Program

Annual Convention, Cdifornia Retait Lumbermen's Association, Palace Flotel, San Francisco, California, November 7dt, Ath and gth, 1929

Registration of Delegates will begin at.6 o'clock p.m-., November 6, at ?alace Hotel, and again early Thursday morning, November 7'

THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7TH' 1929 cent dealer disbe on carload

8:00 A.M.-BREAKFAST MEETING OF STATE DIRECTORS-Sharon Room-Palace Hotel.

9:45 A.M.-CALL TO ORDER BY PRES. H. A. LAKE-In Rose Room, Palace Hotel.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY JAMES ROLF' JR., Mayor of San Francisco.

RESPONSE TO ADDRESS OF WELCOME. HOME MODERNIZING, When is California going to get the benefit of a home modernizing camPaign? Has it proved profitable in other states? Is there much expense connected with it? How much business can be developed by it? CEMENT.

Is it reasonable to ask for 100 per tribution ?

What should the dealer's profit sales ?

Can paving jobs be handled by the small dealer? Does a lack of standard cartage charges from car to job cause price difficulties?

ROOFING.

Can the lumber dealer compete on prices with the mail order houses?

Can the lumber dealer sell the roofing contractor?

What profit shoutd there be on such sales?

Does the lumber dealer push the sale of re-roofing iobs ?

SASH AND DOORS.

Why is the sash and doolindustry almost continuously upset?

How can lumber dealers work with manufacturers for the betterment sash and door of profits?

HARDWOOD FLOORING.

Should smatl yards stock hardwood flooring?

Should they expect to sell floor layers?

How can the credit losses on floor layers be avoided ?

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.

THURSDAY NOON, NOVEMBER 7T'l,1929 that sive a cash discount in 30 days, net payment-in 60 days, and refuse further extension of credit if the bill is unpaid after that time?

Is the contractors' association justified in establishing a lumber purchasing agent at Portland?

FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8TH' 1929

9:45 A.M.-GRADE MARKING.

How long are we going to wait for it?

Is there any real obstacle in the way?

AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARD SIZES. y'.:re 2x4 SIE % oft and 2x4 SISIE rl oft ptoper standards if American Lumber Standard sizes are adooted. or woutd it be necessary for cargo lumber io be milled to SISIE 94 ofr.?

Would this be true also of 2x6 and' 2xl2?

Is it reasonable to carry 2xl4 and 2xl6 in stock long enough for them to shrink and then to size them one-edge tl" oft according to American Lumber Standards?

Is there any objection to accepting boards 25l32nds instead of l3/l6th?

SEGREGATED GRADES OF CARGO LUMBER.

Will the new grading rules hasten the elimination of mixed common grades?

FARM BUREAU' (A Demonstration')

What help can the State Farm Bureau at Davis give the lumber dealers?

What help can the lumber dealers give the agricultural industrY?

Can sales of lumber for farm purposes be increased ?

FRIDAY NOON, NOVEMBER ETH, 1929

12:15 P.M.-SECRETARIES' LUNCHEON-in California Room -Palace Hotel.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8TH, 1929

1 :30 P.M.-LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.

Is there anything else so important to a dealer as the making of a reasonable price and profit?

What -is the best_co-operative- plan f-or your community: Central estimating bureau? Registration ' of equal bids? Protection of customers? Division of business? Division of profits?

12:09

P.M.-HOO HOO LUNCHEON-French Room-Palace Hotel-Under the auspices of San Francisco Hoo Hoo Club No. 9.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1929 l:30 P.M.-CREDIT STABILIZATION.

Would there be injustice to anybody in a law-making.surety bonds co_mpglsory on every job; otherwrse putting mechanics' liens ahead of mortgages?

If ignorant owners were thus compelled to demand a surety bond, wouldn't they thereby be protected against dishonest contractors, rather than be injured?

Wouldn't a barrk or building and loan association improve their present loan position by requiring a surety bond -for completion and payment of liens on every job?

Why can't we at the next session of the legislature put through such an act?

\4rhy was a similar act defeated in the last session?

Explain new amendments to mechanics' lien law.

Explain Contractors' License Law.

Is it reasonable for the contractors' associations to suggest that lumbermen adhere strictly to terms

Nine out of ten yards will join a local association; what can be done about the tenth yard? Should the wholesaler sell that tenth yard?

Can't the wholesalers and retailers work closer together, for the benefit of both?

Can the State Arbitration Larv be used to enforce price aereement on the basis of violators paying into the Association a percentage of cut price sales ?

What associations are using this plan? Is it considered entirely unlawful? Is it effective?

Can local associations by agreement between competitors cut down overhead by limiting donations; calendars and advertising novelties; plan service; solicitors and other expenses?

Can a local association discuss costs of doing business or employ an auditor to work for a more uniform method of accounting to help stabilize prices ?

Can we standardize prices on miscellaneous items, such as hardware?

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

Is it possible to get help and suggestions from the Federal Trade Commis'sion on local associations?

Do they confine their work to interstate shipments?

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