Aun/ten nam You Should Know

Edward

L. lsrael, Jr.

For the last three ycirrs l'-cln':rr<1 I-. Isrlrcl, Jr. has lrecn norking for his Iather Itcin-arcl 1,. Israel. Sr. of ther lirrn [irlr,r,ilrds I-umber ancl \lfg. Co.. San Fratrcisco, u'holesalers in l)ouglas fir and Redl'oorl. He has ltcen leantirtg tlrc lrrrsiness, rrntl onl,r' recentlv r-nltcle his llrst trip clon'tt the San Joarluin and SlLcranrento Yltllevs. lr<1rv:rrcl is :r gr:rcluirte of City' College oi San l'-rrtncisco, :ur<l ma.jolctl in hotel u-ork. -\fter spenrling alrout six rnottths in this bnsir.ress at the Claremont Hote1, he clccided his opportttrtitr\\'as grcatest in the lnmber lrusiness s'ith his father'.

Iicln'arc1 is :L nte t.ubcr oi thc ancl the Glcc (llub oi Srtn 8.1,.o.1,1.

Junior ('hanrbcr of Comurcrce, Francisco, Lodgc Number 3,

Big Lumber Concern Chcnges Hqnds

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Santa Irlarb:LrL. lielr. 15 l'rtrchasc of the Slrnttr lJarLarlt \Iill anrl I-unrbcr ('o., one o1'thc cit-r"s 1:Lrgest brriltling supp1v houses. b1' Southern J'acillc \Iilling Co. u-as arinonnced today.

Consi<lerution \\'irs reportc<1 to lre :rp1rroximatel1.'$250,000.

The lrurch:ISe \\'as annottuccrl by \\'illi:tn-r H. \Iathetvs, presiclent oI Southcrrr I'acific ]li11ing rvhich has heatlquartcrs hcrc rrnrl eiglrt lrranchcs utrl 12 ultrchottses in Ventur':r. S:urtlL lJarbirra lntl Sitrr 1-rris ()ltispo Cottnties.

IJcrbert l'-. \\-evlcr. f orme r Sltrrta. Bitrl,ltt'a \Ia-i 'r ltttd president oi thc firnr n'hich n'rLs so1t1. rt'ill rentain l'ith Southcrrr I'lrcillc ]lillirra' rrs slrcci:rl reprcsctttlttive.

Addresses Georqicr Tech Students

l,rLst month .f oltt'tnv F-ree mau oI the Califorrtizr Retluottcl .\ssociution spoke lrefort: nr()re than 300 stttdents of Gcorgia Teclr. His aurlience inclu<1ec1 etrgittcers, arcltitects artd merrrlrcrs of thc flrcult-v. In fl-'-ing honte he ttsetl a nen'lv irc<lrrircrl southcrn llcceltt to itttlttcc the steu-artless to allorv hin-r ot t:rke over the loutl speaiier systetrt of the 1llane. Ever_r'lrorl_i'hutl lt goocl tinre. 1t \\:tis sonte time after Iohnn-r''s rettlru 1rc[ore hc coulcl sh:rke o1T the st.ruthern lucccnt, anrl therc rnlr_r'lre sotrtc lingerirtg trlLces,,i it 1'et.

The eorliest mechonicolly operoted sow wos of the reciprocoting blode type, if o mon con be correctly colled o source of mechonicol power. This wos built in single or gong units ond is known to hove been in use obout 1 650.

Getting Government Out of Busincgs

Aiming to get the government out of business to the greatest degree possible and practicable, is the import of House Resolution No. 12, intro'duced in the House by Rep. Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., of New York. It is a matter in which every American businessman will be directly interested. This resolution would authorize Congress to "con- duct a full and complete inquiry into all phases of the comm-ercial, and proprietary activities and .functions of the Government of the United States, and to recommend to the Congress methods deemed by the committee to be feasible to effect the transfer of any or all such activities, functions, properties, to citizens of the United States."

What he wants to do is start things rolling toward that highly desired condition in which the United States Government will get out of business, almost all of the business in which it is now engaged, and stay out. There are some few things the government has done and is doing in the line of helping business which are commendable and practical and should be retained for the present at least; but the huge majority of government invasions of business are wrong; wrong in principle, and wrong in operation.

