Sterling Lumber Co. Opens Ne*" Plant at Roseville

page advertisement in the Roseville Tribune and Register announced the opening and invited the people of Roseville and vicinity to attend, and they responded in large numbers.

President Frank G. Duttle and F. L. Sayre, general manag'er! came from the home office in Oakland to assiet H. F. Duncan, manag'er and his assistant, Ray E. Taylor, to welcome the large throng of visitors. Prizes for the laclies given ea,ch hour of the day addecl to the interest in the opening party.

The main building and the lumber shed are of frame and stucco co'nstruction. The office and display room has an area of 28by 40 feet, and the store building is 28 by 72 feet. These are insulated throughout with Celotex. A variety of finishes are used in the interior decoration of these rooms. The store stock includes a complete line of builders' hard\.vare, screen wire, nails, stu,cco netting, poultry netting, Steluco Brand paints, varnishes and enamels, paint accessories. etc.

The lumber shed is 74 by 110 feet, and the cement and roofing warehouse is 30 by 60 feet. The yard parallels the Southern Pacific railroad tracks leading to the P. F. E. i,cing plant, giving good facilities for unloading lumber and other materials. A 300 foot railroad spur will be constructed in the near future which will run through the yard.

A long narrow space protected by a heavy wire screen has been provided in the Vernon Street front of the main shed for an open display of various building materials.

New Board of Directors Meet at Los Angeles

The newly elected Board of Directors of the Lumber Retailers' Code Administration of Southern California held its first meeting on November 13. The meeting was held at the Jonathan Club, Los Angeles. The new Association was organized at a meeting held in Los Angeles on October 9.