TET TE RS

Big Snaxd Fight

Your April article on the early days of the Philippine timber trade has just come to hand, and I particularly enjoyed Gage McKinney's appreciation of Roy Barto, who pioneered so much of that trade. During the course of my 40-odd years with Insular Lumber Co., I was fortunate enough to develop a close friendship with Roy, and had the benefit of his wisdom and insights for many years, both before and after his retirement. He was a great companion, and no one who knew him can recall that booming voice and piercing eye without a keen sense of loss.

The article covers very well his perilous encounter with the giant Philippine python, but there is a minor correction and a postscript which might be added. The correction-the incident took place on the island of Negros in the central Philippines, where in l917 and l9l8 Roy made the original cruise of Insular's timber concession, then a virgin area teeming with wildlife of all kinds. The postscript-When Roy made his waY back to the survey camp after his first narrow escape, the men in his Filipino cruise party expressed alarm on learning of his intention to pick up a rifle and to renew the battle. Roy's response was, "Why, 1 didn't start that fight!"

Henry S. Thompson l(X Carrie Dr. Grass Valley, Ca.95945

Two Bucks

Your August issue reached my desk today and I wanted to thank you for the nice notice, complete with picture, on our new Board Book.

We thought it best to tell you, in case any of your readers mention it, that we will be answering any inquiries from this notice with our announcement folder and order form, because the last paragraph of the release indicating the cost of $2.00 was not included in Your storY.

Ray Moholt Manager

Product publicity

Western Wood Products Assn. 1500 Yeon Bldg. Portland. Or.912M

Moose Lodge

Since the enclosed advertisement in the August issue of The Merchant Magazine shows our new lodge under construction (Rolando Lumber Sales ad., p. 16), we were wondering if it would be possible to obtain this issue of the magazine so that we could preserve this page for the records of the lodge.

Robert Talbot Secretary

Pacifica Moose Lodge, Box 1356 Pacifica. Qv. )!Ql,!,

Congratulations on your handsome new lodge building. The coPY is in the mail. -ed.