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Ten Years Ago Today

Lros Angeles, Calif.

From the Files of The California Lumber Merchant, September 1,1999 Directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Associa- An article in this issue entitled "Oakland's Oldest Yard," tion held their midsummer meeting at Longview, Wash., told of the Hogan Lumber Company's absorption of the August 8. Many of the visiting lumbermen attended the wholesale and retail business of the Waterfront Sash & Longview Rolleo, a carnival of logging sports on August Door Company. The article was illustrated with pictures 8 and 9. of the Hogan yard and executives, and in it the fact was recalled that a lumber business had been conducted continuously on that site for 40 years.

Corona Lumber Co., Corona, Calif.., celebrated its 25th year in business, August 1, having opened for business August 1, t904. Commercial flying was comparatively new. Larue Woodsol of Wheeler Osgood Co., San Francisco, flew from Seattle to San Francisco in 6 hours, 15 minutes, flying time, in a Boeing mail plane. Jack Thomas, of Los Angeles, made a round trip to San Francisco by air, going on August 20 and returning on the 23rd.

This issue contained a picture and description of the world's largest violin. It was built entirely of California Redwood, and the designing and construction was done by T. J. Bridgeford of the Bridgeford Planing Mill, Sebastapol, Calif. The violin was 216 times the size of an ordinary violin. It was over 4 feet wide and 12 feet long.

Newton isaac of Calif., attended the Diego.

the Corning Lumber Co., Corning, A_merican Legion Convention in Sar'

Perry Whiting, president of Whiting-Mead Co., Lo. Angeles, and Mrs. Whiting had recently returned from a trtp around the world that started in February.

J. E. (Eddie) Peggs, San Francisco, was elected president of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9, San Francisco, at a meeting held August 29. Edward Tietjen was re-elected secretary. Jack Donne was speaker of the day. A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., presided.

Bert Bryan, Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, was elected president of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 'No. 39. H. Sewall Morton, Hill & Morton, Inc., was the retiring president.

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Booth-Kelly Douglae Fir, the A$ociation gradc and trade mark certify to your customers tlrc quality of the stoclc you handle. Builders qurt gueEsrng about what tley'rc buying, and buy wirerc thcy know what they're getung.

General Saler Ofrcc: Eugpnq Ore. Millr: Wcndling, Orc., Springfield, tlrc.