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FletChef & FfambeS Add C. D.Johnson LumberCompanyopens Redwood Account /' San Francisco Office
Fletcher & Frambes Inc., an old established concern in Southern California that has been wholesaling forest products for a number of years, have this week made the announcement that they have taken the exclusive agency in Southern California for the Redwood manufactured bv the California & Oregon Lumber Company.
The territory covered by Fletcher & Frambes rvill include Santa Barbara and the balance of the state south of there. They will make shipments both by rail and water, from the large mills at Brookings.
Fletcher & Frambes now have three distinct departments to their business. They operate heavily in Fir from some of the largest mills in the Northwest, they have a department for their nerv Redwood account, and they also have the agencies for reputable hardwoods.
This going concern is ably managed by the partners, IUr. W. P. Frambes, and Mr. J. W. Fletcher.
They now maintain offices at Los Angeles, San. Francisco, San Diego and Stockton.
LONG LAKE LUMBER CO. BUYS MILL
Spokane, 'Wash., Nov. 16.-Purchase of the Phoenix Lumber company, including the lumber factory on the river between Post and Wall street, Spokane, Wash., and timber lands in Stevens county, was announced recentll' by the Long Lake Lumber company.
Shos'ing their continued confidence in California as a I market for their products the C. D. Johnson Lumber Company of Portland, Oregon, exclusive selling agents for the Pacific Spruce Corporation, have opened a sales office at San Francisco.
The office is located in the Newhall Building and is in charge of Mr. F. S. Locke, who was until recently in charge of the export department of the company at Portland. Mr. Locke rvill norv handle export business at San Francisco as well as Northern California sales, and will be assisted bv Mr. W. B. Morrison.
NIr. Fred J. Crosier, rvho was formerly congected withSudden & Christenson's Los Angeles office, is now in charge of the Los Angeles office, which is in the Bartlett Building. Mr. Crosier is assisted by Mr. O. L. Arnstadt.
Pacific Spruce Corporation is now operating its own boat. the Robert -|ohnson, which will make two trips a nronth, and in all probability they rvill add another boat at the first of next )'ear.
The big mill at Toledo is at present cutting 4@,00O feet a rJay, of rvhich 6O per cent is Soft Old Growth Yellow Fir.