"Why An Association" From a State Standpoint

Bv Mrs' Jessie Egslesto*, XJ;l;l,i.,t"llrnia Retail Lumber-

From my standpoint the first r€i?Soll for the existence of a State Association is "Preparedness." We firmly believe in preparedness for war, in fact in preparedness in all things, and so the Retail Lumber Deaiers of this State should .be prepared for any emergencies that may arise !l having^ a strong state Association, with the necessary facts and figures to combat adverse criticism and erroneou-s statements and action detrimental to the retail lumber industry_; also able to act promptly and efificiently ,on all matters of legislation which is a very vital subject at the present time, especially in view of the movement on foot to teg- islate against shingles. I believe the state Association should feel highly flattered, that it was called upon by the Shingle Manufacturers immediately after the fire at Berkeley to act for thern and do everything possible to pro,tect their interests until they could get a man on the job to handle it ,themselves. It is needless to tell you that we im,mediately took steps to protect shingles, working with the California White & Sugar Pine Asso,ciation and the California Redwood Association, and while we could not Drevent the ordin,ances prohibiting shingles from passing we aia at least make them give shingles a square deal by prohibiting all Class "C" roofings a,nd not legislating against shingles alone. Jt is not necessary to repeat what the State Association ,accomplished, in regard to the State Housing Act- no local Association or interstate association would have been able to have gained recognition and be allowed to sit in with and present the c.ase to the Senators. This Mr. Conner, Mr. Pinkerton and I di,d at Sacr,a,mento and succeeded in putting in the amend'ments which made the Housin$ Act more acceptable to lumbermen.

A State Association should not duplicate the work ,done by any of the local Clubs or other Association. It is not our idea to have a duplication ,of work, and for that reason we, out of deferen'ce to Mr. Porter and his Association which has been established for years, have not taken up the matter of fnsurance nor established a Traffic Department. \A/e'co'uld only have given the d,ealers the same protection as Mr. P'orter and it would entail a lot of detailed work in our office and we feel we should use our efforts for bigger things-things which the local clurbs and his Association cannot ,do for the dealers. For this reason, we are not taking up these things at this time which would bring an income into the Association, and it is therefore ne'cessary that we have more members, as the entire expense,must be borne at present out of the dues.

Another thing that the State Association should do is to serve as a medium for conferring with Lum.ber, Cement and other building materials m,anufacturers in relation to

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THE BOOTH.KELLY LUMBER CO.

Los Angeles OfficeH. C. CLARK, Sales Agent Central Building Telephone 878-035.

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San Francisco OfficeJ. R. NEYLAN, Sales Agent, Marvin Building Telephone Douglas 2513

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(Continued ftom Page 27) problems which arise, so that there will be recognition of the retail lumber industry, which can only be acc6mplished by p_ower and force of an organization, pirticularlv in view of the movement under way toward standardilation, in which the retailmen should have a voice.

The State Association should serve as a clearin,g house thru which the local clubs and organizations may Iake up matters o'f importance thru our Manager an.d Field Man, Mr. Wastell-we can serve as a medium for interchangei of ideas between the local clubs and associations, on ,matters of common interest, and post them as to methods of procedure which have prove,n successful ,elsewhere. Mr. Wastell has been in touch with all conditions, both in the State and in the North in the logging and manufacturing sections, and has had first hand information, and in this wai the State Association has been a stabilizing factor-not in price -stabilization, I do not mean-but to give you a spe- cific instance-at the time of the Japanesi Di-saster, we kn-ew that ,ma,ny of the dealers, without stop,p,ing to think things over seriously would be liable to do sbme-hysterical n,ryt_lg, so we immediately sent out a bulletini setting forth con,ditions, and have reason to believe that we prevented hysteria, an{ thus assisted in stabilizing the market., I believe the bulletin service such as we have given has been a good thing toward keeping the dealers advised adthentically of conditions as they really are. This bulletin service will be kept up and even more frequently so that all se,ctions may be kept in touch with conditions all over the state. We have en'deavored thru our Confidential Offi,ce Information Bulletin to ascertain just how many lumb€rrl€n.knew what it was costing them to do business, and it was surprising to know how few actually knew what it was costing theml I believe firmly, that in order for them to know wh-ether it is costing them more or less than it should, that comparative data should be com'piled-this we have endeavored to dothen only by a uniform accounting system in'stalled thruout the state and by comp,arison will they be able to determine whether their cost of doing business is below or above normal.

Another thing that the State Association should do is to stimulate fraternal relations between dealers. There is no reason why people i,n the lumrber bqsiness should not establish fraternal relationship ,on just as good a foundation as has become customary among people in other lines of business.

It is my firm opinion that this Association should hold more frequent meetings-at in,tervals of at least six months, or perhaps more ,often-so that the retail dealers can, becom,e better acquainted. It seems to me that once a year is not sufficient. It would be a fine thing if the retail dealers would take enough interest in their association to attend our meetings of the Directors-arra'ngemen'ts could, be made to hold these meetings in differen't sections of the state so that the lumbermen could more easily attend-in this way you will come to know your co,m,petitor and have a m.ore friendly feeling toward him-we cannot feel friendly with or talk over things with a man whom we d,o not know -get the other lumbermen in your city to- join your Associalion and then a more fraternil feeling *ilf e*isi and more harm'ony exist than at the present time. It is a wonderful thing for both Hoo-Hoo and for the Association that the Snark rhas seen fit to appoint Mr. Wastell as Vicegerent of this District-in this way Mr. Wastell can get such a personal contact with aU dealers and bring them into a closer relationship with each other.

