Ilevoted to the wellare of all branches of the Lumber Industry,ltill, Yard and Indtvidual. vol.. 13.
NO. 22 \\ie
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Intlcx to -\clvertiscutents, l)age :1
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l-urrrlrcrrrran, Arrcrica's iortlliost rctail lurnbcr jourrlal. -psIlislr at l{oustorr, Tcx:rs. ThL: Gulf Coast trIiddlcrvest likc thc sunshinc covcrs California.
lvhich covers the cntirc Southscst ancl
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Fifrh ofa Personal Interuiew Series lTith Palco Folks
Palco's
Cook Mar Coob, Farntstead Engineer, cngaging in
forrl play. This 22 fouudcr, occording to Mas ira-r born in a Rcdwood coop and rsised on a Rcdu,ood fecdcr- 1,ct /rc irrsrts it iras rrct a
icood Tcclicr.
Some seer said that you must see a man in his home to really know
him.
Guided by that idea, your inquiring reporter hied himself to the Max Cook home. There, too, dwelt one wife, fondly called "Patty", one seven year old image of his father named Mickey, \?impy the dog, Skippy the cat and Happiness. Yes sir, Happiness with a great big "H". From that fireside comes the Farmstead Engineer. Max's vision of better farm structures caused him to interrupt a career as successful architect and become identified with the California State Land Settlement Board, for whom he designed and built over 2000 farm structures. In l92J he organized the Farm Structures Bureau for the California Redwood Association. Now he's a valued link in the Palco chain that serves you.
The Palco Redwood Sectional Septic Tank was fathered by Max because he knew it would fulfill a very real need. It has received recognition nationally and now it's going places.
The Pacif ic Lumb er Company RE
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THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
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Redwood Association \(/ill Hava Exhibit at San Diego Fair
Big Crowd Will Attend Golf Tournament May 17
Announcement is made by the California Redwood Association that they will have an exhibit at the San Diego Exposition. The exhibit will be designed by Roland Irving Stringham, well known San Francisco architect. It will ,consist of a living room, pergola porch and garden. The building wiil also contain an office. The Association hopes that lumber dealers visiting the Exposition will make this exhibit their headquarters. The Exposition will be open to the publi'c May 29.
A big turnout is expected at the Southern California Lumbermen's Golf Tournament that will be held at the Brentwood Country Club, Brentwood Heights, Los Angeles, Friday afternoon, May 17. Dinner will be served in the Club House at 6:30 P.M. after which there will be a fine entertainment program and the winners of the various golf events will be awarded prizes. The tournament is sponsored by Lumbermen's Post, No. 403, American Legion.
A. P. YOST VISITS MILL A. P. Yost of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a several days' trip to the company's mill at Eureka. He reports that there is an acute shortage of Redw'ood dry upper grades at all the Redwood mills in Humboldt County.
25. President George Ley presided. Reports were submitted on general conditions by W. K. Kendrick, Valley
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Council Meets in Sacramanto California Lumbermen's Council met in Sacramento April
Lumber Co., Fresno, and D. C. Essley, secretary, Retail Lumber & Building Material Code Authority, San Francisco. The new secretarv, I. L. Walker, was present at the meeting.
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Hitl & Morton, Inc. ------------------------------------21 Hogan Lumber Co. ------,------------,---------------,---.21
Associate Lumber Mutuals
Holmes Eureka Lumber Co. -------- --- ,-- -------21
Bo<tth-Kelly Lumber Co. ------,,-------- ----- 25 Brookmire, fnc. ----Buckley Lumber Dealers' Supply Co.------------21
California Builders Supply Co. ------- --------------13 California Panel & Veneer Co. --------------------- 5 California Redwood Association California Vholesale Lumber Assn. --------,-- E Celotex Company, The -----Chamberlin & Co., V. R. ------ ------- ---------,---21
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McCormick Lumber Co., Chas. R. ------------------21 MacDonald & Bergstrom, fnc. ----------------------18
Crosseft Vestern Company
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Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. ---------, ----,-----21
Moore MiII & Lumber Co. -- ---------- ,--..-----------21
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Oregon-Vashington Plywood Co. ------------,----21
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lfammond & Little River Redwood Co. ------11 lfemmings, E. W. ---,-------------18
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J. E. M^A.RTIN Iltrnaging Editq
May 15, 1935
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Advertising Manager
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Strike Closes Many Northwest Mills-Redwood Mills in Humboldt County Threatened With Strike-Mills Report Heavy Buying Practically all the Fir cargo mills in Oregon and Washington, with the exception of four or five mills, are dov,'n as a result of the s*ike called by the Sawmill and Timber Vorkers' [Jnion on May 6. The Fir plywood plants are all reported down, and a__sqike of the Shingle \(/orkers' [Jnion has closed practicdly
all shingle mills. The Fir rail mills have not been afiected to a y grez,t extent as yet but several mills are reported down. It is estimated that 31rO0O men are out on strike. A telegram from
San Francisco as we go to press states: ."Strike to take place May 15 afiecting four thousand work. ets in the Humboldt County Redwood industry was voted at Eureka, Friday, May 10, by one hundred members of the
Lumber and Sawmill Vorkerst Union local. The vote represented ninety-four lrer cent of the union membership. They demanded seventy-five cents per hour minimum wage, union recognition, and a thirty.hour week. They threatened to picket mills, Vednesday, May 15, if the demands are not granted. The Redwood mills affected are the Ffammond Lumber Company, The Pacific Lumber Company, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. and Holmes Eureka Lumber Co.tt The Deer Park Lumber Company, Deer Park, Vash., was the first mill east of the Cascades to be closed by a walkout of scikers, and is the only Pine mill operation reported to be shut down by the strike. As the bulk of Fir lumber sold in California comes in by cargo, there was a great rush of buying preceding the strike. ff sellers could promise shipment, the stocks were grabbed up quickly by the retaiters. Fir cargo arrivals at California ports during the past few weeks have been heavy. California building activity has been showing steady improvement and mo.st of the tumber bought went out on jobs. As a result retail stocks are still low and if the strike lasts over a few weeks, there will be a shortage of many items of Fir lumber in many sections of the state. Commenting on the situation, a Southern California lum. t(The demand, especially from the outside yards lerman says: has been good, and the larger yards are also doing more'business. If the strike lests over two weeks, it will probably take several months to catch up with the normal demand and to replace stocks.tt Reports from all lumber manufacturing sections on the Pacific Coast and the South state that the mills are full up with business. The F. \X/. Dodge Corporation announces thai April contracts for residential construction in the thirty-seven states east of the Rocky Mountains was larger than any month since 1931, and the total residential construction for April reached
$42,OOOr0OO, against f22r635,OOO in April, last year. April building_permits throughout the Vestern states, according to Ff. R. Baker & Co., San Francisco investment bankers, were 116 per cent over April, last yean Orders f.or 4l7rO0O,O00 feet of lumber worth about f,6r000r. 000 on the books of Notthwest mills wilt be cancelled and grven to Southern Pine and British Columbia savrmills if the sawmills remain down for any le4gth of time, according to a statement
YELLOW PINE MILLS F'LOODED
WITH ORDERS Special Telegram frorn The Gulf Coast Lumberman, Flouston, Texas, May 13, 1935
yeilotrr pine mirls fooded with o,rdefs. Volume growing bigger each day and prices advancing. Average mill price on shiplap advanced two dollars in past
two weeks and going up with every nery price list. No.3, eight and ten inch, $12.50 and $13.O0; No.2, eight and ten inch, $18.00 to 920.00 and twelve inch, $26'.00. Hundreds of cars placed on books in past two
weeks. Most large mills not anxious t0 sell as mill stocks are running lour and believe prices wi[.] continue upward but neu, higher price lists do not-dis. courage buyers. Mill stocks badly broken. Hardwood operations not yet materially affected but in excellent position and expect to feel effects of upvuard turn. Cypress active and low grade package lumber getting scarce and price advancing. Shortage at mills of No. I and 2 white oak and red oak and with just a slight demand o,n the part of floo,ring manufacturers will make oak lumber a scarce commodity. Heavy rains and floods have sto,pped hardwood logging in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Dealers in city districts are stocking up but most retail buying is for immediate jobs. Some retail yards report biggest volume of business since 1929. Southern mills keeping clce tab on West Coast strike situation.
