, the Charleston and the Virginia sying were taking like a vaccination. Throughout the dinner period, series of songs were rendered by local artists, which was a surprise held back by the committee in charge'

The Union Lumber Co. of San Francisco presented each with a very attractive redwood jewel or cigarette case as favors. The Reynier Lumber Co. was there with the cigars, while the Progress Lumber Co. held true to the thought, by holding in mind, the miniature redwood house -or-combination trick match holder, which were given each guest.

This was the first gathering of its kind as a pep preserver, and as "Home, Sweet Home" died away each and every one pronounced it as everything but dull and resolved thaf the coming season will note more "Gettogether" assemblies.

On account of this being the opening night the writer will refrain from'mentioning the characteristic good points of those in attendance, except to say, Lumbermen, they were !

Those on the entertainment committee. were Mr. E. R. Ellis, of the Palo Alto Lumber Co., R. Peil of the Progress Lumber Co., and E. H. Dean, St'erling Lumber Co.

Those that motored down as guests, were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Montgomery of Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Godard, Jack Kiley, Nelson Jones and J. E. Martin, San Francisco.

Firms giving the dinner dance:

Gray-Thorning Lumber Co., Redwood City; Progress Lumber Co., Redwood City; Sudden Lumber Co., Redwood City; Advance Lumber Co., Menlo Park; Dudfield Lumber Co., Palo Alto; Palo Alto Lumber Co., Palo Alto; Merner Lumber Co., Palo Alto; Minton Lumber Co., Mountain View; Sterling Lumber Co., Mountain View.

ATTENTION, GOLFERS!

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 57Zl. Sa. Main St., Los Angeles.

REFORESTATION OF TIMBER LANDS

A total of 3,250,000 seedlings of redwood, spruce, cedar and Douglas fir are now filling the redwood reforestation nurseries at Fort Bragg, Casper and Scotia and the cut-over lands which have been planted each year by lumbermen are now filled to capacity. Last year 1,458,7n were set out by lumber companies and the work is increasing annually.

BtUE DIAMOND PTASTER

I S ALWAY S FRE SH

Because the Blub Diamond plaster mill is close to your market you can always have fresh, uniform plaster at th-e lowest price, and without choking your warehouse with exceas stock.

TO THE LIMIT''

Menufrcturcd Erclurivcly bY

BLUE DIAMOND CO.

l6th rnd Alunoda Str. Lor An3clrrl Cel.

Loan That Never Is Due Offered Home Builders

From the

The Federal Land banks of the United States gave the farmers of the country cheap, long-time credits on farm land. This credit is in the form of a 34/z-year loan on the amortization plan, payments being made on the principal and interest e4ch six months. In this manner the loan pays out and it has been correctly styled: "The Loan That Never Comes Due."

Frank L. Whitelock. oresident of the Whitelock Lumber Company, 123 North Atlantic. is responsible for bringing a similar plan to this community for the use of homebuilders. When locating in Bell several years ago and organizing the Whitelock Lumber Company, Mr. Whitelock investigated the loans available at that time for home builders. There was nothing available in the way of loans which would give the home builder the money desired and on terms which he could meet.

Mr. Whitelock heard of a company in Minneapolis and immediately got in touch with them. Meeting Ernest F. Smith, president of the Lumberman's Finance Corporation, he perfected an arrangement with them to handle loans on homes in Bell, Cudahy, Maywood and other adjoining communities.

Starting on a small scale, Mr. Whitelock has developed one of the largest loan agencies in Southern California. The Whitelock agency was the first in Southern California for the Lumberman's Finance Corporation, and at the present time is the largest.

The growth of this agency is attributable to the popularity of the loan itself. The nearest thing to most people's hearts is their home. The manner in which they were

Bell Herald able to get it without paying cash down all at once, is a subject they are glad to discuss with friends and neighbors who are desirous of getting a home for themselves. The natural result is that friends and neighbors of the agency's borrowers are coming in daily to make arrangements to secure one of these loans

This loan does for the home builder what the government loan does for the farmer. It is made on the amortization plan, the same as the government loans, the only difference being that payments are made monthly instead of semi-annually. The Lumberman's Finance loans run for 142 months.

The payments on the principal each month is $7, together with interest at the rate of 7 per cent, which makes the first payment on each $1000 borrowed $12.83. Full credit is immediately given on each payment on the principal, therefore each succeeding payment is reduced accordingly.

Three thousand dollars r,vill build a very nice home. The monthly payments on this amgunt is $38.50 for the first month and graduated down during the term of the loan.

The public in general is beginning to realize the folly of paying rent and ending each year with a bunch of rent receipts. They are anxious to own a home of their own. The amortization loan, "The Loan That Never Comes Due," with monthly payments of less than cqstomary rent makes this possible for the people of this community.

By M.A. SHIPMAN, Whitelocli Lumler; Company.

It Pays To Sell Weauer Roofi,ng!

When you recommend ttWeavertt Roofing you knowthattime will justify all of your claims. You know that the Weavei Roof Company -men whose sincerity of purpose is beyond question-will bach you to the limit.

There is a world of satisfaction in selling a proved product. Naturally, the most important thing about roofing is the material used in its manufacture. Just to remind yeu-"Weavertt Roofing is maale of the highest grade of genuine ragfelt, completely saturated with "Weayer" weather-resisting compound. The lhoroughnesE of the "\il'eavertt procesr takes care of the rert.

of "Weavertt Roofing.

It pays to push the sale Weavcr

Z44O East 8th Street

Los Angelc, Califonio

'elephone BRoadway 0784

J. C. DTONNE TO SPEAK AT HOO HOO ANNUAL

Mt. J. C. Dionne, publisher of "The California Lumber Merchint" and the Gulf Coast Lumberman, will spehk at the first day's session of the Thirty-Fourth Annual of Hoo Ffoo, at Spokane, September 14th.

PORTER INVITES GOLFERS

A. L. Porter, Spokane, Publicity Chairman for the 34th Annual of Hoo Hoo at Spokane next month, has addressed a letter to all Hoo Hoo golfers planning to attend the meeting, urging them to bring their sticks and participate in the tournament.

Al is very enthusiastic about theit beautiful course at Spokane, saying:

"This course is probably the only one in the entire west that can boast at this season of the year of a beautiful green turf on all fairways from the number one tee to the eighteenth putting green."

COL. GREELEY, CHIEF OF U. S. FOREST SERVICE, TO SPEAK AT HOO HOO ANNUAL

Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief of the United States Forest Service, has accepted an invitation to address the Thirtyfourth Annual of Hoo Hoo, at Spokane, Wash. He will be on the program September 15th, the second day of the three-days meeting.

Snark-of the Universe Jim Allen extended the invitation to Col. Greeley on behalf of the Order.

ATTENTION, GOLFERS!

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of furr. Communicate with F. .M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

SUSANVILLE HOO HOO HOLD BIG BLACK CAT PICNIC

The Susanville Hoo Hoo Club had one grtnd and glorious day of sport and fun, at their big picnic and outing held at F. G. S. Co. Beach, Eagle Lake, on Sunday, August 23. The affair offered plenty of sports and diversion. There was swimming for those who desired to take a dip and the following contests were open to all Cats desiring to show their athletic skill: Fat Man's Race, Egg Race, Race for Pleasing Plump Girls, Potato Race, Watermelon Eating Contest, Barn Yard Golf, Three Legged Race, and other special attractions. The Club furnished the coftee and ice cream for the Picnickers.

The Susanville Hoo Hoo Club is one of the most active clubs in the state. George R. Gunning, prominent White and Sugar Pine lumberman, is president of the Susanville Club.

Low Rates To Annual

R. S. Brown, Spokane, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, on the coming 34th Annual Concatenation of lloo Hoo, has advised the Club Presidents throughout the country that all the interested railroads have authorized. a certificate plan fare of one and one-half fare from all points in California, to Spokane.

"The tariff requires that individuals taking advantage of certificate plan fares must return via the going route, and as there are now in effect summer tourist fares from all points in California to Spokane, 'which are on the average about $5.00 higher than the total certificate plan fare would be, but which permits optional routing returning, undoubtedly many of the members would prefer to take advantage of the latter fare."

HENRY L. TODD ADDRESSES EAST BAY HOO HOO CLUB

At the monthly meeting of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39, held at the Oakland Hotel on August 21, the speaker of the day was Henry L. Todd. Mr. Todd, formerly a banker but who during the past several years has carried on research work in history,' had for his subject, "The Constitution of the United States." His address was very interesting and instructive and rvas thoroughly enjoyed by the large attendance at the luncheon.

Jack Dionne, publisher of the California Lumber Merchant, was among' those present and was called on to tell a few of his favorite stories.

President Hugh Hogan presided over the business session of the meeting. lle announced the following Nominating Committee to bring in the names of the candidates for officers to be voted on for the new Hoo Hoo year: J. E. Neighbor, Chairman; Harry Call, Clyde Spears, James McNabe, and C. F. Ricker. The next meeting will be held on September 18.

Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Resume Weekly Luncheons

President Hart called the August 20th meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club to order, the first meeting since last June when a summer recess was declared, with about fifty of the faithful in their seats, all seemingly glad to be back.

No entertainment program was offered as this was the day for receiving nominations for officers for the Club for the coming year, as r'vell as for the District's selection for Snark andJor State Counsellor. '

Details of this election u'ill be found elsewhere in this issue. A collection rvas taken, in lieu of the usual fines, and the money turned over to Past Snark Curtis Williams, to be sent to the Los Angeles fund being raised for Santa Barbara relief. The donation totalled twenty dollars.

There was considerable discussion on the coming Golf Tournament, the fourth and last for the year, under the direction of the capable Golf Chairman, Frank M. Connelly, of the Woodhead Lumber Company, Los Angeles. Frank is arranging a monster affair, planning to have golfers from all over the state competing in the various events, and he guarantees that this will be the biggest and best ever held. The date is September 18th, at the Wilshire Country Club, 18 holes and dinner in the evening.

The Los Angeles Club will hold its election at the meeting on the 27th.

