Cent rul California Lumbermen's Club Meet at Tracy

Constructive talks by President Harry Lake of the State Association, E. T. Robie, vice-president of the Northern district, and, F. Dean Prescott, president of the San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club, characterized the regular monthly meeting of the Central California Lumbermen's Club, held at the Tracy Inn, Tracy, Saturday, October 12.

Lester H. Elliot, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi, president of the club, presided. George Good, Good Lumber Co., Tracy, had charge of arrangements for the meeting, and the arrangements were perfect, down to the Tracy-made ice cream served in the form of log sections at the end of an excellent luncheon.

A short business session during which C. U. Utterback read the minutes of the two previous meetings, and Treasurer Chas. G. Bird read his report, was followed by musical numbers. These were: violin solos by George Hatfield, with Mrs. Rena Cross at the piano, and vocal solos by Mrs. Milnes, accompanied by Miss Sellers.

Harry A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., who came all the way from Southern California to attend the meeting, said that lumbermen in California are becomirig association-minded, and that practically all of the State is now organized in local groups and associations. The State Association has gained 176 new mernbers since the first of the year, and by the end of this year the tnembership will have been doubled, he said.

Mr. Lake told the gathering that he had attended 110 meetings of lumbermen all over the state in the last year in his efforts to help the retailers to solve some of their problems, and assured them that the State Association is ready at any time to help any local group or individual rvith any particular problem.

After stressing in his own inimitable way the importance of proper co-operation among lumbermen, the speaker said that while a large membership in the State A.ssociation is necessary and will be attained, this in itself is not enough. as constant effort along educational lines is also needed. He concluded with an appeal for a large attendance at the convention in San Francisco, November 7,8 and,9.

E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., reported progress made by the cement, roofing, sash and door and hardwood flooring committees of the Northern district of the State Association, and concluded with the statement that the work of the legislative committee alone has already been worth more to each member than the dues paid.

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, who also made a special trip to Tracy to be present, told what had been accomplished by the cement and roofing committees of the association, and made a plea against cutting roofing prices. Mr. Prescott impressed his hearers with the fact that sustained effort by the members of the roofing and cement committees over a long period of years had been necessary to accomplish what had been done, and asked for the full co-operation of individual retailers with these hard working committees in their efforts to better conditions for the dealer.

W. H. Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; J. U. Gartin, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto, and Warren S. Tillson; .Modesto Lumber Co., took part in the discussion arising from the various talks.

Members and guests present were: W. H. Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno; J. U. Gartin, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; R. L. Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; R. F. Wells, Turlock; Warren S. Tillson, The Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto; Paul E. Overend, The California Retail Lumbermen's Association, San Francisco; O. D. Ruse, Ruse-Blair Lumber Co., Stockton; H. M. Isenhower, Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co., Sacramento; A. R. Martin, Hales & Symons, Sonora; F. C. Heggie, The Diamond Match Co., Oakdale; Chas. C. Moorehead and A. J. Field, Moorehead l-umber Co., Escalon; A. A. Kelley, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco; W. M. Casey, Redwood Manufacturers Co., Pittsburg; Earl E. Johnson, Independent Lumber Co., Livermore; George A. Good, Good Lumber Co., Tracy; Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove; E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn;.L. H. Elliot, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi; C. U. Utterback, Millwork Institute, Stockton, and W. T. Black, "The California Lumber Merchant." San Francisco.