The California Lumber Merchant - December 1926

When a Custorrrer wants good walls quick-acher Watl Board

A WALL canbe built f1 with Schumacher Plaster Wall Board and decorated the same day. There is no waiting for the house to settle-for the plaster to dry. Finish the interior and move right in.

Advantages like these are making this Plaster 'V7all Board more popular each day. Recommend it.

SCHUMACHER

V/ALL BOARD CORPORATION

San Francisco - Los Angeles - Seattle

V/arehouses:Tacona-Portland-Stockton-SanRafael-Oakland-SanFrancisco-SanJose-SanDiego

A National Organtzation

Theyte BTr"8 Growttl Yellonr

Kiln.Dried Fir wins the good will of dealers' customers. There's "Satisfac. tion in every foot" of our Old Grou'th Yellow Frr lumber because it is thoroughly kiln-dried and dressed after seasoning to American Standard siles. All degrades are taken out at the mrll.

Southern Fine Old Growth Yellow Fir

IGln-Dried uoil ilc) II II rlF l-J

Duner-Matheny Sash & Door Co.

Aplll 6, 1926

P. R. DUNER of Oakland, Calif. writes mentioning

Santa Fe Lunber Co.

L6 Callfornla St!€et Sdl Franclsco, Ca1lf. oentlenen 3

In anav{er to you! lnqulry ebout the quallty o! Btock you have shlpped us f:roE the Contlal Coal and Cok6 Conpeny, Vemonla, oregon, w111 say that the stook ttas boen very satlsfactoly as b61ng soft and oloae gralned, wel.1 nanufaotureil and k1In d!14d. w€ hav6 usod 86ve::a1 carloeds and have found then all of unlfom grade.

very truly yours,

DUNffi-MATHENY SAS}I & DOO'T CO. zT\rfi n eY(fLY &1t/n-2.t^

-'dePendability -quhlity -'S€TAlCe

Watch these ads and read what others say about this dependable lumber.

PRD; EM

dut'iaras Fir j\.r..,.-r..rr.n.n.

SnNrn Fs LUMBER CoupANY

(A. ,. "Gus" Russell) Distributors in Cclilornissnd Arizona

General Ofrces:

San Francisco, California St. Clair Building l6 California Street

So. Califotnia Office: Los Angeles, California

39? Pacific Electric Building

Bruce L. Burlingame, Agent "sudden

Serq.,ice"

CENTRAL C0AL & C0KE C0IIIPANIY

Cenernt Offices: Kansas

(Oregon -American Lumber City, Missouri Co., Vernonia, Ore.)

C. A. MATHEN!

Benefrt to'I6ur Curtomers inWeyerhaeuserw

OLf are a practical man. Your customers are practical men. The 'Weyerhaeusers are practical, too. Everything they do is practical.

Practical lumber mahine. Practical lumber s,llingbecause it all points to practical help to the man who is going to buy the lumber lrom you.

You know your customers, their problems and needs. Look over this summary oI the Weyerhaeuser Plus. Is there any other lumber supply you know, that gives you such advantage in going after the customers best worth having?

You can travel all over the Uaited States aad aot ffad any0aer atan&ug timber thaa that on the W'eyerhaeueer properties. Filteen difrerent rlrcies-a variety sufficient to Eeet most of your requirements and the building aeedr ol your customers.

'Weyerhaeuser manufactures thir fiuc timber into high class specialtiee that sell last and bring you repeat busineaee dease Douglae Fir timbete lor the moetexacting useqPaciffc Coast Hemlock Flooring edge grain, eud matchedi Improved C,edar Siding that looks beaer and is beneq Pondoea Pine for general buildiag; Genuinc White Pine lor expooed uses and pattern*

Weyerhaeuser has plenty of timber lor today and lor many yean hence A buying connection with Weyerhaeuset is arr a8surance oI aa adequate sup ply ol aaleable lumber fq the Iuture ae well ae the prereaL

Call up the Weyerhaeuser Representative. Talk to him about a p er manent btq ing connection with Weyerhaeuser.

Here is utbat rffeyerbaeuser

girn tbe Lurnber Dealer to pass along to bis Custorners

Concentrated buying and concentrated selling. A call lrom a singleWeyerhaeuser Representative brings you all the difrerent kinds of lumber you need to supply a large part of your trade. Filteen difierent species oI lumber-including Douglas Fir, W'estern Red Cedar, Pacific Coast Ffemlock, Pondosa Pine, and Genuine White Pine.

The output oI 17 large mills-and three more buildin$ Shipping lrom 20 large stocks

Four huge Distributing Plants, with 10O,O0O,OOO feet oI lumber and 25,000,000 leet of timbers always on hand" Shipping in 24 hours iI necessary.

The finest stands oI timber in this counuy. Precise manufacturing Scientific seasoning,giving the user the nrarimum natural durability of the species.

Carelul handling and loading to insure delivery of tOOlo sdeable and usable stocks.

Sales-making specialties that attract trade and tepeat.

Quicker turnover on a smaller investmenLEasy buying. Regular supplies oI compact stocks. Fewer losses and less lumber thrown into the ttboneyard.t

The Weyerhaeuser Permanent Customer Plan, operated by W'eyerhaeuser Representativee who take care of their customers in seasolr and out oI season. A moet profftable arrangement lor the dealer who makes use oI it

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we talk abour seasoning lumber v Y we do not mean simply drying it out Lumber seasoning at Weyerhaeuser mills is done by scientific processes to bring out the best qualities in the fects. Correcdy wood and to keep down deseasoned lumber looks better, gives more satislactory service, and lasts longer than lumber which is haphazardly ',dried."

... BonnersFerry,Idabo potlatchLu-berCo.. potlatcb,Idaho

" The Northern Lbr. Co. Cloquet,Minn. Snoqualmie Falls LmberCo.,Snoquelnie Fatk,vasb. Boise payette Lumber Co., Boise, rdaho

Johnson-lrentworth Co., Cloquet, Minn. Hubird Lumber Co. , Sendpoint, Idaho .V,eyerhaeuer Tmbr. Co., Everett,Vch.

llzood Conversioo Co. Cloquet,Mim. Bdward Rutledge Ticrber Co. Coeur d'ilenc, r,taho r/cyerhaeurerTnbr,Co.,Beltimore,Md.

lveyerhreurer Timber Comprny, Minnesota Tnnsfcr, St. prul, Mitrn, VeyerhaeuserTimber Co., ponrnouth, R, I.

' T t tbbinc" lunbqen cstta Itmwtia agairt ilof ects dut{ng Kiln ars stochtl vilhlunbet tuly fo wing in thz lotut tybehilns

. Ptotocting th. eiik of Whtt Piotcbt e sfurial btw to rciluu enil chuhing

Kiht ilnlng at W.rprltw Mills ls an mt *iave, All frocws ate anftiltry uatclyy'.and chechd,

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How Lumber Looks

Gcneral rnarket conditionr in the rtate, and particulady in Southern California' are ratiefactoty, ar far ar they go.

The middlc of llecembcn n€rver 6ndr any rtartling activ' ity in the burincr, either in rvholerale or retail. The wholerale and mill rnen have reported in the lart few deyr that there ie vety little buyi.g, that the retailerr are sticking to-tte ertabliched-custom of obeerviag the Holiday tcason with a buying lay-off starting about the firrt of December.

Thereirn't any quertion but that 1927 i, going -to-be a good year for lumbermen. Trainr are l,oaded and allthing! point to a good year.

- Cirgo r&eiptr, at San Pedro, are going to nn heavy, for December. To the nisht of th; 13th a little over 61 million feet had been reported and the total:for the month of No' vember war 141 million.

Building permitr, at Los Angelec, will ehow a 6ne total for tte monrtl, to tte night of the llth they were a little over forr million dollan The total for November was eight and a hdf million.

-The dockr at San Pedro are not crowded with lumber' however there ir mne rtock down there than there har been for a few monttr. Thic will dart moving right after the frrst.

Telegraphic reportr from San Francirco ray:

BAY DISITRICT

DOUGLAS FIR-The Douglas Fir market, both cergo and rail, has rhorvn ver5r little change during the past two weekr, and as ir expected at thir time of tte year due to inventory, tte rnarket har shown rome decline when compared to early part of November.

CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

At the annual meeting of the California Redwood Association r held at the Palace Hotel,-San Francisco, on Novernber 16, J. M. / Hotchkiss, Hobbs-Wall & Co., was re-elected Prcsident for the 9nI "uitrs yeai. H. P. Plummer, Uirion Lumber Co., was re-elected Vice J Prcsidint and R. F. Hamrnatt was rc-elected Secretary-Manager. U f.. C. Hanmond, Hammond Lumber Co., P. C. Nevin, The Pacif,c Lumber Co., and Fred Holmes, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co, w_ere re-elected Dircctors. C. E. DeCamp, Redwood Manufacturers Co., and Henry Hink, Dolbeer-Carson Lurober Co., were also elected to the Board of Directors.

Therc L a fair volurne of cergo buainer moving. At compared to October, the November cargo arrivalr rhowed a decided drop. During the month of Novenrber the cargp arrivalc were 5lr0ll M feet as compared to 711492 M feet in October.

Stockr at the 5rardr are reported low.

The mille se€ln to be well fixed on cutting orderr, and with the regular Chrbtmar shut-down, they are hedtating about taking on any new cutting btuiner. The mills are cur' tailing production, some have taken ofi their night shiftr while others have gone on a four and five day baeir.

Althowh there are enough logr on hand for present wantr, trhere ig no rurphu and rome of the loggiog camp! have already shut down.

Building operationr in San Francirco ret a record for tLe finrt eleven monthr of the year, over $s0'UrcrfiX) having been invested in building conrtruction, with the building of homes being the predominating factor.

REDWOOD.-The market ir fairly active with a good demand for tie and timber cutting burinecs. Redwood cargo arrivalr chowed a decline during the month of Ne vember as com,pared to the previour montt; 16'818 M feet arrived in San Francisco during November, while the Octe ber shipmentr were 181548 M feet.

CA,LIFORNTA WHITE & SUGAR PINL-Since tAe firrt of the month the denand has rhown come increas€. Some of tihe mills have shut down for the winter montfir and about 10 milb are reported down. The prerent rtockr on hand at the rnillr are slightty above what they were at thir time last year.

/ LUNcHEoN FoR N. A. cLADDTNG

/ Fred Roth, State Hoo-Hoo Counsellor for California, was host tfto a luncheon in honor of N. A. Gladding, Hoo-Hoo No. 99 and I Seer of the Housc of Anciente, at the Ellls Club, San Francisco, on ' Friday, December 10. Mr. Gladding is vice pnesident of thc E. C. Atkins & Co. of Indianapolis. Among those who attended thc luncheon were N. D. Gladding Fred Roth, J. Walter Kelly' Bob Neighbor of Portland, Frank Trower, R. A, Hisco:r, Bob Grant and J. E. Martin.

Additional lqte news ffems on page 50.

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Maaufrcturcrr of Vcrticrl Grain Fir Doorr

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Window and Darr Framec

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Colonial Columnr-Square Columnr-Porch Poote

Balusters and Porch Rail also

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Christmas and Christliness

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Jack, Lrtonfle

A few more days and the EJ>civilized world will pause for a time to commemorate what has become by far the giCatest of all the world's holidays-the ONLY one in which men and women of all kind and color join-Christmas.

l.^lMenofhighandlowdegreeiffi,fror.npaupertopotentate, Mrr,?,(seek to honor the birthday of one of the lowliest of men; born in a manger, raised in ob- 'scurity and poverty-a carpenter, and the son of a carpenter-a man who "had not where to lay }fis head," and who died on a cross between two thieves.

And yet, His words and His works have changed the entire tide of civilization; have had greater effect upon the history of mankind than all other works and all other words coq}!r{.N.ot only on ind.ividuals, b.ut on business, has this.impression been made..{trr

So it seems proper t that a re-telling of one of the most beautiful stories ofHis life, should be pertinent, particularly at a time when a wave of intolerance and bigotry has made its appearance in the world, and taken an active part in the drama of human life.

PerhJlp thf time will yet come when prqlessjng Christians wiltr.pauge'long enough to discover th{gfractically every thing over w\irfi Christians have fo}g[t, and squabbled, and condemn{, and tortured, and killed, sig{the beginning-o&-the CTrristian era, are things to whj6\the founder of Christianitt/ Hiilrelf, gave little .if any attentiq-tattached.little6r do importance: that in Him there $ras no intDlerancec I li - J M/U4,4, tachEd,little6r irnportance; Hini there,I+as +lo iftetftffs UU ,t @L4^ r,tr311,\ffJ'f,"rltiif" the story that rollow"l qfl'u fif,X"fr"" rs qJnns on rne cross between ttfd two thieve/ One of the thieves reviles Him who has been crowned "King of the Jews." But the other thief rebukes his fellow, and turning to the crucified One he said: "Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom."

Did the dying Nazarene say to him: "When and how were you baptized? What churchdoyoubelongto?DoyoubelieveinGod?ffiInthis,that, or the other?" Did Jesus ask him any of these questions? He did NOT.

In the words and manner of the dying thiefHe found pity, compassion, fellowship, charity, justice, love-in fact He found Christliness. And the small, narrow, mean, intolerant ihings of the world were swept aside, when He said: "Verily f say unto thee, Today shall thou be with me in paradise." '

There is no finer lesson in the Bible.

Thomas Dreier, the Ma sage, tells of a conversation he had recently with a wise Jewish Rabbi, in which the said to him: "We Jews are just beginning to dis:ier savs the Rabbi then added. with a twinkle in cover the great teacher, Jesus." |(nd Dreier says added, ans.tt his eye-"And so are the

Direet aecess ,- to ftnest ttmber through lleGorrntck!

WHEN youdealthrough the McCon mick otganization you get all the advantages of a complete unit in the lumber industry of tlre Vest Coast.

You are using a close-knit service that embraces vast timber sands in Americats finest virgin forest afea, our own logging c.rmps, mills, treating plant, docks, wharvesr our own flent of vessels.

Our nearest reresentatbe m sales ofue will gladly Wte you on straight or mhed carc atd on special ordets.