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
by Cot. V/. B. Greeley, secretary-m.urager of the West Coast Lumberments Association, to a Seattle paper teceniy. A summary of matket conditions from the various lumbet manufacturing districts follow:
PINE-Stocks of Ponderosa Pine ate badly broken. Mills have more business on their books now than at any time since 1929, and are turning down ordets almost daily. Thete have ,been no increases in prices as yet but the general opinion of the mills is that increases of 11.00 per M on common and fl2.00 per M on selects and bettet are justified. It is a strong sellenst market and looks like being a strong market for the rest of the
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Sugar Pine prices were increased May 10 en average of f,1.00 per M. Stocks are very low, and weather conditions have kept mills from stating up that ate usually in production at this
time of the year. The Western Pine Association reported on May 10 that orders up to May 4 this year ate 25 per cent greater than for the corresponding period last year, and new business totaling 64r' for May' 849'000 feet or 60 per cent above the 3-yeat ^verage for the week ended May 4. FIR-Only a few cargo mills were tunning May 13, and for such orders as they were accepting prices were $4.0O to f5.0O over those of two weeks ago. Rail mills are swemped with business, a very large volume having been placed in the last two weeks. fncrease in prices averages 14.00 to f5.00. No. 3 Common is very scarce. No. 2 is scarce in desimble sizes. All of the 17 Douglas Fir plywood plants in the Northwest were reported dovm May 11. Vith many Red Cedar mills closed by the sttike, shingles have advanced forty to frf.ty cents per square. REDV/OOD-Continued acrivity in the Redwood matket has resulted in considerable advance in Redwood prices and increases in wage rates at the Redwood sawmills. The most recent advances in Redwood prices average $5.00 per M on uppers and $1.00 to 12.00 per M on commons. Stocks are
very short at the mills and shippers ate finding great difficulty in filling orders. Most mills are still able to make shipments in 60 days from receipt
"1"t*1_ Redwood Mill Employees Sign
Loyalty Pledge In a 100 per cent pledge of loyalty signed May 11 by every man employed in the mill, with from one to 50 years' service, employees of the Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company, Eureka, stated that "we have always received the
greatest consideration from our president and friend, Mr. J. M. Carson, and do not need a union or any other organization to make demands for us." They also said that "we are fairly treated and have no complaints or grievances." The pledge was ttnsolicited by either Mr. Carson or his head officials, P. J. Rutledge and E. J. Stewart, and was in answer to the Union announcement that all mills would close May 15 as a result of the strike called by the Sau'mill & Timber Workers local union.
Long-Bell Men Vote to Strike Announcement was made by the Sawmill & Timber Workers local at Longview, Wash., May 11 that 2100 men had voted 8 to 1 against the so-called "compromise agreement." It was stated that 90 per 'cent of the loggers and 8O per cent of the sawmill hands voted to strike, and that the Long-Bell mill would be picketed at 10 a.m. May 12. The terms of the agreement were reported to be a blanket 5 cents an hour wage rise, recognition of the union, but no closed shop, and stepped up rate for overtime.
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THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
V.gabond Editorials By Jack Dionne Tacked on the wall of a pro golf shop in Philadelphia, they say, is the following little poem: "It ain't the screamin' tee shot Nor the pitches free from blame, It's the everlastin' sinkin' Of the putts that wins the game." And, we might truthfully add, "Life's like that," in other games besides golf.
*,** A great section of the United States has been plagued during the past several months with a terrible afflictiondust storms. And, as always in such cases, we are told that they never happened before, but are some new visitation from the regions of the damned.
*"
Others, and they r"*L"]o"lt"r,tr,, in the Law of Compensation, declare with awed voices that Providence is paying foolish humans for our acts of the past two years in destroying and aborting food crops. Astounding how many thoughtful people utter that thought. rg:t*
As a matter of fact, while these dust storms of recent months appear to be of greater intensity and affecting greater areas-and perhaps different areas-than those of the past, historians tell us that they are NOT new. A writer in the Kansas City Star of April 21, L935, tells a very interesting story of the terrible plague of dust storms in that country that happened forty years ago.
plodding Eastward out of Kansas with a milch cow tied behind, and saying to the man who met him on the road: 'I'm going back to my wife's folks in Ohio. I traded my 160 acre homestead for this cow, and I played a dirty trick on the man I traded with.' 'flow was that?' 'I rung in another 160 acres on him that he didn't know nothing about."'
***
He tells of seeing a town of 5,000 people reduced, to practically a hand full of brave believers by the sand storms of forty years ago, and later come right back and grow to several times their former size and population, when the dust storms were forgotten.
