DEPEI{DABIE For

Ninth Term

Franh J. O'Connor

Frank J. O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Co., San Francisco, was elected president of the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific for the ninth year in succession, at the annual meeting of the organization held in San Francisco, September 25. __Tt_t" following directors were elected: R. W. Myers of Hobbs. Wall &-Co., James Tyson of The Chas. Nelson Co., S. M. Hauptman of McCormick Steamship Co., L. C. Hammond of Hammond Lumber Co., Otis R. Johnson of National Steamship Co., L. C. Stewart of Sudden & Christenson. S. D. Freeman of S. S. Freeman & Co., H. F. Vincent of E. K. Wood Lumber Co., W. R. Chamberlin of W. R. Chamberlin & Co., John L. Reed of J. R. Hanify Co., J. C. McCabe of A. F. Mihonv Co.

Four Fir Plywood Plants Form Merger

Effective September 18, four large Douglas Fir plywood manufacturers merged their interests, when the -OiegonWashingtonPlvwood Co. was formed recently at Port- land. The firms concerned are: Portland Manufacturing Co., Portland; Tacoma Veneer Co.. Tacoma: Elliot Bav Mill Co., Seattle, and the Walton Veneer Co.. Evereti. Wash.

- Harry T. Nicolai is president and general manager, and the other officers are: Thomas Auizen, vice-prisident; Craig L. Spencer, vice-president, and Eslie e..Wilton, secretary-treasurer.

- .Plant managers are as follows: Portland Mfg. Co., J. Lingaas; Tacoma Veneer Co., Philip Garlandi Walto; Veneer Co., Eslie Q. Walton; Elliot Bay Mill Co., Bruce Clark.

Headquarters of the new concern will be in Portland. and all sales will be handled from the Portland office under the direction of Fred Kienzle, sales manager.

Total assets of the Oregon-Washington?lywood Co. are approximately $4,000,000

It is the intention of the company to cover the entire United States and Canada by peisonal representation.

^^T!r. combined capacity of the four plants exceeds 150,000,000 feet of plywood per annum.

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