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Retail Salesman Wanted

Retail lumber yard in Arizona adjoining one of the larger cities. Good lumber sheds, large warehouse and'plenty of room for expansion. Yard is located on main highway and in fast growing community. Good investment. Owner wants to devote time to other interests. Address Box C-630, The California Lumber Merchant.

POSITION WANTED

WANT POSITION AS YARD MANAGER. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. 8 YEARS IN CALIFORNIA lv\/ITH SAME COMPANY. 3e YEARS OF AGE; MARRIED. GOOD RECORD. BEST REFERE,NCES. AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1ST. ADDRESS BOX C-635, CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

YARD F'OR SALE

AN OLD ESTABLISHED RETAIL BUILDING MATERIAL AND LUMBER YARD WITH.A MODERN PLANING MILL UNIT IN AN EXCELLENT LOCATION IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. OWNER WISHES TO RETIRE. PARTICULARS GIVEN TO BONA FIDE BUYERS. PRINCIPALS ONLY. APPLY BOX 636, CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT.

Opens Buying Olftce in Seattle

Edgar W. Pack has opened a lumber buying otlice at room 1O10, 141 1 Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, Wash. Mr. Pack has been a lumber buyer in the Northwest for the past twelve years; he was buyer for Hammond Lumber Co. for several years, and later was with the Chas. .Nelson Co. Before going to the Northwest, Mr. Pack was with the Hammond Lumber Company at Los Angeles.

\v. A. WARNER IN CALIFORNIA

W. A. Warner, of Portland, Ore., special representative of Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co., Vancouver, Wash., has been spending some time in Southern California working with George C. Phillips, Southern California representative, on the promotion of their new produ,ct, Art-Ply. Mr. Warner will also do some work in the Northern California territorv.

Returns From Trip To Texas

W. G. Kahman, San Francisco, district sales manager, Shevlin Pine Sales Co., has returned from a trip to Texas where he called on the trade with R. C. Callaway, the company's Texas representative. En route to Texas he spent a few days at the company's Los Angeles office where he conferred with L. S. Turnbull, their Southern California and Arizona representative.

Medium sized, well located, first class lumber yard needs a good salesman for Contractor trade. Must have good contacts, good record, and be high grade and reliable in every respect. Give salary and if practical give reference. Address Box C-634, care California Lumber Merchant.

RETAIL YARD FOR.SALE

Small yard in a large city, 2O miles from Los Angeles. Well located, lease site and buildings, investmEnt about $6,000.00. Address box C-631, California Lumber Merchant.

Commission Lumber Representative

Traveling South Texas desires White Pine moulding and White Pine lumber account. Offices and headquarters in Ilouston, Texas. Excellent references. Address Box C-633, California Lumber Merchant.

RETAIL YARDS FOR SALE '

If you want to buy a lumber yard in Southern California, see us. We have a number to ofrer. Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, 549 Petroleum Securities Bldg., Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 8746.

Blue and Red Book Lumber Statistics

Lumbermen's Credit Association, Inc., publishers of the Red and Blue Book Service, reports the following lumber statisti,cs which cover the twelve months just passed:

3.456 individuals and ,con,cerns started in some branch or division of the lumber business.

2.120 individuals and concerns discontinued business.

1,336 is the net,gain"in industry listed traders during the period.

273 fires of sufficient magnitude to be of interest to the industry were reported.

178 failures of size worthy of mention were reported.

9,524 or over 19 per cent of the listed industry traders had their credit ratings changed, most of which were increased. This eviden'ces 4 more stable condition and better business, as a whole, than the year previous.

From early. spring on, the drouth was the topic of conversation and they reported to their subscribers some 41 individual flood damages. The flood damages were confined to a few states in the Northeastern and Southeastern part of the country.

The figures quoted above reflect in a small measure only theactivity of the industry as a whole during the past twelve months. During this period, they report a noticeable increase in requests for Special Reports which always in' dicate a picking up in the industry.