* * * He tells of the last remaining man in one town in Western Kansas, who refused to leave. He just sat there on the porch of an abandoned hotel, and looked out into the scorching country, and often remarked: "Yes, it looks like rain, But it won't rain. The rain has gone dry out here. They say it rained in Hutchinson. Maybe so-but I doubt it. There is no God west of Newton. He dried up in '90." **{<
That man stayed there winter and summer through the dust and the drouth. And one day it started to rain. And to a passer-by he cried-"God has moved the rain belt West." And he went into the house and watched it rain steadily for five days and nights. And at the end of that time they found him dead, and in his face there was a look of enormous happiness. The rain had come at last. t<**
He says that at tt tirJ" Jn" l""nr" in Western Kansas "t were sayihg: "This is the great American desert; let's give the land back to the fndians. And," says this writer, "just a few weeks ago I heard a farrner in that same territory saying about the same thing. He said: 'This is not a farming country; let's put it back in Buffalo grass and pasture it with cattle.' And he was digging the sand out of his eyes and mouth just as that predecessor of his did forty years ago." d<**
This writer says: "f saw all of Western Kansas settled up by homesteaders from the East, and later, after a series of years, f saw every road that led Eastward out of Kansas choked with those same homesteaders trekking back to the East again, deserting Kansas in disgust. It's the old story about the farmer and his family and their covered wagon,
A lot of folks are going to feel that same way some of these days when we discover that the depression is finally gone. Only I don't think it will kill anybody. Those who have fought their way through the past five or six years will be too tough to be killed that way, and too busy rebuilding their fences and their fortunes.
*** And won't it be a grand and glorious feeling, sho nuff? The great State of California will resume her magnificent march toward world grandeur that was disturbed and detoured by the old smash and crash that men call "depression." Away back in 1922 newspapers of California printed in big type my prediction that California would within a reasonable number of years have a, population of fifteen million happy and prosperous people. She WILL have. (Continued on Page 8)
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
Ifay 15, 1935
at the NnfloNAL HOUSING ExposlTIoN (Los Angeles, May 18 to June 2, inclusive) Pioneer-Flintkote plays an important role in this mammoth housing exposition. On the main Exposition Building pictured above there is a roof surface of 120,000 square feet, the third largest roof area in the United States. This roof is Pioneer Asphalt Saturated Felt and Pioneer Roofing Asphalt covered with 90 lb., 2.color Mineral Surfaced Roofing (light and dark green . . . nonfading). The granules for this roofing were mined in our own Yosemite, California, quarries.
MEET the PIONEERFLINTKOTE FOLKS Make our booth in the main Exposition Building YOUR headquarters during the Exposition. See our exhibit and help us celebrate this great forward movement in the
building industry of the West.
H(lNEYM(l(lN C(ITTAGE L(l S A1{GELES TIMES (TOP)
This cottage, one of the big features of the Exposition, is rofed with Pioner Asphalt Built Up Ro6ng. A material de-
signed and manufactured tor give complete satisfaction for a period
of fiften yeils or more.
M(lDET H(lME (LOWER) This ultra-modern home to be given away by the Los Angeles Times is rofed with tile for deorative purpo*s. The seryice rof beneath the tile is Super quality Pioner Built Up Asphalt assuring its ultimate owner a completely trouble-prof rof for 20 years or more.
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
Vagabond Editorials (Continued from Page 6)
All of those blessings that brought fame to California are still here. The panic and depression has neither erased nor dimmed them. I shall never forget walking down Hollywood Boulevard one sunny winter day about ten years ago, and meeting unexpectedly a friend of mine from the East, a gray haired man of large means who spent a great part of his life wandering all over the civilized and uncivilized world. t<*+ And he turned loose on me a perfect eruption of enthusiastic eulogy for California. "For forty years," he said, "I have roamed the world looking for wonderful and interesting places. And at the end of these years I come to California for the first time, and what do I discover? Here in one spot I find everything of beauty and loveliness that I have found in all the other gaiden spots of the earth put together, and a lot more thrown in. Yes sir, I've wasted forty years of my life, for all that I've been seeking all over the world in all that time has been right here waiting for me, and I waited for my old age to find it out." And what that man ,"rO *ell be utilized as a truth"""rU ful description of what California has to offer the world. Everything that you can find anywhere else, you can find here, and a lot of extras thrown in. Which is why I have never doubted that California will keep marching on. People will continue to come here, and a large proportion of them who can possibly do so, will remain. And they will build n"-"r.-O* the lumber folks of Cahfornia will sell those homes. Business will bloom and boom again. The faces of the people of California w:ll reflect the glory of the sunshine of California. And there will come into being a solid civilization stretching from San Diego, where the warm waters of the South lap the friendly sands, to Shasta on the North; and then some. Finding here their hearts' sincere desire; finding here a variety of climates and conditions to suit the likes and loves of every man and woman; they will settle down to live as they have never lived before.
*** No, nothing, not even a six year depression, can interfere seriously with the fulfillment of the destiny of the Golden State of California. Did I say Golden State? Pardon my Southern accent. It was my error. Having explained by the spoken and written word full many a time that the forests of California have produced more wealth than the mines of
California, and the mines are practically gone while the forests are practically untouched-which makes California something more than a Golden State-I must retract the world Golden, and search for a substitute word that will glorify the California forests. But we'll talk about that later on. California has more *"rdt, timber within ""mmercial her borders today than any other state in the union except Oregon. And those great forests will add to her prosperity and her riches for generations to come. Millions of additional citizens will require hundreds of thousands of additional homes, and garages, and tens of thousands of additional buildings of every sort that naturally follow the influx of people. The good old days of the early 20's will come back, and they will stay a long, long time. Once again, as in o"r" r, ,iru, an" California lumber market will be sought after by all those producers of material who can profitably reach it. Lumber figures will run high. Building statistics will tower. And the birds will sing in the tree-tops and all nature will join the citizens of California in rejoicing that depression has gone-forever, we hope-and abiding prosperity has returned.
San Diego High Pupils Select Redwood
for National Tree San Diego High School students chose California Redrvood for the national tree of the United States in a recent poll conducted by Scripps-Howard newspapers throughout the country. Results of the vote will be tabulated and presented to Washington officials with the request that a national tree be
officially designated. The high school vote lvas as follows: Redwood 734, oak 491, pine 295, maple 52, fir 29, elm 22, poplar 13, eucalyptus 13, palm 12, willow 11, spruce 10, cedar 9,'chestnut 7, pepper 6, walnut 6, cherry 4, cottonwood 3, acacia 3, magnolia 2, frg 2, hanana I, cypress 1, orange 1, sycamore 1, ash 1.
California Lumbermen's Council Opens
Ollice in San Francisco California Lumbermen's, Council will open an office in
the Merchants Exchange Building, San Francisco, May
15. The office will be in charge of I. L. Walker, who has been appointed secretary of the Council, succeeding Merle D. Bishop.
THtr CALIFORNIA LIJMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
Insulation has come into its own. More and more, people demand it for existing buildings and new construction. Time-payment plans mean more new homes and bigger insulation sales. Today, people insist upon
the comfort and economy that only insulation can provide. Other forces are working for insulation, too. Automatic heating equipment and air conditioning have done their part to make the
country "insulation conscious." Yes, insulation has a mighty bright . . . and a mighty profitable future. ..
As a lumber deater you feel that
way-because you have seen commodities come and go through the lumber yard. Some
looked good-promised profit and volume-but slipped away into other hands, or gave you volume without the profit.
