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1UMBER Tf,ART

1UMBER Tf,ART

Ar rcportcd in Thc Cdifomir Lumba Mcrchrnt Mrrch 15,1926

George S. Long of Tacoma, Washington, has lleen electecl chairman of the lloard of the Douglas Fir Exploitation & Dxport Company, succeeding W. H' Talbot, of San Francisco.

Announcement has just been made that production for Washington and Oregon for 10,751,00,000 feet. The mills that reported tion also reported employing 71,000 men.

The Loop Lumber & Mill Company, Alameda, announces the completion of their new planing mill and office, rvhich is one of thc finest plants in the state.

Douglas Fir

A retail lumber team of golfers headed by F'rank llttrnaby beat a wholesale team headed by Gus Hoover in a tournament held at the San Gabriel Country Club on l\Iarch 5' There were 34 players on each team.

The California White and Sugar Pine Manufactttrcrs Association has been showittg a very impressive display of western pine products at more than a dozen liastern retail lumber conventions. The display was in chargc of Austin Black, advertising' manager'

The Progress Lttmber Company. of Redwood City, is constructing a netv planing mill and office building'

192.5 totallerl this producL

The Finkhine-Guild l.umber Company announces it rvill employ four lumber carrying ships to handle Redwood shipments from the California coast to their mill in Mississippi. The fleighter Dio has already been secured.

'fhc Coos Bay Lunrber Company announces that it recently cut 700,000 feet of lutnber in one eight-hour shift at its single sawmill ttnit at Marshfield, Oregon.

The Ii. K \\/ood lttml>er hauling ship "Sierra" was datrtaged by firc trt the extent of $5O,000 rvhile unloading at the San T'cdro clocks.

!(/ANT ADS

FOR SALE OR RENT

7V - E and 9 ton Lift Truckr t5 Ton Carrierl 616" Bolstcrs

Excellent condition. THE PHIPPS COMPANY

7157 Anaheim-Tclegraph Road, Log Angeles-22, Calil. Telcphonc ANgclus 3-3807 and 9-5290

Lumber Yards For Sale

Lons established vard betwcen Los Angeles & Long B.e1ch' 8-o;cbb "q' fi- rsso siles reported as $:!g'-q{.00 with.very satisfactorv net profit, Invento-y about $E0'00O.00; good improvements aui equipment Will leasc at 2/z% of sales, owner to pay ground & improvement taxes and ingurance.

Cl"*-i" Los Angetes yard; on very heavily traveled-hi-glYly' o"ii-tr.tt a.t" -itlh 7,00-0 sq.'ft. bldga. Will scll-gr-o-und & b4gs "i O+S,O0(), (equipment extr-a) or-leas9 c!oun$-& bld.gs' at $2J5 monthlv. 1950 sales reported as S2l0'0fi).0o with good net pront' Tulare'County yard, lohg established, acre of ground' with about 20.000 sq. ft.- of bldgs. - Small inventory. , Price for ground .'t Itdgs. $it,OOO or will lease at $l5O monthly on secured basis' Owner wishes to retire. ftri" -""ia. iocaiea in Ventura County, reports sales for 1950 *'Orris,ooa.do.--One & one-third acres; ground bldgs' & eqlipile;a $i6,000, inventory $20,000. Or wilf lease at $150 monthlv' This yard makes a good impression.- b;;d; -C".r"tv y"fr, *ith- repor^ted --1950sdes of $277'o{o'00' -c;ild UraJs.'anit ali equipmeirt $40,000. Inventorv about $12,000.00. L-"iiila near San Diego, will sell ground bldgs' $36'000;.cquipment $6,0fl).00; Inventory $20'000.fr);1950 sales reported as $107,000.00. ii;;lJ'e;t"ry yard; half acre with sood bldgs', truck & equipment $9,3fi).00. Inventory about $8,000. f,""-eitl.te" yard (closed)' southeast; half .a.cre with 10'00O- sq' fl. "rt.a"-i"i Hvstei piling.'All concrete or blacktop' Price $30'000.00. TWOHY

Want Ads

Rcte-Position wcnrted $2.00 per colurnn inch

A_ll others, $3.00 per column inch

Closing dctes lor copy, Sth cnd 20th

PRINTING -FOR THE LUMBER INDUSTRY rry us ror $p€edy service on all of your printing n-eds.

