Western Retailers May Open Branch in L. A.

After passing nearly two weeks in Southern California, A. L. Porter, secretary and manager of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, left for his home in Spokane a few days ago wi,th ,tentative plans for the early opening of a brainch ofifiice for his organization in Los Angeles-.

The association of which Mr. Porter has been the executive secretary for more than a decade, has a large membership in California, and in order to provide a maximum service ,to these members the southern office seems advisable. Definite steps .toward its establishment will be taken within a. short time.

J. C. Ferger of Fresno, who is president of the association, also was in the Los, Angeles territory ior a week and went with Mr. Porter rto call on many of the retail lumber dealers. Mr. Ferger went home en'thusiastic'over'the prospects of developing a larger membership in the state.

The lVestern Retail Lumbermens' Association has been in existence for nearly 2A yeats and has approximately 1500 members in the eleven states wesi of the Rocky Mountains. The headquarters are in Spokane. The proposed Los Angeles office would serve, no't only California, but Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.

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