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YOU GAN SELL GOtulPLETE FARrUt BUILDINGS OF LUIUIBER easily o,nd proJilobly !
Mony formers todqy demand buildings, not boards. And with this versatile easily-constructed building you can supply that demand. Developed by the agricultural engineering department of Michigan State university, it can be adapted to a variety of uses ranging from crop or machinery storage to livestock shelter. Easy-to-follow plans simplify construction to such an extent that your yard men can pre-fabricate trusses for you to czury in stock. Best of all, a simple estimating sheet enables you to plan and price the entire structure.
To help you sell these useful buildings, West Coast Lumbermen's Association has a program of national advertising appearing in leading farm magazines. In addition, special hanilbill material, free newspaper mats and free radio spots to use on your local stations have been prepared. These sales aids are yours for the asking, and will help you take advantage of a program that's as versatile as the building it was designed to sell. A complete kit containing a sample set of plans, as well as an outline of the promotion material, is being sent to all lumber dealers.
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Gqrden Grove Lumber & Cement Go. Adding Hordwore in ExPqnsion
The Girden Grove (Calif.) Lumber & Cement Co-,IO922
E. Garden Grove Blvd., is adding one of the largest and most modern hardware sections in Orange county in an expansion of the retail yard's facilities rvhich began in December. Orvner Louis Lake is supervising the renovation of the store and made plans for the opening late last month.
The Garden Grove yard r,r'as founded in 1905 and Dealer Lake's father, H. H. Lake, bought the company.in 1910. It has been in the family since then, with Louis Lake operating it since 1935. The S-acre yard was almost destroyed by fire six years ago and a modernization program has been going on ever since. The retail yard offers complete lines of lumber, cement, paints and all building supplies' and the yard is one of the Southern California. largest retail operations in
Century Sells Son Diego Yqrd
The Century Lumber & Mill Co., a planing mill and retail lumber operation in San Diego for the past 30 years, was closed last month with the sale of the property to local businessmen for another type of business. The president of the Century yard was Chester D. Whalen, Josiah W. Smith was vice-president, and his father, Herbert R. Smith. was secretary-treasurer. The younger Smith told The CALIFQRNIA LUMBER MERCHANT late last month that none of the former operators had any specific plans and lvere just "going fishing" for a u'hile.