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Longview Post Office Grows Rapidly

Receipts at the p,ost office at Longview, Wash'ington, have grown almost daily since the post office was opened early this year. Recently application was made to the postmaster general to advance the Longview post office from fourth class to, second class. It ,is verv unusual to make such an advancem,ent, but it was granied when the increase in receipts was shown.

Recently the ,post office moved from very crowded space in St. Helens Addition, Longview, to its new home in the Colonial Building ,in the ,downtown section. In a very short time after it was opened, six hundred private boxes had been rented. Btrsiness is now running about $1,000 a month.

Small Fire At Los Angeles Harbor

The Los Angeles Lumber Products Company suffered a $500.00 loss last week, from a fire that started in one of the saw dust bins. It was quickly brought un'der control by one'of the fire engine companies that responded to the alarm.

To Dissolve Corporation

The Fullerton Lumber Company, and the Brea Lum,ber Company, each capitalized at $10,0@.00 and operating yards at Fullerton and Brea, have petitioned the Superior Court of Orange County to auth'orizq a, dissolution of the respectivs corporations.

H. C, ATKINSON OPENS SACRAMENTO OFFICE

H. C. Atkinson, of Portland, is now located in California and has opened offices in Sacramento, where he will call on the Valley trade in the interests of C. G. Atkinson & Son, large Portland lum,ber manufacturers and distributors.

San Francisco Lumber Salesmen Hold Turkey Raffle

An added feature to the regular Monday luncheon of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco N,ovember 5, at the Palace Hotel was a raffle for two large juicy turkeys. The two fine speciments of the noble bird were won by Joe Bell, of the Olson-Mahoney Lumber Co., and Ed. Martin of The California Lum,ber Merchant. Charlie Moody, of the Christenson Lumber Company, had charge of the raffle. Leslie A. Brown, of the Christenson Lumber Co., was admitted to membership',in the clu'b. There was a large attendance at the luncheon and the business session was presided over by president Richard C. Jones.

New Yard For Oakland

Mr. H. L. Call, of Montana, has secured a site ont the inner harbor at Oakland, and will install a large yard and mill in the very near future.

It is understood that Mr. Call has made all arrangements for his trackage, etc., and work on the office buildings and sheds has already begun.

Mr. Call will be well remembered as the man who furnished the lumber for the arena at Shel'by, Montana, where Dempsey and Gibbons battled.

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