Every phase contributing to the r,r..orful operation of the hinber ind*try has been carefully built into the McCotrnick organization, Our q,rstomers benefit ttrrough faster service, more uniforrn grades. Ve have, in shortrbuilt up. a reputation to maintain.

You will find it worrh while to avail younself of the advanages of McCormick facilities.

Ghas. R. llcGornlek Lunber Co.

Lumber Finds Widening Market

By Frank C. Wisner, President, National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, Published in "The Nation's Business"

Someone is always telling us in the lumber industry how near at hand is the end of lumber. A month or two ago, Prof. Gerald Wendt, in an article in Nation's Business, read its furieral oration.

And he isn't the first one. In 1879 Carl Schurz thought lumber manufacturing would be fading by 1900. As late as IW Gifford Pinchot gave lumbering twenty or twentyfive ycars at the outside. Yet in 1925 as much lumber was cut in the United States as the average for the great years of 1900 to 1910.

Now the lumbermen have no "irrepressible conflict" with the advocates of substitute materials for wood, but they naturally object to being railroaded out of business by them. They know that wood cannot be as freely used by 120,000,000 people as by 30,000,000 people with the sources of supply necessarily reduced. If there were nothing but lumber to build with, there would soon be no building.

Substitutes Help Lumber

Their experience in general with meritorious substitutes for wood is that they create unforeseen uses for wood; every new disuse seems to turn up a new use. They know that whereas substitutes for wood have been in the field both in housing and in manufacturing for centuries, the world continues to consume at some price all the lumber and other forms of wood that the mills produce. Human nature, with its likes and dislikes, depending more on feeling than on logic, more on experience and custom than on reason and political economy, cannot be persuaded at once to alter its ancient habits by a few laboratory demonstrations and snap judgments.

When sewed shoe soles came in it was reasonable to predict the disappearance of the shoe-peg, but millions of people, especially in Europe, prefer the pegged shoe, and a single factory in New Hampshire is still turning out the little birch pegs by the billion.

When the business and manufacturing sections of our cities began to turn to concrete construction, thus cutting off a great outlet for lumber, many lumbermen were aPprehensive of bitter days; but it soon developed that concrete created a great new market for lumber for its forms and scaffolding.

When the automobile began to restrict the demand for buggies and wagons, there was more apprehension, but presently it was found that the automobile industry was requiring a billion and a half feet of lumber a year for the bodies of cars and sturdy boxes and crates in which to 'ship them.

Lumber Replacing Steel

was a new alarm because of the advent

of the all-steel body, but already the body manufacturers are turning back to wood, and the greatest of them all--the Fishers-have just bought 60,000 acres of timber land to insure future supplies for fifty years. Canny Henry Ford buys iron ore deposits-but atso several hundred thousand acres of timber.

We have had such substitutes as brick ever since the tower of Babel and before, and yet seventy-five out of every hundred dwellings erected in the United States today are frame, and about 45 per cent of the material bill for the remaining 25 per cent is for lumber.

We have had metal for furniture since time immemorial, but the new Palmer House in Chicago, and the still nbwer and greater Stevens-the largest hotel in the world-have chosen wooden bedsteads instead of steel and brass. The latter, by the way, has found wooden window frame and sash preferable to steel, after all these years of steel sash. Despite the zeal of its manufacturers, metal furniture has 'scarcely made a dent in furniture production.

The old plank road of the fathers has gone, but nobody has found a suitable substitute for 80,000,000 wooden crossties a year for the railways that have superseded them .and use a thousand feet of wood for every foot that went into plank roads. The rail traffic of the nation is vastly more dependent upon wood than the pioneer roads were-on -plqn-k. We would still have board walks if our feet could decide, and when we want a foot-ease stroll we go to Atlantic City zrnd pace the board walk.

Nothing yet discovered is a really good general substitute for wooden floors. After years of experimentation rvith various substitutes for wooden top-flooring, big new office and factory buildings are returning to wood.

With universal refrigeration has come a new universal use for wood.

Steel ships have mostly replaced wooden ships, but it

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takes lumber to make them livable and the surfaces of decks are of wood. The wooden masts have gone, but the great booms and spars of the loading gear are mostly wood, and, still most of the world's piers and wharves are wholly wood, or rest on wooden piling.

There was no substitute for walnut when Napoleon paid $3,000 a ton for that wood for musket stocks which wouldn't break when muskets were used as clubs, and there was none when the rifle factories were turning out millions of rifles a year in the World War.

Wood Has Advantages

Rayon (itself rvood) substitutes for silk, but rayon and all other textiles depend on little pieces of persimmon and boxwood-shuttles and bobbins and no substitute in sight.

Wood is both light and strong, tough, resilient and elastic. It can be worked and fabricated with small tools easily portable and used on the job. It can be shaped by lathes and pressed into manifold forms with startling rapidity. Weight for weight it is as strong as steel and much stronger than cast iron. It burns, but heat does not distort it, and it is rustless.

Wood is a natural heat, sound and electricity insulator, which is doubtless one of the reasons of the instinctive liking of American people for as much wood as possible in their dwellings. The well-built frame house is a conserver of heat and reducer of fuel bills. It is the architect's delight because lumber is so adaptable, so varied in form, and its structures so alterable; and so suited to color schemes, because it takes to paint like a duck to water.

Wooden balls do not hold moisture and make tombs of houses for living men. The best insulators to make up for the absence of wood in masonry houses are themselves manufactured from wood fibre.

The human hand loves the feel and delights in the grip ofwood. Scarcely a rvorking tool is known that does not

have the handles of wood or cised in wood. None of the synthetic materials rival it in this respect. None of the new ones have its strength and adaptability. None of them has its resiliency, and few its durability. After years of trial, nothing has been found equal to the artillery wheels for automobiles, and the army is turning back from the steel wheel to the wooden wheel forits field guns. Wood still holds the fort for the most part in railway freight cars, and on the score of comfort and elegance would still be the favored material for passenger coaches.

The newest great industryradio manufacturehas found no new snythetic to dress it up. Radio cabinets and shipping boxes demand hard and soft lumber in enormous quantities. Had it not been forthcoming the radio industry would have limped into glory instead of carrying it by assault. Radio has opened such a market for lumber that there have been times rvithin the last two years when the lumber used in radio cabinets in certain territories was more than went into house building.

No miracle of the laboratory yet promises to supersede locust wood for telephone and telegraph insulator pins, juniper and cedar for pencils, basswood and ash for butter and organic oil containers, persimmon and dogwood for shuttles and bobbins, hickory and ash for axe-helves, hubs, wheels, etc., pine for casting pattepns, birch for tooth-picks, poplar for clothes pins, cedar for chests, cypress for laundry appliances, dogwobd for golf-club heads and pulleys; and hundreds of other specialized industrial uses for different species of wood.

So protean is the suitability of wood for human uses that despite all the synthetic materials the variety of its uses is increasing. Ten years ago but 2,000 uses of wood could be enumerated; a census now in progress has discovered 4,500.

The prophets and advocates of a synthetic or non-lumber future, house and tool, wall and furniture, talk vaguely of economy. Are all these new plastics or resinoids that we hear so much talk about to be manufactured without cost and transported and applied without labor? Can they com' pete with-wood in final cost? Can the factory make-them, ior all purposes, as cheaply as 470,000,000 acpes of land, most of which cannot now, and probably not for a long time, be used better than in the growing oftrees? Can costly electric po\\'er, controlled- qhgqistry and the dete-riorating machine compete yith the etiiqn{.chemistry of the free sun and the perpeiual miracle of i& tireless green ieaf ?

Where Wood is Essential

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MANUFACTURERS

CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE

LUMBER

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DOUGLAS FIR AND WHITE FTR

WESTERN SALES OFFICE

Market

The proposal to replace wood by a combination of pheng-l and form'ataenyde has the sotind of simplicity - itself, especially as wi are assured that "it is superior to'wood in every respect." Automobile frames, for instance, where the resiliency and sound insulation of wood make it supreme today! Imagine Babe Ruth swatting a home run

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Kiln end

Crrecn Clcan and C-ommonr

Shingle Manufacturers Plan to Raise Big Advertising Fund. Re-elect L925 Officers

National advertising as a means of curing the ills of the shingle industry was the big topic discussed at the tenth annual Red Cedar Shingle Congress held at Seattle, Thursday and Friday, December 2 and 3. After considerable diicussion a committee of severt, headed by H. P. Olwell was appointed to formulate a plan of campaign. This committee recommended that an extensive national advertising program be undertaken and suggested that a serious attempt be made to raise the money by inducing the loggers to add 50 cents a thousand to the price of Cedar logs, this money to be used an an assessment, thus compelling the manufacturers to pay the cost of the campaign indirectly. This would be equal to a five cent per M assessment on shingles. The committee was instructed to meet the loggers at the earliest possible moment to get their consent to the plan, which it is estimated would raise about $300,000 a year.

Aird Flavelle, Thurston-Flavelle, Ltd.,Port Moody, B. C., told the congress that shingle manufacturers of British Columbia are nbw engaged in trying to sign up 85/o of. the mills in British Columbia to assess themselves 10 cents a thousand on shingles, of which two cents will go to the Bureau and eight cents for market extension and advertis-

ing. Mr. Flavelle said that the British Columbia manufacturers were in earnest, and he believed they would succeed in raising the fund.

/Officers o{ Ihe Red Cedar Shingle Bureau were reelected y's follows: President, C. E. Merritt, Huntting-Merritt l/Lumber Co., Vancouver, B. C.; Vice-president, W. C. - McMaster, John McMaster Shingle Co., Seattle; Secretarymanag€r, R. S. Whiting, Chicago; Treasurer and Assistant Secretary-Manager, Arthur Bevan, Seattle.

Thursday morning's session was occupied by the anrrual Filers' conf,erence, -which was presided over by Tom Shields, of Simonds Saw and Steel Co., Seattle. Many technical mill probleqrs were discussed. :

W. C. McMaster ,was chairman of the Thursday afternoon session. He gave a short address and this was followed by the repori of R. S. Whiting, Secretary-Manager. Mr. Wtriting gave a brief summary of the fine work done by the Bureau during the year, particularly in the_matter oi fighting anti-shingle ordihancei in many states. He told also of the favorable publicity which had been given to Red Cedar Shingles by many Florida newspapers since the calamity in that state, and that many Florida communi-

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ties which have anti-shingle ordinances are preparing to revise their building ordinances to permit the use of wooden shingles.

Then followed the report of A. M. Bundy, counsel for the Bureau.

The last item on the day's program was a discussion on the subject of advertising, led by H. J. Bratlie, Bratlie Bros. Mill Co. Mr. Bratlie had previously sent out a letter toall the mills giving his views on the great necessity of advertising to the world the great merit of the Red Cedar Shingle. "Sick industries," said Mr. Bratlie, "can be cured just as sick individuals, if the right methods are employed." He called on David Botsford, Richard P. Milne and William H. Horsley, advertising experts, and these men told the cong'ress how in their opinion the troubles of the industry could be alleviated, Mr. Botsford showing a number of

Flooring Go.

RHINELANDER, WtS.

In "Robbine" Flooring you are agrured of thc very 6nest that has cver been, or ever will be produced. Our geogtaphical location, the modern machincry in our mill, and the type of men who mahe our flooring, all go to make thie gtatement possible. "Robbins" Maple and Birch Flooring is the best.

Southera Californla:

C. J. LAUGHLIN, atil PslrolGtE Scurtttc Bld3., Lor Algela

Northm Califomta:

GEORGE C. CORNTTIUS, American Buk Bldg., Sqr Frarclrco

charts and graphs telling of the progress of other industries which had adopted national advertising campaigns.

Delegates attended a Hoo Hoo luncheon Thursday noon and a stag dinner in the evening at which Jim Brown of Spokane, Senior Hoo Hoo of the Supreme Nine was the principal speaker. His message to the shingle manufacturers was that Hoo Hoo was behind them l6/a in their fight against substitutes. He predicted that shingles would come into their own again within five years.

Clarence E. Hill, Bucoda Shingle Co., was chairman of Friday morning's session, at which Wm. McNeill, of Vancouver, B. C., was the principal speaker. Mr. McNeill pleaded for cooperation among all branches of the industry.

Discussion on "fnspection" was led by P. R. Smith, M. R. Smith Lumber & Shingle Co.; on "Re-roofing" by P. H. Olwell, Jamison Lumber & Shingle Co.; and on "Grades" by S. P. Johns, Snoqualmie Lumber & Shingle Co. R. S. Whiting spoke on "Staining" in the afternoon, and was followed byArthur Bevan, Treasurer of the Bureau, on the subject of breakage.

The following were elected on the Board of Trustees of the Bureau: Lou Fluhrer, Fluhrer Bros., Mayger, Ore.; J. L. Daugherty, Irving-Daugherty Shingle Co., Everett, Wash.; R. F. Morse, Long-Bell Lumber Co.; Gus Evenson, Quality Shingle Co., Edmonds, Wash.; George Bergstrom, C. B. Shingle Co., Everett, Wash.; George Black, Seattle Cedar Lumber Co., Seattle; H. P. Olwell, Jamison Lumber & Shingle Co., Everett, Wash.; Hubert Schafer, Schafe,r Bros. Lumber Co., Montesano, Wash.; S. G. Smith, Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Vancouver, B.C.; Robert McNair, Robt. McNair Shingle Co.. Vancouver, B. C.; C. J. Culter, H?*mond Cedar Co., New Westminster, B. C.; and C. E. Merritt, Huntting-Merritt Lumber Co., Vancouver, B. C.

The annual dinner-dance Friday evening brought the congress to a close.

