Wholesafe Hardwood Distributors Meet in San Francisco

Norman C. Sawers of J. Fyfe-Smith Company, Vancouver, B.C., was elected president of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association, at the lZth annual co.nvention of this organization held in the Tapestry Room of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, September 14, 15 and 16.

C. R. Taenzer, American Hardwood Company, Los Angeles, was elected vice-president, and Frank 'Wurzburg, Ehrlich-Harrison Company, Seattle, was elected secretarytfeasurer.

Three business sessions were held, one each morning from 10 to 12. Special talks by visiting speakers were given and there was much discussion by the members on various subjects.

The social side of this conventio,n is important as most of the members only meet once a year. Entertainment was well planned and much praise of the arrangements for amusement of members and their wives was heard. Naturally a good deal of time was spent seeing the Exposi- tion. The ladies received guest cards for the Yerba Buena Club, and members received guest cards for the Press Club and Island Club.

On the motion of Bert Bryan, Strable Hardwood Company, Oakland, it was unanimously resolved that the first two weeks in July be the accepted tim,e for vacations in the hardwood industry of the Pacific Coast, and that each member will make this practice know.n to the trade and endeavor to make it the established practice in the lumber industry.

The convention also adopted a resolution stating that the practice of hardwood flooring manufacturers in giving a discount of 8 per cent to all carload buyers is a pernicious one, and that it should be discontinued because it is detrimental to the business of distributors.

President W. T. White, White Brothers, San Francisco, called the convention to order on Thursday morning.

The treasurer's report was read by Don F. White, secretary-treasurer.

Sectional reports were given by Jerry Sullivan, Jr. for

San Diego, Frank Connolly for Los Angeles, Nelson Jones for San Francisco, A. E. Wanke f,or Portland and Norman Sawers for Vancouver, B. C. All reported a larger volume of business than last year. Mr. Sullivan urged the necessity for everybody to vote against the "Ham and Egg." proposition. Mr. Connolly referred to the intense competition in the Los Angeles area.

J. E. (Ted) Higgins, Jr., J. E. Higgins Lumber Company, San Francisco, read a telegram from John McClure, secretary-manager of the National Hardwood Lumber Association extending greetings from the National and regretting that he was unable to be present.

Homer Maris, Maris Plywood Corporation, San Francisco, presented the report of the membership committee, which recorded four new members: E. A. Howard & Company, San Francisco; E. L. Bruce Company, San Francisco; O'Neill Lumber Company, San Francisco, and OwensParks Lumber Company, Los Angeles.

Arthur F. Fischer, Deputy Commissioner Philippine Ex-