Sun Lumber Company at Ventura Holds Open House

The office of the Sun Lumber Company, Ventura, California, is no longer simply the part of the yard where the carpenter goes to place his order for a 2x4 or 1x12, but is nolv a building material store where the housewife of today can go and see just how any item she would want for her new home will look after it is installed.

The office is a decided departure from "the old days," having on display a most modern and complete line of built-ln kitchen cabinets, breakfast room furniture, china cabinets, bookcases, dressing tables, ironing boards, medicine cabinets, bathroom cabinets, lawn furniture, trellis work and many other items of interest to the housewife, all in the latest modern designs and decorated in pleasing colors.

Approximately 1500 announcements were sent out to the ladies of Ventura and the surrounding territory and also to the contractors, sub-contractors, architects, builders and capenters in the district, stating that October L7,l9D, was to be official "open house day" and extending to them an invitation to visit the yard on that day or any other convenient date.

Mrs. A. L. Wyman, culinary writer and cooking school teacher of the Los Angeles Times, acted as hostess and made a talk on topics which were of great interest to every

Lodi Lumberman In Hunting Accident

George L. Meissner, well-known lumberman of Lodi, may loie the sight of his right eye as a result of a hunting accident on October 15, when he was struck by a cha'rge of shot on a gaine preserve near Terminous, of which he is part owner.

housewife. The company presented the ladies who attended with many useful household articles.

Producis of the following companies are included in the display: H. \r. Cowan, Inc., Pacific Door & Sash Company, Califoinia Door Company, Paraffine Companies, Inc., Murphy In a Door Bed Company, Los Angeles Brick Comirany, U. S. Gypsum Comfany'and the P1cific Clay Products Company. One of the display rooms is almost entirely filled with products of the millwork department of the Sun Lumber Company.

L. R. Byers, mairaglr of the yard, was on hand to receive the ladies, 600 in number, who-visited the office during the day and to explain to them the various details of the display. He was assisted by E. L. Vehlow, assistant manag€r in<i in charge of sales; ii. L. Clark, ofiice manas_gr; R. L. Watt, in chirge of credits and collections I F. A. Hootman, shipping clerk and in charge of the hardware and paint dtpariinent; Freeman Campbell, yard superintendent, H-. B. -Henderson, in charge of the cabinet department, and J. E. Cain, mill superintendent.

In addition-to the yard at Ventura, the Sun Lumber Company operates a yard at Oxnard, California, qnder th-e-direciion of E. L. Watt and one at Beverlv Hills, California. Frank Burnaby, president of the company, makes his headquarters at the Beverly Hills yard.

WM. G. MUGAN IN NORTHWEST

William G. Mugan, secretary of Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co.. San Francisco, is in the Northwest on a vacation trip. Mr. Mugan traveled by way of -the Redwood Highway, looking i.tet the company's mill and new logging railroad on his way north.