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THE NE\v MOTOR LAu'
- State-, County and city authorities promise to strictly enforce the new motor vehicle act. tt they do, and -they should, there will be a sad time on the liighways.-Soi. Cal. "Business."
Paraffine Companies In New Location In San Francisco
The Paraffine Companies, Inc. have moved their San Francisco offices to 34 First Street. A notice has gone out to the trade, advising of this change.
MINTON COMPAN=iOPENS O}"FI-CES AT SAN JOSE
The Minton Company, has opened a sales office a-t San Jose.
This company maintains its main plant at Mountain Vi9ry, here it operates a large planing mill and building material store. They also have a branch at palo Alto.
PARCHER NOW WITH A. L. HOOVER IN L. A.
Mr. Tom Farcher, until the first of the month in charge of the Henry D. Davis Lumber Company offices, in Los Angeles, has joined the sales force of A. L. Hoover, Los Angeles representative for the Pacific Lum,ber Company, and The Wendling Nathan Co.
Los Angeles Builders Exchange To Hold Banquet
The Los Angeles Builders Exchange will hold a banquet and get-together meeting on the nighl of October l7ti, at the Marv Louise Cafe.
McCULLOUGH FAGAN SET NEW RECORD
Mr. B. W. Bookstaver, Los Angeles manager for the wholesale concern known as the McCullough Fagan Lumber Company, is the Source of the inform"ation, that this cgmp?ny has hung up some shipping figures lately that they believe will be records.
In a five day period last week, this company brought into the harbor at San Pedro, the grand suin of 8,500,000 feet of lumber. 'fhis stock arrived on the steamers, Bayden, Forest King, Bert E. H,aney, Daisy Freeman, Yellowstone and the Viking.
The McCullough Fagan Lumber Company now has twelve lumber carriers in their service. with a total carrving capacity of 17,500,000 feet, per trip of twenty days. irt addition to the above mentioned boats, they h,ave, under charter, the Dacula, Bertrand, Daisy Putnam, Hornet, Culburra. and the Forest Friend.
MicCullough Fagan have just recently made an addition to their Los Angeles of,frces try taking additional space in the Van Nuys Building, to accomodate their increasing ofrhce force.
STERLING ' LUMBER COMPANY PURCHASES PROPERTY TO ENLARGE YARD
The Sterling Lumber Company, at Morgan Hill, has purchased a tract of land, adjoining the site of their yard, and intends enlarging this plant. They w'ill improve with additional shed and mill buildings.