Ten Years Ago Today

From the Files of The Calilornia Lumber Merchant, October 1 , 1925

Among the many lumbermen who attended the llorse Show at the Sacramento State Fair on Thursday, September 10, was none other than that famous lumber character, "Paul Bunyan" and his Blue Ox.

In an article entitled 'ln. *.,. Are Goo<l EnoughTell Them" is very interestingly told by Sylvester Weaver, president of Weaver Roofing Co., Los Angeles.

C. w. Pinkerton, pr.rial.,t*oi ln. a"t,rornia Retail Lumberman's Association, has announced some of the committees in charge of arrangements for the Annual to be held at Fresno, on October 30 and 31 : F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Company, heads the program committee and Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Company, the publicity committee.

E. D. Kingslel', presidlrr,*or*,t " w..t Coast Lumbermen's Association, delivered an address, "Facts Concerning the Pacific Northrvest Lumber Industry," before the thirtyfourth annual ,convention of Hoo Hoo, held at Spokane, September 14 to 17.

Chas. G. Bird, manager of the Stockton Lumber Company, Stockton, gives some very pertinent facts rvhich are contained in an article "Bird Boosts Better Shingles" and whi'ch is illustrated by shorving attractive pictures of .a shingle display.

The Geib Lumber a.*0"- 1i", to.rgl,t the San Gabriel yard of the Bettingen Lumber Companv.

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The retailers were victorious in the golf tournament at the Wilshire Club, September 18, sponsored by the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club in which one-half the players were put on the retail team, opposing the remaining half as wholesalers. Team captains were Gus lloover and Frank Burnaby, assisted by Frank Connelly, golf chairman; Ted Lawrence rvas toastmaster at the evening banquet.

Earl Johnson, Johnson Lumber Company, Pasadena, told of his experiences in the Philippine Islands, where he and his father conducted the first mahogany mill ever established there, at a Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club meeting on September 24.

The Central California i"rloJ-."'s Club met at Stockton on Saturday, September 19. President W. H. Falconbury, Falconbury Lumber Co., presided. R. F. Wells, West Turlock Mill & Lumber Co., Turlock. made a short talk on the activities of the State Association. It was announced the annual state convention rvould be held at Fresno on October 30 and 31.

P. C. Hansen & Co. nlt.*"rJ.r"tl a large new shed at their Centerville yard. Thev also operate a retail yard at Niles.

At the 34th Annr"ra, a;J.;tion of Hoo-Hoo helcl at Spokane, September L4, 15, 16 and 17, the following u'ere among those registered from California: David Woodhead, R. A. Forsyth, C. D. LeMaster, R. A. Hiscox and Frank W. Trower. {<** llerman L. Rosenber**or*,nl Hipolito company, Los Angeles, Past Vicegerent of the Los Angeles District has been appointed State Counsellor.

Lloyd Harris, representative of the Holmes-E,ureka Lurnber Co. in the Bay District, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territory, was leading by a slight majority in the Redwood Salesmen's Contest.

J. S. Webb, formerly *,,n ,n. Valley Lurnber Co., of Fresno, has been appointed Turlock agent for the Modesto Lumber Co. Mr. Webb has been associated r,r'ith the lrrmber industry for nearly twentl' vears.

Three hundrecl ..nptoyi, lr l"tt." & Davies, Los Angeles, gathered at the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce banquet hall, September 19, in celebration of the return of Henry Patten and his family from a four months' tour around the world.

A. w. Koehl, of John ;. ;.;t & So', Los Angeles *'as married to Miss Nevada Adair in Santa Monica, September 17.

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The Little River Redwood Lumber Co. of San Francisco announce that Eric Braham, consul at Panama, is norv acting as their direct representative in the Central American countries.

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Interesting information furnished the public in Mendocino's booth at the Sacramento State fair, lvas the fact that the Union Lumber Company of Fort Bragg, plants each year 1,500,000 redrvood trees propagate<l in its os'n nurser_\'. ***

Harvey Isenhauer, for the past ferv )'ears associated u'ith the lumber business at Sacramento. is noq. rvith the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Companl'.

Members of the s"r, p.Jn"rlaolutt.y Lumbermen's club enjoyed a delightful dinner dance and entertainment at the American Legion Clubhouse on the evening of September 9.

The Hansen Lurnber ;;;, Fontana, will move to their new location on Perris Street.

Arizona Employment on the \(/ay Up Gordon P,erce Heads East Bay Club

Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.-Between 80 per cent and 85 per cent of all union building tradesmen in Arizona are employed regularly, and tl,e remaining 15 per cent or 20 per cent are employed part time, a Federal Housing Administration official has been told by the Arizona State Federation of Labor. Employment among carpenters is almost 1@ per cent, particularly in Phoenix. The local union reports that almost all its members have been regularly employdd for some time. A great portion of this employment has come through work developed by the very active Federal Housing Administration programs in progress in Arizona.

GLENN WARNER JOrNS NTCOLAI FORCE

Gienn B. Warner, r,vell known and popular sash and door man of the Bay region, for many years connected with the California Door Company, Oakland, joined the sales force of the Nicolai Door Sales Company, San Francisco, September 1.

Glenn's territory with this firm will be the San Francisco Bay region and the Peninsula, including San Jose.

BACK FROM L. A. TRIP

C. B. McElroy, E. K. Wood Lunber Company, San Francisco, was back at his desk September 3O from a rveek's business trip to Los Angeles.

PERRY DAME BACK IN L. A.

P. A. Dame, West Coast representative of The Upson Company, is back at his Los Angeles headquarters from a trvo months' business trip throughout the Pacific Northw'est.

Lumber Yard Destroyed By Fire

The buildings, stock of lumber and building materials of the Capital Lumber Company, Sacramento, were entirely destroyed by fire on September 2O. Signar Lindroth and Serverin Johnson, the or'vners, dis,covered the fire raging between piles of lumber and into the walls and bracing of the shed. Every available piece of fire equipment in the city was called into service, but they were not able to save any part of the plant.