UP AND DOWIr{ THE STATE

ANOTIIER, NEW OFFICE FOR PATTEN & DAVIES

The new office and store room of the Patten & Davies Irumber Company at their place of business at 132 'West Avenue 61 in the Highlancl Park district, is nearing completion and soon will be ready for occupancy. The new building is 35 by 50 feet, and is finished in stucco with a plate glass front. It is one of the most modern and attractive lumber offices in Southern California.

NOR,THERN MANUFACTURER IN CALITORNIA

J. G. Startup of the Fir Tree Lumber Company of Tacoma, accompanied by Mrs. Startup, is making an automobile tour of California. They have visited some of the scenic spots of the state and will spend some time in Los Angeles and San Francisco before starting North again.

PARAIIIINO IIAS FO-NTLAXO NEPRESENTATIVE

On his recent trip to the Northwest Frank Paramino arranged for permanent representation in Portland. to handle the interests of the Paramino Lumber Company in that territory. He chose the Jay S. Hamilton Lumber Company, the head of which is Jay S. Hamilton. A better selection could not have been made. Mr. Hamilton is one of the keenest and. squarest lumbermen on the Pacific Coast and knows every lumberman and every foot of timber in Oregon and Washington. During the war he was in charge of distribution for the Fir Production Board, and gained a thorough and intimate knowledse of affairs in both Northern states'

Eotlywood Planing Iyiill Incorporated

'With a capitalization of $50,000, the Hollywood Planing Mills at 6610 Lexington avenue, Hollywood, has been ineorporated. by R. J. Buck, H. H. Grece and H. A. Hucke. They have bought all the interests of Herbert Scholfield, the former owner, who will retire from active business. The plant is well equippped with modern machinery. A new ofriee will be erected.

PAR,KER, VISITS OLD IIAUNTS IN S. F.

Robert I[. Parker, sales manager for the E. K. Wood Lumber Company at Portland, passed about a week in San Francisco early in the month and took occasion to renew acquaintance with his numerous friends here' Mr. Farker formerly was with the E. K. Wood..organization in California and went to Portland last winter, succeeding Harry Vincent, who now is in charge of sales in the San Francisco office.

FIRE FIGIITING COSTS UNCLE SAM LAB,GE SUM

According to late estimates of the United States Forest Service, an aggregate of $115,000 has been spent in actually fighting fires on national forests in California and on properties adjacent to national forests this year. There has been s total of nearly 850 separate fires in the state, of which 660 were held to areas of less than 10 acres. A total of 95,000 acres has been burned. over in the government forestg and 50,000 in private forests.

Cedar

how much siding shorter than ten foot lengths HAS to be used on California bungalows.

. Is it not a part of the extra service that Jack Dionne has been preaching, to show your customers the advantage of BUYING shorts instead of long lengths?

WE CAN BACK YOU UP in that service by furnishing specified amounts of short lengths, the quickness of shipment being in proportion to the percentage of short lumber you can take.

When gou think of Shingles think of IIS

We rpecialize in rhlngler both grcen and dry, all grader. Watch our weekly quotation rhectt for pricee. Your order will receive the conridcration of our entire organization. Northern Californie orderr rhould go to Seattle. Southern California and Arizona to Lor Angeler ofricc.