Right now-while insulation sales are swinging up-consider
the kind of insulation you
WANT to handle. Does it have
a future for you? Will it give
yott both volume and profit or will it, too, slide from your hands to become profitable for someone else aftet yout time and money have helped to make it popular?
Balsam-Wool is ONE lnsulation That Assures You BOTH
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FULL profit. Get the facts. Write for "Why Balsam-Wool" book that tells the whole
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DISTRIBUTORS
E. K. W@d Lumber Company
Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co. San Frmcisco, California
J. S. Schim Company Spokane Paper & Statimery Cmpany
Seattle, Washington
Nicolai-Neppach Company Portland Oregm
Los Angeles, Califomia Lumber Supply & Warehou* Co.
San Diego, Califomia
Spokare, Wchinstq
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THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
National Lumber Manufactu rers Association Takes Federation Form Annuol Meeting in Chicago Achieves Virtually Complete Federation of the Lumber Manufacturing Industry-National Association is to take over General Industry and Protective Promotion \flork Chicago, April 27-At well attended and deeply inter- tary and Manager, did not present a formal report as cus-
ested meetings of the National Lumber Manufactuiers As-
tomary but discussed the association's needs and program sociation and of Ameri.can Forest Products Industries and in an informal manner and touched brieflv on somi oI the the -Timber Engineering Co., held here the last four days political economic aspects of the asso.ciat-ion's relations in of this week at the Blackstone hotel. the new National or- and to the National scene. ganization set-up was virtually completed. The resumption Arthur T. IJpson, Trade Promotion Manager, presented of the federated form of the N.L.M.A.. based on so-e fif- a^report on the work of the past year and a program for teen or sixteen regional and species associations of manu- 1935 trade promotion. These ind oiher featurej of the open facturers, was substantially a,chieved. Iohn W. Watzek. meeting are recorded in detail below. of. Chicago, was ele,cted president ana ne is supported ' The action of the directors which excited the most interlr., by vice presidents who in,clude presidents of three bf the est at the moment, was the declaration of the associatioir,s great regional associations, thus emphasizing the broad attitude in regard to,'the Wagner Labor Disputes Bill and national foundation of the reconstituted fedeiation. The the action of the National Labor Relations Board anent the N.L.M.A. will hereafter condu,ct all activities relating to Labor dispute_s__at the Weyerhaeuser and Long Bell mills general lumber industry affairs and protective as well as at Longview, Wash., in which the position wal taken that general lumber promo'tion. the action of the Board was a pervlrsion of Section 7A of The Timber Engineering Company will continue as a the National Industrial Recoveiy Act. subsidiary of the American Forest Products Industries. The Thursday meetings consisted of those of Re,comOn !h9 point of trade promotion a resolution adopted by mendations and Nominations Committee of the Board of the Directors of the National states that the e.p.P.t. wiit Directors. Jo.hr W. Watzek, Jr., presided and the subject remain "as a convenient separate agency through which of reconstitution of the National Association as a fedlral any interested associations or groups or individual com- organization took up most of the time. A canvass of repanies may from time to time conduct cooperatively any gional associations revealed that all of them were in the further specific lumber promotion projects for which they position of being already members of the National, about to will provide the necessary financial support." Further become such, or as practically certain to join later, all on a the resolution states that "to the largest practicable extent basis .sis of 1lfu'c dues per M feet of shipments. 'I'he the desirable National promotional a,ctivities should be The. oprnion opinion was generally. generally expressed expresse-d that tl the changing conducted directly by the National Lumber Manufacturers scene in the lumber industry had greatly increased increase, the need Asso,ciation and financially supported by National dues of the National Association. paid uniformly by all regional associations." The practicA_tentative budget for the.ensuing year was adopted on _ able extent of such uniform financial support is now limited the basis of monthly expenditures which could be met bv to a 'comparatively narrow although important range of the dues as soon as the new regional affiliations are comdefensive and protective a,ctivities. It is, therefore, re,cog- pleted. nized that "it is important to the progress of the industiy "The Time Has Come for Action," Says Sheppard and to the extended use of lumber and timber products that Details of Open Meeting this special facility be maintained, and that itJ activities be Opening the general meeting on Thursday, C. C. Shepmore generally supported by interested associations and p_ard, retiring president of the Association, biiefly reviewed lumber .companies. During the next six months, however, the trying two-year period in which he has seruid as presipending full financial affiliation of the regional associations, dent of the Asso'ciation and part of that time as Chairman subscriptions are continued from individuals in any region of the National Control Committee of the Lumber Code not affiliated whether represented at the present time by a Authority. During that time, he said, the industry had regional association or not. been so busily occupied with Code afiairs and governThe directors of the Timber Engineering Company met mental relations in general that too little attention hid been on Wednesday, April 24, and attended to important busi- given to promoting the sale of lumber. ness and listened to reports, which were very encouraging. "The time has come now," Mr. Sheppard declared, ft was shown that the use of timber connectors in which the industry must do something to further the use"when of its the Timber Engineering Company is chiefly interested at products. I believe we are ready now to undertake that ,iob present is gaining ground rapidly and resulting in largely in a determined manner. Theie has never been a time in increased use of lumber for certain purposes. the last several years when as many men from all over the Representatives of the Forest Products Laboratory con- country have taken as much interest in the National Lumferred with the 'committee regarding the prospectively ex- ber Manufacturers Association and its program for advancpanded research program of the Forest Products Labora- ing the interests of the industry. Practicafly every regional tory. It is expected that the work relief law will result in association has again affiliated or announced its purpose to the allocation of ,considerable additional funds to the Forest affiliate with the National under the revived plan foi carryProducts research. i1g o1-with a program of mutual endeavor by the rLThe general meeting of the association held on Friday, gionals." April 26, was presided over by President C. C. Sheppard _ Mr. Sheppard was followed on the program by Mr. rvho reviewed the work of the association and commented Compton, who submitted an informal repori and analysis at length on its various activities. He emphasized the im- of the industry's status and prospects. perative necessity of maintaining the National Association Three Major Objectives at the maximum possible a'ctivity. Wilson Compton, Secre"There has never been a time," he said, "when it has
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THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
