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The Great Red River Westwo,
Five thousand feet above the level of the roaring Pacific, up where the airis sparkling and invigorating and lends enthusiasm to the fine milling activities that there abound, is the beautiful little City of Westwood, California.
Located in Lassen County. almost at the foot of America's only active and living volcano, there is a one company town that has spread the name and fame of itsproduct- Paul B'unyan Pine-to all parts of the Pine consuming world.
Westwood is the milling horne and headquarters of the Red River Lumber Company, one of the u'orld's great timber owning and Pine cutting institutions. And the plant they operate at \A/estwood is one of the greatest milling operations of the entire country, unique in many particnlars but especially for its huge production of Pine veneers.
About four thousand and five hundred people live and move and have their being at Westwood, and allof them are employees or families of employees of this big lumber making concern.
Andthish.ppy group of people assist the Red River Lumber Company in turning the greatest forest of Pine timber ever owned by any one concern in the world's history, into a wonderful product of California White and Sugar Pine.
The Red River Lumber Company had its source and inception in Minneapolis, N{inn., -und b.lotrgs to the famous Walker lumber family. Mr. T. B. Walker, President and senior executive of the concern, lives in Minneapolis. He has not been active in the business for a number of years, having relinquished the reins of service to his sons, and their sons. Mr. Willis T. Walker. a Vice-President. lives at San Francisco, in chaige of the offiaes in that city. where he is assisted by his son, Leon B. Walker. Mr. Fletcher Walker, another brother and Vice-President, is the residing executive at Westwood, where he is aided and abetted by his two sons, Theodore Walker'and Fletcher Walker, Jr. Mr. Gilbert M. Walker, another Vice-President, and Mr. Archie D. Walker, Secretary, live at Minneapolis.
Let it be said here that Westwood is not only an active and attractive sawmill city, but it is a hospitable one. They are renowned for their reception of guests, lumber guests particularly, at their big mill town, which feature is especially recommended to the lumber dealers of California who may be tourist bound. To be a gu,est of the Walkers at Westwood is a treat indeed. Every man around the plant takes pride in reciting the merits of Westwood and its products.
The General Sales Offices of the Red Iliver Lumber