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California Lumber Merchant

Gentlemen:

After forty-four years in the lumber industry, from woods swamper thru second assistant to the third assistant sales manager, and for the past thirty-five years as sales manager, I've decided to take a permanent vacation. (Twenty years with old Caldor, ten years with Hazel Valley as sm). In fact, after two months of this 100% retirement, which so

I believe I made a grievous mistake by not having quit ten years ag'o.

Calif. Lumber Merchant Dear Al:

I doubt if there left to do all is enuf the things we had planned on.

A few days ago, Andy Donosan on his way down 101 to L.A. gave me a jingle from Atascadero. Sure was great to hear from this old timer with whom I worked at Union Lumber, L.A., in 1921. Keep your good magazine coming. You are doing a great work.

Cordially, Loren Ifall Morro Bay, Calif.

As you no doubt know by this time that the Wisnom Lumber Co., is now defunet, dehydrated, liquidated and generally out of business as of August 1, 1965, but we still receive bulletins, pricelists, etc.from about every wholesaler. mill owner and everyone else who has something to sell, which we have to dump in File 13.

I would appreciate it if you would run an item in your publication, on the demise of the Wisnom Lumber Co., as to when and how it started and the fact that it is now history, also if you could get word to other publications to further spread the news. I feel that this is a great waste of postage, sending us these merchandising pamphlets, vrhen we have absolutely no use for them.

Anything you can do, Al, to spread the news that we have joined the great army of unemployed and to stop sending us bulletins covering the lumber industry affairs, will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, W. J. Wisnom

A. J. Miller P.S.-With some money that we have left over, I am planning on having a wake-dinner on S't, Patrick's Day, naturally, and would like to have you as our guest.

Our apologies, Waher, lor the sornewhat perluncnry r/wnner in which ue treated. the dernise ol your fine old, San Mateo retail building supply yaril. It's jwt that we find, it hard, n urite an obituary on a 60 year okl family business.

Our readers will be interested. we krww" that Wahter's uncle, la,mes Wisnom, started, Wisrcm Lurnber Co. in 19O6, and successlully operated the business untll the early 40's when Al Miller bought a piece ol th.e a,ctiltn. A third pa,rtner in the person ol one Roy Bleeher was admitted in 1945, but he sold, bach his interest n Wisrwn'L in 1949. Mr. Wisrwm passed, away in 1953 and his interest 'went to his nepheto a,nd, Hillsborough Chiel ol Police, Walter I. Wisrwm. AI Milter continued to menage th"e firm while the Chiet kept the "badd,ies" out ol Hillsborough urxit May 1962 uhen Waher retired. lrorn the lorce to spend, lull time at the Wisnom Tard.Edinr.