Losing Profits

ttBy the Yardtt

It may involve a Pun or two to say it, but it is nevertheless gospel truth that many lumber mills gave pennies "by the mill" and waste them "by the Yard." In their plant proper theY emPloY every machine or method that will save the fraction of a cent, while in their yard they employ methods that are crude, ancient and wasteful.

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California State Counsellor

H. L. Rosenberg

State Counsellor Receives Official Appointment

Herman L. Rosenberg of theHipolito Company, Los Angeles, Past Vicegerent of the Los Angeles District, has received his official appointment as State Counsellor for this district.

A telegram was received on the 17th from the newly appointed Supreme Junior IIoo-Hoo, Rod Hendrickson of the Hendrickson Lumber Company, San Francisco, to this effect.

Kirby On Central Committee

Washington, Sept. 22.--The Department of Commerce today advise the Central Committee on Lumber Standards that, on the invitation of Secretary Hoover, John H. Kirby, well-known lumber manufacturer of Houston, Tex., has agreed to serve as chairman of the committee in place of John W. Blodgett, Grand Rapids, Mich., whose -personal aftairs require his retirement from the committee after three years of service.

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LOS ANGELES HOO.HOO CLUB TALKS FINANCES

the September 17th meeting of the Los Angeles HooHoo Club was an organization meeting, the entire time being consumed in a discussion on financing the affairs of the Club for the coming year.

President Wickersham preceded the discussion with a few fines to get the fellows accustomed to digging, and he offered for sale a number of straw hats that were found in the check room, belonging to some of the members. Those that were not bought were promptly smashed.

After considerable talking on various plans for financing the Club's activities for the year, it was decided to turn the matter over to the Board of Directors for final decision.

President Wick appointed hisGolf Committee for the year, with Frank Burnaby of the Sun Lumber Company as Chairman and Leo Rosenberg of theHipolito Company and Cliff Bergstrom as associate mernbers.

Leo Germain of the Germain Lumber Company was ap- pointed Chairrnan of the Reception Committee, with Art _Pemberthy of the Fred Golding Lumber Company and Walter Best of the Southern California Hardwood Company as associates.

Al Koehl Becomes Benedict

Mr. A. W. Koehl, popular head of John W. Koehl & Son, Los Angeles sash and door manufactirrers, joined the ranks of the benedicts on the evening of September 17th, when he and Miss Nevada Adair, beautiful Los Angeles girl, were married at Santa Monica.

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The happy couple will reside in Los Angeles in a new home that Mr. Koehl has prepared.