Grade Segregution Standards

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ed, is a product of cooperation between the American Farm Burbau Federation and his association.

Thursday Afternoon

R. F. Wells, West Turlock Lumber Co., vice-president of the Northern District, presided at the afternoon session.

"White Ants (Termites)" was the first subjec-t _dgalt with. Walter Putnam, president of the Building Officials Conference, and chief of the Building Inspection Department of Pasadena, led the discussion, telling in detail what he had found out about termites, and the progress maile in combatting their ravages since he had started his investigation. sociation of Los Angeles, led the discussion in behalf of the retailers, saying positively that he believed American Lumber Standards are the right standards for all of United States, and predicted that the change to these standards and to the segregation of grades would be made together after proper negotiations, of which this discussion is a part. He regarded the hesitancy in making these changes as simply due to fear of the outcome of change, and suggested that they should be preceded by a campaign of advertising to the trade. Mr. Smith concluded by reading a telegram from the Orange Belt Lumbermen's Club, San Bernardino County, informing the convention that the club has gone on record as being in favor of segregation of grades and American Lumber Standards.

The speaker referred to grade-marking, saying that grademarked lumber will be supplied by the manufacturers when the buyers want it, and concluded by saying that in the long run the interests of the manufacturers and distributors of lumber are identical.

L. J. Bissell, Bissell Lumber Co., Seattle,. and A. H. Landram, sales manager of St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., also took part in the discussion, Mr. Landram saying he believed the manufacturers will find difficulties in selling segregated grades will automatically adjust themselveg.

Mr. Putnam answered a lot of questions on this subject at the conclusion of his talk. Among those joining in the discussion were, F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno; W. R. Vanderwood, Fox-'Woodsum Lumber Co,, Glendale; H. M. Adams, Adams-Bowers Lumber Co', Anaheim; Curtis H. Cutter, Cutter Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento, and A. E. Rogers,, Hyde Park Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

Col. W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Seattle, led the discussion in behalf of the manufacturers on the subjects of segregation of grades, American Lumber Standards, and uniform grading rules.

Col. Greeley said he welcomed this opportunity to get acquainted with the retail lumber dealers of Californla, and assured them that his association would cooperate with them to the limit in finding the right answers to'their questions and problems.

After dealing with the difficulties anticipated by cargo mills in segregation of grades, and the confusion and unnecessary ixpense to manufacturers consequent on- the multipliCity of standards, he said that the relation of the question of sizes to that of segregation of grades is a dirict one, the problems being inter-related, and asked them to consider thise two questions and the question of a single set of grading rules together.

On a motion by C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., Whittier, President Hallingby appointed a committee to meet with Col. Greeley's committee and report back to the convention in the morning their recommendations on the questions under discussion. The committee was as follows: C. W. Pinkerton, chairman; Kenneth Smith, Los Angeles; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove; F. Dean Prescott, Fresno ; W. S. Riley, Oxnard; Paul Hallingby, T, os Aageles ; Stanley Clem, Santa Ana; W. R. Vanderwood, Glendale; C. G. Bird, Stockton; J. H. Shepard, Sacramento, and H. W. Bromley, Sausalito.

The manufacturers' committee consisted of Col. W. B. Greeley, chairman; L. A. Nelson, manager of Department of Grades, West Coast Lumbermens' Association; A. H.

Lan{ram, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Tacoma; Ruslell t Gh_een, C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., George Weir, 9oos Bay Lumber Co., San Francisco;L. J: Bisseii, Bisseli Lumber Co., and H. C. Clark, Booth-Killy Lumber Co.

On a motion by Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., it was unanimously decided to recommend to the committee the adoption of _American Lumber Standards and the seg- regation of grades.

C. D. LeMaster, as spokesman for the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club, addressed the convention on the pointed.on Thursd_ay-_re_commended the adoption by thc association of the 1926 Grading Rules of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and American Lumber Standards as to sizes, in conformation with the recommendation of the members.

A motion that the recommendation of the committee be adopted r.vas unanimously carried.

Mr. Pinkerton remarked that it is now up to each individual member to see that these changes are put into effect, and to buy his material according to the 1926 Grad-

Prominent Lumbermen Who Took Part in Convention Program

s-ubject of dealer distribution, setting forth the recommendations of the club as to what are -unethical practices on the part of the wholesaler and manufacturer, and asking the association to set.up a clearly defined policy.

_ Frank N. Gibbs, Aniheim; Iia E. Bririk, ihico; E. T. Bo-bie, Auburn; H. W. Bromley, Sausalito, and W. H. Falconbury, Stockton, were appointed as Resolutions Committee

Friday Morning

.R. F. Wells presided, and the sesJion was again opened with a program. of orchestral and vocal musii by pupils from San Francisco Public Schools.

Chairman Pinkerton announced that the committee ap- ing Rules and American Lumber Standards.

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Kenneth Smith, Los Angeles, led the discussion on the very important subject of "What Is The Best Plan Of Cooperation Among Local Groups Of Retail Lumbermen," his masterly treatment of the subject showing that he has made a great study of the whole field of local cooperation. Mr. Smith explained in detail the plan of the Los Angeles Association, and at the conclusion was warmly applauded. He then was called upon to answer a number of questions.

Frank Burnaby, Sun Lumber Co., Beverly Hills, read a paper describing the operation of the plan which has been (Continued on Page 16)