MORRIS ADVERTISING PRINTERS l3jt9 S. Hill St., Los Angeles 15, CAif Rlchmond 7_3767 or RETpublic i_+Sa6 Special attention to mail orders. We ship anywhere on the West Coast office s-pace, idear t"t, J""t*"ilttil;b_e_r br-oker or agenl Two priv-ate offices in new building t"J"tuA i"-ff"#horrr", Calif. Limited yardstorage. Lift service av:ailable it"i" io''rpor. xetPr to story in this issue. q,REilslrAw MrLL & LUMBER CO. 3157 E_! Segundo Blvd., Hawthorrr", C.tii. . osborne 6-0171-ORegon g_44(D.

IT,I\IBER FINANCING

Accounts receivable, inventories and sales financed.

J. C. COPELAND, FACTORS 6115 Wilshire Blvd. , Phone WEbster l-1323 Los Angeles 48, Calif.

KILN DRYING

___We_ are one of the largest custom dry kitns on the West Coaet. We. also sell,- rent, or repair- lumber cairiiri anA ttft exchange equipment for l-umber. wEs"ERN D_RY KILN & EQUIPMENT CO

P. O. Box 622, Wilmington, Calii. - - -

Phones: NEvada 6-1321 and TErminal 4-6624

To Close Estate For Sale

_GLARK LUMBER CO., TWINTY NrNE PALMS, CALIF. ,ComO.lete. invento.ry of lu-mber, hardware-and marry tis-c-e-lhn6us rtems, also land with office, storage buildingq and 2_'bedroo; hon*, furnished. See

R. E._WILLIAMS, PUBLIC ADMINISTR.A,TOR Itoom 102, Court House, San Bernardino Phone 6811, Extension 32g

WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR, SAIE

KNI{E.GRINDER, 3d, Covel Hanchett, comparable to a ncw Machine.

STICKER, Hermance 6,,, factory--built, ball bearing,

GLUE SPREADER, 30,, Francis, like new.

JOINTER, 12,, Northfield, bdl bearing, direct drive.

RIP SAW, n H.P., power feed, ball bearing, new condition.

Roy Forte

Production Machinery for the Woodworking Trade 69fE Sj,Sallt?_ !.9,Aver Huntington park, CaUf. Klmbatl 2904-Res. MEtcetf S-2S6i

LUMBER YARD FOR LEASE

-Clroice location, 1454 Fast qo-ito" fi",l.,-io*ptorr, Calif. Two 9tqgFp east of Central a"e. Vara-fav"d ;;e i."idO. h-"eii .r?nl,i building in front, and a n-ew tumUii sned-ii i""r. Al."-; ;_;;; -house- for yard superintendent, or can be u"ed f* offi;;. i",;.i-il; been in operation-for 6 years.

M. R. WOOLEY, OWNER Residence 622 North.June Striit,-Los'lngeles 4, Calif.

Telephone GRanite 0414

Nomes of Adverti3crj in this Deportment using o Dtind oddrecs cqnnot be dlvulged, All inquiries ond rcplior should be oddressed lo key shown in the cdvertitemcnt

WANTED MANAGER

^ El Monte yard still looking for all-around man for yard manager. Call person to person.

JACK HUGHEY

FOrest .B-7642-BEacon 5681_H Arbor 2264!

WANTED

Experienced retail lumber salesman for Los Angelles County.

Address Box C-1902, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles t+, Catif.--

WANTED SALESMAN

Wholesale sash, doors, and mouldings. Fresno area. Addres-s ^Box C-l_8pf, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles i+, Caiit.

Present Manager

of retail lumber yard and branch yard in northeast ohio desires to loca-te in southern carifornia. E;p"n.+* *iiir-"ri pri.J"Jiiiitiil lumber business, plus archit-ctG;i a;;lti;s. F;;f# ijfii""itti 'iitt progressive.-c,ompany, as manager or asJistant. Uut *iii-"-i"lil progressive.compar-ly, or t, will consider any responsible position, and ask-only a";;p";ilriit;" ;;";;;iil;.

Address Box C-l!93, California Lumber Merchant

50€ Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

SALESMAN WANTS POSITION

_ Wholesale lumber salesman,.e-xperienced in Fir, pine, Redwood. Spruce,_ etc., wants position #tti--iu-"i;6usned d;';-;ii t; cover Southern Cali-fornia territori --knowi-ifi"-tilaJ.

Address Box C-1_896, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calil:------

POSITION WANTED

^ Assistant Manager of .one of thelargest British Cotumbia Lumber Iirms seeks steadv- empro:rment with tependibii ""a-i.iriiu-r"- "'Ifr'- palr. Fullr experienced in all phases oi tr,i-iumueit;il;6.;:i t(eterences.

