T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As repo*ed in The California Lumber Merchant January 1 , 1931

The California Redwood Association held its annual meeting in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, December 16. J. M. Hotchkiss was re-elected president, L. C. Hammond was re-elected vice-president, and R. F. Hammatt was continued as secretary-treasurer. The other directors elected were A.S. Murphy, Otis R. Johnson, C. E. DeCamp, Fred V. Holmes and Henry M. Hink.

The Central California Lumbermen's CIub held its annual meeting at Stockton, Dec. 13. Chas G. Bired, Stockton Lumber Company, was elected president, A. R. Martin of Sonora was elected vice-president, W. O. Mashek of Modesto was elected treasurer, and T. L. Gardner was elected secretary.

Figures published in this issue show the following lumber production in 1930: Redwood, 430,000,000 feet; white woods, 100,000,000 feet; Pine, Fir and White Fir, 1,292,360.0ff) feet.

The Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, California, announces that it has commenced the manufacture of hardwood panels, including birch, mahogany, oak, walnut, gum and other woods.

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club celebrated Christmas by showering the children of a large tubercular sanitarium with a multitude of gifts.

The Califofnia White & Sugar Pine Association and the 'Western Pine Manufacturers Association held a joint meeting at Klamath Falls, Oregon, and agreed to jointly prepare grading rules for structural pine'

The E. K. Wood Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has opened a branch lumber yard at Long Beach'

The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, has its engineers and research men working on an insulation ma-

The San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club entertained 175 orphan terial made entirely of Redwood bark. A special plant is children at a Christmas party at the San Francisco Elks being constructed at Scotia, California, to manufacture the Club on December 23. Product.