Annual ConYention Calif,ornia Retail Lumbermen's Association Hotel Californian,

Fresno, California

October 30th and 31st, 1925

Program

FRIDAY MORNING-OCTOBER 30th, 1925. BALL ROOM.

8:30 A.M. Directors' Meeting at Californian Hotel.

9:00 A.M. Registration of delegates on the mezzanine floor of the Californian Hotel, Friday, October 30th.

9:30 A.M. CALL TO ORDER, President C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Company, Whittier.

INVOCATION.. .Rev. W. G. Flether, Fresno.

COMMUNITY SINGING

(Meeting will be turned over to F. L. Fox, VicePresidenl Southern District of Ass'n'), Fox-WoodsumLumber Company, Glendale.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO FRESNO, J. C. Ferger, Swastika Lumber Company, Fresno.

RESPONSE .... ...M. A. Harris, Vice-President Northern District of Association, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Company, San Francisco, President San Francisco Rotary Club.

CALIFORNIA'S UNFOLDING......J. C. Forkner, Forkner Fig Gardens, Fresno. Singing (all sing.)

MAXIMUM RESULTS AT MINIMUM COSTS IN FARM BLDG. CONSTRUCTION. (The relation of the lumber dealer to the farming industry) Max E. Cook, Farmstead Engineer, Member American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Agricultural Dep't. of California Redwood Association, S. F.

LUMBER STANDARDIZATION & DISCUS. SIONS, E. P. Ivory, Manager Trade Extension Dep't -Cal. White & Sugar Pine Mfrs. Association, San Francisco.

(Come prepared to discuss this subject from the floor of the Convention)

FIRE PREVENTION, P. E. Overend, Chief Engr., Northwestern Mutual Fire Ass'n., Los Angeles. (Noon Recess)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3oth, 1925. BALL ROOM

1:45 P.M. M. A. Harris, Vice-President Northern District, Presiding.

MUSIC. CO.OPERATION. Ralph Merritt, of California, President, Sun Maid Raisin Grorvers Fresno.

GRADE MARKING & MERCHANDISING OF GRADE MARKED MATERIALS.

C. W. Pinkerton, President-opening the discussion. (Come prepared to present your views from the floor of the Convention.)

HOME FINANCING & BUILDING & LOAN C. 'Watson, Ass'n., San FACTORS ... ,.D. Metropolitan Guarantee Bldg. & Loan Francisco.

REPORT ON HEARING BEFORE INTER.STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION ON PROPOSED FREIGHT RATE ADVANCE ON BUILDING COMMODITIES .... A. Larson, Mgr. Larson Traffic Bureau, San Francisco.

LIEN LEGISLATION-MODEL STATE LIEN ACT PROPOSED BY U. S. DEP'T OF COM. MERCE ..Herbert Stone. Sec'y-Mgr. L. A. Bldg. Material Credit Ass'n.

FRIDAY EVENINCT-GO AS YOU PLEASE_

8:30 P.M. Hoo-Hoo Club No. 31 of Fresno will entertain giving us some surprise features-place to be announced later.

SATURDAY MORNING_OCTOBER 3lst, 1925 BALL ROOM.

9:30 A.M. ALL SING e:00 P.M. DANCING IN HOTEL LOBBY.

CODE OF ETHICS..... ...C. G. Bird, Chairman Code of Ethics Committee, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton.

Discussions from the floor on Code of Ethics.

BUSINESSS SESSION. Election Directors. Report of Resolutions Committee. Report of Treasurer. Report of Secretary. Report of Tellers Committee. ADJOURNMENT.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31st, 1925, 3 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS' ORGANIZATION MEETING.

6:30 P.M. BANQUET IN BALL ROOM, CALIFORNIAN HOTEL.

NOTE: The San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club have donated two beautiful prizes which will be awarded as Attendance Prizes at the Banquet.

NOTE: Friday afternoon at 2:30 the Ladies Committee will take the ladies who do not wish to attend the convention sessions, to the Sunnyside Country Club for a social afternoon.

