New Building Code \fiil Affect Ass'ns Responding G"nerously for Lumber Industry

Considerable interest has been aroused recently by a circular letter sent out by the California State Chamber of Commerce to representative manufacturers of various building materials in connection with a proposed building code which is being developed under the sponsorship of the State Chamber. This letter has found its way into the hands of a number of representatives of various branches of the lumber industry.

Inquiry of A. C. llorner of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, who has been active for many years in connection with building codes both as a building inspector and in the interests of the lumber industry, elicits the fact that this movement has been going on for several years under the general direction of the State Chamber of Commerce and that its ultimate aim is to provide a code of building regulations which will be particularly adaptable to the State of California. Although the original plan for this work contemplated the active cooperation of the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Associated General Contractors and the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference, S. P. Koch, building inspector of Berkeley, and a member appointed by the Building Officials Conference to act for the Conference in connection with this matter, states that no draft of the proposed code has, as yet, come to his attention.

Lumbermen from all branches of the industry may be affected by this proposed code and the appearance of the original draft of the code will be awaited with considerable interest. The exact date at which the first draft of the code will be available for examination has not been announced by the State Chamber.