Southern California Meeting Hears Appeals for ConserYation

OFFICERS ELECTED BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS' - ASSOCIATION.

President, A. E. Fickling, Long Beach.

Vic-e president, C. H. Griffen, Artesia.

Secretary-treasurer, F. L. Morgan, Los Angeles. Directors, H. J. Allen, Ocean Park; J. S. Billheimer, Sa,n Dimas; G. F. Hoff, San Diego; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove; H. H. Spaulding, Hemet; A. B. White, Riverside.

Holdover directors-W. A. Bonestel, Ventura: C. H. Chapman, Santa Ana; Wm. T. Davis, Pasadena; A. E. Fickling, Long Beach; Frank L. Fox, Glendale ; C. H. ,Griffen, Artesia; J. C. Ambrose, Sanlta Barbara; C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier; Roy L' Sandefur, San Bernardino: J. M. Whitney, Huntington Beach; W. A. Viney, Covina.

Pr'oblems of unusual inter'est and primary importance were presented to the retailers of Sourthern California at their annual meeting in the Alexandria Hotel at Los Angeles Saturday" November 18, and a program replete, with ,timely problems was expeditiously crowded into three hard-working sessions-morning, aftern.oon and evening.

The widespread interest 'in this pioneer organizzdtian brought together lumbermen from many distant parts of the state, and the growing value that lumbermen hereabouts are giving rto association affairs made the general topic of associa'tion activity one o{ the principal subjects of discussion-that and conservation.

At least three of the speakers devoted the force of their remarks to the ,absolute necessity ,of lum'bermen everywhere awakening to the rapid deple'tion of the nation's timber supply and the consequent importance of doing something quick to replace it; as many more speakers urged lumbermen to take even more active part in associa-tion affairs 'than they have t.aken in ,the past; other problems seemed to sink into secondary place compared with these two.

All three meetings were well attended and held the close attention of the assembled lumbermen, but 'the attendance was grearterr in the afternoon than in the morning .and greater in the evening than in the aftern,oon, thus proving that in,terest did not die down as t'he convention progressed with its business.

, President Will T. Davies made his opening address brief, but extended a 'cordial weli,ome to all members of the association and to t,he group of visiting lumbermen.' Then he introduced George M. Cornwall, publisher of The Timberman, who presented some interesting figures showing the enorm'ous acreage of standing timber that must be cut evdry ye.ar t,o, satisfy rthe lumber demands of the nation; of the immense acreaqe that must be cut .over to

NEW HEAD SOUTFIERN CALIFORNIA RE. TAILERS IS ACTIVE ASSOCIATION MAN

In their selection of A. E. Fickling as head of their organization the Southern California Retail Iumber dealers, chose an enthusiastic association worker and one who has taken an active inlterest in association affairs throughout his career in the lumber business.

Mr. Fickling is at the head of his own business at Long Beach and has met with distinct success ever since he started his retail operations there a few years ago. Associated witth him is his son, D. E. Fickling, who aits as sales manager.

Mr. Fickling expects to devote a considerable portion of his time through his administration to association affairs.

supply the requirements of Los Angeles district alone; lumbermen must co-operate wi;th the federal authorities and with the state authorities to reforest the cut-over lands : it takes many years to grow a thee b'ig e,nough ,to be of commercial timber value' and it is n.one ,too early to begin to provide the young trees that must be ready wheg the last ,of the present available supply is gone. Mr. Cornwall predicted'that within 20 years from now the valuable forests of Siberia will attract both American caoital and American men and boys in developing a lumbering industry in that country.

One of the most valuable and most interesting contributions to the day's flow of philosophy and wisdo,m was

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