FIVE YEARS AGO

in The California Lumber Merchant April TODAY 15, 1926

'l'heo<lort: l.crclr, srtlcs tn:ttt:tge r for' r\llriott l,uttrlrcr Llrtrrp:rrry, S:rrr l,'rirncisco, :rnrl highl-v popttlitr ltttttlrcrtttrttr, <lietl rrrr IVlarch 27, ts thc rcstrlt of :r su,inrn-rirrg Pool accitlcnt.

'l'hc I\{cL'lorr<l Itivcr l,tnttlrer ('otttp:ttty, Mc(llorrtl, C:rliforuilt, hls opcrrcrl :r s:tlcs oflicc in tltc l\Iorr:ttltrot:l< l',lrlg., S:rrr lirirncisco, u'ith \\/. (;. Klthtttitu itr clr:rrgt:.

\\/cstn't-ro<l l,unrlrcr Courlxtny, Whcclcr, Orcgon, ltas opene<l s:rlcs offices in S:tn l"rancisco lrt 3(r1 llrtbart Strcct, lvith I). \\r. 'I':rr.lor in chrtrge.

IIcnrv Hink, I)olbcer spcncling a u'cck lookirrg forlria.

'l'hc lloo-lloo of I'ortl:rrtrl, ()rcgorr, rcccrttly gavc a lrig Iuttchcorr irr honor of lt;rrson I'ctcr A. Sinrl>kin, :rn<l the grtcst oI honor rr.r:rtlc onc of his grcirt spccchcs.

JI. W. Srvrrll'or<1, r'icc prcsi<lcnt of l'1. J. Stanton p $otr, is ttorr,orr:r trip lrrorrrr<l the rvorl<l..lle is accomllarticrl lly l\l rs. S rv ir fTo rr I llarch 25 u'as V:rn rrt thc Sirtr I"rancisc<r of thltt c()nccrn, \\'its

Arsd:rlc-lJarris l,trn.rbcr Company da1' I-loo-Iloo luncheon, and Harry Carter, chairman of thc luncheon.

& Citrson l-unr'lrcr Comp:tn1', is over conrlitions irr Soutlrcrn C:rli- l,l. I{. 14aulc has bcen appointed general managcr of the Ca<lu'all:rrlcr-(-iilrsrx-r Conrpany, Inc., of Los Angelcs.

'l'hc Grcnfcll Lumber Conrllany has purchasc<l thc yard of thc (ilen Countl' f,umbcr Cornparry. arrd is now opcrruting varcls :rt Colusrt. (jrinrcs. Brrttc City, antl l'ritrccton.

'fhc April Iirst gclcs u':rs rr f{reat rcncc antl ll. \\/. is installing a batkiln drying lLed- l. Possesses a resistance to decay unexcelled by any other commercial softwood. lo. Takes and holds stain or paint well.

".,\pril l,'ool" lluo-lkro party in l-os Arrsrlccess, ancl s'as conclrrcted by Ted l-arvlJookst:rver.

I'he I'acilic l-unrbcr Cottrpany, Scotia, tery of Nloore kilr.rs especially built for u'ood.

'fhe Sterling l,urnllcr Comp:rny, of Sarr Iirancisco, u'hich operates l6 lumber yarcls, annotlnces that it is moclcn.rizing :rn<l improving most of its yar<ls F. G. I)uttle is prcsidcnt.

A DOZEN GOOD REASONS WHY Att LONGLYFE CER.TIGR,ADE SHINGTES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM WESTERN RED CEDAR.

2. Has the least shrinkage of any commercial softwood.

3. Lightest of all commercial softwoods.

4. Has soft texture and close, even grain.

5. Free from pitch or resin.

6. Possesses a, large percentage of heartwood.

7. Possesses outstanding beauty of color and graining.

8. Possesses insulating qualities unexcelled by 1ny other commercial softwood.

9. Has a pleasing aromatic odor.

It. Takes nails without splitting.

12. Has high resistance to acids and alkalies.

Cooprn-llonclx lurnnrn Co'

Purveyors

FIR-SPRUCE-HE'YILOCK

Lor Angcla Renlc Sccond in Building "JOE BEAVER' Permitr for Firrt Two Monthr oJ 1951

Building permits issued in Los Angeles for the first two months of l95l totaled $58,718,649 according to a compilation by l)unn & Bradstreet, Inc. of the 25 American cities with the largest building-permit valuations. New York was first with a total of $75,381,456.

Review of the building situation, the estimated dollar volume of building permits in 215 cities for the first two months of the year amounted to $773,621,764, the report disclosed. This was an increase of l4.l/o over the $678,1n,739 for the first two months of 1950.

The compiiation of reports from the 25 cities is as follorvs:

Jim Mcleod, Mahogany hnporting Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mcleod have returned from a three weeks' vacation trip in Honolulu.

George Lounsberry, Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Lounsberry, are on a three weeks' cruise in the Caribbean Sea. They will return about the middle of April.

J. V. McAlister, sales manager of the West Oregon Lumber Co., Portland, was a recent visitor at the com_ pany's Los Angeles office where he conferred with C. N{. "Friday" Freeland. He also took in the Hoo-Hoo party at the Riviera Country Club on March 23.

Stewart Harris, Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeles, is back from a combined business and pleasure trip in Northern California. Mrs. Harris and their two daught€rs accompanied him.

Cecil Miksell, who was formerly rvith The Celotex Corporation, and Johns-Manville, is now with So-Cal Building Materials Co., fnc., Los Angeles. He specializes in roofing sales.

E. W. Bell, West Coast Lumber Co., North Hollywood, Calif., is back from a week's trip to the Northwest, where he contacted the pine and redwood mills.