Walter N. Baker.

Walter N. Baker is a product of the Sacramento Valley and was born at Woodland, California. He received his early education in the public schools of Woodland and is also a graduate of the Woodland High School.

Walter has followed the lumber business in the valley territory for many years, both in a retail and wholesale capacity, and reccived his first experience at the Dlamond Match Co. yard at Woodland. For a timc, he was nranager of the West Valley Lumber Co.- at Dixon. He is now with the Friend & Tery Lumber Co. and is connected with thcir wholesale dcpa.rtment. He has a vcry large lumber acquaintancc in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys.

Walter is a good musician and is a membcr of the Elks' Band'of Sacramento. At all lumber functions in thc Sacramento Valley, Walter is generally in charge of thc cntertainmcnt program and he always puts on a good show for thc lurnber folks. He is a "good joiner" and is connected with several social and fratcrnal organizations in Sacramento.

Hc is now comp.leting hb sccond terrn as Viccgerent Snark of the Sacramcnto District and he has always taken an active part in Hoo-Hoo affairs. Waltcr says that his hobby is collccting postate stamps and we understand that h€ has one of the finest collections in thc state. As far as we lnow, he does not play golf.

A. H. CUENOD SPENDING VACATION IN TEXAS

A. H. Cuenod, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is spending his vacation in Texas where he is visiting Houston, Galveston and Dallas. Mr. Cuenod's folks live at Houston. He also plans to spend some time visiting in Louisiana. He will be away for a month.

Barr Lumber Company Appoints Manager

After having been a stockholder and connected Barr Lumber Company for rnany years, Mr. J. A. sen was recently appointed as manager of the Orange, Calif. Mr. Christensen was formerly manager of the Whittier yard.

Shingle Mill Burns

NEW with the Christenyard at assistant

The Shingle mill of Prentiss Hugo on the state highway at Meyers, Humboldt County, was destroyed by fire September 28th. The loss is estimated at 912,000.00, par- tially covered by insurance. The plant will be rebuilt.

CENTURY LUMBER & MILL CO. BUYS NATIONAL CITY YARD

The yard of the Independent Lumber Co., National City, which was owned and operated by J .O. Tillery & Son, has been sold to the Century Lumber & Mill Co. of San Diego.

New Incorporations

__Recent incorporations in Los Angeles includg Strandberg Flooring Co., capital, $20,000, and Pacific Timber & Treating Co., capital, $100,000.

A. T. SHOI'/[' RETURNS FROM VACATION TRIP

A. T. Show, Los Angeles representative for the BoothKelly Lumber Co., is back on the territory again after spending three weeks sojourning in Humboldt County. While in the redwood district, he made his headquarters at Crannell -

J. T. WTLLIAMS TNVENTS WETGHTLESS SASH FASTENER

J. T. Williams, superintendent of the sash and door department of the Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has designed and patented a weightless window and sash fastener. The invention consists of two spring locks, four metal ratchets and four guide plates. The upper section serves as a spring lock on the upper sash and is operated by turning a catch which releases the lock hold on the rachet.

It will eliminate sash pulleys, weights, cord, lifts and window locks. This new invention can be used on house windows, railway cars, steamships and will be applicable for many uses on windows or sash. It cannot be opened from the outside and will fit any window.

M. H. R. SASH & SCREEN CO. IS NAME OF NE\^I ALHAMBRA CONCERN

Stephen M. McCallum, J. R. Hoover and J. N. Rogers have started in business at 319 S. Palm St., Alhambra, as the M. H. R. Sash & Screen Co.

Port Ludlow Mill To Start October 17

It is expected that the Port Ludlow mill of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. which has been closed since Sep tember 17,f.or extensive repairs, will start up again October 17. The entire front end of the mill and the log slip have been rebuilt.

Red Streak High Speed Steel Knives will givc you longer service without regrinding or jointing. Th"y are made of shock-resisting eteel.

DOESN'T THE PLAN FEATURED ON THIS PAGE FILL YOUR HEART WITH A KEEN DESIRE FOR HOME OVNERSHIP?

Listen-There is nothing too good for you and your customers, and there are no good reasons why more people in your town are not-building.

Outside of the proud feeling Home Ownership gives to every man and to every woman, the contentment, happiness and satisfaction which surround a home are ideals that should be eagerly sought for by everyone, for, after all, without harmony, without love and self-respect and home, there is little for any of us to work and live for.

, On every hand there are peoplc who need your assfutance, families who would build at once if the right help and in'ducements were advanced. ft is your business to see that everyone who should build inspects your plan iervice.