Addrts_s Box C-18-98, California Lumber Merchant 5@ Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14; C;[f.-

FOR SALE

Hyster Model 150 Lift Truck 7l ton capacity-Good Condition

- 4,SSOCTATED MOLDTNG COMPANY 7125 Anaheim-Telegraph Road, Los A"eete" Telephone-Ailgetus d_6s0i --'-'-

POSITION WANTED

P"l_*:.f,q_ rctail salesman wants opportunity with pr< ur preleraDly rn nuilragement or sales. Forestry graduate. progressive mill preferably in management sales.

Addr_e-sg lox C;f899, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Caln

POSITION WANTED

As Y_ar.d- pupg{gtenden!- or- ta,ke full charge of remanufactu -as r4s Dupcfml'enqenf or taKe tuII of remanufacturing plant. Eighly skilled in.kiln drying-all westjrn 6";i;; fi;;;;:fr plant efficiency. Ambitious, iariity *a;; ;;;iatd-#;"ei#i;: plant ia;it ;;;-;; References.

Addr_$! Box C-19fi), California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Catf.

POSITION WANTED

Experie-nced lumberman in- !.ir, plywoods and Hardwoods oDen for p-osition- with welt es-tablishid drrrr- K""; 11i;'i;;il-i""il; Angeles andj Southern California. nepiies "t i.tV ;;"da;;iff

Address Box C-1901, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles te, Citif. - -

Index To Adyertisers

Adv.nl.l{ et..'| In .l|r|t| t lar0r.

Aor 3oh lolcrcr Co....'.........'......'.... .44

Alncc Wccd lidtdtl.r, Ina,........... '

Amrrlcrn Xrrdrood Co. '.'......'......... . ....'

A-rricm lgnbrr od lrooflnj Co. '. .tJ

Arcfc t.dm.d Cc. .........'. '... I f..i.tor.a ?llwccd tlllr, la<. ....... ...,. 16 eirtnr*3ruri co, .....4,

AtlqrflG tmb.t Co. f liior t*f.t Co. .." " '

Socl tmbrr Cc., J, lYn. .'. ' ioii rqnrt Comiqry ..t14 lcugh !ro. Cc.'..................... ..."' rciirr r Co., J. ll. "" 21 lrl-Atr Ds Cc, ..............'.... .........2O ii*rr-ft.l-* lu$or Co. .." r

-fruonrffr I tclattfil, Inc. ""t1 llur Dlmcnd CcrP.rollcn ............2C lclllhci lmbrr Cc., hc' I -.".-l c*pony, alot .............., ' i*i c.., t.'t, :....................................... * imi inalrraot lqnbrr co. 61 lumr lmbrr Cc. .........'.... ....14

Colcrror Cmrnl CdnPOy ..."...... I icllfonlo lulldm gupplv Co. " 9 iollfcmlo Dcor Co. ci-lor Aaido '.... lsnLt nar ". "4O lfrtir lclo C.. ......'....'... .'. ' l,ldlmy fordmcd Co. ........0O ir"coonir Cc., l. w. ,. .. t2 illocDcncld 3 H'dtltlt0crl. ud' ..43 iiotrr.ry InpdllniC.' ...,.. ' moti rior. .:.,.......................... ..4, milt wott ?rcdBlr, ln.. ' r*otiii ityrooa Cc.-..........,.... ' rtrcrinrr to., l, w. ..t1 ,acdrlt. Cc.pctdlol ....,.. t nimrl Ccniqrv, fh. 1I ni-;oro f'oriiac ?cp.r Cc. ' niicr. frlth tolr .!t tlon Dry l(lln Cc.

Nlcclol Dor tclor Cc' " ' ioahrm todwccd lunbrr Cc. .61

Nrl{cy lulldrn CoP' .'.....

Olmllt llclnrd ?roduch Cc. t oriln' ltlculdlno Con,. Dwld

PdGo hcdu.h, lnc. ..'.......''. . ... '19

?tlic Coorl Agg?oicl.r. Inc. .13

?clic tlr tolt ..-............... t7

?alic ionrt ?roduclr, lac.

?oclic llcdwood tolo Co. '

Pxlllc lmbrr Drolon tupPlv, lnc. r

?o.li( luib.t Co., tho ......1t

Poclic ,iutuol Occr Co.

Podi< Wol. !br. Co, ol Collf., hc. r

?cl0c Wlrr Produclr Co. '............. r

Poromlno lumbrr Co.