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been more essential that facts be relied upon instead of opinions and guesses, nor when facts are harder to get. I have felt that the task of marshalling these facts for consideration by the industry should wait until some of the present entanglements have been straightened out." Mr. Compton directed attention to three major objectives : (1) Completion of the reconstitution of the Association as a federation of the regional bodies; (2) preparation for engaging in a more extended program of lumber promotion; (3) legislation and Governmental policy. Adding remarks as to the need for ,close attention to Governmental measures, he mentioned a few of the re,cent activities of the Association in Washington and commented on certain pending legislation such as Title II of the Banking Bill, which he said would be more accurately described as a bill to impose state socialisrn on the United States. Dr. Compton expressed his appreciation of Mr. Sheppard's leadership of the industry during the last two years. The work of the trade promotion department was reviewed to an intensely interested audience by its manager, Arthur T. Upson. Retailers' President Presents Their Viewpoint The vital need of greater 'cooperative effort by lumber manufacturers in all species was strongly pressed by George La Pointe, president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, who said that although his retail firm had an exceptional record of loyalty to lumber, less than 3O% of. its business is represented by lumber products. "Ther,e was a time," he said, "when we refused to stock lumber substitutes, but we could not afford to continue that policy. Manufacturers of other building materials pushed the sale of their products throtrgh the dealer so aggressively we had to stock them in justi,ce to ourselves. In view of that kind of competition, I do not see how lum-
ber manufacturers can hope to hold their markets without similar effort." Dealing with the subject, "The Lumber Industry's Chance Under the Federal Housing Act," J. Howard Ardrey, Deputy Administrator, Federal Housing Administration. said that modernization loans under the terms of the Act are now being made at a rate of $650,000 a day, with at least that mu,ch more going into modernizing projects through other loan channels. Reviewing that and the new constru'ction phases of the Better Housing Program, promoted by the Housing Administration, Mr. Ardrey challenged the lumbermen to "sell the market the Act is creating for you." "First", he said, "learn all about the Act, then help popularize it. Utilize the for,ces working in your behalf. No sounder piece of legislation has ever been enacted, and it is being sanely and wisely adminisiered by business men' not politicians. I commend to you a thorough inquiry into the A,ct's provision for bettering your business, and to the volume of business it is already delivering at your door." Under Title II, that part of the Act providing insured mortgages for new building, the lender has the advantage of the Administration's property appraisal to supplement his own judgment of the soundness of a loan, Mr. Ardrey pointed out. In addition, he said, "the lender knows he will never have to own the property, for should the borrower default the lender has a way of getting rid of the property by accepting debentures. The borrower also ha,s the benefit of the government's property appraisal and so knows he is not being gypped in the pri'ce. Moreover, he escapes the old-fashioned first and second and sometimes third mortgage system, with its expensive refunding every three to five years. Moreover, under the Act, if he is compelled to relinquish his property, the borrower is (Continued on Page 13)
Il7HEN GRANT WAS PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. A. Mr. A. B. I{ammond Laid The Foundations of the
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May 15, 1935
MY FAVORITE STORIES Bv Juck Dionne
Ag" not guaranteed---Some I have told bt zo years---Some less Dust Storm Stories The terrible dust storms that have swept the middle west and southwest in the past two months brought clusters of funny stories, as well as reports of disaster. Here are some of the best ones that have gone the rounds:
WIND
fn one of the biggest storms the wind blew so hard in Plainview it took seven men to hold a blanket over a keyhole.
REVIVED HIM A Western Kansas rancher got so accustomed to the dust that one day when a drop of rain hit him in the face he
Forsyth Hardwood Company
Makes lmprovements Since ,completing rebuilding their plant in September, 1933 following its destruction by fire, Forsyth Hardwood Company, San Francisco, have kept on making improvements, until it is one of the most modern to be found in the country. The whole yard is clouble decked and under cover. A11 gangr.vays are asphalted. They have recently finished construction of a new panel and flooring shed, giving them an additional capacity of 10,000 square feet of these items. They have also extended their loading platform at the rear of the yard to a length of 2@ feet, accommodating four freight cars. They carry a total stock of assorted hardq7666. and panels , ri of about one million feet. P. R. "Bob" Kahn, general manager, is optimistic. He states that they have bought heavily in hardwoods in expe'ctation of increased business in the near future. "Our recent plant expenditure in plant improvements and heavy pur:chases are an expression of our faith in the future," he says. The company has a definite dealer policy, selling only through legitimate channels. It has always been their policy not to sell direct to the contractor. Carl Watts, well known hardwood salesman, is their sales representative who ,calls on the trade in the Northern California territory. The Forsyth Hardwood Company's plant is located at 355 Bayshore Boulevard, San Francisco.
BOB LEISHMAN VISITS S. F. R. R. Leishman, Los Angeles representative of the California Redwood Association has returned from a week's visit to Association headquarters in San Francisco.
fainted; they had to throw three buckets of sand in his face to revive him.
MOIST Two tom-cats were fighting in a dust storm and got to spitting mud balls at each other. DRY A newcomer in Western Oklahoma went into a big store to buy some bath towels, and the clerk told him they didn,t carry bath towels in stock any more, because folks had quit using them. "Quit using bath towels?" said the mystified stranger, "what do they use?" ,,Whisk brooms," said the salesman.
Fire Season Opens on National Forests Travelers in the national forests of California will have
to search around their garages for camping axes and
shovels right now if they are going to make a trip into the southern California mountains, according to an order just issued by the U. S. Regional Forester, San Francis.co. On May 1 the regulation requiring all automobile camping parties to carry the specified shovel and ax went into efiect on the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, and ,camp fire permits will be necessary. In addition, these forests are ,closed to smoking except in ,camps, at places of habitation and in special posted areas. On May 15 these regulations will be in effect on the Cleveland Forest and on June I on the Santa Barbara Forest. The dis,charge of fireworks is prohibited at the same time as other protective regulations are in force. In the national forests of northern California the shovel and ax, smoking, camp fire permit, and fireworks regulations are effective June 1, with some exceptions. Certain areas on the Modoc, Cleveland and San Bernardino are 'closed to public use on account of high fire hazards, and those entering any national forest are advised to obtain camping information from forest ranger stations. Forest Service offi,cials state that the dates these regulations are made effective are those of an average year, showing that what seemed to be a wet winter and spring was only the normal precipitation in most parts of the State.
L. J. HACKETT VTSTTS CHTCAGO L. J. Hackett of Los Angeles, West Coast Manager for The Celotex Company, left on April 30 on a two weeks' trip to the company's home office at Chi,cago.
