The California Lumber Merchant - December 1930

BUILT.IN FIXTI.JRES

Corner Cupboardr

Kitchen Cabinetc

Breakfast Nooks

Folding Nooks

Folding lroning Boards

WALL PAITFI S

California Pine Plywood

Panels, Shelving and Counter Tops

LOG CABIN SIDING

RUSTIC DOORS

KNOTTY PINE PANELS and DOORS

PAI.JL BI.JNYAN IOO%

THE CALIFQR}-IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

JackDiorrne,puhldlru

LOS ANGELES, CAL, DECEMBER I, I93O

FIow Lumber Looks

Douglas Fir. For the week ended Novembcr 15, 3O3 mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's Auociation, operated at 41.69 per cent of capacity, q3 compared with 45 per cent for the previous week, and with 65 pcr cent during the early part of 1930. In the 2S-week period since the week ended l(lay 24, the indtutry har operated on an average oj 47.39 per cent of cqpacity, which har rerulted in more than one billion feet beins cut from produc- tion. The decrease repreeents about nine weekrt production, at the prerent rate of cutting, for the entire indur$ in the Douglas fir region of Oregon, Warhington and Britirh Cohmrbia.

Mill inventorier have been reduced 6.19 per cent during the past 25 weeks. Continued reduction of producion from now until after the New Year ir anticipated by t[e &sociation which ir expected to decreare inventories further. Stockr are badly broken with popular yard itemr increaringly difficult to obtain.

Production, orders and rhipments at 228 identical millr for the week ended November 15 were reported to the Arsociation ar follows: Production 109,131,518 feet, Ship' mentr 102,408,313 feet, and Orders 106'461'792 feet' Orderr were 2.42 per cent rurder production, and rhipmente were 6.16 per cent under the output.

Details of orders and rhipmentr ar reported by therc 228 mills follows: Orderr-Rail33,(X)4,551 feet; Dome*ic Cargo 49,142,477 feet; Export 15,791,501 fect; Local 8'523,263 feet. Shipments-Rail 34'448,654 fect; Domertic Cargo 45,696,503 feet; Export 13,739,893 feet; Local 8,523,263 feet.

Wholesalers report ttat the demand continuer fair' but prices are unratisfactory. Unrold ctockt on tte public docl$ a.t San Pedro on November 26 totaled 9,254'qX) feet which is the loweet point reached for tbe pest severd monttrrr and it is e*imated that approximately 5O per cent of thir etock is rmdedrable. 52 lumber vegels in the Celifonda eetvice are Laid up. Cargo arrivalr at San Pedro for the wee& ended November 22 totded IO'044'(XX) fect which ir con' sidered very light for this port. It ir reported that reveral

H. S. MORTON BACK FROM NORTHWEST

H. Sewall Morton, of Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland, returned November 22 from a 10-day business trip to the Northwest, where he visited a number of Willamette Valley mills and conferred with T. L. Driscoll, of the firm's Portland office.

of the large Fir millr are .l-iog down on December 1 for the holidays and will not rerrme operationr rmtil efter thc firct of the year, and it ie expected that production at &c Northwert millr e17s1'the holidayr will be lerr than fq1 wrrny yearr.

The Califomia White and $rgar Pine Murf,actrncn Ar sociation for the week endcd Novenbcr 15 rcpctcd ptu' duction fuom 24 millr ar 12,75O,(X)O fccr, ShbEGd f6'674,(XX) feet and Ordcnr 15,536rqn fGGt Fc 6c rccl ended November 15, thc Cdifdtrir Redrcod Arocirli<tn reported production fron 11 nilb er 5r110'qn fc.i' $iF mentr 3,647,(X)O fcct end ordclrr 4,O56'mO ft.L h thG Californh market there har bcen rore improvcmcot in 6c denend for Pine and Redwood, and pricce erc fru. {r*g*******tr*

New buri-eg recorded at 859 teading hardwood and roftwood lumber nilh fq6 the reck ended Novembe 15 wer 5 pcr ccnt rmdcr the producli,on et thcre mill+ accordbs to reportr to the Nationat Lrmber Mandectrrcrr Arocietim. Shipneatr bore the nme r&tirn to producrbn' thich totaled 224,987,ffi fert,-

The currcnt reletionrhip of fiipncob and ordcrr to pru duction for the 6rrt 46 we& oi 1930, er rcporbd by 6c regiond arsocir*i,onr to tte Nationrl L@bcr Mudactrcn A*ociation, followr:

Wed Coart Lrmbermeo'r Arrociatioehoduction 6r 612,731 M fect; Shipmeotr 6,363,477 Mfcct; Orden 6'' 367,897 Mfect

California White and Srger Pinc Manrf,actrnerr Asro' ciatio*-Production 862,393 M fcet; Shipnentr 896'460 tr; feet; Ordenr 883,535 M fecl

Cdifornia Redwood ArodrtioeProduction 306'209 M feet; Shipmcotr 2EO,2tl4 M fcct; Orrdcn 2tl'515 M fGGt

South€nr Pine Asociatftn-Productin 2'48qd28 M feet; Shipmentr 2r346,3E9 M fcct; Ordenr a305't3:f Dl fect.

Totat llardwoodr-Production l'726'583M ftct; SLip' mente 1,528,650 M feet; Orderr \tn2,6g M ftct.

EARL HOFFMAN ON NORTHWEST TRIP

Earl Hofiman, Los Angeles wholesaler, is on a trip to the Northwest visiting the mills. He will return to Los Angeles about the middle of December. While in the Northwest he will visit the Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett and British Columbia districts.

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Vagabond Editorials

By Jack Dionne

In the good old days there was a well known and highly rated axiom to the effect that "it's the galled jadc that winces". In later years the famous revivalist, Sam Jones' couched the same thought in more modernized terms, saying, "It's the hit dog that t_n":"t";. But it isn't always truc.

The other day a frlend of mine heard one of his managcrs telling someone about how he and hisfamily had been economizing "since the hard times came". My friend got this fellow into a corner as soon as possible, and said to him, "Are times as hard as you say?" Surprised, the employce answered, "Why sure-arcn't they?"

"'W'ell," said the employer, "I'm inclined to think they arc hard with me, but I didn't know they were.with you. The books show you are getting the same salary you were getting in L929. In 1929 your dollars weft worth not more than 90 cents. Today, according to the best figures available, your dollars are worth fully one dollar and twentyfive cents each. So I'm wondering just how times got so hard with you".

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"And furthermore," he said, "if you are spreading that kind of gospel afound your town, you, who are really much better ofi financially than you have been in a long time, how do you expect to induce people who may themselves be getting hurt by conditions, to do any buying?" The employee scratched his head. It was a new idea that had burst on his thought. "I believe I've been a di fool", he remarked. "Check.and double check", said*his employer.

The fixed income man who hasn't had his income reduced, is getting a lot more money than he was getting last year. For one thing is certain and that is that the buy.ing power of a dollar n"" 1""T"":d by leaps and bounds.

A veteran lumberman from Illinois sends this department a suggestion that he thinks would be of value both for the present and future. He calls attention to the fact that in thc middle west where he lives the retail lumber dealer as a rule carries a considerable amount of stock out of doors. Has always done so. Usually this was fast moving stock, that didn't stay in the weather long enough, when conditions were good, to nermi; "Ttolt deterioration.

My correspondent declares that there has been really tragic loss to the dealers of that territory during the past year to uncovered lumber yard stock that has not been moving normally by reason of slow business, and has deteriorat-

ed in the weather. He tells of sccing beautiful timbers and dimension badly weathet d*natd from staying a year without cover in retail yardsl y" tcrritory.

He suggests ttat tbe retail lumbcr deders generally gct busy and take advantage of tbe low pdce of low gfade lumber, to build sheds to house dl thcir lumber. It would protect their stocks, and- would give employment to a lot of men, just at a time when the rmanployuent problcrn is tle scrious matter ttat confronts tte natim. He tclls of sccing onc retail lumberman he knows give $3{X)0 to tte rrilief for unemployment campaign in his town, while he had thousands of dollars worth of good lumber spoiling in the weather because of insuEcicnt lard room-

This correspondent suggcsts tbat the usual uncmployed man would far rather have a job tbat would givc him sur. tenance than take charity from tbc unanploymcot fun{' and that the rctail lumberman who actuaEy nccde shcds would do well to build some shcds, Ptltcct his stocLs for ttre present and future both, and give honcst onployrmcnt to men that need it'

There is a lot of meat in what this lumbcrmao bas to say. There are thousands upon thousands of such yards in the United States that ought to usc some of thcir ovn building material, and this would be a good time to do it It would set a good example. With materials and labor at prcsent costs sheds could certainly bc built cbeapcr. than cvet before ,l ,r ,t

Financial figures show that the banls are bursting with scared money everlnrhere. Whcn tbe scare bcgins to sub. side, conditions'will begin to improve. \lllhco the scare is gone, conditions will be grand. It won't tatc a long timc to come back as some peoplc prdict becausc the rcturn of confidence will bring a flood o[ buying. Dam up thc buying powers ofa nation for more than a year, and you build something that wlll bc worth looling at wheo it bursts. t'}t

There isn'tathing in the world ttc mattcr sith this country today except ttat evetyone who has Eoncy is bolding onto it until they see wbat is going to ha1rycn. And financial coagulation is to ttre nation whet blood coagulation is to the human body. **rt

We need faith as we never necdcd it before. Faith in our country, faith in our institutions, faith in one anothcr, faith in ourselves.

Federal Trade Commission Hold Philippine Mahogany Hearing At Los Angeles

Hearings for the Respondent in the Philippine Mahogany case instituted by the Federal Trade Commission against the Gillespie Furniture Company of Los Angeles were held at Los Angeles from November l0 to l4 inclusive. A series of hearings were held on the Pacific Coast last June when the Commission presented their side of the case.

This is a reopening of the old Philippine Mahogany case which was decided several years ago when seven Respondents were ordered to discontinue the use of the name Philippine Mahogany, as applied to certain rvoods imported fromthePhilippines. So much dissatisfaction was expressed over this decision that many concerns and users of the wood, of which the Gillespie Furniture Company is one, requested the Federal Trade Commission to institute new proceedings. As a result of these requests, the Federal Trade Commission filed a number of complaints against dealers in and users of Philippine Mahogany, and by agreement, the Gillespie Furniture Company was selected as the respondent in the case first to be tried.

The respondent had many witnessed testify as to the right of these woods to be called Philippine Mahogany as the lumber has all the characteristics of a mahogany, it is a highly figured wood, takes a beautiful finish, only an expert lumberman can tell the difference between these woods and other mahoganies, and even experts caniot distinguish the difference between the various mahoganies after Philippine has been finished and polished.

The respondent had many exhibits of finished samples of Philippine Mahogany including turned lamp standards,

MURRAY A. MARLEY VISITS CALIFORNIA

Murray A. Marley, Big Bay Lumber Co., Ltd., Vancouver, B. C., was a recent Los Angeles visitor rvhere he spent afew days making a survey of the Southern California market and calling on the trade.

carved furniture and polished table-tops rvhich were offered as testimony. One striking exhibit included two high-back handsomely carved chairs, exact duplicates, taken from stock at Barker Bros., Inc.,Los Angeles, one made of Phihppine Mahogany and the other of Guatemala Mahogany and many witnesses well qualified were unable to distinguish that they were different woods.

Among the witnesses called by the respondent were Mr. George Krick, Superintendent of Barker Bros., Inc., Los Angeles, who operate one of the largest furniture stores'in the world, and Mr. P. J. Walker, prominent Los Angeles architect. Mr. Krick testified as to the merits of Philippine Mahogany and its right to use the word Mahogany in conjunction with the word Philippine. Barker Bros., Inc., use large amounts of Philippine Mahogany in all the grades of furniture that they manufacture at their factory and sell considerable quantities fromtheir store, he stated. Mr. Krick testified that Philippine Mahogany makes excellent furniture, finishes beautifully, and is a wood that is adaptable to many kinds of finishes. Mr. Walker testified that they have specified Philippine Mahogany for many jobs requiring a nice figure and a high grade finish and that many of the office buildings, clubs and apartment houses in Los Angeles bear witness to this fact.

At the conclusion of the Los Angeles hearing, the Commission left for Chicago, Grand Rapids and Detroit, where further hearings will be held. Wallace H. Martin, of New York City, and Daniel Forbes, of Washington, D. C., represented the respondent at the Los Angeles hearings.