Fruit Growers Supply Company

Manufacturen of

C,alifornia White and Suglr Ptne Lumber Millr at Surenvillc end Hilt' CaI

150,0(X),O00 Feet Annul Crpecity

B. W. ADAMS, Mgr. Salo Dcpt. Firet National Bank Bldg. - Sau Francico

EYERGREEN Qualtty RED CEDAR SHINGLES

Gioe entire satisfaction both to thedealerand the ultimate consumer sold in Lor Angclor by: '.rrrr.Ar

Excerpt from the By-Laws of West Coast Lambermen's Assn,

"No mill shall be cligiblc to mcmbership in WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION whosc gradco arc below the tcst of gradcs cftcicncy cstablishcd by the Board of Trustees of said Association

Any mcmber mill whose grades, ovcr a reasonablc period, shall fall below thc tcst of grading cfficiency, cstablishcd by the Association, shall forfeit its membcrship in tbe Association

This mcmbership qualification, togcthcr with tbc list of Agsociation menbcrs in good standiag, sball, from tinc to timc, bc nationally advertised.',

pgpnlying glth tlc abovc, WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION hercby ccrtificc that ttc rradcg end lrading practicc ol tnc tortowing milc' arter

rou.d-to rur rron eto/o td toly'o or aadc i.-to qurlitv prercribcd by the oficial gn

ANACORTES LUMBER _& BOX COa Anacortcs, Wash.

ASTORIA BOX COMPANY. Astori"- O"..

BEAVER LUMBER _CotpAttv, poiti."t ore.

E. K. BISHOP LUMBER CO., A6crdeen. W"itr.-

MUTUAL FIR COLUMN CO{ Tacoma, Wash.

MUTUAL LUMBER COMPANY, Bucoda, Wash.

NETTLETON LUMBER CO., Seattlc, Wash.

NICOLAI DOOR MF'G. CO., Portland Ore.

B O OTH-KELLY LU-M B _Eq qO ryr pANy,' Euginc, Orc.

BRIDAL VEIL TIMEE_!,CO., Bridal Vcil,b-ic-. --*

BUFFELEN LBR. & MFG. CO., Tacoma. iVash.

CARLISLE LUMBER CO., Onilaska. Wish"

CARLSBORG MILL & TBR. CO., Sc:attti. kasb.

CASCADE LBR. & SHG. CO., Snohomish.'Wash.

CENTEAL COAL &- _C_q$E CO., Kansas'City, Mo.

qI.ABI( LUMBER C_Q\4!4\NY, Vancouver,'frain.

CLARK-NICKERSON LBR. CO., Evcrctt. Wastr.

CLARK & WILSON LUMBER CO., Linriton, Orc.

CLEAR FIR LUMBER CO.. Tacoma. Wash.'

4._ T. COATS LUMBER CO., Tiltam'ook. Ore.

COBBS & MITCHELL CO.. portland. Orc.

CORVAILLIS LBR. & MFc.-CO., por[land, Orc.

CROSSETT WESTERN COMPANY, Warini, 6rc.

''DEMPSEY LUMBER CO.. Ta6oma. Wash.

ER{EST _D_O_L-.qE,- INQ.'.Tacom4 Wash. , n ,)

DOTY LUMBER & SHG. CO., Pbrthnd. Orc.

DU BOIS MILL CO., Vancouver. Wash.

EAGLE LUMBER COMPANY. Portland" Ora

EAST SIDE MILL & LER. C6., portlani, Ore.

EATONVILLE LBR. CO., Eatorivillc. \,9aih.

ECLIPSE MILL COMPANY, Evcrcti. Wash.

EMERY & NELSON, INC., Napavinc.- Wash.

T.ISCHER LUMBER-COMPANY, Mircola, ora

G. H. P. LUMBER CO.. Hillsboro. Ore.

GLENDALE LUMB_E_R C_O-MPANY, Glendalc, Orc.

GRAYS HARBOR MFG. CO., Aberdecn. Wash.

J. P. GUERRIER LBR. CO., Star Route, ChehalisrWash.

HEWITT-LEA-FUNCK CO., Sumncr, Wash.

WM. HULBERT MILL CO., Evcrctt, Wash.

E. E. JOHNSON LUMBER CO.. Coquiltc. Ore.

KENWOOD LUMBER CO., Portland, Ore.

KLEUENT & KENNEDY. Seattlc, Wash.

LAKI" CLE ELUM LBR. CO. Roslyn, Wash.

LINCOLN CREEK LUMBER CO,-Centralia, Waslr.

LINDSTROM-HANDFORTH LBR. CO., Tacoma, Wartr.

LQNG-BELL LUMBER CO., Longvicw, Wash.

LIIE_DINGHAUS LBR. CO., Porttind, Orc.

!!A-C_E!A.S MILL CO.. Woodinville, Wash.

MANIIEY. MOORE LBR. CO., Tacoma. Wash.

McCORMICK LBR. CO.. McCormick Wash.

C_HAS. R. McCORMICK-LBR. CO., 5L Helcns, Ora

McKENNA LUMBER CO.. McKcnha. Wash.

p.__B_._!r-EL{EFEt LBR. CO.. Portlan<i, Orc.

It{qLlNOl[AH LBR. & BOX CO., Portland, Ore.

MUMBY LBR. & SHG. CO., Seattle, Wash.

OREGON LUMBER CO., Bakcr, Orc.

OSTRANDER RY. & LBR CO., Ostrandcr, Wash

P.$CIF'IC NATIONAL LBR. CO., Tacoma, Wasb.

PACIFIC SPRUCE CORPORATION, Portland, Ore.

PACIFIC STATES LUMBER CO., Tacou*: Wash.

PALMER LBR. & MFG. CO., Chchalis, Wasb.

PARKER LBR. & BOX CO., Evcrett, Wash.

PENTNSULA LUMBER Co., portlaird, Orc,

POSEY MFG. CO., Portland, Ore.

PRESTON MILL COMPANY, Scattlc, Waah.

PROUTY LBR. & BOX CO., Warrcnton, Orc.

RAYMOND LUMBER CO., Raymond, Wash.

RIDGEFIELD LUMBER CO., Ridgcfield, Wash.

ROYSE HANKIN LUMBER CO.. Scdro Woollev. Wash.

9T. PAUL & TACOMA LBR. Cg., Tacoma,'Waih.

SE_A-!qTLE MILL & LocrbING Cb., seattti, Wash.

SILER MILL COMPANY, Raymond, Wash.

SILVER FALLS TIMBER CO., Silicrtotr, Orc.

SKAGIT MILL COMPANY, Lyman, Wash.

SNOQUALMIE FALLS LUMEER COIT,IPANY, Snoqualmie Falls, Wash.

SPRINGER MILL COMPANY, Olympia" Wash.

STANWOOD LUIiIBER CO, Stanwood. Wash.

STIMSON TIMBER COMPANY, Seattlc, Vtrash.

STOUT LBR. CO. OE QEEGON, North Bend, Orc.

TUMWATER LBR. MILLS CO., INC., Tumwaicr,Wash.

WAGNER LUMBER COMPANY, Monroe, Wash.

WALLACE LBR. & MFG. CO., Sultan, Wash.

WALTON LUMBER COMPANY, Evcrctt, Wash.

WALVILLE LUMBER CO., Walvillc, Waih.

WARNICK LUMBER COMPANY, Bellingham, Wash.

!ryESTERN LBR. MFG. CO., Tacbma, W=ash.-

WEST OREGON LBR. CO.,'Linnton,'Orc.

WESTPORT LUMBER CO.. Westport. Ore.

WpST WATERWAY LBR. CO., Siattti, Wagh.

II|ESTWOOD LUMBER CO., Wheeler, Orc.

.WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER CO., Evirett, Wash.

!ryIIEELER, OSGOOD CO., Taconia, Wash.

!ry$ITE RMR LUMBER'CO., Enirmclaw, Wash.

WHITE STAR LUMBER CO.. Wtrites. Wish.

WHITNEY COMPANY, Garibildi. Orc.

W{,,LAUETTE VALLEY LBR. CO., Porttand, Orc.

WILLAPA LUMBER CO., Portland,-Ore.

WINCHESTER BAY LUMBER C(i., Portlan4 Orc.

WOOD & MRSON. INC.. Hobart. Wash.

W. A. WOODARD LBR CO., Cottigc Grove, Orc.

WEST cOAsT TUMBERMEN'S AssOclAn0N, SEATTLE, wa$.Tacoma, wrrh.po*tan4 0rc.

Ofrcial Grade Marh of V,C. L.A.

Simpson Screen Company Branches Out

Mr. W. C. Simpson, founder of the Simpson Screen Company, Oakland, left for the East recently, where he intends establishing a branch factory.

The Simpson Screen Company is well known in California, and is bwned by the two active partners, Mr. Simpson and Mr. L. B. Rainforth.

California representatives for the Hipolito Compaly, I-os Angeles, for the Hipolito Screen Doorsand Window Screens.

The Simpson Screen Company was started in 1918' by Mr. Simpson, and in l92I M;. Riinforth became associated with the company, buying a half interest a year later.

At present they are operating two factories in Oakland, their Roller Screen Plint, and the other factory where special wooden screens are made.

The Simpson Roller Screen is an all-metal screen, used largely for-office buildings, apartment building-s and similar-laige structures. The market for this California pr-oduct hai been enlarged until there are but few states that have not been introduced to them.

This line is handled, in Southern California, by the Hipolito Company.

Acting on a decision made a year ago, to place their company in-a position to supply the eastern tt-"-d" in -greater quairtities, Mr. Simpson made a trip east, in-November.

^ The site of the new plant has not been definitely selected. Mr. Rainforth has stated that it will be at Springfield, Mass., or at Detroit.

They rhanufacture the Simpson Roller Screen, known in practically every state in the lJnion, and act as Northern

Mr. Simpson intends moving his family east-, to-take complete charie of the factory, and he will remain th-ere,- with Mr. Rainiorthtaking entire charge of their California operations.

lU. C. S0lraplctt

L. B. Rainlodh

I.{erry Christrnas to Everybod>.

(Continued from Page 12) with a baseball bat made of formaldehyde and phenol ! This is quite a market in itself ; bats and other spbrting goods use up about 30,000,000 feet of lumber annually. Oicourse. substitutes will easily and cheaply give us yeirly a million telegraph and telephone poles, billions of crosi-arms and insulator pins and a billion fence posts.

Doubtless the resinoids and composites will serve admirably for airplane fuselages and propellors; patterns ancl flasks for iron and other castings, themselves requiring a small forest each year; shoe pegs and other shoe hndings; tanks, silos and rollers, trunks and valises,; miscellaneous !tql4!.r, laking a big forest yearly, agricultural implements, 300,000,000 feit ; boat building -200-,000,000; rrood..,*"r", twice as much; fixtures, interior trim, sash, doors, blinds, mouldings and planing mill products in general; brooms, firearms, dowels, picture frames, coffins,- musical instruments (nothing but rvood for sounding boards) ; pulleys, pumps,. sewing machines, shuttles, spools and bobbins, signs, tobacco boxes, packing boxes and crates, chairs and other furniture, machines, and so on through the 4,500 uses of wood.

Every manufacturing industrv in the world depencls to some extent upon wood. Truly the resinoids will start something when they undertake to substitute for them.

Let it not be forgotten that synthesis and composition do not work in a vacuum and rvith nothing. The exhaustionof coal, the prolific source of synthesis, is already in sight in Europe, American anthracite has a relatively brief span ofduration. E,ven our soft coal and building sands have certain, though distant limits. Brick clay deposits are being worked out every year. Cement clays are not everywhere, W" are assured at this moment of only six 3rears' supply of petroleum in the United States, forty years of copper and trventy to thirty years of the best iron-oie.

Th-e _whirlpool of industrial and commercial change may yet deflect an enormous volume of demand to lumbir; the world may eagerly return to the material that can be produced forever without exhaustion, a material that is simply a usable physical form of elements that eventually return to their disunited condition. Eternally produitible wood, instead of being the target of substitution, may become the universal substitute to piece out the dwindling supplies of non-replaceable inorganic materials.

By-Products of Lumber

But the synthesists tell us that rvood is already too diar, no matter rvhat its qualities, to be used in its natural composition, subject to no change but drying and shaping, i. e., t9 say, in general, lumber. They eliminate lumbei but they demand trees for fibre, distillates and cellulose. Thev mujt have them for material for svnthesis. Here is wheie thev get ahead of themselves. There is too much ready-mad; wood in the rvorld.

-The physical waste in producing lumber, and quantities of low grade or cull lumber for rvhich no profitable market has been found, is enough to make annually all the pulp and paper the United States rvill consume for twenty-five years to come. Low grade luntber is too cheap to pay for taking defective or inferior logs out of the forest. Chemical utilization of cellulose is usually economically possible only because of the material available as an incident of lumber manufacture. In some forests 5,000 to 15,000 board feet of potential lumlter or cellulose are left to rot on the groundLumbermen are praving for the wonder workers of chemistry to shorv them some profitable use for this material.

Ancl 1,st, already, we have instances of secondary materials, made from rvood and in great vogue, that are sometimes costlier and frequently poorer than nature's un-

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DEALERS WHO- NEED IIARDWOOD FLOORINO

WII.I. BE INTERESTED IN

"COOPER" and "l X L"

OAK, MAPLE, BEECH AT{D BIRCH.

"COOPER" or "IXL" Hardwood Flooring Har Given Saticfaction in There Buildinga Where Good l"ookipi and Long Wearing Floors Were Demanded:

Womcn'r Athlctic Club, L. A.

Wcrtwood ScLool, Wcrtwood, Bcvcrly Hilb School, Bcvcrly Hillr

Brcntwood Country Club

Carthry CGntcr School, L. A.

Y. M. C. A., Glcndalc.

Fedcrel Buildiug, Hollywood

Urban Military Acadcmy, L. A.

Stanlcy Apartmentr, Paradcna

Longfcllow Schoo[ Whitticr

Horace Mann School. L. A.

\f,farrcn G. Herding School, Sawtcllc

Mt. Vcrnon Jn High School, L. A.

Hotcl Normrndic, Hollywood.

Qymnqrium, Paradenr High School

United Studior, Culver City

Mrnuel Artr High School, L. A.

O'Mclvcny St. Sihool, San Fcrnando

So_v_cr_eign Apartmentr, Long Bcach

Odd Fcllowr Tcrnplc, L. A.-

Alhambra Athletic Club, Alhambra

Jewieh \f,/omen'r Council, L. A.

