Ten Years Ago Today

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California

From the Lumber Merchant, Decem6er 1 , 1924

In the leading editorial, "The Flood Gates of Prosperity," Jack Dionne says:"1V25 will be ayear of great growth, and great prosperity in California."

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The regular monthly meeting of the Central California Lumbermen's Club was held at the Lincoln Hotel, Stockton, on November 1. The Club voted to invite the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Clubs to meet in a joint session at Stockton in February.

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The Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club met at the Travelers Hotel, Sacramento, on November 15. The Club voted to meet with the Central California and San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Clubs in a joint meeting at Stockton on February 14.

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The annual meeting of the Arizona Lumberrnen's Club was held at Phoenix on November 13, 14 and 15. President H. S. Corbett presided over the business sessions. It was voted to hold the next annual meeting at Nogales in May.

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November 5 saw the arrival of eight lumber carriers at San Pedro, all from Pacific ports, and marked one of the largest day's lumber receipts for some time.

The Orange County evening, November 20, ton, president of the meeting.

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Lumbermen's Club at Garden Grove. State Association,

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The Long-Bell Lumber Co. have opened a San Francisco office with Kenneth Smith, district sales manager for Northern California, as manager.

Announcement was made of the purchase of the Sunset Lumber Company at Fresno, and the Lucerne Lumber Co. yard at Hanford which has been under the management of the Sunset Lumber Com.pany, by the Tilden Lumber & Mill Co. of Oakland-

The C. D. Johnson Lumber Co. of Portland, announces that a salgs office has been opened in San Frarrcisco with F. S. Locke as manager.

The first annual meetir.rg of the Millwork Institute of California was held at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, on November fu21. Offieers re-elected were: H. W. Gaetjen, president; E. R. Maule and A. W. Bernhauer, vice-presidents; E. A. Nicholson, treasurer, and H. T. Didesch, managing director. San Diego was chosen as the next meeting place.

Thomas Cotter, manag'er of the California-Oregon Lumber Co. at Brookings, Ore., has taken over the rnanagement of the company's San Francisco office. ***

A party in honor of the outgoing officers was held by the Lumber Salesman Club of San Francisco at the St. Germain restaurant on the evening of November 15. Mel Salornon, the newly elected president, acted as master of ceremonies'

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association held at Bakersfield on November 18, C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., Whittier, for the past two years president of the Association, was re-elected president. Frank L. Fox, Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., Glendale, was elected vice president for the Southern district, and M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, was elected vice president for the Northern district. George Waddell, Waddell Lumber Co., Alameda, was elected treasurer.

Strube & Sweet have opened a yard at Tujunga. The company also operates a yard at Roscoe. *!t*

Albert A. Kelley of San Francisco was married to Miss Grayce Ne Quette of Los Angeles at San Francisco on November 27. After a honeymoon trip in Southern California, they will 'nake their home in San Francisco. Mr. Kelley_is connected with the Santa Fe Lumber Co. ***

Paul Nordstrom, formerly manager of the Citizens Lumber Co. at Selma, is now connected with the Union Lumber Co. at Bakersfield.

The Centra,l Lumber Co., Hanford, has p.urchased the Lemoore Lumber Co. at Lemoore. The Central Lurnber Co. again takes over the management of the plant which it operated twenty years ago.

Rollin C. Ayreg advertising director of the Zellerlbach Paper Co., San Francisco, addressed Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 at its meeting on November 13. ***

The Citrus Belt Hoo-Hoo staged a successful concatenation at San Bernardino on the evening of November 18. Fourteen kittens were initiated.

The McKinnon Lumber Yard at Hollister are constructing a. new two-story office building. When completed it will contain a modern offic-e,,display room, and many other attractive features.