VaSabond Editorials

(Continued from Page 6.)

And over this mighty group of interests George S. Long presided wisely, conservatively, benevolently, and yet wonderfully progressively. In all things was Mr. Long progressive. He believed in and demonstrated his belief in lumber cooperation. Generously and freely did he sign for Weyerhaeuser the head of every campaign tl.rat seemed for the best interest of the lumber industry. He believed in advertising, in merchandising, believed that the lumber industry needed progressiveness and modernism, believed that they must create their own markets if they were to succeed. He was a wise, worthy leader. The lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest can ill afford to lose so great a character'

Building permits for Los Angeles for the first seven months of the year 1930 placed her third in the list of American cities, Chicago being second, and of course New York, first. The building totals were low in all cities, but the figures show that Los Angeles is more than holding her own, and that building conditions should have been better in Los Angeles so far this year than in most other cities. The volume was here, at least.

It is worthy of note ,n", O.rr""a has probably felt the business depression in the country less than any other state. This is probably due to the fact that Arizona business does not owe money to the extent that business does generally, and to the fact that Arizona is engaged in lines of business

Jack Halloran Of Phoenix Visits California

-Jack Halloran. the srrriling Irish rrtail lunrlrrrrrurn,,i Phoenix. r\rizona, n.hose firnr is the IJallor:rn-Re nne tt Lunrber Companr'. of Phoenix, has l>een spenrling his vacation in Los Angeles, rnostlv plar-ing golf. IJe reports that business conditions in the Phoenix territorr-are better than anr-u,here else that lre krrorvs r,f, enr.l that thc'r'are going through the business rlcpression iu vcrl fair con<lition.

less susceptible to the stock market coliapse than the average. Even the lumber business has not slumped and gone crazy in Arizona to the extent that it has gone elsewhere. Fundamentaliy Arizona is very, very sound, and faces a iong era of prosperity.

Lumber production continues very low in California. When the totals are added it will be found that California lumber production for 1930 will be considerably less than at any time since 1925.

I know a manufact".,"* ,r.- l.r C"tiio..ria whose condition is most interesting. I dare not give the name, but it is identified with the lumber industry, and manufactures things out of wood. This concern has many, many active competitors. Their business is very much depressed, prices shot to pieces, competition wild, running short handed, etc. Yet this concern I speak of has not had to cut its price, pays no attention to the prices its competitors make, has done a capacity business so far this year, and at the present time has its order file so loaded that they couldn't take an order for several months to come, at any price. I know these to be facts. I have asked friends of the concern the answer, and they say: "They are in a class by themselves". Is it possible that quality and reputation can sustain a firm, even in such conditions and such competition as we are seeing? It looks that way.

TED

Lawrence Going North

Terl I-an'rtnct. of tht, I-ln'rcnce-l'hilips I-rrnrlrcr Conrpanr-. of l-r,. ,\rrgtli.s. l,:ar t,s alrout tltc tlrst t,f Se pter-nber for the \orthu cst. u'hcre hc n'ill lisit thc r-arious rniils his cr)r'nl)An\- rc1)rcscnts in Caliiornia.

Thc ]-au'rcncc-Philirrs l-urnl)er CrrnrDanr-. u'hich started in l,rr.inc.: .l nntrarv ilr.t ,,f tlris vcar. lia. enjole,l a splenrlid lear's lrLrsiness so far. hantlling a1r average of about six nrillion icct of I:ir a rrrc,nth through their local offices-