E-econdido Union High School, Ercondido

Chevy Cbare School,-Glcndale -

\M. E. COOPER LUMBER CO.

2035 Eart f5th St.

Lor Angelec

AUL BUNYAN'S Trained Ants are proving 80 successful that they may replace donlceys and tractors on the rugged slopes of the Sierras. Inspired by his success with Bees and Mosquitoes, Paul has developed a breed of Ants that stand six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds.

To overcome their habit of hibernating all Winter, Paul supplied the Ants with Maclcinaws made with three pairs of sleeves or legs. Thry eat nothing but Copenhagen Snuff. TheAnts (or Uncles as they prefer to be called) can run to the Westwood shops with a damaged locomotive quiclcer thanthe Wrecking Crew can come out. They do not patronize bootleggers or r€quire timeoff to fix their automobiles.

Paul Bunyan's California Pine

ThePaulBunyanPlant at Westwood has stored up some"60,000,000 feet of logs on deckways and in the pond to supply the mill when Winter snows block the l,og trains.

Sawing and manufacturing can procoed without interruption, shipping as usualinto 43 of the !8 States, to Mexico, Canada and foreign countries. Are you taking advantage of this service and the excellent quality of PAUL BUNYAN'S Sugar Pine and California White Pine?

YARD, FACTORY ANd SHED bTOCTS, PATTERN 'LUMBER, SIDING, FINISH MOULDING and LATH, PLYWOOD lnd LAMINATED DOOR STOCK. SPECIAL CUTTINGS TO ORDER

"Producers of White Pine for Over HaIf a Century"

The RED RIVER LUMBER CO.

MILL FACTORIES and SALES, WESTWOOD, CALIFORNTA Dirtributing Yardr, CHICAGO and I.oS ANGELES SALES OFFICES:

Monadnock Bldg, t07 Hcnncpin Avc., 361) N. Michigen Blvdr' 702 E. Sleuron Avc, SAN FRANCTSCO MINNE.APOLIS CHICAGO .LOS ANGELES

MORRILL & STURGEON MANAGER VISITS SOUTH

Mr. C. W. Buckner, manag'er of the Morrill & Sturgeon Lumber Company, Portland, lvas a recent visitor in Southern California.

While in Los Angeles he made his headquarters with W. W. Wilkinsog, Southern California representative for Morrill& Sturgeon.

..MOST ASTONISHING TRANSFORMATION IN ECONOMIC HISTORY''

Washington, Dec. 6.-The annual report of the Department of Commerce has Christmas cheer for homebuilders; says the economist of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. The part made public today shows that while potential home builders have been increasing their earnings, the cost of building materials has decreased. Since 1920 Union wages have increased 39 points and general prices have decreased 76 points. Since 1923 general prices have decreased 4 points and wages have increased 17 points. In the latter period frame-house materials, at retail, have declined from an index of 198 in L923 arid 206 in I924to L95 in 1926. In the same period building materials as a whole, at wholesale, have declined from 188 in !923 and 182 in 1924 to 174 in 1926.

The Secretary of Commerce says of the simultaneous increase in wages and still grreater decreaSe in prices of commodities during the past six yearp,: "Thanks to the eliminationof waste and other contributing factors we can as a nation show one of the most astonishing transformations in economic history."

Yes, They Enjoyed the sixty-nveserr-assertedl*-t*gi}*f "9h;I3.1fJ

ber 2nd Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club meeting, when Leo Rosenberg presided at one of the most unique programs that has ever been presented to the club.

Leothunk up theidea all himself, set the stage, furnished the prizes, and led the rough-neck stufi that-lasted until close totwo o'clock-

The party had been billed as a "Rough-Neck Meeting," so Leo had the tables arranged inregulir camp style. No cloths, the ice water was in beer botfles. knivei and forks were just paddles made from California Sugar Pine, the coffee was in tin cups and the table decorations were beautiful carrot and onion tops, in old rusty tin cans.

The food was a box-lunch, and the napkin was a long strip of various colored materials that had been sewed to-gether, a strip about a foot wide and long enough to reach around the table.

The Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company won the prize for the represented by the large'pt number of Roughnec_ks, there being six there from this company.

Cliff Estes won the title of the Roughest frough-neck, !'rank Curran was judged the Youngest Rough-neck and Bobbie Byrne had no opposition in the race for being the OIdest. Appropriate prizes were awarded.

A Grand Prize had been announced for the man who couldprove that he was rougher than Gus Hoover, but this e-vent was postponed as Gus was out of the city and therefore not able to defend his title.

The Committee on the December 23rd Orphans Partv had the floor for some time and were successfll in selling a large number of tickets to the boys. Al Koehl is handling the finances for this affair, and reports that the money is coming in daily, and that they eipect to reach theil goal.

HOO-HOO HEADQUARTERffi-OCCUPY LARGER OFF'ICES AF"TER DECEMBER 15

The International Headquarters of the Order will be moved from the Arcade Building to the Central National Bank Building, in St. Louis, about December 15.

FAVORLEASING OF TIDELANDS FOR YARDS

San Diego, Nov. 27.-Directors of the San Diego realty board are in heartv accord with the citv harbor commission's plans for leaiing city tidelands to iocal lu*Uer companies, they stated in a letter filed today with the city council, in which they urge the council to adopt the commission's plans.

Scilendficall5r Seasoned

)Douglas Filr Lum.ber

/-ronnECT seasoning of Long8ell trade\-, marked Douglas Fir lumber is assured by Long-Bell methods. The dry-kilns at Longview, '\UTashington' -the largest in the Pacific Northwest-are scientifically controlled. Men of skill and experience supervise this important work.

The lumber is seasoned in classes-one class to the kiln room. It is stacked fl.at,seasoned flat and stays flat.

The high standards of production that have given Long-8e11 lumber its reputation are rigidly observed. i :

The name Long-Bell on the end of the piece is a mark that lumber buyers respect.

THE LONG,BELL LUMBER COMPANY

3hte".T L U M B E R9

R. A. I-ong Bldg. Lumbermen Since fi75 Kansas City, Mo.

Dqglae Fir Lumbc and Timbcel Douglar Fir Window Fnmee; \try'estcm Hemlock Lumber: Southcm Pinc Lumbc and Timbere; Creosoted Luber,Timbere, Postc,Polee,Tiee, Guard.Rail Poete, Piling g Southen Hardwood Lumber and Timbcn; OeL Flooring; CalifomiaWhite Pinc Lumbst Suh and Doonl Bo: Shoohr.

(Continued from Page 20) changed product. High pressure salesmanship is introducing inferior material while the better material rots in the forest.

Changes Are Slow

It is a serious mistake to make people believe that the universal displacement of wood is just a matter of time. Such fundamental changeb do not take place suddenly. There are 20,000,000 automobiles in the United States with the power of 300,000,000 horses; but the number of horses and mules has fallen o4ly 5,000,000 since 1910. Suppose some eloquent prophet had persuaded people to stop breeding horses and mules in 1900 ! Even now, despite farm tractors and trucks by the mlUions, our wagon factories are still providing the farmers with about half as many wagons as ever-mostly wood.

Wood in its natural condition will never be entirely displaced until men have learned howartificially to make wood, or something with its prized and loved qualities and attributes. Not even the tiniest step has been taken in that direction. In the meantime, substitutes of a different nature, some better and some inferior for their purposes, necessarily will gradually corne in, as population increases and thc relative timber supply' decreases, but we shall have pressing uses forall the lumber and other adaptations of rvood that agriculture will leave to nature's myriad ceaseless wood factories. And the by-products of the shaping of wood for utilization will be sufficient to take care of all the legitimate demands on cellulose for decades to come.

The owners of the $10,000,000,000 of interested capital, and the 1,200,000 persons engaged in the lumber industry and the 60,000,000 people that live in frame houses need not despair of their capital, their jobs and their home values. On-the whole, the substitutes, including formidable steel itself, will in the long run displace lumber only as fast as the supply.of lumber is inadequate to the preferential de-

mand upon it. It wil be a slow evolution or devblution, if you will, and one that may have some sharp turns. Even while Professor Wendt was predicting the ousting of lumber by steel for walls and frames of houses, another scientist was writing that even for huge buildings alloys will take the place of steel. Still another was urging the economical substitution of aluminum for steel in engines and cars.

Rot and Fire Enemies of Wood

Rot and fire are the chief enemies of wood. Preservative chernical processes have already multiplied the lives of ties, posts and poles by three or more. Incombustible paints and impregnatidns have made a start in opposition to fire, bnt a great field is here. This is something the chemists can do today, now. To make wood slow-burning and eliminate the fire-hazard will confer a social service of universal benefit.

Economies in the manufacture and utilization of lumber may long defer the necessary advent of substitutes. The log can be inade to yield more lumber, more logs can be made bome out of the forests, and the lumber may be made to go further and last longer on the building job and in the factory. The growing use of veneers and plywood may be fruitful of great economies. In plywood, even newer than the resinoids, lve have a sort of improved lumber-a lumber that, while retaining the admirable natural characteristics of wood, gives better service for many purPoses than solid wood.

Economies and manufacturing changes may do more to make wood persist than synthesis can do to oust it.

Genius means Energy, Oppor. tunity means work.

Trruo Ve terans of the tv{ighty Forest

and their contribution to comm erce

-|HREE centuries and more, this giant Sugar Pine has grown upon Sierras' t slopes, maturing to that perfection for which this wood is famous. Ripened to the height of merchantable value, the sturdy woodsman, harvester of Nature's greatest crop, in turn completes his task. Follow then the processes of men and machines which transform this forest monarch into shapes and sizes for indusry and homes. C[Skill and pride too, enter into this ransformation, producing stock in millions of feet, using science in drying, c^re in handling and security in hous, ing against the day of loading for shipment. C[ Such is the magnitude, and such the spirit of the organization behind the forest products of Pickering in the Far West. Q Ready now for you in ample stocks, California White and Sugar Pine in Lap and Bungalow Siding, Finish,. Drain Boards, Mould. ing and Common Lumber-of texture, color and quality that creates only admiration. M"y we quote?

Survey on Short Length Lumber

Washin$ton, D. C., December 6th.-The su{v.ey report'on economies of short lengths'of'building lumber, prepared .by the construction sub-committee of the National Committee on Wood Utilization. of ,which Secretary of Commerce Elerbert Hoover is the chairman. has beeir received from the Government Printing Office in galley form, and will probably be ready for distribution about January 1.

The report shows that for the buildings studied (various types of dwellings and barns and other farm structures) 20 per cent of the lumber bill as an averag'e could have been taken off the plans in lengths of 1 to 7 f.eet, though in the actual bills'only Il per cent of this was'listed and mostly 7-loot. Following publication of the report a carnpaign of education will be inaugurated to get short lumber properly included.in building lumber bills, as this is the first step to getting it'actually ordered and used. It may be that the bidding lumber nterchant may not have the specified short lengths "and will figure them back into longer multiple lengths;rbut the lower price at which he can buy.the short lengths will gradually bring about their'actual stocking. With lumber properly listed in the bill the right way will becot'rte the easiest way.

Even'bifore its publication the report has already bee5r. responsible for one notable step in this direction. A letter has been received from Findley M. Torrence stating that the Ohio Association of Retail Lumbel Dealers of which he is'the secretary, and which has a strong'architectural department,,has already started to refigure for its considerable series of house plans all the lumber'bills to include the short odd-length material that the plans will take.

"We are inclined to feel." says. Mr. Torrence, "that this method of approaching the problem will ultimately bring about the desired economies. We expect though to encounter some resistance at the outset." Aty retailers,

hoivever, can readiiy toii""rt thJ' shoii-l"tigttt. i"t"'tati!.length equivalents if rrecessary; while if the short lengths ,are'not p.ropelly taken off the plansiit is.irhposiible to do mor.e ihan guess ho*'..niirch o.1 in vilr,at assortrnent the plan 'mighttake. ',' .0'',,l .,' -:.

'It must be a rather sound.gospel that makes'converts before there is opportunity.to hear,it. In this instance, however, much of the'work of the'architectural department of the Ohio Associaiion is,done'by the lumber.ltudents at Antioch College, Yellow Spiings, Ohio; and these ,same students, under supervislon of Theodore F. Laist, its director of research irr lumber retailfng, assisted:in the large amount of survey,work which,into ihe shortJengths,repoit. . A supplementary report on end-matched shott building lumber is in preparation as it is recognized that this offers even greater economies than the use of ordinary short lumber ; and it is believed these,economies will eventually bring it into use for.all matched pdtterns, such as ceiling, drop ,siding and even sheathing and sub-flooring, in addition to the finish flooring rvhere it first appeared in softwoods.

LONGVIEW'INCREASES RIVER STIIPPING

Longview, Wash., Dec. IO.-Increased shipping on the Columbia River this year is due largely to this city; accord- 'ing to reports from Portland. The vesselsrbound out of the river for foreign ports during the first ten months of 'this year, acording to the report, already have exceeded the number for the entire year of 1925.

The report gives ,[62 carriers leaving the Columbia River ports for foreign destinations for the first ten months as against 404 last year. Due to ships flying foreign flags calling in Longview harbor,every week, a substantial percentage of .this increase'is dttributed'to foreign shipments of lumber from the Long-Bell Lumber Company docks and the activities at the public docks.

'w,:p says

Sralw may bc callcd a ddcct, and it is, so far as appearance of the unpainted board is conccrned. Californii Pines, which arc naturally light in- color, sometimes take on a blue or brown tint, in patchcs, which arc simply discolorations that unavoidably occur during thc seasoning proces$es.

Whcn this assumes proportions grcater than are permitted in the regular grades it is sold as staincd lumbcr.

Numerous tests havc proved that stained grades nay bc used without lowering the qualiiy ofpaintcd woodwork, becausc the stain is caused by a mold, and is not an indication of dccay. Many of the largest makers of painted doors. furniture and othcrwood oroducts havefounf,to their advaatagi that stained grades are iust as good material as the unstained, and they save a great deal of moncy by their use, without impairing the value of their products.