May 15, 1935
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
N. L. M. A. Takes Federation Form
Continued from Page 11) excess of the system "lumber's ans\,ver to competing materials assured that anything obtained in its sale fabricated houses". claims against it goes ba,ck to him." Axel H. Oxholm, Chief, Forest Products Division, U. S. Max Meyers, President of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association, called on for an expression, re- Department of Commerce, spoke enthusiastically of marmarked "that this big industry has been asleep for so many keti being opened to timber ,construction through the use years it will take a tremendous jar to wake it up. It is of 'connector-, making wood the best material for building the time to stop devoting our attention to dividing up such major structures as radio towers and bridges, and business that comes to us, and go out to get an in'creased for homes in earthouake zones. Pre-fabrication of countries where ,carpentry has been undeveloped and where volume". for that reason only thatched or adobe houses are now The Lumber Factory-Made llouse Home builders of the future who ,choose all-wood ,con- used. Telegram from Richberg struction will be able to put seven men to work on a sevenThere was read to the meeting a telegram received from hour working schedule and have a completed home in three days. This rather startling announcement was made Donald R. Richberg, chairman of the National Industrial by George W. Trayer, of the Forest Products Laboratory, Recovery Board, which was hailed as gratifying evidence Madison. Wis.. in connection with a screen exhibit of a of the interest of the NIRB Chairman in the lumber indusrevolutionary procedure in home-building developed at the try's difficult problems. It follows: "Best wishes for the success of the efforts of the lumber laboratory. The new plan ,consists of pre-fabri'cation of homes in which walls, floors and roofs are made up entirely industry to bring about ,cooperation for the advancement of large, box-like units of wood. In effect, the plan sub- of legitimate private interests and the protection of the stitutes walls, floors and roof panels for timbers, boards publii interest. I realize that this industry has met with and shingles. Individuality in home styles would be pos- many disc,ouragements and difficulties for whi'ch a fair share of responiibility should be assumed by the National sible and costs of building would be greatly reduced. Mr. Trayer explained that the pre-fabricated panels are Recovery Administration. Under these circumstances we appreciative of the continuance of patient built in the "stressed covering" principle successfully used are particularly -well considered efforts to meet the problems of this in airplane wings and fuselage. Plywood panels are glued and on opposite sides of a skeleton framework to form what industry with due ,consideration for the many apparently engineers'call a box girder. Walls, floor and roof, built of conflicting interests which are involved." Officers and Resolutio'ns su-h panels , "are lar stronger than anything possible with The election of offrcers of the Association resulted as nailing". Entirely without a conventional framework the house, he said, is so assembled that each part adds its follows: President, John W. Watzek, Jr., Chicago; Vice Presishare of strength to the rvhole. Mr. Trayer termed the new dent and Treasurer, W. M. Ritter, Washington, D. C.; Vice President, W. B. Nettleton, Seattle, Wash., President West Coast Lumbermen's Association; Vice President, J. F. Coleman, Kinzua, Ore., President \Mestern Pine Asso,ciation; Vice President, Ernest L. Kurth, Keltys, Texas (President Southern Pine Association) ; Secretary-Manager, Wilson Compton, Washington, D. C. -Resolutions passed and action taken at the closing sessions included a declaration of opposition to the Wagner Labor Disputes Bill, as a bill pioviding "the means for professional labor agitators to exploit labor an-d promote industrial unrest and strife"; a protest against the decision of the National Labor Relations Board in the Weyerhaeuser and Long-Bell cases "as a perversion of the provisions of Section 7L of. the National Industrial Recovery Act, as harmful to the interests of employees, as conducive to industrial unrest and strife, and as directly contrary to the in (Continued on Page 16)
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THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
Deafers Make Good Use of Vacation Home Pfans The need for such a publi.cation as the folder ,.Redwood Vacation Homes", ,containing 22 plans, recently issued by the California Redwood Association, has been amply demonstrated by the enthusiastic demand for the publication from dealers all over California and from some in other states.
The father of the idea for this folder is J. W. Williams, secretary of the Association. When asked recently about the reaction of the dealers to the sample copy sent to them,
Mr. Williams referred a representative of The California Lumber Merchant to a file of letters ordering a supply of the folders. Here are a few extracts from the letters: "ft is a splendid book, well gotten up, and we believe it will go a long way in interesting people to build homes of that type. Kindly send us 100 copies." "Ship 50 copies of your booklet containing 22 plans Redwood Vacation Homes." "Am contemplating building a cabin and will probably use your plan No. 9." "We think this is a dandy publication whi,ch should certainly fill a long required need." "We will make good use of these plans. Your policy of keeping at Redwood sales promotion is evidently justified by what we learn from a recent trip to Eureka. possibly you had better lay ofr. for a while or the lumber will be all gone by Fall." "We believe this is one of the most constructive efiorts that your Association has ever produced, and feel that it is going a long way in the promotion of the sale of Redwood. The booklet will be of great value to the retail trade. It will be of great assistan,ce in crystallizing the owner's icleas as to what he may want in the line of a summer cabin."
E. \f. Hemmings Representing Swayne Lumber Company The Swayne Lumber Company of Oroville, Calif., manufacturers of Sugar Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, White Fir and fn,cense Cedar, are now in their twenty-fifth year of operation. Chas. Schleef is manager of their mill operations and Walter S. Kennon, sales manager. About 45 to 50 per aent of the e.ntire cut is Sugar Pine, 25 per cent mixed Douglas Fir, White Fir and Incense Cedar, and the tralan,ce Ponderosa Pine. In the pre-code days, the normal annual production was around 30 to 35 million feet, while under the ,code the production is about 20 to 2l million feet for all species. The ,company has all modern manufacturing facilities including dry kilns, box factory, moulding department, etc. Sugar Pine can be furnished both thoroughly air dried or kiln dried. While their Ponderosa Pine is usually all kiln dried, the 4/4 stock during the summer months is thoroughly air dried. E. W. Hemmings, 3557 So. Hill Street, Los Angeles, represents the company in Southern California.
"The Redwood industry is to be congratulated on its very intelligent campaign to f.amiliarize the prospective builder with the merits of its product.,, "We can use 125 copies of your new booklet, 'Redwood Vacation Homes.' We think these plans are exceptionally attractive in design and presentation." "Please send five 'copies. 'We can make good use of them." "Send l0,copies as per sample sent this yard." "Kindly send us a few copies. We feel that these will help us in the coming months." "Thanks for your kindness in securing for us six copies 'Redwood Home Plans' (an older publication) and of ,Redwood Vocation Homes."' "Many of your plans are so good that they are more than vacation homes. They are fine, small livable homes." "We believe this is the best work the Redwood Association has ever gotten out, and want to compliment you and the Association." "'We thank you for the booklet and your numerous aids to lumber dealers." "We like your new booklet. Send us six extra ,copies." "Ship us 3O of these portfolios." "Enter our order for 16 copies." "Kindly send us a half dozen copies." "Would appreciate obtaining 12 more copies for distribution among our yards." "Please send a copy to each of our yards." Such letters as the above indicate that the dealers are keenly appreciative of constru,ctive sales promotion efiorts by the manufacturers.
Applications Under Titl€ Two Show Sharp Gdn Title II applications under the National Housing Act in Southern California for the week ended May 10 at the FHA offices in Los Angeles totaled $ffi,I28 of which $319,385 was for new construction and ff346,743 for refunding mort-
gag'es. Total appli,cations under Title II
on May 10
amounted to $5,809,152 with $2,725,272 for new construction and $3,083,880 for refunding mortgages. The insured commitments to'taled on that date $2,32I,372, giving new construction $1,106,587 and refinan,cing mortgages $1,214,785.
