TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As Reported in The California Lumber Merchant, March 15, 1933

Area lumberyards were quick to offer their aid in helping rebuild homes and buildings destroyed in the disastrous earthquake that struck at 5 :54 p.m., March 10, 1933. Early estimates of damage in the Friday evening catastrophe ranged from $300 at Downey to $20,000,000 in Long Beach.

Philip Gosslin, formerly with Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., joined the Srnith Lumber Co., Oakland, as a salesman Ray Mikkelsen, national U.S. ski champion; Andrew Blodjer, California.cross-country champion, and Rolf Wigaard, a near champ, are all members of the Auburn (Calif.) Lumber Company organization, reports Wendell

T. Robie, assistant manager of the firm. The champ's brother, Halvor Mikkelsen, also works for the retail yard during the' summertime; he's the California all-around champion. J. M. White, general manager of the Long-Bell plaht at Weed, informed Robie they were going to challenge his Auburn skiers.

Max E. Cook, farmstead engineer of The Pacific Lumber Co.. was elected first vice-chairrnan of the Pacific Coast section of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

John C. McCabe of the A. F. Mahoney Co., San Francisco, succeeded Arthur B. Cahill of Sudden & Christenson as chairman of the Pacific Coastwise Lumber Conference

. Floyd Elliott switched from the McCormick to the Chamberlin employ in San Francisco.

The Central Valley Lumbermen's Club elected the following officers at Stockton, Feb. 21 : Chas. G. Bird, Stock- ton, president; Warren S. Tillson, I\{odesto, vice-president ; W. O. Mashek, treasurer, and Charles S. Tripler, secretary

The Pacific Manufacturing Co., Santa Clara, put on the market a wooden, sectional. factory-built house. William F. Hayward is treasurer of ihe firrrr. The Chas. R. McCormick 'Lumber Co. made these sales switches: Guy E. Smittr from Seattle to San Francisco, Jimmy Atkinson to Northern California yard business, J. Walter Kelly to the treated lumber department, and George R. Kendrick adds the Bay area to his Coast counties and Peninsula sales. E. G. Davis continues in the Sacramento, Napa, Sonoma and Marin area, and Jerry Stutz in the San Joaquin Valley.

L. L. Whitman, president of the Westein Fir Lumbir Co., Tacoma, died at his home there Mrs. Anna Eymann, widow of the founder of the Eymann Lumber Co., Upland, died February 23 . W.'R. Chamberlin visited, his firm's southern California representative, Jack !ear_i1 the T,os Angeles offices A. S. Murphy a"a- W. N. Nelson of The Pacific Lumber Co. returnid from an e_astern trip . . . Bill Button of the Milpitas (Calif.) Lumber Co. was on a month's trip to his old- Kentucky home Progressive Lumber Co., Livermore, closed the yard and sold the stock to the Independent ,Lumber Co. S. J. Maakestad, Sacramento Valley lumberman, sent The Cal-ifornia Lumber Merchant a first-day cachet on the first airmail plane to stop there on its run from Seattle to San Diego.

Advertisers Index

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Drokc'r Boy Lunbq Co., Inc..-..........."...--.18

Durobfc Pfywood Soles Co. ..-..-..-.-.--..---.--.-52

Edwordr Lumber qnd r{tg. Co.........--..-.-- t

Enrco Plywood .--..--.------54

Ettley qnd Son, D. C..-..-----.-----...--...----.-. I

Eubonk & Son, L. H.

Bonatl

Ponel Sow

Bcnnclf Vcnort, Inc. .--.--..-.--.----...-.------..---

Eaton Compqny, Thc ....-..,..--..--.-.......--.....-*

Bllt-Wcll Dirtribulort ------...---.-..-.-.------------.-59

Bli* Lumba Co., lnc. ..-.--------.-...---.-.-----.--.23

Bluo Dlonond Cqpolqtion ----.-....--.........-.---28

Eohnhofi Lumber Co. ---.------...-----..-.-...-..,...-'

Bdnncll.Word & Knqpp -.-------.-------.-------.-* lonninoton Lumbq Co. ----..-----...------.....--..* Brmnc Lonbcr Sols -----------.-----------.---....-63

8. C. Foat Product!. Lrd. ----------..--....----.-27

Srown & Co., Cloy ----------.-..--.---.-.---...43

Broylcc lumber Co, .--.------..--.-.---...-.-.....-... * erurh Induttriql Iumba Co. ----.-------....-.----20

Fern Trucking Co. ..----------------.-.--.---.--..-......, * fidlcr': }lfg. Co., Inc.

