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the Orange County Lumber Co. Remodel and Ride Herd on Mlltion-a-Year Business

Showing a phenomenal gror,vth since it rvas actluired by four former Barr Lumber Company executives in 19'18, the Orange County Lumber Company, Santa Ana. California, recently remodeled its display room, constlltation office and general offices at a cost of over $20.000, according to Lott Adolphsen, president of the concern.

Early in 1948 the "Four Horsemen," headed by Adolphsen and including Phil Norton, r,ice-president; Les I'earson, secretary, and George Preble, treasurer, purchased the fiveacre lun.rberyard from the Liggett Lumber Company. All four men together had served o\rer a total of three quarters of a century rvith the Barr organization. In 1949 this group purchased the Barr yard in the city of Orange and have developed the do-it-yourself and rural business far exceeding all expectations.

In this modern Orange county lumber plant, a complete mill of eight units is maintained. Five trucks and additional mobile yard units are constantly in operation and over a million feet of rough and finished lumber is on hand in the revolving inventory.

A complete line of builders' hardware, tools and machinery is stocked. Paint, plaster, shingles, roofing, sash and doors, nails, plywoods and wall surfacings are all on display in conveniently located rvarehouses and display rooms.

When a prospective builder consults the Orange County Lumber Company, he has arrived at the "one-stop" organization. Plans for his project are drawn and completed at the plan desk, all financing is arranged and the material starts to flow for the foundation right through to the electric wiring, plumbing, u'all surfacing and roof-

"We make it easy for the builder regardless of the size

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