The California Lumber Merchant - September 1937

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Acne Spring Sarh Balance Co., The ----------r,

Amedcan Lumber & Treating Co..---------------13

Andeson & Middleton Lumber Co. -------------14

Anglo California Lumber Co.---,------------------ 3

Arnrcrong Cork Productc Co. *

Baxter & C"" J. H. --------------------------------------29

Bookrtaver.Moore Lumber Co. -------------t

Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. ---------------*

Brady Lumber Co., H. P. ------------------------------3t

Brootmire, Inc. -------------*

Brurh Induccial Lumber Co. ---------------- -------.tt

Cadwallader-Gibron Co, Inc. -------------------------"31

Calaverac C,ement Co. --- -- - ----------------O.F.C.

Celifornie Builden Supply Co. -------------------t

California Panel & Veneer Co. ------------------29

Inrulite Company, The

Johnron Lumber Corporation, C. D. ------------2t

Kelly-Smith Qpmpany

Ko€hl & Son, Inc., Jno. V.

Kuhl Lumber C,o., Carl H. - ----- --- ------------31

Lawrence.Philipc Lumbet Co. ---------------------*

[.ofrgen, Alvin N.------- --------------21

Lumbermentr Credit Arcociation -----------------i

MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd. --------------------18

Mclntyre & Son, V. P. -------------.-----,---------31

Michigan.California Lumber Co. -----------------'t

Monolith Portland Cement Company --6

Moore Dry Kiln Co.

Moore Mill & Lumber Co. tl

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association -----------------------11

Pacific Lumber Co., The --O.B.C.

Paramount Built.In Fixture Co. --------------------28

Patten-Blinn Lumber Co. ---- -- -

Peerlecs Built.In Fixture Co.

Philippine Mahogany Manufacturerc' fmport Arsociation ---------------2, Pioneer Div., The Flintlote C,o. -------------------- 2

Red Crdar Shingle Bureau

Red River Lumbet Co. ------------------------------------15

R. J. M. Compeny, The ------------.--

Roll.a-Way Window Screen Co., Ltd.-------..---3O

Tacoma Lumber Saler

Trana.Pacifc Lumber Co. ---- ------------------------16

LJnion Lumber Company

United States Gypsum Company -----------7-13-19

United Statec Plywood Corp.

\ffendling.Nethan Co. -------------25

Vest Coast Plywood Co. ---------------- ----------------21

Wegt Coast Screen Co. -------------27

Veeterrr Door & Sash C,o.

Weyethaeurer Saler Company ----.----------------- 5

Wheeler Osgood Sales Corp. ----------------------- t

Vhite Brothers

Wilkinson and Buoy --------------rt

Willamette.Hycter Conpany ------------------3O

Wood Conversion Company

Vood Lumber Co., B. K.

THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

Jack Diorrn e, prblislru

M. ADAMS Clrqlatioo Muga

The Strike Situation

Portland, Sept. 1l.-The jurisdictional controversy between the A.F.ofL. and the C.I.O. for control of the sa'ivmill workers continues, and A.F.ofL. leaders say their national boycott of C.I.O. lutnlter will continue until insurgent sawmill workers return to the A.F.ofL. fold.

- Only trvo of Portlaud's major sawmills lvere operating yesterday, the others having been forced to shut down br,ving to being unable to obtain logs. The river is-jammed with iogs but-mills can't get them because A.F.ofL. picket boats aie picketing the log rafts. All of the Portland mills rvith exception of two reopened Septembet 7 altet the Labor Day week-end shutdown, but as already stated a- number of ihese have since been forced down for lack of logs-

Consolidated Logging Co., Glenwood, Ore., employing 6@ loggers, shut down on September 9, because of log tietuns in the Willarnette River.

Violence in the form of beatttps, overturning of fuel trucks. breaking of equipment and windorvs caused May9l Joseph Carson- to serve notice that city authorities lvill move in to preserve order if any more of this occtlrs.

Sarvmills it Grays Harbor, Tacoma and Seattle are still working.

San Francisco, Sept. 11.-No lumber has been unloaded on the docks here since the Teamsters' Union blockade asainst goods handled by the C.I.O. longsho-remen and their affrliate members of the \Varehousemen's lJnion went into effect at rnidnight, August 31.

The issue in the dispute between the Teamsters' IJnion and the I.L.A. is that jurisdiction over the inland warehousemen, organized by the longshoremen as a C.I.O. union, rvas awarded last April to the teamsters by the American Federation of Labor. The teamsters say the blockade rvill continue until the I.L.A' recognizes teamsters' jttrisdiction over inland warehouses.

The blockade was extended to the East Bay at midniqht. September 7, when teamsters stopped work on the Oakland, Alameda and Richmond waterfronts.

The Teamsters' IJnion, according to a statement issued in San Francisco by Dave Beck, international vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, on September 10. will spread the blockade to other Pacific Coast ports if the I.I-.A. does not cease its efforts to organize- teamsters in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Stockton and San Francisco.

At a meeting of the Pacific Coast Highu'ay Confercnce. interstate teamsters' organization, held in San Francisco. September 10, two strategy committees were named-one toiage the teamsters'fight in the Bay area. and the other to aci at a moment's notice in any other Coast port. At this meeting leaders of the Pacific Coast's 80,000 teamsters lined up solidly behind San Francisco Bay region locals in their fight against the C.I.O. longshoremen.

The San Francisco Labor Council, acting on orders frorn President William Green, of the American Federation of Labor, expelled the longshoremen's and warehousemen's unions, affiliated with the C.I.O.

It is reported that warehousemen both in San Francisco and Oakland are signing up with the newly chartered rvarehousemen's union of the A.F.ofL.

So far there has been no actual stoppage of work in Los Angeles, and no lumber movement interfered with in any r.r'ay caused by the C.I.O.-A.F.ofl. controversy.

Lumber cargo arrivals at Los Angeles harhor for the rveek ended September 11 dropped to 12,538,000 feet as against 17,871,W Ieet the previous week.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association in its market report of September 11 states :

"Production, orders and shipments reported to the Association by 176 mills for the week ending September 4, all show that the market slttmp which started in micl-summer is continuing. In recent weeks reported production has totaled from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 feet less rveekly than in June.

"The volume of orders taken by the industry has beert decreasir-rg steadily during the past few weeks.

"Oriental buying and shipments have been stc,pped bv tl-re war in China. One of the principal California markets, the San Francisco Bay District, is closed to rvater shipments of lumber by the dispute between the Teamsters and the Longshoremen. Lumbermen expect the other importar.rt lumber port, San Pedro, to be closecl soon by the same conflict. These closures will have an immediate effect on production and shipments in Coos Bay, Columbia River, Grays llarbor, Willapa Harbor and Puget Sound rvhere California business is an imortant part of the production of the tidewater mills,

"Two large mills in Portland were closed last week rvhen log supplies could not be obtained due to boycott. Three more were forced down this week.

"Due, lumbermen report, to the boycott by the American Federation of Labor, but one boat has been loaded with lumber in Portland during the past ten days. A number of steamers scheduled to make Portland loadings have failed to arrive and local lumbermen are of the opinion that the port is being avoided to prevent possible tie-up o{ boats.

"At other points along the Colurnbia River, in Grays Harbor, Willapa Harbor and Puget Sound similar boycotts are reported as being applied or anticipated. Should this boycott of loadings spread, a considerable portion of the industry, in the judgment of lumbermen, may be forced to suspend production."

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Vagabond Editoriafs

Bv Jock Dionne

"Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present diffi culties."-Abraham Lincoln.

we've been readin* . ,1. ;;" past month about Macaulay, an English writer of several generations back. To me the most notable thing about that gentleman was what one of his close friends of that time said about him. .,I only wish," he remarked, "that I were as sure of ANyTHING as Macaulay is of EVERYTHING." We're not without our Macaulays in these days, either.

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We are going to havc to do something about these prizefight radio announcers. 'You listen to their blow-by-blow descriptions of the bout and are firmly convinced that never before in history has such terrific havoc been wrought by human fists, and wonder where on earth the battlers get the superhuman stamina to take it. And then you see the pictures of the same fight, and you wonder whether the announcer snuffs that stuff or squirts it in his arm just before the bout starts.

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President Roosevelt aiked the last Congress to give him six assistants with a "passion for anonymity." What we need in this country is a few radio announcers with that same human trait. We get too much of the announcer and too little fact in the announcing to suit most of us.

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The United States bought in the markets of the world $144,819,000 more goods than it sold in those same markets during the first seven months of this present year, according to the Commerce Department. The first trade loss in fifty years looms for 1937. Newspapers report that a line of steamers will immediately begin bringing in solid ship loads of Argentine corn to the lVest Coast. That will help unbalance the trade sheet. More crop control, more Argentine corn. Until our crop control can reach other producing nations, it will be that way.

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Among the prdducts showing increase in imports are listed edible animal products, inedible vegetable products, vegetable food products, textiles, wood and paper products.

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Manufacturers of the Southern States are losing no time in preparing to renew their defense against governmental regulation of wages, hours, and trade practices in industry.

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'lhat the next meeting of Congress will see that fight renewed, now seems certain. In addition to wage and hour regulation it is now considered certain that other matters will be added to the next proposed law, such as fair trade practices. In other words, another NRA. *

During the recent Congressional session the South made most of the fight against the bill. But if it comes back loaded down with other regulatory powers for government, making for a remodeled NRA, then all industry will be directly affected. That business generally will fight hard against anything that even resembles the old NRA, there can be no doubt. And that there are those in Washington who want it back, is also certain.

rn the Southern States ;".: ;".-gs have already started that aim to have the entire South in readiness to resist to the utmost any further governmental control over industry. A merry battle looms on the horizon.