GEO. WEIR RETURNS HOUE

George Weir, well known San Francisco Bay district lumberman, returned recently to his home in Piedmont from Marshfield, Ore., where he underwent an operation in the local hospital.

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Millwork Institute Holds Its Seventh Annual Convention at San Francisco

A.W. Bernhauer Reclected President.

Decision to expand the Institute's trade extension program was an important feature of the seventh annual conv6ntion of the Millrvork Institute of California. held at the Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco, November fr and 21.

Definite progress during the seventh year of the Institute's existence was clearly shown.by the secretary's report of activities. Gratifying to the men who have worked so hard for the success of this organization was the further assurance of support and co-operation given by representatives of other associations engaged in the manufacture and sale of wood.

the Board of Directors at their meeting the previous day. These included a recommendation to hold two conventions a year instead of three, the annual in Novembei, according to custom, and a mid-year convention in May in Southern California, and a recommendation that the Frame Details be published as soon as ready. The bbard also recommended that the Institute's program be extended to include the enlargement of the staff as finances and conditions permit, and requested the president and secretary to work out the details of this expansion.

Earl Bowe, National Lumber Manutlacturers Associa-

Re-elected Sccrctary

Arthur W. Bernhauer, Fresno Planing Mill, Fresno, was re-elected president of the Institute to serve his third term; E. J. Nutting, Herring & Nutting, San Francisco, and J. Wesley Shrimp, Cresmer Mfg. Co., Riverside, rvere elected vice presidents for the Northern and Southern Districts, respectively; E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles, was re-elected treasurer, and Lester G. Sterett was re-elected secretary.

Thursday Session

The Board of Directors met at luncheon on Thursday and remained in executive session throughout the afternoon.

A School of Instruction in the use of the Standard Millwork Schedules under the direction of E. R. (Bert) Maule, Maule-Heber Co., Los Angeles, lvas held in the evening for the benefit of all listers, estimators and others interested in their application. This was rvell attended. At the close Mr. Maule announced the decision of the directors to inaugurate a correspondence course of instruction in the use of the schedules.

Friday Morning

President Arthur W. Bernhauer opened the convention at l0 a.m. After a few brief remarks of welcome to the delegates he appointed as a nominating committee A. J. Todhunter, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles (chairman); Milton Wistrom, Madary's Planing Mill, Fresno, and E. J. Nutting,.Herring & Nutting Planing Mill, San Francisco.

Secretary L. G. Sterett read the treasurer's report in the absence of Treasurer E. A. Nicholson, Pacific Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles.

The secretary then read the recommendations made by

A. f. Todhrstcr Elcctcd Dircctor

tion, Los Angeles, addressed the convention on the subject of "Termite Research". He urged the millmen to cooperate with the National in the matter of reporting dry wood termite damage and particularly requested information as to how long millwo5k found damaged has been installed. He also earnestly urged them to read Circular 318, "Termites and Termite Damage", issued by the University of California, and the supplement to this, and to analyze their own problem and then call on the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association of the Lumber Sub-Committee of the Termite Investigations Committee, San Francisco, for help.

President Arthur W. Bernhauer delivered a thoughtful address entitled "The Past and Future of the Millwork Industry," rvhich is printed in full elsewhere in this issue.

Secretary Lester G. Sterett followed with a report on the activities of the Institute. Referring to the Standard Millwork Schedules he said these rvill pay for themselves many times over if intelligently used, and expressed the opinion that the correspondence course in the use of these will prov.e to be one of the most important activities of the comrng year.

In dealing with the proposed expansion of the Trade Extension Program he pointed out the necessity of collective advertising in order to create desire for wood interiors among home orvners, and told members about the series of radio talks sponsored by the Institute, rvhich are a part of the program, and rvhich are being given by himself over

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H. W. Gaetjen Elected Director

E. A. Nicholsott Re-elected Treasurer

L. G. Stcrett

A. ll/'. Benilntct Re-elected President

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various stations. The first two, he said, have been given over station KLX, Oakland.

Mr. Sterett concluded his report with a resume of past and present activities and those planned for the future, and assured his hearers that millwork men now realize there is a "definite trend back to wood."

Norman J. Silberling, Lecturer in Economics, University of California, discussed "The Business Trend". He said he looked for a fairly satisfactory recovery in building activity in California in 1931.

Friday Afternoon

President Bernhauer presided. Secretary Sterett announced the result of election of officers by the new board of directors which held its organization meeting during the noon recess.

Mr. Bernhauer in accepting the office of president for the third consecutive year said that everything that has been accomplished by the Institute has been done through the splendid co-operation of the officers and directors. He announced that the office of the Institute rvill continue to be maintained at Fresno.

Elected Directors

ers, San Francisco, made an eloquent plea for a united lumber and woodworking industry, which he said is vitally necessary to combat the threats against its very existence.

He commended the advertising and trade promotion effort of the Institute, and said that the advertising will eventually have to be extended to reach the consumer.

In dealing with threats against the woodworking industry, Mr. White mentioned two in particular, the inroads of substitutes for wood, and Eastern competition as it affects the California milhvork industry. In speaking of the competition of steel he said that in lgD, 355,4n tons of steel had been used in the manufacture of office furniture, and that the objective of the steel companies was the use of 7,000,000 tons for this purpose alone. ln I9D,666,000 tons of steel went into the making of household furniture and equipment, and the objective for this branch of the steel business is I 1,000,000.

A. J. Todhunter read the report of the nominating committee, announcing the new board of directors, in which there is onlv one change, J. Sullivan, Sr., San Diego, taking the place of W. Cowling, San Diego. These were elected by unanimous vote. The new directors are as follows: Elmore King, Bakersfield; R. R. Smith, Fortuna; A. W. Bernhauer, Fresno; H. Coor-Pender, Los Angeles; A. J. Todhunter, Los Angeles; D. N. Edwards, Oakland; C. W. Lannom. Oakland; W. L. Leishman, Pasadena; E. V. I\{cClintock, Pittsburg; J. W. Shrimp, Riverside; C. G. Chipchase, Sacramento; J. Sullivan, Sr., San Diego; H.W. Gaetjen, San Francisco; E. J. Nutting, San Francisco; H. E. Weyler, Santa Barbara; J. G. Kennedy, Santa Clara, and T. J. Bridgef ord, Sebastopol.

L. W. Lane, San Francisco, owner and publisher of "Sunset" I\Iagazine, spoke on "The Importancl of Planning and Research in Merchandising," stressing the necessity of making the consumer conscious of the value of Certified Architectural Woodwork by advertising the certified product.

E. R. (Bert) Maule, Los Angeles, followed with a review of the Standard Millwork Schedules, in which he explained the fundamental principles on which the new schedules are based. He incidentally informed the gathering that the committee of five which worked for three years in the development of the schedules had an average of 30 years' millrvork experience apiece.

Kenneth Smith, secretary-manager of the Lumber and Allied Products Institute of Los Angeles, discussed the subject of "Local Associations in the Millwork Industry". In his talk Il[r. Smith developed the idea that the problems of any industry can only be solved by group thinking and group acting.

R. F. Hammatt, secretary-manager of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco, told the convention about the activities of his association, mentioning particularty the Dealers' Service Bureau, now ready to function, and the Agricultural and Engineering Bureau. In closing Mr. Hammatt gave assurance that the Redwood Association rvill urge definite further co-operation between the manufacturers and the Millwork Institute of California.

"Co-operation in the Building Industry" was the topic assigned to Albert J. Evers, A.I.A., director of the North-

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C. H. White, vice-pres. and general mgr. of White Broth-

J. G. Kennedy

D. N. Edzoards

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Next to California itself, Texas is the greatest potential consumer of Iilestern Lumber Products.

With a population over 5,000,000, a mighty domain that constantly develops in lumber conrumption with its local lumber production decreasutg at a rate aE rapid aE its consumption increaEes, the Texas territory extends its hands westward and asks for ttmore lumber.tt

Are you. getting your share?

The GUIF COAST

TUMBERMAN

HOUSTON, TEXAS JACK DIONNE, PUBUSHER

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ern California Chapter of the American Institute .of Architects. Mr. Evers fave it as his opinion that the architects should assist the Millwork Institute of California in the extension of its Certification Program, and suggested the formation ofa Building Congress, taking inthe various branches of the building industry.

The convention adopted the recommendation of the directors that the annuai convention of the Institute be held in the San Francisco Bay District on the usual date in November each year, and that a mid-year convention be held

George J. Kaiser, Lannom Brothers Mfg. Co. .....Odd.nd

J. G. Kennedy, Pacific Manufacturing Co. ...San Frencirco

C. W. Lannom, Lannom Manufacturing Co. . ......O.H.!d

W. L. Leishman, Crown City Manufacturing Co. Pes.dcn

F. V Lewis, G. H. Brown Hardwood Co. ... .......Oatland

E. V. Ir{cClintock, Redwood Manufacturers' Co. .Pittsburg

D. J. MacCormack, Little River Redwood Co. ....Arcat

Chartes E. Mapel, Pacific Door and Sash Co. .I-os Angclcs

E. R. Maule, Maule-Heber Co. ......[-os Angclcs

Charles Monson, Acme Planing Co. ..San Francisco

Took Part in Convention Pro$ram

in Southern California in May of each year, the location of this meeting to be decided by the Southern groJP.

F. L. Letihfield, Industrial Engineer, Wells-Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co., San Francisco, was the last speaker on the program, delivering an address on "The Industrial Outlook".

A vote of thanks was put on record to the committee of San Francisco millmen responsible for the arrangements for the convention.

The convcntion adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

Friday Evening

The annual banquet and entertainment was held in the Roof Garden of thi Hotel Whitcomb at 7 p.^. E' J. Nutting was chairman of the entertainment committee.

The registration included the following:

H. E. Anderson, Anderson's Bros. Planing Mill ....'San Francisco

Hal M. Atkinson, Atkinson Mill and Mfg. Co.

A. W. Bernhauer, Fresno Planing Co.

B. J. Boorman, Boorman Lumber Co.

T. J. Bridgeford, Bridgeford Planing Mill Co.

J. E. Carter, The Minton Co.

C. G. Chipchase, Friend & Terry Lumber Co.

C. E. Colburn, Union Suppty Co.

Ray B. Cox, Built-In Fixture Co. ...

D. N. Edwards, Oakland Planing Mill Co.

Harry W. Gaetjen, Empire Planing Mill Co.

E. A. Garlick, Moore-Garlick Co.

Henry Harder, Harder Planing Mill Co.

S. Hassel, Diamond Match Co.

William B. Jacoby, Yates-American Machine Co.

Emery Nutting, Herring-Nutting Planing Mill Co.

Francisco

J. O'Brien, Buitders' Supply Co. -.. '. '$n Francirco

Oscar Olsen, Acme Ptrening Mitt Co. -.. .."S.n Freocirco

G. G. Pierce. Sunset Lumbcr co' "' """'o'u'nd

H. L. Rostnberg, Hipolito Co. .....I-os An8phs

J. W. Shrimp, Cresmer Manufacturing Co- ......Riverride

Kenneth Smith, Lumber and Allied Products Institute of Southern California Los Angel'cr

R. R. Smith, Humbotdt Milling Co. ... ... - '.Fortuae

C. I. Speer, Zenith Milt end Lumbcr Co. .-- 'Qrlrlen{

Lester G. Sterett, Mittwork Institute of Celif. .......Frcsno

A. J. Todhunter, Hammond Lumbcr Co. ... ....I-os Angehr

Albin Warden, 'Warden Bros. Planing Milt Co. .....San Frencico

H. E. Weyler, Boyd Lumbcr Co. ... ......Centervillc

Milton Wistrom, Madar/s Planing Mill, Inc. .Fresno

P. L.'Bernardis, Capital City Ptaning Mill .. ...-Sacramcnto

O. D. Fairfield, Empire Planing lf,ill......:,....-.-.Sen Franciro

F. J. Finney, Empire Ptaning Milt .. -.San Francisco

R. S. Grant .....San Francirco

C. F. Ricker, I-annom Bros. Mfg. Co. ... ..-.O.klud

J. B. McKegn, East Bay Lumbermen's Club ...-...Oellrod

Larue Woodson, Nicolai Door Co. .-..San Francilco

Tom Brown, J. E. Higgins Lumber Co. .....Secrameato

Tom Pugh, Sunsct Lumber Co. ..O.ld.nd

E. E. Pope, Sunset Lumbcr Co. .O.Llaod

P. R. Kahn, Forsyth Hardwood Co..... ......San Freacisco

E. E. McConnell ... ..O.ld.od

H. Parson, Kirchmann Hardwood Co. '....Sen Fnncisco

H. T. Didesch, Millwork Institute of Oakland ....Oallrd

W. H. I\Iiner, Redwood Manufacturers Co. . .......PittsbqS

C. L. McFarland, Cresmer Mfg. Co. .. ...RJvcrsidc

Sam M. Hawkins, "Western Woodworkcr" .........Sen Francisrp

W. T. Black, "The Callfornia Lumbcr Mcrcbent"....S.n Frulcirco

R. F. Halr,tllp,n

Earl Bowe

Kenneth Smith

Philippine Lumber Inventories Now Time to Modernize Says Reduced Berkeley C. of C.