PROF. E. G. LINSLEY HOO HOO CLUB NO. 9 SPEAKER

Prof. E. G. Linsley, of Mills College, and Director of Chabot Observatory, Oakland, was the speaker of the day at the regular luncheon of Hoo Hoo Club No. 9 on Thursday, August 13, at the Palace Hotel. His subject was "Evolution." Prof. Linsley gave an excellent talk on the subject dealing with Evolution from the scientists' standpoint. In referring to the recent Scope's trial at Dayton, Tennessee, which was the cause of much publicity for several weeks, he stated that this case was a matter of violating a state law and not the determination of a scientific question.

President Rod Hendrickson presided over the business session. Reports were heard from R. A. Hiscox, Chairman of the On-to-Spokane Committee; and Garnet Fraser, Chairman of the Transportation Committee for the Hoo Ffoo Annual. Fred Roth- also made a report on the progress of the Hoo Hoo Picnic. Forrest Wilson was the winner of the Attendance Prize, a beautiful bill folder.' There was an excellent musical entertainment that consisted of violiri solos by Miss Seavy, with Miss Mc{-aughlin acting as her accompanlst.

George Roberts will act as Chairman of the Day at the, meeting on August 27.

Fresno to Hold Concatenation

Vicegerent Snark Martin D. Johnson, of Fresno District, has just announced the date of their next Concatenation as September 14th.

Martin states that it had been their intention of holding the meeting during the summer months, but, finding it impractical, had decided upon a date just after the Annual at Spokane, giving all of their members a chance to attend that important event, then attending the big party, at Fresno.

This hustling Snark also proudly proclaims few days the San Joaquin Valley will be IOO%; that this Concat will witness the enrollment of eligibles in their district.

that in a Hoo Hoo, all of the

SEATTLE HOO HOO CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

Sam P. Johns, Jr., sales manager of the-Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company, was elected president of the Seattle Hoo Hoo Club for the ensuing year, at the annual election of officers held at the club's luncheon meeting August 13.

Roland C. Williams, was elected first vice-president, Roy A. Dailey second vice-president, and Phil G. Hilditch, secretary-treasurer. Lou R. Fifer was elected Vicegerent Snark of Seattle district, and Alvin Schwager, retiring president, C. C. B,ronson and Sherman L. Johnson rvere appointed to the board of directors.

Officers rvill be installed at the annual banquet to be held September 10 at the Seattle Yacht Club.

SPOKANE HOO HOO CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

At a meeting held August 7th, Edward J. Rowles of the McGoldrick Lumber Company was elected president of the Spokane Hoo Hoo Club, to succeed James Brown of the Long Lake Lumber Company.

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Other officers elected were: Knute Engdahl, vice-president; Robert Meigs, treasurer, and Roy R. Myers iecretary. David Spoor, Bert Bartelson, James Brown. Oscar Noth and Ennis Massie are the members of the executive committee. William Ramshaw was unanimously nominated as Vicegerent.

Mr. California Lumber Manufacturer Here Are Some Worth While Thoughts

By Jack

I hear a world of discussion in the manufacturing and wholesale offices that I visit in California, about "lumber conditions."

And you hear much discussion about the changes that have taken place in the past few years that have materially affected the lumber business.

But there is on,e particular phase of the lumber situation that has undergone dynamic changes-changes that practically revolutionize the selling of the product in the general markets-which is never given the consideration that it is entitled to, in discussing lumber changes.

That phase is divided into two parts-the drying of lumber, and the rail shipping of lumber; and together they change entirely the facts of lumber stocks, lumber delivery, and therefore, lumber PURCHASES.

Grab this thought !

Ten years ago the average carload of California Pine shipped from a California mill to the city of Chicago, required an average of two months to three months for delivery.

Today it takes only from three to four weeks to get that car to market. Ever consider what a difference in lumber selling and lumber buying that makes?

Ten years ago there were only four or five mills in California equipped with dry kilns. They took sixty days from the time the lumber left the saw-pine we are speaking of at this time-to get that stock ready for shipping

Today most of the mills have dry kiln5, and they are continually increasing their dry kiln capacity, every year seeing a much larger percentage of California pine being kiln dried before shipping.

So today it takes five days to do what ten years ago required two months.

Add these two departments. It used to take two months to dry the lumber, and at least two months to get it delivered in Chicago, a total of at the minimum, four months from the saw to the buyer.

Today it takes usually under four weeks to furnish this same service.

And it has made changes in the way lumber has been bought and sold that have probably created a greater impression on the lumber industry than any other single change that has taken place between old and new lumberirg.

In the old days when the buyer knew that he required at least four months to get a car of California pine from the saw, he had to order very differently from what he does today. He had to anticipate his needs that far in advance all the time, or be in danger of running out of stcok. And because at such a distance he could never be exactly sure whether it would be four or five months that would be required to get an order dried and delivered, he had to keep

Dionnp

purchased most of the time really MORE lumber than he needed to have on his books, but he did it to protect himself and his trade.

And the railroad carried a very large portion of the bur: den of marketing lumber. The railroad cars were really the lumber warehouses of the nation, when they required four times as long as at present to deliver from shipper to buyer.

And, of course, the mill yard was a huge lumber warehouse, because it took so long to dry the stock, that they had to furnish huge yard space for the purpose.

The burden has been marvelously lightened upon all three, the mill, the railroad, and the buyer, by the fast drying and quickeqed delivery of lumber.

The mill is saved that extra yard space, and the additional burden and expense that comes with having lumber on their hands two months, while now they hold it but a few days.

The railroad can carry four carloads of freight in the same car and the same time that they used to carry one.

And the buyer, knowing he can turn in an order and get

M.dera Sor.rlPin.

A True White Pine Water CureLAir Dried

Nothing could be better for pattern gtock and planing mill lumbcr for all purpoac!, than our wide, thick, eoft textured lumber. It comeg from California Sugar Pine treca, which arc farnoua for their exceptional aize and quality.

MADERA SUGAR PII{E C().

Menulecturers

CALIFORNI.A SUGAR AND WHITE PINE

Bor Shook and Cut.up Matcrirlr

Capacity 300,(nO Fcct Drily

Madera, Calif.

it aU the way from the saw to the buyer in a very short time, comparatively, buys much more closely than he formerly had to, figures his needs much more certainly than he ever could before, and he also operates his business with much lower stocks on the average than he used to do.

All parties to the three-cornered situation are greatly benefited by the changes.

In addition, the purchaser buys fewer transit cars than he formerly did, because the rapid delivery he gets makes it unnecessary for him to buy them. He can generally order what he wants, and get it in plenty of time, except in emergencies..

Don't forget these things, in conBidering what lumber is, and what it used to be. They have played a most vital part in lumber merchandising.

In one way, this has had a detrimental effect on lumber prices. The manufacturer has gotten into the habit of shipping his stock right from the Kiln as much as possible, an.d thus saving money on stacking and handling. The only objection to that is that he has a lot of lumber seeking an immediate market every day, and he may push sales harder to move it than he otherwise would.

Take the case of Cypress-the world's most prosperous commercial wood. It takes from one to three years to thoroughly dry commercial Cypress, depending on the thickness of the stock. It was from one to three years after a log was cut, before that lumber was for sale. And this fact made the Cypress manufacturers conservative. Lumber that takes years to dry, does not deteriorate quickly. It doesn't hurt it to stand a few months more or less.

So, when men came along who had processes for quick

-necd lrrrnber quick?

a carload or a rtickt

UA]I ARSDALE-HARRIS

TUMBER G(IIIPTIIY

Sth and Brannen Stl., San Francirco

WHOLESALERS with complctc rtockr on haad in ell 3radcr, both ordinary and uauruel rizcr:

PORT ORFORD WHITE CEDAR

SUGAR PINE

WHITE PINE

DOUGLAS FTR

REDWOOD PATTERN STOCK

REDWOOD (worked)

SPRUCE

STRATGHT OR MIXED CARS-DRY STOCK

drying Cypress, the Cypress men waved them gracefully away, and kept right on with their air drying. The men wanted to prove that kiln dried Cypress lost none of the good quality of the wood. Naught cared the Cypress men for that. They didn't want their precious lumber dumped on the .market every week or two. Not on your life ! And today Cypress is dried and marketed just like it used to betr and it brings a price accordingly. They can go slow with their selling, when they go slow with their drying.

But that quick drying and rapid transportation have improved conditions in the nine markets, there can be ng doubt. It has made the business much more business-like, more of a known quantity, has improved the industry's opportunity to serve the public, and made it more useful and practical.

The old story-'t1y5at's time to a hog?" doesn't apply to lumber.

JOHN YANCY ON VACATTON

John Yancy, Yancy Lumber Co., has cast business worries and cares aside for a few lveeks and is now enjoying a three weeks' vacation at Pacific Grove in tl,e Monterey District. Mr. Yancy is the <irvner and manager of the Yancy Lumber Co.

THE KEY TO

West CGst Lumbcr Abbcy'r Register, coverln3 nine llr'ertem Statcr and British Columbia. Price $350, and Abbey'a Lumbcr Buycrr Cbarte, indicating In detail ltck procur- eble lron indivioual mille.

An Inexpensive year around service.

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Portland Orcgon

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Building Permits

Building permits as reported to the California Development Association by the several clearing house cities for the month of July, 1925, as compared with corresponding month last year.

Leo Germain Celebrating Arrival of Daughter

A nine and one-half pound baby girl was born at the home of Leo J. Germain, head of the Germain Lumber Company, Los Angeles, on the afternoon of August 25t\. The mother and babe are doing well, and Leo is just about the proudest individual in Southern California, this being their first child.

The Hoo Hoo boys, at their meeting on the 27th, smoked good cigars. donated by Leo, and wished him "many happy returns of the day."

GERLINGER LUMBER CARRIER SHIPPED TO PHILADELPHIA

A Gerlinger lumber carrier, manufactured by Dallas Locomotive & Machine 'Works, Dallas, Oregon, was recently shipped to a Philadelphia lumber company. This is believed to be the first motor driven vehicle to be manufactured on the Pacific Coast and shipped to the Atlantic.

