Progressive L.gislation Stabilizing European Forest Industries

"Communists, Socialists, Liberals, Ultra-Conse1v2livs5in fact, all political factions-are cooperating with forest owners in Sweden in formulating the most progressive and farsighted forestry legislation in force in any country," accoiding to Axel H. Oxholm, director of the National Committee on Wood Utilization oi the Department of ..Commerce, who has just returned from a three months' trip to Europe, where he investigated European forests and forest industries.

"As a result of this unity of action, the Srvedish forests, which are the backbone of that cottntry, are in a better ' condition at present than at anv time in the country's history. Other countries in liurope are now following the Swedish example in order to saf eguard this important national resource. Regulation of timber cutting and timber growing is recognized in Europe today as the mos.t pow&ful medium of stabilizing European forest industries."

Great Britain, in common with Germany and Sweden, is making important strides in the better knowledge of wood, its conversion and uses. Forest products laboratories are springing up in these countries, with public. support, since- it ii realized that past wood-using practices have 'not always rested on a scientific basis, and much waste has therefore resulted.

marketing practices, and will report his findings to the United Statts Timber Conservation Board, as a member of its Advisory Committee.

The American forest industries have excelled those in all other countries in educating consumers, and in his report to the Department of Commerce on European markels {or American lumber he will emphasize thc need of extending this educational campaign to European consumers of American wood products.

"In proportion to its real worth, American lumber today is probably sold at lower prices than lumber from any other country," he said. "We have quality products, and apparently do not know it."

Mr. Oxholm also made a study of European wood construction methods, and reports that Europeans have gone farther, in some respects, in the efficient use of wood in construction than we have in this country. "By the application of certain engineering principles to wood construction in connection with the use of other materials, European engineers and builders are today employing, for conitruction purposes, certain qualities and species of wood which we in this country consider unsuitable for the purpose." "This may," he said, "open up entirely new fields lor our forest owners, and bring about important economies in our construction industries."

Charles Harry White, vice president and general manager of White Brothers, the oldest hardwood concern in San Francisco, is a prominent and colorful figure in the hardwood industry of the Pacific Coast, and also in the councils of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.

Born in San Francisco in 1875, he is the son of Jacob W. White, an associate of White Brothers, and a nephew of Asa L. White and Peter White, founders of the firm. Brought up .in the Mission District o'f San Francisco,.he attended the Mission Primary and Mission 'Grammar Schools, and later graduated from the San Francisco Commercial High School, after which at the age of 15 he went to work as an assistant bookkeeper in a butter and egg commission business, but soon decided to go back to school and attended Anderson's Academy. From this school he -entered the University of California, graduating in the class of 1896.

His first experience'of the hardwood.business was gained right after'leaving college as a laborer and tally clerk in White'Brothers' hardwood yard. About this time a desire to see far off countries developed, and soon youqg Harry was spending all his spare time studying'spanish. Armed with'a good working knowledge of the language he obtained a job.as a railroad clerk in Guatemala, on-the Guate,mala Central Railroad, where he remained three years, incidentally perfecting himself in the Spanish language.

Leaving Guatemdla he became storekeeper and freight clerk for two years on ships of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., running from San Francisco to Panama, and to China and Japan. At the end of this period he returned to San Francisco where he became a customs broker as a member of the firm of Mattoon & Co., where he put his knowledge of Spanish to good use in handling Spanish invoices, translations, etc.'-

In 1906 he returned to his first love, the hardwood business, joining White Brothers as a stockholder, later being 'made vice president and general manager of the firm.

Through his service of six yeats as a director of the National Hardwood Lumber Association he has developed a large acquaintance in the hardwood trade throughout the country. He was the first president of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association, and served in 193O and is again serving this year as vice president.

He married Miss Louise Campbell Frier in 19O6, and is the father of three children, two sons, Donald F., who has just graduated from the University of California, and has now started to work for White Brothers; Charles 8., who is attending the University of Oregon, and a daughter, Shirley, who is in high school'

Mr. White'lives in Alameda. His main hobby is gardening. His 'dahlias and other flowers have won many prizes at flower shows. He is a member of several golf clubs, but doesn't seem to find time for playing golf except at occasional convention tournaments. He is a Shriner and an Elk, and a member of the famous San Francisco Olympic Club. What might be called one of his hobbies is his country place in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where he spends as much time as he can spare from his busy life, entertaining his family and friends.

Mr. White has played a big part in the growth and development of the firm of White Brothers in the last quarter of a century. This concern was established in 1872 by Peter and Asa L. White, who bought out the old firm of Walrath and Hunter (who went to Nevada County and developed the Brunswick Mine which produced millions). Peter White had come to California from New Brunswick, and in 1868 was in the hardwood and wagon material business of Straut White & Co. In 1872 the two brothers joined forces and formed the firm of White Brothers, which is therefore almost 60 years in existence. W. T. White, the president of the firm, is the son of Asa L. White.

Mr. White is the possessor of a very fine library, of which he is justly proud, and has always been a great reader of the best in literature. He has written a number of poems and songs, and some articles which show much ability along this line. Possibly he may some day develop this talent when he is able to spare the necessary time-

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