?.nbrrthy tmbrr CmPcnY

Pomo Productr Co. 5 lhttttrr I llurphy Lmblr Co. *

Phlppr Conpoiy, Thr I

Plvilood toi Angoh, ln<' 21

Plvrood lqcomo, In.. 2l

?odrroro Pln. Woodwork ....................'

?ior I lolbor, Inc', Lunbrr Dlvlrlon ......|FC

Pohlqnd Ccmcnf Arroclctlon r tod Ccdor Shlngl. lutaou ......18 llccl t Krurc Lunbrr Co. 61 loddlr Colllonlc, Inc. r lor Corlcr Co. loundr Trodlng Cmpony 36 iral*r a col, rotir a. . ...' * luf,corn Pollord ConPcnY

Smpron Co., fhc 51

3oi Door t PlvYtood Co. r

Soford-Lullcr, Inc. ..--..................... 58

5m Frocfrto Plywood Co. ""21

3on Pcdro lumbcr Co. .'..-. 56

Sonfo Fc !umbe. Co. ...-...... .......''.......... I

Schocchcr-Kux

How Lumbcr Loolc

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110,852,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 705,569,000 feet.

For the wcek ende(l F'ebruary 24, thcse same mills rcportcd orders as 103,071,000 fect, shipnrcnts I l7'585'000 fect, and pr(xluction ll(r,213,000 feet' Unlillcd or(lcrs at thc cn<t of thc week totaled (190,024,000 fcct'

Nqmed Director ol Advertising And Public Relations

The Upson Conrpany of Lockport, N' Y', matlufactt:rers ()f fil)re wall panels, has telcscoped its a<lvcrtising nn(l public rclations (lepartment in a nr<lve trl corrclatg the rvork of thc trvo ()mces an(l exl)an(l thc scollc of :rctivitics' Avcrill Ii. ('alver, atlvcrtising managcr of Thc Upsotr Company for the llast ten ye:rrs, ltas lleen llallre(l <lirector of :r<lvertising an<l ptrblic relations.

I)ircctor Calvcr's trcw ass()ciatcs itrc \\rall:rcc I)' Sorlerholnr, former ncwsl)aPcrman, ra(li() news itll(l c()ntintlit)c(lit()r an<l N:tvy War Correspon(ler1t dtrring \\/orld War II' u'ho u'ill han<lle news col)y, and J' I)otrglas Srvick' whose cxl)erience ranges from manttfacturing an<l sclling paint to assistarlt st()re managcr, u'ho u'ill assist irr the preParation of layotrts and coPy in crlnnectir)n with 'fhe Upson Coml)!ury's ltation-wide a<lvcrtising Prograln'

Oltfuaaat

Fir-lcr ol Northern Collfornlq...

Ffrk t ,[oron -.-........-...57

Ftonar, Erlk ..-.--'.....-...... I

Fllntkolc Co., Pionccr Dlvlrlm

Fordvce Lumber Co. ................-.-............. O8C

Forcit Flber Productr Co. ...-.. ......---..27

Fololl P.oduct! Scler Compony -......-..'.'.... I

Founlqin Lumber Co. Ed ......-...-....-..-......--. t

Frcenon t Co., gtcphcn G........--.-.'-..--...... ti

Gqrclo lrqfic Serulce, B. l. -...--..........-..--..60

Gmenlon & Green Lumber Co. .-.......'...... 1

Gerllnger Corrler Co. .....-.-.-..'.-.......-..-......--54

Gilbreirh Chemi(ql Co. -.....----.'... ...-....---.-.53

Gorlin-Hording Lumber Co.