Reduction in saw-mill inventories is shown by statistics covering 43 mills of the Philippine Islands that cut over 90 per cent of the total production, ac'cording to a report from Trade Commissioner E. D. Hester at Manila to the Lumber Division of the Department of Commerce.

Mill inventories increased du.ring the first four months of the year, and over the corresponding months of 1929, until a peak was reached in April when inventories for the month were well over 90 per cent of the same m.onth last year. During May and June inventories were reduced, with June inventories about 50 per cent over June of last year. This reflects conditions in the Oriental lumber markets where much of the Philippine lumber is normally sold.

As stated in a previous release, the same 43 mills cut in the first six months of this year approximately 117,000,000 board feet as compared with 116,500,000 for the corresponding period. of last year. Production the first quartet of this yearwas in excess of the same period a year ago, but during the second quarter of this year there was a decline of production under last'year's second quarter.

The November issue of the "Berkeleydn", official publication of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, contains the following paragraphs under the heading, "Business Stabilizatjon":

"At the present time many industrial organizations in Berkeley and throughout the State, in sound financial condition, are conserving their financial resources and holding cash reserves which for their own interest and the interest of the development of sound business should be put to work. Not only is this true of industry, but of retail business as well. Now is the time to modernize, not only manufacturing plants and methods, but retail stores and selling methods as well. Now is the time to prepare for the increased business that is to come.

"Adoption of this program in Berkeley will insure that Berkeley will be ready to meet more efficient and aggressive competition when greater demands arise, and the very act of putting resources effectively at work in this modernization program will stimulate better business and provide many additional jobs for those who need them."

nson-Erickson '/ San Diego Hoo Hoo Play Golf

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Jeanette Erickson and Harry V. Hanson the early part of November. Mr. Hanson, popular Los Angeles lumberman, is secretary of the California Panel & Veneer Co. Miss Erickson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erickson of Los Angeles where she has resided for several years and is a popular member of the younger set.

and Have Dinner Dance

The San Diego Hoo Hoo Club held a golf tournament and dinner dance at the La Mesa Country Club, San Diego, on Saturday, November 22. About 40 took part in tfe golf tournament, and a large gathering was present to enjoy the dinner dance which was held in the evening.

nN October rst this Company resumed the manufacture of Port Orford \-.' c.edarlumber, and its Bay Point yard will always have available for immediate shipment a complete stock of that specialtyproduct.

Our large Oregon timber holdings contain a sufficient amount of Port fford ceAat to assure our customers a continuous supply for a greatmany years to come.

Port Orford cedrr is logged by us in long lengths, enabling the production of unusual special cutting orders for which prompt delivery can be made from this yard, viaour six day steamer service from Coos Bay.

Send for our booklet of grading rules and firm prices.

Goos Balt Lumber Co.

National Lumber Manufacturers Association Directors Authorize Work Under MillionDollar Budget for Trade Extension

Chicago, Nov. 8.-The Executive- Committee of the directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, meeting here yesterday and today, dealt with general policies of the Association and reviewed the progress of trade extension work, planned for its perpetuation and set up a budget for its activities during 1931. The budget is on a scale of a million dollars, but the policy laid down for its application requires that expenditures be at all times maintained in proportion to actual receipts, so that if receipts, owing to effects of the business depression. should fall under a million dollars, adjustment accordingly will be made. The directors authorized an active campaign to secure renewals and additional subscribers to the trade extension fund.

The main headings of the various activities to which funds were allocated are:

Research, Field Promotion Work, Educational Promotion, Architectural, Lumber Purchase and Use Specifications, Co-operative Promotion Work with Other Agencies. Merchandising, Building Code Service, Publicity and Advertising.

The directors had before them detailed explanations and discussions of all the items making up the total, which were submitted by Walter F. Shaw, trade extension manager.

The contemplated research includes laboratory work in wood properties, processing treatments and coatings, structural assemblies, and emergency investigations.

Field Promotion

Field promotion work covers such constructional promotion as light frame and wood joisted construction. farm lumber market, millwork products. heavv timber buildings. highway structures and uses, oil industrv structures and uses. railway structures and equipment, federal government lumber requirements, and such fabrication projects as automobile manufacture and kitchen and cabinet manufacture. also special technical advisory service supplied to manufacturers on request. All of these rvere presented in profuse detail.

The educational activities include assistance to engineering and architectural schools and colleges through lectures, advice regarding curricula; similar help to various schools ; assistance in carpentry instruction to the Federal Board of Vocational Training; industry speakers' bureau; educational service to carpenters, lathers and plasterers; exhibits ; distribution of wood samples to schools and colleges; educational publicity regarding forestry and the lumber industry; preparation and distribution of publications and corrective publications regarding educational and general publications and literature of competitors.

The architectural activities are aimed at educating and informing architects. who control approximately 70 per cent of the money spent annually for building materials. regarding the properties and merits of wood and wood construction. These activities also relate to carpenters. contractors, real estate boards, financing agencies, farm building groups, home modernization, etc.

Lumber purchase and use specification service covers a wide field in which marked lumber and the use of certificates of grade and tally for carload shipments are consplcuous.

CoOperative Activities

The co-operative work covers home financing, home

modernizing, Wooden Box Bureau,'Wood Office Furniture and Equipment, promotion of treated wood progress, red cedar shingle co-operation, various wood-using industries, National Sprinkler Manufacturers Association, Fire Insurance, Hoo-Hoo, National Committee on Wood Utilization, and some minor joint work.

Much attention was given in the budget presentation, and in its discussions by the directors, to the subject of merchandising. It was evident that there is a growing feeling that a considerable part of the troubles of the lumber industry are due to faults of distribution, especially with regard to lack of energetic solicitation of patronage. President Dixon, who has had a most encouraging experience through the adoption of intelligent solicitation of trade by the retail yards of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, is enthusiastic over the possibilities of intelligent house-tehouse selling, especially in the country. The success of this work is largely dependent upon the education and research work of the trade extension department, rvhich has accumulated a large number of publications that are invaluable to the retail yard salesman calling on prospective customers. Since Mr. Dixon originated the experiment in this line in the territory tributary to Eugene, Oregon, hundreds of retailers have received copies of his various talks explaining the procedure, and several have reported increased sales corresponding to those in Mr. Dixon's own experiencHn€ of the salesmen of his retail yards having originated $25,m of new retail business within a few months. This form of co-operation with the retailers-that is, assisting and stimulating them to go after business energeticatly-will be emphasized in trade extension work throughout l93l; in fact, it may be said that it will be the distinguishing feature of Mr. Dixon's administration.

In connection with the building code work, it was remarked that about one-third of the annual lumber production is absorbed in the urban markets, and subject to building laws and ordinances. Hence there is necessity for continuous protection of the market against unfair and prejudiced legislation. Such protection involves a vast amount of 6eld and office work.

In the field of national advertising, it was directed that expenditures be limited to publications reaching the industrial and home building markets; the farm field; the "specifying consumers"; the home finance, lumber distributions fields, etc.

Wide Field of Publications

The trade extension recommendations gave much attention to the important part played by publications in supporting all the various activities. Attention rvas called to the fact that in the first nine months of 1930, nearly a quarter million directly,and through the co.operating agencies over a million, copies of publications had been distributed on the part-cost plan and that a consi{erable revenue was derived from theirsale. The total distribution covers 56,m0 copies of heavy timber publications, 359,(XX) on light frame construction, 25,00O on building and construction generally, 23,000 on building codes, 445,m architectural, 13,000 on fabricated and industrial uses of lumber, 805,000 copies of educational, general informational and wood property and treatment publications. The total distribution of all publications up to October was nearly three

million. The proposed new publications and further tions of old ones now proposed totals 685,000.

The meeting of the Executive Committee of the directors was preceded on Thursday by a meeting of the Budget Committee, which canvassed the estimatei and recomm;ndations submitted by the trade extension department and revised them for submission to the directors. - The Budget Committee is composed of R. B. White, Chairman, Tride Extension Committee; A. Trieschmann, Vice-Chairman, and the chairmen of the four Advisory Committees, namely, Carl Hamilton, Advertising; M. W. Stark, Publi,city; W. f. Murray, Promotion; C. Arthur Bruce, Resear,ch.

Representatives of the regional lumber manufacturers association which make up the National Association met in Chicago during the week of O,ctober 26 and studied the tentative budget as a preliminary to its consideration by the Budget Committee and the Board of Directors.

Miscellaneous Transactions

Other than trade extension matters. the Exe"cutive Committee unanimously approved the Code of Trade Practices as somewhat amended in paragraphs 18 and 19, and unanimously approved in principle Mr. Kendall's distribution statement.

It was voted to continue activities in opposition to the importation of Russian convict-made lumber, as directed at the meeting of the directors held last August.

The subject of horne financing came up again and the secretary and manager was directed to consider the advisa- bility of employing a staff man whose entire attention would be devoted to this work.

After some discussion of the subject of orderly produc- tion and distribution, which has been under consideration for some months, President Dixon announ,ced that the N.L.M.A. would proceed rvith a development of its present st-atistical program, but that the plan for regional meetings of producers would be deferred.

The proposed Timber Conservation Board, which it rvas stated the President rvas about to appoint, was considered in a general way and rvith pra,ctically unanimous favor.

Consideration was given to the afiairs of the Credit Corporation.

Mr. Dixon announced that all directors tvould be expected to spend two or three weeks of their time in 1931 in pushing for new support of the trade extension work by lumber manufacturers.

The directors, or proxies, attending the meeting were as follows: A. C. Dixon, E. L. Carpenter, R. B. White, H. B. Hewes, J. W. Blodgett, J. H. Kirby, C. D. Johnson, F. G. Wisner, W. S. Bennet, E. G. Griggs, J. H. Eddy, C. C. Sheppard, A. J. Peavy, E. 4. Frost, W. Leuthold, J. P. Hennessy, M. B. Nelson, J. W. Watzek, W. M. Ritter, Paul Eames, C. S. Keith, H. C. Bar,ckes, M. W. Stark. S. V. Fullaway, Harry Kendall, F. R. Titcomb, F. K. Weverhaeuser, Wilson Compton, W. F. Shaw, A. T. Upson. H. G. Uhl and A. L. Ford.

JAMES L. HALt

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is found in Ham yards located et Los Angeles.

These stocks may be rightly said to be the largest in Southern California. That represents in itself an outstanding form of service for the retail lumber dealers of the Southland.

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Miniature Golf Course Designs To Aid Local Dealers

Washington, Nov. 25.-Designs for nine all-lumber built miniature golf fairways and greens, for three compact courses that may be laid out on the home lawn or other limited area, a rest house and a golf course enclosure, are included in a folder for the benefit of lumber dealers iust published bythe National Lumber Manufacturers Association. The folder is Number 16 in the series of "Lumber Facts" sales aids being published for the benefit of progressive dealers and is entitled "Build Your C)wn Miniature Golf Courses."

Predictions of government experts and business economists who have been watching the development of this baby golf industry all indicate that with the coming of Spring there will be a definite swing toward installation of miniature courses in back yards and on front lawns of private homes, a la croquet. The nine hoJes shown in the new folder are suitable for either home or commercial construction. They are original in 'character, very "tri.cky" (which is the prime feature of a course) and can be framed and installed by any good carpenter.

In addition to working drawings of intricate parts, the folder contains a rough bill of materials and construction details for each hole. It also explains the manner of laying out the suggested compact courses so that one hole may be shot along several fairways, thus ,conserving lawn space. Hazards, sides, and ornamentation are all in wood construc- tion. It has been found in the growth of this baby industry that lumber for such purposes has proved easy to work and adapt to a.variety of designs, is readily available, attractive and readily movable.

