California Retail Lumbermen's Association Notes

The 1927 convention of the California Retail Lumbermes's $.ssociation portends to be the biggest and best Convention- yet held in California. Secretary Jessie E. Fraser states that only subjects of interest and binefit to the retail lumbermeh of California will be discussed. There are to be no long-winded speeches. Questionnaires are being sent out this week to the dealers in California setting forth a. number of subjects to be discussed at the Convention, and the dealers are asked to specify which subjects they consider of the most importance, also making-suggestibns of other subjects not on the list; in this way mitiers of importance to the dealers can be placed on the program ahd a benefit should be derived bv atl who attend.

The Convention will be held at the Alexandria Hotel, 5th and Spring Streets, Los Angeles. The Convention Hall is on the Mezzanine Floor of the Hotel. The entire rnezzanine floor will be given over to exhibits of interest to the dealers. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce is workitrg with Mrs. Fraser with a view to taking all visiting delegates through the Moving Picture Studios at Hollvwood, also on taking the lady delegates to the Convention on drives through Pasadena, Glendale, Hollywood, Beverly Flills, the Beaches, etc., with competent guides to explain the points of interest. Bridge parties will also be arranged for the ladies, and other entertainment, so they can be taken care of while the rnen delegates are attending the business sessions of the convention. Mrs. Fraser savs she believes the splendid entertainment furnished the lidies attending the National Conventions is a great factor in getting a number to the convehtions, for if the ladies are nicely entertained, naturally they will endeavor to get their men folks to go to the Convention. Shopping tours will be arranged for ladies desiring the same. The Annual Banquet and Dance will probably be held on Friday night, the llth of November, and plenty of splendid entertainment features will be furnished ahd not a dull moment is expected. Complete details of the entertainment features and business features of the Convention will be broadcasted at a later date, but each lumberman should lay his plans to attend the conventioh. It is thought that by holding the Convention November 10th, 11th, and 12th, the lumbermen in California can more easily attend since the 1lth is a holiday, and the 12th should be a short day anyway.

Keen interest in the Convention is being taken bv the United States Building and Loan kague, and they promise to have a number of delegates present.

While Mrs. Fraser was in Los Angeles on the 7th and, 8th of .this month she called on Mr. Tucker, President of the California Building and Loan League, with a view to creating a closer contact between the lumber dealers and the Building and Loan Associations.

The California Retail Lumbermen's Association was complimented byL. P. Lewin, who was cho-sen as the President of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, on the co-operation of the association regarding the securing of lower Corporation Income Tax.

Mr. C. W. Pinkerton was again chosen as the Director on the National Board of Directors, for the ensuing three years. Mr. Pinkerton and his young son Jack rnotored to Tacoma for the Convention.

Mr. M. A. Harris, of the Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Company, San Francisco, and a Director of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, has completely regained his health and is back again at his duties.

The consensus of opinion of delegates to the National Retail Lumber Dealers Convention was that if GRADE MARKI'NG were put into efrect lo0/o that half of the troubles of the retail lumber dealers, with the Fly-by-Night Contractor would be over.

Mrs. Fraser returned to San Francisco from the Convention on the special train of the New Jersey Lumbermen's Association Build a Home First Special with Erwin Ennis, Secretary of that Association in charge. This was a solid compartment car train with special car for bridge parties for the ladies enroute, with prizes for each day and with special observation car. She says Tacoma knows how to entertain the delegates at a Convention but New Jersey surelv knows how to travel deluxe.

Sixteen of the New Jersey delegates enjoyed a game of golf at the Olympic Lakeside Golf and Country Club, in San Francisco, as guests of the Chlifornia White and Sugar Pine Mfrs. Ass'n. and the California Redwood Association, Mr. G. W. Fraser, acting as host to the New Jersqy Lumbermen.

