Northern California Lumbermen Reorg anize Their Association

Retail lumbermen of Northern California met and reorganized their Association, the northern district of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association at the Lake Merritt Hotel, Oakland, on Friday, September 15.

The new organization is called the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California. Tentative by-laws, previously prepared by a committee, were adopted, and directors for the various districts were elected. The directors will appoint four additional directors-at-large.

Immediately after election the board of directors met to elect officers. These are as follows:

President, J. H. Kirk, Souther,n Pacific Milling Co., San Luis Obispo; vice-president, F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno; treasurer, I. E. Horton, South City Lumber & Supply Co., South San Francisco.

The president will appoint his own secretary.

The directors are: San Francisco district, E. L. Dettmann, San Francisco; Alameda County district, M. B. Carter, Oakland; Peninsula district, I. E. Horton, South San Francisco; Coast Counties district, J. H. Kirk, San Luis Obispo; Sacramento district, Carl D. Hagge, Sacramento; Central Valley district, Wm. Wright, Stockton; San Joaquin Valley district, Ray Clotfelter, Visalia; Kern County district, Walter Peterson, Bakersfield; Northern Counties district. Geo. K. Adams, Walnut Grove; Marin County district, Chas. T. Lund, San Rafael; Redwood Empire district, Henry Laws, Santa Rosa.

The purpose of the Association as stated in the by-laws in part is:

"To promote friendly relations among'those engaged in the distribution of lumber and building materials in Northern California, and to unite the retail lumber merchants into an Association to promote the mutual interests of its members."

According to the by-laws charter members are all those rnembers in good standing on October l, 1939, of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, domiciled within the counties named in Article III.

J. O. Handley, M. J. Murphy, Inc., Carmel, presided at the meeting. George W. Greene, secretary, Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club, acted as secretary.

The attendance was as f'ollows:

C. I. Speer, Zenith Lumber & Mill Co.... .Oakland

M. A. Freitas, Smith Lumber Co.... .....Oakland

M. B. Carter, Hogan Lumber Co.... ....Oakland

C. D. LeMaster, \Mestern Building Review...Sacramento

W. M. Casey, Redwood Manufacturers Co......Pittsburg

H. A. Pefley, Sacramento Lumbermen's Club..Sacramento

Geo. W. Greene, Coast Cou,nties Lumbermen's Club ......Watsonville

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