Among the Deolers

STTRLING LUMBER CO. BIIYS YAR,DS AT R,OSA AND PENNGR,OVE

The Sterling I-:umber Company of San Francisco has added two more yards to its line-the Colombo-X'uller yard at Santa Rosa and the K. Benneche yard at Penngrove.

Mr. trtuller, one of the former owners, wiII remain as manager of the Santa Rosa yard, and. Mr. Benneche will continue as manager at Penngrove.

The Sterling Lumber Company is one of the livest and most progressive retail yard organizations in California, and F. G. Duttle, the president, expects to maintain the same high standard at these newly-acquired yards as prevails at the others.

The company already operates yards at Chico, Roseville, Oakley, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Los Gatos and Mountain View. The general headquarters are in the Alexander building, San Francisco.

FAIRTAX LI'I}IBEB CO. COMPLETES IMPROVEMENTS

A number of important improvements and betterments have just been completed at the plant of the Fairfax Lumber Company at San Anselmo, which will make it easier and more economical to handle the stock. Pricipal among the improvements is a new storage shed for accommodation of flooring, ceiling and other upper grades. fn common with other mod.ern yards, finishecl lumber here will be stood on end, with each grade, size and pattern in a special compartment. The piling arrangement in the open yard., where eommgds are stored, also is being changed with the idea of efi.effig easier hantlling.

Y/*n*toND ro ExpAND rN saN BERNARDTN'

YAdditiooat property has been procured, under lease, by the Ilammond Lumber Company at San Bernardino, and development work will start there soon. It is intended to carry a large stock of building material there to serve the various Hammond. yards in San Bernardino, Riverside and 'Imperial counties.

COCIIBANE ADDS PLAMNG MII,L AT PETALUMA

A new planing mill plant has been built by the Cochrane Lumber Company acljoining its present yard and plant at Petaluma. The building is 30 by 50 feet. Mod.ern machinery has been installed. It will enable the eompany to give additional service to its growing trade.

WOODS-BEEKMAN OPEN ELABOR,ATE NEW OFFICES IN BEVER,LY HILTS DISTRICT

The 'Woods-Beekman Lumber Company of Beverly Hills lateiy moved into their handsome new offices at 419 Beverly Drive. The place is attractively finishecl in figured gum and is furnished and equipped in keeping with that same high standard. The new offiees have been mad.e pleasant end inviting for the patrons of the institution, and will accommodate the sales and service rooms as well as the executive quarters, accounting department and general ofrice force.

The hardware department has been installed. in a room. acljoining the new office. The main yard and lumber storage will remain on Santa Monica boulevard. some d.istance from the ofrices.

IIAYWAR,D PLANT AT SAN BERNARDINO EXPANDS

Important improvements are under way at the yard of the Hayward Ilumber & fnvestment Company at San Bernardino. A new warehouse, 50 by 100 feet, is to be erectecl adjoining rhe present property used by the company. The company has just been appointed the distributing agency for the Johns-Manville products in San Bernardino and a large territory surrounding that city and will use the new building to store these goods.

RISER LUMBER CO. ADDS NEW BUILDING

The II. S. Riser Lumber Company of Glendora is erecting a new warehouse on its property which will be used. for storage of cement and other bulky building material.

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