\(/ooden Box Manufacturers Meet at San Francisco

The first 1933 tri-annual meeting of the National Association of Wooden Box Manufacturers, Pacific Division, was held at the Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco, on February 15 and 16, 1933.

President Robert L. Ferral, McCloud River Lumber Co., M'cCloud, Calif., presided at the meeting. In opening the meeting, Mr. Ferral emphasized the importance of indu,cing all box manufacturers in the Inland Empire and Pacific Northwest to join the Pacific Division, and suggested that the board of directors and officers elected to serve during the coming year follow through with this matter. On the opening day of the meeting, the following subjects were discussed: grading rules and specifications; traffic; second hand containers; inventory; grade-marking; trade promotion and new cannery .cases. H. C. Hallmark, general freight and traffic manager of the Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco, addressed the meeting and assured the manufacturers present that it is the earnest desire of the carriers and of the officials representing them to be of assistance in every way possible in attempting to solve the many problems which now confront their industry.

The business session on the second day of the meeting was open only to members of the Association.

The following were elected directors of the Association for the coming year: W. A. Dwight, R. L. Ferral, Floyd Hart, W. G. Hyman, W. S. Johnson, Mr. Leuschel, R. R. Macartney, Herrnan Paine, A. W. Pinger, J. W. Rodgers and C. D. Terwilliger. The board of directors elected Floyd Hart president and J. W. Rodgers vice-president for the ensuing year, and the selections were unanimously ratified by the members present. The following were elected to serve on the grading rules and specifications committee:

F. N. Blagen, Mr. Daggett, R. L. Ferral, J. W. Rodgers, C. F. Setzer, W. C. Strong and C. A. Webster. W. C. Strong was elected chairman of the grading rules and specifications committee.

Retiring President Robert L. Ferral was extended a vote of thanks for the able manner he has handled the various matters which have come up during the past year. The next tri-annual meeting of the Pacific Division will be held on June 23 and 24, 1933, at Klamath Falls, Ore. Mr' Ferral extended a cordial invitation to all members driving to the Klamath Falls meeting to stop off at McCloud, Calif.; as guests of the McCloud River Lumber Company.

The registration at the meeting follows:

Ralph W. Chaffee, Acme Steel Company. ..San Francisco

A. L. Pearlman, Associated Lumber & Box Co.....San Francisco

Ward A. Dwight, Algoma Lumber Co. ... .. '.Algoma, Ore. Austin Chester, Angelo & Son ....San Francisco

J. S. Canning, California Pine Box Distributors..'.San Francisco

A. W. Pinger, California Pine Box Distributors....San Francisco

Z.C.Cather ....San Francisco

C. W. Kempter, Clover Valley Lumber Company.....'..Loyalton

C. A. McElroy, Clover Valley Lumber Company .Loyalton

A. D. Osborn, Clover Valley Lumber Company .'.Loyalton

C. D. Terwilliger, Clover Valley Lumber Company. ' Loyalton

R. Stephen Morse, Columbia Steel Co. ..'..San Francisco

F. N. Blagen, Davies-Johnson Lumber Co...' ....Calpine

S. Benton, Diamond Match Co. .......Chico

C. M. Tuley, The Eby Machinery Co. ... .....San !-rancisco

K. II. Leash, International Wood Products Co. .......Niles

E. P. Ivory ,... San Francisco

G. A. Krause, Klamath Lumber &.Box Co. ....Klamath Falls. Ore.

W. H. Trainer, Klamath Lumber & Box Co.......San Francisco

H. L. Howland, Larsson Traffic Service San Francisco

J. W. Rodgers, Lassen Lumber & Box Co. ..........San Francisco

A. S. Harris, MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd. ........San Francisco

Robt. L. Ferral, McCloud River Lbr. Co. ......McCloud

R. K. Blasingame, Madera Sugar Pine Lurnber Co. Madera

Swift Berry, IV{ichigan-California Lumber Co. Camiuo

A. C. Horner, National Lumber Mfrs. Assn. .San Fraucisco

W. G. Hyman, Pacific Box Corp., Ltd. San Francisco

Geo. W. Moo.re, Jr., Petaluma Box Corp., Ltd. .petaluma

J. M. Bedford, Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Co. ....Williams. Ariz.

C. P. Chastain, Setzer Box Co. .Sacramento

Curt F. Setzer, Setzer Box Co. . Sacramento

J. R. Shaw, Shaw-Bertram Lumber Co. ........Klamath Falls, Ore.

R. C. Gracey, Sierra Box Company ...Twain

Herman Paine, Southern California Box Company....Los Angeles

H. C. Hallmark, Southern Pacific Company. ..San Francisco

P. R. Mott, Southern Pacific Company .......San Francisco

R. G. Fagan, Southern Pacific Company San Francisco

H. J. Gotr, Stockton Box Company ...Stockton

C. A. Webster, Stockton Box Company ......Stockton

J. C. Hamilton, Sun Lumber Company ...Raymond, Wash.

Floyd Hart, Timber Products Co. .......Medford, Ore.

J. F. Bon, Western Pacific R. R. Co. .......San Francisco

W. G. Curtiss, Western Pacific R. R. Co. ...San Francisco

F. W. Whiting, Western Pacific R. R. Co. San Francisco

R. R, Macartney, Weyerhaeuser Tirnber Co. ..Klamath Falls, Ore.

W. C. Strong, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Klamath Falls, Ore.

Geo. M. Cornwall, The Timberman ......San Francisco

Sanr M. Hawkins, West Coast Lumberman .San Francisco

L. L. Whitman

L. L. Whitman, president of the Western Fir Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wash., died at his home there on February 21. He rvas 69 years of age and had been identified with the iumber business in Tacoma for the past 24 years. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Ralph L. and Donald, and a married daughter, who.reside in Tacoma.

Drops Price for Unemp oyed

In sympathy with civic movements to assist in solving unemployment, Assistant Regional Forester T. D. Woodbury has instructed the supervisors of the 18 national forests in California to reduce the price of cordwood and other rninor forest products. In some localities men lacking regular employment have taken to pioneer activities with the woodsman's ax to se,cure a grubstake. This order makes it possible, when justified by circumstances, for forest supervisors to sell government timber to these unemployed at the minimum rates established bv the Chief Forester.