Because of the clean, light color of California Pines, a charactcristic which makcs these woods worldfamed, natutally the small amount of

Gradca ,Utea

stock which becomes staincd through scasoning is considcred by some to lowcr the valuc ofsuch grades, and thc mills thercforc offcr the stained stock at a considerable reduction in pricc below that of the rcgular stock.

The grades gencrrilly shippcd as stained grades are:

Nos. land2Clear "C" Selcct

and in the factory gradcs,

No. 3 Clcar

No. l Shop No.2Shop

To the dealcr who has call for wood for painting purposes, staincd gradcs offcran opportunitytosupplythcuadc with excellent stock thatwill be scrviceable, atlowcrprices than otherwise. Youwill do well to consider this, whcn making sales for such purposcs as intcrior finish, cabinetwork, doors, cup boards, all kinds,pf built-in convcnicnces, tables, and other cheap furniturc which is to be paintcd.

California T7hite aod Sugar Pjne Manufacturers Association

"Don't be aftaid to buy stained grades in CnWmia?ines,"

Winter Style Suggestion for the Well Dressed Lo$$er

The gent in upper left, labeled A, is wearing one of the latest type Harrow collars; it is known as "The Chokerman." B, is a chic snus compact displayed at Swanson's Store for Men. It is leather lined, handpainted and comes in several stvles. The one sb.rwn is the "Queen Marie." The nobby suit, C, from }Iort Schafer & Mork'

is being worn among the younger set, chiefly whistle. pulks.D. Monsieur's underweai for fall and winter will follow closely along the lines here shown; this display is known as "The Van Dyke" a-nd comes in vermillion, red, crimson and blood orange. The malleable trousers, E, have edges of sheer torchon lace, and were designed for spotts wear and yarding over rough ground.-(4l Lumber News.)

The National Folding Breakfast Nook Set

when put on tfte market a year or so agomet with instantaneous favor.

Dealers who are alert to all profit possibilitieE, are selling this item in conjunction with the National Built-In Fixtures.

Write for catalogue and prices.

Manufecturcd by

edwood

Retailers:

---Yfi/s Find You Prospecfs

---\fi/s Refer Them'7 o You

---l[s';Tell YouWho They Are

Our advertising campaign runs in national con. sumer magazines, farm papers, architectural prrblications. 2083 persons wrote us during the first month. That number is increasing, monthly. We refer them to you-as Redwood, Retailers. We tell you who they are.

And we help yoa sell them with home, cottagl pnd cabin plans, a practical series of farm construction sheets, silent salesmen, window displays, yard, job and contractor's signs. :

Get in touch with the

HOO HOO ACTIVITIES IN THE SIERRAS

Westwood Hoo Hoo No. 38 has entered into the winter's work with comprehensive plans for a broad participation in community afiairs. The ranchers and townspeople of the valley portions of the county are still inclined to look upon the lumbermen as newcomers, forming a seParate communitv with interests in conflict with their own. As the first step toward mutual understanding, Westwood Hoo Hoo is iending a large representation to the monthly-dinner--of the Lassen County Chamber of Commerce in Susanville and will provide one of the speakers of the evening. S_usanville's speaker will represent the merchants and the Chamber of eommerce of Reno, Nev., is also sending a speaker.

Situated some 400 miles northeast oI San Francisco in the snowy Sierras, Westwood has many obstacles to overcome in -maintaining intimate contacq with thd outside world. By cooperating with the State'Boaril of Education and theUniveisity oT California extension, through the local school authoiities Westwood Hoo Hoo brought Prof' C. S. May of the Department of Political Science, University of Cilifornia, to speak at their first banquet, attended by'ninety-six guests. ?rof. May gave an illuminating talk on "The Relations of Government to Business" with'some

specific local applications.

ville had their eyes opened, and 150 places were filled at the banquet which followed. Susanville and Westwood are worfiing hand in hand in making Hoo Hoo a vital force in this corner of the woo,ils.

CorresPondent.

OREGON LUMBER DATA CITED

Lumber shipments from Oregon mills to Jap3rn during the first nine rhonths of. 1926 totaled 142,051,197 feet, according to figures compiled by the Pacific Lumler lnqpec- tion Bureau.- The tottl of stripments from British Columbid, Washington and Oregon mills to JaP.q 4-"tttg the first nine monthJ of this year amounted to 716,288,037 feet, as compared with 391,485,178 feet for the corresponding period of 1925.

The figure will be close to 1,000,000,000 feet before the end of th1 year. The abnormally heavy shipments during the early part of the year accounts f9r the light b-uyingrnar: ket in Jipan at the p-resent time. Yards are stocked. ,Ship- menis-of uncut logs and bolts to Japan from Northwest pofts during the first nine months of.1926, totaled 288,014028 feet.

An open meeting will be given at the American. Legion / --': ,

F^., ^ -r-.-

GANAHL MANAGER CHANGES

club in December, ;e;;;;.:d ly Ftor- rt" g. crorr, Fro- / w. L, puc-!s91, formerlv of the I os^Anqeles office' .ha.sr .fessor of Economi", Jtii. tri.;;it otldif";;il;"0 it y't"pt-ace-d ro. Gohlke as m_anager of the san Fernando Blvd'i is planned to have .;;ie; .p."r..*lfi ttittr .t""aini ana ' yard of the Ganahl Lumber company, Los Angeles' abiiityforsimilarmeetingsaileastonceamonth._

Wistwood joined with Susanville at an impromptu con- H. B.

GAMMERSTON INTHE NORTHWEST

catenation November 8th at The Story Club of the Fruit H. B. Gamt terston, Reynier Lumber Co., San Francisc-o; Growers' Supply Co. State Counsell6r. F. W. Roth and is in the Northwest wheri he is visiting the mills and look' Parson Simp-kirarrived in Westwobd oir a motor tour, un- ing over lumber rnarket conditions. The Reynie: L^upler announced ind the concat was hetrd:on.less'than 48 hours' Co-. maintain an office at Portland, Oregon, with C. C. Harnotice. Six kittens from Westwood and ten from Susan- grove as manager of their Northwest operations.

ut{f01{ [uilBER c0.

Mrnber Gdllonb ReiroolAroclrllol

OFFICE!T

SAN FR.AI{CII@

Croclrr Bclllb3

Phoao tuttc SlIf

LOS AI{GELES

Lrrrc Morgfo 8ldr.

PLoro TRldtt l2la

MllJ.tr

FORT BTAGG

Cdltorah

Adoqurto rlorego rlool rt Srr Pdn

SERVICE

CALIFORNIA REDWOOD

Lumber Plays Important Part in Lake Pleasant

Dam, Arizona

Althougb the fnirhcd darn will bc mrlonry, arrd will not thow thc in0u' ence of lunbcr, nevertheles wood il playing an important part b thc con' rtruction, :ayr Cad Pleerantr the 'cn' gineer of Marinctte, Ariz. All lumbcr where necerrary in the [.ake Plearant Dam and buildinsr L SOMOZIDED or Fire Rerirtivc.

SOMOZIDED lumber, rhinglec and painb are fart receiving rccognition"

.GOODS OF THE WOODS'

E. K. WOOD LUMBER CO.

1470 Santa Fc Ave.

Iax rcgulationr about smoling, natches, cigarcttes, rubbish, wastc, defectivc f,ucc, bsd wiring, and all other kinds of carclegencss rith 6re hezardr, are jurt likc rc nuch bait for 6re. Why play witt a fsh you doa't want to etcb?

Asrocieicd Lurrbcr Mutual Policics provlde araplc protcction against fire lot , bttt bctter ltill, they hclpyou to get rid of all this troubleluring bait rOd nrtc your plant as safc agairt firc as you can nake it.

Wite aay of our companies fq sldckt foltlzr "Lihe Fishias lor Fire!" and tt inlomlion concening Lsmber M*tual Policier.

t,L. ,..$,trm'fihuRF BUr{rDrNcb

The following article has been prepared in answer to many inquiries concerning the best way to make :, ' I miniature buildings.

(Reprinted from the November lg26 "Weyerhauser Log.")

There is no question about the popularity of miniature buildings. Dealirs are using them successfully to advertise their bisiness. 'Probably no other method can be devised to stimulate more interest on the part of the prospectivq customer.

It has always been a difficult matter for the lumber dealer to efiectively-display building material. The raw material itself holds .""nt inierest foithe prospective cusfomer. I! it too much of a stretch for the- imagination to think of raw material in terms of a completed building.

Gonsequently, the miniature building has -increased i{ popularity undit it is now used in show windows, county iaiis, builaing shows and display rooms as a means of at= tragfing the a-ttention of the children, young folks, mothegs, fathers, and grand parents. ::..

Any lumber dealer can make them.

Contrary to the usual belief, there is nothing difficult or expensive in the process. The secret is in getting,.eS:F, paitto scale up with the completed structure. The "Siding," for instaice, must be in -proportion to the heighl of thil house, otherwise the proper efiect is completely lost: There ttturt b" just as many "1ding "Boards" on the model as there are on the actual house.

This can readilv be accomplished by using a scale of I inch to the foot, 6rt-l2th the actual size of the completed building. The model is then of the most convenient size for haridling. It is neither too large nor too small. -By adirpting thTs scale, regulation blue-prints can be used iq

ftn" Qutry

Noernnnnllmmroous

4 cars l3h6x2% inch Clear Maple Flobring'

3 carcl3/16x2% inch Cleat Birch Flooring.

2 cats l7/16t2%'in.cb No. I Birch Flooring.

I cat l7/l6xl% ir.ch Clear Maple Flooring'

tOo,0OO ft. 1x6 oc Wdr. Sel. oc Btr. Kiln

Dried Birch.

5,000 ft.t/4fi E!fdr. Sel & Btr. Kiln

Dried Birch.

!,o00 ft. 6/4x6 E ICdr. Sel. 6c Btr. Kiln

Dried Birch.

t,000 ft. 8/4x6 a !rdr. Se[. & ptr. Kiln

Dried Birch.

Wcstern RePresmtativc

constructing the miniature building. All dimensions are read 1 inch instead of 1 foot.

In making miniature buildings the general effect is sought rather than detail in construction. Instead of siding up the house with siding cut to the l'12th scale, something which is impossible, a far more accurate effect is secured by taking a lx4 and making grooves in it to represent siding. In this way it is possible to get a perfect scale. All it ls then necessary to do is to nail these strips on to the frame, cut the door and window openings, slip in the door and window "frames," and the house begins to take on a finished appearance.

The roof is completed in the same way by using the same "Siding"material. Notches or slight indentations are made with a chisel or screw driver to represgnt shingles. This, however, is not entirely necessary as the cross lines (which represent siding boards on the walls) produce the desired effect and scale up with the balance of the house.

The door and window "frames" are made from one piece of moulding. The corners are mitered and the frame is held in place bybrads. Celluloid is tacked on to the back to represent glass and paper is pasted on the "glass" to represent curtains.

Do&s are easily made by cutding a piece of thin material to fit t\re door ofiening and then pasting the picture of a door over the face of the material. Illustrations in most sash and. door,catalogs scale up with the material. If not, the panels can easilyae'^rep;esented in various ways.

The finishing touthes,rsuc[ as, porches and dormers, can readily be made by using material which has been run l-lzth its aotual size. In some cases it may be necessary to make the thickness somewhat out of scale.This can readily be done when it is the width that gives the effect. Very often the thickness does not matter.

wagon to a star

!

A S lonc as you are selling stain' N. Y. fn Southern California: A' fI "a sf,incles, why not sell the G. Bartlett Blds.' 7th and Spring senuine Creo-Dipta that your cus- St., Los Angeles, Cd.; J. C. Skel. tomers know and want? You'll

.MiJh at, ,Jales Officc #iii':;'Nl ?hillips,Ms'

BRAD[EY BRAND HARDlYO(}DS

Scientific kiln drying preservc. within our ploductr naturett rturdy and bcqutiful qualitier, while

Modern machinery and fiItcd human cfiort iurtifree our elogan

-TRY US FOR

OAK FI.OORING

GUM FLOORING

WHITE OAK TRIM

RED Glru TRIM

CASING BASE

OAK WAGON STOCK

, BEECH FLOORING

AROMATIQUE CEDAR

LIMNG

RED OAK TruM

SAP GUM TRIM

MOULDTNGS

GUM FT.'RMTURE sTocK

Furniture Stoclr in Setr CUT TO SIZE Rcady to Arcemblc

Flat Surfacec Hardwood Trim Sanded

"If ltts Bradleyts lt's Better"

PLANK FLOORING IPREDICTED AS COMING BUILDING,STYIJE

Plank floors are becoming the latest fad in the constructi* oJ-*oa.t" dwellings, aicording to -Manager Gehrhardt of the hardwood department of the Hammond r'umDer C;;";t; Lot Attg6tes, rvho addressed a regular meeting

"Jti"ti.t of the Sin Fernando Valley Lumbermen's Club' --Th; ;; style flooring is laid with '1planks," thirtee-n-sixt"errths i"ch.i in thickniss and from six to eight inches in width. A sub-floor is required. Many difierent innovatrons

"i. U"i"e *orked out as io the finish ind design' In a good manv ca-ses. stated Mr. Gehrhardt, the finish is left rough ana'stainea dark, which is said to give an attractiveness to Itr" int.iiot. In design, the personil taste determines that. in a few instances tfr'e'planks are grooved, like the. ceiling and then strips of teak inlaid in !lt9 grooves whrch glves i[. n"itt of ihe deck of a ship. This is a 'popular flooring in many of the more expensive dwellings of Hollywood and Los Arigeles, the speaker stated. The prediction was made dr"t tftft style of floor would replace-the present- flooring methods, just as the hardwood floor has replaced tha!^of pine, and itucco has taken the place of wood siding' I-he ialk was very interesting to the listeners'

West Coast Lumber Into Texas

Seattle, Wn.. Dec 6.-Lumber shipments from mills in th" bouelas fir region of Washington and Oregon to the rt"te of i"*"t haie increased 1000 per cent in 1926, over 1g2i, ,""otdingto studies made by lhe West Coast Lumber Bureau, this citY.

- -Ai least'7}O cailoads of lumber and shingles, m-ostly Oo"ef"s fir for house building, moved from the West Coast intoaexas during the month of October.

