UP AND DOWIr{ THE STATE

W. E. COOPEB ON E,A,STERN TRIP

'W. E. Cooper, head of the'W. E. Cooper Lumber Company, L,,es Angeles hard.wood distributors, is on a trip to the big hard.wood producing districts of the Midclle West. He will visit some of the important mills in Arkansas and. Tenessee and then stop at Memphis. From there he will go to Chicago, thence to the upper peninsula of Michigan. He expects to be gone three or four weeks.

C. & O. EAS NEW LUMBER, CAR,R,IER,

The steamer Cowiche, one of the lake-type boats built by the Shipping Board during the war, will be placed in the coastwise lumber carrying trade by the California & Oregon Lumber Company as soon as the vessel can.uld.ergo some necessary repairs and alterations. The Comiche has a net register of 1490 tons, and when fitted out for the Pacific service will carry 2,000,000 feet of lumber. She will be used between the company's Oregon mills and the docks at Oakland.

CIIICAGO LI'MBER,MAN iTT CALIFORMA

William Dixon, well known Chicago lumber wholesaler, has been calling on the trade in San Francisco and Iros Angeles in the last few weeks. Mr. Dixon formerly represented the J. E. Monis Lumber Company of Seattle in Chicago, and visited the Northwest before heading South.

Scridi Tells Of Lumbering In Peilippines

Among the lumbermen recently visiting in California was Walter G. Scrim, formerly of San Francisco and Los Angeles, but now connected with the Fincllay Millar Timber Company of Manila, P. I. Mr. Scrim reports that the Philippines contain immense quantities of hardwood, much of which finds its way into the United States, where it has a ready market, t ut that nearly all kincls of softwoods also grolt' there. The timber supply, he says, is enough to last for many generations to come. Mr. Scrin is a veteran Hoo-Hoo, having been initiated in I-.los Angeles before going to the islands.

Seattle Box Man Locates In Califobnh

S. F. ADDED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 4O,OOO PEOPLE IN YEAB

Figures now available at the office of the building inspector show that during the last twelve months San Francisco has made a healthy growth, the flats, residences and apartment houses built from October 1, 1921, to September 30, 1922, having contained housing facilities for 6409 families, or 32,045 persons. Added to this are a number of hotels and a good. many aletrations, in which flats were changed to apartments, thus providing for additional families.

With these additions, it is assumed at the City Hall that San Francisco is now able to furnish accommodations for 40,000 more persons than a year ago.

GR,ISWOLD COMES FR,OM OREGON BY MOTOB

Graham Griswold, well-known Iumber wholesaler and manufacturer of 'Portland, has been passing the last few weeks in Northern California. He drove down from the North, stopping at some of the points of interest along the way. Mr. Griswold says the car shortage at many points along the Southern Pacific in Oregon still is quite severe.

For Road-chunking Put the tl. A. G. Hoist on Your Line

For cconomical cleering out of right of way-fot to"6 rcraping, etunp pulling, light hoirting, put atr M. A. C. Tugger Hoirt on the power end of the linct No nced of running e long water pipe ae with ttaam. And tLerc ir no danger of 6rc in the woo&, ueing r tructor for notive powcr. Saver hiring men for 6ring end wood cutting.

Thc M. A. C. har been moved to a needcd rpot and complcted thc worL before all of the nccerary pertr of a donkey outfit havo gotten under way.

TUGGER H(|lST

W. C. Strong, sales manager for the C. M. Post l-.iumber & Box Company of Seattle, has come to California to establish ofrices for his concern, which markets a considerable volume of spruce and hemloek boxes in this state. Mr. Strong has visited. both San Francisco and Los Angeles to look over the field, but has not determined. where he will locate. Tbe northern offices of the firm will be at Everett. Wash. l|l{tTtD c0lt|l'|tRctAt c0.

782 Pacltlc. Electrlc Buildlng tos ANGELES, CALIF.

TELEPHOTE 1373'

lTholesale Lumber, Poles and Piling

We have 20,000 pieces No.2 Fir and Redwood ties for quick delivery

Built to give ma:rimun rervice at thc lowclt poriblc cost. Derigned rdith the thought that 6nert workmanrhip and natcriah ir the mort economical in thc end. We eelected the Fordron power plant bccaurc it pouereer aurpricing power, flexibility aad rpecd. The tractor ir in no way changed, and with rhifting two wheelc, the Fordson is ready for duty by itreii, either to pull the hoist or in other waye.

Write for complete rpeeificationr and price on ths M. A. C. Tugger Hoirt. We want to rhow you how to cut your overhead.

Skagit Steel & lron Works

SEDRO.WOLLEY, WAsH.