Making BigHomes Outof Small Ones Novel Publicity of Barr Lumber Co.

We have just received a little advertising booklet issued by a lumber merchant, so interesting. in character that rve believe it rvill be of much interest to the average dealer. Nothing like it has ever been issued by a dealer before. so far as our experience goes,

The booklet is published and distributed to its local trade by the Barr Lumber Company, of Santa Ana' It is titled-"To Her Majesty-The American Houservife"-and contains twelve pages of type and illustrations devoted to shorving horv The Barr Lumber Company- builds and equips very, very small houses that contain a huge amount of aitual home equipment of the special and built-in variety.

The equipment of the small bungalol's of California is ahvays the source of genuine wonder to every visitor, rvho sees them, and this Barr Lumber Company booklet shorvs the details of the equipment of a small house, so as to gire it an amazing lot of actual room.

We are reproducing three of the illustrations shorvn in this little book, since in no other manner than through visualization can this boiling dorvn of space be practically shown,

Here is a home covering: just 613 square feet of ground. The living and dining room are combined, thus giving one room of &cellent proportions rather than two tiny rooms. There is a disappearing bed in the living room.

But it is the kitchen that is the marvel. It is 8 by 12 in , size, yet it contains a most unusual amount of cupboard space, refrigerator, breakfast nook, ironing board, etc., as the illustration shows.

The Barr Lumber Company have fitted up a former office building, next door to their new offrce, and have m.ad9 a very wonderful display house of same. There th.ey display in ictual arrangement several kitchens with a wide variety of space economizing features, and likewise living rogT' dining room and other home equipment, finish, etc. The equipment shown in this little book is only a .part of rvhat they displav to their trade in their special display -house.

The trend of the times is torvard such economy of space as is shown in this illustrated kitchen. Ask any lady rvho has left her commodious home behind her and taken tem- and porarily one of those California bungalorvs, nrhat she thinks of.this compact manner of buildingi Any one of such rvill tell 1'ou that the most marvelous tfring in her housekeeping life is the tiny, compact, wonderful'iy equippecl kitc'hen] usually.one-third or one-fonrth the size of-thi^average big home kitchen.

Total ffoor space, 613 squarc feet.

Closet space, 172 cubic feet. Kitchen cupboard space, 80 cubic feet.

This feeling is manifesting itself in all the modern kitchen plans. The step-saving idea is the dominant one, and lvill continue to be.

Charles Moody Spends Vacation In Trinity County

Charles Moody, of the Sudden-Heitman Lumber Co. San Francisco, has returned to his desk after spending two wpeks.hunting in Trinity County. Charlie is a great"lover ot outdoor llte and every year spends his vacation period hunting in the h.igh Sierras. There rvas five in their'party and he reports that the hunting and fishing r"". .r..y good this year.

R. E. SMITH SPENDS VACATION ON TOURING TRIP

Reginald E. Smith, of the William Smith Co., San Fran_ cisco, has returned from an enjoyable trn,o .r,'i,eeks spent in touring .Northern California and Southern Oregon. His trip c_arried him over the scenic Redwood Highwaly through Humboldt County, thence north to Crescen-t Citv. Gran"ts Pass, Klamath Falls and Crater l-ake. He aljo visited Westwood and spent a ferv davs at Lake Tahoe. Mrs. Smith accompanied him on the trip.

Monarch Mill Sold

The Monarch Mill, on North Portland harbor was pur- chased f.gllly by the Mickle Mills, a subsi<liary of The George T. Mickle Lumber Company of rvhich A. W. Miller is vice-president and gen,eral mlnager. The consideration rvas said to have been E1,500,00O. -The mill is one of the largest saw mill properties in the Columbia river district .and hg1.a cutting capacity of 250,000 feet on each eight hgllt :hi.{t:. It is equipped- rvith ample dr-v kiln and planing mul laclllttes, and manulactures both rough and dressed Iumber.

The plant will be knorvn in future as the Mickle Mills. It.has ade_quate trackage being served by all the lines of raillvay rvhich enter Portland.- Facilities for water ship- ment are also excellent, Portland harbor on which the plant is situated being navigable by coast-wise lumber cariyinq vessels. The efficiency o{.the plant will. be increased b} the addition of new machinery- and equipment.

BAY CITY LUMBER CO. REPORT BUSINESS GOOD

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Th"_ Bay City Lumber Co. of San Leandro, one of the Jiast lSay's young.est lumber. organizations, report that the lumber demand in th.eir section is very g!od. H. C. Berry and M. L. Herschfeld are the owners of this pr"g..r.i"'., lumber concern. Prior to th.e opening of their Si" i.u"Jro Yard, Mr. Berry was associatecl witi the Trower ilb;; Co. rvhile Mr. -Herschfelcl was .o""..t.a .,";tn tne iei"i-t lumber business at Live Oak.

REDWOOD and FIR

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