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Andrew Mellon is dead. He will go down in history as the man who, as Secretary of the Treasury, REDUCED our national debt eight billions of dollars. He left his entire fortune to charity-one of our very largest fortunes. Therefore that great fortune will pay no inheritance tax, or very little. It was Adam Smith who wrote many generations ago a tax fact that is as sound as the law of gravity, when he said that whenever you increase a tax too much you immediately "invoke the law of diminishing returns." Looks like this was one of those cases.

In Los Angeles "r, "rrnrlrr"*rrrJr,or""trrrir,g ptant has been having labor difficulties. It signed a working agreement with a union. The other day another sit-down strike took

place on its premises. The men were locked in for hours where some big planes were in course of construction. Now the owners announce that they will operate that plant no more. It employed fourteen hundred men who were drawing excellent wages. *

I remember a case that happened many years ago in the State of Washington. A shingle manufacturer was having continual trouble with his men. Strikes were common. He grew very weary of the continual strife. One day they made a new demand on him. He called his crew together and said: "Boys, tomorrow morning I'm going to blow the whistle at the regular hour. If you come to work, fine. If you don't I'm going to nail up the doors and windows and never run this big mill again." He got laughter for his apparent threat. The next morning he blew the whistle, and the crew did not show up. So he nailed up the doors and windows, and went home to ponder on the ways of the world. The mill rotted away where it stood. It never ran again.

The lumber industry ." an" J"rr" Coast today is heavily beset with labor troubles. Yet there are no wage or hour or working condition disputes involving lumber, that we know of. And the lumber folks in every case are powerless to do anything about it. ft's the old case of the innocent bystander.

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Paul Shoup, Southern Pacific official of New York, in an interview on present industrial conditions, says that labor problems have resulted in business uncertainty which has slowed down the employment of both capital and labor. Also that present day taxes, including the social security taxes, are taking a greater proportion of the dollar that is received for goods or services than ever before, even including the war time.

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State Association Directors and Secretaries Hefd Meeting at Santa Barbara

A very important called meeting of the officers and directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association together r,vith the secretaries of the various district retail associations of the state, was held on Saturday, August 28, in the El Encanto Hotel, in Santa Barbara. It opened with a luncheon in the main dining room of the hotel, followed by an all afternoon business session in one of the parlors.

E. C. Parker, who is president of the State Association as well as vice-president of the Southern District, presided, and called the meeting to order. A. D. Davis acted as secretary. IVIr. Parker immediately proceeded to explain the recent action by which the LAPI in Los Angeles had taken over the office work of the State Association, placing A. D. Davis in charge, and placing the personnel of the large LAPI office at the disposal of the state organization.

Mr. Parker stated that all of the organized retail lumber units in California, with one exception, are now members of and affiliated with the State Association. He outlined the work of the State Association as covering such state-rvide activities, legislative and otherwise, which the district and unit organizations are not in position to handle for themselves, and he invited all retailers in the state to join the organization.

At the invitation of Mr. Parker, F. Dean Prescott, of Fresno, made a very enthusiastic talk on the work of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, its ofificers, its effectiveness, and urged the continued cooperation of the California organization rvith the National.

After a short discussion the Association agreed to underwrite $50O of the National's brrdget for promotion of a "Sales Training & Trade Promotion Course," for training lumber salesmen.

President Parker read a review of present market conditions prepared by Paul Hallingby, of Los Angeles.

The date and place of meeting of the State Association annual convention r,'i'as discussed, and Del Monte was unanimously chosen as the place, the date being left to the Executive Committee.

The labor situation throughout the state was then discussed for sonre time, each district of the state being covered.

The meeting closed u'ith a ten-minute talk of happy character by Jack Dionne, of The California Lumber Merchant.

Before adjournment President Parker announced the appointment of the following committees: Executive Comrnittee for Northern District appointed by Vice-Presiclent J. O. Handley; M. A. Harris, San Francisco; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; R. B. Stevens, Santa Rosa; Warren S. Tillson, Modesto. Executive Committee for Southern District, A. E. Fickling, Long Beach; John W. Fisher, Santa Nlonica; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Paul Hallingby, Los Angeles. I\{embership Committee, A. E. Fickling, Long Beach; J. O. Handley, Carmel ; A. C. Hansen, San Tose ; Harry Lake, Garden Grove. Finance Committee, George Adams, Sacramento; John Fisher, Santa Monica; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Chas. Lund, San Rafael. Legislative Committee, Paul Hallingby, Los Angeles; lt. C. parker, Los Angeles; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; R. B. Stevens, Santa Rosa.

The directors present at the meeting were: John W. Fisher, Santa Monica; C. E. Sones, El Centro; Francis E. Boyd, Santa Barbara1'L. R. Byers, Ventura; M. E. Joslin, Centinella Valley; Mel Coe, Compton; A. E. Fickling, Harbor District; George Lounsberry, Los Angeles; E. C. Parker, Los Angeles; Glen Miner, San Diego; Gerald Curran, Ontario; Earl Johnson, Pasadena; Herman Loehr, Riverside; Chester Kn,ight, San Fernando Valley; J. O. Handley, Coast Counties; F. Dean Prescott, San Joaquin Valley; Warren Tillson, Modesto.

The Secretaries present rvere : W. T. Spears, El Centro; Frank M. Harrison, Santa Barbara; Geo. N. Swartz, Long Beach; Ken Smith, Los Angeles; O. W. Hamilton, San Diego; W. R. McWilliarns, Ontario; R. M. Engstrand, Pasadena; Ira Kennedy, Riverside; Chas. E. Rathbone, Van Nuys; Chas. Tripler, Watsonville; B. B. Barber, Fresno; C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento.

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Makins Good Neishbors of Lumber Folks

Bv Jack Dionne

A lumberman friend of mine wrote me the other day that he appteciated this journal for many reasons, prominent among which was the fact that we have been devoting our efforts to ((making good neighbors" of tumber folks.

Ffe couldntt have said anything that pleased me better. When you have made good men better neighbors you have done much fot them, for the industry they represent, for the business they follow, and for the territo'ry they serve.

When Varren G. Flarding wae elected President of the United States, a friend asked him the question: "Waren, what is your ambition as President?tt And Harding replied, with his smile that was almoct benignantr-ttl only want to be a good neighbor.tt FIe is knovrn to have repeated that same statement on all like occasions.

And, to be a good neighbor is a fine ambition, and no mistake. Because it includes and overlaps so many other useful things. When you help make lumbermen better neighbors, you help them to know one another better, to understand one another better, to appreciate one another more, to sympathize wit{r one anotherts problems, and to promote cooperation by making them better competitors.

When men meet as neighbors they don't go away and vilify one another. A sentimental something that goes to make the world of civilization has crept into their hearts to place them in a difrerent light with one another.

Lumbermen are better neighbors t{ran they used to be. There is more social contact between them, more specific knowledge of one another, more kindly and friendly interest tfian used to be manifested, and there is more certain knowledge that individuals can best serve thernselves by promoting the general welfare.

To make lumbermen better neighbors, better citizens, better friends, better public s€rvants -this is a fundamental purpose and ambition of this journat because it embraces all other PurPoses.

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^q The mark also means lhat yout ptofit is le protected. Wolmanized Lumber is sold only v through accepted trade channels. It is stocked by leading producers, so you can get it promptly in straight or mixed carloads. Your own lumber can be Wolmanized at conveniently located plants, en route to you.

rq It means firote business. You can interest t:f prospective customers with the story of rev liable protection at reasonable cost. Because Wolmanized Lumber need be used only for sills, joists, subflooring and other exposed locations, it adds only about l/6 to the cost of the ordinary home. It's a specialty that helps make sales.

We will be glad to send you more detailed informatiON. Writc tO AMERICAN LUMBER & TREATING COMPANY, 1405 Old ColonyBuilding, Chicago.

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The farmer's truck showed up with a flat tire just as he was passing the insane asylum grounds. He got down, got out his jack and tools, and proceeded to change tires. Soon several of the inmates of the asylum had gathered at the other side of the high wire fence, watching his efforts with much interest. F'inally one of them said:

"I used to be a farmer."

"That so?" grunted the laboring farmer.

"Yep," said the nut.

A few moments later: "You ever lum?" asked the same fellow inside "Nope," replied the farmer.

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been in an insane asythe fence.

"It beats farming," he said, as he walked off.

U. S. Court in Kentucky Voids Redwood Tanki are Found Bullet-Proof Capital Stock Tax

The United States District Court of Western Kentucky rendered a recent decision in the case of Oertel vs. Glenn which might indicate that the section of the Revenue Act of 1933 imposing a Capital Stock Tax, may be void because of uncertainty. The Court held that if the Act contemplates a purely arbitrary declaration of the capital stock of a corporation without a definite basis of such valuation. the Act is void because of uncertainty. The case goes to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.

BUILDING NEW PLANT

Moore & Garlick are building a new mill at their site in Sacramento. The ground has already been leveled off for the laying of a concrete floor which will cover an area of 160 square feet. Their old plant was recently destroyed by fire.