NEW PARTNERSHIP IN PORTLAND

H. W. Aldrich, formerly sales manager of Brighton Mills Company, Portland, and H. B. Cooper, also connected with this firm, have formed a partnership under the name of The Aldrich-Cooper Company with offices'at 723-725 Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland. They will act as sales agents for Brighton Mills Company and also as Northern representatives of Wendling Nathan Co.

The sawmill of the Brighton Mills Co. is located at Brighton, Ore., and has a capacity of 200M feet per day.

FORREST HAWORTH BACK TO WORK AGAIN

Forrest l{aworth, sales manager of Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co., Portland, is back at his desk after an absence of 30 days, the first two weeks of which was spent in bed, and the balance of the time in a trip to the woods to recuperate. He is now feeling fine.

PORTLAND LONGFELLOWS' CLUB ORGANIZED

Assisted by members of the Marshfield Longfellows' Club, and headed by the president of that organization, Ben Ostlind, a Longfellows' Club was recently formed in Portland.

The Marshfield club was the pioneer tall men's club, and had its start May 8 last, founding an association which shows signs of becoming national, and perhaps international in scope.

Some of the reforms demanded by these men of six feet and over are, longer hotel beds, longer bathtubs, higher public mirrors, longer Pullman berths, longer hospital cots, more space between theater seats, changes in army and navy equipment and other necessary changes which are equally important.

Mr. Ostlind is a well known lumberman, being president of the Coos Veneer & Box Co., Marshfield, Ore.

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Customers WiU TeII You"

Mill News

Klamath Falls

In some sections of Klamath County, logging has been too long delayed. In a recent shipment from the Pelican Bay Company one out of every ten logs was found to be seriously affected by dry-rot, extending in many instances twenty feet from the butt upward. This over-ripe timber is logged at a decided loss and affords a striking confirmation of the assertion, repeatedly made by the American Forestry Association, that: "Forestry means the propagation and care of forests for the production of timber as a crop." Ripe stands of timber cannot be "left untouched for future generations," a fact that even the uninformed and unthinking may come to understand in time."

Practically all timber having been logged off near the present site of the Topsy Lumber Company of Davis, efforts are being made to acquire a new one six miles east. Plans are now under way which will result in the erection of a new mill with greafly increased capacity, and drillers are now endeavoring to secure a supply of water adequate to all needs. The Topsy Lumber Company has approximately 5,000,000 feet of lumber in its yards at the present time. Very little has been shipped during the present season.

California

Woodland, Yolo County, is Within a radius of one block construction, and building is tions of the little city.

COOS BAY TUMBER CO.

of Celifonia

Manufacturcn of Dougler Fir rnd Port Orford Ccdar.

Sawmilb, Manh6cl4 Oregon

Dbtributing Plant Bay Poinr

Annurt Pr,oduction 2(X),0(X),0(X! Fect

enjoying a building boom. six houses are in process of reported brisk in other sec-

Nevada County. The Hobart averaging 190,000 feet of lumber report a satisfactory season. The stands of pine timber, and so far very little from forest fires.

Redding, Shasta Co.

Est4te Company mill is per day, and the owners company owns some fine this season have suffered

On August 22, the Red River Lumber Company shipped two large truck loads of oak, approximately 5,000 board feet, from the vicinity of Montgomery Creek to the veneering plant at Westwood, where extensive experiments will be made to determine the utility of this wood for veneering purposes. Both white and black oak abound on the company's land near Montgomery creek. This timber has been held to be of small value; but if it can be worked up and utilized to good advantage in veneering work, it will become one of the company's distinct assets.

EMIL SWANSON ON VACATION

Emil Swanson, proprietor of the Eagle Rock Lumber Company, is-enjoying_a.three weeks' fishing and hunting trip, taking in Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake and othei interesting points.

He left home on August ITth and will return about Sep- tember 7th.

_._Ife wrote to_the-publication ofifices of this journal, saying: "Please send the September First issue to mL at Fallen'Leif Camp, Lake Tahoe, California. I Do Not Want To Miss A Single Issue."

We like that.

ECLIPSE MILL COMPANY, EVERETT, BUILDING FOUR NEW DRY KILNS

Four new charge type natural draft kilns 11x104 ft. are being installed -by !'clipse Mill Company, Everett. Washington, Harry lM. Stuchelf President. Tne equipment is being fgrnished by Moore Dry Kiln Company, Noith portland. They are also installing Moore's Asbeitos protected Metal Fire-Proof Dry Kiln Doors. The new kilns are expected to be ready for operation the 20th of August.

GENERAL OFFICES :'il! H*H}""'

Loa AngCet Oftcc, r c,ortrrl Blds.

Why Sell Redwood?

1| NE of our good dealer friends in a recent letter jokingly v remarked that from his standpoint one of Redwood'r big disadvantages is its permanence-its great durability meker replacements unnecessary. Nothing short of a cyclone will destroy Redwood. Fungus does not rot it and worms and insects leavc it alone. It is a slow burner. Thoroughly painted, it looks well a long time. Even unpainted, it still resists decay. A Redwood house needs little repairing. But thi3 dealer keeps right on ordering Redwood. He finds that telling these sad facts about Redwood to his customers does not drive them away.

Sometimes he even ventures to remark that accordirg to thc U. S. Government Report entitled 'Physicol, Mcchaticol ottd Chemical Properties of Redwoot' there isn't any othcr wood, either soft or hard, that averages as high on durabill:tg, hch of shrinhage, strength as a beam .or post, ease of glucing, utorkability and ability to "stay put."

Big Building Volume In July

Iulv building permits in 205 representative cities reached a iotit of $S+O]3b0,103, according to the reports of the-?05 building departments to F. W. Dodge Corporat-ion. thi: total das viry nearly equal to that of June and was a 43 Der cent increase over Tulv of last year. One hundred and iwenty-four cities showed-gains over the -previous July and eighty-one cities s'howed losses from the .previous July' D"uring the past seven months there has been a general sain ii total-building volume of l2 per cent over the coriesponding period o( tgZ+. At the end of -June- th.e gain over last !.it *as only 8 per cent..- ,F.ven New York City, which counts so heaviiy in the building total, gained very considerably in July; now being only -6- per cent .behind last year, -hereit a month ago it was 15 per cent behind'

Among the 20 cities whose figures a-re separately tabulated oil this page, 15 are now ahead of last ye-ar on total construction volume to date; that is, all,-except New- York' Atlanta, New Orleans, Baltimore and Milwaukee' Buffalo caught up during July, having been slightly behind at the end of lune. The largest percentage galns have been ln Kansas tity, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and .Chicaso. Total permits in these twenty cities show a galn o-t 8 ier cent ovir last year. Their July record was about 63 per cent over that of last July and 7 per cent over that of Tune.

A-ong the cities outside of the-special list of 20, there were 20 irore whose July records showed decided advances over the previous J,tiy. 'In each of the t9lt9y^i1q^20 cities, i"ri tr,ondh'. p.t-it. iotalled more than $1,000,000 and the gain over the corresponding month .of last year was- nlore in"" ZO per cent: dakland, San Diego, Lakeland (Fla')'

Miami, Tampa, Evanston, Peoria, Louisville, Omaha, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Albany, Yonkers, Canton, Columbus (phio), Dayton, Toledo, llouston and San Antonio.

VALUATION OF PERMITS IN

Whltc Pina

Unlvcnity Braud Sbln3lcl

Strgiar Pine

2057 E" 15th st.

LUMBER PLANT FIRE

Citizens' Lumber Company at Selma, Aug. 13, suffered a $75,000 loss. Spontaneous combustion and defecting wiring are advanced as possible causes.

Pecific Coart Lumber Productr

l2l4 Inrurauce Exchangc Bldg, Lor Angeler, Cal.

Rcprcrcntin3

MORRILL & STURGEON LBR. CO.

Graye Harbor Ycllry Flr Pancls

Vcrtical Graln Yellow Flr Doorc Garagc Dore

Rcprcrortln3

GERLINGER LUMBER CO.

AMERICAN BRAND

Sandcd Flnlrh

Larch, Hculoch or Ccdu Novclty SldhS

Mlxed Carr Yard Stock Rall Shlpncnt

METROPOLTTAN REDWOOD LUMBER CO., San Frgncirco, Cal'

TUcker 8641

Wbcn You Necd Lunrbcr' Cdl Ttb Numbcr Log Angclcr

ATTENTION, GOLFERS!

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

More Than 400 Attend Whitney Picnic

The 3rd annual picnic of The Whitney Company, Garibaldi, Oregon, was held August 16 at the Hannenkrat ranch, and was a most enjoyable affair for all of the 400 odd people who attended.

All the athletic events were keenly contested, the log rolling being perhaps the most spectacular of these. This was won by Wm. Doyle, logging superintendent of The Whitney Company. The married men won the baseball game, beating the single men 7 to 2.

Mr. Russell Hawkins, president of the company, was unable to be present, but in his message, read by Harry E. Morgan, general manager, thanked the workers for their loyalty, and impressed on all present the importance of play in their lives. Mr. Morgan also spoke, referring to the success of the company's business, which he attributed to the fine co-operation of all the men. who had it in their power to makeihe mill "a good place to work."

F. N. Siegmund, sales manager, handled the athletic events. and found time to rvin the fat men's race himself.

MEDIUM PRICED HOMES NOW GREATEST NEED

The housing shortage has been reduced principally to a need for small homes, according to Grace J. Landon, statistician of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Small homes, she finds, cost an average of $4000 each. Although such homes cost more than they did several years ago, she states, they afiord more comfort. Also she directs attention to the fact that people, taken as a whole, now can afford more,

The percapita wealth in the continental United States was $2918 in L922 as against $1950 10 years earlier. In 1880 it was but $900.

GEO. R. GUNNING ELECTED PRESIDENT HOO HOO CLUB NO.37

At a recent meeting of the Susanville Hoo Hoo Club No. 37, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Geo. R. Gunning; Vice-President, R. E. Barrington; and Secretary-Treasurer, Roy H. Shotwell.

