The California Lumber Merchant - October 1923

California Su ar Pine IS

STRAIGHT GRAINED!

Veteran lumber men marvel at the wonderful straight grain that characterizes Cali' fornia Sugar Pine. Think of a single bo_ard 6" x 48" x t6' without a single blemish! This pieeJwas actually profluced at our mills. : 3 : : : :

Thie straight grein and even textlrre means ealy work' ing and minimun waste. For Eaah and doors, pattcrnst drain boarde, interior finlsh and similar user, Celi' fornia Sugar Pine is an ideal lumber. : : ! :

All our California Sugar Pine is properly rnanufac, ture4 band.sawn and thoroughly air,cuted. : : Our 30 yeard qrecialization in thie lumber is your as$riance of grade and quality. r 3 r : : Vritafor currentHne ListE and Stock Sheets.

E. J. STANTON eL SON

Home O6cc: 38th and Alameda Streets I-S ANGELES, CAL.

For Thirty Years Specio,li*s in daliforniL Sugar erilVhite Pirle

516 Union BuildiqgCIJVELAND, OHIO

READ THESE SHINGLE F^A.CTS!

Then decide, Mr. Dealer, if it isdt your business duty to sell your trade Better Shingles, to build Better Roofs on Better Hmes Comperative Coct of Shin_gle Ro9_f_ pe_r 1(X) Square Fbe_t Made of Variour Shingles at Various Weather E:rpoaure of Shinglee.

Thece pricer on Sheathing, Shinglet, Labor and Nailr are approrinately retail pricer in Loa Angdell

These

pnove that the most beautifolquality shinglg roof -costs practically the same

Star shingle roof. Thi better shingles are far cheaper in the long run. Don't you owe some dutY to your trade? Sell them Bettcr Rooft!

Basic lLS.Patents Schunachcr \bll

The important steps that make SCHUMACHER WALL BOARD a different and better kind of wall board are pro- tected by U. S. Patents,

So vital are these steps that no manufacturer can come any- where near approaching the high standard of this reliabie and sturdy wall board withoqt infringing on these patents. These.various processes are the invention arising froin years 9f__O_111e_n1 _r_e-s_e g rq!, ca qef ul tes ts an d p ractica I ixperime n ts.

SCHUMACHER WALL BOARD was the first plister wall board made. Naturally there are hosts of imiiators. But because th:*___q?!e,n1.e{procgsse. .i"- si- important, the quality of SCHUMACHER WALL BOARD cannot be'even approximated.

!"-_9J_{"_t. |!{_vou log may be protected every SCHUMACHER WALL BOAR-D bears th; MACHER" trade mark-

piece of .lSCHU-

This .is your insura,nce against inferior imitations and by insisting upon .wall board bearing this trade mark you ma! be sure of getting a permanent, durable wall board ihat wiil not buckle, swell or shrinkl and one that can be. sealed pe-rfectly at the joints to make a single piece wall ttrat wili take any kind of wall covering beautifully.

SCHUMACHER WALL BOARD is backed by a reputable manufacturer who has been in business for ylars and *ho will be in business for many years to come, Insist upon this reliable, honest product.

Write. for descriptive -folde-r showing the many advantages of this superior wall board.

Ask your Lumber Dealer, Carpenter or Builder about this economical, durable wall that iomes ready prepared.

Rcz. U. S. Pat. Of. This trudc-marh on acry sbd fot yow proQccdon.

An exact reproduction, built by Chas. Ray Productions, Inc., to be uscd in hia latest picture "The Courtship of Miles Standish," now playing at Grauman'g Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeler.

The Redwood used in this boat will last as long as the memory of this famous boat. The lumber furnished thru the Owens-Parks Lumber Co., from Little River Redwood Co., Humboldt Bay, general sales office San Francisco, and the.Los Angeles representative is W. R. Chamberlin, | 030 A. G. Bartlett Building.

rlal Gcrcral Oae.. Ctrnrcll

Oltrcc 8an Flalclrco ttcrnct lVarLlL3toD-TrDalDaf. Lot Alglclcr ltlr. R,. Olomberlllr Co.

PHIL B. HART Muaglng Editor

LOS ANGELES, CAL., OCTOBER I, 1923

How Lumber Looks

Ar predicted on thir page two weeks ago, tfie sudden demand from dl quarters, for all kindr of etocks, har hed the eftec that it had to have. Pricer have raised; torn€l daye by fits and jerks, and again tihe advancee carne with a dow gradual heave, that hag rerulted in a fumness of market that leavee no doubt of tbe good health of the Fall market.

The lumber businels in California met an irresistible force, or succeuion of forcer that had to affect prices in only one way, and that way wa! up. The depleted ctocks ttroughout the rtate, the empty log pondr at the millr, a ferp of the miltr already shut dovm, and then cam'e t{re terrible diraster in Japan; making it a centeinty that thir nation would demand .enonnour quantities of Wertcoast lumber, and would want it now. While this buying did not rtart foil about ttree weekc after the quake and fire, wh€rr it did rtart, tte orders were placed for goodly announts. Y'ard rtocks wetre cut to nothing in some of the millr, over night. The pieco tax being revoked by Japan madb it poasible to rhip cut rtocks of any kinds, and the buying agentrt toolr, immediate advantage of this new condition.

Reports come from a good number of the mills, saying ttat ttey are ritting tight and are not seeking q great deal of burineas. Orderr placed in the last fcw dayr have been at pricee from $2.OO to $4.00 ovcr t'he prevailing lirtr of two weeks ago. Comrnon randomr are in good d'emand, and stock sheets dd not go begging. Green; clean are rcarce, and fooring ir rteady. Lath have gone up a good half dollar from the bottom reached about a montb ago.

The infux of lumber for thir month ir just about normal. At San Pedro, up to the night of the 27th, ont hundred twenty-five lumber carriers had docked.

Ninety-nine of these cenied 13O,0O0'O@ feet of fir rnd the twenty-rix redwood boatr brought in about lgr(Xx)r. OOO feet. With tfrree dayr to go, totalr for Septembor for thir port will undoubtedly reach well over 17O,0OO'OOO feet of fir and redwood. .Thir harbor ir in much bcttd shape than for eomc tirne, the docks have been partially cleaned up, and rtockr are coming through in rhortcr time.

San Francicco reportr for tte mont[ to the night of tbc 25th show receiptr of a good 5O'fi)O'0OO fect of 6r rnd redwood,

Buitding continuer. ln rhe routh, the city of Loo Angrlcr will have jut about her averagc $15'O00rqn.fi) for tbc month of, September. To tbe night of thc 26th thc robl war $13,O26,940.00.

The fir mills lart report from 133 of the mc"nbcn of the Wect Coast Lumbermens A$ocirtion' rhowr a cut fc ' two weeks, of 11O'O0O'OOO fe€g and their rels rcrchcd l3O,Ofl),OOO feet. They ehipped a little over 1O7'(XX),(XXD. Th'is new bueinem iE 17% above normal. Unfned rrit orders call for over rix thousand' can.

The Southern Pine Agociation'r raler in the hrt report show a jump of about 5rO(X)'OOO feet over thc pr€viglL period. They rold 8S,OOO,(X)O fect with the production d 81'0O0,0OO feet. Thir new busineer rcprercntr an bcrcrrc of about 3% to 5% overpsoduction

Burinen at the redwood milb keepr rncrrily on" Ttc last report from the Califcaia Redwood Arociation rhwr a weekr cut'and rder of well over 5'0(X)'(X}O fe€L Thcy rhipped about tte rarne anrount in the pcriod. To Sip' tember 15th thir Arrociation'r new burincc reprclcotl lO4Vo of their production.

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Subrcription Price, $2.lXl per Yeaa Singlc Copicr, 25c each.

GREE N CLEA RS

The expression "Old-growth Yellow Fir" is considerably overworked and misused today in selling Fir Clears. As a matter of fact, not over ten to fifteen per cent of the Clear Fir lumber produced is of the true, soft, old-growth Yellow Fir Variety. For this reason great care must be taken in segregating Clears according to the purpose for which they are best suited.

'We have made a practice for some time past of putting all hard, coarse, or red Fir Clears into car material and worked Uppers reserving the old-growth Fir for Finish and special stock, which requires softness of texture and easy "workability."

TUMBER

Andy Gump Says

By IACK DI0NNE

.

..TRYING TO RUN A BUSINESS WITHOUT ADERTISING IS LIKE RUNNING A CAR WITHOUT OII.-IT MAY START ALL RIGHT BUT N WN.I START TO SQUEAK BEFORE YOU FINISH THE TRIP.''

We like that thought of Andy's. It applies to the lurnber business like ham applies to eggs on the breakfast table.

And the beauty o.f it is that there are Eo many lumbermen who realize that fact.

Right in front of our eyeE as we write this there is a fine letter from a fine lumberiran, asking us to co-" to the scratch righ! quick with sorne -suggestions to help him create'and alrange some'distinctive-advertising for his frrm and he makes this statement in his letter:

"All we have to sell is SERVICE and our frien& appreciate this f,49t."THAT'S the kind of fellow who gets results out of adverticing, because he .realizes that when several competitor- all handle, to all practical putposes, the SAME raw materials, that the difference in their business muct be founded upon tihree Ihing8-ADERTISING-SALESMANSHIP and SERVICE.

And when a lumbetman becomes sold on that tnrthful i&a, he wastes neither time nor money on the old farhioned idea of advertising -hic-1=I9"'-qY! geta busy to hand oui sonrething to his trade that will genuinely ATTRACT ind INTEREST them in HIM and HIS BUSINE$S.

Of course, lots of folkc DO.try to run their busineas without advertiaing, and because thly have no cornpetition to force them to come-tolt-f:r-f4lecauEe natural conditions cauae theirs townspeople to come and DEMAND building materials of them,'they may get awaywithit.

But that doesn't dsprove Andy Gump's theory in the t9*!. The business will "start to squeakr" without a doubt, bul the chances are he is so deep in the rut he has dug for himcelf, that he doesn't even hear it.

The chances are he is co deep in the rut tihat he doe$ttt even hear his trade crnng for something better tha; "iust building materials."

Take Andyts adviae, and use the "oil of advertising.t'

It will smooth over the rough spots of business; help the old bus taLe the grades without laboring-to droi down the hill without danger; it not on[ itak"" the busineg ride safer ind mo:e efficient, but more interesting and enticing.

TAKE ANDY'S ADVICE!

Mean Something Practical HERE

Chas. R. McCormick I II A LDr. LO.

CALIFORNIA'S

Nearest & Best Source of

HARDWOOD SUPPLY

Hou Pachagcr ate Dclioercd in Yatde

REMEMBER:-We have the newelt, mort modern, ard one of the largeat hardwood millr on earth at YoQ' Texar, which is directly connected with the whole state of California by two gleat trantcontinental rail' way lino-single line haul. Both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific directly serve our mill. Our quality of stock in white and red oak, plain and figured gum-co,mpare favorably_y$ the-frnect on earth. WL offer a large and dependeble source of hardwood supply from one of the olded and biggeet of all lumber concernt.

Harry T. Kcnddl' Gcncrd Saler Agpnt HOUSTON, TEXAS

Retail Lumbermen to Hold Covent at San Francisco

Announcement has been made that the next convention of the California Retail Lumbermens' Association, will be held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, orl October 26 and 27, 1923, The announcement reads, in part, as follows:

"The aim of our Program Committee is 'to make this Convention a big gathering of lumbermen of all branches of the trade and to m,ake it a stimulus to Home Building throughout the State by means of instructive and educationaffeatures, but not overlooking features of interest and entertainment. Program will include addresses, papers' discussions, business,transactions and exhibits.

"Plan now to come !-THE LADIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED !

"There will be provision for fun and pastime on Friday evening at our banQuet followed by dancing, *!i!9 in.the exhibii room cards and Mah Jottgg will be i'n full swing. 'Billy' Hamm.ond has consented to provide and supervise the Mah Jorgg and is already planning a big lum,bermen's contest. with such skilled entrants as 'Gus' Russell, Elmore King and Ben Reed. We've yet to choose our Bridge sharps.

"We inclose herewith a detailed accoun,t of practical 'Convention Buildin.g Exposition,' held elsewhere that we want to emulate. Read this article and obey the impulse to participate in this feature by bringing a model to the Corivention, and be prepared to discuss building costs, also methods of helping the owtter finance his home. Write us what you will do ifter reading the article and give us any

suggestions. Doane of Southern Jose, has already entered a model, tion on this Convention Feature.

mber Company, San following our conversaWho's next?

"saturday morning, the 27th, will be devoted to association businiss and we have invited all the retail lu'm'bermen's clubs of the state to hold their October district meetings immediately following adjournme'nt, at several noon luncheons in separate rooms that are so readily available in the Palace Hotel, where each club can handle its local business and act upon any suggestions that may develop at the State meeting. We hope our members will support this suggestion when the matter is brought gp by Seiietary of the-local club for consideration' The Sacram'ento Valley Lumibermen's Club decided favorably at their meeting held Septem'ber 15th.

"'Weire also hoping Hoo-Hoo will stage a con-cat Saturd.ay evening, appropriately closing our two-day Convention."

E. A. GOODRICH RETURNIS FROM PLEASANT VACATION

Mr. E. A. Goodrich, Los Angeles manager for the Union Lumber Company, is home, brown and happy froma very pleasant two weeks spdnt in the northern part of Oregon.

M"r. Goodrich and his family h'ad a busy two weeks, loafing. They made the trip by train.

LET THE SUGAR PINE TUMBER C0, FREsNo AND THE MADERA SUGAR PINE C(}. MADERA

FRESNO

Caprcity 6q),00O ft. daily.

One of thc biggeat and most modern white and sugar pine mills of California has just started full time operations at this point.

A sawmill with 4 bands cuts our' wonderful lumber, and there is a great planer, box factory, kilns, sheds, yards, etc., in connection.

There is a huge daily production of Pine at this great plant.

