1H. Sewall Morton

T$e subject of this cartoon is president of Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland, is a native San Franciscan, and his family has a real San Francisco background. His grandfather, John Morton, was a partner of the late James G. Fair in his early operations in California, and it was his granduncle, Reuben Morton, who built the first railroad in San Francisco, a horse car line which ran out Turk Street to Lone Mountain.

His father, Wm. R. Morton, was president of the Morton Draying & Warehouse Co., and with his brother also owned and operated the Morton Special Delivery Co. in San Francisco. Many old timers will remember having used this concern's service in the delivery of their valises, trunks and other baggage up to the time of the 1906 fire.

H.. Sewall worked for his father up to the time of the fire, and early in 1907, having gained some acquaintance with lumber in hauling it in the course of the draying business, decided to learn the lumber business, and modestly says he is still learning it after 24 years' experience.

After three years of saw milling experience he came back to San Francisco and went to work for Pollard & Co., wholesalers and manufacturers, and remained with them until the closing of their operations. He then entered the employ of the Chas. Nelson Co., with headquarters at the Sunset Lumber Co., First and Oak Streets, Oakland, and stayed with this concern for 10 years, the.last four years of which he was assistant manager of the Sunset Lumber Company.

In 1918 he met and formed a partnership with L. S. Hill, a sawmill operator pf Oregon. Mr. Hill died a few years later and H. Sewall has carried on ever since under the same firm name, Hill & Morton, Inc. They are now jobbers as well as wholesalers of lumber. Their office is located at Dennison Street Wharf, Oakland, where they have up-to-date facilities including their wharf. warehouse, and spur track for car loading, for giving "all around" service to the retail trade. The firm still keeps up the old slogan adopted by Lon Hill and H. Sewall Morton, "Promise Less-Do More."

Just recently negotiations were concluded by which Hill & Morton, Inc., represent the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., of Eugene, Ore., in Northern California. H. Sewall says there is more than a little sentiment wrapped up in this business arrangement as his old partner,- Lon Hill, was for years in charge of logging operations for this organ?ation, which operates mills at Wendling and at Spring- field, Oregon.

In 1915 H. Sewall was married to Miss Flora McQuarrie, and lives in Oakland.

As the cartoon suggests he is a keen disciple of Nimrod, end it is said that this is his principal hobby. He is also

BILL O'KEEFFE PUSHES SALES AND DISPLAY FOR WATERTITE CASEMENT HARDWARE

Bill O'Keeffe is one of the busiest men in the building business in California these days. He is pushing the sale of Watertite Casement Hardware harder than ever before, making his headquarters in Stockton, and selling the Northern half of California from that point. He has installed a splendid display of this hardware in the new Stockton Builders Exchange. He has arranged with the Builders Supply Company, of Reno, to handle the Watertite sales in the entire state of Nevada.

very fond of fishing, and knows all the good places to go to catch trout and steelhead.

He is a member of the Oakland Rotary Club, Athens Athletic Club, B.P.O.E. No. l7l, and of Hoo Hoo Club No. 39, of which he is a past president. He is very active in Hoo Hoo affairs at present, being Supreme Jabberwock, and has spent liberally of his time and money in trying to interpret to fellow lumbermen the real meaning and possibilities of true cooperation.

SUDDEN & CHRISTENSON APPOINTED NORTH. ERN CALIFORNIA AGENTS FOR HUMBOLDT REDWOOD COMPANY

Humboldt Redwood Company, Eureka, manufacturers of Humboldt Redwood products, announce the appdnt- ment of Sudden & Chriitenson,'San Francisco, "i'/tteit exclusive agents in the Northern California territoryf -T

HAYwARD YAR;-;;Ds sHED V

Quist Brothers & Co., recently completed a new shed, 26x10 feet, at their yard in Hayward.