California Industries Organize Termite fnvestigations Committee

J. Walter Kelly

California industries interested in the preservation of wood have organized a committee known as the Termite Investigations Committee to wage war on the termite. This committee is backed by a $50,0@ fund raised by subscriptions from these industries..

A. A. Brown, California and Hawaii Sugar Refining Co. is chairman; W. H. Kirkbride, engineer of maintenance, way and structures for the Southern Pacific railroad, is vice-chairm,an, and J. Walter Kelly, sales manager of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco, has been appointed secretary-treasurer. Headquarters are in the Matson Building, 215 Market St., San Francisco,

Mr. Kelly told a representative of this paper that the work of the committee will be absolutely impartial, and stressed the fact that they have nothing to sell.

"The principal work of the committee will be to find ways and means to combat the destruction by termites of buildings, railroad ties, telephone poles and other exposed wood.

The Advisory Council, from the University of California, is as follows: Prof. C. A. Kofoid, Prof. S. F. Light, Prof.. W._H.lQo-re, Prof. M. Randall, Prof. C. D. Lipman, Prof. E. O. Essig, Prof. E. C. Van Dyke, Prof. Eminuel Ffitz, Prof. C- W. Porter, Dean E. D. Merrill, and Dr. E. M. Ehrthorn. (Honolulu, T. H.)

The sub-committees chairmen are: Biology, Prof. C. A. Kofoid, University of California; Chemistry, Prof. Merle Randall, IJniversity of California; Protections and Tests,

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C. E. Young, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; Pole Lines, R. C. Barton, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.; Lumber Yards and Producers, A. C. Horner, National Lumber Mahufacturers' Association; Engineering and Specifications, Frank G. White, Chief Engineer, State Board of Harbor Commissioners; Historical and Service Records, Dr. W. H. Hampton, Standard Oil Co.; Finance, A. A. Building Departments and Railroad Structures, W. H. Kirkbride, Southern Pacific Co.; Agriculture, Pertaining to Rural Buildings and Structures, Dean E. D. Merrill, University of California; Publicity, Prof. S. F. Light, IJniversity of California.

Executive Committee: Advisory Council, Sub-committee Chairmen and the following: Col. J. W. Williams, Chief Engineer, 'Western Pacific Railroad Co.; F. D. Kinnie, Division Engineer, Santa Fe Railroad and J. Walter Kelly, Secretary-treasuref.

A. L. Pickens is field biologist, ahd the Southern California work will be in charge of Paul A. Harvey.

Among the contributors to the fund are the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Co., Matson Navigating Co., Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern Pacific Co., Santa Fe Railroad, State Harbor Commissioners, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., Standard Oil Co., 'Western Pacific Railroad Co., Associated Oil Co., Shell Co. of California, Western Sugar Refining Co., Paraffine Companies, Inc., Dollar Steamship Line, Los Angeles Steamship Co., and Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.