Sample ,copies of "Build Your Own Miniature Golf Courses," which dealers can now begin to use as a part of their spring sales campaign, may be had on request to the Washington offi,ces of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Lumbermen's Atlas of British Columbia

A valuable addition to the works of reference dealing with the lumber industry of British Columbia is the "Lumbermen's Atlas of British Columbia", issued by the publishers of the "British Columbia Lumberman". This work was prepared with the co-operation of theBritish Columbia Forest Service, who, realizing the service they were performing to the industry, made fully available to the publishers the essential and accurate information they possessed regarding the geographical location, nature and capacity of the operations within the jurisdiction of their various districts. The result is a comprehensive collection of no less than sixteen maps, indicating the position and proximity torail and steamboat points of iix hundred operations, large and small. Five hundred minor opera- tions are also listed. By means of a reference index-it is possible for subscribers to this Atlas to locate every mill and camp of any importance in British Columbia and estimate the cost of reaching them, two special maps giving railway and steamer fares to the principal destinations. -

No previous effort to map out so completely the operat- ing area of a far-flung major industrial irea lias e'oei beett attempted. Nor has a publication of this description so effectively visualized the vast extent of British Coiumbia's lumber industry. Copies may be obtained from the publishers, "Gordon Black Publications, Ltd., 909 Metrobolitan Building, Vancouver, B. C.," at a price of $2.00 per cbpy.

Hundreds of Homcs Ne ed Re'roof Jobs

The weathcr continually 3upplica re-roof prospecb. Right now there ue hundreds of roob th.t need re-newing roofs that should be cared for before thc seasonal nin3. Roofen rnd contrrcton arc getting a creditrble .mount of seasonal businerr rndrre spccifying Weaver-Henry re-roof jobs in mo3t instlncc3, becruse of the srtisfactionthisroofing gives the home owner .nd the profit the contractor and tooler make when using \(/ecver-Henry mcterials Infcctthe profit to the toolct, contrrctor and to the dealer is one lerron why it's practical to specify and handle Wcaver-Henry Rooftng.

Past And Future of The Millwork Industry

By A. V. Berrrhauer, President of the Millwort In*itutc of C.alifornia. Address made at the Annual Convention of the Millwor& In*inrtc of California, November 21, l9r0, San Francisco, Cdifornia.

The woodworking industry, like many others, has been revolutionized by the rapidly changing conditions and the present machine age. If we will go back several centuries we will find expert mechanics putting their very lives into the woodworking industry and producing some of the masterpieces in architectural woodwork. Beauty and quality were of prime importance and the cost and time required occupied only a secondary place.

In more modern times mass production has taken the place of hand craftsmanship and in the mad rush to produce large quantities of stock millwork quality has been sacrificed. The desire to do a large volume of business created a competitive condition that rvas not sound and forced many manufacturers to further reduce their quality in order to cope with the strained economic conditions.

About this time manufacturers of substitutes for wood entered the buildingfield on a competitive basis and through superior salesmanship- and well-planned.advertising campaigns were able to replace rvood in many instances.

This brief, summarv of the past can only serve as a background for what we may expect in the future, but what about the status of wood in 1930.

We have often seen in print'and heard the statement made from platforms that there is a "trend back to wood" and we ask ourselves, "Why?" In answer to this question I would say that the fundamental reason is that artificial substitutes cannot successfully compete rvith a God-made product. Wood has character, beauty, rvarmth, durability and can be used by the great masses more economically than any other natural building material.

In order to sell their materials manufacturers of substitutes have tried to imitate rvood. Golf clubs with steel shafts are made to resemble wood so closely that it takes a close inspection to find that they are not really wood. Metal furniture is painted to imitate various types of hardwood and only by its cold, metallic ring can it be distinguished from mahogany or oak. Many mis-statements have been made setting forth the qualities of substitutes but like all other propaganda the true facts will ahvays prevail and in due time the public will choose rvisely and use. the material that represents the greatest value and affords the most comfort.

In order to reap the full benefit of this "trend back to wood" itwill be necessary for us to make some radical changes in our internal organization. The fundamental requirements of any successful salesman is that he must himself be sold on the merchandise that he is trying to sell to others. This applies to wood as s'ell as other commodities and we have got to sell ourselves on the beauty and value of wood before we can intelligently discuss this matter u'ith prospective owners or architects.

In our industry we employ thousands of men in our offices, shops and sales forces and these employees, if properly educated to the value of wood, would become a valuable asset to the industry and could do much to promote its welfare.

We have too many job holders and too few skilled me-

chanics who love to rvork in wood and perform their daily task with interest in their work and a feeling that they are helping humanity to better enjoy life by their labors.

We must carry the story of wood to the outside world and through a well organized Trade Promotion Program contact architects, owners and contractors and provc to them that wood can serve every building purpose as efficiently now as it did in the years gone by.

If the present industrial war continues the death rate will increase at an appalling rate. If we would learn to fight for profits in place of fighting our competitors our energ:f would be turned from destruction to usefulness.

The manufacturers of woodwork seem to have a price complex and the favorite sport of many of our executives is in cutting bids and then complaining that their business does not justify paying association dues for the promotion of the industry good. If we once convince ourselves that we are entitled to the cost of production, plus a fair pro6t, we can sell this idea to our trade regardless of co-mpetitive conditions existing. It requires courage and leadership to launch out on a constructive program of this kind in times of depression but it has been proven again and again that such leadership can succeed and that others will follow if the trail is once blazed.

In this industrial age lve have stressed the importance of modern machinery but have often times neglected the human element. Old type machines manned by men who have a vital interest in the success of the organization will produce more and better millwork than modern machines manned by disloyal employees who have no interest in their work or the organization of rvhich they are a part. Anv ordinary employee will respond tofair treatment and the employer must, by personal contact, cement the relationships between himself and his employees as in this way only can success be achieved.

In these days of unemployment every employer has an added responsibility. Working men on a part time basis. thereby distributing the burden among all of the employees, with the management carrying its full share, is much better than reducing the force toa minimum, putting many men permanently out of employment.

The Millwork Institute was organized seven years ago by a few progressive industry leaders who saw a need for such an organization. That same need exists today and with a wider vision and an expanded program we should face the future with an optimistic mind. The Institute has withstood the test of time and today stands on a firm foundation ready to carry on in fields of greater activity.

As a sloglrn for Nineteen Hundred Thirty-one we might say "Fifty Per Cent Increase in Volume". This can be accomplished by seeing that more woodrvork is used in building's which are norv being planned and increasing the ratio of architectural rvoodwork to the total cost of construction from the present five per cent to seven and one-half per cent.

Let optimism replace pessimism and let's do something constructive and support the organization that has an op- portunitl' of serving us rvell during the coming year.

New Booklets on The Uses of Plywood

New and important uses for plywood in building are explained in a book, "So We Built Our llome of HARBORD Plywood," just issued by the Harbor Plywood Corporation, and offered to dealers who handle its products for distribution.It is illustrated with photographs taken while the new home of E. W. Daniels, vice president of the corporation, was under construction in Hoquiam, Washington.

Interesting details are given of the methods by which walls and ceilings were made of large panels of plywood, joined so exactly by a new type of joint that the walls when finished present an appearan.ce similar to the finest plastered walls.

The book is printed on enameled paper with 18 half-tone illustrations and the 'cover simulates the natural grain of a sheet of plywood inset with a handsome illustration of the Daniels home. The text is in readable ,conversational stvle and,contains many valuable suggestions for architects, contractors, builders and home owners.

Another booklet, "Building Better with HARBORD Plywood" which treats exhaustively of the various uses for 'plywood, is also just off the press and ready for distribution.It describes in detail the ways in rvhich plywood can be utilized to advantage in modern building, its uses as concrete forms and liners, its place in the manual training shop and in industry, etc.

A series of four-page folders, with covers in brilliant and attra.ctive colors, each dealing with some particular use of plywood, has also been issued for dealer distribution. Titles of these folders are: "How to have a Sound-proof Floor," "Hints for the Handy Man," "Concrete Walls that need no Rubbing," and'lWalls that never Crack or Crumble."

The Harbor Plywood Corporation has also prepared a series of advertisements for dealers to run in their own communities, mats of whi.ch will be furnished upon applica- tion. Copies of any of the booklets or folders will be sent to anyone interested if a request is addressed to the general ofifice of the company, 1444 W. 22nd St., Chicago.

United States C. of C. Will Discuss Lumber at Meeting

Major economic problems of the lumber industry in the Northwest will be discussed at the meeting of the Western Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce to be held at Portland December 8 and 9.

Col. W. B. Greeley, manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Seattle, will be one of the principal speakers, and one of the problems he will lay before the chamber will be that of "carrying forty years' supply of raw materials on the tax rolls".

C. B. SHARY VISITS CALIFORNIA

C. B. Shary, manager of the cargo department, Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, Tacoma, Wash., was a recent California visitor where he spent several days calling on the trade in the San Francisco and Los Angeles territories with W. H. Barwick, of San Francisco, and W. H. Morrison, of Los Angeles, their California representatives. Ed. Culnan, I-os Angeles, Southern California sales manager for the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., accompanied Mr. Shary and Mr. Morrison to San Diego where they called on the trade in San Diego and vicinity.

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Flintkote Inaugurates Merchandising Service to Assist Dealers

Entering the Pacific Coast market less than four months ago, The Fintkote Company, one of the world's largest producers of asphalt shingles, roofings and emulsions, has already attained an important position in the business and industrial activities of the l1 western states.

Operating through sales offices and warehouses recently established in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, The Flintkote Company's products are distributed to lumber dealers franchised by the company to handle its line of asphalt shingles, roofings, asphalt emulsions, Copperclad Valley, Colas, Roc-wood shingles, and other asphalt items. As a means of effectively cooperating with its dealers, The Flintkote Company has launched an extensive advertising program to acquaint the public with Flintkote products and their uses. In addition, a Merchandising Department has been inaugurated to assist the dealer in planning methods to promote the sale of Flintkote products in his own territory. This merchandising service is proving highly valuable to lumber dealers of the west, because it

LESTER G. STERETT ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUSINESS TRIP

Lester G. Sterett, Secretary, Millwork Institute of California, is spending a few weeks in Southern California on Institute business. While in Southern California, he will make his headquarters at the Institute's Los Angeles office.

C. G. ROBERTSON ACALIFORNIA VISITOR

C. G. Robertson, Jr., Robertson MacDonald Lumber Co., Ifouston, Texas, is spending a few weeks in Los Angeles on a combined pleasure and business trip. While in Southern California, Mr. Robertson will call on the hardwood trade.

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The Flintkote Company operates l0 factories and 4 felt mills in the United States. Asphalt emulsion plants and refineries producing scores of asphalt items, are located in 37 foreign countries. In establishing itself in the western field, The Flintkote Company completes its national coverage in the United States with a full line of its. products. The San Francisco office has been made the base for extensive foreign trade operations.

A. A. KAYSER ON NORTHWEST TRIP

A.A. Kayser, Los Angeles, grade supervisor in the Southern California district for the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, is on a three weeks'combined pleasure and business trip to the Northwest. He expects to call on the California shipping mills in regards to the grademarking of lumber for California shipment. W. T. "Bill" Hankins, Portland, Oregon, district grade supervisor for Oregon, who has been temporarily transferred to the Association's Los Angeles office, is looking after the grading activities in the district during Mr. Kayser's absence.

Insulated Dry Kiln Doors Are Stockton Hoo Hoo Club d' Steam Savers In Cold Weather

.E":r.y kiln operator finds it harder to maintain proper schedules of temperature within the kiln duiing cold winter months than during the summer. Many manufacturers have been ,careful to get the most expert idvice regarding the construction of the kiln building itself, yet th-ere arE hundreds of kilns throughout the country th-at use homemade doors, poorly insulated, and which have warped into such shape that openings oc,cur through which steam is wasted and drying schedules are disturbed. Home-made doors without proper insulation not only transmit the heat from the kilns to the atmosphere, but fiequently twist and warp out of shape allowing steam to escape. Naturally it is a great drain on the boilers to supply sufficient steam to keep up temperatures in the kiln, ieiulting in increased cost o{ fuel, slowing up of the kiln-drying operation, and sometimes damaged stock .caused by imprbper schedules.

