Ten of The Years Aso Today

From the Files California Lumber Merchont, November 1, 1925

A photograph of a Douglas fir tirnber, 2A h. by 22 in. and 114 feet in length, to be .used in repairing one of the arms on the Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, appears in this issue. The timber was furrtished to the Park Commission through, J. H. McCallum, San Francisco retailer. The timber weighed 14,630 pounds. It was transported by truck from the dock to the Park and created considerable interest when passing through the downtown streets. The timber came from the Ostrander Railway & Timber Co., Ostrander, Wash., and was brought down from the Northwest on the S.S. Multnomah.

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There is a three-page article on the Long-Bell operations at Weed, Calif., showing illustrations of their sawmill and logging operations and photographs of the "men behind the gun," W. P. Sexton, general superintendent, C. W. Murphy, logging superintendent, and J. M. White, general manager'

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At the regular monthly meeting held at Tacoma, October 16. the West Coast Lumbermen's Association decided to conduct a national advertising campaign,costing $475,0@ a year and extending over a three-year period for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the entire country the advantages of Pacific Coast lumber and forest products. rF>F* tF tl. *

Harvey Isenhower has joined the sales force of the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co. and will represent the company in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley districts.

Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeles retailers, are supplying the lumber for the foundation, walls and roof of a new stage being constructed by one of the large Hollywood moving picture studios.

There is an article o" 'L.]r.i flelps" developed by the Schumacher Wall Board Corporation of Los Angeles. A photograph of one of their Road Signs is shown.

Frank F. Minard, general manager of the C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., Fresno, announces they will move to their new location about January 1. ***

"Insect Powder for the Big Volume Bug" is a letter by Sam T. Hayward, vice president and general manager of the Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. of Los Angeles to their yard managers. *rki<

"The Advertising of Retail Lumber Dealers" is an article by E. M. Howard, manager of the Tulare County Lumber Co. of Visalia. ***

Howard C. Clark, well known California lumberman, discusses the use of Hemlock in the California market. **{<

Harry E. Officer hap joined the sales organization of the Santa Fe Lumber Co. with headquarters in their San Francisco office. He has been connected with the lumber business at Portland, Ore., for the past several years but prior to his going to the Northwest he was associated with the lumber industry in California for many years, calling on the retail trade in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley territories.

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The S. E. Tingley Lumber Co. at Tusti.n has been sold to the Whitson Lumber Company of Santa Ana.

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At the Odd Fellows convention held at Eureka on October 15, George Good, Northern California retailer, was selected to head the organization during the coming year when he was elected Grand Patriarch. ***

The Larkspur Lumber Co., pigneer retail lumber dealers of Marin County, are now located in their new yard at Larkspur which is a modern and up-to-date plant. A pho. tograph shows their new office.