California Redwood Association engineers were preparing to adopt "bullet proof" as a new reason for using redwood following specifications of the Los Angeles Fire Commission for 104 new water storage tanks in the hills back of Los Angeles.

Said the Fire Commission, "Redwood tanks are better than those made of steel for installation in mountainous areas because they suffer no ill results from the bullets of careless nimrods and willful trespassers. Redwood is self-healing and steel isn't."

There is nothing more embarrassing to a fire fighter than an empty water storage tank resulting from numerous punctures by practicing marksmen. Fire wardens have long been vexed by the problem, but all is well now that they know the Redrvood tanks will heal their own wounds and the water, so precious during fire season, will be there when needed.

One hundred of the tanks will be of 1,000 gallon and four of 5,000 gallon capacity.

We Treat Job Hunters Like Prospective Advertisers

Every week day u'eary men walk in and out of the office of THE CALIITORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT-job hunting. And there is one rule in the CLM office from which there is no deviation-that is-treat a man hu,nting a job as well as if he were buying advertising. No matter how busy the day may be-that rule goes. The time a man needs courtesy and friendly treatment is when he is hunting work; for hunting work is the most depressing of all occupations. .We can't alrvays find them jobs; but we can always find them a chair; and -we always TRY to find them leads to follow in their job hunting. The best friends the CLM has made in its more than 15 years in California are the mcn we have helped find jobs. And you, Mr. Lumberman, when you need a man, phone- The California L,umber Merchant, VAndyke 4565, Los Angeles, and help us find jobs for worthy men.

IOWA COLLEGE DEVISES NEW TYPE BARN ROOF

Prof. Henry Giese has been conducting extensive experirnents on farm barn building at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, and thinks he has devised something new and valuable. It is a trussed rafter, gambrel type of barn roof construction, which they believe will make an outstanding contribution to the reduction of the cost of farm buildings, and likewise to strengthen them against severe storms. The new type is economical, simple, easy to erect, and holds up under heavy wind and snow.

ON EASTERN TRIP VIA PANAMA CANAL

Bill Hamilton, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Los Angeles, with Mrs. Hamilton and their two daughters, are en route to New York by way of the Panama Canal. They shipped their automobile on the boa-t and on the return trip rvill drive across the country, going by way of Mr. Flamilton's old home town, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. They will return to Los Angeles the latter part of September.

Wholesale to Lumber Yards

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California Fair Trade and Unfair Practices Acts

Many businessmen fail to distinguish between the Fair Trade Act and the Unfair Practices Act of California. They are entirely different pieces of legislation, and function in entirely different ways.

The Fair Trade Act establishes the right of a manufacturer or distributor of any branded or trade marked article to fix and maintain the retail price of that article or commodity in California. This was made a law May 8, 1931, and has been tested in the courts.

Any manufacturer of a branded article who so wishes can fix the price at which his product is to be sold in this state, and punish anyone who violates that fixation. Under this act any manufacturer or distributor has the power to absolutely prohibit price cutting and price wars so far as his product is concerned.

The Unfair Practices Act was passed in 1913, but was amended at the recent 1937 session of the California legisature. It had been previously amended in 1931, 1933 and 1935. It was completely re-witten in 1935, for which reason it has often been referred to as the Unfair Practices Act of 1935. At the 1937 session of the Legislature a score or more of bills were introduced either amending this law, or proposing new legislation afiecting the principles involved. By agreement among the authors most of these bills were dropped, and attention lvas concentrated in AB 3 bv Bovle. This

J. J. HALLORAN VISITS SOUTHLAND

J. J. Halloran, of the Halloran-Rennett Lumber Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has visited Newport Beach, California, several times during the past summer. His familv is spending the summer months there.

lvas amended nine times, and was finally signed by the Governor July 1, 1937.

This Unfair Practices Act makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in the production, manufacture, distribution, or sale of any article or product of general use or consumption, to engage in unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive, fraudulent and discriminatory practices. The act rvas written for the protection of the public, and of the honest business man. It forbids selling the same article in difierent places or localities for different prices, {or the purpose of destroying competition. It forbids the sale of an article for less than cost either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of hurting competitors, and forbids giving arvay articles in order to indirectly cut prices and hurt competition. The secret payment of rebates refunds, allowances, etc., for the purpose of indirectly cutting prices and helping one competitor as opposed to another, is forbidden, the plan being to put all purchasers upon equal terms. The destruction of unfair competition is the entire purpose of the Unfair Practices Act.

The LTnfair Trade Practice Act went into effect on August 27, 1937, ar'd makes "any person rvho either as director, officer, or agent of any firm or as an agent of any person violating the provisions of this Act assists or aids directly or indirectly shall be responsible therefor equallv 'ivith the firm or corporation for rvhom or which he acts."

L. C. COTNER RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES

L. C. Cotner, who formerly operated the Timbercraft Shingle Company, in Los Angeles, specializing in Red Cedar shingles and shakes, has returned from the Pacific Northwest, where he has been located for the past year.

Advertising is the moulding of favorable public opinion toward a firm or an article or a service that deserves it.

The Man Who Pays

Bv W. H. H. MacKella'

The will to pay is hereditary, juet as much as red hair or buck teeth. It is a common fallacy that a man pays his debts because he has money. This is not necessarily true. On the contrary, the matter of paying has only a remote relation to mo,ney.

On the one hand is your friend with an abundance of money who cannot be cajoled, threatened, beaten, or gassed into palng the most ordinary debt.

On the other hand the poor fellow without a visible dollar-you know him-who is Johnny on the Invoice. Money has little to do with either case. It is the breed of the man.

The man who pays is the man who thinks in advance. He never flashes a roll; he does not drive a car and carty a mortgage at the same timel he does not hang up the butcher or the grocer for food that he cannot afiord to eat; he never lights the fire without wondering where the coal man gets olf. He never throws the bull, nor pitches the blulf, nor gives notes, nor writes checks dated tomorrow, but when the bill comes in he is there with the coin of the realm, God bless him.

Sometimes he feels sore at the rest of us. Ffe does not feel that he gets on any better than the fellow who skins as he goes. Still, he goes on and pays and pays, simply because it is in the breed.

And, after all, the wodd DOES think a lot of his breed. The man who pays is the bulwark of society. He is the balance wheel of civilization. He is the mainspring of commerce. Business blesses him. and he has honor among men for all time.

Any Kind of Climate You \(/ant

(The recent discussion of California's varied climatic offerings in "Vagabond Editorials" in The California Lumber Merchant, brought from one of our readers a clipping from the San Francisco Call dated many years ago. It is an editorial written by the late Fremont Older, famous San Francisco journalist, discussing the wide variety of climate to be found in California. It follorvs in full:)

Most Eastern people speak of "the California climate" as if rve had the same kind of temperature in all parts of the state. In the East friends that have never been here invariably say, "I understand you have a wonderful climate out there," meaning, of course, that the rveather is equally balmy and sunny in all parts of the state. Visitors coming to San Francisco for the first time bring their summer clothes and frequently go about i,n their light raiment shivering in our fogs and winds, and more than insinuate that we are the greatest liars on earth. t

The Taylor Instrument Company, located at Rochester, New York, some time ago issued a statement that Californians in boasting about their climate give an entirely wrong impression of California weather. The California weather bureau, the statement says, shows a greater assortment of 'climate than any other state in the Union, and more contrast. Those official reports prove that California can delight an Eskimo or soothe a savage from darkest Africa.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in the s'orld rvas in Death Valley, July 10, 1913, when the mercury rose to 134 degrees in the shade. Bodie, in Mono County, holds the California recorcl for the other extreme, with 36 degrees below zero.

While many parts of the state have never seen snow, Alpine County had a fall of.73 f.eet in the rvinter of.19A647.

Del Norte County registered 153.5-+ inches of rainfall in a single year, and l-ake County had 71.5'l inches fall in a single month. In San lJemardino County it once rained 16.17 inches in a single day. In the same county there is a section where not a. drop of rain has fatlen for more than two years.

Point Reyes, on the sea coast, has the coolest sumrner in Americq, with a mean ternperature of 54 degrees. In some sections of the state, high in the mountaius, frost can be found every month in the year. Other sections never have frost and no extreme of heat, and vegetables, berries and fruit are harvested every day in the year.

San Francisco has one of the most equable climates in the world, the annual mean for forty 1'ears being 56 degrees. September, the warmest month, has a nlearl or average temperature of 59.1 degrees, rvhile the coldest month, January, shows a mean ol 49.6 degrees. Because San Francisco is never too hot and never too cold, manufacturers and other employers of labor say the San Francisco Bay district is the n.rost efficient rvorking place known.

In the latter part of Septernber I have sr'velterecl in Placerville, with the rnercury at 92, and in trvo hours I was shivering on the edge of Echo Lake. The wind cut like a knife, and rvhen it moderatecl slightly snow began to fall. I have driven through balmy, srlnny Auburn on the first of June and in two hours I was in a blinding sno\\r storm, and when I reached Tahoe there rvas six inches of snorv on the ground.

When strangers ask us about California climate, wc should reply : "What kind of climate do you r,'i.ant ?"

Comparison of Advanced Building Costs in Seatde and Los Angeles

The Construction h.rclttstries Coutulittee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Conrtnerce has released trvo interesting studies of increased building costs tluring the past 1'ear. One is a breakd<lu'n of Jttue, 1937, costs on a t-vpical residence in Los Angeles, rvith comparative figures for Jrrll-. 1936. The second is a sirnilar study of a sntall residerrce in Seattle.

