pland Lumber t Modern Thinking + Expansion :Success

MES have changed since Upland Lumber Company started in business many ago. This was very evident when ,nodern new lumber and buildins " materials facilitv formally opened during ';tlie last three days of October.

f:'up the wonderful bargains being offered. l Co-owners Harland Horak and Bob , 'Joines, with a stafi of 20 clerks, were on 'hand to extend greetings to the visitors. Each young;ster was presented with a huge pumpkin for Halloween. Some four tons oI the jack o'lantern material was handed new rocatron Dy newspaper aqvertrsrng only, according to Bob Joines. "We carried copy in the Ontario and Upland local papers and sent out a few personal invitations and that got us the good results," Bob said. In fact the place was swamped rvhen CLI\{ visited the opening.

Soup To Nuts

"We are stocking everything from soup tor nuts for the home owner with the exception of pots and pans," said Harland Horak. 'o'Ihis isa real one-stop super lumber and building materials market," he continued.

In addition to a complete stock of lumber for the contractor and home owner all standard brand building items are available, including hardware, paints, tools, plants, plumbing and hundreds of items too numerous to mention.

There are n,000 sq. ft. of shopping area and two plus acres in which to browse. A plan room for contractors and clients is available. The real clincher, though, is the exhibit and social roorn on the second floor of the modern new building r.r'hich is available to organizations through. out the area at no cost.

The first big afiair was an art exhibit in November but during the winter and sprirrg months this room is being reserved by civic and social groups of all kinds. "We consider this to be a community service and know it will develop the 'goodwill' for which it was intended," Horak said.

Upland Home Improvement C,enter is located directly next to the Santa Fe Railroad in Upland, Calif., and has a four car spur adjacent to the storage yard and customer mill area. The property includes a parking area for more than 30 cars and a checkout counter for self-service.

There are 15 sales clerks on duty at all times and additional help is secured from the local schools and colleges. Some are

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Many of our customers all over California have had little personal contact with anyone in our f rrm but Leo. Leo Skaggs /S Angelus Hardwood to them. He is the liaison between order and delivery, a key man in our six truck f leei who makes our 30 year policy of service and integrity a reality lf you don't know our "roving ambassador," give us a call . maybe you'll meet on his next trrp