Dry Douglas Fflr Lumber

Seasoned In Scientifica[ly Con'anolled Dny Ki[ns

LONG-BELL trade-marked Douglas Fir Lumber is properly seasoned (at Longview,'S7ash.) in the largest dry kilns in the Pacific Norrhwesr.

It is seasoned in classes, according to sizes and grades . . . . one class to the kiln room . . . . hence properly seasoned. It is stacked flat, seasoned flat, and stays flat.

Skilled workmerl . . . . modern equipment . strict supervision, are assurance of both correct seasoning and exactness in manufacture. The high staridardi of LongBell are maintained throughour producdon.

(Continued from Page 20) shor,vs that with an added investment of $500,00O over the year 1924 which should have produced $1,000,000 more sales, the 1925 volume actually resulted in a loss of $150,000 of volume.

Didesch. said: "They cannot be purchased in a commercial sense; that co-operative effort alone makes their existence possible; and th-ey are the vital statistics of the craft. No other mill work association has published anything that even approaches their worth in scope, but nevertheless, they are just mere.'scraps of paper' unless the data they contain are thoroughiy digested and the results stated used in making a price that will bring a proper return to the in<lustry."

OtherInstitute activities referred tobyMr. Didesch were Standardizecl Accounting, Standard Piactices, Credits and the Manual of Mill Work. He stated that 34 member concerns were now using the Standard Accounting System and were participating in the monthly composite serviceLos Angelis and San Francisco have already adopted Standard Practices, he said, and he urged the adoption of Standard Prctices inali sections of the state.

No. 12. Manufacturing and Commercial Costs in L925.

No. 21. Accounts Receivable Turnover.

No.22. Market Study of Retail Sash and Door Prices.

No. 17. Attainments with Standardized Ledger Accounts.

No. 24. M I C Standardized Accounting System. Devoted to a listing and describing of the Balance Sheet Accounts.

No. 26. M I C Standardized Accounting System. Describing of the Gain and Lost Accounts.

No. 29. M I C Standardized Accounting System. Describing Operating Accounts.

In discussing the Information Bulletin Service, Mr.

In discussing theInstitute Price Guide, he said: "At the Stockton mebting you voted to have the Institute compile and publish a Price Guide suitable {or use in all sections of the state.An assessment was levied to carry on the work. Schedules covering made-to-order'Square Head Frames' and 'shaped Head Frames' will be presented for your adoption at tomorrow afternoon's session. Several other schedules are in the making, and one dealing with the complete field of 'Case Work' and another titled 'Spindles and Balusters' will be submitted at an early date. Several committees are nou' working diligently on these subjects, and the major part of the compilation, if not the entire work, will be in your hands at our next meeting.

When the schedules reach you' put them into practice forthwith. They will give vou a uniform method of price determination.

If you feel any doubts as to the need of following this

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AUL BUNYAN'S

Trained Ants are proving so successful that they may replace donkeys and tractors on the rugged slopes of the Sierras. Inspired by his success with Bees and Mosquitoes, Paul has developed a breed of Ants that stand six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds.

To overcome their habit of hibernating allWinter, Paul sup plied the Ants with Mackinaws made with three pairs of sleeves gr lgss. Th.y eat nothing but Copenhagen Snufi. TheAnts (or Uncles as they prefer to be called) can run to the Westwood "!op" with adamageUocomotivequickerthanthe Wrecking Crew can come out. They do not patronize bootleggers or requiretime off to fix their automobiles.