F. G. Dultle

ancl F. L. Sayre, and the name was changed to the Sterling Lumber Co. Their offices were then in the Alexander Building, San Francisco.

In 1927 the Sterling Lumber Co. purchased property in Oakland, and at that time Mr. Duttle organized the Sterling Lumber Co. Wholesale, sales policy of which was sales to dealers only. In 1939 the wholesale company was sold to A. M. Charter and associates. Mr. Charter is president, and it is now known and operating as Wholesale Building Supply, Inc.

T,he Sterling Lumber Co. operates l7 yards and has various other interests in Northern California.

Mr. Duttle is proud of the fact that after a lapse of 25 years he still enjoys many of the old friendships made in Wisconsin and Iowa when he rvas selling on the road, and in the retail lumber business.

He lives in Berkeley in a beautiful home where he cultivates camellias as a minor hobby, and has a ranch and summer home at Healdsburg, Calif., on the Russian River.

He was married in Dubuque to Miss Elsie Zernecke in 1912. They have three children, l\{rs. J. R. Parsons, Carol Louise, and Major Robert F. Duttle, who is norv stationed in New Delhi. India.

He is an ardent fisherman-a real disciple of Izaak Walton. This is his main hobby.

He is a member of the Athens Club, Oakland; the Shrine, and B.P.O.E., Berkeley.

He is association minded and is a former director of the l-umber Merchants Association of Northern California.

MPR 603-Regulation Governing Prices Distribution Yard Sales of Sofitwood Of New Surplut Lumber

This regulation became effective I)ecen.rlrer 3. 1945, and covers sales of new lumber by disposlrl agencies of the Government, such as R.F.CI., ancl sales bv other persons ps :l resrr'lt of contract terminati<trls. I{l'l{ fi03 tloes n()t aPPly to s:rles matle bv dealers operating ur.rrler \{l)lt 21.5 or MPR ,167. \Vhen a dealer buys lumber :rt :t sttrlllrts Propertv sale, hc is governe<l as to what he pays for thc lutnber by the tc'rnrs of X'f PIt 603, bttt when he resells nerv lttmller bought in this manner, he is governerl lr-r'thc terms oi X{PR 215 or \tI,R 467.

Three tvpes of sales lrre ltrovirled for rtrrder Nlt)ll 603, 1l'rc,r' are as follows: l. Sales "f.o.b. present site"--u,hich meatts loaded on cars, vessels, or trucks at shipping point. The maximum price for such sales is tlte f.rl.b. mill price in the regulatiol covcring the particular species, plus inbound freight charges. (This means the same price a dealer rvoul<l pav a mill for lumber).

2. Sales "where is"-which mearts sales of lumller tvherc loctaed. In this case all loading and moveurent is to be arrar.rged for by the buyer. The maximum price for sttch sales is the f.o.b. mill price plus inbound transportation charges, computed as under (l) above, reduced bv $1.50 per MBM to cover handling costs. Further reductions are provided in Sect. (8) (b) if the lumber has to be transportetl to a loading-out point.

3. Sales on a "deliverecl basis"-rvhich means sales of lumber f.o.b. final destination. The maximum price for such sales is the f.o.b. rnill price plus inbound transportation charges computed as in (l) above, plus outbound transportation charges figured as in Sec. (8) (.).

When lumber that has once been surplus is bought and resold by a distribution yarcl out of its regular stock, or by a mill or concentration yartl u'hose norm:rl sales of the species are govemed by a mill regulation. the sale remains subject to the appropriate mill or distribution yarcl price regulation, and does not come under N{PR 603. However, sales by wholesalers of lumber acquirecl rrnder \Il'll 6O3 or S. (). 94 are go\'erned by MPR 603.

Section ( l2) (b) provides that n() l)ers()r'r nra-r' charge receive 01 pay a commission for the serlice of procttring. buying, selling or locating surplus lumber, or for anv re-

Secorrcl Revised \'Iaximum Price Ilegrrlatiorl 215 is arnended in the folloning respects: l. Section a (a) (3) is amended to read as follorvs:

(3) $5.00 per thottsand board feet "handling cltarge" ("r' 30 cerrts per square for shingles, and 6O cents per \{ piecc; fcir lath) except for sales of Sottthern pine lumber itenls coverecl by 2cl Revised Maximum l{egulation 19, for rvhich the "handling charge" shall be $4.75 (or 3O cents per square for shingles, ancl 60 cents per M pieces for lath) ; plus

2. Section 5 (a) (3) is amended to read as follows:

(3) $5.00 l)er thotlsar.rcl l>oard feet "handling charge" (or 30 cents per s(luare for shingles, and 60 cents per \I pieces for lath) except for sales of Southern pine lumbcr items covered by 2d Revised Maximum Price Regulation 19, for u'hich the "handling charge" shall be $2.50 (or f .i cents per square for shingles and 30 cents per M pieces for lath) ; plus

3. Section 6 (e) is amended to read as {ollorvs:

(e) $5.00 per thousand board feet "handling charge" except for sales of Southern pine lumber items covered by 2'l Revised N{aximum Price Regulation 19, for rvhich thc "handling charge" shall be $4.75 per MBM ll1' rvholesale yards or "wholesale-type" sales b1' retail vards and $2.50 per MBM for other than "rvholesale-type" sales by retail -r'ards.

