Donover Co. Acquires filontebello Site for Better Service

\\t. E. Calhoun, manag'er for Donover Co., Southern California area, announces that his firm has acquired the offrces and yard facilities formerly owned by the California Lumber Company at 915 Olympic Blvcl., Montebello. Immediate steps have been taken to convert the operation to a strictly wholesale distribution yard for L. C. L. shipments to retail lumber dealers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties. Complete custom mill n.rachinery is being installed for customer service and, when soon completed, will boast eight units of equipment.

"Our concern can claim a couple of 'firsts' in Southern California service," said Mr. Calhoun. "We were the first wholesaler to stock Cedar and Engelmann Spruce for LCL dealer delirery. And in our new location there will be no change in this policy," he said. "In fact, we intend to expand our small-order deliveries to include many species not presently available," he continued.

W. tr. Calhoun is an "old-timer" in Southland lumber circles. It was 38 years ago this year that he joined tl-re lumber industry in Vernon, later going to Patten-Blinn, rvhere he remained until he became identified with Donover Company 16 years ago when they opened offices in Los Angeles. He has been their southern area manager since that time.

Tl-re new wholesale concentration yard is centrally 1ocated in the L,ast Los Angeles industrial district and is 'lvithin minutes of the Santa Ana Freeway, offering fast service to all southern communities and cities. It recuires the services of seven units of mobile equipment to handle the yard and shipping department, it was said.

The more-t1-ran-three-acre yard is located on the Union Pacific Railroad spur and fronts right on Olympic boulevard. The offices will be remodeled following the renovation of the mill and the large warehouses have been converted for strictly under-cover storage. The yard is completely paved and modern in every detail.

"There are no changes in our sales policies, but our inventories will be considerably expanded to offer that extra service to retail lumber dealers.t' said Mr. Calhoun.