Supply You Witih Your

SUGAR PINE WHITE PINE NECESSITIES

E. H. COX San Francieco Gencral Manega Both Compenicr

The product of these two great concerns is sold by one sales organization, now located at Madera.

Quotations or lnformation Glady Given

Address AII Such C,ommunicationc to MADERA, CALIF.

MADERA

Capacity 3O0,O0O ft. daily.

A new 2-band sawmill of modern eguipment hag just replaced one deetroyed by fire. It is located in the mountains above Madera. At Maderi we operate a mogt efficient and modern re-manufacturing plant, with planer, box factory, ehedg, kilns, yards, etc.

'We are very proud of our product at Madera.

CALIFORNIA L BER NOTABLES

R. L CUZNER OF LOS ANGELES

Mr. R. L. Cuzncr nrnrgct and dircctr fhc dcrtiniel of thc Kcrckhoff-Cuzncr Mill aad Lumber Com.prny in Southcrn Celi' fornie.

That tLie ir r mrn-rizcd iob gocr without raying. Thir grcat inrtitution opGnrt.r thirtccn plintr in and aroind Lor Angcl-cr, and ir know-n and admircd ar on" of the old line, conrervative rcteil comprnicr thrt har ro hclped to create and build thc Southwcrt.

Mr. Cuzncr ir a men with hundredr of fricndr. TLerc ir pro' bebly not a merr in thc indurtry wLo har w-on the -rcrpect and edniration of to neny of hir contcmporaricr in thc grme et her R. L. Cuzncr, tBob'ar hc ir known to hir nany intimater' He will bc rirty-ivc ycar3 old on the ltth of ngxt Fbbru' aty. Straigbt u in rrro-w, gray haired e-nd-kindly of count-cn' "o.., rro morc fitting term could bc applicd to thir man than to ray that hc ir thi pioneer end thc dcan, of thc burinccr in Lor Angcler.

In thJ carly nineticr, Bob Cuzner euccecdcd hir brothcr, -Mr-. W. G. Cuzncr, ar Gencral Manager of the KcrcLhofr'Cuzncr Mill end Lumbcr Company. and har bocn ia the harner conrtantly rince then. Hc ii alro Treasurcr of the compreny, which, it ir iatcreeting to note, haa becn iE crirtclcc for ncarly rixty ycarr. Mn Cuzncr har two hobbicr thet hc ridcr and ir grcatly intcrccted in. Hc ir proud of hir tuccelr, through expcrimcntation in thc part ycarr, in the reiring of dahliar. Hc hal a great collcction. During the parf ycar hc hu alro gonc in for redio to romc cxtcnt.

He ir a promineat member of thc Jonathan Club, in Lor Angelcr, and alro belongr to Lodgc No. 99' B. P. O. E.

-for aaluables in office or home

Ask us for full infonnation about these 6re and burglar proof wall rafes.

Th"y arc now being installed in tilrousands of homec and oftces all over the United States.

Dudley Wall Safet are a profrt maker for lumber merchants and contractors.

JustConsidu

These$ood ?oints

Doors with allWhite Pine stiles and rails-wood in which a carpenter can mortise a lock in a saving of one-third the usual time.

Fir panels in beautifully figured slashed grainwhich will not check.

And too, fir panels may be stained any color successIullyandrubbed to a beautiful finish, while under white enamel theyare perfect because they*stay put."

All good points towhich we add skilled craft in making and genuine pride in the finished product.

MY FAVORITE STORIES

BY Jach Dionne

Age not guaranteed-Some

I have told for 2O years-Some

The Light Brigade

It uras announced that there would be a public hearing befbre the City Council on the proposition cif the local Electric Light Company to considerably'increase their rates, and the citizens had turned out in large numbers to protest.

In beginning the hearing, the attorney for the Electric Light Cornpany, who was a very eloquent gentleman, began a very strong plea for his clionts, and their demands, and worded 'it as follows:

"I desire to call your attention to the fact that this Electric Light Com,pany has worked hand in hand with the citizens of, this beautiful city in their every effort toward civic betterrnent and supremacy, has been actively associated with every movem€nt ever made for the good o{ this com-

less.

monwealth, and has left no stone unturned to help make this city bigger and better. It has not been sirnply a service station ,in the city, but has bcen an ardent and active worker of a most unselfish character, intermingling its own efforts at success with those of this city in such a rrninner as to make it o,ne of the strongest factors in our civic hTc. So miuch has this Electric Light Cornpany done for the good of this city od ours, that I might in all justice point to its works, and quote the most famous words of the great Lord Tennyson, and say:

"Honor the IJight Brigade."

And just then a booming baritone from the citizen's corner intenjected:..AND OH ! WHAT A CHARGE THEY MADE !''

BRITISH GOLUMBIA FIR ATID HEMLOGK

Hipolito Company Adds Line Medium Priced Wall Safes

When the Hipolito Screen and Sash Company al1nounced recently that they had ,become the sole distributors for Southern California of the Dudley Wall Sa{e it heralded the introduction to this territory of a riew line of, low priced wall safe.

. But little attention has been paid to the wall safe in the past because most models on the market could only be installed in a new building and then were accompanied with consider,able expense. Not alone were the safes costIy, but the manner of placing them, in the building itself was a considerable item.

"Three features attracted us with the Dudley Wall Safe," said Mr. H. L. Rosenberg of the company. "The first was its low price, its high quality and the ease with which it might be installed, either in an old or new building."

The Dudley Wall Safe is large enough to provide arnple storage for private, personal papers, small jewelry, etc. It is proof against ordinary fire and burglary. It is equipped with a lock susceptible of 125,000 different co'm,binations, and has been thoroughly tested and proven.

The wall safe idea has grown rapidly in popularity, not alone for homes, but for use in office buildings, physician's offices, etc. The latter especially welcome the wall safe as an ideal place for the safe keeping of narcotics and similar drugs, much sought by drug addicts, who are often responsible for many of the crimes committed today.

To the home builder, contractor and architect the Dudley Wall Safe has an especial interest. To those who are building for re-sale they are an added talking point. To the home owner they provide a genuine safe keeping place for valuables.

It is interesting to note that when an analysis is made of the number of burglaries committed in homes and elsewhere, by far the largest portion of them are committed by amateurs, the one or two time criminals. Consequently the addition of a sm,all wall safe which may iSg easily concealed, is positive assurance to the homs owner that his valuables so protected will be there despite fire or robbery.

An extensive merchandising and marketing campaign is under way and it is expected plans will be announce'd shortly covering the merchandising of this very desirable addition to the building line.

r 't., Lumber, rplit grapertako, o*.

Cargo and Rdl Shiprnentr

16 California St. -:- San Fnncirco

Manufacturing Red Cedaf Shin$les

To the materials in most common use and particularly those constantly before us 1\'e give perhaps less thought than to those which .are .not so comtnon ,but wrhich have been more recently brought to our notice, because of the newl properties they may possess, or because of a suprposed need they may seem to fill.

Shingles, for examrple, are one of the oldest of our building materials, having'been in constant use in this country for nearly three hundred years. Because of the great demancl for them the old methods of manufacture have long

hundred in the Pacific Northwest devoted to the exclusive rnanufacture of Red Cedar Shingles, and are intended ito show as nearly as possible the complete process of their manufacture.

Nearly all ,shingls mills are located on some body of water where the logs may be conveniently floated to the "storage pond" adjoining the mill (Fig' 1)- They are twostory structures with a islip or chute running out into the water over which the logs are drawn from the pond to the

since been done away with and have been replaced by the use of 'the 'most modern machinery. Shingles were first rived from the solid wood and later split in order to obtain a straight and more even grai'n. Now they are manufactured. in a most scientific and economical manner'

To correct the impression that shingles are manufactured frorn branches, slabs and 'other waste from the log, these reproductions showing the various steps of manufacture from the log to the finished product have been made' These views were taken in a typical shingle mill,rone of some firre

tirst floor of the mill by means of a lheavy conveyor chain (Fig. 2). ' A large saw running at the end of the slip cuts ofr sections of r'the loglas it advances into the mill (Fig 3)'

These sections, usually termed "blocks," are sixteen, eighteen, or twenty-four inches long, depending u'pon the length of the shingles to be manufactured. When cut frotn thJ,log they drop on to a moving carriage which "feeds" them into a second a'nd smaller saw where they are "quartered" (Fig. a) 'by cutting across the diameter of the "blocks," turning them and'again sawing through them at right angles to the first cut. This process not only works

Fig. l-Lo3r in thc Mill Pond

Fi3. 3.-Thc Log Bcing Cut Into "Blochr'"

Mitl. Powcr Risht Fir. 2.-Dnwing Log uP Chutc into - Hourc rnd Rcfurc Burncr at

Fis. 4.4urrtcrin3.

them down to a more practical size to be handled 'in the process of manufacture, but also opens up the block in a mallner that pernrits the cutting of edge or verticle grain shingles.

Edge grain shingles, because of the natrlral grain of the wood will not warp or curl when'in place on. the roof of a building because of atmospheric conditions and are therefore much preferable to the flat grain type for the roofing of buildings. Flat grain shingles, while they are eminently suitable for coviring the sides of buildings, lwhere they will give perfect satisfaction, cup and curl on a roo{ rvhen subjected to atmosp,heric changes.

The smaller blocks produced in the quartering operation are passed along to a third saw, where the bark is trimmed off and any surface de'fects cut out (Fig. 6). When this operation is completed the blocks are ready to be placed in the shingle machines and are taken by m€ans of another

The blocks are gripped by that portion of the machine that moves forward ancl backward on the fourth saw, auto-

matically feeding out the blocks as the saw cuts ofi the shingles. 'fhe blocks are placed in the machine so that the saw cuts shingles from the face of the block produced in the quartering operation, thgs producing edge grain shingles. The well-known wedge shaped form of the shingle is obtained by the nrachine first feeding out the top portion of the block further than the bottom on olle forward move-

Fig. S.-The Shinglc Machine.

Fig. 7.-Thc Shingler Are Bundlcd and Conveycd to Dry Kiln. conveyor to the second floor of the mill, where these machines are located.

Fig. &-Showing Conveyorr at Both Sider of Mill Lending Shinglcr rt Front of Kilnr.

Fig. 6-Quarter Sectionr Being Trirnmed.

Fig. 9.-Entcring Freight Carr Ready for Urc.

ment and then reversing this on the next.

The machine op€ra,tor,rcalled the "sawyer," removes the shingles as they are crlt (Fig. 5). He squares up the edges and cuts out any interior defects by means of a fifth and last saw. He then completes this part of the work by passing the shingles down a chute to bins on the floor below. Defective shingles go to a.separate.bin, and are not rnixed with the better grades.

"Packers" stationed beside the bins pack the shingles in bundles of standard size, bind thertr, and place ,them on a con.veyor (Fig. 7) which takes the bundles to the dry kiln.

At the en,trance of the kiln the bundles are stacked on trucks and run into the kiln (Fig. 8.;. They'remain in this heated compartment from ten days to two weeks, i.n order that the drying will take place slowly at a temperature of about 180 degrees. Faster drying at high temperatures has the tendency to cause the shingles .to warp or become brittle.

A shrinkage accomipanies the clrying of wood so when

the bundles are removed from the kiln they are somewhat loosely held together. They are tightened by being run through a small power press which exerts a pressure on the e,nds of the bundle. This is the final process and the shingles are then ready to be loaded abroad cars or boats for shipment (Fig. 9).

The number of shingles produced in the United States during the year 1920 was over six and one-half millions squares, four-fifths of which amount were manufactured in the State of Washington. These shingles ii laid the correct number of inches to the weather would cover an area of 650,000,000 square feet or 23 square miles.

It will be seen tha't the production of shingles form an important industry. Six thousand men are employed directly in the mills and over $16,000,0C0 is invested in the shingle rl,ills of the P,acific Northwest. The product furnishes 1'early 40.000 cars of freight to the railroads and is shipperl to elery State in the Union.

Fclling Girnt Wcrtern Rcd Codrr to bc cut into Shinglcr. Tlic trce,will fell in thc dircction of thc undcrcut or ucd portion

Morse to Manage Longview Miil

R. F. Morse, general manager of The Long Bell Lumber Company's manufacturing plant at Quitman, Miss., recently was appointed general manager of the Longview Division of the company under S. M. Morris, vice-president and general w,estern manager.

Mr. Morse has been with Long-Bell since 1906. He served first as purchasing agent at Lake Charles, La. Frorn 1910 to l9l2 he traveled the South in the interest of the sales department, and in Europe with M. B. Nelson, studying export problems. Returning from Europe, he opened the export department of the company at Beaumont, Tex. In 1913, Mr. Morse was appointed general manager at Ludington, La. In March 1918, he was transferred to Quitman as treasurer and general manager. In Marrch 1923, he was elected a director of The Long-Bell Lumber Com,pany. '

Mr. Morse visited the Northwest this summer and attended the formal dedication of Longview in July. When he returned to Quitman about August 1, the foremen and departme,nt heads of his organization celebrated with a banquet in his honor.

Members of the Long-Bell organization at Quitman presented Mr. Morse a loving cup as a farewell gift. The citizens of Quitman also gave Mr. Morse a loving cup.

Fred A. Mullett, superintendent at Quitman, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Morse as general manager. Mr.

Mullett began working fes T,sng-Bell seventeen years. ago as an office boy. Later he became a.ssistant to P. P. Lewis,, then retail purchasing agent. Then he served as assistant manager of the Long-Bell retail yard at Altus, Okla., and later at Chanute and Pittsburg, Kans., and Enid, Okla. In 1913 he,was made manager of the retail yard at Enid, Okla.

Tn l9I7 Mr. Mullett was transferred to the Long-Bell mill at Lake Charles, La., where he remained until the call for volunteers for the officers' training camps. At the close of the war he was a captain in the 17th Ammunition Tr,ain. I{e was appointed plant superintendent at Quitman in 1919.