In Los Angeles plumbing costs have jumped 4O per cent, in Seattle ?3 per cent. Plastering has jumped 30 per cent in Los Angeles, and 64 per cent in Seattle. Concrete is up 23 per cent in Seattle, 19 per cent in I-os r\ngeles. Lumber and shingles are up l0 per cetrt in Los Angeles, 9 per cent in Seattle. Sheet n.retal has aclvanced 100 per cent in year in Seattle.

ROLLINS BROWN RECOVERING FROM INJURY OF YEAR AGO

Ilollins A. Brown, rvell known lumber and flooring salesman of Los Angeles, is slowly recovering from the effects of an injury to his shoulder received in a street car accident. Mr. Brorvn, a one-legged tnan, had his shoulder so badly hurt he could not use his crutches to rvalk u'ith, so has been confined to his horne for a year. He reports that he is slowly rvorking back to health. His address is 831 So. Curson Ave. I{e has been in the lumber busirress fiftr' years.

Panels Veneers Oak

rcrior finlsh that not only dccotates, but inaulat€s and qul€ts sound-all at ona low coat. Morc than that, you scll an Inaulatlng intcrlor 6nlsh answerlng thc d€mand for rich, blcnded thadea ofittcCtal colora and ncw, iotercatIni texturc, And lok at thc Mark€t! New gnd old homcs, achoola, churchca, th;atre6, audltorlums, rcatauranta, atorea and offices are all prospects. THESE SLINDTEX ADYAN'AO:S

IUILD SATES

l. Blcndcd shadcg of harmonioue colors comblne wlth a ncw, Interesting iexture to add charm and dlgnity to the interior.

2. tmprovcs acougtlcs and quiets lound-at the samc tlme lnaulatcE against heat and cold,

3. Durablc-Speclal tteatment of surface lncrcaaea resistance to weathetpe Dregerve and proloDg the rlchness and freghncse ofcolora and texturc.

4. tntcgral colors go clcar through the matcrlal-not merclv a surfacc application.

5. Ptcdecorated surfacc gavea both tlme and cost ofpalnting.

6. Adaptabtllty-thcwldevedcty ofshapes and elzee giv€a unlimitcd scope to exprcsalon oflndlvldual taste In deeign.

7. Qulckty, easily applled to both n€w and old walla and ccilings-gocs tight ovcr old walle.

8. Economlcal - a popular - priccd material. With all its advantages' BLENDTEX coata no morc than ordinary insulating tlle and plank.

A DISIINGTIYE INTERIOR FIXISH tIN:

'\Iteatherwood BLENDTEX lnsulatlng Tltc and PlanL.

\ reatb€rwood IVORY lnsulatlng Tile and Plank.

'Weatherwood (Texturcd) HARDBOARD-uacd aa wainscoting. rRlgi.btud Tr.ds-orrt

UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY OLU.O.I6 300

All San Francisco is rejoicing in the restoration o,f its famous Cliff House by George K. and Leo C. Whitney, rvhose beach concessions add to the fame of the citv bv the Golclen Gate.

In restoring the famous resort the Whitney Brothers selected the California Redwood motif as most suitable to lend color to the famous Marine dining room. The spacious bar and lonnge rooms are rustic havens, with an elaborate use of curly redlvood. redlvood burl and random rvith sapwood paneling.

The walls and ceilings are of randorn width rvith the natural sapwood lending a gay effect to the distinction of the 6x8 split curly redrvood bearns ancl rafters. \\'ide oak flooring lends itself u-ell to the rustic motif.

The top of the bar is of re<lrvood burl and the front of curly redwood. The back bar boasts murals carved in coral mirrors, depicting scenes o{ the Redwoods and California parks. Betlveen the bar room and cocktail lounge is a large arched entrance paneled rvith specially designed sandblasted redwood.

The first Cliff House was built in 1858 and destroyed by fire many years later. The more famous chateau-like Cliff House built bv Adolph Sutro was also destroyed by fire in I9O7 and replaced by the present building, which had been in disuse since 1921. M/hitney Brothers have made a serious attempt to recapture the grandeur which once made the Cliff House rvorld-famed. Fa-

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San Francisco Restorcd

LEFT-Bor room oI Sqn Frcrncisco's Icmoue CIiII House, recenlly restored by Whitney Brothers in redwood pcneling, timbers cnd redwood burl. Etched corcrl mirrors depict redwood acenes in cr frcrme ol simutcrted redwood tree trunks. The timberingr is all oI 6x8 split curly redwood qnd the wall pcrnels oI rondom width sopwood.

BELOW-Lounge room ol recentlY reslored Clill House ol Scn Francis' co, showing splendid excmple ol Cclilornicr Redwood pcrneling ond timbering. The timbers cre oI 6x8 curly redwood split to order <rnd the wcll pcrnels oI random width sttPwood. Sandblcsted redwood lorest scenes cdd to ihe rustic ellect oI the room.

tnous relics har-e lieen replaced ; the Nlarine clinir.rg room is attracting capacity crolvds coming to enjoy the unsurpassed ocean vie*' and unexcelled cuisine; and the combinations of Redrvood interior construction adcl greatly' to the natural beauty of the restoration.

In addition, Whitney llrothers have taken a contra-ct rvith the Stump Ifouse of Eureka to supply visitors lvith the widely knorvn rcdu'oocl brrrl novelties. All of the burl in the Cliff House rvas suppliecl by thc Stump llouse and the Redrvood lumber by merrrber mills of the California Reclrvood association.

First Hoo-Hoo Dinner Septemb et 20

Carl R. Moore, secretary, East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club, announces that he expects a big crowd for the first Hoo-FIoo Club dinner meeting of the new season to hear Hal Burdick, well known Night Editor of NBC. The meeting will be held at the Athens Athletic Club, Oakland, Monday evening, September 20.

The new officers rvill be elected and installed at this meeting.

Tlre door prize ol $15.00 must be won, as it is not allowed to go higher than this amount.

BACK FROM EUROPEAN TOUR

Roy E. Hills, of Wendling-Nathan Company, San Francisco, lvho has been on a European trip with Mrs. Hills and their son, returned to San Francisco August 28.

NIr. Hills reports having had a most enjoyable time. They were gone just three months, haivng left San Francisco on May D. They sailed on ttre Vulcania from Boston and landed at Naples after making a number of interesting stops on the way. Trvo months were spent in touring Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, England and Scotland. Good weather rvas experienced practically all the time they rvere abroad. They rented a car in London and visited many famous and historical places in 61sa1 Rritain, and sailed for New York from Southampton on the French liner Ile de France.

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STIITIER RTTI GTDAR SHTIIGI.IS

Snider Shingleg trre the finest money can buy.

Snider Shingles qre expertly manulqctured ol high dltitude Red Cedcrr.

Snider Shingles' close, even grcin gucrcntees c permcnent roolfree lrom repoirs.

CaliJornia Sales Offices

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Snider Shingles cre ottracliveeasy to sell.

Snider Shingles dre unilormecsy cnd inexpensive to lcy.

Snider Shingles come in all sizes cnd grctdes. Also Nu Cut shckes.

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The quality of TRU-BILT insures re-orders because your customers can cut costs with this better material. TRU-BILT Plywood Products are strong, rigid, crack-proof, beautiful and T-square.

Consab out local sales represeatoth'e for particulars

H. BRUCE VISCOMB' Sales Mgr.,16o4 Conway Bldg. Chicago

THOMAS P. BONNER, P. O. Box 15, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, Minn.

WILLARD H. PANGBORN, 891 Medford Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

DoN R. MITCHELL, 9r1 S. Ball St., Owosso, Michigan.

JAMES P. SKELLY,2(X) Broadway, New York City.

JACK T. STUART, Quitman' Miss.

R. W. DALTON, 315 W. Ninth St., Loc Angeleo, Calif.

HAROLD NELSON, 2O1 Graphic Arts Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.

FRANK B. COLE, 6214 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas.

'rylrHo's wHo"

Floyd W. Elliott

The subject of this career sketch, Floyd W. Elliott, is one of the best known and liked executives in the lumber business in Northern California. He has a record of nearly 25 years in the lumber industry, which includes retail, wholesale 'and manufacturing experience.

He is manager of the $fln Francisco office of Schafer Bro,$. Lumber & Shingle Company,. of Montesano, Wash., one of the mos"t important manufacturers of old growth Fir and Hemlock lumber and Red Cedar Shingles in the Northwest.

Floyd was born in the W-estern part of New York State, and after attending the lJniversity of Rochester and the LTniversity of Chicago, first entered the lumber bus,iness with the Monarch Lumber Company, at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. in the summer of 1912.

IIe came to California in the fall o,f 1913, and got back in the lumber business in 1914 with the San Joaquin Lumber Company at Stockton, staying there until 1915. After a couple of years' railroading with the Santa Fe he reentered the lupber business with Pope & Talbot, San Francisco, remaining with this pioneer concern until 1922, when he went with the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company, San Francisco, for tvhich firm he covered the San Francisco Bay district for nearly 11 years.

For some time during this period he was treasurer of the San Francisco Lumber Salesmen's Club, an organiza-

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tion that was active for some years in the early l92f's. When Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Company opened their San Francisco omce in the fall of 1933 they appointed him manager.

In 1915 Mr. Elliott married Miss Roberta Baldwin of Stockton. They have a son and a daughter, who are both attending the University of California.

