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GEOBGE STEPHENSON VISITS OLD FRIENDS IN NORTE AND II{VESTIGATES MARKET

George A. Stephenson, manager of the lumber department of the United Commercial Company of Los Angeles, has just returned from a trip to the mills of Oregon and Washington. .As Mr. Stephenson for many years rvas engaged in the lumber manufacturing business in the Northwest he is well acquainted in that territory, and therefore combined personal visits with his business nission.

Mr. Stephenson brings back the same reports that other California lumbermen have brought out of the North this fall-that the mills are weII supplied with business, that cars are scarce and that lumber is somewhat hard to buy.

WORK UNDER WAY ON NEW PLANT OF MADERA SUGAR PINE CO. TO R,EPLACE BUR,NED MILL

Construction work on the new mill of the Madera Sugar Pine Company at Sugar Pine, to replace the one that was burned a month ago, already is under way. A small sawmill has been set up on the ground to cut out the timbers needed to build the plant.

It is the company's hope to have built and completed by March 1st a new, two-band sawmill, modern and u-p-to<tate in every particular, with a capacity equal to, if not exceed.ing, that of the old mill. A large surplus of logs at present down in the woods and readily accessible to the logling railroacl will enable the early spring resumption of operations if the construction work is completed on time.

CIIAS. R. McGORMICK INSPECTS WITDIINGTON TERMINAL AND OBSERVES CONGESTION

Charles R. McCormick, president of Charles R' McCormick & Co., with headquarters at San Francisco, spent several days recently in Los Angeles ancl inspected the new McCormick dock and terminal at Wilmington. The dock is 1,200 feet long and is equipped with six tracks ancl will offer excellent facilities for the handling, storage, and forwarding of lumber.

All the creosoted piling, timbers, and lumber used. in the dock was furnished from the company's plant at St. Ilelens, Oregon. The dock will be u:rder the direct supervision of the Chas. R. McCormick Irumber Co. of Los Angeles, and wiII be ready for business about November 1.

Mr. McOormick observed the congestion of lumber at l-ros Angeles harbor, which was due to the shortage of cars. This situation has been somewhat relieved now, as the Southern Pacific dispatched some extra cars to the harbor.

FR,ANK TROWER R,ETURNS TROM VISIT TO DtrLLg IN PORTLAND AND COOS BAY

Frank N. Trower has returned from a business trip to the Northwest. He visited the Portland, Astoria, Knappton, and. Coos Bay sections, and reports the mills in the North working to capacity and both upper and common stocks low. While at Portland, he met his Los Angeles representative, Walter D. Wise, who had just returned from the Coos Bay district.

Mr. Trower represents the Coos Bay Logging Co., who are operating the Bay Park MiII. He reports much aetivity in the Coos Bay district and states that the North Bend mill and Buehner mills are running two shifts' He states that one of the new improvements worthy of mention in the city of North Bend is a new four-story concrete hotel, which was erected under the supervision and financed by the citizens of the town.

P. C. MoNEVIN FINDS BIG DEDITAND FOB REDWOOD IN EASTERN MIA'BKETS

P. C. McNevin, general sales manager of the Pacific Lumber Company, has returned from a month's business trip in the East. He visited the company offices at Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and New York.

Ile reports the Redwnod market very active and the demand for red.wood. in the East strong. In order that they may look after the business of their old customers, the Pacific I.lumber Company have found it necessary to call some salesmen ofr the road. for the past two or three months.

He says that the East is feeling the effects of the car shortage, and owing to the heavy movement of fruit, it is the general opinion that the shortage will become more serious rather than show any immediate improvement' Mr. McNevin is very optimistic as to the future demand for redwood, as general business and. industrial eonditions throughout the Middle West and Eastern states show continued improvement.

While in New York he conferred with Junius H. Browne, vice-president of the company. Mr. Browne will be in New York until the first of the year, when he will leave for the C<last. Mr. McNevin quotes Mr. Browne as saying that he is "glad to have THE CAITIFORNIA LUMBER, MERCHANT in California as it keeps me in touch with all old friends and I like it very much."