"Log Cabin" Is Latest Redwood Specialty Product

The Redwood Sales Company, of San Francisco, has a new product on the market, which they call "Log Cabin." It is Redwood sawn to either 3 by 6, or 4 by 6, and the edges on one side rounded off, so that it looks from that side like a small Redwood log with the bark off. This stuff is used as a siding for cabins, rustic cottages, etc., giving the appearance of a log house. The siding is tongue and grooved, and thus make a very solid and substantial wall, requiring no sheeting, and no inside wall unle,qs one is desired.

Prompt Delivery

Added equipment now enables us to guarantee full shipments of Perfection Brand Oak Flooring upon receipt of order.

The demand for Perfection has increased so rapidly that for the past season we have been scarcely able to keep up with this demand.

This growing popularity of Perfection can only be due to the perfect matching, uniform grading, and our national advertising in the leading home magazines.

We have some attractive folders and a new beautifully illustrated book which we will supply for distribution among prospective home builders. Ask for samples and full information.

GOOS UETEER & Box G0.

Lumber Yard Cross-words

This popular indoor sport started in the first lumber yard and most all of the succeeding yards have kept it up ever since; only they don't cdl it "cross word puzzles," they call it "selling building material""

Perhaps the reason why more people play more of these puzzles in the newspapers than they do in the lumber yard is because the definitions furn'ished by the newspapers :rre so much more intelligent.

The trouble with most of the definitions supplied by the lumber yard conveys too little meaning to the layman, as a rule.

As an example, let's take a glance at a few definitions, using A to designate what the lumber yard calls a thing, and B what the newspaper cross-word would call the same thing-so that the public would understand it.

A-u2x4 t6".

B-Nice, long lumber, suitable for hundreds of purposes in construction. Often used where 8-foot would do just as well at smaller cost if the carpenter would specify the shorter lengths.

fi-"tyll-1Q".

B-Nice wide boards. Good width for making shelves, fower boxes, seats, etc., and for dozens of purposes around the house. A fine thing to have at home on a dull after-, noon, you can do so many n€cessary things with it.

And so on throughout the lumber yard stock The item as it is known in the yard may mean very little to a lot of people to whom it would be very interesting and useful, both if they had it cross-worded to show what it was good for to THEM.

To so cross-word your stock that each item means more to the potential consumer than it does in your own lumber terms, is a big idea in merchandising.

In other words, translate your lumber terms into the language of buildings and building things which are desired by men and women.

Cross-words of this kind do not "pazzle". They explain.

E. H. NORTON RETURNS FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TRIP

E. H. Norton, of the Norton-Phelps Lumber Co., with yards at Los Gatos, Twin Lakes, and Aptos, has returned from a three months' trip to Prince Edward Island. He made the trip east through the Panama Canal, where he made stops in several of the South American countries. He returned west via the Canadian Pacific Railroad, making stops at Winnipeg and Vancouver, B. C.

NIEL CARMICHAEL PASSES ON

Niel Carmichael, prominent and well known Peninsula lumberman, and Vice President and Secretary of Hubbard & Carmichael Bros. of San Jose, died a few days ago at his home in San Jose. Mr. Carmichael was associated with the lumber business all his life and was connected with the firm of Hubbard & Carmichael Bros. for thirty-seven years. He had a host of friends among the lumber fraternity of the state.

Twohy Lumber Co.

22 | Kerckholf Bldg.

Loe Angeles, BDwy. 0843

CARGO-Fir, Redwood, Sugrr Pine-RAIL

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There Are Now Eighty Five Redwood Sign Boards on Califoinia Roads

Through the efforts and with the support of the California Redwood Manufacturers Association and their merchandising campaign in this state, there are now 85 at' ,tractive Redwood Sign Boards scattered about the roads of California, all the way from Mount Shasta to San, Diego.

The signs are as attractive to the eye as any that can be found in California today, and the plan of cooperation with the dealer which the Association created seems to be a very satisfactory one. The dealer furnishes the board, and the Redwood Association paints it and keeps it painted.

"Ask your dealer for Redwood home plans," is the latest slogan to go on the sign boards.

ATTENTION, GOLFERS!

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

WEYERHAEUSER WILL BUILD THREE MILLS AT LONGVIEW

Longview, Wash., Aug. 2O.-Three mills, one each for fir, hemlock and cedar. will be built here, construction on the first one to be started in December, by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., R. A. Long, chairman, board of directors the Long-Bell Lumber Co., announced last night, on information rtceived from George S. Long, manager the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., Tacoma. One mill at a time rvill be built, the first unit to be completed, it is expected, some time next spring.

Weyerhaeuser employes, it is estimated, will need not fewer than 500 new houses. Preparations have been made to build 350 new homes for added Long-Bell employes, so the total number of new homes necessary to house these two groups alone, before mid-summei 1926, is placed at 850.

TED LERCH ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP

Ted Lerch, sales manager of the Albion Lumber Co., San Francisco, was a recent visitor in Southern California on company business. He visited Los Angeles and San Diego, *heie he looked over market conditions. He was in the South about ten days.

MISS LEONA PERKINS AND MISS LOUISE HINCH TOURING NORTHWEST

Miss Leona Perkins and Miss I.ouise Hinch, associated with San Francisco office of Chas. R. McCormick & Co., are on a two weeks' vacation trip touring the Northwest. They plan to spend some time at St. Helens, C)regon, where they will be the guests of Miss Perkins' sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin McCormick. Mr. McCormick is the general manager of the McCormick mill operations at St. Helens. They will return to San Francisco around the first of September.

W. R. GHAIUIBERLI]I & GO. GARGO

Dirtributing Agentr for ClsrL.Nicltcrron Lumbcr Coo Evcrctt,llVuh.

Dcmprcy Lumbor Co, Tecone, Warh.

Dofiancc Lumbcr Co, Tecoml, Warh.

Fcrry Balcr Lumbcr Coo Evcrctt, Werh.

Littlc Rivcr Rcdwood Coo Hunboldt Bey. PORTLAND

909 Porter Bldg.

and RAlt

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W. R. Chernbcrlia, Jr. Der F. Henlon

Phyllir Stelwood Berbrn C

SAN FRAtr\CFCO

l2OO Balfour Bldg.

E. K. lVood Lumber Co.

N. 'JY. Bank BIdg. Portland, Ore.

We Specialize in Grays Harbor OLD GROWTI{ YELLOW FIR Finish and Verticat Grain Flooring. If you like extra good quality Red Cedar Shingles we can furrnirh ttrem.

Mrry Henlon Bcrtio Henlon

LOS ANGELES f030 Bartlett BIdg.

Growers

Manufacturers of California White and Su$r Pine Lumber Millr at Suanville and Hilt' Cal.

I50,OOO,OOO Fe€t Annual Cepacity

B. W. ADAMS, Mer. Salee Dept.

Fir* National Bank Bldg. - San Francirco

WILLIAM L. AISTHORPE A SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR

William L. Aisthorpe, manager of the Griswold Lumber Co., was a recent San F'rancisco visitor. 1\[r. Aisthorpe was visiting with his daughter, who was recently operated on in Berklley. He states that she is norv convalesc,ing nicely. Mr. Aisthorpe reports that his concern have had a nice business all year, and the present indications are that the fall demand rvill be good. He says that the ranch and fruit men in his district have good crops and that the market prices for agricultural products is good.

I. E. BRINK SPENDS FEW DAYS IN BAY DISTRICT

I. E. Brink, Diamond Match Co., Chico, was a recent visitor in the Bay District where he spent a few days looking over lumber conditions. He was also visiting with friinds and calling on some of his many lumbermen friends.

BAY DISTRICT HARDWOOD DEALERS ATTEND VANCOUVER CONVENTION

Among the Bay District Hardwood dealers who attended the semi-annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers Association, were Harrv White, White Brothers; Homer Maris, H. B. Maris Panel Co.; J.E.Higgins, Jr., J. E. Higgins Lumber Co.; George Brown, Strable _Har{- ivood Co-. t S. L. Forsyth, Forsyth & Co.; and Gus Dieckmann, Dieckmann Hardwood Co. The meeting lvas held at Vancouver, B. C., on August 11, 12 and 13.

CHARLIE HAMMOND RETURNS FROM NORTHTv\/EST

Charlie Hammond,.prominent San Francisco wholesaler, has returned from a short business trip to Seattle, Tacoma, and the Hoods Canal District. He reports that the mills have good order files and that conditions have shown considerable improvements all along the line.

ALLAN HEMPHILL NOW WITH WINCHESTER BAY LUMBER CO.

Allan Hemphill, formerly with the Oregon-American Lumber Co., at Vernonia, Oregon, is now with the Winchester Bay Lumber Co., where he is acting as Sales Manager in their Portland office.

CHAS. R. McCORMICK ON NORTHWEST BUSINESS TRIP

Chas. R. McCormick, President of Chas R. McCormick & Co., San Francisco, has returned from a two weeks' bnsiness trip to the Northwest. While in the north, he visited Seattle and Vancouver, B. C., also the company's office at Portland. Mrs. Chas. R. McCormick, and their children Florence and Charles, Jr., accompaniecl Nfr. McCormick on the trip.

CHANGE IN TRADE NAME

The National Lumber Co. of Alameda have made an announcement advising the trade that the company has changed its name to the Federal Lumber Co. The Federal Lumber Co. are located at 2313 Blanding Ave., Alameda. The announcement was made by H. L. Massey, manager for the company.

P. C. McNEVIN ON EASTERN TRIP

P. C. McNevin, Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, has left for the east, where he will spend the next two months on company business. He plans to visit Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, and their offices at Chicago and New York City. He will return west by way of Nerv C)rleans and Houston.

STERLING LUMBER CO. TAKE OVER NE\v YARD

The Sterling Lumber Co., with headquarters in San Francisco, have announced the purchase of the Independent Lumber Co. at Salinas. This yard will be run in conjunction with their several other yards in Northern California. F. G. Duttle is the President of the Sterling Lumber Co.