Floyd has a host of friends in all branches of the industry. He is a very busy man, being also San Francisco manager of Schafer Bros. Steamship Lines. Visitors to his offices on the 12th floor of the Fife Building get one of the most gorgeous views of the San Francisco Bay obtainable from any location in the city.

PENNA. LUMBERMAN VISITS CALIFORNIA

A. E. Bubser, of the Bubser Lumber Company, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, representatives for The Pacific Lumber Company in that territory, has returned from a two weeks' trip to California. He spent some time at The Pacific Lumber Company's mill at Scotia and main office in San Francisco. He also has some pictures to prove he caught some big salmon in the Klamath River during his stay in the Redwood Empire.

MAKES CALIFORNIA TRIP

Ted Dichter, general manager of the Prouty Lumber & Box Co., Warrenton, Ore., left San Francisco for home on September 7 after visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles on business for his mill.

VACATIONS AT YOSEMITE

Walter C. Ball, sales manager, J. R. Hanify Iirancisco, spent his vacation .at Yosemite. He out to motor over Feather River Canyon Road, eled as far north as Yreka.

Co., San took time and trav-

SURE! SELL PAINT!

By Jack Dionne

Should the small torvn lumber dealer sell oaint ? Should he?

Should a fish srvim? A bird fly? A winner brag? A golfer cuss ?

Why CERTAINLY !

As the nigger said-"That's whut he shouldn't do nothin' else but." Study it for yourself, and see if there is a flalv in the stone-a. fly in the pudding.

The lumber merchant of today is interested, not only in the building materials that go out of his place of business, but IN THE SATISFACTION OF THE CUSTOMER.

And the satisfaction of the customer of course lies in getting the right kind of home, barn, or whatever building it is he buys the material to construct.

Sure ! We all agree on that ! Then, what is the use of the dealer securing for the customer the right boards, the right finish, the right siding, ceiling, flooring and rvhat not, and delivering them with pride to the fellow who is going to use them, and then take a chance that a bad paint job, or a lot of poor paint, will destroy entirely the appearance of the finish job?

Because you know beyond a doubt that the best lumber

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and the best shingles that you can put into and on a building can be despoiled e,ntirely of their merit by poor paint or poor painting.

There's just as much sense in the lumber dealer selling the materials and not the paint, as there would be in the clothier selling the suit but not the buttons.

The paint is nothi,ng more or less than an inseparable part of the building materials as they are used.

All building material exposed to view or to the weather, should be painted. And it should be painted correctly and intelligently if it is to have its full span of life, and give satisfaction from an appearance standpoint.

And POOR PAINT and BAD PAINTING won't do.

The lumber dealer should sell the materials for a home, or a barn, or shed, or whatever the use may be; he should know all about the use to which it is to be put, and should make it his business to sell the right sort of paint for the job.

He should go farther. He should be prepared to recommend and secure for that customer a dependable and able painter who can be depended on to put the paint on right.

and extent of our plant-with

largest capacity, namely, 47 M pet hour, of any car-and-cargo mill in Oregon, Cargo and rail shipments of Soft Old Growth Yellow Douglas Fir and Sitka Spruce. VeeLly sailings to California ports; packaged lumber sro$'ed even lenghs and widths. Cdifornia lumbermen are erpecially invited to virit our operationr when motoring North thir rummer via the C,oart Highway. Toledo ir jurt 9 miler eaat of the Coact Highwav in direct route to Port. land-arl for Dean Johnrcn or Bob Richardson.

Your Customers are Hearing Ahout the Fastest-Selling Tropical Hardwood.

The force of 10,000,000 individual advertising messages is behind your sales efiorts in behalf o{' Philippine Mahogany. Stock this wood, tell your customers about it, and cash in on the advertising which is appearing in leading magazines such as Ameriean Home, Architectural Forum, American Builder, Yachting. Write for

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CONVERSATION

Quality is the life of conversation; and he is as much out who assumes to himself any part above another, as he who considers himself below the.rest of society. Familiarity in inferiors is sauciness: in superiors it is condescensicn; neither of which is to have being among companions, the very word implying that they are to be equal. When, therefore, we have extracted the company from all considerations of their equality or fortune, it will immediately appear that, to make it happy and polite, there must nothing be started which shall discover that our thoughts run upon any such distinctions. Hence it will arise that benevolence must become the rule of society, and he that is most obliging rnust be most diverting.-Richard Steele.

FOOLTSH QUESTTON

The transport was shoving off for the Orient. Two little flappers were waving goodbye from the dock.

"I think it's a shame." said one, "to send all those nice Marines to China. What will they do there?"

"What'll they do !" replied the other. "Ain't you ever been out with a Marine?"

EDUCATION

The more a man is educated, the more is it necessary, for the welfare of the State, to instruct him how to make a proper use of his talents. Education is like a double-edged sword. It may be turned to dangerous usages if it is not properly handled.-Wu Ting-Fang.

A COURTEOUS COP

Her car stalled at the corner and the traffic light changed red, yellow, green; red, yellow, green, etc. The polite policeman stepped up beside her car and said, "What'sa matter lady; ain't we got any colors you like?"

Full many a rnortal young and old ffave gone to their sarcophagus

From pouring water icy cold

Right down their $rarm esophagus.

When a firm, decisive spirit is recognized it is curious to see how the space clears around a man and leaves him room and freedom.-John Foster.

WHEN EARTH'S LAST PICTURE IS PAINTED

By Rudyard Kipling

When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried,

When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it-lie down for an aeon or two, Till The Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew !

And those that were good shall be happy; they shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas with brushes of comet's hair. They shall find real saints to draw fromMagdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting and never be tired at all !

And only The Master shall praise us, and only The Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame;

But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are !

THRIFTY

An old lady who was about to die told her niece to bury her in her black silk dress but to cut the back out and make herself a dress.

"Oh, Aunt Mary," said the niece, "I don't want to do that. When you and Uncle Charlie walk up the golden stairs, I don't want people to see you without any back in your dress," to which the old lady replied, "They won't be looking at me. I buried your Uncle Charlie without his pants."

FROM HABIT

Preacher: "Rastus, do you take dis here woman fuh bettah or worse?"

Rastus: "Pahson, Ah shoots the works."

Parson Simpkin Reunion to be Held

Septemb er 26

The seventh annual re-union at Parson Simpkin Sequoia in Calaveras State Park will be held on Sunday, September 26 at 2 o'clock P.M. George M. Cornwall, 1937 President of the Parson Simpkin Memorial Association has secured as speaker Professor Emanuel Fritz of the Forestry Department, Universitv of California, and consulting forester of the California Rcdwood Association. Prof. Fritz ivill tell of "The Life of the Redwood Forest." There will be a soloist, community singing and other interesting features. 'I-his annual tribute to the memory of Hoo-Hoo's late Supreme Chaplain and field officer is an indication that lumbermen do not forget the Parson's unwearying efforts to help the industry by promoting the spirit of friendship and co-operation.

Central Valley Hoo-Hoo Club No. 62, O. V. Wilson, president, will hold their first rneeting of the fall at the Big Trees Hotel, 6:30 P.M., Saturday, Sept. 25 at dinner, followed by an infcrmal program around a bonfire. Last year's meeting at the same place was a big success. Lumbermen, their families and friends are cordially invited to participate. The entire hotel has been engaged for that evening, and the overflow will be accommodated at Dorrington hotei, about four miles distant. I'hose desiring leservations should write O. V. Wilson. Central Lumber Co., Stockton.

Those who drive up for the Sunday Memorial service rvill find the Park authorities have provided lunch tables, piped water, barbecue pits, and all conveniences for a delightful picnic outing in one of California's most beautiful mountain parks, 75 miles east of Stockton, reached by a bighway as smooth as the roads in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

A. W. CLARK VISITS NORTHWEST

A. W. Clark has returned to Los Angeles after a very pleasant trip through Northern California and Oregon. For many years he was connected in official capacity with The Diamond Match Company as production man. He severed his connection with them at Chico, California, in 1906, and went to Oregon. He built the Wauna sa'ivmill in 1910, and sold it to the Crossett people the next year. While at Wauna he is credited with having devised the first lumber carrier of the sort now in common use on the Coast. Mr. Clark visited Portland, Chico, and various other lumber points on his recent trip.

LEONARD HAMMOND IN SOUTHERN CALIF.

Leonard lfammond, of San Francisco, president of the Hammond Lumber Company, spent several days visiting his organization in Southern California last month.

WITH RODEO LUMBER CO.

Chas. Rickley, formerly connected for a number of years with the Mission Lumber Co., Sonoma, is norv with the Rodeo Lumber Co.. Rodeo.

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Hold Labor Day Celebrations

More than 6000 employees of the California Redwood lumber industry enjoyed a triple holiday over Labor Day, with two of the companies Ieaturing all-day picnics and athletic carnivals.

Employees o.f the Union Lumber Company at Fort Bragg had no organized celebration but chose instead to hit for the rvoods and streams to enjoy the seasonal hunting and fishing. Other Mendocino lumbermen did the same, except for the Fort Bragg baseball team which went to Scotia to participate in festivities there. The Scotia club defeated Fort Bragg in a doubleheader, 6 to 1 and l0 to 9.

At Samoa, with President L. C. Hammond as host of the day, employees of the Hammond Redwood Company enjoyed another of theilfamous holiday athletic carnivals and picnics. Free refreshments, special prizes for athletic events, and a program of general entertainment featured the schedule enjoyed by more than 2500 persons.

