T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant March 1, 1928

Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief Forester of the United States, was announced as the new secretary-manager of the consolidated organization of the West Coast lumber industry, resulting from the meetings of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and the West Coast Lumber Trade Extion Bureau at Seattle. The new organization rvill be known as the West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Frank N. Burnaby, president of the Sun Lumber Company, Beverly Hills, was the speaker at the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club luncheon on February 9. He gave an interesting talk on "CooPeration."

The Central California Lumbermen's Club held its month1y meeting at the Lincoln Hotel, Stockton, on Saturday, February 11. President George Ground presided, and W' Herbert Graham, Cosmopolitan Building & Loan Association, Oakland, was the speaker of the day.

W. M. Leuthold, president of the Deer Park Lumber Co. Deer Park, Wash., was elected president of the Western Pine Association at the 22nd annaal convention held at Spokane, Washington. A plan to trade mark lumber produced in the mills of the Association was adopted.

Ira W. Brink, The Diamond Match Company, Chico, was appointed Vicegerent Snark of the Butte County District. Mr. Brink has been a member of Hoo-Hoo since 1912 and, was initiated at Sacramento. The appointment was made by Fred W. Roth, San Francisco, Bojum on the Supreme Nine.

Company, Fresno, was re-elected president of the San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club at the annual meetiag held at the California Hotel, Fresno, February 18. There was a large attendance of members at the luncheon, augmented by the directors of California Retail Lumbermen's Association, who were guests of the Club. Speakers at tte meeting included: Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles, president of the State Associatioj'; A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco; Orrie W. Hamilton, San Diego Lumber Co., San Diego; Earl Bowe, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Ios Angeles; Paul Overend, fieldman for the State Association; and J. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento, president of the Sacrament Valley Lumbermen's Club.

The Tom A. McCann Hoo-Hoo Club held its monthly meeting at McCloud, Calif., on February 6, and plans were discussed for the completion and operation of the six acre playground which was formally opened on May l.

This issue carried a sales manager for the Los.Angeles.

write-up on Ed Culnan, district Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.,

E. A. Goodrich, IJnion Lumber Company, was chairman of the day at the meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club, on February 23. The meeting was designated as "Redwood Day!' George F. Squires, Pacific Electric Co., was the speaker of the day and talked on "Rail Transportation-A New and Important Factor in the Development of Los Angeles Harbor."

Representing on a wholesale, direct mill shipment basis some of the older and better Fir and Pine manufacturers in Oregon and Northern California GREEN OR

By rail or truck

Wholesole - Jobbing

Redwood up to l2"xl2"-24' carried in sfock

Douglo: Fir, Redwood, ond Ponderocq Pine

Lumbermen's Service Bureau Electg Officerr Supreme Snarlc Art Geiger Attends

At the annual membership meeting of the Lumbermen's Service Bureau, San Diego, the following were elected to the board of directors for a term of three years: William , Cowling, Dixie Lumber & Supply Co.; Cy Irving, Western Lumber Co.; and George Johnson, National Lumber Co.

The directors elected the following officers for the year 1953: President, Cy Irving; Vice President, Ralph Marlatt, Palomar Lumber Co.; CY lrving Hardn'ood Lumber Co. Treasurer. Mearl Baker. Baker

E. E. Zeiss is secretary-manager.

How Lumber Looks

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049,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the rveek totaled 541,485,000 feet.

For the week ended February 14, these same mills reported orders as 120,011,000 feet, shipments 121,830,000 feet, and production 130,329,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 529.666.000 feet.

Portland, Oregon, February l5-Orders exceeded production in January as Douglas fir sawmills got into high gear early this year, according to H. V. Simpson, executive vice president, 'West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Orders totaled 877,655,n board feet for January, Simpson said, topping production of 860,570,000 feet and shipments of 818,963,000 feet. Production for the first month of the year was 103 per cent of the last five year average for the same period.

Despite some mill closures due to excessive rainfall and high water during most of January, the fir industry maintained substantial output, Simpson reported.

The weekly average of West Coast Lumber production in January was 195,584,000 b.f. or lO3.O/c of the 1948-1952 average. Orders averaged 199,467,0n b.f. ; shipments 186,128,000 b.f. Weekly averages for December r!'ere: Production 179,438,000* b.t.;94.5/o of the 1948.'1952 average; orders 181,257,W0+ b.f.; shipments 168,578,000* b.f.

One month of 1953 cumulative production 860,570,0U) b.f.; one month of. t952,811,094,000 b.f ; one month of 1951' 901,944,000 b.f.

Orders for one month of 1953 breakdorvn as follorvs: Rail and truck 598,034,000 b.f.; domestic cargo 196,946,000 b.f.; export 51,518,000 b.f.; local 31,157,000 b.f.

The industry's unfilled order file stood at 878,837,000 b.f. at the end of January, gross stock at 1,039,226'000 b.f. *Adiusted to latest information available.

San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Mccting

Members of San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 greeted Art Geiger, Snark of the lJniverse, at the University Club on February 19 rvith a dinner and concat. Vicegerent Snark Bovard Shibley was in charge of the event. Al Bell, member of The Supreme Nine, acted as Snark. The Nine included A. D. Bell, San Francisco; Wendell Paquette, Senior Hoo-Hoo, San Francisco; James Hennessy, Junior HooHoo, Los Altos; Charles Schmitt, Bojum. San Francisco; Paul Overend, Scrivenoter, San Francisco; Harry A. Merlo, Jabberwock, president of the Santa Rosa HodHoo Glub; Al Kellley, Custocatian, president of the Oakland Hoo'Hoo Club, Alameda; Keith Davison, Arcanoper, president, Coast Counties Hoo-lfoo Club, Monterey; Bovard Shibley, Gurdon, San Francisco.

There were Z7.Kittens initiated, representing men from all adjacent clubs in the area- Among the visitors were C. D. Le Master. Seer of the House of Ancients, from Sacramento.

FIIA Announcement

The Federal Housing Administration office at ll2 W. 9th Street, Los Angeles, California, began receiving applications for mortgage insurance under Title IX, for pro' grammed number 2 revised defense housing in the Barstow, California, Critical defense housing area on February 23, 1953, it was announced today by John E. McGovern FHA director. Applications u'ill be received through March 13,' 1953.

The program of 50 housing units to be built in the Barstow area rvas announced recently by the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington. ' All of the pro' grammed housing is intended for in-migrant Indians and members of other minority group defense rvorkers (or military and civilian personnel, if a military installation).

Units of defense housing programmed by the HHFA to be insured under Title IX of the National Housing Act, may be applied for only by the submission of applications for mortgage insurance under Title IX, accompanied by the appropriate examination or application fees.

Application Forms may be secured from the Federal Housing Administration offices at ll2 W. 9th Street, Los Angeles, California, or 4E0-5th Street, San Bernardino California.

Move Executive Hecrdqucrters

The California Builders Supply Co. has moved their executive headquarters from Oakland and has combined them with the operational end at Richmond. This will combine executive sales management, purchasing, accounting and advertising departments and integrate them with the warehousing and operations according to Francis E. Nicholson, sales manager. Their buildings in Richmond include ample space for that purpose.

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