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NEWS GATHERED FROM LUMBERMEN_FOR LUMBERMEN

NEWS FROM HART-WOOD HEADQUARTERS rN LOS ANGELES

Announcement has been made by Mr. Joseph Rolando, manager of the Steamship Department of the Hart-Wood Lumber Company, of some important changes that have been made in the command of some of the vessels in their fleet.

_ Upon the completion of the reconditioning o,f the Pt. Loma, Capt. S. Benson, commander of the- Hart-Wood fleet, was transferred to this boat which had been made lhe flag ship of the fleet. The Quinault was formerly the flagship.

Capt. Olson was transferred from the Claremont to the Quinault, and Capt. Eustrom from the Solano to the Claremont. Capt. Rustadt, who brought the Pt. Loma from the other coast, was given command of the Solano.

OAKLAND LUMBERMAN THINKS WELL OF' US

"Kindly enter my subscriptlon to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER M;ERCHANT, for one year. If its anything like the daddy of it, The Gulf Coast Lumberman, its well worth the money.

J. L. Massey, Oakland."

Union Lumber Company Announces Retail Convention By Novel Card

From the San Francisco offices of the Union Lumber Company, comes a post card announc€ment of the Annual Convention of the California Retail Lumrbermens Association; said announcement printed on a miniature redwood shingle, as follows:

MANUFACTURERS-RETAILERS-WH OLESALERS o"t.b:ffif"" #iii ,n r.

Annrnl ,Convention

California Rctail Lunbcrrnens Association Palacc Hotcl, San Francisco.

Papcrr Addrcsscs Discrxsions Exhibitr Lumbcr and Shinglcs Buitiling Materiala (Compliments, Union Lumber Company)

EARL HOFFMAN TAKES SOUTHERN TRIP

Mr. Earl lloffman, of the Earl Hoffman Company, has been in San Diego .for the last few days, attending to various business matters.

PAUL MASTERS "tTiLKri;;TREE wEEKs vAcA-

Mr. Paul Masters, well known and liked Los Angeles manager for the Nettleton Lumber Company, is home, brown and happy from a three weeks vacation trip to the northwest.

Paul, accompanied by Mrs. Masters, went north byrboat, and enjoyed a sight seeing trip to many of the mills in and around Seattle. They also visited with relative$ in Seattle.

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LUMBER GO.

Mr. Morrill is much pleased with business conditions, in this, and his own part of the state, and predicts a wonderful fall and winter business.

Iforrill & Sturgeon are large rail shippers of West-coast lumber. Dealing p,rincipally in Yellow Fir and, Douglas Irir- uppers, thel' have a tremendous business through the middle lvest, and also enjoy a large volume of sales in California.

At the lrresent time they are specializing on their Bridal Veil l-arch Si<Iing, and IUr. Morrill is mighty enthusiastic over the reception that this stock has received. He states that thc Bridr:,I Veil Larch is manufactured by the Bridal Veil Lur:rber Cornpany. near Portland, and ii a superior, soft textured, light wejght, old,growth stock ,produced in a very high altitude, and is not to be confused with. other stocks.

r\Lr. Frank Morrill is president of Morrill & Sturgeon, and Mr. E. T. Sturgeon, is Secretary and treasurer. They nraintain their main offices at Portland

Stockton Sets New Building Record

The city of Stockton points with pride to the new building record hung up during the month of September.

The total value of permits for this rnonth was $316,615.00, this being more than double the amount for the same month, last year.