UNITED LUMBER YARDS TAKE OVER FULLER LUMBER CO.

Harrv Fuller. Fuller Lumber Co.. Lodi. announces that the United Lumber Yards. Inc.. have taken over the Fuller Lumber Yard and Planing Mill at Lodi. Alfred Westfall, who was associated with Mr. Fuller, will act as managir of the yard. Harry Fuller, the retiring manager, is one of the best known lumbermen in California. The Fuller interests have been associated with the Fuller Lumber Co. for the past sixteen years. As yet, Mr. Fuller has made no definite plans for the future.

CONGRATULATIONS. EDDIE !

Eddie Peggs, W. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco, is very jubilant these days since he became the proud daddy of a fine baby daughter. He reports that Mrs. Peggs and the new arrival are doing fine. Eddie said he was sorry that he could not enter his young daughter in the Beauty Contest at the Hoo Hoo Picnic as he was very certain she would have easily won the contest, but as she was.only two days old at the time, he thought he would wait awhile before entering her in any contests.

Hundrcds of clcver new illuetrationa for houscorgans, dircct-by-mail and all othcr advcrtiring purporcr. Cutr in all rizca for all claascr of busincas.

S. A BISHOP NOW LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO

S. A. Bishop, formerly at the Union Lumber Co. mill at Fort Bragg, is now conected with the sales department of the company's San Francisco omce. He is taking Fred Burgers' desk, as Fred has had a longing to get back on his old territory again in the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley.

RAY PIEL MAKES HAPPY ANNOUNCEMENT

Ray Piel, sales manager of the Progress Lumber Co., Redwood City, is wearing a big smile these days while announcing to his lumbermen friends that a new lumberman has arrived at his house. Ray is the happy daddy of a big bouncing baby boy, who he hopes will some day be acting as his assistant in the lumber office.

B"y District Hoo Hoo Concatenation

THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 3, 1925

MARQUARD'S REDWOOD LODGE ROOM

Geary and Macon Streeb, San Francisco

DINNER AT 6:30 P. M. SHARP; $3.0o PER PLATE.

This is the last concatenation of the Hoo Hoo Year. Let's make it the biggest with a large turnout. THE LAST CONCAT WAS GOOD-THIS ONE WILL BE BETTER. The Committee has arranged for a Fine Entertainment.

DON'T FORGET THE DATE-BE THERE SURE

EVERYBODY BRING A KITTEN

WE WANT THE BIGGEST CLASS OF THE YEAR. The Hoo Hoo membership is about to close, so let us sign up every Kitten available. SPECIAL PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO MEMBERS BRINGING IN THE MOST NUMBER OF KITTENS. Application and Reinstatement Blanlcs can be had from the Scrivenoter. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY.

J.

WADDELL

WALTER KELLY, Vicegerent Snark

J. F. MARTIN, Scrivenoter

LUMBER

CO. CHANGED TO LOOP LUMBER & MILL CO.

Announcement has been made that the Waddell Lumber Co. of Alameda, will hereafter be known as the Loop Lumber & Mill Co. The Waddell Lumber Co. was recently purchased by the Loop Lumber Co., one of the old established and well known lumber concerns of San Francisco. Merrill Robinson is the manager of the Loop Lumber & Mill Co., with Clement Fraser acting as assistant manager.

MEL DOANE THE RECIPIENT OF MANY CONGRATULATIONS

Mel Doane, well known and popular manager of the Southern Lumber Co. of San Jose, is the recipient of many congratulations over the arrival of a fine baby girl at his home. Mel is sure a proud daddy and has kept the telephone busy telling all his lumbermen friends about the new arrival. He reports that Mrs. Doane and their young daughter are doing nicely. Humboldt's

PLAN PSRMANENT ORGANIZATION

Honorable Frank O. Lowden, Chairman of the American Forest Week Committee, has just given the signal which will start the machinery for the observance of American Forest Week next year.

The subcommittee, appointed by Chairman Lowden last spring to formulate a- plan for permanent organization, ticenlly completed its report to the chairman who ha-s gi]en "pprolal in principle to the suggestions submitted. The sub-committee consisted of Wifliam B' Greeley, Forester of the United States, Chairman; Wilson Compton, Secretary and Manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association; nI S. Kellogg, Chairman of the National Forestry Program Committee; Oyid- M. Butler, representing the'Am"ii."tt Forestry Association, and James H' Allei, representing the Concitenated-Order of Hoo Hoo'

C. W. BUCKNER VISITING CALIFORNIA

C. W. Buckner, manager of the door and panel depart-ment of Morrill & Sturgeon Lumber Company, ?ortland, Oregon, expects to visii Los Angeles and San Francisco first"week in September. Mr. Buikner will make the trip by automobile.

AL HUBBARD SOIOURNING AT LAKE TAHOE

Al Hubbard, prominient San Jose lumberman and associated with Hubiard & Carmichael Bros. of San Jose, has hiked away to the mountains for a two weeks' vacation and is now at Lake Tahoe, the popular High Sierra resort. His family accompanied him on the trip.

ARTHUR HAYWARD AT TASSAJARA

Arthur Hayward, Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co-, Santa Cruz, is speriding his vacation at Tassajara.Tot Springs, the popular sumirer resort near Monterey. After a couple of weeis in the wide open spaces, Arthur will be back on the job again around the first of the month.

"There are no BetterVeneerstt

Age does not always bring perfection. Experience without progress does not mean a better product. For 36 years Louisville has been manufacturing veneers and plywood on this spot, but the mills have changed, and the equipment, and the methods, to keep pace with tomorrow's needs. Only the goal has remained the same.

No matter what you manufacture, doors, special millwork, or furniture, there is a Louisville Veneer to suit your purpose.

'We manufacture veneera and plywood in all domestic hardwoods and Mahogany. Modern equip' ment and methods assure you a uniform product that has become a standard. Proof of this fact is in a trial order. Try us.

Right in Los Angeles there is a large stock of veneera and plywood in stock sizes for your convenience.

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Mechanics Lien Law

NOTE:-This summary of 1925 amendments to Mechanic's Lien Law and related statutes was prepared by Glen Behymer, Attorney for the Building Material Dealers Credit Association of Los Angeles, an authority on the Lien Law.

The changes noted become effective July 23, 1925, and credit managers should take careful note of same.

New Section 1184-D of Code of Civil Procedure providing for bond to cover disputed claims on Public JobJ in ordei to release funds due contractor and permil payment of undisputed claims.

Section ll84-D of the Code of Civil Procedure is a new section oermitting contractors desiring to dispute the validity_ of claims of persons who have filed stop notices on public jobs to file with the public body a special surety bond one and one-quarter times the amount of the disputed verified claim or siop notice, rvhereupon the funds iir ttre hands of the public body can be distributed among all other undisputed claims and the net balance, if any, to the contractor, and the special bond is substituted as to the disputed claim in lieu of the claim on the fund, which provision gives such claimant a joint and several action on the original bond, plus the special bond.

This section was enacted in order to enable contractors desiring to dispute the validity of a claim of a materialman, sub-contractor or laborer, who has filed rvith the public body a verified claim or notice to withhold, to file with the public body a bond with corporate surety in a penal spm equal to one and one-fourth times the amount of such 4isputed claim. By doing so, the acknowledged claims can be paid without waiting until the disputed claim has been liquidated. The fund in the hands of the public body is distributed among the persons holding undisputed cljims and any net balance remaining after the payment of such claims is paid to the contractor. The person holding disputed claims then has two remedies: First, againsl the bondsmen who wrote the original bond of the contractor, ald second,. an action against all the sureties who put up the special bond to cover the particular disputed claim and the remedy against these sureties is joint and several. This is a good statute which protects reputable contractorb from dishonest and padded claims and at the sarne time does not lessen the protection of materialmen, sub-contractors and laborers and permits an early settlement of the stop notices or verified claims of honest claimants.

Section ll92 of. the Code of Civil Procedure having to do with Notices of Non-Responsibility.

Section lI92 of. the Code of Civil Procedure having to do with notices of non.respo.nsibility, merely adds the riquire- ment that the person filing such notice insert in same the name of any purchaser under contract of the premises in Question, if any, or the lessee of the premises, if known.

This covers a defect in the present law rvhich is most flagrant in cases where a large tract of land stands in the name of some bank or trust comDanv. which has subdivided the land into lots ancl has roia ittaiuidual lots under contract of sale to many purchasers. A notice given by such a tract owner covering the tract as a whole-does not, as a practical proposition, give very much notice to persons dealing with individual contract purchasers. While this change is a minor one, it is of some practical importance.

CHANGE IN ACT OF MAY IO, 1919

Surety liable to materialman or laborer without necessity of filing stop notice or verified ,claim. Six months' time allowed for action against surety.

The real important change from the sub-contractors', laborers' and materialmen's viervpoint is the change in the Act of May 10, 1919, embodied in what is knorvn as Assembly Bill 895 at the present session. Both under the amended statute and the present law, the time to file stop notices or verified claims on public jobs is exactlv the same as the time for filing liens *'ould be if the job were a private job. IJnder the law as it stood prior to the recent amendment, in order to hold the surety on the contractor's bond, the timely filing of such verified claim was an indispensable prerequisite or condition precedent to an action against the bonding company. Under the amendment, the timely filing of the claim is still necessary, so far as the fund in the hands of the public body is concerned, but the surety on the contractor's bond is liable to the materialman without the necessity of filing any stop notice or verified claim, and action against the surety may be brought at any time after the claimant has ceased to perform labor or furnish materials and until the expiration of six months after the period in which verified claims might have been filed on the particular job for the purpose of establishing a lien on the funds in the hands of the public body.

From a practical standpoint, this amendment is quite important because in many instances a materialman or subcontractor may have a valued customer, whom he believes to be honest and solvent but as to whose solvency he has some doubt. He does not desire to embarrass the contractor by filing a verified claim, believing that the contractor will, out of his last payment, take care of his account. He can, therefore, forego his right to file a verified claim, relying upon his right of action against the bondsman, thereby maintaining his friendly relationship with the contractor and still not gambling unduly with his.account and he will be absolutely safe in so doing, unless, of course, materialmen and sub-contractors holding accounts in the aggregate more than the penaltv of the Surety Company's bond follow the same course, and then bring suit within the statutory period against the bondsmen. In such event the materialmen would have to pro rate between them the full penalty on the labor and material bond.