The third annual employees' picnic sponsored by the Safety Organization of The Pacific Lumber Company drew a crowd of. 37OO people to Scotia Park. This huge crolr,'d rvas fed at a gigantic barbecue of seven prime steers prepared by the famous chef, Jim Patterson. In addition, the company committee furnished a ton of potato salad, 100 gallons of ice cream, and all the {resh milk the children could drink.

Derby Bendorf and Lee Harris directed the afiair with the aid of the following committee chairmen: Jack Wood. grounds; invitations and awards, Ray Soares; H. E. Nevilie, announcing; E. C. Mead, seating; Guy Walster and Boy Scouts, parking; J. P. McGovern, entertainment; Roy Livingston, transportation; Joe Casey, baseball games ; Fred Christen and E. H. Ffansen, catering; Jack Troy. tables; Charles Jaehnig, meat; Roy Tatman, salad; Harold Eglin, bread and butter preparation; Robert Monteith, coffee and sugar; Bob Lamson, milk for children; Harry Marsh. beverages; A. J. McMillan, ice cream; Dan Mclean and Bert Armstrong, dance; Mrs. Peter Wilson, first aid; J. R. French, R. W. Coke and J. R. Blitch, liaison committee; and A. S. Murphy, E. E. Yoder, W. C. Dorsey, F. W. Bender, H. Klass and W. M. Nelson, reception of special guests.

The Old Home

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A. tMerriom Connor

An old time home stood over the way, Its walls were dingy, its roof was grey; It mourned in the light of the after glow For sights and sounds of the long ago; When sunlight rippled across its floors And streamed througir hospitably open doors, When firelight dappled its smiling walls, And little children ran through its halls.

The city surged to its broken door

With sounds like the ocean's angry roar, The shadows of buildings fine and tall Darkened its windows at evenfall. Those who loved it had wandered away, Leaving it lonely for many a day, Empty it stood in the rain and the sun An old fashioned home whose day was done.

Remembering days that were bright and glad, The heart of the desolate home was sad; The rvinds through its dusty rooms mourned low Like ghosts of the magical long ago. Nobody wanted it, nobody came To call it "home,"-ah, that dear old name; Ashamed it stood in the shadows grey A relic there of a by-gone day.

But there came one day to its dreaming heart

Those lvho loved it and took its part; They hastened to make it nerv and bright, A temple of beauty and delight.

The old home thrilled with joy and pride

In the midst of the city's surging tide, For again the sunlight gilds its floors And streams through hospitably opened doors.

VACATIONING IN COLORADO

Walter Harris, Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeles. is on a trip to Colorado. He will be back at his desk the latter part of September.

A REDWOOD HANGAR FOR HUMBOLDT

Redwood timber construction u'ith Teco connectors has been specified by the Humboldt county, California, board of supervisors for the new $10,000 hangar to be constructed on the county-owned airport near Eureka.

The structure will be 60 by 85 feet and will house eight commercial planes. Construction of the hangar at the new airport will fill a need which has long hampered commercial aviation along the North Coast.

NEW FEDERAL FORESTS

Four new Federal forests have been proclaimed National forests by President Roosevelt. These are to be called: Sam Houston, Sabine, Angelina and Davy Crockett National Forests. Each contains a small portion of farm lands; 85 per cent of the area is cut-over stands of pines and hardwoods on soils better suited to timber growing than farmirg. All lie well within the Southern pine belt. Almost half of the 1,714,000 acres is already under federal administration and lies within the fire protection area established by the Texas Forest Service.

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TAKES CHARGE OF RACING PROGRAM

J. Stanley Quinn, salesman for Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, acted as racing secretary and starter for the horse races at the San Diego County Fair, held at Del Mar, August 7 to 15.

Over a period of years Stanley has made a hobby of taking charge of one county fair raclng program each year. He gets a great kick out of it, and it's a paying hobby, by the way.

HARBOR LUMBERMEN IN CALIF'ORNIA

Peter Schafer, president and Albert Schafer, vice-president of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Company, Montesano, Wash., called last u'eek on the company's offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

IN CANADIAN ROCKIES

Lew Blinn, 11, of The Pacific Lumber Company, and Mrs. Blinn are on a three weeks'vacation trip to Banfi and Lake Louise. The-v drove to Vancouver and traveled by train from there. They will be back about Septernber 15.

The same wood that goes into the best Venetian Blind Slats and Battery Separators. Although tougher it costs but little more than otfier woods for Factory, Warehouse and Packing Shed Floors.

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The man who tries to merchandise will never, never cease, For the wheel that does the squeakin' is the wheel that gets the grease.

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fri"li'l; Ten Years Ago Today

From the tiles of The California Lumbet M"tchant, September 15, 1927

The American Manufacturing and Sales Corporation of Los Angeles has been granted a charter with one million dollars capitalization. It is created to act as a parent concern to the following: The American Building Material Service with offices in Corona, Pomona, and San Bernardino; The American Door Company, Pasadena; The American Door Company, Los Angeles; The American Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles; The Crown Sash, Door & Mill Co., Los Angeles; The Harbor Sash, Door & Mill Co., Harbor City; The Herzog Sash & Door Company, Los Angeles; The West Adams Lumber Company, Los Angeles. The operators and creators of the merger include C. R. Blankenship, Fred Colman, H. P. Dixon, T. O. H. Herzog, George Hopkins, and A. D. Squires. *

T,he Federal Trade Commission on August 16 issued a "Cease and Desist" order in the now famous Philippine Mahogany ,case, forbidding the advertising or sale in this country of the well known Philippine hardwoods as "Mahogany." W. E. Humphrey, chairman of the Commission demurs against the majority report favoring the Philippine importers. The defendants are allowed sixty days in which to make written reply to the order.

The California Lumbe, t.r.*r, expresses the opinion that the defendants in this case will NOT accept the decision of the Commission, but will carry on their fight, and says further: "We believe that the courts will easily discover that this Mahogany case has as its root a plain and

simple attempt to stiflle competition, and that the American public would be the worst sufferer if such stifling were permitted. It would be money out of the pocket of every American who buys things made from cabinet'ivoods. We believe and trust that the Philippine Mahogany proponents will win the final decision." (Editor's Note. They DID).

At a Hoo-Hoo Con-Cat at Chico, California, on August 13, fifteen kittens were initiated. Gus Russell, of San Francisco, acted as toastmaster at the banquet.

Ilerman Rosenberg, "r;. ",*r,a Company, now located in Detroit, has been spending a few days in Los Angeles. ***

Frank Trower was Chairman of the Day August 12 for Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 in San Francisco.

The National Lumber t"""r*,rrers Association opened an office in the Call Building, San Francisco, August 19, with A. C. Horner in charge.

The Orange Belt t".;". itr, n.ra a successful concatenation and banquet at Riverside, Sept. 9, Fred A. Chapin presiding. Homer Wilson was elected president for the ensuing year. Eight kittens were taken in.

'I'he E:rst Bay Hoo-H"" a*O lt".,.O Clern Fraser presiclent, at a meeting designatecl as "Redwood Day."

Community Chests Launch AnnualAppealt

Fourteen or more of the Community Chests throughout California will launch their anrrual appeals for funds, on behalf of member agencies, next month, as will 38 of the 57 major Chests in the urestern states.

All working for a cornmon cause, lighting the social "dark spots" in the community, valiantly going to the rescue of the unfortunate, these great organizations are asking for generolls support this year. Many of the agencies report serious financial difficulties, some operating on deficits to aid the acute emergency cases.

As with the Los Angeles Community Chest, the slogan, "Be a Ciood Neighbor," is generally adopted. It was suggested by the National Mobilization for lluman Needs. The campaigns will emphasize the necessity for a greater spirit of neighborliness. Lumbermen, from the "jacks" in the tall timbers, to the highest executives, are Community Chest-minded.

If we are able to translate contributions into the definite, tangible human services that they make possible; if u'e are able to awaken the spiritual impulse that resides in all to help those who may be less fortunate and to bring a proper understanding of the human needs of orlr community-then these needs will be met by our "Good Neighbors."

The Community Chest solicits ONCE for ALL-

A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board, Bank of America, concrlrs when he says: "Let us give whole-heartedly and liberally-not because of civic pride and duty, but from sheer happiness, thankful that our manifold blessings make it possible to embrace this opportunity."

Big Crowd Expected at Council Annual

A big attcndance is expected at the sixth annual meeting of the California Lumbermen's Councii to be held at Mountain View Ranch Hotel in the Santa Cruz l\{ountains on Saturday and Sunday, September 18 arrcl 19. lVlanufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of lumber and allied products have been invited as in former vears to meet socially with the members.

Breakfast meetings vvill be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday of all the Council committees, and at 1O a.m. the Northern Board of Directors of the California Retail I-umberrnen's Association will meet. Luncheon will be at 12 noon. There will be opportrrnity for tennis and swimming in the afternoon and at 5 :30 p.m. there will be a log rolling contest. President George Burnett will preside at dinner at 7 p.m. This rvill be follorved by a fine entertainment program.

On Sunday there r,vill be a golf tournament at 8:30 a.m., and there will be an informal dinner at 2 p.m.

Maps, furnished by Hebbron Lumber Co., Santa Crnz, showing horv to get to Mountain View Ranch llotel, have been sent out rvith the invitations.

