T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant Fcbruary 1, 1925 lf lctchcr & Iirlrnrllcs, Inc., l,os Artgclcs, thc.r' reprcscrrt 'l'hc Ll:tliforrrilr & ( )rcgrtn 1l:trr-v ;tnrl thc Stottt l,ttmlrcr ('otttllltttv frottr south. l lir:tru lf llrev. of Itortcn'illc, thc :rgc of 77 r'c:rrs. llc \\'its ()t1c lumlrerrucn in irll California. artnouttcc that l,tttulle r (-',rnrSirnt:r llitrlxtrlr

('arl ('. ('rorr', of first ittrtrtt:tl spccilrl Lurulrcr [)igcst."

<lied on Jitnuarv l4 at of thc llcst kttorvn rctail l'ortlan<1, ()rcgon, h:ts jrrst issttc<l thc c<lition of his "Crorv's I'acillc Coast l,l. \\:. Lakin hits succee<le<l the latc vicc prcsi<lcnt an<l gcncral manitgcr of Lumbcr Comllany in Siskiyotr County. Francis, ( )ntari<,r, Cat.rada. s:rlcs rcp:'csctttlrtivc of the Allrioll l,ttnrllcr ('onrp:tlty' is f ronr Siut lir:tttcisco.

Mitrtin l). Johnson, of thc Strgar l'inc l,tttnlrsl ('otlt1llnr,, lircsr.to, hits just llcen a1>lloirltc<l Srrarli of thc S:rrr Joarluirr \';rllcv l.loo-lloo I)istrict.

-fhc l,os,\r.rgelcs lloo-lIoo Clulr hlrs chltngctl its trrecting plltce to the l'llitc Cllrfe, 633 Sotrth Flolvcr St.

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F. I{. Lamlrcrt :ts the McClou<l ltivcr He came from litlrt

llcn llvrnes hlts iust lreen name<l Southern Californilt

More Housing Being Built Outside Cities

'f rvice as nruch housing is now bcing built otttside city linrits as in the rrritl-20's, the Housing and Horr.re Finance Agency relx)rts. ln 1948-49, rttrltl nonfarn.r housing accottnted for allgrrt -l-l percent of the uerv resitlentilrl starts its cgttlllared with less than 20 percent in 1925.

This increasetl construction in areas on the fringes of cities, bc1,1v1.1 the city lirnits, is attributecl principally to ( 1 ) scarcity of acccptable in-town sites for large develolltlents, (2) the fact that outlying sites are cheaper and easier developecl, and (3) the fact that r.notor vehicles have increasetl the clistance that can be traveled to ancl fronl work.

llc l)onovan Ltttttlrcr Crttttll:tny, Alrerlirank ()'Contror, irr San Francisco.

'l'lrc 'l'il<lcn t.uttrbcr & Mill Cottlp;ttr1', of ()aklan<1, :tn11()u|rcc thc llttrch:rsc of thc Nittional I\lill & 1,,tttll;s1 Conlllany rtrrrl thc l'itcific l'ipc & T:rnk Crltttllitny,:tlso of Olklrtntl.

'l'hc I [:rtrttrrott<l l,unrbcr CrlnlPany hits Pttrchasc<l the Nl ..f Scltnltln, a lunrlrer vcssel that cltrrics it cilrg() of three million fect, :tn<l rvill llrrt hcr ilrto l'ltcific Coast scrvicc'

(icorgc lI. ('ccil has been given chargc of thc Los Angclcs N:rtiotrltl liorest n'ith hea<lt1u:rrtcrs ill Los Angcles' I'lc rvas l)istrict liorcster in Washingtotr atrrl ()rcgon' largest stair.red shingle conTonau'an<l;t, Nerv York, has Angeles. Guy I\I. Rich is

Thc arrnttitl meeting of the Westcrn I'larring Mill and Wood Workirrg Association rvill lle helrl in Los Angeles I.-ebruary 18, 19,20.

The Creo-Dipt ComPanY, cern, atrd locatc<l at North opened sales offices in l.os \Vestern nlanager.

Aluminum Clcrpbocrd Siding

Kaiser Aluminum & Cherrtical Sales, Inc., Oakland, ann()tlnces its altttninttm claplltlard sicling rvill lle prellaintecl in three colors rvith a formul:rted long-lasting paint. The clapboard siding is nou' available in rvhite, .r."-, an<l gray l)ulux, a l)ttPont paint product applied b1, autonratic spraying and baking that ensures an even, semi-gloss finish and great clurability.

The siding rn,ill also be supplied as hitherto rvith zinc chror.nate primer for those u'ishing to finish their homes in other colors than u'hite, cream and gray.