Under the law, as it stood prior to the 1925 amendment, it was necessary, in order to maintain an action against the surety g!.1he bond for the materialman,.to file hig".verified claims and bring his suit against the bondsmen within the same period of time as he would have to sue on a verified claim as against the fund in the hands of the public body. The change, therefore, is quite radical and quite beneficial to the laborers, sub-contractors and materialmen and placeb the situation on public jobs somewhat the same as ls thb situation on private jobs so far as a suit against the suretf on the bond is concerned. This improvement in the lary should be welcomed by all contractors and is especially of benefit to honest solvent contractors with small capital, and should be welcomed by all surety companies excepit those who habitually write undesirable risks i

Certain other minor changes lvere made in the statute such as to expressly provide for the filing of notices of comlpletion by the officials on public jobs, but the minor changeb are of interest to lawyers rather than to materialmen. Effective July 23, 1925.

SOUTIINRN IIARDW(}MS

Hardwoods tho,t Defy the Years

tTt HE interior beauty of many promiI nent Los Angeles buildings is enhanced by hardwoods from NickeY Brothers Yards.

Not only does NB Quality lend present luxury to interior finish-lu1 ths beautiful figured effects remain indefinitely throughout the years. There is lasting economy in NB Quality.

Office and Yards

6420 South Park Avenue Phone THornwa[ lf97

BRADTEY BRAND HARDlv.OODS

Scientific Hln drying pneterre3 wi6in our productr nature'l eturdy and beautiful qualitiee, while

Modern machinery and ddlled human effort iurtifier our rlogan

ttlf ltts Bradleyts ltts Bettertt

The unfriendly wording of this old wooden sign, originally painted in red on what was a smooth surface, stands out in relief because the background unprotected by paint has rveathered away. Microscopic examination of the wood at the Forest Products Laboratory showed that rot organisms were not responsible for its disintegration.

Only when wood is allowed to remain damp for long periods are decay organisms likely to rot it. When it is subjected to ordinary wettings and dryings of the exposed surfaces it is more apt to weather. Weathering is the "raising of the grain," checking, cracking, splitting, warping, tearing loose from fastenings, and gradual disintegration of wood due to stresses set up in the piece bv its swelling and shrinking with the alternition of iain anl sunshine. It also includes any mechanical wear which may result from wind, rain, frost, hail and similar causes.

Paint is not, as many think, completely impermeable to moisture and rot fungi. Neither does it stop the growth of fungi already in wood. It is, however, the best known protection against weathering because it retards the absorption of moisture sufficiently to spare the surface of the wood the extreme and rapid variations in moisture content which cause deterioration of the sort shown here.

-TRY US FOR

OAK FLOORING

GUM FL(X)RING

WHITE OAK TRIM

REE GUM TRIM

CASING BASE

OAK WAGON STOCK

BEECH FLOORING

AROMATIQUE CEDAR LINING

RED OAK TRIM

SAP GUM TRIM MOULDINGS

GUM FI.'RNITURE STOCK

Furniture Stock in Sets CUT TO SIZE Ready to A.acemble

Flat Surfaces Hardwood Trim Sanded

AIBION LUIVIBER CO.

Hardwood Dealers in Convention

A very successful and highly enjoyable semi-annual convention was enjoyed by thirty members of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers Association, at Vancouver, B. C., on August ll and 12.

Mt.J. Fyfe Smith was the official host, he being the only member of the Association living in Vancouver, and he provided a host of attractive features that kept the delegates on the move continually.

The two business sessions were held in the mornings,

What the Disc Head Has to Do With larger Oak Flooring Sales

An article or commodity superlatively good is certain to be eDokne oI in the highest terms by the purchaser and in-turn by hie acquaintances who catch his en' thugi@ aad ehsre hir adoiration From thie point on, it is a lrattrer of eteadily inceasing god will' de' nand and aaleg

The diec head machine as employed inourmanulac' turineoD€ration is one of thewell'coneidered advanced methods which play an imponant part in producing the euperlatiye merits oI

suffi

So wlmlv dntrcd bry bufiGrq oqracn end dcalcrs' hon ooest to -.*. Thi pti"trpt"oi cdgctccdins' upo which thiemlchinc is dc' ,f*.a. ir ed*tiAoly ccrect tn pncrice it is accurae to thc 6ae* ft;,i; Ltorcpvcr, it produca a ffnirhed o.L floorilg L* &'o bit mrrb end with a nulrcc thet ie dl but poluhcd' C@bind with thi! pcrlcct uachine rrorh in "Supcrbr Bread" ie uoilcra olor ud trxturc whicb bold uuc tbroughout eucccshra ahifcoo.

Wc'll bc rled o givc you funhs eolightcnbg lactr lro our-rpccid nce boeli'br dealcra Write to'r it now, aubniaiag you,r oll floor' ilg lchduliic quoodm et thc aemtimc&IcYocqrcCe onlos rrat caiload?

SUPERIOR OAK FLOORING COMPANY

' Hclena, e{tlaasas

'' Pwlfic Ced Ra'/t&ry'ja/it.et

R. tL BROWN,60,16 Cslor Ave.. tpr Aqalcr

the afternoons being used for the thirty-six hole golf tournament play, on the beautiful course just outside of Vancouver.

The next Convention will be held at Coronado, California, in January or February. The date will be decided later by Piesident D. J. Cahill, of the 'Western Hardwood Lumber Company, Loi Angeles, and Mr. Henry Swafford of E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles.

Californians in attendance at this meeting were: Jerry Sullivan, Sullivan Hardwood Company, San Diego; D: J. Cahill, Western Hardwood Lumber -Company, Los Angeles;-H. W. Swafiord, E. J. Stanton & Son,.LosAngeles; T. T. Ctin., E. T. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles; Harry V' -Hitttott, California Panel & Veneer Company, Los-Angeles; B. W. Byrne, Western Hardwood Lumber ComF""y,'Los Angeies; R. 1,. Taenzer,. American Hardwood Co*putty, Los-Angeles; J. E. Higgins,-Jr., J. E.-Higgins Lumber Company, San Francisco ; Sam fqrsy_t]1e.' -t'orsythe Lumber Compariy, San Francisco; C. H. White, -White Brothers, San-Frincisco; Homer Maris, Maris Panel Company, San Francisco, and George H. Brown, Strable Hardwood Company, San Francisco.

BYRON LONG REPRESENTING W. R. CHAMBERLIN & CO.

Bvron Lone is now associated wtih W. R. Chamberlin & io.. the wlll known San Francisco wholesale lumber distributing agents, and will represent the company in -the East Bay,-Pdninsula, and Maiin County territory. Mr. Long has been associated with the lumb-e-r industry {or -.tt] yeats, and was formerly with the Krause Lumber Co., with headquarters in Seatile where he-was acting in a buvins capacitv. W. R. Chamberlin & Co. are the distri6uti"ns "s.ttti in California for several large mills in the NorthwEst,- including the Clark-Nitkerson Lumber Co., Dempsey Lumber C6., Defiance Lumber Co., and FerryBaker Lumber Co.

J. ENOS JOINS SANTA CLARA LUMBER YARD FORCE

T. Enos. well known California lumberman and for many .rr.Lr. "..o.iated with the retail lumber business in Northern California. is now associated with the Santa Clara Lumber Yard of Santa Clara. Mr. Enos was formerly connected with the Pacific Maqufacturing Company of Santa Clara, and prior to that he was with the Tilden Lumber Co.

Prarcnt Forest Fbes by Installing

The Souttr Bend Spark Arrester

For Donlrey EngincrSoricr 5-D

Derigned Right for EFFICTENCY Built Risht for SERVICE Sold Right for ECONOMY

Dcrigncd for urc on ell makcr of rtcam cogincl. Ash for Terms and Prices

The South Bend Spark Arrester Co.

Officc and Factory, ?66 Srvicr Sto Portlud, Orcgon Cdifomia Agentr: W. H. WORDEN CO.' Salr Francirco

For Loconotivc EnglncrScrio 5-L

For ordinary construction, use Pioneer Duplex Building Paper-coated on one side with asphalt. Saves dollars i n protecting hardwood foors, stairways, tile, granite or marble, while building.

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U se Pioneer H. & H. Blach

Glazed Building Paper IT'S WATERPROOF

There are fifty-aeven varieties of uset-maybe morefor Pioneer H. & H. Black Glazed Building Paper. In every roll there ie thorough protection; It ia heavily coated with asphalt and prepared by patented proce*rthe water can't get through.

Uged wherever the best waterproof sheathing is rcquired-fo1 wallg, under hardwood foors, to line packing and shipping cases, to cover machinery and other metal eurfacee expoeed to the weather.

Pioneer H. & H. Black Glazed Building,Paper ie more than moist-proof; more than darnp-proof. It'g waterproof. Backed by thirty years of manufacturing experience and the reputation of Pioneer.

Eagle Lumber Company Has New Owner

The Eagle Lumber Company, with mills at Westimber, Oregon, one of the best known lumber manufacturing concerns in the Pacific Northwest, has been purchased by C. H. Wheeler of Portland, who took possession July lst. This property is situated just five miles from Mr. Wheeler's other mill at Cochran, and the two mills are connected by a logging railroad, and both mills have an ample supply of Yellow Fir timber for many years to come.

Among other improvements to be made in the near future in the Eagle Lumber Company property are, a cold deck for assuring a winter supply of logs, with a capacity of six million feet; two large sheds for dry lumber, and the enlargement of planing mill facilities.

The single shift capacity of the Westimber plant is 150 thousand feet, and of the Cochran plant, 125 thousand feet.

Westimber mill specializes in Soft Yellow Fir factory lumber, and will continue to be operated under the name of the Eagle Lumber Company.