"Texas did noi take a thousand carloads of lumber and

igii?l'h1"ff,l'1;, Y;;io,':n'.

LyzJr" tne Dureau sfalcu, altu Ltlrs Putrrurtrs, of shipments during the present year is another[ tir:n that Douglas fir and the other west coasl coming into th-eir own in a national- way.. .Alttf l is a la-rge lumber producing state .her..citizensl$ west coist woods now because of the difficulty getting large sizes, wide widths,.clear cutting itiii.'?r' pi'E[*"a-il"iiJi"g materi al f rom the

home."

In the interests of west coast mills the Burea special field studies of the lumber buying markr dkl"ho-", and Kansas this summer and fall reports have b_een made on the opportunities in to member mills.

B;;;;;;i-the profitable market outlook tlt ryt# X hr;;,-;;; f""."'. for rvest coast woods the l- ' Jrti $ been doing a large amount of educatio""l .-! S iil:itffjii;:;sineers, builders, and :etail t"To:I

L;;'i;dermenb:li:T^'.lll^..1.::-.p:',1,t.aolSwill remain permanently with west coast mills'

PEG LEG NOT PART OF BODY I :

According to an opinion o{ the Colorado S-upr

,

*;:::X'ig*'i:

ilf

s.-"t:iiq"iiiiil S of it *trit" #orking is not compensable. The deF * usually short, styi, "A wooden leg is aman's/il\4tL['r, r"t p*t of his p"ttott, and no compinsation can be awarded for his injury."

SHOULD HAV'E CROWNED HIM

Dentist-Awfully sorry, Miss, but I just tore ofi a piece of your gum. FatienT-that's all right. Just stick it under the chair and I'll get it as I go out.

Order from the Hammond Reserves -it

means satisfaction fot your cusfomets

Push California Redwood !

It witl pay you to Purh Califoraie

R.d*ood. - YLu can cerh in on thc cducationat worL bcing donc anongbuilderr brr the Californir Rcdwood Arociatioi' Everv day Crlifornir Rcdwood ir bccominS bctter known for itr durabilitn itr frccdom fronr rhrinking, watlring aad twirting, itr workability, itj lack of pitch, and itr greatcr loan value.

You can cot thir burineg witbout carrying ex--tcnrivc etockl of Redwood, for ihc-Hennond rtochryour rc' .crycrrc alwayr avrilablc to you. Thcy ofier the 6nctt Redwood thcrc ie, iut from our own Rcdwood for' "rt., Gct full infornation on Rcd' wood todry.

Hrmnond rtocltr of rcvcntlr'rix acrcr aro .t lrour rcnicc rll tbc timc.

UMBER, sash and doors, cement' mill worlL hardware and in fact any building material you may ever be called upon to supply are in reserve for immediate delivery.

Decpmber 15, 1926

THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT

Pui6c Cod Forcd Produstr

FTR

HEMLOCK SPRUCE CEDAR

.ili*gHR"

SUGAR PTNE

lYcc&ly .t-D.r ronicc from Columbit Rivc rad Purca ' Sound to Crtifoall Portr.

REYNIER LUMBER CO.

llan Francirco, 112 Mutct St. Pctland, Northwcrtem Bank Bldg.

E. dc Rcyricr H. B. Crrncrrtoa

MAT{Y LUMBER DEAIERS ARE SETUNG

BATSAM WOOI

WHY NOT YOU? DEALERS FULLY PROTECTED

For cerc of epplicetion B.A,LSAM WOOL crccllr dl inruhtorr now oD thc merhct.

LIGHT TN WEIGHT EASY TO LIFT AND HANDLE STANDARD WTDTHS-NO WASTE FLEXIBLE-FTTS ALL CORNERS CUTS LTKE PAPER DOES NOT SIFT OR LTTTER

CLEAN AND SANITARY NO POISONOUS ANTMAL MATTER oltr Wood lnruhtion lVorth lt. Wcisht ir Woolt'

Slccift BALSAM I{OOL for labor Saaks

Dietrib*tctl bg

Main O6cc and Sctvicc Dcpt.

Wst Pico Blvd. - Phone WHitnGy

Lor Aa3olo

a B. @trurclr Horrd r. e.rb'

GRITZMAC}IER & GUNTON

Wholcrdcn

ll2 M.rkGt St" lhn Fnrcbco

Tolcphono. Suttcr l'!Fl

Dougbr Fir Spnrco Rrivood

: Rcdwood ud Ccdrr. Shtryler

Fir Piliry - Codc Polor

Split Rodvood Frodsctr

As.lr.trii I:oJr.&.Lu4b co.

WESTERN

SASH ANp D00R C0.

"The Quicft Shippers" WHOtESAtE Sash And Doors

160l-1602 East 25th St Lor Angeler

Phone HUmboldr 2652

We Dellvcr In Grcatcr Lor Angclsl

Mcmbcr Bfihlerl Erchatgc of Los Argclcs

Kindliness Is Godliness

"Cleanliness is next to Godliness" aayr the old proverb.

Kindliners IS Godiness, is a newer a,nd better one.

There is no plan of livinS, no theory of acting, no philosophy of doing, and no campaign of preparation for the futrrre, that is not basd on kindlinegs.

There is no singleingredient in tlre sovereign preacription for human auscers t{rat is one-half so idrportant as kindlinesr-with one single exception-honesty.

With every day that irssses, with every evolution of human thought and action, there somer more prominently in the foreground the appreciation of tlris great characteristic-kindlinesg.

Put the yardstick of kindlinesr upon the world and youfindthat the world ir better todayttran it everwasbefore because there ie more kindliness, mone friendlinessl note gG[tleness, more interest in and sympathy for the other fellowin the world today, tihan there ever was since the dawn of history.

There is more kindline$ in religion, mone kindliness in govemment, more kindlinecs in business, more humaninterest between man and man today tlran there eyer war before.

And for that great neasrn the world is better today than it ever was before.

Stern Gods, stern rulers, stern governments, stern relrtionship between menin fact, se. vereand austere thinge have been the lot of man from the begiildng. The truIy epiritual things are just coming redly into vogue. And

the best of them is kindlinese.

Every decent and worth-while man and wotnan loves and appreciates kindlineas. We spend our lives searching for it in everyone with whom we come in contact. When we meet a fellow being with whom we have a Gontact, irutinctively we looh into his face seeking what it may display, and the most reassuring thittg tfiat can greet our vision and our iudgment is outward manifestations of kindlinecs. Finding that, the barriers quickly drop.

We havefriendly men for points of contact in eyery line of business. Every wise busi' nesE man seeks to place in his organization people who givethe friendly reaction at once to ttose whom they meet in a business way. It is an immediate invitation to better businesE relations.

The glance of the eye, the smile, the manner, the hand grirall teII their story.

Be kindly in atl your acto and your efforts.

See that your orgarrization knows that spirit and practices it.

Youdon't have to be "hard-boiled"to be a leader. Real leadership is of the kindier sorL Mooes was tfie greatest leader of ancient d"ys, yet the Scripture tellsus he was the meekeat and mildest of all living men.

One magrificent method of improving conditions in the lumber industry today, would be simplytoinject more kindliness and friendliness into every 6rm, and into every individual

It is the greatest and most productive fotm of advertising.

Holmes Eureka Quality

Agricultural Series. Bulletin No. 2 (Bl the California Reduood Ass'n.)

REDWOOD IRRIGATION GATE

SINGLE WALL TYPE

Using stoc\sizes ond econamkat lmgths ond gradcs of Californio P.r,dwcnd Lumbct.

DETAIL OF HEAD GATE

Dtawrby Max E. Cn\, Falrmsu,al Enghuct, Agriatlanal Dcpa*mant, Colifcrrtl Rad.r,o,r{i Asrocicirm. Crlpyigltt $t1.

NOTE: Cover all cracks with )l'x3'or I'r 3' Redwood batterrs. Uee "all-heart" redwood throughout.

HE above illustration indicates a type of structure embodying the use of Redwood throughout, which has been adopted as standard for wood type at the University Farm, Davis, California.

This suggestion, as well as Double Wall Gate, illustrated in Bulletin No. 2-A, is made available through the courtesy of S. H. Beckett, Associate Professor of Irrigation Investigations and Practice, of the College of Agriculture, IJniversity of California.

Regarding these suggestions, Professor Beckett says:

"These structures are used in the delivery of water from field laterals to border or basin checks. We recommend the single wall headgate for the heavier soil types, thdt is the loams, clay loams, and clays. For the lighter soils such as sands, sandy loams, etc., we recommend the use of thc double gate. We have had

both of these types of structures in use on the University Farm for a number.of years and it is our opinion that the designs and dimensions are approximately correct."

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S FIGURES FOR "RELATIVE DURABILITY"*

Oak is standard, being rated .\ffi%

CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ...125 to 175%

Douglas Fir (Oregon Pine) 75 to l@%

Larch, western ..... 75 to 857o

Hemlock, Western 35 to 55%

Pine, California White .... 35 to 507o

Spruce, Sitka . ..... . 35 to 50%

Fir, White (Mountain Pine) ..... 25 to 35%

*Extracts from "Technical Note 173," by U. S. Forest Products Laboratory.

Presented bg

Dealers Name Here

TABLE OF DIMENsIONS FOR GATES OF VARIOIJS CAPACMES

Burdett on C

Selfishness speaks first: "I kept all my wealth and I For gold in a skeleton hand Love, friendship and grati But I kept all my wealth

Then Pleasure speaks: "I spent all my gold, The palace I built, r,y

Avarice s

my loss,

anced and f sang, hilatity rang; from even to dawn,

"f loaned mv ,od money, at grasping per cent; t all that you kept and you spent; 'Twas I t

While I my millions, death plundered me bare, sleep in belongs to my heir." And t

They' Sarity speaks:

"It/uyds little I had, but I gave all my store Tdrlose who had less or who needeil it more;

And it came with death laughing, for here at the grave In riches unmeasured, I found what I gave."

-By Robert J. Burdett.

NOEND IN SIGHT

Prisoner No. 1651 (iumpine up in prison movie show)- "Dammit, the first of Jserial,ind I'mio be hung Saturdiy."

WE'RE ALL DEBTORS

No man can fully discharge his debt to society and to Providence, and the only real happiness we can get out of life comes through our efrorts to pay that debt. We ovre,, for the liberties we enjoy, for the plotection that s'urrounds us, for bodily comfort, for everything that is good in otlg daily lives. Countless thousands, unknown to us, ministtr to our needs, our comforts, and our joys. We must do our best to pay this great debt.

But the glory of trees is rn

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Dbtributhg Agcotr for Cbrl-Niclcror Lunbcr Co., Evcrott, Wuh.

Dcfiancc

OBIECTIVE POINT

pesfsl-"Jhis trainloeg*'6 Dallas and points east."

Old Lady-"f want 4 fri" that goes to Kansas City, and I don't care which *at@lrari

CONSIDER THE GOLFER

Consider the Golfer, for he is the son of joy, and the heart of his wife rejoiceth in him.

He requireth not to be awakened, but ariseth at dawn and arouseth the whole house.

Mighty are his preparations, and there is much rushing about amongst the rvome,;fo find his THINGS.

He swallowet{ his lrfakfast rvithout complaint, and fortifieth himself ailthy'front with his locker.

Optimism is hllmiddle name; and in his bright lexicon' there is no such word as "Rain."

LET IT STICK

Happiness is very sticky stuff; you can't spread even a little of it, without getting some on yourself. \ryHICH?

This one makes a net, This onq staq5fs and wishes, *fi111"il"$2T# ?fil 0,n".,

Tailor-"And how would you like the pockets, sir?"

Scotchman-"Just a wee bit hard to get at."

UNHAPPY F8!

Weep to the tale ofWilliam T8

Who met a girl whose name was K8. He courted her at a fearful r8

And begged her soon to become his m8.

"I would if d couldriircaid lovely K8.

"I pity your \ongflunhappy st8,

"But, alas, allyf,you've come too 18t

"I'm married already, the mother of 8."

-Northwestern Life Lines.

PAGiE EARL CARROIJ

"Is this the weather bgrfau?"

ttYes, matam." a ,{

"How about a ihol1ft tonight?"

"It's all right wit{he. If you need one, take it.

Operating Stcemcrr W. R.

Chanbcrlinn Jr. Brrberr C Phyllb Drn F. Hrnlon

Lunbor Co, Tecomrn Werh.

Lurnbcr Co, Tecon1 \lfuh.

Strnrood S. S.

Ycllowrtonc,

JOrving to the success of the Redrvood Salesmen's Contest conducted by the California Redwood Association last year, the Association has initiated another contest for which prizes will be awarded for selling points worthy of publication. R. F. Hammatt, secretary-manager of the California Redwood Association has sent the follorving letter to the Redwood Salesmen which outlines the plan.of the contest.

Novenrbcr 23t''1926

Redwood Salesmen:

The value of the material which you turncd in for last ycar's Sales Contcst, most of wh,ich is inco'rporated in the "Redwood Sdes Manual," is best indicatcd pcrhapc bythe following quotations: '

-Frorn a Promincnt Retailer: 1Wc havc examincd it from covcr to cover, have placed it with every branch yard and salesman' and want copies (fo whidr we rill gladly pay) for our best contracto,rs. We arc convinccd it wilt hrlp us sell more Redwood."

-From a manufacturcr of Lunr,Scr Substitutes: "In the .p.a.st ten years I havc pcrsonaUy rcad upwards of 1(X) manuals and nonc 'of them are more completq or conciee than yours, which should prov€ inialuable to your dcalers."

-From a Lrunber Tradc Journal: "It is belicved that for the first tiure in history thc lumbei indtsry has gathcrcd togcther and oresented-impartid arid authentic information of direct and im,rnediate value to ietail yards bearing on theii owri sales problems."