LOS ANGELES VISITOR FROM STOCKTON

Mr. C. S. Brace, right hand man to Charley Bird in directi'ng the destinies of that live wire outfit in Stockton, known as the Stockton Lumber Company, was a visitor in Los Angeles last week and enjoyed him'self making the rounds among his many friends in, the sou,th.

E. D. TENNANT RETURNS FROM NEW ORLEANS

Mr. E. D. Tennant, secretary manager of the Los Angeles District Lumbermens Club, returned a few days ago from the Hoo-Hoo Annual, held at New Orleans last month. Mr. Tennant represented the Los Angeles District Hoo-Hoo at the Annual as a delegate. He made a complete report of the trip at the regular Hoo-Hoo luncheon on Thursday, Septem',ber N, and was given a vote of thanks bv the members.

Ed jorirneyed to St. Louis for a conference with Secretary Henry fsherwood, be'fore taking the train back to C}liforrria.

Fun, Facts and Filosophy

THE VALLEY OF THE SUN

When your footsteps feel like wandering And you want to have some fun. Just steer them gently, firmly .Io THE VAT,LEY OF THE SUN.

Where the heat waves wildly welcome And the cool breeze fails to blowWhere the pavements cling to tires Just because they love them so.

Where the dust blows through your windshielcl And the seed will not stay putJust moves around from farm to farn.r IJnless the gates are shut.

Where the people say "God Bless You, It isn't hot right nowYou should have been 'here just last week, You'd found that hot. I trow."

Where you se€ the grapes in clusters And,the raisins later onWhere the desert soon is fertile In THE VALLEY OF THE SUN.

Where the fascination lingers And you soon find you are one That's as big as any booster For THE 'ALLEY oF THE suN' A'an Turner.

ANSWER QUI:KLY

The Duke of Herpicide wants to know if the American railroads were al,l at the bottom of the ocean, would the sinking 'fund keep them there, or would ths floating indebtedness raise them ?

THOUGHTS

Yournever can te'll what your thoughts will do In\bringing you hate or love: For t\oughts are things, and t:heir airy wings Are \wifter than carrier dove. low the law of the universeEach lhing must create its kind,

And they speed o'er the track to bring you back Whatever went out of your mi'rd.

-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

HOW A JAP KTCKED ON TAL SERVICE

The Japanese workers in a British Colurnbia sawmill were not receiving thej daily papers regularly, and they voiced their protpt i postmaster:

"We are highly p{ consider of our paper

he following letter to the local to say that you may kindly delivered regularly by what reason. We underStood your service-were quite right by the reference from Vancouver postoffice for our inquiring or its item, but yet we receive the complaining from the subscri,ber at Fraser Mills saying all of ollr paper has been distributed under the condition of three or four coovs in a mail, not daily. Thanking your kind attention."

THEY'RE ADVERTISED

By the shores of Cuticura, By the Man-a-cean water, Lived the Prophylactic Chiclet, Danderine, the Helmar's daughter.

She was'loved by Klaxon Postum, Son of Sunkist and Victrola, Heir-apparent to the Mazda, Of the tribe of Coca-Cola.

'fhrough the forest strolled the loversWoods untrod by Anglo-Saxon, "Lively little Wriggly Chiclet," 'Were the burning words of Klaxon.

"No Pyrene can quench the fire, Though I know you're still a mere Miss, Oh, My Prestolite desire, I-et us marry Timkin Djer-Kiss."

NO. LIAR

He walked into tfie fish market, his fishing parae of day, and he phernalia over his frm. It was the was evidentl\in frfm a long day's k.

"Just stand \ve{ there," he sai the fish dealer, "and throw me five d( fhose largest t;' the surprised dealer. ., "throw them and I'll

"Sure" said the luckless

catch them. I may be a fisherman, but.I won't lie.'l

ABRAHA NCOLN ON LAW

"Let reverence for trAW be breathed by every mot'her to her lisping-babe./Teach it in colleges. Write it in colors s-ac-rifice unceasingly at its altars."

primers, spel'li s, and almanacs. Preach it in pulpits. Proclaim'i the legislature halls. Enforce it in of every nation and let men and women of all tongues arrd

REMEMBER_

YOU'RE THE DOCTOR !

When it comes to the nature and properties of Redwood, and other woods, your customers look to you for advice. They trust your hnowledge, honesty and experience. The averaEe man is interested chiefly in first cost. He wants a building and hates to'pay more for it than is barely necessary, so it remains with you to explain those other qualities which, in the long run, are the factors that determine whether or not he becomes a satisfied customer.

Hence, when a customer comes for advic€; lou should take pride in enlightgning him on the all-round durability of California's own unique wood-REDWOOD. There is nothinE to equal it for resistance to wet, rot, fungi, white ants, dryness and fire. REDwooD is beautiful in its -natural state, wether exposed to the weather or used for interiors.

Our neW publication * will help you answer the question,

Rcdwood is tested at this U. S. Forest Products Laboratorl, Madison, Msconsin

* ttPhysical and Mechanical Properties ofCalifcirniaRedwood" including ofrcial Government data and tables prepared by thc

S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, Write for it.

Plans and Progress Here and There What Busy California Lumber Folks Are Talking About

c. D. JOHNSON LUMBER COMPANY OPENS LOS ANGELES OFFICES

Announcement has been made of the opening of Southern California offices, by the C. D. Johnson Lumber Company, of Portland.

This company, under the able direction of Mr. C. D. Johnson, imarkets the entire output of the Pacific Spruce Corporation, of Toledo, Oregon, which is cutting such tremendous quantities of their famous Old Growth Sitka Spruce.

The new Southern {California offices will be located at 114O Pacific Mutual Building, Los Angeles, and will be managed by Mr. Frank Karrick. Mr. Karrick is a lumberm,an of long and varied experience, and was for many years associated with the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company, of St. Louis, and the W. M. Cady Lumlber Company, also in St. Louis.

GET LARGE SHIPMENT OF PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY

Mr. J. W. Riggleberger, president of the Tropical Hardwood Company, at Los Angeles, says that they have just received a fine cargo of Bataan Mahogany.

ARTHUR TWOHY ARRIVES SAFELY AT HONOLU.LU

Wires from Mr. Arthur Twohy, of the Twohy Lumber Company, Los Angeles, contain the information that he and Mri. Twohy have safely completed the first lap of their several m.o,nths trip through the South Sea Islands.

Mr. Twohy expects to return to Los Angeles about January first.

LOS ANGELES VISITOR FROM EL CENTRO

M.. J. S. Jones, one of the proprietors of the Valley Llqber Company, operating retail yards at El Centro, Mexicali and Calexico, was a visitor in Los Angeles for several davs last week. Mr. Tones called on numerous of his acquaintances and stated that the dealers in his parts.ollh. cor.lntgy were well pleased with the way things are picking up i{the Im,perial Valley.

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HAYWARD SELLS FILLMORE YARD

(/fn" Peoples Lum,ber Company has purchased the Fill'more yard of the Hayward Lumber & Investment Company.

TIAMMOND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS

The shipment arrived at San Pedro some days ago Angeles Hardwood pany is also stocking large quantities of eastern hard- ofrfice and she-d buildings, to cost in the neighborhood of woods. $10,000.00.

The Hammond Lumber Company is makir

the Steamer Wallingford, and was brought to their L"; ,/ making extensive Angeles yard promptly. The Tropical Hardwood Com-" improvements to their Van Nuys plant in the way of new

HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY BUYS REDWOOD

Eureka: More than ten thousand acres of redwood land have been purchased by the Hammond Lumber Company from numerous own€rs of the upper Vanduzen River.

MILL BURNS

Davenports Mill, ou'ned by Mr. J. A. Davenport, and located about three miles east of Auburn, was destroyed by fire recently.

MARK LILLARD MOURNS LOSS OF CAR

Mr. Mark Lill:rrd, genial door and window wholeshler of Los Angeles, is appearing with a long face the last few days, this caused by the disappearance bf his fine Special Studebaker Touring car, stolen from in front of his 6ouse, one evening last week.

Mark has hopes of recovering the car, and requests his many friends, to keep an eye open for a homeleis ownerless car of this description. The machins is black, and has a special California top.

GEORGE H. WALKER INC. MOVE LOS ANGELES OFFICES

George H. Walker, Inc., prominent Los Angeles wholes.algrs, have moved their offices from ,the old quarters to Suite 402 Central Building.

This company, headed by Mr. George H. Walker, is doing a satisfactory business in the southern territory, they specialize in 'and handle nothing but Douglas Fir.

They are the owners of the Schooner, "Skagway," which is on ta regular run from the north to Los Angeles H,arbor, and rthey also have the Schooners "J. B. Stetson" and "Daisy Gadsby," as well as the Motorship."Culburra" under charter

EAGLE LUMBER COMPANY OPENS LOS AN. GELES,OFFICE

The Eagle Lum.ber Company at Portland, Oregon,' have entered the Southern California field, and, have opened an office at 314 Broadway Central Bldg., in charge of E. F. Heidemann. Mr. Heidemann is not a. stranger in this territory, having formerly managed the Bay Cities Lum'ber Company at Santa Monica, and in later years was partner in the H. & H. Lumber Company at O'cean Park. For the last six years he has been engaged in the lumber business in Portland and vicinity three years as yard Superintendent of the West Port Lum:ber Company at West Port Oregon, and later connected wittr the Eagle Lum,ber Company at Portland.

The Eagle Lumber Company's Mill is located in the heart of the Yellow Fir Country and their speci- alties are rough green and worked kiln dried- old growth yellow fir uppers.

A GOOD AD

lfere is a copy of a clever advertisement prepared by the Sacramento Lumtber Company, Sacramento. It was printed on a miniature redwood shingle: We little wooden shingles

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Have come rto see the fair, You'll find our dads and grandads

On house-tops everywhere; And when you scan their record, At once you'll plainly see That a roof of wooden shingles

Would suit you to a T.

SACRAMENTO LUMBER CO.

-A. M. C.

Building Material Supply House

FRED E. CONNER, Manager

12th and North B Streets Main 211 ( seven-come-eleven)

WE CAN AND WILL SATISFY YOU

FLORENCE URQUHART ON EASTERN TRIP

Florence Urquhart, of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco, ,accompanied by Mrs. N. E. Otterson, of New York City, has left for the Atlantic Coast where she will spend the next six weeks. The trip east will be made by way of the Grand Canyon and New Orleans and will include the trip between Nerv Orleans and New York by boat. While in the east, she will be the guest of Mrs. Otterson. She will also take in the sights arou'nd Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. The return trip to the Pacific Coast will be made by way of Chicago, Denver, and Salt Lake City.

Reforestation of Redwood Cut-over Lands

Nursery Union

Plans tation of holdings grnnlng planting by 1928,

have been formulated and approved for the refores3000 acres of cut-over redrvood land on the tirnber of the Union ancl Pacific I-umberrCompanies be- in November. The working plans call for the of 5000 acres per vear beginninq with 1925,,.and the present plans call for the planting of 10,000

No other lun-rber producing region of 'the United States has accom,plished as much or gone as far along the lines of technical forest management as the lumber operators ,of the Redwood Region. At the present time, there are as many as 1O resident technical foresters, mostly graduates of ,the Forestry School of the University of California, who are carrying on forestry studies along forest management, fire protection, reforestation, etc. Companies representing 90/o of the total redwood cut are interestedtin this forestry and reforestation movement, and have employed the services of Major David T. Mason, consulting forester of Portlancl, Oregon, who has the general .supervision of the work.

When compared with the actual planting operations carried on throughout the whole United States in 1922, it is apparent,that the redwood operators of California have arranged for an extensive reforestation program. Figures available from the United States Forest Service states that in 1922, the whole United States; including cities,,counties, United States Forest Service, and lumber companies, planted 36,000 acres to young trees.

Nursery Pacific Lumber Co.-Scotia

acres pe.r year on thetcut-over lands of the several redwood companies operating in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties.

The present capacity of the Union rLumber Companv Forest Nursery at F'ort Bragg is 900,00O young trees, one and two.years olcl. This nursery will within theinext few years raise enough yorlng trees to supply all the Mendocino County redwcod mills with suflicient rstock to reforest their cut-over lands. The present capacity of the Pacific Lumber Company Forest Nursery at Scotia, Humboldt Cottnty, is 500,000 young trees and will in the future raise sufficient young stock to, furnish all the Humboldt County redwood mills with young trees for replanting. The trorest Nursery of the iUnion Lumber Company has been in operation two years, while the Pacific Lumber CompanlNursery is one year old.

Lutnber Co,-Ft. Bragg

Heat Proof rr Cold Proof rr Sound Proof With One Material CELOTEX!

*: Gelotex

ig INSUIATING LUMBER. It ir madc from bag' a.se, or cane 6bre. Thic 6brc ic felted and interlaced into a tough, rigid, board, having great structural atrength.

Scientific Construction Makes Good Buildings Better

No onc today, who is intercrted in building a horne can longer afford to ignore the value of inrulation in the walle and roofc ar protection againrt hcat and cold.

Thc common practice of conrtructing buildingr with ordinary wood sheathing and building papcr, to shut out heat and cold, ie gradually grving way to thc uec of the modcrn-day matcrial-Celotcx In. rulating Lumbcr.

The scientific procesr, uscd in converting thc cane' fibrc, from which Celotex is made, into building lumber cause! it to devclop miriardr of minute air cells, forming its remarlcablc insulating quality.Its strength ac sheathing haa bccn fully tectcd by leading engineers, proving that it ie superior to wood rheathing when uscd for thir purpoec.

Bceides replacing wood shcatting, Ccloter is alao a plaoter baie, eliminating lath, an intcrior, cxtcrior finich, and cound deadcner. Inrulation againrt heat and cold ic combined in all ita uecc. Celotex makes buildingc bctter.

