I State Retailers Favor American Harry A. Lake

Recommendation of the adoption of the 1926 Grading Rules of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and the American Lumber Standards as to sizes for all lumber shipped into California from the Northwest was an important step taken by members of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association at their annual convention held at the Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco, November 15, 16 and 17.

The 1928 convention attracted a good attendance, and much interesting discussion took place on such subjects as "Dealer Distribution," "Methods of Local Cooperation," "Methods of Building Up Retail Price Lists," "Termites," etc.

Harry A. Lake, Garden 'Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove, was elected president; E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn, was elected vice-president of the Northern District, and A. J. Stoner, Sawtelle Lumber Co., Sawtelle, was elected vice-president of the Southern District.

M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, was elected treasurer, and Mrs. J. E. Fraser, San Francisco, was re-elec-ted secretary.

Ihursday Morning

The convention was called to order by President Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles, at 10 8. h., and the first item on the program was music furnished by the San Francisco Public Schools, arranged by Estelle Carpenter, Director of Music.

The president introduced Edward Rainey, .secretary to

Mayor James Rolf, Jr., of San Francisco, who gave the address of welcome in the unavoidable absence of the mayor.

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, responded for the visitors to the address of welcome.

H. W. Schnell, Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, gave a short talk on "How To Get Your Money's Worth Out Of A Trade Association."

"Remodeling Of Old Houses Into New Homes" was the subject of an interesting address by Harlan K. Nygaard, assistant secretary of the Home Modernizing Bureau of the National Building Industries, Inc., Chicago.

The speaker told of the activities of the National bureau in assisting local bureaus to get started, and showed samples of advertisements supplied by them to local bureaus.

The best prospect for home modernization, he said, is the man who wants to move from an old district into a new one, and another good prospect is the man who wants to stay in the old house, and has been forgotten by the building industry. He referred to the successful bureaus already established in many eastern cities, and the organization work being completed in forming bureaus in Oakland and San Francisco.

Reuben W. Smith of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, San Francisco, exhibited a motion picture entitled "Tranformation," which depicted the modernization of a farm house. This picture, Mr. Smith explain-