Emil Swanson Holds Annual Farm Building Bettered By Venison Barbecue Increased Wood Knowledge

Emil F. Swanson, owner of the Eagle Rock Lumber Co., Eagle Rock, Calif.; held his third annual venison barbecue at his lumber plant,'Thursday noon, October 22. A total of forty-one, including his friends, customers and employes, sat down to enjoy the meal.

The venison barbecue is now an annual event with Mr. Swanson but when he returned from his recent trip through the Northern part of the state and Southern Oregon and came home empty handed, it looked as though the 1929 party was off. But Mr. Swanson didn't give up the idea at all. A few days after his return fror4 his northern trip, he decided to try his luck in the hills back from Malibu in the Santa Monica district, and was successful in bringing down a fine big "buck" for himself. So the party was on to the great enjoyment of his many friends. Needless to say, he was highly elated in getting this year's prize almost in his back yard.

The accompanying illustration shows Mr. Swanson and the deer he bagged this year.

Closes San Francisco Office

The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. closed their San Francisco office October 31. All inquiries and communications from the Northern California'territory should now be addressed to Geo. W. Robinsoh, 1358 North Pershing Avenue, Stockton, Northein California representative.

'Washington, Oct. 21.-Considerable knowledge of direct value for building on the farm has been gained during the past year or so by technical research in the field of lumber, Frank P. Cartwright, chief engineer of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, yesterday told members of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers who attended the North Atlantic section meeting at Amherst, Mass. While the results of this research will prove beneficial to building generally, much of it will b- especially useful in agricultural sections where lumber construction predominates all other materials.

Mr. Cartwright told how invest-igations looking to improved strength and economy in construction of oil derricks had developed a knowledge of improved methods for the building of towers to support water tanks, windmills, horse forks, and for other popular farm uses. He also explained to the engineers the information that had been gathered on the extent to which wood permits the passage of heat, which is considered important knowledge for calculating material in'the building of modern barn-s, farm dwellingi and other buildings where insulation is an important factor.

One of the most popular topics on whch Mr. Cartwright touched was the information gathered on storm resisting construction methods for frame walls. Anti-hurricane construction has been a problem in those farm and rural communities subject to high wind and even cyclonic storms. Diagonal sheathing, let-in bracing, and plaster over wood lath have been found to offer satisfactory resistance to storm pressures when properly done, he told the agricul- tural engineers. The engineers were shown tables and charts and Mr. Cartwright explained that the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association soon hoped to have the data discussed available in published form.

N. L. M. A. Appoints Kansas City Manager

_ Kansas Ci!y, Mo., October 28.-R. B. White, Exchange Sawmills Sales Company, here, chairman of the Trade Extension.Committee of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, announced today, effective immediately, the apporntment of -Harold S. Crosby, heretofore in chalge of the Pittsburgh fie-ld office of the association, to take cf,arge of the reopened Kansas City office, 1104 Federal Reserie Bank Building.