Dealers Profit

Some live and up-to-date building material dealcr is going to sceuic dirtributor'r righte in your territory. You cannot afford to ovcrlook thic opportunity, It means moncy to you. For complctc infrmation addreea: Wholeaale Departmcnt,'Wcctern Celotcr Company.

eoery building

CELOTEX CO., MFGRS.,--NEW ORLEANS WESTERN CLEO I fJ( COMPANY

Klicln Brotherr ComPanY'

San Diego, Calif.

J. D. Hdrtcad Lunrber Co;'

Frerno, Calif.

Honcr T. Heysard Lumbcr Co.'

Salina& Calif.

Pacifr'c C,oart Distributorr

CELOTEK DEALERS

Geo. L. Eutrnan Co. Los Angeles, Calif.

Mc€rakcn-Ripley Co., Portland, Oregon.

F. T. Croryc & Co., Seattle, Warh.

San Diego Building Supply Co.

Harrir Bror., Bakersfield, Calif.

Wertem Arbeetol Magncde Co., San Franciaco, Calif.

Flanigen Warehourc Co., Reno, Nevada.

Eart San Diego Lumber Co.

GREEN CLEARS

New News From the Mills and Yards-Too Young to Be Dry

H E AD O F NICO L AI DOOR COMPANY VISITS IN LOS ANGE L ES

Mr. Harry T. Nicolai, of the Nicolai Door Co mpany , Portland, Oregon, spent two days in Los A ngeles, recently.

Mr. Nicolia came south to La Jolla, bringing his daughter to the school there, and on his way home stopped at Los Angele s , to confer with Mr. Mark Lillard , L o s An,ff}r Nicolai Door Co .

LOS ANGELES VISITOR FROM SONORA

Mr. J. C. Danbacher, superintendent of the Standard Lumber Company, at Sonora, is spending a tw o weeks vacation in Los Angeles and vicinity.

While in Los Angeles, Mr. Danbacher made his headquarters with Mr. Dave Steinmetz, Los Angeles manager for the Standard Lumber Company.

THEY CAN ' T LAY IT DOWN

"Dear Jac k. "

The only fault that we can find with The California

L u mber Merchant, is, th ait it is goi n g to h u rt o ur bus iness if we don't find a remedy . Guess we will have to give you a change of address for all of o u r men a•nd h ave the paper go t o their homes. We are always g lad to see the postman, and when he brings T h e On ly L u mber Paper of the West, everything e lse s t ops until we all have h ad a look.

Yours truly,

M. G . COE , Yard manager, The \i\Toodhead L u mber Company

BUD MULLER RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS

C. M. Mull e r, of the Western S t ates L u mber Co., San Francisco, but better known by a ll his lum be r men fr iends as "Bud" is receiving congratulations from his many frie n ds ove r t he arrival of a baby girl. H e states t ha t Mrs. M ull er. and l it t l e J'anice Mery l in Muller a r e doing nice ly .

NORTHERN RETAILER VISITS LOS ANGELES

Mir. Henry Hess, proprietor of the Hess Lumber Company, operating retai l yards at Sebastapoo l and San Rafael, made a short visit in Los Angeles, last week.

Mr. Hess was on a p l eas u re tr ip, and whi l e in the south took in a side trip to Cata l ina Island.

CALIFORNIA WHITE

LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINS O FF ICIALS OF THE LITTLE RIVER REDWOOD COMPANY

Mr. William D Dunning , sales manager for the Little River Redwood Company , San Frnnci s co, and Mr R. E Oaldwell, of the same company, spent several days in Los Angeles last week, calling on the trade, and getting acquainted in general.

While in .t hat city, these gentlemen made headquarters with Mr. Jack Rea, Los Angeles manager for W. R. Cham-

& Company

and SUGAR PINES

Finish. Factory and lath combined in one piece. A per- Lumber. Pattern

PAUL BUNYAN LATH, sheathing Building lumber

Wide clears feet bond for stucco. A solid job of

uppers for drainboards shelvsheathing. One less item of

material

The Reward

The success of the Weaver Roof Company is one of the recognized .... I o-r • ,; V-.Lo:> l..'-<. tg ..:i<>velr -• v • • • • "' ,_,,I .. . ..1pments of the Pacific Coast. Since the inception of this business more than 30 , 000 substantial structures of all types , including Federal, State and City buildings , have been afforded the protection of "Weaver" Roofing.

The significance of this is very readily grasped when you that in Los Angeles alone there are seventeen "Weaver" Roofs for every street car. What a gay picture Los Angeles would present if every owner of a "Weaver" Roof were to fly the Stars and Stripes from his building.

The natural question is " Why this popu- larity?" The honest inbuilt quality of "Weaver" Roofing-the well-known sincerity of the men who make it, have developed a steady and growing demand throughout an ever-increasing territory because the integrity of the "Weaver" institution is expressed in "Weaver" Roofing.

Made in all the various grades, weights and colors for all types of buildings.

"Weaver" Roofing costs no It is definitely guaranteed,lasting satisfaction.

of Endeavor!

Every day carload after carload of "Weavt'. " leaves the modern up-tothe minute "Weaver" plant, bound fer widely scattered points throughout the Pacific Southwest. The volume of "Weaver" Roofing sold in the Bay District of San Francisco alone is enormous. It is estimated that the carload shipments of "Weaver" Roofing into the Bay District territory, if the cars were placed end to end, would, during the next twelve months, overshadow the tallest . in America.

The "Weaver" policy will not tolerate making absurd claims for "Weaver" Roofing. Certainly there are other good roofings on the market. It is a fact, however; that no roofing manufacturer anywhere can do more than Weaver : Roof I Company has consistently done for many years to make the best roofing pqssible. That is the "Weaver" ideal. It has been lived up to in the past and it will be in the future.

more than ordinary roofing. when properly laid, to give

eayer · Roofin "saves

g

In and Out of the Yards

Heard Above the Whir of the Planer and the Roar of the Rip Saw.

SAN BERNARDINO FIRE BUG CAUGHT SOUTH AMERICAN LUMBERMAN LIKES THE F. Padilla, a Mexican, has been arrested and charged CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT wit•h murder in connection with a large number of fires The following is an excerp from a letter just received by that he started in various towns in the southern .part of Richard C. Jones, of the Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., the state. Padilla has confesse<l that he lighted: the fire San Francisco, from his good friend Otto W ."?' .. •• ' that burned the Santa Fe lumber yard at San Bernardino Iquitos, Peru. _ / ·, '

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ADDITION TO CHARLES R. McCORMICK LOS ANGELES OFFICES; GUY E. SMITH RETURNS FROM ORIENT

Mr. Guy E. Smith, 'formerly connected with the Charles R. McCormick Company, in California, :and later representi ng the Robert Doll'ar Company in China for several years, has just returned toi this country, and will in the fu•ture be connected with the Southern California offices of the Charles R. McCormi ck Com:pany, in Los Angeles.

NEW BOAT FOR THE UNION LUMBER COMPANY

The Union Lumber Company has purchased the Steamer "Admiral Goodrich" and wiU put her in lumlber service between Fort Bragg, Mendocino and San Pedro. TheyJ will re-name the new boat the "Noyo." She carries about 1500 thousand feet. 1

The Union Lumber Company will release the "Fort Bragg," which they have had under charter.

"Many thanks for the year's subscription for THE

CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, it is sure a good and interesting paper and keeps a fellow like me in this far off foreign counitry well posted on what the Boys are doing in my home town."

Otto \V. Frese is well known among the Bay District lumbermen, and is now connected with the American Peruvian Commercial Comp1any, exporters of Peruvian Hardwoods, with headquarters at Iquitos, Peru. Mr. Jones wanted Mr. Frese to keep in touch with lumber conditions in California and a few months ago he sent in his subscripti o n for THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

C. I. WHITE MAKES NORTHERN TRIP

Mr. Charles I. White, Los Angeles manager for the McLeod Lumber Company, left Los Angeles Thursday September 20th., for a two weeks trip tha t will take him all through the northern part of the coast. He will stop at San Francisco for a few days, and from there will go to Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and other points.

Mr. white was accompanied by Mrs. Whi te.

H HARTWOOD SERVICE EXCELS w

HART-WOOD LUMBER

GROWS IN HART-WOOD FORESTS. LOGGED AT HART-WOOD CAMPS. MANUFACTURED IN HART-WOOD MILLS. SOLD BY HART-WOOD MEN. DELIVERED IN HART-WOOD STEAMERS.

STEAMERS

Quality assured by twenty years of fair dealing in the Lumber Trade.

LUMBER Co.

CALIFORNIA AGENTS: CASE PEERLESS BRAND CEDAR SHINGLES AND PACIFIC SPRUCE CORPORATION.

WOODEN 'PIPE LINE' OF OLD PORTLAND SYSTEM UNEARTHED

PORTLAND.-Recollections of earlier days, when Portland was nothing but a village, were brought to the minds of some of the city's older residents, when excavators unearthed a portion of an old wooden water main which the city once used.

The "pipe line," buried 15 feet underground, consisted of une ven lengths of fir logs through which a two-inch hole had bored. Through this came Portland's water suppl;, some 60 years the water coming from a creek o n the edge of the village.

It was recalled that in the original syste'ff1 were used , that line was dug up and the fir tree line subst ituted

Established in 1888

APPOINTMENT IN SOUTHERN PINE ASSN.

NEW ORLEANS.-Appointment of Albert S. Boisfontaine, who has been assi s tant to the manager o f the Southern Pine Association since last June, as Assistant Secretary, was announced Saturday by H. C. Berckes, SecretaryManager of the Association. Mr. Boisfontaine has been with the Southern Pine Association, servi ng in a number of capacities, s ince 1917.

HERE'S A HOT ONE

Jack:

Howinhell could we afford t o be withi:mt this paper so full of snap, pep a'C.d ambish? Can't be done. "Red" m1anager.

Kerckhoff-Cuz ner Lumber Co., Pasadena.

Peterman Manufacturing Co. TACOMA, WASH.

CAPITAL

AMERICA"

You can bank on this-Pioneer Roofings and Shingles always give perfect satisfaction.

Compo-Board is climate-proof! It is airtight, does not absorb moisture, and gives ,-eal protection against heat and cold That's why builders everywhere insist on.

We sell anything in that the California dealer <lt:sires.

, L .J, • ' Vhite Piri P Donglas Fir, Redwood, Cedar and ·Redwood Shingles, Split Redwood Posts, Ties .rd Stakes. !!

Our connections are the best, and we give the best possible service.

Takes ANY decoration. It can be papered, painted or kalsomined. Panel etrips are .-not required Compo-Board Filler ' is speci ally prepared to fill the joints and nail heads, leaving a smooth, flat wall.

Our advertising in the Saturday Evening Post, leading newspapers and all the most important building magazines has made Compo-Board well-known everywhere. It has been manufactured and sold for 30 years. Look for the wood core-none other is genuine.

Large, complete stocks always on hand. Write our service department for full information.

Feet

As war1n as a plaster wall a foot thick

Plans and Progress What Busy California Lumber Here and There Folks Are Talking About

CORRESPONDENCE CO'URSE IN LUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION FOR RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS

The National Lumber Manufacturers' Associati'on, with main offirtes in 'the International Building, W,ashington, D. C., h'as completed and is now prepared to distribute, their Correspo-ndence Course in Lumber and Construction Information, for the Retail Lumber Dealer. Approximatelv 3100 retail dealers are enrolled in the course at the present time and it is hoped that this numiber will be doubled during the fall and winter

'No charge is m,ade for the sixteen letters, which aim to assist the retail lum,ber dealer to sell lumber successfully in competition with other construction materials and to equip him to meet exacting merchandising requirements. The-cos't of this series oJ letters is borne by the National Lum,ber Manufacturers Association as a pdrt of its tnade development work. A very attractive- certificate for fram' ing is given to those who complete the course' No techniial e-ducation is necessary to understand these letters' Those who ask to be enrolled will be expected to read

the letters carefully and familiarize themselves with the contsnts of eac,h:lptter within a reasonable time.

Inquiries should be sent to Mr. W. F. S!aw, Asst. Secy., The National Lumber Manufacturers Association, International Building, Washington, D. C.

HART-WOOD LUMBER GETS COME BACK FROM ADVERTISEMENT

Ted Lawrence, Los Angeles manager for the Hart-Wili Lumber Company, is getting a good laugh, (on himself), from'a letter received just recently 'from on€ of his good customers.

Said customer had just read Teds new advertisement, in The California Lumber Merchant, in which he m,ade'the statement that "Hart-Wood Lumber-Grows in Hart-Wood''F'irests; is manufactured in Hart-Wood Mills; is SOLD BY HART-WOOD SALESMAN, etc., etc." This buyer wrote in ,saying that there was one word misspelled in ,the ad, and that he woul'd suggest a correction. That, in his opinion, this material was being sold by ,.HEARTLESS MEN."

Here are shown forty million feet of air dried Redwood be made of siding, finish, batens, mouldings, columns, etc.

frorn

Useful,New Waterproof Plywood For Panelling Homes or Building Canoes

LAMATCO is the name of a waterproof panel from British Columbia lately introduced into this market:-a three .ply panel of Cottonwood whose natural beauty of grain offers any variety of finishes for walls and ceilings of home, store or office.

Besides being an ideal interior finish, this waterproof panel is,the handiest material known for all sorts of uses where exposed to the weather. For out door signs for

finishing porches, garages, camps, and for partitions, Lamatco is most suitable. It is quickly and easily installed and at the same time strong and durable.

The latest use for Lamatco has been in making canoes. White Brothers, the hardwood lumber dealers of Sin Francisco are distributors of Lamatco. Mr. C. H. White, general manager of the concern has made two fine canoes for use on his summer place, using the thin 1-S' Lamatco which is pliable and bends easily. Mr. White says his canoes have proven a huge success, being light and,easily handled similar to Birch bark canoes.

Lamatco is guaranteed not to come apart in the ,wettest or hottest climate, in fact boiling will not damage it. About the only use not discovered'for this wonderful panel is edibility and who can tell what a hamburger machine might not do for it in this respect.

