T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

A, reported in The Cahfornia Lumber Merchant February 15, 1929 made that the Millwork Institute a tri-annual conference on March of 22 frequent President

The new, modern, and attra'ctive office building of the Martinez Lumber Company, Martinez, California, was opened to the public recently, under the management of Clarence Elslvorth.

J. P. and J. S. Cronin have purchased the Alley Bros' Lumber Company retail yards at North Hollyrvood and Van Nuys, and will continue their operation.

The Pickering Lumber Company announces that it has moved its general sales office from Kansas City, Mo., to San Francisco, where Burton W. Adams is in charge.

Announcement is California will hold ancl 23 at Stockton.

The San Francisco l{oo-Hoo Club is holding and interesting meetings under the leadership of Fred Roth.

The Pacific National Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has purchased the lumber yard and business of the Brown &. Derry Lumber Company, which adjoins the Pacific plant.

Harry A. Lake, president of the California I{etail Lumbermen's Association, is touring California visiting various retail lumber groups and district meetings, stirring up interest in the state organization.

The Southern California Lumbermen's Golf Tournament rvas held at the Fox Hills Country Club, Los Angeles, February 8. Harry A. Graha,m, of Long Beach, won the low gross trophy, and the following list of lumber notables played in the tournament: Ted Lawrence, Paul Hill, Pick Maule, E. R. Maule, Clint Laughlin, Bob Osgood, T. B. llatten, Gus Hoover, Frank Burnaby, Harry Vincent, Geo. Nicholson, Roy Stanton, Percy Dixon, Ed Martin, Ed Culnam, John Olson, W. B. Wickersham, Clint Bergstrom, Harvey Bowles, D. D. McCallum, Don Philips, Glenn Fogleman, Al Koehl, Art Penberthy, Andy f)onovan, Henry Swafford, E. I\'L Taenzer, A. C. Merryman, Ed Seward, Fred GoldinC, Ed Houghton, Cap Harris, Geo. Lockwood, Mel Coe, and others.

Mark W. Lillard, Inc., Los Angeles, is norr' sales agent for Cadwallader-Gibson Company, in Southern California, and in all the state of Arizona.

Les Cody and Robert Parker, principals, l-rave recently completed the installation of dry kiln facilities on property adjacent to the Red Bluff Moulding Company and operates as the Rarvson Kiln Corporation.

Facilities consist of one Moore Cross-Circulalion 3A7,, X 72' do:uble track double end stem heated kiln, automatic low pressure Gabriel Boiler, and cooling shed.

The Rawson Kiln Corporation handle kiln dr{'ing of stock for the Red Bluff I\{oulding Co. and other lumber manufacturers in the Red Blufi area.

The Red Bluff Moulding Co., long knorvn in the moulding field as producers of quality mouldings, were instrumental in the formation of this new company and now will have stock dried to any specific moisture ,content for specialty application as well as the normal air seasoned or kiln seasoned mouldings required.

Tamco Engineers of San Francisco engineered and sold the Gabriel Boiler which is located in a masonry building alongside the kiln building. The boiler is of the package Scotch Marine type not requiring a dutch oven as the boiler is fired with heavy oil and standby provision for light oil. Operating at 14 PSI and capable of developing 150 HP, the boiler is fully automatic and capable of producing sulficient steam for an additional kiln.

Construction of the building was supervised by Mr. Jesse Kenney of Portland ivith the Basalt block kiln walls laid by Koch and Crawford of Chico, Calif. The kiln equipment