W. F. SHAW TO BE TRANSFERRED

Assistant Secretary National Lumber Manufacturers Association Becomes Trade Extension Chief at Chicago

Washington, Aug. 27.-Announcement has been made at the general offices of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in this city that the Central Division headquarters of the Lumber Trade Extension Department will be opened in Chicago within the next two weeks. W. F. Shaw, assistant secretary of the Association will be transferred from Washington to be manager of the Ce'ntral Division, inc,tuding the headquarters divisional office in C,hicago. Mr. Shaw will have jurisdiction over district offices to be opened later in Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Memphis and New Orleans.

The Central Division Headquarters will be of special importance as Chicago is the largest primary lumber market in the United States, and the division stafi under Mr' Shaw will be composed of technical men such as architectural, construction and mechanical engineers, building code experts, box specialists, research and field men and various district office staffs. It is expected that the Chicago office, which will be in the Conway Building, will be in full swing before October 1.

Work is now progressing upon the selection of personnel for the New York Divisional office, which will be opened following the Chicago installation. When the Eastern Division headquarters is organized it rvill complete the three Division offices at San Francisco, Chicago and New York.

Francis Poole Visits Los Angeles

Francis Poole, who rvell and ably represents the E. K. Wood Lumber Cornpany in the state of Arizona, was in Lgs Angeles recently on business, and has returned to his home in Phoenix.

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To the old and new teachers returning to the Miami Globe district-

Do you know sixteen teachers from this district have joined in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony during the last school term. This was \Monderful, and means sixteen new homes, and we want to remind you, rvho are returning, that the old reliable Norman-Light Lumber Company furnishes Love Nests for new brides and grooms. Our superior quality of lumber just fits into the new happy home for newlyweds. Every piece of our high grade lumber going into that home insures happiness, and good health, and a long and useful life. Even though you rent a home, you should inquire if the lumber used in that home came from the old reliable Norman-Light Lumber Company. You will find greater happiness and comfort if it did.

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HARRY WHITE I.N CHICAGO

Harry White, White Bros. Hardwood Co., San Francisco, left for Chicago August 9th to attend the meeting of the National Hardwood Lumbei Association, of which he is the West Coast director. The meetings will be held at the Congress Hotel September 15th and 16th. Harry did not say where his $,{O seat was for the Dempsey-Tunney fight on the night of the 22nd.

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Knowing When Not To Talk

The great Pericles used to pray the Gods to permit him to utter no unnscessary word, and he cornes down to us as history's greatest orator.

The Hindoo religion calls for a co,nsiderable time of each day being spent in silence, contemplation, and quiet thought.

How sadly we need such thoughts as these in our present day living. The world is so full ofl foolish, meaningless, useless talk, where silence and contemplation would be so delightful.

"There are two signs of a weak mind," said the old Persian Proverb "to be silent when one should speak, and to speak when one should be silent."

Rare is that gift that knows when to talk, and when to be still. Rare the gift, indeed.

Mike And Mabel

Mike: "Are you married?"

Mable: "That's my business."

Mike: "And how's business?"

Eiow To Live

The'book "How to Live," gives sixteen simple, practical, attainable rules for liVing, as follows: l. Ventilate every room you occupy.

2. Wear light, loose, and porous clo,thes.

3. Seek out-of-doors occupations and recreations,

4. Sleep out-of-doors if you can.

5. Avoid overeating and over weight" l+. Work, play, rest, and sleep in moderation.

6. Eat sparingly of meats and eggs.

7. Eat soine hard, some bulky, some raw foods every day.

8. Eat slowly, and taste your food.

9. Drink sufficient water.

10. Secure thorough intestinal elimination daily.

11. Stand, sit, and walk erect.

L2. Do not allow .poisons and infections to enter the body.

13. Keep the teeth, gums, and tongue clean.

15. Breathe deeply.

16. Keep serene and whole-hearted.

A Play With A Moral

At a neighbo'rhood Playhouse in NewYork a Jewish folk play has made a great hit, and develops, some delightful provetbs.

