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California Lumber Merchant, September 1 , 1924

The market report states that the California lumber situation is much improved. Fir and Redwood cargo receipts at Los Angeles harbor for the month of August will run about 110,000,000 feet. The cargo totals at this port for July were 91,000,00O feet.

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Vere Hunter, prominent San Francisco Bay District lumberman, died at Oakland on August 12 following a prolonged illness.

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"IIow Do They Buy Your Product?-By Price or by Preference?" is the leading editorial by Jack Dionne.

The Nfillwort< tnstitutJ of* Ciiforr,ia held their second quarterly meeting at Santa Cruz on August 22 and 23. President H. W. Gaetjen presided at the meeting.

California closes Hoo-iroi fiu, *itt big meeting at Santa Cruz. 47 Kittens were initiated.

An article and illustra;"J J the Brentwood Lumber Company is reprinted from the Booster Number of the Byron (Calif.) Times.

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J. A. Stroud of San Francisco was the low gross winner at the State Hoo-Hoo golf tournament held at Santa Cruz on Sunday, August 24. A. B. McAlpine, Los Angeles, won the low net prize. H. A. Cahalan was the second low gross winner and Z. T. Thorning took the second low net.

Breaking all former ,."lral iJ ti-. between the Lower Columbia River and San Diego harbor, the tug "Humaconna" arrived at San Diego harbor on August 14 towing the third raft of the season for the Benson Lumber Company's mill. The "Hurnaconna" made the trip in twelve days. +,i*

The annual picnic of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco was held on August 17 at the Hoo-Hoo Inn near Cupertino in the Santa Clara Valley.

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The Kellogg Lumber Company has opened offices at Los Angeles where they will carry on a general wholesale business. C. M. Kellogg is president of the company.

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The Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co. has filed articles of incorporation at Santa Cruz.

Jack Dionne addressed the San Fernando Valley Lumbermen's Club at a meeting held at the Black Cat Cafe, San Fernando, on Wednesday evening, August 13.

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The Los Angeles District Hoo-Hoo will hold their annual election on September 5. C. J. I-aughlin, Berne S. Barker and Phil Hart are the candidates for the office of Vicegerent Snark.

'I'he Brentwood Country Club was the scene of a very successful dinner dance held by the Los Angeles Hoo-lloo Club on Friday evening, August 15. ***

The 1924 membership roster of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club has been sent out by Secretary I. E. Brink of Chico. L. H. Chapman, Sacramento, is president of the Club. :frF*

J. E. "Jimmy" Atkinson is now representing the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. in the Peninsula, Sonoma and Marin County territory. He was formerly assistant to Ed. Garland in the company's San Francisco office.

George M. Janeway, Janeway Lumber Co., Bellflower, announces that he will start construction on a new plant at on,ce to replace the one destroyed by fire early in August. ,1. d< *

At a meeting of the directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, held at Santa Cruz on August 23, it was decided to hold the annual meeting of the Association in the southern part of the state, probably Los Angeles.

This issue carries an article with illustrations on The Sugar Pine Lumber Company at Pinedale, Calif. :8rf*

There is a sketch and photograph of the Wm. W. Wilson Lumber Company, Los Angeles, wholesale hardwood distributors, in this number.

Donald E. Holcomb ir: "J* lor,n".t".l with the ColeHunter Lumber Co. of San lirancisco, ancl is representing this concern in the Bay District.

The Hammond Lumber Company will move their San Bernardino yard to a new location recently purchased near their present site.

California lumbermen visiting the Northwest include C. F. Reeder, Fillmore; Milt Hendrickson, Oakland; H. M. Van Houten, Brawley; Bill Rarnpe, San F'rancisco; Allan 'Iurner, San Francis'co; G. R. Tully, Los Angeles, Charlie Hammond, San Francisco and Arthur Cole, San Francisco.

The Gray-Thornton Lumber Company, Redwood City, is constructing a large lumber shed. The storage building will be 400 feet in length.

A picture and article i, lt"J" on the Tracy Lumber Company, at Tracy, Calif.

J. C. Kerr, Acme Lumber Company, San Francisco, was elected a member of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco at its meeting on August 11.