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Fritz Dettmann

F'ritz Dettmann, president of the retail lumber firm of Allen & Dettmann Lumber Co., Inc.. San Francisco, is one of the city's pioneer retail lumltermen, a veteran of rnore than 49 years in the industry.

Ife lvas born in San Francisco in December, 1880. Aftcr graduation from high school he took his first lumber job in 1899 rvith Dickins I-umber Co., rvhose yard r,vas at 4th and Berry Stleets, San Francisco. After t\\'o years rvith that company he joinecl the l)ope ct Talbot organizzttion at their big 1.ard at 3rd and Berrv Streets. In thosc days horses u'ere still used for clelivery, an<1 a large cluantitv of lumber rvas still being shipped in sailing r-essels from the J'acific Northlr.est and Northern Czrlifornia.

He started in the Pope & Telbot office, and came up through various jobs, bookkeeper, cashier, of6ce manat{er, an(l secretary.

In 1931 he became manager of the retail department of the Chas. R. NfcCormick Lumber Co. And in Januart'. 1933, rvith Edu'ard A. Allerr. l.re formed a corporation. Allen & l)ettmann l-umlter Co., Inc.. to operate a retail luml;er business at 2000 Evans ,\r'enne. This concern is nou' cntering on its 17th 1.ear of successful operation.

NIr. Dettnrann \\'as fornrerl-r' :r rlircctor of the Caliiornia Retail I-urnbermen's Association for ser-e:al ycars, and has been a clirector of the Lunrber Nlerchar.rts ,Association of Northern California since it n'as organized. He served :ts Code Autl.roritv f<lr San Francisco, San NIateo, and Santa Clara Counties during the Code days.

He married N{iss Zoe Deane in 1904. They have one claughter nnd one grandchild.

l{e isa member of the San Francisco Cclmmonl'ealth

Club; Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9, San Francisco; Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, Oakland, and of International Hoo-Hoo, n'ith the lorv number of 15,360. At one time he was active in the San Francisco Olympic Club, and played on the Club's baseball team. His former hobby u,as golf. He used to play in the 80's, and rvas a member of Secluoyal-r Countrv Club, Oakland.

No'rr, his principal hobbf is tr<-rut fishing. He hasn't rnissed an opening day for a long tirne, ancl has pictures to prove he is a good angler.

This youthful looking veteran is very popular u'ith his fellou' lumbermen. By reason of his unselfish service to the retail lumber industry throughout the vears he has gained a t'ide acquaintance u'ith them. He is successful in bttsiness, and has manl' frierrds. That is about all rnost People \\'arlt.

Donctes Lumber To Fence Bcsebcll Pqrk

\\'. H. Xfacl', Macv I-ttmber Co., Orland. u'rites to tell rrs of a community service renclerecl bv a lumbernran in his comn.runitr'. He savs:

"Up here in Northerrr California at Paskerrta, ten miles n'est of Corning, a ne\y lurnber mill u.as put in three or four years ago u,ith H. R. Crane at the head of the enterprise. Last sumnrer the baseball bovs needed a fence around their ball park. Since a large number of the baseball fans are 1\{r. Crane's employees, he told them to help themselves to the lutnber neecled. The boys donated the labor ancl conseqttentlv the t>ark u'as rticely fenccd."

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Los Angeles, Calif.

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San Francisco, Calif.

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