Fleurcttc't ( Ld Woidnql ---.--..-.-.--..-.-.--.*

Founloin lunber Co., Ed ------------.--..----.--.. *

Fremqn Co., Stlphd G. *

Gqllchq Hqrdwood Co. ..----.---.-..---..-..-.--....38

Gom65lgn & Grsn Lumbqr Co. ---.....--.-..-*

Gorohimc Corp. -.-"--..-----..----:-.----..-.--..---.---*

QilbHfh Chamicol Co. --...-.-...--.------...-.--...49

Globe Intl. of Cqlif., 1nc. -.------:---.------..----.38

Golden Gote Lunbcr Co. .--.----------..-.-------*

Gortlin-Hdding Lumbcr Co. -------.--------.---..54

W. R. Grocc & Co. ....--.--------------.-------.--31

G.@t Boy Lumber Solcr .-..--.---------.---..----.. t Gr{t Wetlcrn Lumbcr Cwp. ----------.--------I

Roy Forcrl Productt Co. --.----------- r Ryiock Compony, tU. .---------------:-....-...---.--

S, & S. Lumbq Co. ----.---...-.--_----.------..-----.5/l

Sqnford-lur3ior, Inc. .----.---.--_-.--__-.---.-....--63

Sontq Fe lunbcr, Inc, -------.------.--------.-.-_..--

Security Point Mfs. Co.

Shivqly, Alqn A. ..-.-----.---------.---._-.-------.-.-.56

Si*ro Lumbq & Plywed, Inc. ..-..__--..-._..49

Sierro Rcdwood Co. .-.--_.---......----...--..----....-17

Simmons Hqrdwood lunbor Co, Simpson Redwood Co. ---..-....---.-- r smirh, Hcrnon A. a co. ........_..:.....::::..._.__

Smilh Iumbqr Co,, Rqlph t. ..--.------..-.--.--.*

Snifh.Robbinr Ismbcr Corp. -----.-..---._-.-..-18

So-Col Euilding Motariolt Co.. Inc.----------

South Boy Lsmbcr Co. .

Southdn Cqlifornio lumbcr Sole-__----------.24

Souttwqlern Portlond Cenant Co.------.-----50

Stohl lunbq Co. ----.......-.....-.-----..------.------*

Stondo.d Iumber Co., Inc, -..-----..-...._-------*

Slqnlon & Son, E. J. .-..---------------...------------11

Strqblc lunbar Compqny ---.----------------------2O

Stroit Dotr r'tfg. Co, --......,-.-..--..--.------------ |

Tqconq lumbq Soler, Inc. .-...-..-.-...--.--.--..19

Tqh@ Fore!t'Product! Co. ------.------_-.---------- 7

Tqlboi Iumber Compony --..---.----.--.--..---.----53

Tqrdy,.,oc

Tqrtcr, WrS.ter & Johnron, Inc. .-----..-_------14

Townotor-Gdlinga .-------------.--.-.--...----------*

Trionglc lumber C.. --.-----..-----...-.-.--.--..,------36

Tri-Stotc rrlochinery Co. --.,-.-.----.-......--..,----*

Tropief & W6tqn lumber Co. ---------...--21

Twln-Cily Iqmbd Co. .-------..---.---..-......-.----39

Twin Hqrbcr lumbq Co. -..-..-.---..--"",-----.--27

Doflon & Co., R. W.-.....--....................-.------11

Dont & Ru:rcll, lnc. .--.------......-....-.-.......-.*

Dovir Hordwood Co. --..--....---.-..----

Dcl Vollc, Kohmon & Co...-..........--..-.-..--.*

Dicbold lumbq Ca., Corl --..--..-.--.--.-.--.--.-t

Dollor Co., The Robat --.........-.-..-.---.....-..-..12

Dofly Vqrdcn Lumber Co. .--....--...-.....-.-.....11

Doolcy & Co. -.-.-------------.----..-..-.--..-...-----.---5'l

Dosglor Flr Plywod Asrn. .-..--....--....-.----.. t lmp€riol Lumbar Co. ---.-----.--.....-.--.---.------3O

Indu.lriol Lumbcr Co. ----..--..-.....------------.-..43

Inlond Iumba Co. ---.---------------.--....----..-..---13 lntl. Lunbd & Plywood