FURNITURE STOCK

Our cut-up Furniture Dimension stock department saves thousands of feet of short lengths and enables us, by sawing out the best parts, to use to better advantage a great deal of what would otherwise be lower grade stock, or waste.

This means economical production-which is clearly refected in the better values we are thus able to offer you. And just as we are "on our toes" in this phase of our opera, tions, we are also providing a mixed car service in pine and hardwood items and oak fooring which we do not believe is equaled anywhere in the country.

Retail Lumber Dealers will find real economy in buying our mixed cars. Let us prove it on your next order.

ARKANSAS SHORTLEAF

Bradley Brand

Gum and Oak Moulding, Casing Base, etc.

Aromatique Red Cedar Clothes Cloeet Uoirls

IT'r BRADLEY'S eEffEn

REDWOOD and FIR

WE CARRY A T*ARGE WHOLESALE STOCK AT OUR OAKI.AND DISiTRIBUTING YARDS WHICH ENABLES US TO GIVE YOU PROMPT LOADING OF YARD AND SHED ITEMS IN BOTH REDWOOD AND FIR.

Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas WARREN, ARKANSAS

San Francisco Concat 1

Over one hundred Hoo Hoo mem,bers, from the Bay District and various parts of the state, turned out on Saturday evening September 15 to attend the Bay District Concat held at the Plantation Inn, San Francisco. The occasion rilas to bid Vicegerent Snark Henry F. Faull and his staff, which included Carrol Fawcett, Senior Hoo-Hoo; Al Nolan, Junior Hoo Hoo; Bill Woods, Bojum; Walter Kelly, Scrivenoter; Ed. Peggs, Jabberwock; C. W. M'uller, Cu,stocation ; Bill Russell, Arcanoper; and G. E. B. Bryan, Gurdon; a hearty farewell after piloting the order through one of the most active and successful years ever enjoyed by Hoo Hoo in the Bay District.

At seven o'clock, the gathering sat down to enjoy an excellent dinner, in the Plantation Inn ball room which made an ideal setting for the function. During the dinner hour, music was provided by the Plantation fnn orchestra, and a fine entertainment was offered by the entertainers from the Palais Royal, Douglas Robinson, a colored entertainer, and an exact replica of the late celebrated colored comedian, Bert Williams, was the hit of the show; and between dancing, singing, and picking up the shower of coins that were d'onated at him, Douglas was a real busy boy.

After the dinner, with Vicegerent Snark Henry Faull as the presiding officer, the following Kittens were initiated into the mysteries of the order:

Chas. N. Quist, Quist Bros. & Co., Hayward.

Ernest A. Blackman, E. L. Blackman, Oakland.

Williarn Schieman, Richards Hardwood Co., San Francisco.

John E. Kinney, Andrew F. Mahony Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Edmund J. Heymann, Hart-Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Osborne G. Grimes, The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Richard J. Gehring, Hart-Wood Lum,ber Co., San Franclsco.

Chester C. MacEstep, Western States Lumber Co., SanFrancisco.

Norman J. Danielson, E.'L. Blackman, Oakland.

Alfred R. Johnson, Geo. A. Johnson Lumber Co., Benlcla.

Jesse W. Miller, Sunset Lumber Co., Hayward.

Victor A. Dimmick, Cutler-Dimmick Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Fruit Growers Supply Company

Manufacturerg of C,rlirfonia White and Strgnr Pine Lumber Millr at Suranville and Hilt, CaL

15O'(X)O,(X)0 Feet Annual Crpacity

B. W. ADAMS, Mgr. Salee Dept.

First National BanR Bldg. - San Francirco

Clarence H. Sand, Sunset Lumber Co., Oakland.

Daniel G. Penzotti, Reliable Lumber & Supply Co., Hayward.

Nile McCallum Quist Jr., Quist Bros. & Co., Hayward. D. E. Holcomb, W. A. Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco.

The visiting lumbermen who attended the concat were: Charles Bird, Stockton Lu'm,ber Co., Stockton; Fred Conner, Sacramento Lumber Co., Sacramento;'Capt. P. C. Ffanson, P. C. Hanson Lumber Co., Centerville; Charles Brace, Stockton Lum,ber Co., Stockton; G'eorge Bundy, P. C. Hanson Lumber Co., Niles; Chris Hygelund, P. C. Hanson Lumber Co., Centerville; George Meissner, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi; E. G. Wente, Independent Warehouse Co., Livermore; N. A. Dixon, Lockwood Lumber Co., Lockford; Richard Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; Dick Fuller, Sterling L,umber Co., Santa Rosa ; Jimmy Garten, Stanislaus Lttmber Co., Modesto; and Floyd Dernier, Lum'bermen's Service Association, Los Angeles.

Ed. Chamberlin, Homer Maris, F'rank O'Connor, and Walter Madill, comprised the entertainment committee, and ran true to {orm by providing an excellent evening of enjoyment and enthusiasm for everybody present.

Rod Hendrickson presi'ded, at the piano during the initiation of the Kittens, and as they went through their stunts his repertoire of tuneful ditties, added an enjoyable finish to. the ceremonies.

We have a paint proposition to live lumber dealere, who desire to handle paints of quality and backed by service.

Our materials are made for people who know what good paint will do to improve the accept ability of their lumber.

More About Hoo Hoo

cALTFoRNTA J u Rr s D r cr r o N TAKEs turRo PLACE IN NUMBER INITIATED FOR YEAR

At the Annual at New Orleans, last mon,th, it was shown by Secretary Treasurer Isherwood's report ,that California had taken third place in the country, for new members initia,ted during the past Hoo Hoo Year.

With a total of 200 new members secured during the year, this numiber was topped only by Jurisdiction No. 8, comprising Northern Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan, andt Jurisdiction No. 9 which takes in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

During the year, The California Jurisdiction held 13 Conca,ts, initiating just 200 kittens.

Los Angeles led the state, with 4 Concats and 104 new members. This gave Los Angeles second place for the country. M.inneapolis won first place with ,a totel citf. I72 kittens.

ISHERWOOD LAUDS WORK OF PARSON SIMPKIN

Secretary Henry Isherwood had the followi,ng to say, at the Annual at New Orleans, in regard to the splendid work done by Parson Peter A. Simpkins.

"The work of our Chaplain, Parson Sim,pkin, has been of great benefit to the Order, not only in securing 'greater interest on the part of our members but ,those connected with the Lumber Industry.

Parson Simpkin has covered a large territory during the past year, preaching the gospel of Hoo-Hoo, the Brother-

hood of man, which has brought about a greater'degree of interest and gained for the Order ,a better and clearer understanding of its purpose and ideals.

It is {uite {mpossible for me to express my appreciation for the good work he has done. The addresses he has delivered to groups other than lumbermen have been most helpful to the industry in bringing about a better understanding between the public and the men of the industry.

I desire to impress upon you my feeling that this field work is of vast importance to this Order. I most heartily recommend that it be continued, because of its vital ,bearing on the future o{ Hoo-Hoo."

FRANK TROWER ATTENDS HOO HOO ANNUAL

Frank Trower, of the Trower f Lum;ber Co., San Francisco, attended the National Hoo Hoo Convention at New Orleans. On his return to the Facific Coast, he will visit Hoo lHoo headquarters at St. Louis. Mr. Trower is a Past Snark of the Universe and is one of the most active and popular members in the order. The Bay District members of the order {were very much pleased to be remembered by him on the morning of September 12 with the receipt of the telegraphic advi,ce that C. D. LeMaster, of Fresno, thad been unanimously elected Snark of the Universe by the convention.

R. A. HISCOX ATTENDS NEW ORLEANS HOO HOO CONVENTION

R. A. Hiscox, of the Western States Lumber Co., San Francisco, accompanied by Mrs. R. A. Hiscox, attended the National Hoo Hoo convention. Mr. Hiscox is a Past Snark of the lJniverse. After the Hoo Hoo meeting, Mr and Mrs. Hiscox left for the east where ,they will visit Kansas City, Chicago, New York, and Boston.- They will return to the Coast in about a m,onth.

LETTING CAT OUT THE BAG

THE OFr

LOS ANGELES LUMBERMEN PLAY BALL; ITS A SAD STORY

A thousand years from now, probably no one will give a thought to who was the best ball player am,ong the lumbermen, in the ,year 1923, but right now, in the southern pafr of the state it is a mighty important subject, and there are a good many of the gentry engaged in the retailing of this irnportant product, that feel that their judgment or luck has given them a decided turn-down.

On Saturday afternoon, Septem'ber, 22md, a team composed of nine fast, haidworking, and quick thinking wholesalers, administered a trouncing to the well intentioned aggregation of retail gentlemen who had been so optimistic, until the wholesalers had had their opportunity to bat. After the first inning, it was battle well worth seeittg.

,, The feature of the combat was the spectacular fielding and stick work, performed by one B. W. Bookstaver. "Book" was a dark horse, placed at third base, and he surely did perform tin a manner speaking of former experience. Forrest Wilson pitched for the wholesalers, and he deserves much credit for being able to face the hardhitting bunch for nine innings with never a let-down. The retail team was forced to change twirlers several times, the box being occupied for short intervals b! four different members of the team.

The teams were made up as follows:

Los Angeles Wholesalers: (the champions)-Bowles, Comstock, Bookstaver, 'Wilson, Ross, Hanawalt, Potslethwaite, Cook, De Armond.

Los Angeles Retailers: Atkinson, Owens, Walker. Tighe, Hubbard, Hughes, Cheeseman, Bixler, Leonard.

The garne went the ful'l nine innings, resulting in a final score of ?.0 to 14, the wholesalers ahead.

No doubt the retail gang will demand a return engagement.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON

Newly elected officers of the Supreme Nine, headed by Snark of the lJniverse, C. D. LeMaster, are conferring with Secretary-Treasurer H. R. Isherwood at National Headquarters of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo during the present week in order to shape up plans and policies for the coming year. Never in the entire history of the Order, has Hoo-Hoo had under consideration so many plans and projects that involve th'e entire lumber industry and many of these are national in scope.

In the very near future, it will be possible to give gut some definite information concerning these projects. Until such time as the details are perfected, however, Snark Le Master feels that they should be held; in reserve andl his only comment at this.time is that "Hoo-Hoo is working out plans which will have a vital bearing on the Order, the Lum,ber Industry of which it is such an integral part and lastly, its relation to societY."

' Matters which came before the thirty second Annual at New Orleans last week'indicated that this will be the biggest and most important year in the history of the Order. There will be a more consistent effort than ever to'serve from National Headquarters and to keep the public informed as to the progress of the m'any things the Order contemplates doing before the close of another Hoo-Hoo vear.

'I PLANS AND. HAPPENINGS IN CALIFORNIA HOO-HOO IIAND

DAVID WOODHEAD HONORED BY NEW SNARK

Mr. David Woodhead, president of the Wooilhead L r Companv. Los Aneeles. is in receipt of a tnotice f ber Angeles, C. D. LeMaster. newlv elected Sn,ark of the l]niverse. C. LeMaster, newly elected Sn,ark the lJniverse, t his first appointm,ent g'oes to Mr. Woodheadi in 'maki ! 6vLr him State Counsellor for the state of Califorhia.

I'S ANGELES HOO HOO RESPOND TO CALL FOR RELIEF'F'UNDS

At the last Hoo Hoo Club luncheon at Los Arigeles, Mr. B. W. Byrne, of the Western Hardwood Lumber Company, made an appeal to the boys to give free'ly to the American Red Cross, in the drive for fu,nds for the Japanese Relief work. IVtrr. L. .[. Weaver, of theii\Woodhead Lum'ber Company started the subscription with a $100.0O donation 'for his company, and in a few ,rhinutes the sum had been run urp to a little over $350.00.

Mr. Byrne announces that donations are s't[ll acceptable, checks should be made out to The American,rRed Cross, and mailed to him, at Box 8, Station C, Los Algeles.

THE SUPREME NINE FOR THE CdMING YEAR

Snark of thc lJniverse, C. D. LcMaster, iPresident Westcrn Planing Mill and Woodworkers' .Assooiation, Frcsno, Calif.

Senior Hoo-I{oo, George Osgood, Wheeler-Osgood Co., Tacorrg, Wash.

Junior Hoo-Hoo, A. J. Hqger, A.J. Hager Lumbcr Co., I-ansing, Mictt-

Bojunr, J. H. Allcn, Steding Liutnbcr Co., St. Louis, Mo. i

Scrivenotcr, Tcd T. Joncs, T. T. Joncs Hardwood Lumber Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

Jabberwock, Jos. H. Kurtt, Jr., Fresident Vernor Parish Lumber Co., Kurthwood, La.

Custocatian, C. B. Harmon, Sccretary-Ilfianager, Southern Sash, Door & Millwork Associetion, Atlanta Ga.

Arcanoper, J. A. Mahlstedt, J. A. Malrlstedt Co., New Rochclle, N. Y.

Gurdon, G. C. Hemerrway, Newton Lurnber & Supply Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Minneapolis, Minn., was selected as the placc of the 1924 Annual Mecting.

HOO-HOO RESPONDIS NOBLY TO CALL F'OR

JAPANESE RELIEF

Mr. B. W. Byrne, of the Western Hardwood Lumber Cornpany, Los Angeles, captiin of one of 'the Red Cross teams to gather funds for the Japanese sufferers, annou'nces that the lumbermen of Southern California responded in a 'fine way with contributions totalling about $1200.00.

Mr. Byrne is highly pleased with this backing up by his brother Ittmberrnen.

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MARK W. LILLARD

WHOLESALE

SASH-DOORS-PANEI.S

Soutlern California Distributor Nicolai Door Mfg. Co., Portland, Oregon Whitmer Jdckson Co., Albuquerque, N. M. 602 Central Bldg. Ins Angeles, Cal.

G. H. WALKER

INC.

NON' AT $N CEIYTRAL BLDG

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McLEOD LUMBER CO.

933 CENTRA,L BLDG"

821-584

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LEACH PRINTING CO.