COMMITTEEON ARRANGEMENTS:

J. G. Martin, Chairman, Fresno Lumber Co., Fresno. Frank Minard, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., Fresno. Ben Maisler, Maisler Lumber Co., Fresno.

CODE OF ETHICS COMMITTEE:

C. G. Bird, Chairman, Stockton Lumber Company, Stockton.

M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

J. H. Shepard, Chairman, Friend & Terry I-umbe.r Co., Sacramento.

C. G. Bird. Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton.

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., WhittierElmore King, King Lumber Co., Bakersfield. Frank Wright, Briy-Wright Lumber Co', Porterville.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

F. Dean Prescott, Chairman, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno.

J. C. Ferger, Swastika Lumber Cq, Fresno.

S. P. Ross, Valley Lumber Co., Hanford.

R. F. Wells, West Turlock Lumber Co', Turlock.

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co', Whittier.

C. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton. Frank Gibbs, Gibbs Lumber Co., Anaheim.

R. A. Hiscox. Hart-Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Paul M. P. Merner, Merner Lumber Co', Palo Alto.

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE:

C. G. Bird, Chairman, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton.

F. D. Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno' Phil Hart. "California Lumber Merchant," l,os Angeles.

NOTE: Registration of delegates will begin at 3 o'clock P. M., Thursday, October Dth on mezzanine floor of Californian Hotel.

RETAIL LUMBERMEN'S CLUB DIRECTORY

Central California Lumbermen's Club:

W. H. Falconbury, President, Falconbury Lumber Co., Stockton.

L. H. Elliott, Secretary, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi.

H. S. Fuller, Jr., \rice-President, Fuller Lumber Co., Lodi.

San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club:

J. C. Ferger, President,

- Swastika Lumber Company, Fresno.

Elmore King, Vice-President, King Lumber Company, Bakersfield.

Frank Minard, Secretary, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., Fresno.

J. G. Martin, Treasurer, Fresno Lumber Company, Fresno.

Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club:

L.H. Chapman, President, Sacramento l-umber Co., Sacramento.

C. D. Le Master, Secretary, 503 Plaza Building, Sacramento.

Lumber Association of San Francisco

Ben Reed, General Manager, Reed Lumber Co.. San Francisco.

Peninsula Lumber Club:

John Dudfield, Chairman of Board. Dudfield Lumber Co., Palo Alto.

Wm. Gray, Acting President. Gray-Thorning Lumber Co., Redwood City.

F. J. Kingan, Secretary, Cardinal Hotel, Palo Alto.

Orange County Lumbermen's Club:

Walter Spicer, President, Barr Lumber Co.. Santa Ana.

Stanley Clem, Secretary, Santa Ana Lumber Co.. Santa Ana.

"Sawdust Club" of Pasadena: Earl Johnson, President, Johnson Lumber Co., Pasadena.

F. L. Stokes, Secretary, Pasadena, California.

Los Angeles District Lumbermen's Club:

E. D. Tennant, Secretary-Manager, 514 Central Building, Los Angeles.

Santa Clara Valley Lumbermen's Club:

E. E. Young, Secretary, Pacific Mfg. Co., Santa Clara.

San Fernando Valley Lumbermen's Club: Frank Fairfield, President, Hayward Lumber & Inv. Co., San Fernando.

J. Rumsey, Secretary, Hammond Lumber Co., Van Nuys.

East Bay Lumbermen's Club:

F. L. Parker, President, Eureka Mill & I-umber Co.. Oakland.

W. B. Innes, Secretary-Manager, Central National Bank Bank Bldg., 14th & Fruitvale, Oakland.

Orange Belt Lumbermen's Club:

Roy Sandefur, President, Hayward Lbr. & Inv. Co., San Bernardino.

A. D. White, Vice-President,

C. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Riverside.

H. C. Pieno, Secretary, Bettingen Lumber Co., San Bernardino. The souvenir program, that will be published in book form. will contain a list of theretail lumber dealers of the state, which will be classified according to cities and towns.