DON $r/HrTE

This is just a bit of a story-a sort of brief personal testimonial-about a young man who well represents all that is best in the lilZest Coast lumber industry; one who makes you sorta proud to be mixed up with this industry; Don White, vice president and general manager of $7hite Brothers, San Francisco and Oakland, of the free and unafraid State of California.

Back in 1872 two brothers left behind them the lumber industry of "tU7ay Down East," and settled in San Francisco. They were Asa L. Vhite and Peter'White. Soon they were joined by another brother, Jacob White. They started a wholesale hardwood lumber concern, t$7hite Brothers, which has been working and growing there ever since. According to their eady history they sold "hardwood lumber, wagon matetials, spokes, hubs, buggy shafts," etc.

Today these S7hites still run the shebang; a mighty big and impressive one it is. STilliam T. $7hite, son of the original Asa L. S7hite, is the honored president, and lends great prestige and dignity to the business. He has a son, also rVilliam, who manages the Softwood Department. The late C. Hary White, son of Jacob \7hite, was a tremendous factor in White Brothers development. He was vice president and general manager, ahd a man of national prominence in the industry.

He left two sons, Don and Charlie, both now vice presidents. Chadie is manager of their big Oakland Division, while Don follows his late father as top management officer. If this was a banquet and Don lWhite about to speak, as toastmaster, we could load him down with admiring adjectives. But here we shall spare his blushes. Let us just say that in him there has been rolled into one modest-sized and likewise modest human package, a young man who reflects abundant credit on the lumber family from which he sprung, and the lumber industry, of which he is a shining light. A business man of acknowledged high ability, and a gentleman ol friendliness and charm, he is one whom the Bay District lumber industr,v points to with unaffected approval.