Harry Lake Addresses Clubs at Sacramento

Horry A. Labe

/ Harry A. Lake, president of the California Retail Lum- y' bermen's Association, rvas the speaker of the day it the lunchegn meeting of the Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club, which was also attended by a nirmber of the members of the Northern Counties Lumbermen's Club, and was held at the Hotel Senator, Sacramento, April 26.

J. F. Holmes,.Woodland Lumber Co., Woodland, president of the club, presided.

E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn, Northern vicepr-gsident of the State Association, gave a brief talk on general conditions.

Mr. Lake, who has attended and addressed 175 meetings of lumbermen since he assumed the presidency of the State Association 16 months ago, told the gatheiing that the giowth in that period in both the local and State associations has been phenomenal, and that the retail lumber industry was in his opinion the best organized industry in the State. He said that the lumber manufacturer had now awakened to the fact that lumber is not really sold until it is actually in the house, and he expected fine cooperation in the future between the manufacturers and the retailers.

Mr. Lake predicted that the next great change in-the merchandising of lumber will be the sale of grade-marked lumber.

The speaker described briefly the new plan under which it is proposed to form a new association in the Los Angeles district, and in speaking of the various plans of organization remarked that he is convinced the only proper basis of organization is education, and that it is no use to try to club a man into doing what is right.

President Holmes announced that the next meeting will be conducted by the California Redwood Association.

C. G. Corkran, Owen-Oregon Lumber Co., Sacramento, was the winner of the door prize.

Northern Counties Lumbermen's Club

President E. T. Robie presided at the breakfast meeting of the executive committee, held at 8:3O a. m., and at the members' meeting held at lO a. m.

This was the annual meeting of the club, which was postponed from February on account of Mr. Robie's illness.

Reports from the club's ofifrcers were received, Secretary C. D. LeMaster's report showing that the club has now 103 members out of a possible 110.

The following were in attendance.at the luncheon: C. A. Schaad, Jr., and l. B. Hazelton, Hazelton Lumber Co., Orland; W. N. Shifflett, Napa Lumber Co., Napa; A. N. I-ofgren, MacDonald & Harrington, San Francisco; C. G. Corkran, Owen-Oregon Lumber Co., Sacramento; R. E. Tracy, Friend & Terry Ldmber Co., Sacramento; S. Lindroth, Capital Lumber Co., Sacramento; H. M. Derr, J. M. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove; Curtis Cutter, Cutter Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento; O. H. Miller, Knox Lumber Co., Sacramento; E. S. McBride, Davis Lumber Co., Davis; J. H. Matthews, Srvift Lumber Co., Oakland; D. A. Williamson, Williamson Lumber Co., Galt; Isidor Cheim. Union Lumber Co., Marysville; Jas, C. Nason, Nason Lumber Co., Yuba City; E. T. Robie, Auburn l-umber Co., Auburn; H. A. Lake, Garden Grove Lumber Co., Garden Grove; J. F. Holmes, Woodland Lumber Co., Woodland; J. H. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento; Raynrond.Spencer, Spencer Lumber Co., Walnut Creek; R. M. Brede, Antioch Lumber Co., Antioch; J. .P. Brewer, Redwood Manufacturers' Co., Pittsburg; M. E. ' Coulter, Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co., Sdcramento; W. N. Baker, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; M. M. Daubin, Sterling Lumber Co., Roseville; C. A. Minard, Cutter Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento; W. B. Dearborn, Loomis Lurnber Co., Loomis; H. F. Duncan, Sterling Lum- ber Co., Folsom; Andrew McNair, McKinnon-McNair I,,umber Co., St. Helena; Geo. L. Meissner, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi; S. J. Hauge, Sacramento Lumbermen's Credit Bureau, Sacramento; I. E. Brink, The Diamond Match Co., Chico; W. T. Black, "The California Lumber Merchant", San Francisco.

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