RETURNS FROM SAN FRANCISCO
T. C. Combs, field engineer, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, with headquarters in Los Angeles, has returned from spending two weeks at the San Francisco office.
May 15, 1935
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
Reproduction of one of the 22 plans contained in the portfolio of "Redwood Vacation Homes" published by the California Redwood Association
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
N. L. M. A. Takes Federation Form
May 15, 1935
(Continued from Page 13) involving Government contracts with the utmost rapidity. He also insisted that complying members of the Code could be absolutely barred from participation in any Fedthe distribution of the stock of the Association i authoriza- eral Government purchases of lumber; and also that to tion for representation on the Rankin Advisory Board; di- the extent that the trse of borrowed Federal funds could rection to the Committee on Trade .Promotion to develop be ear-marked, none of them would be permitted to be applied to the pur.chase of lumber produced by non-coma program of national trade promotion; a request to the Association president that he appoint a ,aommittee to 'confer plying manufacturers. This latter pr,ovision would for with the officials of the Forest Products Laboratories at instan,ce apply to any RFC, FERA, PWA or any other Federal lending or administrative agen'cy's funds, whether Madison, Wis. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association re- put out as loans or as direct payments. L{ajor David T. Mason, Executive Offi'cer of the Lum. gards Title II of the Steagall Banking Act bill as ,calculated to result in the nationalization of the functions of ber Code Authority expressed the opinion that industry banking under political domination. It hereby lecords its self-government was not nullified by the amendment proopposition to it and condemns it as a perversion of the posed by NIRB. He pointed out that the amendment still Federal Reserve system from a g'overnmentally super- left iniative in the hands of the industry that NRA was vised system to one under'complete political control, capa- authorized only to approve or disapprove, and that subble of working dangerous effects upon monetary and econ- stantially the only difference between the present Code omic conditions and likely to force upon the United States and the Code with the proposed amendment was that NRA would exercise its approval and veto power before, ina condition of state capitalism. stead of after, actions of the Code Authority were made The Annual Banquet The annual banquet, at which Geo. W. Dulany, Jr. pre- effective. Remarks by many of the divisional and subdivisional adsided as Toastmaster, following the close of the business session, was attended by 200 lumber manufacturers, their ministrators indicated an unsettled state of mind. It would wives, and Association guests from other branches of the be a fair interpretation to say that most of the speakers industry. As this gathering, Dr. Compton red.d a glowing were in sympathy with NRA and the Lumber Code in printribute to C. C. Sheppard for his services during the last ciple, if enforcement was made prompt and ,certain. Two proposed Code amendments, one requiring approval two years as president of the Association, an expression of sympathy for H. C. Hornby, a director of the Association, by NRA of actions of the Code Authority before they benow ill, a Resolution of appreciation of the public and lum- come effective, and the other establishing a Lumber Code ber industry servi,ces of Axel Oxholm, r,vho is retiring seal and requiring its application to all lumber and timber from the Department of Commerce, and an expression of products sold.to the Federal Government or shipped in interstate commerce, were ordered to be sent to the Divisorrow at the passing of John W. Watz'ek, Sr. The assembled lumbermen and guests were addressed sions for ,consideration, action and report back to the by Donald Nelson, assistant to the chairman of the National Authority at its June meeting. Industrial Recovery Board, and by Strickland Gi11i1an, newspaper man and humorist, of Washington, D.C. A special guest of the evening was Col. C. H. Crawford, reHugh Forgie cently appointed by the National Recovery Administration Hugh Forgie, a resident of Oakland for over fifty years, as Forest Products Administrator. Meeting of the Lumber Code Authority died at the Merritt Hospital on May 2. He was 83 years of Today's lumber conclave u'as entirelv that of the Lum- age. Mr. Forgie was born at Girvan, Scotland, July 19, ber Code Authority. This meeting was attended by Col- 1852. He came to the United States in 1883, and after onel C. H. Cra'ivford, the re,cently appointed administrator ,came loin 1884 to year in Boston, California a spending for NRA of the Forest Industries Codes. in Oakland. cating between Colonel Cralvford, under the new understanding NRA and the Lumber Code Authority, will hereafter be He is survived by two sons, Robt. Forgie of Los Angeles, the chief NRA exe,cutive in intimate contact with the Southern California representative for the Santa Fe Lumber Lumber Code Authority, so that its acts may be quickly two daughters, Mrs. authorized and rapidly expedited. The general subject Co., and John Forgie of Los Angeles; before the meeting was that of a canvass of the attitude A. M. Horswill of Oakland and Mrs. S. S. Smith of New of members of the Authority and the industry generally York City, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts of Oakwho were in attendance regarding the new set-up and the land. Funeral services were held at Oakland on May 4th, future of the Lumber Code and NRA after the expiration of the present law. Dis,cussion largely centered on the subjects of compliance and enforcement and the status of Housing Exposition at Los Angeles the Lumber Code Authority under the proposed amendment in harmony with the third point of the seven point Opens May 18 program approved by the National Recovery Administration and the National Control Committee. In brief, this The large auditorium that will house the National Housamendment 'ivhich was duly transmitted to Divisions and ing Exposition at Los Angeles has been completed and will Subdivisions of the Lumber Code Authority requires that all actions of the Lumber Code Authority be approved by be formally opened on Saturday, May 18. The building is the National Recovery Administration before becoming 400 feet long and 250 leet wide, and will provide 108,00O effective. square feet of exhibition space. The building was conJ. T. O'Hara of the Legal Division of NRA, who is structed in five weeks at a cost of $125,000. Exhibits will especially ,concerned with complian'ce under the Lumber feature every detail of home building. The exposition dates Code, explained to the meeting the extraordinary efforts NRA is now making to dispose of non-compliance cases are from May 18 to June 2.
purposes of the Recovery Act to promote recovery"; authorization for the Association to ,conduct a lumber export service; amendments to the Association by-larvs ; directions for
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15,
FHA Reports Increased Demands for Lumber From All Sections The National Lirmber Manufacturer's Asso,ciation in a recent bulletin confirmed the generally accepted belief of lumber dealers that the industry is rapidly leaving dull days behind with a statement that the first three months and a half of 1935 showed orders 18 per cent above the total business done in the corresponding period ol 1934. When this organization makes an official pronouncement it ,cannot be discounted as sheer optimism, and now it has announced in so many words that the lumbermen are in step with the general building recovery movement. Fuel to keep the fire of demand glowing over the next several months will come, in a large measure, from the demands of new residential construction which in March reached a peak higher than it had for any single month in the past four years. And this total of construction was contributed to by every section of the countr;r. Not only did new building make strong advances, but repairs and modernization rryork kept pace. Examples of accelerated demand for lumber are at hand from every section, but for illustrative purposes the statement from the Redwood Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg, California, may be more for'ceful to Pacific Coast dealers and is therefore ,cited first :
"Red" Wood Scys.' ttContact our offices or salesman f or copies of 'Redwood vacation homes' which will sell Redwood log cabin siding. Redwood Log Cabins are the
joy and comfort
of
vacationing."