Sales will be handled as before bv R. A. Stevenson. sales manag'er, from the sales office, 327 Lumbermen's Bldg., Portland, Ore., and the company will continue to be represented in California by G. R. Bleecker,24 California St., San Francisco.

MILL SETS PRODUCTION RECORD

HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 18.-The Grays Harbor mill here set what is believed to be a harbor lumber record Iast week by turning out 800,000 feet in 16 hours. The mill's average eight-hour output ranges between 200,000 and 250,000 feet.- The cut was made in two successive eight-hour shifts.

Annual Picnic

Portland lumbermen held their annual picnic at Bonneville, on the Columbia River Highway, July D, in perfect weather.

Immediately following lunch Herb Anderson created lots of fun by his humorous remarks in conducting the annual Liars' contest, in which the various candidates did their rvork so well that it was impossible to determine just who was the actual winner, the method of judging being by the applause given the best liars.

The feature event of the day was the annual baseball game between the manufacturers and wholesalers. After playing the full nine innings the manufacturers were declared the winners, but the score was unannounced. It is said however that at the end of the eighth the score was' 2O to 19 in favor of the millmen.

The watermelon eating marathon was won by a slip of a girl, and the surprise depicted on the faces of her husky boy competitors was something to be remembered.

Dancing was enjoyed from 4 P. M. to 8 P. M. to the strains of a snappy jazz orchestra.

The picnic was held under the auspices of the Portland Hoo Hoo Club, and its great success was due to the efforts of the following committee: W. H. Anderson, chairman; Elmer Xanten, assistant chairman; Phil Patterson, Ferdinand Smith and Sid Burt. Also very active in seeing that everybody had a good time were Carl Crow and W. B. (Billy) Mack, secretary-treasurer of the club.

BUSWELL LUMBER COMPANY OPENS IN SAN FRANCISCO

The Buswell Lumber Company of Portland, Oregon, has opened offices in the First National Bank Building, San Francisco, with A. W. Kent in charge as manager.

Hardwood Popular for Interior Finish

By E. B. Vockel, White Bros., San Francisco

The trend of the times in the finish of living rooms is veering arouncl to natnral. rvood finish again. Painting and white enamelling is excellent for kitchen, bath and even bed rooms but for the general living rooms an atmosphere of greater dignity and hospitality is generally desired. This is accomplished through r.voodrvork of the various hardwoods either in their natural tones or brightened up in the finish applied, to suit the individual taste.

Southern Gum has made a unique place for itself as a popular hardwood for interior trim and has held its importance for some time. The soft velvety tans and browns of ttr;s wood make a rich background and harmonize with hangings and furniture of most any description.

A surprising number of the new homes are being finished in Philippine Mahogany. The rich coloring and beautiful grain of this wood is very pleasing and it works up exceedingly well in the woodwork of a room and in panelling. Its moderate cost puts it in reach of all.

The standbys for beautiful interiors since the first fine homes of California, have been Oak, Walnut and the genuine Mahogany. These rvoods are as good today as they have been all down the years, and no changes in styles has taken from them their premier standing among hardwoods for the interior finish of beautiful homes ahd now for apartments.

The panel wainscoting is a deservedly popular finish and especially the beautiful Elizabethan or Tudor style with panels to the ceiling. This style calls for Plain or Quarter Sawn Oak and gives an atmosphere of solid elegance lvorthy of the fine homes now being erected so widely in these parts.

LUMBER INDUSTRY IMPORTANT TO OREGON

One of the speakers at a recent luncheon of the Portland Advertising Clu'b, declared that sixtgr-five per cent of the income of residents of Oregon is dependent directly or indirectly upon the lumber industry of the state, and that the importance of the industry should be impressed on the public by proper advertising

HEMPHILL NOW WITH WINCHESTER BAY LUMBER CO.

A. C. Hemphill, who until he rpsigned recently, was western sales agent for the Oregon-American Lumber Company and the Central Coal & Coke Company, is now sales manag'er for the Winchester Bay Lumber Company, Reedsport, Oregon. Mr. Hemphill has his headquarters at 910 Porter Building, Portland.

(A Good Ad for Lumber Merchants)

Your Depreciation Costs Would Pay for ata Implement Shed

Your expensive machinery s<x)n goes to rack and ruin when exposed to the weather. There is no better way to ravemoney than in protecting your machinery. It witl pay banking interest several times over. Let us show you our implement ahed plansFree with material bills.

DEALER'S NAME HERE

Dry Kilns

Jackronville,

Moore'r natural draft and nechanical recircutating kilnr of practical and modenr typec.

Complete line of dry kiln equipmant, ruch ar truclrt tranrfer carr, recordins and regulatins inrtnurrcntr, lumber lifu and fat and edge lumber rtackerr.

Moore Dry Kiln Cornpany

North Pordand, Olc.

JoF,

San Mateo, CaI. ,,Exceptionarryrme

grained

736

REASON: Our millr are the finert money can build and we own our own timber.

The Booth-Kelly Lumber Go.

Central Bldg., Los Angeles Marvin Bldg., San Francisco Glasco Bldg., Portland Eugene, Oregon

FLOOR SATI SFACTI ON

F'loor Satisfaction , means delivering flooring to your customers that wears and looks well, at the right price. You accomplish this with Oak Leaf Oak Flooring and 'Wolverine Maple Flooring.

Dirtributorr

FLOOR SATI SFACTI ON

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7h es e 3 irmsV)ant Uanr Dtirsrirzr;ss

J. O. MEANS

WHOLESALE LUMBER

I(x,I CTNTRAL BUILDING LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA

J. H. BAXTER & CO.

WHOLESALE LI'MBER

Polcr-Pilor-{roo.ot d M.t ri.l

Cobal Bldg. TRinity 6332

MARK W. LILLARD, INC.

!T'HOLESALE . SASH-DOORS-PANEI.S

' Southcrn Californl,a lXrtrlbutc

' NlcoLrl Door Mfg. Co., Portlend, Orogon Whlbcr JrcLrm Co., Albuqucrquc, N. M.

c{r3 St nford AvG. - Lor Angolcr, Gal. THornwall EZ,l

BLEMISH BUT NOT A DEFECT

Washington, D. C., August l8.-Blue Stain, in and of itself, is not a defect, says the Blue Stain Committee of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. It is not an early stage of decay but merely an indication of the presence in the sapwood of a fungus which does not materially afiect the strength or durability of wood for ordinary commercial purposes. For purposes where lumber is to be covered up or painted, and where the use of sapwood is permissible, there is no reason for discriminating against blue stained lumber.

Blue stain is frequently accepted in rough lumber, lath scantling and plank and some of the larger sizes of dimension. More could well be used in the manufacture of sash, doors, millwork and other products where the discoloration is to be painted or otherwise hidden from view. By refusing to accept blued lumber for such purposes, lumber users are encouraging waste.

The lumber industry is anxious to do everything within its power to encourage a closer utilization of forest products but it must depend upon the users of lumber for a full measure of cooperation. By recognizing that blue stain affects lumber only in its appearance, and by accepting blue stained lumber for uses where appearance is not important or, when it is important, where it can be painted or stained, architects and builders will be doing their share to reduce one of the important present economic wastes in lumber distribution.

IS THIS A LUMBERMENS' RECORD?

Ralph A. Clark, sales manager, Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, recently made a 345 yard drive at the Inglewood golf links, Seattle. This was made at the thirteenth hole rvhich measures 367 vards..

WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST Which Mcur suPffi"ffi"

'Jlm.eticds Finaoc"

Aleo Hardwood Lumbcr

ROLLINS A. BROvtrN

6046 Carloe Ave. GRanit 3Ol2

FIR.

NEDUOOD

WENDLING NATHAN OO. PACIFIC LUMBER CO.

A. L. HOOVER - ?OG Standard Oit Bldg. PHONES VAndlkc t5it2 TUclrc lttE

L. H. IVES & CO.

?1I V.AN NUYS BLDC*

TRinity 7591

Lumber-Lath-Shingler

FIRE IN CALIFORNIA PINE REGION

In "Fire and the Forest," just issued as Department Circular 358, S. B. Show and E. I. Kotok of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, have presented for popular reading the outstanding facts regarding the effects of fire in the California pine region.

The new circular tells a convincing story in picture and text of the cumulative nature of fire damage in this region, often scarcely perceptible in connection with any one fire, but in the aggregate wearing away virgin stands of timber, second growth stands, cut-over areas, and all potential forest land to an alarming degree.

"Not only is the quantity of wood in the forest persistently reduced by fire," say the authors, "but the quality of the forest suffers as well. Already the long-continued burning. of the forests has reduced many stands below the point where profitable lumbering is possible."

The practice of Itlight-burning" the forests with the intent to reduce fire hazard is discussed at some length in this circular, as is also the menace of the great brushfield areas of California, which, if they could be fully stocked with mature forests, would, it is stated, supply the timber needs of the whole country for a year and more. Copies of Circular 358 may be obtained on request to the District Forester, San Francisco, Calif., or the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

EVERETT GOLF PLAYERS WIN

Everett won the district team championship, the feature of the annual golf tournament of Pacific Northwest lumbermen held on the links of the Tacoma Country and Golf club, defeating a team of Tacoma lumbermen in the finals of this event by a combined score of four holes up.

A Full Stock of Self-Hardening High Speed Steel for Woodworking Knives

'When you want rapid service in new Saws and X:H"5xi;":""#.:::l

stock of Saws and self-hardening High

working Cutters of all kinds.

Glasbv & Gompanvu,|toLtEett

GIASS, FR6MES, SASH, DOORS and CABINETS

2l20-2130 East 25th Street Los

We have been supplying the sash and door trade of Southern California for a number of years, and feel well justified in stating our claims of "The Best at all Times, at the Proper Price.tt

To Insure or Not to Insure

-that is NOT the question

AS DUE TO A RECENT AMENDMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA LAW IT IS NOW A MISDEMEANOR FOR ANY EMPLOYER TO FAIL TO PROVIDE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE.