I trust the time will soon come that every lumber dealer will be proud to have displayed on his letterhead "Member California Retail Lumbermens' Association."

J. C. Ellis to Represent Santa Fe Lumber Company in Los Angeles

Lumber Exports

PORTLAND, Nov. 30.-Po.rtland's lumber shipments to foreign ports by water have averaged more than 1,00O,000 feet a dav this month.

B. W. BOOKSTAVER IN SAN FRANCISCO

Mr. B. W. Bookstaver, Los Angeles manager for the McCullough Fagan Lumber Company, has just returned to his home town,, after spending so'me days at the companies San Francisco offices.

Tlf. P. Mclntyre Builds New Redwood Shingle Mill

The gentleman in the accompanying picture is Mr. J. C. (Jack) Ellis, who will, after Janaary lst, 1924, manage the Los Angeles offices of the Santa Fe Lumber Company.

Until that time, and for some time past, Mr. Ellis has been connected with the Redwood Manufacturers Company, of Pittsburg, California, at their Los Angeles headquarters, tltholeralc Lumbcr Productr

Jack Ellis is well known in the lumber industry in this state, and will without a doubt, proYe a valuable addition to the aggressive organization that has been built up by the head of the Santa Fe Lumber Company, Mr. A. J. (Gus) Russell, who has his headquarters at San Francisco.

W. P. Mcfntyre, of Fortuna, Humboldt County, is now operating his new redwood shingle mill, which has a daily capacitv of 100 M shingles and 15 Ir{ sawn shakes. The new mill is equipped with modern machinery, and he has installerl a 100 HP engine and two 290 HP boilers' Mr' Mclntyre is also one of the largest Humbo'ldt County split redwood producers, and is a large shipper of split shakes, hewn ties, posts, and grape stakes. Mr.'Mclntyre was a recent San Francisco visitor and stated that the Humboldt County split redwood operators were finding an excellent demand for their products and that all the operators in his locality were working to full capacity.

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A. J. Russell Attends'Northwest

Shingle Congress

A. J. Russell, of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, left for Seattle the first of the month to attend the annual Shingle Congress held at the New Washington Hotel, .on December 6 and, 7. The Santa Fe Lumber Co. are large shippers of shingles into the California market, and Mr. Russell is generally in attendance at the manufacturers annual 'meeting. After spending several days in the puget Sound Dis'trict, he will spend a few days in Portland wihere he will be a visitor at the Dollar Portland Lumber Co. offices, which mill he represents in California. Mr. Russell will return to San Francisco about the middle of the month.

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Pioneer Retailer On Long Tour

Mr. John C. Light, veteran lirmberman of the West, and head of the Norman-Light Lumber Company, of Miami, Arizona, has been in California for the past si; weeks, on the start of ,an automobile trip that will consume the next five months.

After visiting relatives and friends at various.places in Arizona, Mr. ' Light drove into California, through Needles and has been enjoying the sights in the southern part of the state, and rvill later drive north for a visit arbund the Bay District.

He is taking this trip at the advice of his physician, who has ordered him from the altitude of his home town. for at least six months. .\Arhile Mr. Light is in apparent good health, he has at times been bothered with colds, that have caused him concern.

Well known throughout the rvest, and in other parts of the country, this gentleman has hosts of friends among 'n;irlott"tJl;ess is in the capable hands of Mr. King c. Light, son of John C. Light.

L. C. STEWART ON NORTHWEST BUSINESS TRIP

L. C. Stewart, of the Sudden-Christenson Lumber Co., San Francisco, is on a tw,o-weeks' busines,s trip to the Northwest. While in the north, he will visit the Aberdeen, lfoquiam, Raymond, and South Bend Districts, calling on the several mills that Sudden-Christenson represent in the California territory. Before his return south, he also plans to spend a. few days in the Portland and Columbia River Districts.

Southern Lumber Company Installs Attractive Booth

Christmas is the time for getting and for giving-forgetting and forgiving.

They have also given redwood a considerable boost, in the other building. This is a replica of a Russian Church, built in San Jose by the Russian emigrants, in 1811. The model follows the original building exactly, and it is more interesting to know that the material for this s,mall model was taken from the original buil'ding in'the shape of a heavy timber, and was sawed and cut to the desired pieces at the Southern Lumber Company's mill.

Leon Walker On Eastern Trip

At a fair held recently at San Jose, the Southern Lumber Company installed a booth that drew considerable attention and favorable comment.

This progressive company is right up to date with a,complete photographic plan service department, and they also m,ake a specialty of handling well known brands of cement and lime.

Mr. M. L. Doane, manager of this yard, spent considerable time on the display, the small model stucco house being complete to the last detail, even to the palm trees and lawn.

Leon Walker, of the Red River Lumrber Co., San Francisco, is in the East on a three-weeks' business trip. Mr. Walker, who is a Yale man of the class of. l92l and also a member of the varsity' football team while at the u.niversity, took a little time off io attend the Yale-Princeton and YaliHarvard football games. He will return to San Francisco about the middle of the month.

BUILDING ACTIVE IN CITY OF.OAKLAND

Building permits to a value of $339,000 were issued during the week ending November 24, in the City of Oakland. 73 of these permits, involving $n4,400, were for one s,tory dwellings.