Now is the time to check up on dry kiln doors. and if they are not what they should be, discird them ani install properly constru.cted and insulated doors which are now available at nominal cost. Such a change is a real money- saving proposition, as the saving in fuel alone will oftin pay for new and better kiln doors withina few months' time.

The Moore Dry Kiln Company with plants at North Portland, Oregon, and Jacksonville, Florida, who are the largest manufa'cturers of insulated, fire-resisting kiln doors. are making many installations of doors on old as well as new kilns. This company manufactures .several types of kiln doors, of various weights and degrees of insulition to suit local climatic conditions. They will.be glad to furnish descriptive literature to anyone interested ln better kiln doors.

_ Among the latest developments in kiln doors made by this company's engineers is the .construction of a heavily insulated door which is particularly effective on steam vats where hardwood logs are steamed before placing on veneer lathe, also on hardwood kilns. On su,ch vats or kilns the high humidities, heat and acids are very destructive to ordinary doors, but it is claimed that the new type door withstands these conditions successfully.

WALTER SCRIM RETURNS FROM NORTHWEST TRIP

Walter G. Scrim, Los Angeles, U. S. representative of the Findlay-Millar Timber Co., has returned from a business trip to the Northwest where he called on the trade in the Vancouver, B. C., Seattle and Portland districts.

A delegation of 25 East Bay Hoo Hoo Club members headed by H. Sewall Morton, Supreme Jabberwock and Bert Bryan, Vicegerent Snark of the Golden Gate District, attended the dinner meeting of Hoo Hoo Club No. 62 held 'at the Fior D'Italia Restaurant, Stockton, Monday evening, November 24.

Charles C. Moorehead, Moorehead Lumber Co., Escalon, the cl'rb's new president, presided over a gathering of more than 60. r '

- -Alex Emerson, of Stockton, gave an interesting talk on his trip to the American Legion Convention, and ilso contributed Scot,ch stories and iongs.

Short talks were given by members on conditions pre- vailing in the various districts represented

- Supreme Jabberwock Morton spoke briefly and introduced Bert Bryan, recently ap'pointed Snark of-Golden Gate District and Geo. W. Robinson, re-appointed Snark of Stockton District.

State Counselor Paul E. Overend traveled from Sacramento to attend, and gave a short talk on doings at the State retailers'convention, and Hoo Hoo activities through- out the State.

Walter Spicer To Open Yard

Walter S. Spicer, formerly with the Barr Lumber Co., of Santa Ana, Calif., who recently resigned to enter the retail lumber business for himself, announces that he will open a complete building material store about January 1 which he will operate under the name of the Bay District Lumber Qo The yard will be located at the State Highway and Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach. Mr. Spicir has been connected with the retail lumber business in Southern California for a long period, and was with the Barr Lumber Co. for eighteen years.

W. R. CHAMBERLIN BACK IN S. F"

W. R. Chamberlin, president of W. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco has returned to San Francisco from Los Angeles, and will again make his headquarters at the home office.

FRANK CURRAN VISITS ARIZONA

Frank Curran, Los Angeles, manager of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. Southern California operations, is back at his desk following a short business trip to Phoenix.

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ESTABLISI{ED 1885

\Wholesale Cargo Shippers of Douglas Fir and Spruce Lumber

Representing in Calif omia

THE E. C. MILLER CEDAR LUMBER CO. WITH MILIS AT ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON

MANUFACTURERS OF MILLER SHIN GLES AND MILLER CEDAR LUMBER

Agricultural Series. Bulletin No. 18

REDWOOD PORTABLE POULTRY HOUSE (UNTVERSITY

OF CALTFORNTA TYPE)

Using stoc{ sizns ond economicalkngtlu ottd grdcs of C-alifoniaRedwoodfuirficr

IGURE 4, is a cross section of 8'x8' house in knock- Wherc it is desired to frame thc housc without tnockdown features, eithcr portablc on skids or in a 6xcd location, the following changes should be mrdc:

H'down form. showing how the side walls are construct- I ed (bolted with three bolts at each corner) and spacing and construction of hinged roosts and removable droppings board. '

Nlote how 2"x4" purlin, or center roof support, fits into openings cut into side walls to receive it'

Substitute 2rt*3-7t-gt ceps for lttxln togr rall clcets et front and rear. Omit 2"x(' purlin and two l"xf'-top cieats on side walls substituting frac 2t'x1t'-10' refters pitched from front to rear.

ff IGURE 7 is a detail showing method of constructing H '.o.n"tt of the 8'x8t knockdown poultry house. These ^ 2"x3" corners are first properly mortised to receive the side and rear wall rails. They are then bolted to side walls, using wing ngts on inside, after which front and rear walt cleats are securely nailed in place.

rn HE knockdown portable coop, illustratcd above in ' I 'Fic. 8, furnishes idcquate run end stn-yerd, providcd I thirun is rotated as su8Sestcd in thc notc under Fig.2 As run spaces are vacated it is a good prectice to tipe thc soil occasionally. The covcr in-four removable scctions affords pcrfect pro' tection and keeps the flock confned.

For further requisites for a satisfactory poultry house see Bulletins 15 oul 16

The aboz,e is the eighth o! the series ol agriciltural bulletins atr.d supflementary t,rade -helps, whi,ch by-re^as-g! of. their edtcational oalue to our reade)s .,i ori iu,Uiisniic"Uy irrirgr^rnt roith the Cilifornia Redzrood Association,24 Calilornia Strcct, Satt Francisco,

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preparcdby Max E. Coo[, Far:flLstcad Engiaea, Agricultwal Dcocml.att, C.z.lifonrb Rcduooil Arrocturion, Crptright 1930.

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OAK FLOORING like this shorps itsrcal ualue

Generations from now a "Perfection" Brand Oak Flmr will still retain its beauty. You can depend upon "Perfction." fn modern plants operated by skilled lumbermen, only the finest oak is selected. After proper seasoning and kiln.drying, it is perfetly milled and matched so that it lays smooth and stays sm@th. It is graded and handled so care. fully that upon arrival anywhere it is always in perfect condition. Icading lumber dealers gladly feature this nationally advertised brand.

There's a size and grcde f or eaer! structure, am or old. ,Yrite toda! lor full patticulars, Arkansas ()ak Flooring Co. Pinc Bluff, Ark.

Brand Oak Flooring

"Perfetion" Brand Oak Flooring, Blocks and Planks may be.obtained chemically tr€ated by the .CELLizing prcess.

"Perfetion" Brand Dimension Cut to Size - Moulded to Pattern Solid and Glued

\THEN YOU SELL

Booth-Kelly Douglas Fir, the Argociation grade and trade mark certify to your customers thc quality of the stock you handlc. Buildera quit guessing about what thcy're buying, and buy where they know what thcy're getting.

Recommendation for Elimination of Termite Hazards in Lumber Storage Piles

Prepared byLumter Sub.Committee* and Appnoved by the Tcfmitc Investigation CommiAee, San Franciro, CdiforniaJctobecr 19tO.

1. INFORM YOURSELF AS TO LIFE AND FOOD HABITS OF THE TERMITE. Circular 318 of the University of California is the most recent publication ort this subject. No methods for eliminating termite. hazards can be 'successfully carried out without knowledge of termite habits.

2. DETERMINE WHETHER TERMITES ARE AIREADY PRESENT. This rvill require a survey of all lumber storage piles, the area surrounding the piles and all structures, including dead parts of trees, tree stumps and poles, withitt se't .ral hundred feet of the area u'here lumber is piled.

in a lumber yard the follorving items should be investigated:

(a) Drainage-Reticuliterl.nei re-quires moisture to live' The diier the ground the less likely the presence of termites (except in ground rvhich is constantly wet). '

('b) PiIe foundations. These often provide a convenient pissageway for Reticulitermes from ground to food supply and back again. - -

(t) Fences-A frequent source of infestation.

(a) Posts-Dig down a few inches below-the -gro:lq' Look for mud runwiys built by termites. (See Circul". !19.)

(e) Buildings and other siructures-(Se.e Cir-cular 318')

(f) Stoct-Unless lumber has been piljd .for-.several montis it is not likely to be infested with Reticulitermes. Infestation from Kalotermes is most likely in the months of October and November, the swarming season. It can be identified by small holes (about the size of BB shot) wtrich are plugged up by the termites soon after entering the lumber.' THise indicite the presence of a mated pair of termites. No great damage will 6e done to the lumber by this pair unlels it lives and starts a new colony. This takes at least a Year. -

(g) Debris-Odds and ends of lumber, old paper.s, etc. This'ii'the favorite food supply of Reticulitermes. It is also a good source for propagation of fungus and a potential fire hizard. From all three of these standpoints it presents a hazard rvhich warrants an immediate clean-up.

(h) Outside sources of infestation-Old tree- stumps, poles of all kinds and bullding-s. Examine these for Kalotermes presence, particularly in the direction from rvhich the prevailing winds come.

3.^ PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT TERMITE INFESTATION.

(a) Drainage-Keep ground dry by providing adequate drainage.

(b) I'ile foundations. Use concrete or "protected" *ood. "Protected" wood as referred to here means-(1) wood protected by metal termit shields (page 60,-Circular 318); (2) wood piotected by preservatives (page 61, Circular 318) i (3) wooa having naturally termite resistant qualities (page 61, Circular 318). The same precautions that have many times been advocated to eliminate decay or dryrot due to fungus growth will be effective in preventing infestation by the subterranean termite.

(c) Fences-Keep all unprotected lumber arvay from

the ground at least 12 inches and preferabty ?! inches.

ld) Posts and Poles-Same as above., Make periodic inspections at least every 6 months to see that they are not infested.

(e) Buildings and .other structures-Keep all unprq tected lumber at least 12 inches away from the ground. Where this is impractical use a "Ground treatment" as indicated in Circular 318.

(f)Stock-If above precautions are complied with there rvill be practically no danger of Reticulitermes infestation in lumber piles.

During the swarming season of Kalotermes, usually October and November, there may be a danger from swarming termites landing on lumber piled in the open air and digging-in. Lumber piled in sheds or other closed buildings does not appear attractive to swarming Kalotermes. lVe know of no cases of such infestation. The Termite Investigations Committee has made and is continuin-g to make experiments to determine the best method of preventing such infestation.

At present it is believed that spraying the lumber piles with, or dipping the lumber for l0 seconds in, a solution of sodium fluosilicate will prevent infestation from swatming Kalotermes. Use one pound of sodium fuosilicate to l0 gallons of water and spray liberally on top and sides of all lumber piles.

Sodium fuosilicate is a dry chemical which can be obtained in one pound and up to 4(X) pound packages. In 25 pound packages it costs l3rl cents per pound and in l@ pound packages it costs 9f cents per pound. It is not generally available but can be obtained from Braun-KnechtHeimann Company, San Francisco; Michel and Pelton Company, Oakland; Braun Corporation, Los Angeles; Pfaltz and Bauer, Los Angeles. There are undoubtedly other sources of supply.

This spraying of lumber piles is still in the experimental stage. Laboratory experiments have shown that wood dipped in a solution of sodium fluosilicate for lO seconds gives 100/o protection against dry-wood termites, if the wood is kept dry. The protection afforded large piles of lumber rvill depend on the thoroughness of the spraying, especially between the pieces. Swarming termites prefer to enter piles between two pieces of lumber rather than to dig into the sides or tops and bottoms of an individual piece.

Please report any results obtained on this or other matters in this connection to the Chairman of this Lumber Sub-Committee.

(g) Debris-As a likely breeding place for termites the odds and ends of lumber and the accumulations of paper, decayed vegetation, and other debris cannot be improved on. Therefore, a general clean-up ofall debris around piles of lumber is strongly recommended. Such measures rvill also pay dividends in preventing fungus growth with constant dry-rot and reducing fire hazards.

(h) Outside Sources of Infestation-Termites live in "colonies" and each year, usually in the autumn, certain (Continued on Pagc 29)

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members of the colony start out to build a new home of their own. These are the rvinged termites or ,,flying ants,' and this is.the only time of year that dry-wood tjrmltes appear in public.

If lumber qiles are in the path of the flying termites they may elect to found their new home in such piles. Therefori it is desirable to find nearby sour.ces of possible infestation and have them removed.

Customary living places for colonies of termites are d.ead :trTpj, o1d buildings, fences and poles of all kinds. It rnay be difficult at times but it is hy lo means impossible to get such sources of infestation eliminated as a tLrmite hazid. It is not necessary to remove the building, pole, etc., but rt rs necessary to destroy the colony o{ termites in the building or pole. Circular 318 shouid be referred to for methods of eliminating existing colonies.

