State Retailers Convention

Reelected President

13,000 associations. He also told of the Building-Loan department of the Southwestern Lumbermen,s Assoiiation. which was founded by the late James R. Moorehead, and what had been accomplished by it. He suggested the formationof a committee of lumber dealers on- better relations with Building-Loan associations of the state, and also a committee of Building-Loan men, committees to report to each other's annual conventions. "stabilization of the flow of Building-Loar-r funds may be effected soon through a suggested organization along the lines of the Federaf Reserve Board, which would transfer funds from areas where building is quiet to those where building is active," Mr. Butler said.

F. Dean Prescott, Fresno, and Frank Harris, San Francisco, were appointed committee on nominations.

Thursday Afternoon

Chas. P. Curran, Curran Bros. Lumber Co.. Pomona. vice president Southern District, presided at the-afternoon sessron.

_ "Territorial Rights" was the subject of a talk by Steve Westover, who also led the discussion on this subjict.

_ Among tiose taking part in the discussion weie B. J. Boorman, Boorman Lumber Co., Oakland; C. G. Biril, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton; C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., Whittier; A. E. Fickling, Fickling Lumber Co,, Long Beach; F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno; Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and Kenneth Smith, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

In the discussion on the question, "Do large city yards sell in your territory ?" Mr. Prescott created a lot of amuse-

"Code of Ethics" was the topic of a talkby C. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co. He said-that this code-had been endgr;e.d by International Rotary, and read some suggested additions to the code given to him by the late Bob-Inglis. lle recommended the appointment of committees fiom both northern and southern districts to plan campaigns of education of members on the code of ethics thrbugh the various lumbermen's clubs.

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., chairman of the Legislative Committee spoke on "Legislation." He characterized the contractors' license law as most undesirable, and told of the useful work his committee had performed in the last year in guarding the interests of the lumbermen against unfavorable legislation, and partiorlarly stressed the attempts made to abrogate the Mechanics' Lien Law. Discussion on this subject was participated in by Dudley Chandler, C. G. Bird, Paul Hallingby and other members.

Friday Morning

The morning session was presided over by R. F. Wells, lvho called on Kenneth Smith, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., to take the place ofA. J. Stoner in dealing with the subject, "Selling Your Customer the Proper Grade of Lumber." In answer to the question as to what grade of lumber a dealer should recommend for a fine home, Mr. Smith said he recomrriended the grade known in California as select common, and the same for school houses or other public buildings. He recommended No. 1 common for cheap houses and No.3 for temporary structures only. He predicted that the day will come when dry lumber will be used for all building in California.

ment by telling of a case where fir lumber was hauled 186 mll_ep- frqm T. os Angeles into his territory.

Will Goddard, secretary-manager of tire Alameda county branch of the Millwork Institute of California delivered an address on "Ethical Relations" which appears in full elsewhere in this issue. This address had a fine reception and the secretary was ordered to have it printed and a copy sent to every retail lumber dealer in California.

"Substitutio4 of Grades" was disctrssed by Kenneth Smith, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles. 'Mr. Smith said this subject of substitution is thoroughly.interwoven with the question of what grades are, and that the syst6m of grading makes it easy for the man who wants to substitutea lower grade. In his opinion the real cure for the situation is grade-marking.

President Hallingby said he would welcome suggestions for a conference with the lumber manufacturers on the subject of grades, and called on Chester J. Hogue, in charge of field work for the West Coast Lumber Trade Extension Bureau to address the meeting. Mr. Hogue said he liked Mr. Hallingby's suggestion for a conference with the lumber manufacturers to settle the question of grades, as.there had been a great lack of contact between all branches of the industry in the past. He gave an inq!ructive talk on the difference between dry rot and wet rot in lumber, and on the kiln drying of common lumber which was mugh'X,p- preciated. '

After a talk by Earl Johnson, Tilden Lumber &'s|l Co., Hayward, Cal., on "Names of Grades", considerdble (Continue<l on Page 10) discussion developed on this, and also on the subject of substitution of grades.

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L.A. Nelion, in charge of Department of Grades, 'West Coast Lumbermen's Asiociation, told the convention that the association's current grading rules are American Lumber Standards; in fact, they are even better. "Lumber retailers were a party to the formulation of American l-umber

Elected it was uneconomical to ship dry lumber by water, as it absorbed considerable moisture on the way. If dry lumber is demanded here, it should be shipped green by tidewater mills and dried in California. In telling of ttre interest of the mills in the grades shipped he said that in the first nine months of this year millsof his association had 967 pet cent of stock on grade. Each grader is given a rating card each month shorving his standing as to grades. This acts

Directors

M. A. Harris

C. G. Bird

Standards and should help to put them into efiect.

In discussing what is common it should be remembered that there are four grades of common-select, No. 1, No. 2 and No.3-and grades should be sold by name as prescribed in grading rules. No.3 common boards can be used as sheathing, and 2x4 and 2x6 as short cuttings, braces, plates, etc."

On the question of green and dry lumber Mr. Nelson said