217% So. Spring St. .879-082

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DAVE X. MARKS CO.

GENERAL INSURANCE

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Fletcher & Frambes

HARDWOODS

White Pine Sugar Pine Speciel Fac{ory Stock All Woodr Veneered Panelr

F. P. BAUGH

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C. E. HOWARD

LUMBER HAULING

By Cbntraet or by M.

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SUDDEN & CHRISTENSON

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WASHINGTON LUMBER AND MILL WORK CO.

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Jlr. G. Bro*rr.

Moldln3r 6lunnr Sudcd Flntrb 0{617 Mcr. Net. Brnh. Bld3.

TROPICAL HARDWOOD CO.

197 Rcgcnt St. Huntington Prrk, Crlif. Dealers in All Kinds of Hardwood

We Specialize in Genuine Weet-Coart Guatamala Mahogany

New Los Angeles Snark Makes Great Plans

Hermln L. Rosenberg, newly elected Vicegerant Snark for the Los Angeles District Hoo-Hoo has.made his appointments for the, coming year, and has also m'ade known some of the various and dlaborate plans that will, without a doubt bring Los Angeles up to the front and make a mark for the other districts to shoot at.

Mr. Rosenberg in selecting the mem'bers of his nine, has picked men who, with but one exception, hat'e not served before, ancl who are well fit and capable of handling the work in the proper manner. The following will serve on the Nine for the coming year:

Snark-H. L. Rosenberg.

Senior Hoo'H,oo-S. C. Estes.

Junior Hoo-Hoo-F. M. Connelly.

Bojum-S. T. Hayward.

Arcano,per-Ted Lawrence. Custocation-A. L. Hoover.

Scrivenotor-C. J. Laughlin.

Jabberwock-Berne S. Barker. Gurdon-F. S. Golding.

The standing committees for the year will be as follows:

Treasurer-'W. B. Wickersham.

Custodian of relics and treasures-J. C. Thom.as. Auditor-F. M. Slade.

Publicity-J. M. Chase

Big Brother Fund-Bob Taenzer.

Mem,bership-Phil B. Hart.

Snark Rosenberg had arranged ,to have something doing on one Saturday of each month, the day to be selected later by vote of the members. He intends having these affairs rotate, one month they will hold a Cohcatenation,

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Koa is a high class hardwood, unusually well 6gured. When finished natural it shows exquisite high lights and shadows, or it can be stained ae Mahogany often is. Koa runs clear and 6ne widths.

More

Than Gum

KoacanbG6nilhed in ncutral toncc liLc G"-. lthrr, lrowever, a morr dirtinctivc and aristocratic appcrrancc tbqn gum, and it ir a far more durablc wood.

Wc lwc-a firc strr;fto! ltrc dry Ku q, tn ul runly lo imnudtdc dclloqy. Thls td ls tarrllry of gqt ddradlur.

H. L. ROSENBERG

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the next probably a golf tournament and dinner dancej this to be followed the next month by a big smoker and get together meeting. These meetings, together with the weekly luncheons, will keep every member on his toes and interested in the activities. Mr. Rosenberg intends making a special drive during his term, to interest and secure the membership of as many of tlre heads of companies as possible. The mem,bership in' Los Angeles is now well over three hundred, the large majority of these members being active, and highly interested in the work of the order. The new Snark wisely figures that this num,ber can be well augmented by a good numrber of the owners and mapagers of the various retail and wholesale companies in this jurisdiction, and a well planned campaign will no doubt produce the hoped for results.

Another feature of Mr. Rosenbergrs plans that will be well accepted, is his announcement that each meeting will be under the direction of a different member. These men will be selected from, a list of men who have not presided at any meeting, and it is the plan, to givet every man in the order a job at some time during the year.

The first affair to be conducted by the new officers was the ballgame between the wholesalers of Los Angeles and the retail members. An account of this battle will be found elsewhere in this issue.

ALVIN C. HAMER RETIRES FROM WHOLESALE GAME IN LOS ANGELES

Mr. Alvin C. Hamer, who has been connected with the wholesale lum,ber game in Southern Califonnia for a number of years, has closed his offices and will retire from this line of business.

It is understood that Mr. llamer intends entering a different field, probably the real estate business.

CASTETTER BACK FROM NORTHERN TRIP

Mr. F. A. Castetter, president of the Oregon Lumber Agency, Los Angeles, is back from a twq-weeksl trip that took him to several of his mill connections in Washington and Oregon.

Mr. Castetter called on the Wheeler Mill. at Wheeler. Oregon, the Willapa Mill at Raymond, and went into British Columbie to visit the plant of Robertson Hackett at Vancouver. On his return he stopped off for a few days to confer with officials of the Tacoma Planing Mill at Tacoma.

The Oregon Lumber Agency represents these variotts mills in Southern California.

SAD DEATH OF'MR. L. L. LONG

Mr. L. L. Long, president of the Frank P. Doe Lumber Com,pany, died at San Francisco, on the morning of September 20th.

Mr. Lo,ng was one of the most prominent lum:bermen in the state. He succeeded Mr. Frank P. Doer as president of the Frank P. Doe Lumber Company, and had held this important position for a number of years.

The funeral was conducted in San Francisco, on September 22.

We Would be Pleased to

WHITE AND SUGAR PINE

Receive Your Inquiries on DOUGLAS FIR

Let us tell you a few facts, Mr. Lumber Dealer

Fact No. 2

About Our Lumber

The quality of our timbea-lr$QQrOO0,O00 feet of old growth Yellow Fir, Sitka Spruce, and Western Hemlock, tributary to Yaquina Bay, Oregon-is refiected in the quality of our lumber, a light, roft, even grained etock, partic-

Fact No. 3

Abost Out MilI In An Errly Inuc

ularly free from defectr .r.d poi*i.i"lg-t[]"" cy.!4i"-" which .t" the marks of ruperior workmanehip ---"r!r. widthe "ttd-tii"to""rei, a.*ed liglt .trd dti.d perfectly---qualitiec which make for profitc in the yardr and factories which buy from ur.

The greatect care pouible ia exercised in the manufacture of our lumber. From the tirne the log entere the mill, until you unload the finished producl-factory otock, interior finirh, bevel iiding, or mouldinga of all kinds -i1 yq111 yard, it has not been exposed to the weather for a single moment. The rerult is a quality of stock that defies compariron-

As a lumber buyer, one whose auccecr depends on quality and service' you can do no better than to tie up with the'C. D. Johnson Lumber Company, of Portland, Oregon, exclusive relling agent for the Pacific Spruce Corporation of Toledo, Oregon, manufacturers of old growth Yellow Fir, Sitka Spruce and \tr/estern Hemlock.

Let us furnish you your next car of Spruce bevel ciding-you will like it.

Logs like these come only from the finest timber belte of the Pacific Coagt like that of the Pacific SDruce Corpontion at Toledo

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Wedeliver by truck.ib At parts of $uthern California. .i

Your sash, doorrrr&r*n doorq, glass, iionirrg fds, rnedicine' cabinetsr: mirrors, etc., de-",, liverd to ygur yard at a small minimurn charge, equal to freight charges.

SASH ANDEOORS

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GI.ASS

PAI{EIS NflRRORS

IRONING BOARDS

MEDICINE CABINETS

WTNDOIil AND DOOR FRAITIES

BEATSALL LEATTTER MATS

McDIOUGALL KITCHEN glf,lfi, cte

"And More To Come"

Newsy News From All Over

.MR. R. L. CUZNER WITH CHAMBER OF COM.

-MERCE-,IN MEXICO

Mr. Roberg L. Cuzii€i, of the Kerckhofi Cuzner Lumber ,rCompany, Los'Angeles,.is-.making the Mexico trip, with ithe I-os Angeles- 9nlTb.t-,

ii',: GAZELI{E Lqi[BER COMPANY TO START

i,^'. OPERATIONS

: The Gazelii \ri-li:t Company expects to have' their :mill in operatiord by about the middle of October, accordi ing to the late,r€ports.

' , This company Jras a stand of approximately 47 million ,feet of fine sugar andriwhite. ping, in Siskiyou County, 'about 17 miles'from Gazelle. They will haul their cut by truck from, the mill t'u th'e rail station at Gazelle. The initt witt cut about 35r00O feet per shift.

, The officers of this new company are: Mr. C. A. DeiCoo, of the l)eCoo Brainerd Lum,ber Company, Los Ange- iles, President; Mr. Chas. G. Lettelier, formerly Secretary of the Miller Lumber & Box Company, Los Angeles, Vice President, and Mr. Perry Whiting, of the Whiting Mead Commercial Company, Los Angeles, Treasurer.

They'will maintain their main offices in Los Angeles.

c. c. LyNcH MAKES TRIP TO SAN FRANCTSCO

Mr. C. G. Lynch, general manager for the L. W. Blinn Lumber Compa.ny, at Los Angeles, is in San Francisco, for i'a {ew days, transacting business.

Waterborne coastwise receipts of Forest p,roducts at Los Angeles Harbor for the 6 months ending June 30, 1923:

684,ffi,675 Ft. Lumber

126,653,583 Lath

83,838,650 Shingles

699,284 Shakes

1,088,413 Lin. ft. Poles and Piles

261,515 Ties

l8o,nz Cross Arms

?fI,ZZ3 Bdl. Box Shooks

A total equivalent to 739,28I,216 board pared with 465,194,7D board feet for months of 1922.

{eet as comthe first six

W. R. CHAMBERLIN MOVE$ 'LOS' ANGELES oFFrcEs

i

Mr. Jack Rea, Los Angeles manager for W. R. Chamberlin & Company, a,nnounces the removal o,f their offices from their old location in the A. G. Bartlett Building to Suite 1030 in the same building. Their phone number will be Metropolitan 49N.

A. L. HOOVER MAKES A MOVE

Mr. A. L. (Gus) Hoover, Los A,ngeles representative for the Pacific Lum,ber Com'pany, and the Wendling Nathan Company, has moved his offices to larger quarters in Suite 421-22-23, Central Building.

WArchitects Now- Specify "Perfection" Brand Oak Flooring

It will pay you to carry "Perfection" Brand Oak Flooring in stock. Architects, contractors and builders have found, over a long period of years, that greatest satisfaction has come from "Perfection" Brand Oak Flooring. Their specifications more often call for "Perfection" than any other one Brand. You can build a greater volume o{ business on ,,Perfection." All stcct is uniformly graded, and perfectly matched. Two larg: mills enable us to assure you prompt delivery, Orrr national advertising campaign in the leading home lovers m_aga_zines -is creating__-bigger int€rest in the .supeiiority of "Per{ection" Brand. Write for full information.

Arkansas Oak Flooring Company

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THE SLOAN LUMBER CO. went a long way for this tough-fibered, tight-grained, and carefully manufactured Flooring. Nothing like it for a place like this, where service and beauty are both so essential.

Send your inquiries for BEECH, BIRCH and OAK Flooring also to the manufacturers.

GRAND

RAPIDS, MICH.

Select Committee on Reforestation of U. S. Senate Meet at San Francisco

The Select Committee on Reforestation of the United States Senate, which included Senator Charles L. IV[cNary, of Oregon, as chairman; Senator Geo'rge M. Moses, of New Hampshire; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida; and Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi; assembled at the St. Frances Hotel, San Francisco. Accompanying the committee, which has already covered the Southern, Southeastern, and Lake States iegions of the United States are Colonel W. B. Greeley, United Startes Forester, and E. P. Allen, publicity representative of the National Lumber Manufacturers Associ'ation, both of Washington, D. C., W. E. Hill is a member of the party and is acting as secretary to thq committee. Senator W. E. Couzens, of Michigan, the fifth member of the committee, was not present at the meeting as he is now visiting Euro,pe.

The party left for Yosemite Park by automobile on September 3, arriving at Wawona./at dinner time, where they spent the night at the Hotel Wawon,a. On September 4, the morning was spent in inspecting the loggingbperations of the Madera Sugar Pine Company near Sugar Pine, while the afternoon was spent in viewing the Mariposa Big Trees, thence continuing their trip to Yosemite Valley by automobile. The return trip to San Fran,cisco was m.ade \on Septem'ber 5 by automobile.

On September 6, the Senate Committee, convened in the Chamber of Commerce assembly rooms in the Merchant's Exchange Building. Preservation of the na,tion's remain-

inglforests is the chief work of the committee and the following subjects have so far absorbed their attention; the protection of timbered and cut-over areas from fire; the practical adjustment of taxes on cut-over and lsecond growth forest lands; the extent to which more forest lands, particularly denuded areas, should be put under fpublic owner-ship; and to what extent timber can be grown as a commercial enterprise. For over five hours )the committeemen heard the various forest problems of the state of Cali-

Build sleeping porches! God made lots of fresh air!

fornia, both from a practical and theoretical lstandpoint, thoroughly discussed by the lum,bermen of the state. Those who spoke before the committee were George D. Oliver,'general manager of the lumber department of the Hobart Estate Company, and chairman of the Forestry Committee of the California White and Sugar Pine Association; Paul G. Reddington, United States District !Forester, whose jurisdiction includes the state of California;

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a We are in a porition to \/ quote on a limited amount (/^ of cutting bueincss for Gt prompt delivcry.

(Continued from Page 49.)

Major David T. Mason, of Portland, Orefon, consulting forester, who',has supervision of the reforestation work being carried'on by the redwood manufacturers; Donald McDonald, of the P'acific Lumber Company; E. S. Pillsbury; C. R. Johnson, of the lUnion Lumber Company; Francis Cuttle, president of the Riverside Water Company; J. F. Kimball,'manager of the Klamath Falls (Oregon)JProtective Association; Walter Mulford, head of the Forestry Department of the University of California; F. B. Hutchins, represen.ting the California Fruit Growers; Colonel Gilmore, air ofticer of the Ninth Corps tArea, U. S. A. ; and John B. Mazfield, representing the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

The party left for the Northwest on Thursday evening, Sept 7, where hearings will be held at fPortland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.