(i) Make periodic inspections every 6 months so that y-ou may be sure there are no termites present. This is the cheapest and perhap_s lhe most important single pre- caution you can take. Drive a 1x2 sapwood stakE 2'f.eet into the ground at various places, let it-stay 3 weeks, then remove and examine it for termite galleries. If there is no evidence of termite damage in any of the stakes you may be reasonably sure that th-ere are no Reticulitermes in thl nearby earth. Kalotermes presence is more difficult to de- tect. However, this type of termite is notlikely to be troublesome in lumber piles except in the s*ar*ing season. Nearby sources of possible infestation should 6e investigated every 6 months.

4. HOW TO PROCEED WHEN TERMITES ARE ALREADY PRESENT.

It is first essential to know whether the termites present are of the subterranean.type_(Reticulitermes) or of t-he dry- wood type (Kalotermes). The size of the termites (Reticilitermes being the smallest), the habits (runways built from the ground to the wood or in the wood in coniact with the ground indicate Reticulitermes) and the place's where ter.mites.are found (Reticulitermes usually near the ground) wil! all help in determing the kind of teimites present.

To avoid future hazard from termites it is decessary to destroy all existing termite colonies and to make piovi- sions _as in paragraph 3 of these Recommendations to pre- vent future termite infestation.

IF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES ARE PRESENT

(a) Remove and burn all debris.

(b) Replace all pile foundations which are not in ac_ cordance with paragraph 3 (b) of these Recommendations. -

(") Provide for ventilation under all lumber piles by keepin_g them at least 12 inches above ground.

(d) Unless the actual piles of lumber have been in contact with the ground or with infested pile founclations there is not much danger of termite infestaiion in the lum_ ber. If such infestation is found it will usually be in a iew of the-bottom pieces of the pile only. These shoulcl be re_ moved and burned.

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(e) Eliminate sources of moisture such as leaking roof of buildings, faulty drains, etc., etc.

(f) M.ake periodic inspections as recommended in para_ graph 3 (i).

IF DRY-WOOD TERMITES ARE PRESENT

(g) Remove and burn all debris.

-(h) Replace all pile foundations which are not in ac_ cordance_with paragraph 3 (b) of these Recommendations.

(r)If lumber in piles has been infested with dry_woocl termites there is but one method now known of .ur:.fy a._ stro-ying those termites which are in the lumber. "ffi"t method is kiln-drying. Pieces 2 inches thick or t.., st otrlJ De sut)Jected to a heat of lz5 to r50 degrees Fahrenheit for a per.i,od long enough.to make certain"that the tempeiature rn the center of each piece reaches 125 degrees. Termites

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Let ussell you a car. It can bemixed with any other items of Old Growth Yellow Fir worked uppers.

Main Ofrce: A. L Hoovcr, Agt. San Francisco Los Ang.trJ

I l0 Market St. Standard Oit nHg.

E. J. STANTON & SON J. E. HTGGTNS LBR. CO. Lor Angclcr Sen Frencirco

MY FAVORITE STORIES

A$e not guaranteed-Some I have told fot 2O Years-Some leEs

Depression DoPe

Biisiness depression stories are, of course' the order of the day. llere are a couple of good "shorties" that have been going the rounds and getting lots of play' ': rr11l* iJ your business?" asked the visitor of the Jewish drv goods merchant.

'iiterrible", was the reply. "Even the folks that don't

PICKERING EXECUTIVES VISIT COAST

George R. Hicks, president, and L. V' Graham, general sales *anager of the Pickering Lumber'Co', Kansas City' Mo., returned recently to their Kansas City headquarters from spending a week in California, rvhere they visited the co-pany's salvmills at Tuolomne and Standard, and the San Francisco office.

intend to pay won't buY nothiag".

And thetr there is ttie onc about tbe Ncw Yorlcr wto was traveling in the \lfest, and who was aslc4 'Hov ir busincss in Nes York?"

"In New York City", hc rcplid'moncy is !o lcarcc tbc pickpockcts arc taking I.O.If.'s."

EARL BOWE RETURNS FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Earl Bowe, National Lumber Manufacturers Association' Los Angeles, has returned from a short trip to San Fralcisco where he attended the annual convention of the Millwork Institute of california. He immediately left for the Imperial Valley where he spent a few days on Association business.

Modernizing On The Installment Plan

Stoughton, Mass., Nov. 26.-The Norfolk Lumber Co., with headquarters in Stoughton, Mass., is putting across a headliner in modernizing programs in its home town and in Bridgervater and Canton.

This concern offers the public an opportunity to finance the modernizing of. homes on a basis as low as "$10.00 a month-no down payment necessary." It sends a representative to call on a prospect, make suggestions, outline plans, and give complete costs. It furnishes "Certified Material"-bonded and guaranteed. It has developed the interest of building and loan associations in wiping out original mortgages, partly paid, and in re-financing the project to include the modernization work.

In outlining the plan to a National Lumber Manufacturers' Association representative, Charles Dodge of the Norfolk Lumber Co., submitted a sample folder of those used by his company. This provides a modernizing sketch as a sequel to an existing photograph of the premises, and an additional small floor plan of rearrangement, showing the changes and alterations. On this plan he bases the cost of the total project. A "Modernization Census" takes care of all conceivable items from a reshingled roof to an ironing board/ from a complete addition to shrubs for the garden; from/new paint to a medicine cabinet for the bath roomall [inds of floors, all sorts of roofs, all styles of houses and allmethods of financing.

Hoo Hoo Club No.9

Samuel H. Day, Commercial Attache, U. S. Department of Commerce, Johannesburg, South Africa, was the speaker of the day at the regular monthly luncheon meeting of San Francisco Hoo Hoo Club No. 9, held at the Commercial Club, San Francisco, November 20.

Mr. Day, who rvas introduced by Floyd Elliot, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., briefly reviewed general ,conditions in South Africa, which produces more than half of the world output of gold and 90 per ,cent of all the diamonds, and is now becoming an important producer of copper.

In speaking of the possibilities for increasing the sale of Pacific Coast woods in that country, he said the best suggestion he could offer was that the Pacific Coast manufacturers should maintain a representative in South Africa. No softwood is.grown in the country, he said. The mines are large buyers of timbers, and the government owned railroads are also large buyers of lumber. There is a good possibility of in,creasing sales of high grade Pacific Coast woods for house construction, and on account of the steady increase of fruit exporting, the wooden box trade is increasing. The immediate outlook is not good due to the depression but from a long range standpoint the country has great potentialities.

Vicegerent Snark Bert Bryan came over from Oakland to attend the meeting.

Leland S. Horne, Wisnon I-umber Co., Burlingame, rvas the lucky winner of the two Big Game tickets given away as an attendance prize.

President Jim Farley presided and expressed his gratification at the large attendance.

Tuesday, December 23, was the date set for the children's Christmas party.

Cuts So Smooth That Joints Can Be

In meny rhopr whcre tLc PLANER SAW har bccn inrtellcd the neccrrity of planing bcforc glucing jointr har bccn clininated. Thir ir duc to thc rmooth, fart cutting of thir eaw. Thc Plancr Saw cror-cutr or ripr on -herd or roft wood and doer not burn or rcorch. Madc 6 to 24 inchcr in diamcter.

Recommendations for Elimination of Termite Hazards

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(Kalotermes minor) exposed to a temperature of 125 degrees Fahrenheit in the Laboratory of the Urriversity 9f C-ali; iornia died after one minute of exposure. The period at I25 to 150 degrees which will be necessary to heat the lumber to 125 degries throughout will vary with the condition of the lumberl It is beliEved that two hours per inch thickness of lumber will be sufficient in all cases.

Where kiln-drying is impractical each piece of infe-sted lumber may be inarked with a piece of chalk at the hole made bytfie termites in entering the -l-umber and the infested piec.s may be cut and burned. Unless there are actual hoies in any individual piece of lumber (either open or pluggecl-up by ihe termites) it is safe to say that that piece is not infested.

(j)If lumber piles have been infested by swarming, dry-wood termites indif the swarming season is not yet ovlr, further infestations may be expected. Therefore, as soon as possible after infestation is found, the lumber Diles shoulcl be sprayed with sodium fluosilicate as directed in paragraph 3'(fi. This spraying cannot be expected P qU ier-itei already in the lumber, but it will be effective in preventing further infestation.

(k) Make periodic inspections. These should be quite frequent durin!' the swarming season of Kalotermes. If "flying ants" a-re seen in the vicinity of the lumber piles,

MAX COOK ON FIELD TRIP

Max E. Cook, Farmstead Engineer, head of the Agricultural Department of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco, left his headquarters November 3 for a five weeks' field trip calling on lumber dealers in Southern California. in the interests of the Association's Agricultural Service.

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Mr. Cook attended the annual convention of the California Retail lumbermen's Association at Pasadena, November 6 to 8, and his work rvill include a trip through the Imperial Valley territory. He expects to return to San Francisco December 8.

trace them to their source and see that the source is determited.

A knowledge of termite habits, periodic inspections, -and the elimination of breeding-places will reduce termite hazards to a minimum and will at the same time point the way to good house\eeping which isturn reduces both dry-rot and fire hazards.

*Personnel of Lumber SubCommittee: A. C. Horner, Chairman, National Lumber Mfrs. Assn., 500 Call Bldg.' San Francisco; E. E. Bowe, National Lumber Mfrs. Assn-, 910 Architects Bldg., Los Angeles; R. F. Hammatt, California Redwood Assn ; 24 California St., San Francisco; J. Walter Kelly, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., 215 Market St., San Francisco; B. F. Scott, California White & Sugar Pine Assn., 600 Call Bldg., San Francisco; M- Kline, Union Lumber Co., Crocker Bldg., San Francisco; W. H. Scales, National Lumber Mfrs. Assn-, 601 Interstate Bank Bldg., New Orleans; H.W. Gustafson, Coos Bay Lumber Co., Balfour Bldg., San Francisco; J. Farley-, P-a-ci[9 Lumber Co., 311 CaliTornia St., San Francisco; C. W. Zimmerman, West Coast Lumbermen's Assn., 500 Call-Bl4g., S-11 Francisco; C. L.Hill, California Experimental Station,-322 Giannini Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

MARK CAIIPBELL VISITS SAN FRANCISCO

Mark D. Campbell, sales manager of the rail department of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company, Portland, was in San Francisco November 8 to 12, conferring with executives at the home office.

While there Mr. Campbell was able to spend some time with his son Floyd, rvho is attending Stanford University.

SMALL FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Quick rvork on the part of the firemen held damage down to $500 in a fire at the plant of the Wayne Milhvork & Lumber Co.. San Francisco, November 13.

WHITE PINE,SUGAR PINE_ WHITE CEDARSPRUCE-

Lumbermen Discuss Industrial and Covernmental Cooperation With President Hoover

Washington, November 11.-Following a regular directors' meeting in Chicago, officers and directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association yesterday came to Washington to discuss with President Iloover and members of his Cabinet basic problems of the lumber industry, particufarly those bearing a relation to governmental functions.

Principal among the matters discussed with the president were the possibilities of the lumber industry, customarily responsible for the livelihood of more than a million American wage earners, assisting in the solution of the present employment problem. Forestry, timber conservation, including both physical and economic conservation, the barring from domestic ,competition of convict produced imports, and the President's plans for .creation of a Timber Conservation Board were among the subjects canvassed.

Those who called on the President included A. C. Dixon, Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, Eugene, Ore., President of the National Lumber Manufacturers Asso,ciation, W. M. Bitter, chairman of the W. M.Ritter Lumber Company, Columbus, Ohio, 'F.K. Weyerhaeuser, of the Wbye'r- haeuser Sales Company, Spolane, Wash., E.A. Fiost, President, Frost Lumber Industries, Shreveport, La., T. G. Griggs, Pr_esident, St. Paul & Tacoura Lumber Company, Tacoma, 'Wash., John W. 'Watzek, of Crossett-WjtzekGates, Chicago, directors, and Wilson Compton, Secretary and Manager ofthe National Lumber -Manufacturer! Association.