This amendment became effective November 29, 1945.

Willcmette Vclley Logging Conlerence Held In Eugene

Thc seventh annual Willarnette Valley l-ogging Conference rvas held in Eugene, Oregon, November 16 and 17.

The conference \\'as attended by approximately 500 loggers, lumbermen and representatives of equipment concerns.

Capt. F. L. Thompson, president of the conference, presi ded.

,\llen Smith, logging superintendent of the Coos Bay Lumber Co., Marshfield, Oregon, was named president for 1946, and Herb Cox, Eugene, was elected secretary. lated service, such as "expediting" if the commission, plus the purcl.rase price results in a total payment by the buyer rvhich is higher than the maximum price in MPI{ 603. Such fec u'ould be in violation of MPR 603, if the cost of the lumber to the dealer, plus this fee rvould result in :r higher cost than MPR 603 permits for sales of neu' surplus lumber.

l'Haff Ccntury in the Tamber"

A narrative of Schafer Bros. Logging Company's "Half Century in The Timber" by Stervart Holbrook has been published for their friends by the company. The book rvas dedicated to the late Albert Schafer and to the memory of Pete and Hubert Schafer The foreword is by Henry Ivers of Seattle. The illustrations are by Phyllis Heady, and the book was printed by Frank McCaffery at his Dogwood Press in Seattle.

The subjects covered in the narrative are set down in eight chapters-Grays Harbor, Pioneer Days, Bullteams on the River, Donkeys in the \Moods, Higl-r Water and High Times, Railroad Logging, Sarvmills and Ships, and Planning for the Future.

Mr. ancl Mrs. John D. Scl-rafer, the parents of Pete, Hubert, and Albert Schafer, known to tl-re lumber industry this past half century as Schafer Bros., came with their children to the Satsop Valley in Washington in 1870, where they homesteaded. They came from Wisconsin. Pete was born in Wisconsin in 1869, In 1873, two years after the Schafer homestead claim was filed, Hubert was born, and Albert was born in 1879. Part of the old farm is now included in the company ranch.

In 1893 Albert and his two brothers, Pete and Hubert Schafer, got their parents' consent to try a bit of logging on the old hornestead, and the logs were sold to the local sawmills. From this small beginning came the development of the Schafel interests, norv one of the largest lunrher and logging concerns in the Northwest. The holrlings of the company inclucle the mill in Aberdeen, the plant in Montesano, and extensive timber holdings in the Olympics and in Lewis County, Washington. The steamship unit owns three coast liners which were operated by the Government during the war. Schafer State Park, east of Montesano, lvas dedicated to the nlemory of their parents, and cleeded to the State.

In 1943 the Schafers bought from Grays Harbor County 20,000 acres of logg^ed-off land, and the area has beerr turned into a tree farm.

ut enloaong ciailian worh again!

We hcrven't lorgotten you! We haven't lorgotten how, either! As cr mqtter ol lcct, our lour yecrs oI working lor Uncle Scm hcve been yecrrs ol plcmning even better kitchens for you to sell This compqny, you know, were-

Pioneer' in kitchen plcrnning

Peerless pioneered in the crttrcctive line ol ccrbinets that fit so well in cny kitcheu curd serve every kitchen purpose. Peerless pioneered in'\pork circles" qnd "centers ol work"-phrcrses you now re<rd in crrticles written by home economic experts. Peerless pioneered in designing kitchens thqt cre cs prcrcticcl cs they cre becrutilul. And now, once crgcrin- of general interest :rrrrl rvill members of the lumber irrdustry.

This book will prove to be be particularll. interesting to

New Yard In Escondido

W. A. Gorman and W. L. Montgomery, former owners of the Indio Building Supply Co., Indio, Calif., have opened a lumber yard in Escondido, Calif. The business u,ill be operated as the Valley Lumber Co. J. S. Gorman, brother of W. A. Gorman, is manager.

Potlcch Forests, Inc., Gives Scholcrships

Potlach Forests, Inc., I-e.r,viston, Idaho, has establislrerl five scholarships in the sum of $200.00 for 4-H forestry memhers at the University o{ Idaho. A $100.00 scholarship is design;rted for the oulstarrcling 4-H member in the stzrte.

-Four additional $25 00 scholarships rvill go to club mcnrlrers lvho are enrolled in 4-H short courses o.ffered bv university extension sc-rvicc.

Firebcugh Yard Closes

The yard of Lumber & Supply Calif., has been discontinued.

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