Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club Meet at Marysville

The November meeting of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club was held at the Elks Club, Marysville on Saturday, November 28, where they rvere the guests of the lumber dealers of Marysville.

President Lawrence Chapman presided over the meeting. H. G. Cave, president of the Shasta Lumber Co., in a few well chosen words welcomed the visiting lumbermen to Marysville, and C. D. LeMaster responded for the Club.

G. E. Cornwall, Portland, gave an interesting talk on "Trade Conditions Surrounding the Lumber Industry," touching on conditiohs in China, Japan, New Zealand, and Florida. He also discussed conditions in the Northwest.

J. E. Fraser, Secretary of the California Retail Lumbermin's Association, talked on "Grade Marking." Mrs' Fraser stated that she would like to get the opinion of the Club on Grade Marking so that she could report back to the Directors of the Association at their meeting in January. She said it was one of the progressive movements in the lumber industry at the present time, and in the.eastern states where they have had more experience with this matter, many of the State Associations had already endorsed the movement. She also read a resolution on Grade Marking that has been drawn up by State Association and which will be taken under consideration by the various Clubs of the state. Follorving Mrs. Fraser's talk, there was a general discussion on the subject in which all the lumbermen present expressed their views on Grade Markittg. C. D. LeMaster stated that he did not think that the members were ready to vote on the question at this time and would probably not be ready to take action until the January meeting. I\{r. LeMaster was requested_ to take the matter up with the other clubs in Northern California for a joint meeting at rvhich time there would be a general discussion of Grade Marking.

A. R. Graham, Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, Spokane, spoke on the annual convention meeting that will be held in Portland during the month of February and urged that a large number of California lumbermen attend this meeting. He stated that there will be several attendance prizes awarded at the Convention and at the last session ihere would be a drawing for a carload of lumber. There will also be special prizes for the ladies in attendance at the convention.

During the luncheon, Eugene Gray of the Shasta Lumber Co., who possesses a delightful voice sang several solos which were greatly enjoyed. He was accompanied on the piano by Miss Madge Maynard.

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The ilub voted the continuation of their new publication, the "Axiom", and C. D. LeMaster asked the assistance of all the members and requested that they send in their ideas for publication.

Al the conclusion of the meeting, Walter Baker and George W. Gorman, held a drawing contest in which several of the lucky members won large boxes of candy packed in attractive redwood boxes.

The next meeting which will be "Ladies Day" will be held on December 19 at Sacramento and the committee appointed to make the arrangements for the meeting are Walter Baker, Joe Shepard, and E. E. Bryan.

The following registered at the meeting:-

Lawrcnce Chapman, Sacramcnto Lumbcr Co. Sacramento H. G. Cave, Shasta Lumber Co..

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