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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."

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.