TETTERS

A Good Slory

Don Dick

Managing Editor

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Don:

I've just had an opportunity to read your outstanding issue for February, 1963.

This is one of the best issues I've ever seen published by The California Lumber Merchant or any other trade journal since I became associated with the industry some five years ago. It has several articles that should be required reading for every lumberman, but I was most impressed with the depth and scope of your story on the Economic Council meeting in Palm Springs.

In this article, you have captured, I believe, the spirit and intentions of all those present at this meeting. And you have shown an insight into the problems and opportunities of our industry such as demonstrated by few other trade press editors.

Our industry is indebted to you for your attendance at this meeting and for your significant contribution to the work of the Economic 'Council in the form of your splendid article.

Sincerely,

Mortimer B. Doyle Executive Vice President National Lumber Manufacturers Assoeiation Washington, D.C.

Old Lumber Compony Hqs New Nqme

Ole May

The California Lumber Merchant

Dear Ole, PROGRESS Is that what we have hoped for in the mad scramble of the year 1962, and, if so, I wonder what percentage of our retail lumberdealers have really qualified in his own operations ? We are currently closing our books for our fiscal year and if the inventory stands up' we are ready for another whirl. And like the old Major Bowes show, "round and round it goes and where it stops nobody knows." Maybe I should give Ted Mack credit for it today.

We have an idea that with the emphasis our civic center is getting in promotion of Bakersfield and Kern County, that it might be to our advantage to have the new name of Civic Center Lumber Company. Surely anyone coming to town and wanting to find us will know where to go to find the yard. While we were quite reluctant to operate under another name, we did feel that this would be an advantage to our friends and customers. The King-Marshall Lumber Company, Inc. has only taken on a new name and the new name is currently being advertised in the local legal paperr THE DAILY REPORT. We just want our friends and suppliers to keep on shipping the goods, knowing that the check will come along as it has in the past, and f mightmention for a goodly number of years. We started in July of 1941. My memory is that we were to last about ninety days, but somehow we managed to get thrqugh when you really had a trading, atea in your own back yard. How times have changed.

'We all, when trying to pare expenses, still think that TIIE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT is a must with us.

Sincerely, Larry King Civic Center Lumber Co. 1414 L St. Bakersfield. Calif.

The Ciaic Center Lumber Co. is cerninly an old lurnber company with a, new runne. The old nam.e ol the King-Marshall Lumber Co. is an old, lauorite in their area. Their ad,d,ress along with euerything else, except the nnne, remains th.e sarne. The yard, extend,ing lrom, K St. to M St. adjacent to the Santa Fe tracks uti.ll stilL be the place to stop lor a lriend,ly uisit and a hot, cup ol coffee. New signs are going up, but the quality that mad,e them, a su.ccess is the nm,e. Giae them a call a FA 5-2438-Ed,itor.

Don Dick

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Mr. Dick:

I am herewith enclosing an obituary of my late brother, Lew B. Train, according to the wishes of his widow, Mrs. Pearl E. Train of 13681 St. Andrew's Drive, Seal Beach, Calif., Apt. 4-I. She thought it would be very appropriate for me to send you the obituary for printing in the California Lumber Merchant since he subscribed to it for so many years. Ife had not been very well for the past three years, and particularly for the past six months.

Our brother Ben F. Train passed away in 1938; he was employed for many years by the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company. Our father gave all three of us our first training in the retail lumber business, and he passed away in Dec., 1941, in Blue Rapids, Kansas.