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Bate Celebrates 40th Year

On the occasion of its 4oth year in the lumber business the J. Herbert Bate Co., of Neu' York Citl' has just issued a folder "Our Fortieth Year."

This folder reflects the slow, solid gro*'th of the business over the past forty years and portrays graphically its modern efficient mills and describes the lumber products of each.

Having entered the rvholesale lumber ltusiness back in 1899, J. Herbert Bate has become, over the years, a s'ell known and venerated figure on the Nerr York lumber scenc and is a director of the Nerv York Lumber Trade Association.' He is still the active president of the firm he founded in 7914, the J. Herbert Bate Co., Inc. r,vith headquarters at 30 Church St., Nerv York City.

When the Second World War shut off the sl-ripment of lumber by rvater the company lvas hard pressed to supply many of its,customers and it hastened to acquire additional mills 'ivhich 'ivould assure it of a steady supply of good lumber by rail. Follorving the establishment of the rvestern mills an office rvas opened in Portland.

The folder u,ill be 3f particular interest to lumber retailers because it shor.r's what lumber products the Rate companies manufacture-products for rvhich they can be relied on as a dependable source of supply.

A copv, or copies of this interesting folder may be obtained by rvriting to Bate Lumber Company, IOJ Public Scrvice Building, Portland, Oregon.

Southern California Retailarr Meeting

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Inc., Hyster Company, Insulite Division of the Minnesota & Ontario Paper Company, Johns-Manville Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Littrell Lines, I\tall Tool Co., Masonite Corporation, The Mengel Company, National Associates, Inc., National Plan Service, Inc., Olympic Stained Products Co., Pabco Products, Inc., Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Rocks'ell I\Ifg. Co.-Delta Po$'er Tool Division, Simpson Logging Companl', Stained Shingle & Shake Association, \\r. H. Steele Co., Stevens-Thuet Co., Sturdee Steel Products Co., Teamrvork Building Supplies, U. S. Plywood Corporation, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Western Pine Association, \Veyerhaeuser Sales Co., Wood Conversion Company.

Lumber Yard Fire

Fire of undetermined origin destroved the Blanchard Lumber Co. yard at Burbank Saturdav afternoon April ll. The office building, lumber sheds and lumber stocks rrere destroyed. The loss is estimated at $135,000. The cornpany's operations are continuing as usual at 524 North \-ictory Blvd., about eight blocks from the old 1.ard site.

Jerry Overholt, former lumberman from Detroit, has joined the sales staff of Hammond Lumber Company, Glendale, California. He has also transferred his membership in Hoo-Hoo to the local Los Angeles club No. 2.

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