Hcley Bror. ....----.....--.....59

Holl, Joer t. -..-....---..-....-.-...-'.....-.....'.--..-- |r

Hqmmond Lumber Co, -.....--....-'--.-.-.....--'..--4E

Heberfe & Co., I. J. .-....---.--...-.-.-.....-..---..--.4,

Hlghlqnd Lumber Co. --,...--.-.--.....-..-.'-.---.....5O

Hiil Lumber Co., Roy -...-...,....---.--'-...-.--.....-'r

Hifl & Morton, Inc. ....---.-.......---.-'..-.--....-.-...25

Hobb: Woll Lumber Co. .---.....---.-....--'.......--45

Hof,msn Co., Eqrl ..-.-----,-.-.---'-......-.-----..-.-'.*

Hogon tumber Co. -..-. .-.-----.-......-..... 41' 60

Hoimes Eurekq Lumber Co. ....---.--.-....---..'.. *

Hoover Co., A, !. --......---.....-------'..--.--..-...--.59

Hyrter Compony --.-.-'....-15 lrving Lumber ond lloulding. lnc. .---..--'---37

Johns-Moville Co.porolion ..--'.-...--.--.---.....'l

John.on Iumber Corp.,, C. D. .--..------..'.-.-.*

Kelley, Albert A. .----,-..--....-.-.-...---'-----......--58

Kline'& Ruf --'--.--.......---..45

Koehl E Son, lnc., John W. -.---'-.-.-----.''-... *

Kuhl Lumber Co., Cqrl H. -...-----'-.-'.....'..--..6I

!. A. Dry Kiln t Storoge, Inc. --"---..----.. -. *

Lomon- ilonningtd Compoy ....--.'...-'...-...'l

Lwrence-Philipi tumber Co. .-----.'-.....--..--39

Lerretl Lunbei Co. ....-...----.----..----..---.--.....-' *

Lonq-Bell Lumber Co.

Lor-Angeler Lumber Co. ..-.-....-.--..........-....56

!or-Col- Lcnber Co. ......-----,.-..--'--...--......-... * lumber r[onufo<lutert, InG.,,-.---.-...........--.. *

Wqlloce f{ill & lumber Co.

W6ndling-Notho Co. .----.......-....

Well Coort Plywood Co. -...''....

Wert C@tt S<reen Co.

Well Cdrt Woodr..-.......

Werl Oreqon Lumber Co.

Edwin H. Clcrrk

..-..-...-.--61 .._........_.28; .............52 ,,.....-.,... 'l

W"rr".n Crrro. mill, Inc, .-.'........---''.. - "35

Weilern Doot md 5ch Co. .-...'.-...-'--'....-. r

W$lern Dty Kiln -...---.--....-....... -----...---.. 'l

We:tern Hoidwood Lumber Co. ....-.'-....-'OFC

Wertern riill E ltoulding Co. '....-......'''.. ' t

Werlern Pine Arcociqt!on

W$tem Pine Supply Co

Weyerhoeurer SdrtLr' Co.

White Brother: ...'.-''... -' t

White, Horry H. .--.,,...--..-.-.....---.----.---...----'4t

Wholerole L6ber Distributorr, lnc. -.'...*

Wilkinron, W. W. ....-...--'..'.-.--..-...-----...'.." 59

Wflron Lmber Co., A. K. -.--..--..--""""""'54

Wikon, W6. rlt. ---.-.......-.-,......

Windeler Co., I'rd., George -.''

Winton lumber 5oler Co. --.-..

Wood, Eorl F. ..-----.-....--.--.'..--..

Wood Conver:ion Co. --,,..--.--..-

Wod Lumber Co., E. K. --.'-

Zee:nm Plywood Co. .-...''.--..

Ziel t Co.

I'lcln'in H. Clark, 49, assistar.rt pttrchasing agent, of Curtis Cionrpanies Iucorporated, Clinton, Iorva, diecl suddenly of a heirt attack at his home in Clinton on February 16' Funeral services were held in Clinton on Febrttitry 19' NIr. Clark. ltorn ancl reared in Clinton, joined Cttrtis shortly after leaving school, and was a valued tlrcmber of tlre Ctrrtis organization lor 26 years' As a result of his death, the Curtis Purchasing Department has been rearrarlged an(l two assistant purchasing agents appointed' These are Charles F' Curtis II, and l\fervin L' Fletcher' both men exPerienced in the work'

Mrs. Rhuey A. Pcrrsons

Mrs. Rhuey A. l'arsons' u'ife o{ Vincent Parsons, Passed away in l'asidena on Febrtlary 25' A native of Arlington' Te*as, she had lived in Pasaclena t's:entY years' She rvas a member of the Pasadena Presbyterian Church' P'T'A' groups, and Order of Eastern Star.

I-lesicles her husbancl, she is survived by twin children' Rol-rert and Ann Marie ; and two sisters, a brother, and stepn.rother, all of Texas. She was a daughter-in-larv of N. H. Parsons of the San Pedro Lumber Co', Los Angeles' Ftrneral services \\'ere held in Pasadena February 27'

Atkinson-Stutz Conpcny

Cords Lumber Compcny

Dant d Russell, Scles Co.

Dennis Lumber Compcny Edgewood Lumber Co. EUiott, F. W. ............

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