Lumber Bg-Products, I{orth and South

From Shasta's Lofty Summit to Coronado's Silver Strand

STANTON VISITS EASTERN MAR.trETS

LeRoy Stanton of E. J. Stanton & Son, prominent hardwood distributors of Lros Angelgs, has gone East to visit the principal hardwood producing conters of that part of the countiy. IIe also will spend. some time in the Stanton offices at Cleveland, Ohio. The Stanton organization markets a large volume of California 'White and Sugar Pine in the eastern part of the country, and through the ofrice in Cleveland is able to keep in close and constant touch with the trade.

Soutiiern Pine Floobing Book Out

A second edition of the Southern Pine Association's handsome booklet, "Beauty PIus Service in Floors," has just come ofr the press and is ready for distribution to architects, build.ers, lumber dealers and consumers generally. The second edition comprised 10,000 copies. "Beauty Plus Service in Floors" is distributed free upon request.

BOOTII-KELLY UILL BEING BEBI'ILT

The Booth-I(elly Lumber Company is rebuilding its mill at Wendling, Oregon, which was destroyed by fire early in the summer. It id expected to be ready for business early in I\Iarch. Meanwhile the company is supplying the trade from its mills at Springfield, Oregon. The Booth-Kelly Lrumber Company is represented in California by Bert Ney: lan at San Francisco, &nd H. C. Clark at Sacramento.

REV. WM. TROWER, VISITS BROTHERS IN OAKLAND

Rev. William George Trower, pastor of the Liexington Parkway Presbyterian Church of St. Paul, is enjoying his first trip to California and is visiting with his brothers, Frank W. and Bert Trower, of the Trower Irumber Company. IIe is accompanied by his wife and their son, I-iieu!. Wendell P. Trower. I-:ieut. Trower is attached to the U. S. Engineers Corps and is leaving next week accoyPanied bX his mother, ou the Transport Thomas for Honolulu, wlrere he will be stationed at Schofield Barracks' Prior to their departure for Honolulu,, a family reunion will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank'W. Trower in Oakland.

Redwood Cut And Seipments Increase

The California Redwood Association has just received reports for the week end.ing October !4_,lg?Z from fifteen nills showing a total production of 9,741,000 feet of redwood with shipments totaling 6,905,000 feet. Fourteen mills reported new business amounting to 8,731,000 feet. These figures show an increase in both production and shipments over the figures for the previous week.

ELMO KING VISITS BAY DISTBICT

E. W. King, of the King Lumber Company at Bakersfield, was a receni visitor at San Francisco, aud spent several days visiting his lumber friends in the Bay District'

MB. McCOBIIICK, BACK FROM OREGON, R'EPOBTS ilILLS I\CTIVE AND CABS SCAR,CE

Charles R. McCormick, presidcnt of Charles R. McCormick & Co., has returdned to San Francisco after spending several days at Portland and St. Helens. IIe states that their mills are running to capacity; two of the mills are running two shifts, while the other two are working one shift. Mr. McCormick says that the export business is good. and that more inquiries are reaching the Coast from the Midclle West. He reports that most of the mills in the Portland territory are feeling the effects of the car shortage and the lumbermen there are not looking forward to any immediate improvement in the situation, also that there is much congestion of cars in the East around. the transfer points. Mr. Mc0ormick advises that the millmen of the Northwest are optimistic and are looking forward to a continuation of a stead.y and active market.

EINES OPE}IS PACIFIC COAST OFFICE T

The Edward Hines Lumber Company of Chicago-one of the biggest lumber distributing organizations in the country-has opened. a Pacific Coast purchasing ofrice in the Yeon building, Portland, Oregon. Charles L. HalI, a veteran in the llines organization, will be in charge. It is understood that purchases of California lumber products as well as products of the Northwestern wood.s will be made from the Portland office.