A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SERVICE IS TO KEEP THE LUMBERMEN FULLY ENLIGHTENED ON ALL CHANGES IN THE I-AWS GOVERNING THEIR INSUR. ANCE_DON'T HESITATE TO CALL UPON US FOR ANY INFORMATION.

COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR LUMBERMEN-AT COST

TUI{BERMEI{'S RECIPROCAT ASS0CrATr0tl

GEO. R. CHRISTIE, Gencral Maneger Homc Officc

HOUSTON, TEXAS

\lf orkmcn'r Compenration Inrurancc

San Francirco Branch

Undcrwood Bldg.

Long-Bell to Reforest 3000-4000 Acres Yearly

Logged-off Areas to Be Replenished Within Three Years of Cutting; Develop Fire Lines; Start Nursery

A comprehensive program of reforestation, to effect reseeding at a rate equal to the progress and denudation and follolving within three years after logging, has been announced by The Long-Bell Lumber Company. Experiments in direct seeding will be conducted, and such other species as redwood, bigtree, Port Orford cedar, and white pine will be tried on a commercial scale, to supplement the native Douglas fir, hemlock, ahd red cedar. A large forest nursery will be established near Ryderwood, center of logging operations for the Long-Bell Lumber Company.

Mr. Nelson Makes Announcement

The announcement of the program, which definitely provides for five years' time, was made today by M. B. Nelson, president of the company, who is now in Longview. It follows a three months' intensive survey made by Captain J. B. Woods, forest engineer of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, and is modeled somewhat after the successful reforestation under way in the Redwood districts of California.

One feature of the reforestation plan which is of special interest is the development of fire lines of alder and other broadleaf species along the abandoned logging spurs, which will subdivide the cutover lands into smaller compartments and facilitate protection of the young growth.

The forest nursery to be established near Ryderwood will be for the production of planting stock sufficient to complete the stocking of 3,000 to 4,000 acres of land annually. The commercial experiments with direct seeding of the tree varieties now foreign to this vicinity will be conducted in addition to the nursery.

Large Snags Removed

In explaining the program, Mr. Nelson said that in the course of logging care is being taken to remove all snags large enough to constitute a fire hazard. Slash disposal is carried on in accordance with the state laws, and a carefully organized fire patrol is maintained to protect ctrtover lands as well as the virgin timber.

"This large scale enterprise of the Longview operation is being launched after a thorough study of conditions and possibilities, because the founders of Longview are looking far into the future," Mr. Nelson said. "Further they are confident that the good judgment of the people of Washington will bring about conditions of taxation and fire protection favorable to the continuation of this reforestation plan.

Begins Immediately

"The program is being mapped out now for a period of five years, because of the present rapid strides being taken by the state, and the government in reforestation work. At the end of that period, it may be possible to synchronize our program with those of the state and the federal government, but The Long-Bell Lumber Company is instituting this program of its own accord and at its own expense," President Nelson said.

"Actual reforestation will begin immediately.

"Reforestation is not an experiment with the Long-Bell I-umber Company. In the south more than two years certain areas were set over at the recommendation of Mr. Woods, Ior the purpose of perpetuating the forest on lands that we figured better suited for that purpose than for any other at the present time," Mr. Nelson concluded.

SAPPINGTON ADDS HARDWARE AND PAINTS

Another "Mr. Pep" has been added to the long list in this state, in Mr. F. P. Sappington, of Bellflower, who has just added a complete line of bu:lders' hardware and paints, housed in a new store that he has built, adjoining his old offices.

L. M. ROSENBERG ON OCEAN VOYAGE

Mr. L. M. Rosenberg, of the Hipolito Company, Los Angeles, with Mrs. Rosenberg and their small son, Leo Jr., left Los Angeles on August 15th, for a six weeks' trip to the Hawaiian Islands.

SCHAFER BROS. OPEN PORTLAND

Schafer Bros. Door & Lumber Company, Wash., have opened a Portland office with E. as manager.

..K L D'' BRAND

The Old Think Tank Is The Thing

The best tool in the world is easily rendered useless by incompetent handling.

It doesn't make verv much difference how much equipment is provided for doing business if the men who handle the equipment do not know how to use it.

After all is said and done, the real problem today is MAN power,

Man power in its true sense, means THINKING power.

If a man THINKS he is almost sure to get along.

That does not mean that a man to think must be highly educated. Far from it. Some of the world's greatest thinkers have been only self educated.

In order to think a man must have brains.

And most everybody has 'em.

Mr. Retailer

Trim" for Maximum Beauty at Minimum Cost.

Manufactured by

But their value depends entirely upon how much and horv well they have been used.

A lot of peo-ple act as though they had none. They work that way, also.

The trouble is they are not using what they have.

The man who combines good thinking with his work, is almost rare, there are so many who do NOT.

But the one who DOES is in such demand that there are lots of jobs waiting for him all the time.

Every concern on earth needs him.

The success of almost any concern depends largely upon horv many thinkers they have on the job.

E. A. Nicholson Loses Son

Edmund A. Nicholsofl, Jr., fifteen year old son of E. A. Nicholson, Los Angeles, was drowned on August 18th, while on a fishing trip on the Kern River, with his father and tu'o boy companions.

Burial was from the familv residence. on the 21st.

WANT ADS

(The Cleoring House)

This Column of "Wants" and "Don't Wants" is for: The Fellow Who Wants to BuY

The Fellow Who Wants to Sell

Rate: t2.50 per column inch

The Fellow Who Wants to Hire

The Fellow Who Wants to Be Hired

OFFICE CLERK AND STENOGRAPHER WANTED

Young man preferred, but will consider lady, for b.ill clerk, counter and phone work, and must be able to write shorthand and use typewriter rapidly. Previous experience necessary. Addiess in own handwriting and give full particulars of past employment, age and salary expected. Santa Barbara-Lu-bt: Jgt"p"ly, Jarlta Barbara, Cal.

WANTED-Position in some good California town by competent lumberman, capable in yard or offrce, 2Q yearc' e*perience retailing. Will start in any capacity. Can_flrhi;h A-1 references. Address Box ,4'-63, care Cal. Lbr. Mer.

POSrrroN WANTED AS ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER OR FOR GENERAL OFFICE WORK

Young man, single, living at home, desires a p-osition as assistant bookkeeplr or general office work in San Francisco or.Bay Cities. I. Le P. Galbraith, 1234 Jones St', San Francisco.

POSITION WANTED

By married man, 20 years' experience in retail lumber business, So. Calif. Will consider position as salesman, yard foreman, bookkeeper, estimator, collector, manager, itc. Can give best of relerences. Prefer Los-Angeles, Hollywood, G-iendale or San Fernando Valley. Can go to work on short notice. Address Box A-55, care California Lumber Merchant.

Position as bookkeeper, stenographer or general office assistant wanted by young lady in retail lumber office. For past three years has been associated with Q" F. Bay Lum-ber Company and am thoroughly familiar with lumber office routine.- Address Box 4-56. care California Lumber Merbhant.

WANTED-Position in some good California town by competent lumberman, capable in yard or offrce, 20 years' experience retailing. Will start in any capacity. Can furnish A-1 references. Address Box 4-62. care California Lumber I\{erchant.

WANTED POSITION AS YARD MANAGER OR SALESMAN

Experienced lumberman would like position as manager of reiail yard or salesman representing mill or wholesale concern in California. Have had several years' experience in the retail lumber business and well acquainted with the Valley trade. Would like to tie up with some good reliable-concern where there is chance for advancement. 30 years of age and can give excellent references. Address -Box 4-63. iare California Lumber Merchant.

WANT TO BUY LUIVIBER YARD

for cash. Must be in good location. Information will be held strictly confidential. Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. P. O. Box 155, Los Angeles.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

A fast growing established yard close to Oakland. Showing good-returni on investment. Low rent and no bonus. Vdrf good reason for selling. Address Box 4-64, care California Lumber Merchant.

FOR SALE

Three Hercules two-wheel lumber trailers, good condition. One at $150.00 and two at $120.00. Sun Lumber Co., Beverly Hills, Cal.

SALESMAN WANTED

For Los Angeles industrial territory. Call on furniture manufaclurers, etc. Want man who khows territory and this kind of ,trade. Own car, will pay_salary lnd allowance for machine. Address Box F-63, care California Lumber Merchant.

Well known planing mill ruperintendent and factory rnanager open for porition about Septecrber l$th. Possibly rooner. Any size plant up to a preferable crew of forty. Perronally $pervbe production and estimating. Addrest Box A-61, care California Lum' ber Merchant.

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G. S]IEAD GO.

WHOLESALE

REDWOOD

SUGAR

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ALIFORNIA PINES sheltered the pioneers of'49. They recognized in these giants of the High Sierras the same working qualities they knew in the Eastern White Pine-"the same tree only lalger."

After seventy years' exposure to scorching Summer heat and heavy Winter sno\rs, these split shake roofs of Sugar Pine are as sound as the day they were put in place. To the White Pine characteristics, lightness, softness and uniform texture, must be added the lasting qualities that defy time and the elements. This is the pine PAUL BUNYAN supplies you today.

EVERYTHING FOR YARD OR F^A,CTORY

EXTRA WIDE PATTERN STOCK BOX SHOOK, CUT STOCKS

SASH AND DOORS

SIDING, FINISH, MOULDING

LATH AND YARD STOCKS

Superior quality Sugar Pine and California White Pine, carefully manufactured and seasoned.

Annual capacity 250,000,000 feet. Continuous year round operation. Short haul to all points East.

"Sold competitively in 43 States out of 48there must be a reason"

Cabin near Westwood on the Oregon-California Trail. Shake Roof shows no decay.

"Producers of White Pine for Over Half a Century"

FOR OLD HOMES AND NEW

This is a wonderful time of the year for the lumber merchant to add to his regular lines of sales, by doing some good promotion work to help his neighbors improve their homes before the Winter months. New foors over old; new doors in place of old; new and better closets; and many useful and attractive built-in things that make the old home more loveable and liveable.

Let us help you in this service by our wonderful line of built-in things.

You'll like 'em.