_ _pa1li-9r in the day a visit was paid to Attorney General Mitchell to whom the lumbermen frankly bared some of the embarrassments to which the industiy and public interest are exposed under existing laws or the absence of a declared policy on the part of the government where such laws conflict or seem to conflict with policies of conservation or-the principles of economics. -It was pointed out that either modification of existing anti-trust liws as they affect such basic industries as oil, lumber, coal and other

natural resources or changes in their administration might be made in a way that would continue to assure the public protection against monopoly and imposition of arbitrary prices, while at the same time conserving natural resources and preventing industrial chaos through over-production.

Later the lumbermen saw Secretary of Commerce Lamont and Col. Arthur 'Woods, the President's special unemployment Commissioner, with a view to devising plans for the industry's co-operation with federal activities in this field. They also discussed with Secretary Lamont existing co-operative measures between the industry and the Department of Commerce, particularly the furtherance of public adoption of American Lumber Standards in the interest of consumer assurance of quality lumber.

Conferences were held with Secretary of. Agriculture Hyde on matters pertaining to adrninistration of the Forest Service and National Forest timber and with Secretary of Treasury Mellon respecting promulgation of regulations governing the admission of imports of lumber manufactured abroad either by convi'ct or forced labor, or under systems of governmental subsidy.

The immediate problem at issue under this last topic is the threat of Soviet convict-made lumber imports. The lumbermen are aware of the extent to which Russia has come to dominate the lumber and timber trade in Europe, particularly in England, and hope that regulations prohibiting Soviet products gaining a foothold in this country will be forthcoming at an early date. Under existing tariff laws Russian timber produ,cts are considered to be inadmissible because of the widespread use of convict labor both in produ,ction and transportation in that country and the existence of virtual government subsidy that would permit competition with our domestic products at such ruinous prices as the Soviet may choose to establish. Russian competition, it is pointed out, might have a most important bearing both on prosent and future employment as well as on business conditions in the lumber industry in this country. The Treasury has been considering regulations thatwill make effective existing provisions of the law, and their early issuance is hoped for.

Selltng Grade'llarked Lumber lfeans Repeat Ordergr

COMRAD

They had grown old and a band

Of brotherhood, had bound hearts as one; setting sun, Man looked at dog and saw

And he, to comfort, licked master's hand. No speech was needed here understand; If there were hurts, there wefe nonc, And even after life itself is

They shall be comrades in land.

Pity the man, who knows pattering paws, \f,Iho wins no bark for his return, ltlho never sees the of little claws

Upon his polished i prey he may learn

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Man From Los Angeles: I mcan to tcll you Nct Yorkcrs is that we have days a year in Southern hundrcd and sirg-fivc suotr1l and ttat's a mighg coservative estimate."

HOWHE PROGRESSED

A man named Tofrenefti, Gftccn ycars ago a dishwashcr' but now prosperous owncr of a rtring of rcgtauranb in Chicago, says he made his susccla by idcdizing food. Hcre is how he tells it:

The adoration of eyes that see their diety.

Within a master's

"Aren't you the for a position?"

"Yes, sir."

-By Russell Wragg.

TIME FLIES

boy who

week ago looking

"Didn't I tcll wanted an older boy?"

ttYes, sir, older now." He got the job.

RUTS

Why do some people always rePort for work at cightten, instead of eight o'clock?

"f developed three permanent specials; hot roast sugercured ham sandwiches; Idaho bakcd potatoes; and pastricr varying with the season. Now notice how I caU attention to ttrest items. To just say 'Ham Sandwich 15 ccats' convctn no invitation; it might evco inducc thc avcrrgc itDeSG of a slise of ham so thin it might bavc bcco cut rith a rezor, between two sliccs of bread almost as thin But whco I say,'Hot, savory, roest sugar-curtd han-fS cclrts for r portion that satis6es'-8h, tbat ig dificrcot' IErle pcoplc'r mouth water. The samc principlc ir appticd to tbc htnblc potato.'Fresh from thc ovcelergc--mcdy--plco9 of buttcr-+teaming hot'-thcrCs a rcric! ofrtimuletiry itnegc. that gct folks calUng for Idaho Potetoa in ruch numbccr that I once had a tclcgram from Govcrac Baldridp of thet statc, ttanking mc for what I hed donc fortbcir femour product."

Why do some people run to cvery morning, instead of being

It is just the lack of a little to rise a few minutes earlier. Those few extra in bed mean nothing so far as this life is they do mean a lot in keepa person ignores that littlc ing one in a rut. voice, calling much toward to those little things that mean so is just digging himself in, instead of out. Just an auto in soft mud without chains

--+very turn of rnan digs it, and

the same strcct car eadier.? wheel digs in. A rut is just as deep as a sooner he begins diggrng out, tte sooner he will be on his way down the road to success.

GOOD LOGIC

Whilc some folts keql sa4

And some kccp oo ma4

I just keep on a-bein'

An'keep my load

While some keep dl ir wrong, And live in I jest keep thc wholc'day lo'4g, of a song, road thc brightcr.

East Bay Hoo Hoo Club

The popularity of the monthly meetings of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39 was again demonstrated at the regular meeting of this body held at the Athens Athletic Club, Oakland, Monday evening, November 17.

President Ray B. Cox presided over a goo&sized gatheringof members and guests.

Bert Bryan, Vicegerent Snark of the Golden Gate District, read'a communication from Hoo Hoo Headquarters dealing with the proposed change from the present death benefit plan to a group insurance plan whereby members will be covered up to $500. Mr. Bryan pointed out that adoption of this plan will mean a ,change in the amount of the annual dues, and that the exact amount of the dues, and the most desirable plan will be determined at an early meeting of the Supreme Nine at St. Louis.

Brief talks were made by M. D. Bishop, secretary-manager of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Association, Watsonville, and Howard M. Gunton, director of Hoo Hoo Club, No. 9.

Lt.-Col. Livingston Irving, U. S. A. C., well-known World War Ace, speaker of the evening, was introduced by Rod Hendrickson, chairman of the entertainment committee. Col. Irving's talk which was mainly in the form of reminiscences of flying during the war period, proved to be most interesting.

Members were asked to keep in mind the date of the annual Xmas party to be held at the Athens Athletic Club, 12:@ p.m., Saturday, December 20.

"Blue Book" fssues 54th. Volume

The new 54th Edition of the "Blue Book" published as of October l, 1930, is announced bv the National Lumber Manufacturers Credit Corporationl its publisher, as the most complete and compre6ensive edition yet pubiished by them, containing, as it does, the results up to date, of th-e important work accomplished by them, as-a result of their extensive work under the present management, in improv- ing and extending the Book and their Credit Service.-

In addition to the features of the new "Blue Book" which include maps of each state, street addresses in over 75 cities and digest of commercial laws, the Book has been, and is, lept thoroughly revised and up-to-date, through a Revision Department.

The executive offices are at 2Ol7 Conway Building, Chicag9,,Illingis, under the management of C. J. Morgin and with W. W. Perkins as Subscription Manager ant I. B. King as Service Manager.

Makes Hole-In-One

E. L. "Ted" Connor, sales manager of the Huntington- Merritt Lumber Co., Ltd., of Vaniouver, B. C., mide a hole-in-one on his recent business trip to the Southwest while playing a game of golf on the Twin Hills golf ,course a_t Oklahoma City. Chet Stippich, Jim Wheeler and Roy Kendall were the other members of the foursome in whicL Mr.. Connor wds playing when he qualified for membership in the exclusive hole-in-one club.

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The ftont pager aod editorid columnr of newrpelrn ald megezincr todey are &vccd chicf,y to reyr rnd mcenr of creeting employment for dormant labor and dl ere unanimour in thcir recomnca&tioor thrt thc quiclctt, nrcrt eld bc* way to .ccomplich thb and develop conrervative oudeo for llfe invcrtneatr L thrcugh loc.t Boitding end Rcooddiry C.DFil!..

Many reasonc are advanced ar to why ruch e rnovemclt would bc ptoductivc 6f 6r'iorrr ranrhl

Building materiaft of all tindr .re more reeronebly priccd thrn rt eny timc during t$c plrt trclvc ycerr.

Competent labor, willi-g to put their very belt cfortr into conrtruction worl, ir eveilablc .t Einirnuo coc, and vith the lending companier ivaiting to coolr!.tc with .ll legitimete projectt nrrcly thc ptc-lt ir ea olrpoctnr tinc to build and rcpeir.

It ir pointed out thet jurt to bring our oldet hoe and building up to modcrn &y lt.n&idt of ettnctivencl ead con. r.eniencer would reprerent . g6eater invertrnent and mote metctielr lnd lebor then wc hrve utilizcd in lcr conrrruction during the paat twenty-fve Yearr.

Every community ir elso in nced of ner concructioaq both hooer end comnctciel. Meoy brriU.rt hrvc duiag the past two ye.rr defetred rterting improvcmentr veiti-g fot pticer to go lowct. In rhi. coDmion co.tyoo. ;ho b in Po.ido to Lnow, tealizet fully that the bottom her bcen rerchcd rnd that rcteilen' dcpLtd rtocb nort bc rcpleod li6 ocirb rt higher pricer. Thc prcegnt thco ir the noct opportune timc to build end thorc rho do not trlc .&.!t 3: of prar coodftiF. will be penalized 15 to 2@/o in edded cocr.

Theee fac6 dould be called to the public'r rttcntiotr, togeaher rith ptecticd rusgrttioat oo rhc rad hory to build rcoodcl and modernize, etc., end thir can bet be accomplirhed under tte following plro-

tlave your Chamber of Comnerce or Budnel Mcatr Lcaguc call e ncctiag of dl civic ounicipd rod comrncccid bod.t togahcr with progerdve individueL ald burineg 6rmr end with thir unity of coopccetio .nd .6dort ri.nt the rcrdiry public will accept and act upon the recommendationr you incorporatc into your publicity cempefun DotnclL

Aaractively illurtrated full pege ncwlp.per feeturcr havc provco to bc thc bcrt mcdinm fc thir lcL' .td rilh 6. d ttrD rated it will mean a very rmdl inveilment to erch xrpport€r comparcd rith thc rcarlte and Ldng good och e coopctrtivr tdldbs information cervice will tcpretent.

Everyone appreciater that moncy inveeted in conrtruction worl 6n& itr vey bect into r grcetcr vrrfoty of chr--rb 6.! do.. any orfier investeent end that it fu the rurert and quiclert w.y to cr"rt prdpcity end crnployncaL fhrt ir rhy dl rill lt ilt support luch a timely mov€meirt.

On the oppooite page we are feeturing a reduced full newrpapet pagc leyout and rc caa arpply lroof pqcr end netrir covering the illurtrationa for a 26 wekt' campaign at 91d).d).

Each one of there pager contairu attractive illurtrated heedingn creativc reding netcrid rnd ood:ta hooc phol rhctuo ing between "Build Now" and "Remodeling & Modernizing", r!trd we wi[ gLdly *od rmplc ptoof pr$t gr.ait fc yooa GEmittee to uce in rcliciting upport for your locel campeiga.

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Makes no difference where you roamThere's no other place in this world Like home, home, sweet, sweet home.

When.w,e reflect upon the simplicity of this song, we are r€ady'to ask-what are the charms that lie concealed in it ? That bring tears to the weery'and homeless, and touch the hearts of the poor and rich alike ?

The magical word "Home". associated with the strains of music invariably weaken the boldest and mostdaringcriminals. Home-thatnametouchesevery fiber of the scul and strikes every cord of the human heart with its angelic fingers. Nothing but death can break its spell. What tender associations are linketl with home! What pleasing images and deep emotions it awakens! It calls up the fondest memories of life and opens in our nature the purest, deepast, richest flow of consecrated thought and feeliirg.

Home_is the magic circle within-which the ^weary spirit finds refuge; it is the sacred spot to which the care-worn heart retreats to find rest from the_toils and inquietudes of life; Ask the lone wanderer as he plods.his tedious w_ay, bent with the.weight of age, and white with the frost of years, asL fr-im what trome is. IIe will tell-you, "I-t is a green spot in memory; an oasis in the desert; a centerlboui which the fondJ iec- .ol.lections-ofagrief-oppressedheartcling-withallthetenacityofyorrth'sfirstlole," Itwasonceaglorious a lrappy first love. It was once a glorious,'a:F:ippy, reality, but now it rests only as an image oi th-e mind.

Home has an influence which is stronger than death. It is law to our hearts, and binds us with a soell which neithcr.time nor. chang.e can break; the darkest villainies which have disgraced humanity cannot n'eutralize it. Ask the little child what home is. You will find that to him it is the world-he knows no ottrei. The father's love, the mother's snrile, the sister's embrace, the brother's welcome, throw abouthis homia heavenly halo, and.nrake it as-attractive to him as the home of the angels. Home is the spot where childhood pours out.lll its complaints and sorrows, and home is the ptace ihere these are soothid and banished by the sweet lullaby of a fond mother.