Lct us rccognize, however, tbdt our !'Manual":is only thc start of somc migh$ efrcctive Co'rk still to be accornplishcd- It should be the c.learing house for the best selling ideas on Rcdwood that 'can be gotten tbgether. It should be kept up to date by adding these ideas to iL '

Every retailer tnows of customer8 who are enthusiastic boosters for Redniood: who know by long experience that Redsood gives them dependable scrvicc at less cost. There arc many retqil yards that have built good will and increased thcir busin€ss by featuring this dependable building material: othcrs who have developod special uscs for stock and speciral Rcdwood itcm6.

You, ai field men for the Redwood Industry, havc the besf charlcc to discover and ecnd to us thi,s wedth of good Redwood selling

material that is all around us, waiting to bc uncarthed and used. Yoq as the personal representatives of your Company, are in posi; tion to get fiom thc retail trade that co-oltcration which raakea fc bettef Rcdwood mcrchandising.

Won't you, and your retail friends, cooperate with the.California Redwood Association so that tre can make the best of this material available to you and to them?

Sorne reiail yards may wish to initiate local competitions which will create intFrest in their own yard as well as in Rcdwood. To hclp cafty out tbi$',idea, we havc set asidc certain funds from which the cominittce will make awards. These awards, which the yards may, if they wiish, pa.ss on to their contractors or other customers, will range from $1.00 to $5.00 for cach and every "cxannple" or "sellin{ por+t" which, in the judgment of thc cohltiiftee, is worthy of pttblication in the "Manual."

Each f'example," or cntrl6 must be signed by the rctail yard an! by the Redwood Salesman who transmits it to us. Extra coXries of cntries which are ptrblished will be availablg in quantitics,,as {esirc{ fo,r distribution by-retail yards as well as by Salesmen,. Mcmber Com' panies, aDd our Association.

Summarizing:

l. Morc new material is wanted-sclling ideas for Redwood.; with which to improvg our "Manual" so it will be of grealcr valuc to you and to your custonrcrs.

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2. The ,retail dedcr has or can get a world of such rnatcrial i:

3. Yoq as field men for the Redwood Industry, havc'the bcst chance to gathcr and send in such 'niaterial.

4, Tiadd interest and make it possible for retailers to capitatize io their own advantage, yre have set aside funds frocrr which arc offered prizes for selling points worthy of publication. ,

5. Entries must bc signed by retail Srard and submitted by a Redwood, Sdesman who shall also sign thcm.

.6. Entries will be pasecd upon by the Redrrood Association until May l, imncdiately after which time awards till be made by thc committee.

7; Entries will be pa.ssed upon by thc Committee in chatge at as frcqumt intcrvals as volrrnc of entries.rsubmitt"9"ffi: wan?nt.

R. F. HAMMATT, RFH:A Sccretary-Managcr.

When You Get "GRAYS HARBOR BRAND"

HANSON APPEALSFORRETURN OF HOO HOO SAN F'RANCISCO BUILDING RECORD

MEMBERSHIP.CARDS. LOS ANGELES HOO

The past eleven months has witnessed the fourth high HOO TAKE NOTICE peak inihe building record of San Francisco.

Harry-!. {snso1, r,",.J *oling.Secretary orthe Los

$3S.1._. Hoo Hoo Club, -recently _sent out a notice to every Francisco for the eldven months of. 1926 to and including floo Hoo member listed in the Los Angeles District, ex- November 30. This is the fourth time in the history of thi plaining.the new financing scheme that had been adopted citythat such a total was reached and should December Uyjle C_lub, and enclosing a questionnaire card. - add to its average quota consisting of $5,000,000 then a new

The Club decided at a reCent meeting to adopt a new building record-of all time will haie been recorded. policy of financ.ing their_affairs, by having a definite mem- A suivey just completed among the builders and conLership' with dues at $5.00 per year, payable in advance. tractors indiiates thaf a building frogram of even greater Formerly the funds were raised by voluntary contribution, magnitude is scheduled for ihi nixt twelve rionths. the amount being left to the members, and this plan has Homes continue to bethe predominating factor in the never been satisfactory. present high figures.

Harry has received a large number of returns from the five huirdred notices sent oit, but he stated last week that

J. CARROLL too large a percentage of the members have failed to make After twenty years of faithful service as n-ig!r! wa_tchman a return. at the same lumber plant-Hogan Lumber & Mill Co., and

He wishes to notify these men that the return of the card later the Tilden Lunlber & Mill Co., Oakland-J. Carroll is essential, whether it contains an application for member- drop-p^ed -dead_while on his way hom_e_from work on Novemship in the Club, or not. On this questionnaire card there ber 30. Mr. Carroll had a remarkable record for continued are spaces for addresses, telephoni numbers, etc., and servic-e, having had just one night off from his duties durHarry is in hopes of getting i tnfu return of the cards, ing thetwenty years that he served these two lumber properly filled out, so that he can make an up to date rostet concerns. or_tne Los Angeles rjstnct members.

I BENTLEY SELLS EAGLE ROCK YARD

In case you did not return your card-_,11^d_j,t T:: {"X y' rt"it-ci.t "rr-nir bought the Eagle iock yard of the destroyed it, please write Harry, care California Panel & ve-lreer company, 955 s. Alameia si.,-ro. Angeles, and he ""rfti:tr:H,?#?T"t""H;naser of this plant, since it was wlrl senq you anotner' bought by the Bentley Lum6'er Compaiy, from the Bet-

w. D. DuNNTNG RETURNs FRoM Los ANGELEs

The yard will be known as the Crowell Lumber Co.

W. D. Dunning, manager of the Little River Redwood rlap,rt "r^^^"- y9., pal rranc,sco g.T..,. nas. rerurneo from.aten d"y"; / BART "At"il5PB3ffii1?tTgoAKLAND trip. in southern california where he was. ca]Jins. on the y' ga,.- Ivlacorniei--the we11 known San Francisqo wholelT::;X1-:1'5it-;|ifi.tff|"]',,.."',11tt'f,f;,,T,l,nin.tt',*il: '.are, ":ra.r-'rr* 'en America'l rootbau oiqrnJfue iir'; :::^T:*l*:l,l::t:t::,"::r",::l_..d spectator 4 il,. L'nTig"?: tiruX,m,'T#lf,"ll'r?;I1::t;?.111""loli: Fll"lrt^t.lii,t-t*lj."lrt:t^:P:tl-gX:,,*:yeen Notre Dame teams in San Francisco, Los Angeler, troiiy*ood-;Jo;k: ano tne unlverslty or Joutnern ualllornla' land. "Baft" has a fine collqctio"n of star ei-cohegian play-

HARoLD,KNApp A s.A,N FRANcrsco vrsrroR :l',9:.t'ii*6f"rd,n'J;lg:"H;.1'i:ttfl";oo1r|}:.1'tf,! +r' ,,5:i"td..5f3p;^*ii1f"I -",l,ll: :hl:aco office of the San Franci..o tig.r.""at oakrand.

IJnion Lumber Co., was avisitor at the company's San Francisco o'ffice around the first of the month wirere he UaX COOK ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP' spent several days conferring with officials of the company. Max Cook, Farm Fngineer in charge. gf the Agricultural He also visited the Union Lumber Co. mill operations at Department of the California Redwbod 'Association, San Fort Bragg.'. He returned to Chicago by the southern Francisco, is in Southern California conferring with the route where he planned to look over market conditions in lumber trade on Assoqiation matters.He will return to the Southwest'territory. San Francisco about th'e middle of the month.

THE L. 'W. BLINN LUMBER COMPANY

lG.o.rel OSF. , 2501 Sosth Alrncdr St. Lor An3clcr

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Luubcr Mill WorL Srlb & Doorr Nrib

Roofing Ccuont Plrrt r \lfell Borrd

Evcrgthia3 ir thr Boildia3 Lhr

Dlrlrlbuthj Yrrdr rnd TYheno, Fot of McFedud Avco lan Aljclcr Hertcr, WilElltto, CrL

: By Jach Dionne

:A$e not guaryanteed-Some .I have told for 20 years;Some I'ess

He Got His Early

The good old darkey story that has been told in this qolumn, about lhe col,ored wornan who dropped into the northern whiti chrffch and began answering the preacher like they do,dopn,'So11ttU and who,,when she protested to the Deacon whorwquld have quieted her that shb was,"Getting religion," was told lo'.ilGo, outside, this is no place to get religion," haq,e gogd contrast in the left-over war story o.f two darkies who were"in the front line trenches for the first time.

When the first enemy shells burst near them, they got all the sbnsation''that tomes to those under fire foi lhe

first time. Then in rapid'succession half a dpzen 'more shells fell in their neighborhood.

Sam, of the shaking liiiees, was plumb white undbr his dusky skin, and shivering at this sudden,and unimaginable terror that had come upon them.

."Mose," he said quiveriirgly to his partner in many past escapades, "don'you think it's 'bout time we'all was gettin' religion?"

. "Nigguh," replied Mose, scornfully, "Yo' shot is a slow thinkin' boy. Ah got religion jes th' minute 'at fust shell busted."

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Sands Eas;er-

sals A. H. Hamachet

'I lrjrc b€.o h tbc foc tud.drg burinel for reveml yeerr and fnd th.t 'Evdertingt 0ooring cen be randed nuc[ eadcr end qric&cr rnd leaves a betteo cudace,' he wdter

Thb i,r due to cientif,c kiln drying md a qptem of ontinuorr terting to .rqrre perfec natchiag ride end cnd.

Nicf,oL & C;ox Lumber Co., Grurd Rrpids, Mch. (agV of fre wd mtant

Ut Your ltqubia

llrin Ofrcc San Francirco I l0 Marlcct St.

'A L Hoovor; Agt. Los AngqlStandard Otl.Bldi,

When you hear a man complain him a square deal, you can be thing is mutual.

that the ruorld hasn't given generally assured that the'

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"ffiHlBSTffi_

NE\^/ JERSEY DEALERSADOPT SLOGAN

The above picture is a reproduction was adopted by the building material sey, in a recent gathering at Newark.

of the slogan which dealers of New Jer-

OXHOLM PROPHESIES MORE DRY KILNS

Under date of September 25, Washington, D. C., Mr. Alex H. Oxholm, director of the National Committee on Wood Utilization of the Department of Commerce, after spending two months surveying conditions in the West, is quoted as follows:

"It is realized by nearly all progressive sawmill operators on the Pacific Coast that kiln drying of lumber, even of the common grades, must and will come, the sooner the better," says Mr. Oxholm. "One prosperous year on the Pacific Coast would be all that would be required to insure the installation of many kilns."

Mr. Oxholm has long been an advocate of kiln drying the entire mill cut for domestic and foreign shipments.

(From "Circulation")

D. J. BALLANTYNE A CALIFORNIA VISITOR

D. J. Ballantyne, sales manager of the Cobbs & Mitchell Lumber Co.. Portland. was a recent San Francisco visitor where he conferred with officials of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. NIr. Ballantyne had just returned from a business trip through the East and Southwest calling on the firm's connections. He spent about three weeks looking over lumber market conditions in the Southwest. The Cobbs & Mitchell Lumber Co. have their mill operations located at Valsetz, Oregon, and are represented in the California market bv the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.

COMPTON YARD SOLb

/The Bauer-Geib Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has bought the Compton Lumber & Supply Co.

MRS. W. E. COOPER

Mrs. W. E. Cooper, wife of the head of the W. E. Cooper Lumber Company, Los Angeles, passed away at the family residence, in Pasadena, on Wednesday, December 8th. Funeral services were held on Saturdav. the llth.

CANNY

A dealer in the San Joaquin Valley displayed a sign for months, reading:

One day a friend dropped in and called the proprietor's attention to the misspelled word, saying: "Hasn't anyone ever called that to your attention?"

"Hundreds," replied the dealer, "and most of them have made a purchase before they got out of the store."

Sirnonds Welded Joints Reduce Band Saw Breakage One- Flalf

Simonds Narrow Band Saw Bladcs are now joined by a new method -ghsy a16 "welded" and the metal is fuaed, not stuck by the usual brazing operation. This makeg thc bladeg stronger and cuts down the possibility of breakage over 50 per cent. The same high quality etccl is the foundation of Simonds Band Sawa. Order from your dealer or from any Simonde Service Station.

/ Holmes Eureka Lumber Company,

"Volume is not our big talking point," said Fred Holmes, of the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company, when The California Lumber Merchant asked for material and facts for this story. "In fact, volume of production is the greatest curse of the lumber industry, as every lumberman knows. A small, controlled production that can be closely guarded as to quality and yet allow the giving of ample and satisfactory service to our trade, is what this concern has always aimed at, and, I believe, attained in our present operations. We believe this to be far preferable to volume production and market flooding. We likewise believe in, and always practice, curtailment, when demand falls off. Our trees are of high quality, great value, and limited quantity. We don't believe in sacrificing them."

The speaker is the son of the founder of the truly great Redwood concern which is called The Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company. His father, Mr.J. H. Holmes, is President of the concern, and has always been since its inception.

This concern really presents an excellent object lesson in sawmilling. It is an example of where two men with faith in a product and in themselves, gathered together enough money and credit to engage in a sawmill operation, and, by running their own business root and branch, giving every detail their close personal attention, and sticking intelligently as well as doggedly to their task, brought fine success from a hazardous undertaking.

J. H. Holmes and T. W. Hine, President and Vice President respectively, were both experienced in the lumber business in Arizona, when they decided to pool their money

and their efforts in the manufacture of California Redwood. Convinced that because of the fine inherent qualities of Redwood it should have a great future as a manufacturing industry, they selected this wood to make their big try.

And in 1904 they bought their first timber, and built their first sawmill plant on a carefully selected site on Humboldt Bay. George Cartwright built the mill, a single band affair with no re-working facilities. From that start, with a total capital of $100,000 this business has developed into one of the most respected and successful sawmill operations in California, with total assets of approximately $2,500,000.

Likewise the mill grew. The single band mill has developedunder the supervision of Mr. Cartwright, into a vitally efficient Redwood plant, not a huge mill, but one capable of most efficient operation. The re-manufacturing plant is all electrically driven, and everything is modern in the extreme. They cut an average of 110,000 feet of Redwood daily, and they operate six specially constructed dry kilns that have a capacity of 6@,000 feet a month. There are big storage sheds ample for the carryingof complete stocks-siding, rustic, finish, and mouldings are always ready in quantity for quick shipment-and they have an air drying yard where from fifteen to twenty million feet of lumber is always on hand.