One story told is of the rich old miser who visited the wise Rabbi. The Rabbi took the rich man by the hand and led him to the window. "Look out there," he said, and the rich man looked into the street

"\A/hat do you see?" asked the Rabbi. "People" answered the rich man.

Again the Rabbi took him by the hand, and this time led him to a mirror. "\i[/hat do you s€e now?" he asked, and the rich man replied, "Now I see myself."

Then the Rabbi said: "Behold-in the window there is glass, and in the mirror there is glass. But the glass of the mirror is covered with silver, and no sooner is the silver added than you cease to see others, and see only yourself."

In A Birch Tree

Ann, my daughter, finds a church In the heart of every birch, And the net of silver doth, Serve her for an altar cloth.

Gold is mortal, gold will crumble; Love and golden apples tumble, But a child's heart lends her tree, Silver immortality.

-Humbert Wolfe.

She Read The Ads Too

Ma: "Where's the cow, Johnnie?"

Johnnie: "I can't get her to come home. She's down in front of the sign board, flinting with the tobacco ad."

This Wins The Derby

"Wheie did you all get dat new derby hat?"

"A surprise from mah'wife."

ttHow cgme?tt

"Ah come home unexpected an' found dishere hat on de kitchin table.f'

A. C. HORNER TO VISIT CALIFORNIA MILLS

A. C. Horner, Western Division Manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. will attend the Di rectors meeting of the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association, at McCloud, California, on September 16. Matters of importance relative to the trade extension campaign will be discussed.

In the meantime, Mr. Ilorner, with C. Stowell Smith, Secretary-Manager of the California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association, will visit Camino and Diamond Springs for a trip through the Michigan-Califor- nia Lumber Company and the California Door Company operatrons.

In company with Mr. R. F. Hammatt, Secretary-Man ager of the California Redwood Association, Mr. Ilorner will also visit several of the redwood manufacturers and towns in the redwood region, relative to trade extension work,

_ Preparatory to the opening of the Portland, Oregon, District Office, October l, Mr. Horner will go to that city, after th/. McCloud meeting, to confer with S. V. Fullaway, Ir., ryXo will be in charge of the District Office there.

To Open Yard At Corona Del Mar

- It is announced that Mr. Fred Crosier, son of W. W. Crosier, pioneer lumberman, has purchased four lots at Corona del Mar, with frontage on the Coast Highway, and about October lst will commence the erection of buildings for his new lumber yard to be known as the Palisades Lumber & Supply Company. A complete line of lumber, builders' hardware and paints rvill be installed. Offices and salesrooms will be of Spanish type.

Mr. Crosier has been in the wholesale lumber busin,ess for fifteen years, selling supplies for northern sawmills from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

LISTEN, MISTERI

If there is a lumberman who reads. this, and did not read "Prosperity But No Profits," in tht September First issue of this journal, let me urge him to turn to that paper and read it right now. It is something that no business man in the times we are now going through has any right to overlook. It will help his business, and help get his tlinking straight to read that article.

-Jack Dionne.

National Manufacturers Association To Open District Office At Portland

The first District Office of the Western Division in the trade extension campaign of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association will be opened October 1, at Portland. Western Division headqulrters were opened in San Francisco, August 19, with A. C. Horner, Division Manager, in charge.

S. V. Fullaway, Jr., of the U. S. Forest Service at Missoula, Montana, will be in charge of the Portland office. Mr. Fullaway is especially well fitted for this work. For the past fourteen years he has been in the employ of the Government Forest Service. The first seven years he spent largely in cruisi imber sales work, and general spent largely rn crursrng, trmber forest administration. He is now relinquishing charge of forest products work for the Servibe in the Inland Empire. forest products

Through his long experience he has made a comprehensive study of logging, lumber manufacturing, seasoning,' wood preservation, and wood properties and uses, and thus comes to the National well prepared for his tasks.