CALL ON SAWMILLS

Al Kelley and Charles Cross of the Santa Fe Lumber Company, San Flancisco, returned September 13 after spending trvo weeks in the Northrvest calling on the firm's sawmill connections.

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Summary of W.gner Housing Bill

Washington.-One of the important measures enacted by Congress before adjournment rvas the Wagner Housing Bill, much changed and limited by amendments. As passed, the bill represents "a sincere effort to restrict public housing to slum clearance projects, avoid competition with private housing industry and to force economy in design and construction of public housing." The law will be directed by a single Administrator rvho will have an Advisory Board of nine. As the Administrator is placed in the Department of the Interior, the U. S. Housing Authority r,r'ill be essentially a PWA Housing Division.

State and local agencies are eligible to borrow up to 90 per cent of the cost of slum clearance and housing projects at the going Federal rate of interest plus one-half of 1 per cent.

The Housing Authority may enter into contracts with local agencies to make annual contributions to the latter in fixed amount for not to exceed 60 years, at interest rates not exceeding the going Federal rate of interest plus 1 per cent. Contributions rna\r not exceed $5,000,000 the first

year, with additional $7,500,000 in the second and third years, the total not to exceed $20,000,000 a year.

As an alternative to annual contributions the Authority may make capital grants of not to exceed 25 per cent of the cost of the project, and an additional grant of 15 per cent from relief funds in the form of payments to labor40 per cent in all. State or local governments must contribute at least 20 per cent of Federal grants or annual contributions in the form of cash, land, facilities, or tax exemption or remission.

Costs, excluding iand, old buildings, etc., must not exceed $4699 a unit or $1000 a room in cities of less than 500,000 population, and must not exceed $5000 a unit or $1250 a room in larger cities.

The family income of occupants of projects must not exceed five times the rental of the unit, except that for families of three or more minor dependents the income shall not exceed six times the rental.

An equal number of slum dwelling units must be closed, cleared, repaired or improved as a condition to grants or annual contributions. In the matter of financing, authority is granted to issue bonds aggregating $500,000,000, but not more than 10 per cent of commitments may be expended in any one state. Labor is protected by a provision requiring the payment of prevailing wages; and the use of materials of domestic origin is insisted upon.

Honesty and Dependability

We have often said that the fundamentals of human success are ATTAINABLE to the man with a mind to think and a will to DO.

They are HONESTY, DEPENDABILITY, AMBITION, VISION, COURAGE, ENTHUSIASM, ENERGY, PUNCH, and STICKTOITIVENESS.

But it must be remembered that in this case, as in the Scriptural injunction-"The first shall be last, and the last shall be fi15f,"-fe1 beyond any question of doubt the one primal asset that a man MUST possess in the race for human success, and upon which, as a foundation, he must build ALL of his superstructure with the other characteristics mentioned, is HONESTY.

Lacking that first fundamental, the brightqr, the smarter, the more ambitious, the more energetic, the more enthusiastic, the more "punchful," the more courag'eous, the more "staying" quality he has-the more dangerous a member of society he shall be. There is no constructive place in the eternal scheme of things for the man who is not morally, mentally, physically, and eternally HONEST. The business world has learned that HONESTY is EVERYTHING. The most capable and vigorous and powerful personality on earth sinks below the level of mediocrity in the eye of thinking men, when we learn that his honesty is questionable.

To REALLY succeed, you've GOT to be straight.

And closely akin to DISHONESTY comes UNRELIABILITY. A man may not be downright DISHONEST; perhaps wouldn't take anything that belongbd to the other fellow under any circumstances; but if he is unreliable, undependable, then, in a business way, he is of little more value than the man who is light-fingered.

There is mighty little room in the eternal scheme of things for the man rvhom you can't put your "finger on'f all the time.

When you say of a man-"HE IS SQUARE and RELIABLE," you have said the two greatest things possible in his behalf.

CREW SAFE AFTER SHIP SPRINGS A LEAK

The lumber steamer Port Orford, commanded by Captain Axelson and owned by the Gorman Lumber Company, San Francisco, is safe in drydock after an exciting experience. The ship southbound with a cargo of 1,100,000 feet of lumber from the Trans-Pacific Lumber Company's mill at Port Orford, Ore., radioed on the morning of August 29, when a short way south of Eureka, that she was leaking badly and needed immediate assistance. The U. S. srlrvey ship Guide and the steamer Lumberman went to her assistance, ready to take off the crew of 28 if necessary.

The crew manned the pumps and jettisoned about 300,000 feet of the cargo, while the ship was steered into Shelter Cove. The Port Orford left next day for San Francisco, being kept afloat by continuous pumping and arriving at her home port August 31. After unloading the ship rvas put in drydock. She will be ready for service about September 16.

California Building Permits for August

U. S. C. Ofiers Nisht Course to Aid Prospective Home Builders

Designcd to aid prospective home builders or those planning to remodel their houses under the Federal l{ousing Act, a course in "residential planning and financing" rvill be offeerd by University College, evening division of the University of Southern California, according to Dean Ernest W. Tiegs. Beginning Septenrber 20 on the U.S.C. campus the class u'ill be given by Clayton M. Baldwin each Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Trends in architecture, planning the small home, ordinallces, ancl the selection of the site, are features of the course rvith costs and methocis of financing also included in Prof. Baldwin's instruction.

Air conditioning, architectural engineering. landscape architecture, and construction costs are included among the 286 separate courses offered during the tr",'elve week periocl by the S. C. division.

JOINS UNION LUMBER COMPANY SALES STAFF

"Dave" Davis has joined the sales staff of the Union Lumller Company, working out of their Los Angeles office. "Dar.e" has covered the Southern California territory for the past several years and has a wide acquaintance rvith the retail lumber trade. He rvas formeriy r,vith the Kelly-Smith Co.

SPENT VACATION IN NORTHWEST

Paul I{allingby, Hammond Lumber Cornpanr., I-os Arrgeles, and his 'family, have returned from a vacation trip in the Northrvest.

NEW LUMBERMAN ARRIVES

Jerome Higman, Reliable Lumber Co., Rosemead, is receiving congratula-ticns from his many friends, the occasion being the arrival of a fine baby boy at his house. He has been named Jerome, Jr., and Jerome, Sr., says that Junior u'ill takc over the management of the yarcl in 1958.

JACK WTLLTAMS ON VACATTON

-J. W. Williams, secretary of the California Redu.oocl Association, is back from spending his vacation in Los Angeles.

EAST BAY PLASTERERS END STRIKE

The six 'iveeks' tieup of plasterels, lathers arr<1 hoc'r carriers in Alameda County ended Septernber 10 '"vhen employers granted a 10 cent an hour increase to rvorkers in each of the three unions involved.

Under the terms of the agreement plasterers will receive $1.60 an hdur;hod carriers, $1.45 an hour and lathers $1.@ an hour.

The San Francisco strike of plasterers, lathers and hod carriers remained in force with no immediate settlement in sight.

BACK FROM NEW YORK

M. H. McCalla, of the Fcxworth-McCalla Lumber Company, Phoenix, Arizona, spent a month visiting in New York City. lle returned the first part of September.

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WANTE.D-POSITION

Lumberman experienced in retail yard management desires position as manager or assistant manager of retail yard, salesman or estimator. References. Address Box C-688, California Lumber Merchant.

SUBURBAN YARD FOR SALE

Small yard on main Boulevard. Good lumber, paint, builders' hardware sales. Fast growing community. Reasonable rent. TERMS. Splendid 2-man yard. Address Box-C-683, California Lumber Merchant.

YOUNG LADY WANTS POSITION

Experienced stenographer and bookkeeper, capable of doing any office detail work, and figuring estimates, desires position. Bay District or Peninsula preferred. Address Box C-684, California Lumber Merchant.

FOR SALE

Retail lumber yard on main boulevard in East Bay district. $5000.00 will handle. Address Box C-676 California Lumber Merchant.

EXPERIENCED LUMBERMAN WANTS POSITION

Lumberman experienced in both wholesale and retail business desires position. Well acquainted with the trade in Northern California, having traveled that territory for several years. Capable bookkeeper and office man. Address Box C-687, The Cdifornia Lumber Merchant.

Look Out Botanigtsl Sayr Sap Does Not Flow up in a Tree Trunlc

A common sense answer to the theories about the upward flow of sap in trees, appears in the July issue of Coronet. It will come as a shock to many to hear now that sap doesn't flow up our trees, but that vapor goes up and condenses and comes down as sap. These pseudo scientific jottings by one John Cullen who has made tests to prove his contentions are interesting to all lumbermen. "Water will no more run up a tree trunk than any other incline," he says. "The tree in the springtime is very much like the steam heating plant. Heat from the sun generates vapor at the base of the tree. The vapor ascends the tree trunk. When the sun sets, the atmosphere about the tree becomes cool. The vapor within the tree condenses and the liquid flows toward the base of the tree. This explains the more abundant flow of sap during the night."

Proofs include . . experiments with encasing the end of

POSITION WANTED

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FOR SALE OR TRADE

Lumber Yard in Northern California. Excellent schooling opportunities. Address The California Lumber Merchant Box C-686.

RETAIL YARDS FOR SALE

Los Angeles yard doing $10,000 monthly business. Real estate, buildings and all equipment $5,700. Stock at inventory.

Yard in active Coast city doing $10,000 a month, real estate leased. Improvements $6,0O0, including one owned lot, equipment $4,(m0, stock $8,000.

Both these yards are exceptionally good buys.

Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, 801 Petroleum Securities Bldg., Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 8146.

LUMBER YARD FOR SALE

Small going retail lumber yard for sale. Monthly sales since January lst averaged $3800.00. Low overhead. Reason for selling-other business interests. Address Box C-690, California Lumber Merchant.

a cut limb in glass, at once stopping the apparent flow of liquid,'suggesting condensation rather than liquid flow. Also separating ends of branches and keeping them apart by means of a glass tube. No liquid ever passed through the tube, but beads of liquid when in cold temperatures condensed on the inside of the glass. There was more liquid in the beads of condensation than could be carried in the air within the tube, even at the saturation point. Onions were grown one-half inch in eight hours with sprouts cut and inserted in opposite ends of a glass tube. No liquid passed from bulb to sprout. Also when a tree is tapped in tr,vo places, one above the other, sap will florv from the tap farthest from the ground. By Joseph Cullen, another old myth seems to be exploded.

VACATIONS AT TAHOE

Phil Farnsworth, advertising manager of the California Redwood Association, has returned from a vacation at Lake Tahoe. While on the trip up the lake Phil detoured here and there to do some good promotion work on Picket Pack.

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E. K. Wood Lunb.r Co.. Fradrr'lclr e Kht Str.............Fru|tn|. Ul2

HANDWq'Ds

Stnbh Herdrod 4 ttt Flnt Srr.t.. :..'...........TEmplcbu Slll

Whltc BnlLcr+ 5|O HLh Stnsi .'...'.....'......ANdovc lI

LUMAER

HARDWOODS AND PANEI.S

Fmyth Hardyod Go. ttt Bayrhqr Blvd. ......,........^Tt tr utt

Whltc Brothcn,Flftb rld Bruml Strut .........SUttor llll

SAIH-DOORS-PLYWOOD

Ntold Dtr Srh. Co!|a5 ffth Str..t ....................M1sh4 ?rtf

Unitcd Stetcr Plywod C;o, lnc, ut Krnru Strs.t .,................M4rL.t lttt

Wbelcr-Orgood Sdor Conoredo, 30{5 lttb SL ..,...................YA|cncb Zlr

CREOSOTIED LUMBER-POLES-PILINGTIES

Ancrlcu Lmbcr & Trcrtb3 Co, lll Ncw Mont3oucry SL ,.........Sutbr laE

Butcr, J. H. il Co., $B Montgmc4r St. ..,...........Dourbr ttlt

HrlL Jema L., t02a Mlllr BIdr. ..,..........,.....Suti.r ltlt

PANEIS-D(X}RS-SA!IH.-SCREENS

Cdltmh Bulldsn Supply Go., ?f ltb Aw. ,.....H!r.r. Ota -

Roll-A-Way Whdow Scncn Co, Ltd. (Ber&alcy) tth rrd Carltc Stnctr.........Ttlcnwalt G{.

Wcrtrn Doc & Sash C.o., 5tL & CrOrer Sii ..............LAlci& 3n

BUILT.IN FIXTURES

Pamd4t Bullt-Il Fixnrn Co. lt0t Ert Unh Sr. .,.,......'......ANdarcr t{tl

Pcrbr Bult-ln Fbrtuc Ca (BcrlrcLy) 2|0t ttu Peblo Avc. ...,.,......Tliinvall a@o

LOS ANGNLES

Anrlo Crlifmh Lubcr 6. 3l2f AvrLoa Blvd. ...,..........,THmrd| tl'll

Buru Lunbcr CL, 551 Cbrmbcr of Cmmru Bldt...PRo.Dct ||$

Brurh ladurtrlel Lmba Co

$of So. Cotrrl Avg. ......'....'CEltury 20r$

Cbmbcrlin & Cc, W. R. tr5 w. NlDrh sL ...............,..TRhttv rSrt

Coqcr, Wlllrcd T., tz! Pctrolcu Scoritie. Bldg...PRcpcct f$a

Dolbccr & Grno Lubc Cq, tOr FHcllty Bldt. ................VArdlc ttt2

Do4 Dsr H., aat'Pctrol.u; Sccuritic Bldg. ...PRap.ct 2371

Hanmod Rcdrod Copeny, rGtr So. Brcd*ry ...............PRcpcct 2eCl

Hqnhirglr B. Uf.. frr Firiuclal Centcr Bldg.....'....TRlnity 9&f

llolmcr Eurcka Lumbor Co., 7rr-?r2 Arblltct. Bldt. ..........Mutur! tltt

Hovcr, A. L.

?m'Sa l:'Bna Avr. ................YOrL ll|t

C. D. Johnm Lunbcr CorP.

!01 Petrolm Sccrrldcr BltlS....PRaPGd ffaS

Kcllv-Snlth Cc.

&r-a22 orfrau Bt&. ...,.. Mlelirrn t@r

Kubl Lumber Cmpaay, Carl H.' {$ Chrnbcr ol Comm Btdt..PRdD.ct rflt

bme-Pbllis Lumbcr Co, -"&t ;;ilil4-Ji.iiui'bur....PRcFct tul

MrcDoald & Bcr3rtm, lnct

?!t Pstrclcu Seurido Bldr....PRqqct ?lfa

MrcDoald & Haninrton, Ltd-'

5{7 Pctrclm Sccurldcr BHs....PRo.Dct !l?

LUMBER

Pdflc Lubcr Co, Tb. ?t So, b Bra An. ................Y(H. llal

Prttcl-Bllnn llnbcr Ca'

52l E. 16 St. ...............,....vAad|b aat

Rod Rlvc Lunbcr Co. ?@ E. Sleurc 'CEntury 2tcl! f$f So Bradny ...'......'.....PRocpcct 6ff

Rattz Co., E. L, &il Prtrdm lhcwldcr Blft. ..PRcpcct A||

Su Pc&,o Lrnbcr Co. Sel Pdno' rroA WUDiritG Rqd.........9u PGdrc 2201

Sutr Fc Lmbcr Co. trr Flulclll Catc Bldr.......VArdlr {,Ol

Schelcr Broo. Lunbc & Shtr|ll. Cr{ r?za W. M. GrftDd 81d.........'TRintt {art

Shevlin Plnc Saler Co-

32lt Petnol.uu Scoriticr Bldr. PRaFd |3fs

Southland Lunbc Co, ,|31 Petrdcm SeortdGr Bldg. ...PRopcct 3031

Suddo & chrLtrud' |Ca Bard ol Tn& Bldf. ........TRlDlty tlrr

Tama Lumbcr Saleg {23 Pctrolcm 9cdrltler Bldg...PRoapcct lr0t

Twohy Imber Co.' tlti Petrclcum Securithr Bldg....PRcpcct Olt

Uaion Lunbcr Co.. 923 W. M. Gulrnd Bldt...........TRilt 22tt

Wcndling.Nalhu Co?o SG h Bu An ..............YOd. lrat

WllHnro ud Bury, flt l['. fth St. TUckcr l{ll

E. K. Wood !.tmbcr Co, {7ll t.rt Fc As. .,............JEfilnd tlll

Wcycrhrw Salo Co- -lA W. M. Gerland Bld3.........Mlcllrrn Gsl

HANDW(X'DS

Cadnlladcr-Giboa Co., Inc.. 3|al Ea.t O$nplc Blv& ..,.....ANjohr fff0

StlDta, E. J., & Sm, 2051 Err Itth gtrEt............CEnrury lLlt

HARDWOOD FT.OORING

Southcm Hardwod Cmpany. ,02 Eut 5!th Stnct................ADm lllt

SAIIH-DOORS-MTLLWORK

PANEI.S AND PLYWOOD

Cdltmff Pucl & Vcnc Cc, t55 3c Alanc& SL,.....,.........TR|atty Lt?

Hrlcy 8ro6 Suta Molcr Loe Algclce Phonc ......,.......REpub!|c Oo?

Kchl, Jno W. ii Sd, 162 Sc Mycrr St. ,..,,...,.......AN9c|ur tlrl

Orcgon-Warhingtm Plywod Co. tlt Wcet Nlnth Stret .............TU.LGr f{lf

Red Rlrcr Lunbcr Co., 702 E. Slaurm ..CEDtutt |l?f

Supm CmFny (Pudcu) zs Sc Rrylqd Aw. Bl.uchud ?zrra

Unltcd Strtc Plyvod Co- Inc., r9ln Ert t5th St. ......,.........PRcpcct tolt

Wcst Cort Scracn Co., U{5 E. Grd Strut ..................ADur Ull

W6t C6tt Plywood Ca, :n5 w. Nhrh sL ..................TR"bdty r5r!

Whceler-Or3od Salcr Corpmtto'

215:t Slmm.nto St. ..,............TUdrc l|ll

CREOSOTED LUMBER-FOLEII-PILINGTIES

Ancricu Lubcr & Trsttiry Co. lctr Sio. Bndrry ..............PRcpct 5tl!

Brrtrt J. H. e CG. Ol' Wcct tth St ...........'....Mlchtro aOl

MIXED$NS

PALCO RED\STOOD CERTIFIEDSHINGTES a PALCO RED\TOOD MONTEREY SHAKES a PALCO RED$T/OOD RUFF-RIFT SHINGLES

\7ith tfre multiplicity of items carried by the modern retail yud,, maintaining adequate stocks and at the same time profitable turn-oYer, is a real problem.

MIXED CARS are helping PALCO Dealers to meet this problem.

Reasons uthy more Retail Yards br!,,.