-.C-an1'gu,whoarenot,p-roud.possessorsofyourownhome,readthiswithout vowing to start today realizing thc greatest of all happiness-Home Ownership ? And those of you who have h6mes of your owir rvill rvant to rnake some imProvements to beautify and make more dear th_at place that means .d much to eaclr and evcry one of us-H O IvI E I

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Wood Dominates in Aircraft Construction

Washington, D. C., Nov. 25.-TheU. S. Department of Agriculture is authority for the statement that 90 per cent of the 8,000 to 10,000 airplanes built during 1929 had wing structures of wood, and that other parts made wholly or partly of wood in,cluded propellers, control surfaces, fuselages, the pontoons and hulls of s.eaplanes and flying boats, wing beams (solid and box types), ribs, leading and trailing edges, bow embraces, reinforcing or shear blocks, light compartments, aileron ribs, braces and covering; rudder, stabilizer, and elevator parts; tank compartments ; center covers, step boards and walkways; turtle decks, engine bearers, bulkheads, instrument boards, floors, seats, cabin sides, fairings, doors, strut streamlining, keels, ribs, partitions, braces, and the coverings of su,ch pontoons and hulls of seaplanes and flying boats as are not of all-wood construction.

This marked predominance of wood in the manufacture of vehicles which serve as carriers in the most advanced method of transportation is detailed in Technical Bulletin No. 205, issued by the Department in October, 193O, and bears the title "Gluing Wood in Aircraft Manufacture, by T. R. Truax, Senior Wood Te,chnologist, Forest Products Laboratory."

The general use of wood is not confined to commercial planes. "Even in the fast combat type of military plane," says the bulletin, "wooden wing structures,are used, and in some planes the entire wing framework and covering is of glued-wood construction."

Glue is used not only in laminating and building up large and irregular wooden parts and in the making of plywood, but it also affords the principal means of fastening the various wooden parts together into the finished structure. Most uses of glues in aircraft require adhesive which retains a large proportion of their strength under rnoist conditions, even to the extent of remaining safe in service after exposure to free water. A,ccording to the Forest Products Laboratory, blood-albumin and casein glues most nearly meet these requirements.

Gluing tests have been made at the Forest Products Laboratory of about forty different species and the bulletin publishes the results obtained with 31 species of wood, using different kinds of glues.

This 60-page pamphlet contains several illustrations of wood-built aircraft, also interi,or views of woodworking departments in commer'cial aircraft factories, as well as many tables, and graphs. Copies are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Pri,ce, 25 cents.

Construction" to be 'franslated for Chinese

S. K. Kwan, a graduate of the University of Illinois and a mimber of the firm of Kwan Chu & Co., prominent North China architects and contractors, is so impressed with Wood Construction that he is providing certain portions: of it with Chinese translations for the benefit of his workmen and foremen. Mr. Kwan believes firmly tFat the principles scientifically and concisely set forth in the book that deals €xtensively with American woods and methods of construction, will result in the increased use of American lumber in China through better knowledge of efficient wood construction practices.

A. N. Lofgren, cisco, returned to at the University

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BACK ON THE JOB of MacDonald &"Harrington, San Franwork recently after bpending two weeks of C-alifornia Hospital, San Francisco.

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"Wood

Wood in the Home

The following is a synopsis of a talk recendy given by l,errrcr G. Stcccttt Secretary, Millwork Institute of California over Radio Station trCJL 6c Oaldand Tribune Sation, Oakland, Califomia-

One of the most intimate, natural materials which has from time immemorial gone into the construction of our places of abode, is wood. From the time that trees were first felled in the forests of Lebanon, and crudely transported to the various centers of ancient civilization, down lhrough each succeeding age to the one in which we now live, man has greatly depended upon the uses of wood, not only for the slructural erection of his dwelling, but also for the decoration and convenience of the interior of that dwelling. Wood has, because of man's close association with it, for countless generations definitely become recognized as a product which modern craftsmanship, under the guidance of the architectural designer, has glorified.

In order to meet the more advanced requirements of architectural woodwork, modern machinery has likewise been developed to assist the complete expression of man's increased knowledge of the building art. The axe has given way to the saw, man-power to animal-power, and animalpower to machine-Power; and the saw-mill and planingmill have come to meet the demands of an ever aggressive mankind. So that today, the full Purpose of the tree, and man's dominion over it, is accomplished;-man working with the machine has brought out the true glory of wood.

Scientific research and the appiication of knowledge thus gained is continually going forward to safeguard our- forests ior future generations, that our children may enjoy the tree, as we have, for its beauty and grandeur as well as for its economic value. Here in California, for instance, where the magnificent Redwoods thrill orlr very souls; for- every Redwood cut down, thirty young Redwoods are planted, nurtured and prepared for future forests. The Gospel of Service, preached by the Galilean prophet two thousand years ago, will go on forever.

Now let us go into your home for a moment and contemplate the suiroundings there, relaxing in an atmosphere madi comfortable because of well selected materials harmoniously combined'

The Front Door, through which we enter into the circle of your home, has been biautifully glorified' as follows by

Nathan E. Wood:

"The door turns on its hinges many times a day. It shuts in and its shuts out.It is Jet between the outside world and the dear household in the home. It shuts out the noise, the dust and the clamor of the street. It shuts out the rough speech, the enmities, the selfishness of the striving croid. tlt rhuts in peace, love, gentleness, s-ecutity and all- the atmosphere which makes a home. The husband goes out through the door in the morning into the rushing, 6usy world, and carried in his heart is a sense of. security for his household behind his closed door. At night he comes back, wearied with the day's toil and care' assured that within the doors are welcome, rest and love' The strife and cares of the world are left on the outside of his door' and within he is at home in quiet content, in the midst of his loved ones. The children and the adults go through the door to school or to business, and at night, teaving the whirlof aftairs and people, come back again with certain confidence that within the door is home."

No wonder that John Howard Payne, that homeless wanderer in many lands, sang with a vast pathos:

"Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Be it ever so humble'

There's no Place like home."

By his short paragraph, Nathan E. Wood, beautifully expresied a truel sentimtnt about this item of woodwork. Should we not therefore give a little more attention than we sometimes do to the ielection of our front door? It really is an important matter-just as much so as the selection of your furniture.

Let ui look at the items of architectural woodwork, that have been selected for the int'erior of your home, and understand something about them. Nearly all hardwood doors today are to a gieater or tess degree veneered. The aver-age pet.ott does ndt know this beciuse the tech-nique of door making and veneer has become so skillful that it can not

be detected. And it is excellent. Being made up of small p.ieces of wood glued together and covEred with'a veneer, they stand up much better, if properly glued, than the solid door; cost Iess, look better, and ire ieis afiected bv mois- tul.:.. It is.the quality of glue and workmanship which establishes the quality of the veneer, and today, these con- siderations have been developed to a high degree of per- fection.

The interior finish and panelings are entirely a matter of taste., both as to design ana tina of wood. There are many species of wood which adapt themselves to an harmonious combination for the mood bf the indiviclual. These woods will.stand up as long as the house itself, if not longer. For the better class of homes. wood paneling is being Jmployed more and more by the discriminating aichitect.-

For the woodwork or trim around the doors ancl windows, and for base boards, chair rails. and similar uses. practically the same ygods are employed as for paneling. All this material should be thoroughly dried; ancl il is besi, in.building,^to defer the woodw&k-until the plaster has dried out. Otherwise, the wood trim. rvhich the manufacturer has dried in special kilns, is likely to absorb moisture from the.wet phster. In such an e'vent, warping and later on, opening of joints may result.

Th. cabinets in your kitchen, dressing rooms, closets, and hallways, should be designed to scientifically meet the requirements they have to fulfill. Their convenience, both as to size and location in the room, is of utmost importance. Likewise, the doors and drawers in these cabineis, being subjected to constant daily use. should be well fitted int6 p_llce; and the cabinet itseif, should be securely built. Machine-made joints, glued together, will make ior efficiency rn tnls resDect.

TheMillwork Institute of California. which itis mv privilege to represent, is an educational organization of independent and competing operators, devoled to elevating the status of the industry, anh pledged to deliver to the con"sumerthe highest quality of prbducl at the most economical cod..fnfulfilling this pledge, the Institute has developed and circulated to the architects and interested builderJ in California, a new publication, known as ,.A,ocredited Standards for Architectural'Woodwork." This publication is designed to create an authoritative standard'governing materials,,construction and workmanship for all-millworf p_roducts. To guarantee to the architect, builder or owner, that the millwork products he pur,chases, conform in all rei spects to the requirements of "Accredited Standards for Architectural Woodrvork", the Institute has further pro- vided a program of certifi,cation. Carefully selected. rnint.tfacturers, who, because of the high quality of their prod- ucts, and who conform to the licenie agreement iisued them b_y_ the Institute, are authorized to Lbel their prod- ucts, "Certified Architectural Woodwork',. The oificial stamp is issued to each licensed manufacturer bv The Institute, and it is knorvn as the Symbol of Enduring Value in Woodwork. Products thus labeled are guarant..d'by th" Millwork Institute of California to confoim to the require- ments ofthe "Accredited Standards for Architeitural Woodwork", previously referred to.

.Y"y y" therefore, urge you, when purchasing items of millwork, to insist that they be so labeled? you"can there- by be assured of obtaining merchandise which has the stamp. of approval of the Millwork Industry of California upon it, as .regards materials, construction and quality of workmanship.

HARBOR LUMBERMEN VISIT S. F.

Albert. Schafer, president, and OttoR. S,chramm. sales manag'er, of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Door Co., Montesano, Wash., recently spent a few days in San Francisco.

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7,A-1 SALESMAN AND ESTIMATOR WANTS -=r., '' POSITION

Aisponsibte, experienced retail lumber salesman and estimatori office or yard, desires connection. Will work two ;;;k; Jt"tit to qualify. Have ma-n-aged line yards' A-1 tli"i"18"r. Salary reJsonable. AddrEss Box C-354, california Lumber Merchant'

LADY STENOGRAPHER WANTS POSITION

Young lady with several years' experience in the lumber business] mili and wholesale, wants position with Los An""t"r t"rntter firm. Familiar wittr itt office details' Adtress Box C-357, care California Lumber Merchant' :

Tom A. McCann Club Plans Concat

At a meeting of the Tom A. McCann Hoo Hoo Club' Vf.Cfoua, Calif,, on November 3' there was a discussion of the fuiure activities of the Club, which included a concatenation and the New Year's party. Bill Lawrence -pre- .""t.J the club with a gavel made from timber taken from the roof of the White-House when the building was rer"oa"fJ in 1927. W. F. Shaw, manager of trade extension of th" National Lumber Manufacturers Association, presented the gavel to Mr. Lawrence.

EXPERIENCED YARD UANAGER WANTS CONNE TION

Experienced yard manager wants connection as m-anagcr -assistantmaiager-<r collector of country or su.}urban yard. Has recoilfor creating business and collecting -what he sells. Ten vears' expeiience with same firm and has request to returi at any -time. Is thirty-six y-ears of age, mirried, speaks Germin f,uently-, and some Nowe gi"". Address Box C-353, Catifornia Lumber Mcrchent.

\IIANTS POSITION AS YARD XANAGER

Experienced lumberman would- like- position managing .outfty yard in Southern California. Familiar with all dctaits of the retail business. Can furnish references. Would appreciate an interview. Address Box C-356, care California Lumber Merchant.

Supreme Nine Meets at St Louis

The enlarged program of Hoo Hoo, including the. plen for an increa-sed Lenint for all members was discussed at a meeting of the Supreme Nine, on November 2l and 2', -in the off"ices of Ho6 Hoo Internitional, at St. Louis, Mo. An announcement of the details of the new beqefit will ba made just as soon as some features of the nlan can bC. atratrgid. 'Among the other subject-s-discussed were thc intensification of FIoo Hoo club activities, the developmcqt of a constructive program of assistance from the Interrrtional headquarteri fo-r the local chapters and officers,. end more sener'.I participation in wood promotion activitie+ Frankiin A. Hbfheins, Snark of the Universe, presided et the meeting which was attended by eight of the nine officers.

ABBEY'S REGISTER AI{D YEAR BOOK

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