They Can Do It In Washington

SEEKS TO LOCATE C. W. WHITE

Anyone knowing the address of C. W. White, who was auditor for Rounds & Porter T,umber Cornpany in 192I, communicate with R. L. Davies, Hollis. Oklahoma.

Lumberman!

Try Strablewoqd Sersice on your rush onders. Telephone or telegraph your urgent requirementc at our e:peruc.

HARDWOOD LUMBER

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Tourists who visited the Pacific Coa3t this summerwere interested and amused by the slogan of a candy maker in a Coast city. On posters and in newspapers it ran:

THEY CAN'T DO IN NEW YORKMake Blank Brand Chocolates

..SOMETH,ING

!"

Be that as it may, developments recently at .Tacoma, "The Lumber Capiial of America," prove -that there ii something else "they" cannot do in New York; .they cannot cut up a stick of Douglas Fir measuring 48x4&72. Here's the story:

During the Great War the A. C. Dutton Lumber Corporation had an order for a dredge spud of heroic size. The specifications were sent to "The Lumber Capital of America" in due time, a majestic Douglas Fir, aged anyw.here from 350 to 500 years, was selected and felled. When trimm'ed this dainty little match stick measured, 48x4&72 feet long. It was shipped; but the uncertainties. of wartim'e movement of freight of all kinds intervened and thd Armistice was signed before it reached its destination.

The need for which it was originally intended having been removed, the big stick was left ,on hand in the yard of the Dutton Corporation at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. There it reposed for two years in the water awaiting a buyer. But, in the East, at least, customers for timbers of the proportions of this are few and far between.

Unable to sell the stick at a reasonable price, the Dutton

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Superior

Helena,

You won't be iudged in the next world by what you G ET and KEEP' but by what you DO and GIVE.

Corporation decided to work it up into smaller dimensions. But, here ,again they m€t a snag. No mill on the Atlantic Coast could handle such a huge timber. And the difficulties didn't end there. Seeking to load the timber for shipment to some mill that was equipped to cut it, its owners experienced trouble in finding a place where it could be loaded. They also learned that only one spot on the Pacific Coast was capable of unloadingl it. That spot was Tacoma.

And so, a week or so ago, the steam,ship Andrea Luckenbach'brought the big timber home to "The Lumber Capi- tal of Am,erica" and unloaded it at the fine Lumber Dock there. ft is now being delivered to the huge mill of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lum,ber Company for re-manufacture.

Just what will be made of the huge timber is not yet decided. It weighs 57,4& pounds and will ,cut about 14,080 feet, or almost a carload, of lumber. It is probable that one piece of 32x32 or 36x36 will be got out of it and the remainder re-sawn to advantage. In reduced dirnensions it will eventuallv find its way back to the Atlantic Coast.

INTENSIVE FORESTRY WILL ADD MILLIONS TO CALIFORNIA'S WEALTH

The practice oI intensive forestry will increas'e the an,nual growth of sawtimlber in California from its present low rate of 156 million board feet to 3.600 million board feet, according to experts of U. S. Forest Sen'ice. The present growth in the pine region of the State is estimated at 76 million feet per year, which can be raised to 21@ million feet by the scientific management of the 16,800,000 acres of poiential forest in this region. In the redwood belt, on the 400,000 acres of forest land, intensi'i'e forestry should produce 900 million board feet a year.

This stupendous increase, foresters say, shows the grea! need for an experiment station in California, where the methods which will result in thiS increased growth may be developed and worked out. Our agriculture was largely a hit or miss proposition until the agricultural experiment stations developed new methods of haqldling the land and new practices which greatly increased the production per acre. Forest expgrimen't stations, it is asserted, will do the same thing for forestry, and the time to develop intensive methods is now while California still has many thous. and acres of virgin forest in which, with proper methods of manag'ement, plarrting will not have to be done as in a great part of the forest regions of the East.

Crude forestry, or merely fire protection' on our forest lands after cutting, will not produce the desired increase in growth, it is said. Under the crude methods of forestry now practised in our California timber, we can get only about 120 ntillion board feet of pine by 1950, and about 240 million feet of redwood, a total of 3,60 million feet. This is but one-tenth of the growth that is possible under the best forest management. With an average value o{ a $30 a thousand fert for lum,ber, crude for-estry would produce an annual growth worth $10,800,000 or more 'than double what is being grown at the present time. Under intensive forestry such as would be worked out at a forest experiment statio,n, the tim,ber lands of the State sliould grow annually a produce worth $81,000,000 in the pine region, and at least $27,000,000 in the redwood region along the coast. With such wealth possible under intensive forestry, the small arnount of money necessary to maintain a forest experiment station in Calif6rnia would be a most promising investment for the future prosperity of the State, say the Forester.

Pratt & Warner News

Pratt & Warner'of T os Angeles, manufacturers of the well known line of built in ironing boards, medicine cabinets etc. have their new plant just about completed and expect to.be manufacturing goods by the 15th of this month. This new factory is 'located at 820 East 60th Street.

The new plant, containing about 20 thousand feet of floor space, and of modern construction, is the result of filany years of practical experience on Mr. O. V. P'ratts part, he having been. engaged in this game for a great many years. The arrangement of the machinery etc. will be taken care of with the idea of making this factory one

Pratt & Warner have made several improvements and additions to their already famous line of built in features. Besides ironing 'boards, they manufacture six exclusive Pratt-Warner models of built in features. They have added a drying rack to their ironing board, that has found instant favor with the dealers. By making their breakfast table larger and in two parts, they have simplified and strengthened this model, making it much more desirable. Formerly the ironing board was placed on top of the table, on this model now they have it under the breakfast table, and have made their ironing boards adjustable to different

ABE LINCOLN'S PHILOSOPHY

of the best equipped, and the most efhciently handled of any on the coast.

It is also interesting to note that this company will use the first lumber manufactured in their own mill, just at the time of completion of their new dactory. They will make a double celebration of this e')ent.

position, making it possible for tl.re person using it, to sit down while working.

Pratt-Warner products are distributed by many of the leading Southern, California ,dealers, and, under the able direction of Mr. O. V. Pratt, this company is fast becoming one of the important industries of the south.

"I do the very best I know how-t-the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to any- thing;.if fhe end brings-mebut wron$, ten thousand angels swearing that I was right would make no difference.

California White and Sugar Pine Association Issues Facts

The following presen,tation of the present situation in the pine lum,ber industry of California and southern Oregon was recently issued by the Californ'ia White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association and will be found to be of much value to distributors and consumers of lumber from that region:

"The pine lumber industry of California and Southern Oregon has passed through exactly the same pe'riods of 'ups and downs as have applied to lum,ber rm'anufacturers generally throughout the country. The law of supply and demand is inflexible when applied to competitive commodities and invariably operates on lumber. In response to abnormal demands last year the industry naturally laid plans for full production in 1923. Ordinarily in this region the peak of production is reached during September or Ootober and from then on diminishes gradually to the end of the year. Indications are that this year the peak of productiorl, was reached in June and although the first half o0 thg year 1923 showed a substantial increase in lu,mber cut, the neQ result of the year's operations will probably be approxim.ately normal, due to this curtailment.

Shipments of lumber from this region up to August first have shown an increase over the first half ol 1922 although the rate has lately decreased as mid-summer always results in a cessation of buying. In spite of the very satisfactory volume of shi.pments, the exceptionally large production during the first six months of 1923 has resulted in slightly less than 25,/o increase in total inventories on August first as ,compared to the same date in 1922. In view of the fact that this region. is being called upon each year for a larger volume of lumber to replace the gradually diminishing supply in the ol'der lumber producing states, the amount on hand should be about right to take up this slack and from a statistical standpoint therefore, the local industry is in a very satisfactory condition. It is true that the percentage of different grades making up present inventories is somewhat out o{ line due to an exce:ptionally heavy local demand for box lumber and lumber for general building purposes. The slump in eastern building naturally reacted in increasing stocks of factory lumber to some extent 'but this merely delays the movement of these grades until such time as the backed up demand, which is certain to come, develops, Since the manufacturers have been so successful in'moving a large amount of low grade lumber they are not so vitally interested in, the' relatively small amount of upper grades which have accumulated.

From the lumber users standpoint, the present situation should be exceptionally satisfactory since the mills are in a'position to furnish well assorted and well seasoned stocks. Local lumber manufacturers feel that conditions throughout the country are fundamentally sound and that it is simply a :matter of time before_ the demand will again tax the industry to its capacity. The fact that this region produces such a large percentage o{ the total soft pine ivailable places the manufacturers in a particularly desirable position."

Redwood Facts

Redwood is one of tfie mort interesting of American commercial woods, probably sharing with Cypress the honor of being the most interesting and unusual of woods. In fact, in maDI respectr Redwood and CypreEa aeem closely akin, particularly in the direction of invulnerability to rot. Both Cypress and Redwood can remain in damp ground or dry ground, or exposed to dI the changes of tlle weather and the elements for a generation, without decaying. They eclipse all other woods in this characteristic, and are therefore both used for purposes where wood is exposed to the weat{rer, or to dampness. Both are great tank materials, and last indefinitely as liquid containers without showing any indication of decay. Redwood is somewhat lighter, and more brittle tfran c5rpress, and adapts itself to every sort of woodworking beautifully.

The fact that Cypress is fast disappearing from the face of the earth, and that Redwood ia going to be called upon more and more every day to filI in where Cypress has fomerly been used for a thousand purposee, in all parts of the United States, meanE much to the Redwood people for the future. There is only a handful of Cypres-cromparatively speaking -left in Louisiana, and only a very few billion feet of stumpage in Florida. In five years nearly eyery Cypress mill in l.ouisiana will be gone for good. There har been no re-growth, since the average mature Cypress t'hree ie more than a thousand years old.

The production of Redwood this year, including split stuff, will be approximately 650,(X)0,(X)0 feot, of which 76% is manufactured by twelve concernE.

Here is a map showing the location of the Redwood forects of California.

E)(TRA! EXTRA!

E)(TRA!

In fact, that'g thb only kind of Redwood we sell---cxtra 6ne.

We havc as fine Redwood timber as th-e Lord ever planted in California, and we manufacture it for you just as we would like it made for ur if we were the buyera.

ATBION TUMBER CO.

Mrin OEco Hobrrt Bld3. SAN FRANCTSOO

Lor Aagclcr Offico 210 Kcrchhoff Bld3. Phorc, Brordwry tl8

Memberc California Reduood Aesociation

REDWOOD DURABILITY

The Governmenf s figures as to the ilurobility, or lasthg qualities, of wooil (White Oah beig tafren as l0O%) cre crs f ollows:

Redwood-l25 to t75%o

Douglas Fire-75 to lOOVo.

Western Larch-75 to &SVo.

Western Hemloclr-3$ to 55Vo.

If it is necessary for you to furnish your trade with a cheaper siding, why not do so with our Redwood Garage Siding or Extra Merchantable Siding, either in lz4 to 5/sx6. You will then be protecting and increasing youi-good-will by selling eomething that will give permanent satisfaction.

HOLTES,EUREKA tUilIBER GO.

SAT{ FRANCISiCO. LOS ANGELES 9l? Monednoch Bldg' 1025 Van Nuyr Bldg. Phonc Kcerny lll&| Phonc &l-752 MEMBER CAUFORNIA REDWOOD ASIIOCI.ATION

ITIFTY-THREE yeart aso .[. built this Catholic school California. It is now being Redwood lumber it contains.

Father

boys at Alton, torn down for the

C haracteristic residence using Redzaood

Old Land Mark built of Redwood becomec new home and barn.

Henneberry for

The Loroctl .Mosufacltrcts aail Dicaroljort of Cdiltrb Rctltootl

LATEST BULLETIN OF THE SOUTHERN CALI. ..FORNIA RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS

To Members: AssocIATIoN

Generally speaking there is plenty of business. Most of it is good.

No indications of a let up in sight yet;

Now that,vacation time is about over m,aybs a,'man who is not a prospective customer can get more that two consecutive minutes' talk with the "Bossee Man" when he goes around. But the sale is the thing when it can be made at a reasonable profit.

There is a .little more strength to the market' but not enough to warrant speculative buying. Orders taken by the mills are up to normal and so is the cut but the July and'August shipments are a little under the average for the year to June 30th. It looks an though there would not be as much random to be marketed in the near future.

Brother Hoag'of Spokane has been getting off sbme

"The man that 'cuts the price' isn't fooling anyone but himself ; however, the fellow 'not guilty' will pleaie throw the first rock."

He also gets off something good about trdde journals an'd Association gatherings /and takes a whack at the fellow who i,nsists on "flocking by himself," ibut "Gosh all Larch" I wonder will it do any good ?

This circular will go;to a number who are not on the membership list of this Association and this is an invitation to come in. I think vou are all familiar with our aims and some of our accomplishments. What we are doing is of real benefit to .the retail lumtrer industry. Please sigtr and return the en,closed card to the Secretary. If there is anything connected with the work which you want to know write .him. about it.

We have for sale three good yards. Capital required for each from $15,000 to $25,000.

F. L. MORGAN.iSecretary.

"Sawverbs" but he ought not to remind lumbermen that they ars liars-some of them. Best way.to get rid of a bad habit is'to forget it. He says:

"The best sales are those that are not made-sometimes.

"Every man hath his own price except lum,bermenthey sell below cost.

"Lumbermen /want very little here below and even take pleasure in giving most of that away.

The California Rail Trade

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If you crnnot vrit for bienril or wirc your ordcr or inquiria dircct to

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F. J. BANNTSTER TO HEAD KANSAS CrTY WHOLESALE COMPANY

Mr. Fred J. Bannister, who recently resigned the Presidency of the Long-Bell Lumber Company,. has been elected Fresident of the Edw. J. Bannister Lum,ber Company, Kansas City. This is a Missouri corporation dealing in West Coast products, and hardwoods.

JUlllus G. sllEAD G0.