The yard is a beauty. They have long, straight alleys, and every stick of lumber is in its proper place. There is a demonstration of great care in handling lumber, manifested in the very appearance of the piles. There are fine, straight alleys of lumber a mile long. The lumber is handled about

The Holmes Eureha plant is ideally situateil. In the center of Eareka, on deep uater, with 52 acres of storage yard, ' on the moin line of the Northzgestern Pacific Railroad.

Is a Great Redwood Institution

the plant by three Ross Carriers, which moves all their product with ease. They likewise have a shingle mill in one cqrner of the plant, and a shake making plant in another. The sawmill burner is an unusually laige affair, built of steel and concrete, and 65 feet in diimeter.

Have you ever read Peter B. Kyne's famous story "The V-alley o1 ttte Giants ?" This great timber valley is part of the timber holdings of The- Holmes-Eureka' Lumber Company, and lies in the famous Fortuna or Carson Woods. This concern is now operating in this wonderful belt oi timber,-which they unhesitatingly declare to be the most famous body of Redwoods on earth,-and will be for many years to come.

Whatis it that has made the success of The HolmesEureka Lumber Company? rve wanted to know. You have heard of "The Priceless Ingredient," which is believed to be the honor and integrity of the maker of the goods. Well, that's the way The Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company feels about the success of their own business.

First, they say, they have never bought anything but the highest quality of timber, because it gives them a fitting base for making quality products, and because it gives them a high percentage of "uppers."

Second, they operate a millof a size and character that permits absolute efficiency in the operation of transforming Redwood logs into Redwood quality products. Every board is made, and graded, and dressed, and dried, and shipped, with precision and careful intelligence.

And then there are other things. Here is what they,

themselves, have to say about their methods, in addition to the things already stated:

lst. Fair dealing with customers and competitors.

2nd. Making a uniform quality of product that not only the makers but the dealers may be proud of, keeping away from loose grades that in the long run prove unsitisfactory to the retailer; anyone by carelessness and lack of skill can make a loose grade, but it requires extra inspectiog, skilled graders, and eternal vigilance, to make grades dependable and uniform.

3rd. Maintaining a close-knit, sound organization that has a definite personality, and is held close together by loyalty and a pride in the firm's reputation.

4th. Dealing direct with retailers and building up close retail friendships by satisfactory business dealings. Believing that the closer the dealer and manufacturer co-operate, the better for both, and that the most fun that can be gotten out of the business is from the friendships that are created and maintained.

sth. Believe thoroughly in the future of the Redwood industry and to bring about better things co-operate rvith the other Redwood makers in paying 40 cents per thousand feet on production to The California Redwood Association. This 40 cents is really to help retailers sell Redwood, and The Holmes-Eureka Lumbei Company believes thatthe retailers generally will appreciate. the group of mills that are doing this, and aid in the good work.

(Continued on Page 46)

Bird's-eye z,iezu of log ponil, showing methoil of unloading trains of logs.

Otricials

HOLMES EUREKA LUMBER COMPANY, Continued

Eureka, and is General Manager of the milling operation, and responsible for the fine reputation the mill has developed through its twenty-two years of operation

Walter H. Dalton, as Secretary and Assistant to Mr. Hine, is in direct charge of the Mill operations anl is largely responsible for its efficiency and smooth-running in taking care of customer requirements.

Fred Holmes, son of J. H. Holmes, is Sales Manager and lives in San Francisco. He is one of the best known, r most respected, and most capable men selling lumber on the Pacific Coast, carrying out to the Nth degree the policies of the company.

6th. Maintain a group of salesmen who splendidly represent the company inits contacts with the trade, who give clean cut, faii, dependable, and honorable service, and who deserve the title of "Servicemen to Customers," rather than just order takers.

7th. Believes that the success of the company is due in large measure to the cooperation of their retail friends and customers. Their customers have helped build the business of The Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company, and the company has in return tried to help buil4 th-eir customers' business. It is the mutual co-operation between mill and dealer that helps both.

I. H. Holmes is President and financial head of the coiopatty, lives in San Francisco, and is a gentleman of the fineit type, both as to personality and btlsiness reputation.

T. W. Hine, Vice President of the company' lives at

tt'Wes-Cott

Shaving and Refuse

lncinerators

for Planing Mills, Woodwo*ing ' Factories and Industrial Plants

In "The l'/allc! of thc Giants

Others that should be mentioned fortheir service rvith this concern are: Al Quarnheim, Eureka, Shipping Superintendent; George Cartwright, Eureka. Mill Superinteri(Continued on Page 48)

Wes-Co Incinerators have been approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau as the safest and most economical method of disposing of shavings and mill refuse. The usual saving in fire insurance and hauling shav-' ingsreadilyofisetthe cost of a Wes{o Incinerator.

1739 EEst l4th Street

Oatrlan4 Crlif.

of the Hohnes-Eureka'Lumber Co. Left to right: Mr. Frcd' Holmes, Sales ll[anager; ilIr. T. W. Hine, Vice-President and General Monagir at Eureka; Mr. H. W. Hamilton, Di,rector; Mr. l4/. H. - Dalton, Secretary; Mr. J. H. Holmes, President.

-a,depe:ndqble Ca,rrier!

The Milter Lumber Carder has been designed and constructed by practical lumbermen to ttstand the gaff" of everyday working conditi,ons.

Extremely important :rs a time saver, the Friction Clutch enables it to travel as fast in reverse'as forward.

The long tishoe" will pick up or lay down a full load while thecarrier is still in motion. Reinforced legs prevent "spilling" of loads; and the wheels have been constructed to enable the use of chains.

Parts are oversized+xtra strength for hard service.

"The Arch Constuction Holds thC Load"

Holmes Eureka Lumber ComPanY, Continued

ECUPSE lrlllt G0.

One of the long alleYs.

dent; W. Larson. Eureka, in charge of planer; Geo. Malloy, dent; W. Larson, Eureka, in charge of Planing Mill Department; Geo. Malloy, Logging Superintendent; .fohn .[Iedlund, Eureka, Yard Foreman; Colin McKennon, Eureka, in charge of orders; Clift Malcom, Eureka, looks -after rail shipments; A.'Johnson, Eureka, in charge of -dry kilns and Earl Arcklett,-Eureka, in charge of local sales.

In San Francisco, the general offices are in the Monadnock Building, and here may be found J. H. Holmes, Fred Holmes. and-Robert R. Plane, the latter being office manager. And here Fred Holmes meets with and directs his tfrree able salesmen who travel out of that office, Lloyd

at IIoImes Eureha docbs. She has carried ozter thirty million feet for this company. Harris, who travels the Coast territory, Harvey Isenhower, who calls on the central valley trade, and W. G. Hamilton, who represents the company -in Southern California' This is as fine a group of hustling and up-standing young men as ever sold i product, and the firm swe,ars !l them.-.

This then, is a terse history and description of The Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company' a concern that makes quality and service its life aim.

CROOKED

Teacher: "Johnny, what are the various theories con: cerning the shape of the earth ?"

Johiny: "Beiore Columbus set out they.all.thougtrt it wis flat.'Then he proved it was round. Lately the evidence has shown it to be crooked."

"Katherine" loadirt'g

It takes energy to fuss, cttss, and get mad. That same energy, well invested, will make you money.

Moistite A ner) Ilaterproof

Paper Pro cte^r,fed r)ith 0n inner layer ofBitumen

thallalurolat the fibres, hindl tltemlogethw ond thut bwomes leoled rtithin and reallq apart of the paper iltelf Utnw nt Buttottto Tnmt Fnn fnmniwb Atto ltwnto Panposrs

MOlStit€ -is an ideal sheathing and building paper. Through a single operation during the making of this paper, specially processed bitumen is introduced to produce a waterproof sheet that has unusual tensile strength, efficient insulating and bending qualities.

MOlStite-i" easily applied to any exterior finish-is used efiectively under shingles, under stucco, under brick and under rustic. Moistite deadens sound and makes a warrner house in winter and a cooler house in summer.

MOtStitg-has many advantages. It"isstrong, easy to apply, clean to handle and is light in color. It does not dry out or become brittle as do papers that are simply glazed with asphalt It has a special waterproofed process which is applied in the manufacture that gives this protection.

MOlStlte -ofiers an exceptional profit-malcing possibility for the building material dealerper roll it actually costs your customers no more than any other reliable waterproofbuilding and sheathing paper. It is adaptable for all sheathing requirements. Dealers handling Moistite need no other sheathing paper. One investment in a few rolls, kept turning, produces bigger profits and eliminates double investments and heavy inventories.

Let us tell gou more about M oistite. CalI or write our nearest diuision f.or samples, descriptive literafure anil dealer helps. They will be furnished without obligation.

This Column of "'Wants" and "Don't'Wants" is fon rhet"+flYrrytX""Kf,3 t$iltJ,o se'

Rate: E2.s0 percoturnn

The Fellow \Mho 'Wants to Hire

dncft The Fellow Who Wants to Be Hired

WANTED

MAN FOR RETAIL YARD TO DRAW PLANS AND DO ESTIMATING. MUST KNOW HIS BUSI. NESS. STATE SALARY DESIRED ANDGIVE REFERENCES. Address Box A-217, care California Lurnber Merchant.

Wanted-Thoroughly experienced yard clerk that understands lumber as shed man to get materials into the Mill on order for manufacturing. Silary $140.00 per month to start. fn answer give experiences and reference. Egy-d Lumber & Mill Co., Santa Barbara. l2-L5-1.

WANTED

FIRST CLASS RETAIL LUMBER 'wHO CAN SHOWRESULTS IN A EXPERIENCE, REFERENCES, AND ,dress Box A-216, care California Lumber

SALESMAN CITY. GIVE SALARY. AdMerchant.

l2-15-L

\,[IANT TO BUY YARD

Want to buy a retail lumber yard, or an interest in one, up to $25,000, by a successful experienced lumber and mill man, 37 years old. Address Box A-200, care California Lumber Merchant. L2'L-3

"\tr/e ofrer partnership to hustling lumberman who can help build up business against average competition. Present partner wants to withdraw account other interests. - Will require up to $SOOO. Yard located in 17,000 city, 70 miles from San Francisco, five other yards. Plenty of trade territory. Have machi4ery." Box A-201, care Calif. Lumber Merchant. I l-1-tf

YARD WANTED

WANTED: Retail Lumber Yard in worth $20,000.m. Box 1001, care Cal.

exchange for ranch Lbr. Merchant.

t1-15-3

RETAIL LUMBERMAN

Will be open for a place about January lst. Several years as line yard-manager and thoroughly experienced in all lines of the business. -Can show a clean record and have good Southern California Reference. Address Box A-210, care

California Lumber Merchant.

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CARL HORNIBROOK VISITS. BAY DISTRICT

r ' Carl Hornibroo\ sdes manager of the Hutchinson Lumber Co-o Oroville, was a San-Francisco v-isitor the ea5ly part of the mmlF whcre lie spent sevcral days looking ovcr lurober market coaditio"s. ffc iepo*J that theii mill haelut 100 mitlion fcct of lulDUcE to date and -that tlrey will continuc their mill operati,onr through thc winter months.

JO SHEPARD LOOKS OVER BAY DISTRICT IIARKET

Jo Shepard, Friend & Terry, Sacramento, spcnt a fcw-dayr in San Francisco tlre early part of the mo'nth qr company bulirl|a mattcrs and calling on the lumbcr tradc. He states that thc lumbcr rnarket in his territory is in satisfactory condition.

DR. CLAYTON E. WHEELER ADDRESSES HOO-HOO CLUB NO.9

Dr. Cl,ayton E. Whecler, San t'rancisco pllysician -of aati'onal Drotnincnce. was ttrc spcaker of the day at the club luncbeoa at tbc Palace Hoiel on Thuisdav. Decombei 9. Dr. Whceler'g tal|. wat verv interesting and instrictive and was enjoyed very rnrrclr by lbc meirbers Dr.-Wheeler maintains an ofrce in Los Angelca, naring a trio to the Southcrn metropolis every week To datc hc bar iraviiea-f+O,OOO -it* betwee; the two citics; he travele in thc s.rtne car every trip, has the same Pullman portcr and thc ramc berth.

Mi"" ;ohtt"ott sang several dclightful songs that were greatly enjoyed- bs"ar -Iohnson" Albio'n Lumber Co., was chairman of thc day. I- Wal[er Kellv ptesrded ovcr the busincss.sessiotr of thc uset" ing. - N. A. Cuaai-ng, Indianapolis,- N-o. 99-, vice prcsident of E C. A-ifl* A--Co" Catr -iro-, Cto-'s index, Portland, an{ Jim- C4*", Littlc Rivcr Redwood Co., Arcata, were visitors and all madc rhort talks.

EAST BAY HOO-HOO CLUB TO HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY

The East Bav Hoo-Hoo Club announce that a Christtras Partt will bc held on tr'riaay, December 17, a! t!re. Athctts Club'-OaLI&{ at 12:G) p.m. An eiccllcnt progr?m F !S-S arrangcd for and a i"iiC croira is expected to atte;d. J. H. Matthews will act '! Chairman of the Day.

J. WALTER KELLY ELECTED PRESIDTNT DOUGLAS FIR CLUB

W. R. CHAMBERLIN RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP

W. R. Chamberlin, 'W. R. Chamberlin &-C9., San Frarcisco,-ir back at his desk again after spendilg qevqal days in Lot Aqgorct i;ld; i,"." 11'J t"iiober markei in thi Southern California tcrrito'1y. iiir-io'*-pltiv-tnainiai"" offices in Los Angelcs, wilh -Jaq nce'-{F ;;it bt;im "C"tifo"tti" lumberman, manag€r 9! their Souttcrn GaEiliiiil-piilt-""". -whit; i" ttiJ sbuttr, tiir. Chamberlin too!-lq tt' il{er;;f;tt"t-idrttiit gamc uer*ecn i[otrc Damc and thc Unlvc' sity of Southcrn California.

(Tha Clating Houoc)

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