In nine out of every ten cases, when the government goes into a business,. it louses up that business. There probably never was a case where business operated by the

An Editorial government was half as well operatcd as it could be by private enterprise. From the monstf,osity known as RFC down to scores of small fields, government should get out of business as quickly as possible. The committee suggested by Congressman Coudert might make a fne start in the right direction, by narning which of tte twcnty seven billion dollars worth of business owned and op erated by the government, should be returned to private ownership and operation. but and

There are probably sone erceptionr to the rule, the rule is, government should gct out of busineas, stay out.

Harry Truman was strongly in favor of getting the governrnent deeper and deeper into buEin6s. Wbich, in itscE, should prove to dl concerned tbat we had bcttcr head in the other direction. For trpenty years the New Dcal got tbis nrtion deeper and deeper into matters that government had never previously invaded- \f,Ie now have $27,000,q)O,qt0 invested in ways that would bave made Tbomar Jcfferson scream like a panther. There is littlc if any ccorcrny or efficiency to be found in govcrnmcnt olrcration* Tbat's history. The time to reverse the trcnd is now. Thc ta:payers are carrying that multi-billion dollar load.

Ponderosa Pine Woodwork Elects Officers Eagtern Construction Awardr in January

Chicago, Februarv lG-Arthur

H. Mohring was elected president of Ponderosa Pine Woodwork at the annual meeting of the association held here today. Mr. Mohring is vice president in charge of rvholesale warehouses for E,drvard Hines Luntber Co., Chicago.

Other officers elected at the meeting were: Vice president. F. A. Hoerner, president of Rockwell Sales Corporation, Chicago; secretary, J. D. Rorvland, vice president of Anderson Corporation, and treasurer, Paul Curtis, district sales tnanager in Minneapolis for J. Neils Lumber Co. of Klickitat.

Washington

R. H. Morris continues as general manager of Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, rvhich is an association of Ponderosa Pine lumber manufac{urers and manufacturers of Ponderosa Pine rvoodwork products. The association, rvith headquarters in Chicago, promotes the advantages-of Ponderosa Pine doors, windows and other millwork items through a consistent program of national advertising to consumers, architecls, builders and retail lumber dealers. It conducts frequent surveys to determine trends in home design, and distributes idea booklets on home building and remodeling.

New York, Feb. l2-Construction contract awards in the 37 states east of the Rockies in January were $1,O75,868,m or 27 per cent less than in December but 19 per cent more than January 1952, it was announced today by F. W. Dodge Corporation, construction news and marketing specialists. Nonresidential arvards in January were $406p14,(XX) or 43 per cent less than December but 14 per cent above fanuary 1952.

Residential contracts of $.{6O,036,00 were 5 per cent above December and 36 per cent above January 1952.

Heavy engineering (public works and utilities) at $'ffi,918,000 was 34 per cent less than December but I per. cent more than January 1952.

Sierra-Ca3cade Logging Conference

Henry Ghiglieri, J. T. McDonald Logging Company, Redding, t'as elected president of the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference, at its annual meeting held at Redding, Calif., on February 12, 13 and 14. He succeeds James Garrett of the Collins Pine Lumber Co., Chester, Calif.

Other officers elected are: Vice President, W. Wickstrom,. Fresno; Secretary-Treasurer, re-elected, Jack S. Berry, Sacramento.

Directors elected for the year include: \\r. H. Thomas, A. A. Lausmann and George Flanagan, Medford, Ore.; L. D. Stephens. Klamath Falls, Ore.; and Robert Adams, Lakevieu', Ore.

More than 1200 California and Oregon lumbermen attended the three-day meeting and logging machinery show.

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- -January Housing Starts -711000

Housing starts declined by nearly 7 per cent frorn December to 71,000 units in January, according to preliminary estimates of the U. S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline, almost all in private housing, occurred in northern sections of the country. Relatively sharp gains occurred in the southern regions, particularly - in the South Central States. Public housing authorities started about 4,000 new units during January, about the same number as in December.

Although last month's housing starts figure rvas 9 per ': cent above that for January 1952, it rvas considerably under the 78,7ffi-unit level for January 1950 and the 85,900 estimate for January 1951.

Number of New Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953

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