WHOI.ESALE LUMBER

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The essentials of a GOOD circular trade letter are INFORMATION and INTEREST. A Sood letter should contain INTERESTING INFORMATIOI{ and avoid superfluities.

Newsy News t",T"tlover

J. A. MacWATTERS JOINS CHAS. R. McCORMICK LUMBER CO.

J. A. MacWatter6, formerly representative of the California and Oregon Lumber Company in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley territories, is now connected with the San Francisco oflrce of Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., and will represent the company in the Peninsu'la,'Sonoma, and M.arin County territory. Mr. MacWatters is an experien,ced lumberman and is well known among the lumber trade 'of Northern California. He has been in practically all branches of the lumber industry and lbefore coming to the Coast was connected with Owen Lumber Company, of Owen, Wisconsin. Before going on the road for the California and Oregon Lum'ber Co., he also worked at their mil'l at Brookings, Oregon, and at their large Oakland yard. In his new position, he will make San Franciscor his headquarters.

A. R. McCULLOUGH RETURNS FROM NORTHWEST

A. R. McCullough, of thg McCul'lough-Fagan Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned after a two-weeks' business trip calling on his mill connections in the Northwest. While in the north, he visited Portland, Garabaldi, Oregon, Seattle, Tacoma, Raymond, and other Puget Sound lumber producing p,oints. He reports that the lumber market: in ihe Northwest is'booming and that the mills are all working to capacity. Mr. McCullough state$ that his concern is finding-conditions in the Southern California urarket excellent and that the eleven boats operated by their company are all doing active .servi'ce.

THEODORE LERCH RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP

Theodore Lerch, of the Albion Lumber Company, San Francisco, has returned after a two-weeks' trip to Cleveland where he visited with his mother and other family relatives. While in the east, he cal'led on several of his lu,mbermen friends in the Cleveland District, and reports that they were all optimistic and were looking forward to a good fall business in the Middle West secton.

O. F. FOLSOM OPENS SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE

O., F. Folsom, better known as "Doc" among the lumbermen of Northern California, has 'opened an office at 24 California Street and will act as the Northern California representative of the H. J. Anderson Lumber Co., ol Fortland, Oregon. "Doc" has traveled the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territories, San Francisco and Peninsule Districts, for the past several years and is ,well known by the retail lumber dealers of Northern California.

J. C. FERGER RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP

J. C. Ferger, wel'l known San Joaquin Valley ltrm'berman and manager of the Swastika Lumber Co., of Fresno, has returned to California after spending the past month on a pleasure trip in the East. On his way east, he made the trip over the southern route by way of New Orleans, where he spent a few days. Mrs. Ferger, who was visiting in the east, accompanied him on his return trip to California.

Yard, Mill, Office and Road i

What Live California Lumbermen Are Doing

CHARLES R. McCORMICK & CO. MOVE TO

MAT- i SON BUILDING

Charles R. McCormick & Co., the prominent Pacific Coast lum,ber manufacturers and shipping concern, San Frapcisco, are now located in their spaiioul and beautiful headquarters in the new Matson Building. Chas. R. McCormick & Co. were formerly located in the Fife Building, y-he1e they had offiees for the past fourteen years. tVti. McCormick stated that when they first moved into the Fife Building their business was conhned to four offices. The remarkable gror,r'th of this large concern soon necessitated increased space until their final quarters in the Fife Buildipg was confined to nearly three floors. They are now occupying the entire ninth floor of the Matson Building; one wing o'f the building is occupied by the lumber department, while the shipping department is located in the other wing of the building. Mr. McCormick says that having the entire organization located on one floor will greatlv lacilitate the business of the company. Upon moviig into dreir new offices, hoth Mr. McCormick and Chas. R. McConmick & Co., were the recipients of many beautiful floral pieces.

A. B. WASTELL CALLING ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEALERS,

A. B. Wastell, mandger of the California Retail Lum,ber4ien's Association, San Francisco, is in Southern California

where he will remain until the end of the rnonth. At Santa Barbara, he was met by C. W. Pinkerton, president of the associaiion and -anager of the Whittier iumber Co., of Whittier. They will call on the retail dealers in Southern California in the interests of the annu,al association meeting that will ,be held in San Francisco ,on October ?i and 77.

A. H. BURNETT DIES IN OAKLAND

A. H. Burnett, of Oakland, brother of George C. Burnett, the well known San Joaquin Val,ley lum'bermen and manager of the Burnett Lumber Co., of Tulare, died in Oakland on September 21. Mr. Burnett was a native of California and was a prominent member of the Elks. The funeral services were held at Truman's ,residence chapel, Oakland, on Monday Septemrber 24 and was attended by a large number of the Bay District lumber,men.

A.

J. RUSSELL RETURNS FROM NORTHWEST

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A. J. Russell, of the Santa Fe Lum'ber Co., San Franl cisco, has returned from a two-weeks' business trip to the Northwest, where he visited his mill connections on Puget Sound, P'ortland and the Columtria River District, and Mable, Oregon. He states that the lum,ber market in the Northwest is very active; the export demand is great; and that the mills are well booked up with orders for future business.

C..H. TERRELL REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA AND OREGON LUMBER CO.

C. H. Terrell, manager of the Oakland yard of the California & Oregon Lumber Co., will succeed J. A. MacWatters on October 1, as the company's representative in the Sacramento Valley, Sonoma and Marin counties. Mr' Terre'll is well known among the retailt lu'mber trade of Northern California and is a thoroughly experienced lumberman. Prior to his coming to the Pacific Coast, he wasi connected with the Stout Lumber companv of Arkansas'

BARR LUMBER COMPANY PUSHING STAINED SHINGLES

The Barr Lumber Company, that progressive, up-andat-ern retail establishment, with their main yard located at Santa Ana, has had considerable success with the m'arketing of their new line of Cabots-Stained-Shingles.

They put in their first car, purchased froml the Hanawalt Spaulding Company, of Los Angeles, thrqugh the Hipolito Slreen Company, a.bout the middle of Jtrly, and in ? very short space of time had succeeded in p'lacing th-e entire -car amonglheir contractors, this co-nvincing thenr that this line is onJto tie to and use some effort with. It is understood that they have .placed a follow ttp order for auother car.

ROD HENDRICKSON SPENDS SEVERAL DAYS IN LOS ANGELES

Rod Hendrickson, of the Hendrickson Lumber Cornpany, San Fran'cisco, has returned from a business trip to Los Angeles and other Southern California points. Rod .says thaf the lum,bermen in the Southland are all very optimistic and are looking forward to an excellent fall business' He was accompanied by Mrs. Hendrickson, and' made the trip in his new Hudson sport sedan, that he recently acquired.

R. 0. Wilson Lumhr Company

Wholerale Lumbor Productr

tll0 Fifc Building

Sea Francirco

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Fir Spruce Redwood Port Orfond Crdar - Rcd Cedar Shinghs

Our Redwood SPecialties

POSTS SHINGLES GRAPE STAKES TIES

W. V. STRUBY ON EASTERN TRI.P

W. V. Str,uby, sales manager of the California and Oregon Lurrlber Co., San Francisco, is expected to return froni his eastern trip about October 1. He has" been spending the past month enjoying his vacation in Wisconsin. Hc is accompanied by Mrs. Struby.

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* Ex clrr NG

Charles Moody, of the Christensen Lumber Compiny, has returned from a two-weeks' hunting and fishing trip in the Deer Creek District. Charlie says that this Section 'is the ideal spot of California, and to prove this assertion; states that this is the seventh season that he has hunted irr this locality. The particular spot that Charlie and his crowd frequent is not any too accessible as it requires a fifty mi'le stage ride from Chico, and then a ten mile pack into the mountains. The party was successful in landing three bucks and they also found the strea'm fishing excellent. Several big black bear were sighted and he states that they didn't appear to tre any too friendly. Charlie says that next year his party will visit ths same spot on their annual hunting trip.

ELMORE W. KING RETURNS F'ROM NORTHWEST TRIP

Elmore W. King, of the King Lumber Company, gaketdfield, has returned from a two-weeks' pleasure trip to Portland and the Puget Sound country. While in the Northwest, he called on many of his lumbermen friends in the Seattle District, an,d also visited a few days with A. J. Russell, of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., while he w.as iS Portland. He made the trip by ,boat, on thei H' F. AleSander. Mr. King was accompanied by Mrs. King gn t*

J. M. MONTGOMERY

Wholecale Lumber

lO43 W. Harding Way STOCKTON, CAL.

Exclugive Reprerentative in California.

SILYER FALLS TIMBER CO.

Sitvcrton, Orcsen

OUR SPECI.ALTIES

Cafifornia Pattern Hemlock Round Edge Rebifted SidinS' white River Quality Red ccder sbingler, star A star P6fcctt. Sanded Finirh and FactorY Stock.

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Wholeralcrc and Re'manufactrnere

AL FROST HONORED BY SAN DIEGO HOO'HOO

A wire, just at piess time, carries the information that Mr. Al Frost, head of the Frost Hardwood Company, and the San Diego Lumber Compa.ny, has been unanimously elected to serve as Vicegerant of The San Diego District Hoo-Hoo.

The order is to be congratulated on its wise choice. No better could be selected, and Mr. Frost will, without a doubt carry the honors of the order with dignity and with credit to everyone.

San Diego will resume their weekly luncheons at the Maryland Hotel, each Wednesday noon. Visiting Hoo-Hoo are dlways welcome at these feeds.

WANTED-Sash and door salesnran. Replv S. ct D. California Lumber Merchant.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The San Francrsco office of THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT has moved to 906 Matson Btrilding, in the new suite of Charles R. McCormick & Co. The telephone number is Kearny 5100, Local 43.

PHITIPPINE MAH()GANY

We dro carry a complete stock of VENEERED PAI{EIS and everythittg in the way of foreign and domestic HARDWOOD LUMBER.

M. L. EUPHRAT RETURNS F'ROM TRIP TO NORTHWEST

M. L. Euphrat, of the Wendling-Nathan Lumber Company, San Francisco, has returned from a ten days busines3 trip to Portland, Tillammook, and Seattle. While in Oregon and Washington, he was calling on the mill,s, and states that the fir mills are all running to capacity and that the lumrber market is very active.

For 18 Years

..CHICKASAW BRAND'' OAK FLOORING

has been a standard of Grade-Quality-Manuf acture

Manufactrned' By

And

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SAMUEL

W.ANT AD and FOR SALE AD DEPT.

LUMBERWOMEN SEEKING POSITIONS NOTICE

The California Lumber Merchant has the names of three stenographers and bookkeepers who are seeking to loclte good permanent positions in the lurnber business, in Los Angeles. These ladies all have gpod rec-ommendations and are capable. One has had two years experience in the wholesale lunaber business, is familiar with shipping and routing work. Anyone interested can obtain the names and addresses by apply- ing to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

RETAIL MANAGER

with ten years lins yard experience, wants a p,osition 'in a good town in California. Age 33, married, college education, references, can come at once. Address, J. A. 323 W. High St., Elkhart, Indiana.

$200,000.00 To $300,000.00 To TNVEST rN souTHERN CALIFORNIA

Local capitalist wishes to invest about the above stated amount in retail lumber business in Southern California. Prefers Los Angeles, or near vicinity. Wanrts well established business, ong yard or more, must be able to produce evidences of profits. Those interested can send inquiries to The Califor,nia Lumber Merchant. All answ'ers will be considered confidential.

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3il0 Chapmrn Building' Lor Angclcr t* o"t;l:8il"nt carr

160 ACRES OF OREGON TIMBER LAND

For sale in Curry County. Also have a VERY ATTRACTIVE investment proposition here in Texas requiring $8O,000.00. Can satisfy the 'most careful.

E. H. SMITH McAllen. Texas.

WHOLESALE SALbSMAN WANTED WANTED-SALESMAN with established trade in Douglas Fir, White and Sugar Pine in Sacramento Valleys, to represent large band mill operation. Must be able to produce results. Give me references, experience and salary expected. Replies will be treated as confidential. Address: Box 72, care CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

. FLOOR. FLAN. NO. I9IO FLOOR PLAN NO. 19II

There is a lot of satisfaction in being able to submit for your consideration a home reflecting such marked distinction, one in which so many unique, pleasing and practical features have been incorporated. This home is another of those special Bentley ideas, created that we could better serve the home builders. Call at our Home Builders Display Room at your convenience and see this home colored in life-like reality- The completely detailed plans are also lviilable that you may know just what every department of the home will be and look like.

Phone Glen. 49

MOVING

Between the lst and the | 5th of October, Pratt-Warner will be moving into their new plant at 820 East 60th Street. The first lumber from Pratt-'Warner's own forest and mill will be coming through at the same time. Ali of the new model boards with. the six exclusive Pratt- 'Warner features will be in production.

(The above is merely neus.)

Three years ago Pratt-Warner products were practically unknown, today they dominate the local market and are rapidly gaining national recognition.

There is a reason why this organization has grown from nothing to its place of leadership. The reason is not hard to 6nd.

Every piece of material that goes into a Pratt-'Warner product, every bit of workmanship, and every business transaction must be right. There is no compromise. Success depends on being right, and Pratt-Warner is successful.

Write us at our tcn ?orary address, 48oo Santa Fe ztae., Los lngeles,for our proposition to dealcrs.

You can make a nice, substantial, cleanrlegitimate proft without increasing your ouerhead, and in addition render a real seroice t0 ,our customers, by handling Pratt-Warner's built in products. Write today f or our proposition.

DISAPPEARING IRONING BOARD

Shipping Wcight 35 lbt. Insert the comPlete frame between two studs, run a casing around it, and hang the upper door in this casing.

DISAPPEAI{ING BREAKFAST TABLE

AND IRONING BOARD COMBINED

Shipping Weight 4o lbs. Install as above. A real tine, money and space saver. Ideal for apartments or small homes.

BATH ROOM CAtsINET

with Adjustable Shelves and Plate Glass Mirror, Made to set in or against wall.