Union Lumber Company California San Francirco
Redwood Lor Angeler
Three car loads of redwood "uppers", used for high grade 6.nishing, have been booked, company officials state. However, due to inactivity and lack of demand they had to shop the order, as they didn't have that much of the ma-
terial in their own yards. The J. Knox Corbett Lumber Co., Tucson, Ariz., reported on April 20 that it had obtained and completed 95 modernization credit extensions for clients in three weeks time. This meant 95 cash jobs for the aggressive firm. A Decorah. Iowa. lumber merchant announced that since his town had initiated a better housing movement he has shipped in three ,carloads of lumber. This figure is greater than his entire 1934 consumption and represents the most activity he has experienced in a single month since 1929. Yard owners in the past have not gone in for salesmanship to any great degree. They have kept their stocks up, advertised from time to time and called on the builders and contractors. Now, however, salesmanship has entered the retail lumber business, and methods have been revised. A number of concerns have grasped the Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration as a sales weapon. They have set up an information department in the selling organization and have shown people hor,r' to utilize the National Housing Act to advantage. The reward of this has been lumber sales that by no stretch of the imagination rvould have come in of their own accord. Dealers have four.rd out that the National Housing Act was not for property owners alone. It was just as much for the dealer, with lumber well to the fore, as for any other group. Right here on the Coast, at San Diego, is a fine example of the awakened interest in better homes and better living. The exposition offers striking examples of what a home can be made to mean. It will prove a fine stimulus for housing in this section, and the demands it generates will be for the better 'class of materials. All of the influence of the Federal Housing Administration has been against the employment of inferior materials. Further, if a home is to be financed with the aid of an insured mortgage, it must be properly designed, and properly built of good materials. This means a quality market and a demand for the better grades of lumber. With the increasingly prominent part the National Housing Act is playing in the recovery of the building industry, it behooves the lumberman, no nlatter what his capacity in the industry, to familiarize thoroughly himself with the act. By so doing he can obtain for himself the maximum of benefit and give, in turn, the utmost in assistan,ce to ,customers.
A letter or ,card to the Federal Housing Administration at Washington, D. C., or to any of its state officers, will procure the desired information at no cost.
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
DEBUNKING If they keep on debunking history they will eyentually claim that Noah's flood was just something that a plumber's helper could have stopped in a few minutes.
THE LAST GENERATION Little Girl-"Mother, you know that valuable old vase you said had been handed down in our family from generation to generation?" Mother-"Yes, daughter." Little Girl-"Well, Mother, this generation has dropped it.tt
May 15, 1935
DIRTY!
H*-"Last night I wandered in my mind." She-"Ah ! You didn't stray far." WINNERS Personality will always outweigh its opposition; capacity will always outstrip incapacity; intelligence will outweigh ignorance.
PLENTY Chorus !i1sq1s1-"Ever have any stage experience?" Flapper-"Sure, Pickwick, Greyhound, and Interurban."
ACHIEVEMENT You can't fell trees without some chips, You can't achieve without some slips, Unless you try, you'll wonder why Good Fortune seems to pass you by. Success is not for those who quail; She gives her best to those who fail, And then, with courage twice as great, Takes issue once again with fate. 'Tis better far to risk a fall Than not to make attempt at all.
BIG CHANGES Prospect-"What's the difference between this new.model and last year's car?"
Sdlesman-"Well, the cigarette lighter is about an inch nearer the steering wheel."
BURIAL A few gay fowers and.a moment's prayer; A few old friends in a shadowed room; A step of his loved ones on the stair; And a long, sad ride to an open tomb. "Burial at two" the notice iran, At three we had spoken our last farewell; And were back at the desk of the business man Or back at the counters with wares to sell. Smiles and laughter suit business best. Tears won't do when you're showing stock, And that is the reason no patron guessed, We'd been to a funeral at two o'clock.
Edgar A. Guest.
HITS
OLD STUFF
Some people hit the nail on the head. Others hit the nail
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CALIFORNIA SUGAR PINE . PONDEROSA PINE MOULDING,S Y/HITE FIR DIMENSION
SI1rATNE LUilBER CO. oRovILLE, CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVE
E. TII. HEDTMINGS
)557 So. HilI Street Loc Angelea
Telephone
Rlchmond zz51
DlacDonald Gl Bergctrotn ING.
WHOLESALE LUMBEN 733 Petroleurn Securities BIdg.
Los Angeles, California Telephone PRospect 7194
nAlL 8nd GARGO
Flr-Bedwood-Plne Lath - Shlngler Portland Representative
\Frrr. H. Andersen Lumber Comnanv Terminal Sales Building
May 15, 1935
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
L. M. "Lou" Simpson Lucian McCord Simp-
son, who has actively headed up the PioneerFlintkote Company as its Vice-President and General Manager since May, 1934, was born in Vincennes, Indiana, and attended the University of Illinois. In his early business experience his inclination was always toward sales, and he has
continued to devote the major part of his
time to distribution
problems. In this work
he has been in close contact with dealers, L. M.."Lou" Simpson
jobbers, contractors, and large industrial
concerns in all sections
of the United States, working with them to aid in their rnerchandising problems.
For many years he directed the national sales activities of one of the largest manufacturing concerns in the country, organized its branch offi,ces and was very 'close to its production problems, and in that capacity was active in nratters pertaining to research, development and constant improvement of product quality and design. Mr. Simpson's wide experience from a national viewpoint and his familiarity with the Pacific Coast territory positions him to be most thoroughly alert to the problems of lumber dealers and to the development of the distribution policies of Pioneer-Flintkote in a way to best give them the fullest measure of cooperation. ln 1917, Mr. Simpson married the attractive Miss Elsie l,orene Bru.ce of Kansas City, Missouri, and their lovely daughter is Miss Mary Lou Simpson. Just recently the Simpsons completed a fine new home in the beautiful Holmby Hills at Los Angeles. "Lou" is most delighted to again be living in Southern California. His favorite hobby or recreation is golf, and he plays a good game-sdnetimes.
National Retailers Elect Officers George W. LaPointe, Jr., of Menomonie, Wis., lvas
elected president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers'
Association at their annual meeting held at Washington, D. C., on April t6 and 17. ]ames S. Taylor, Salt Lake City, was ele,cted vice president, and Frank Carnahan, Washington, was re-elected secretary-treasurer. F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, Calif., rvas appointed a member of the new executive committee.
"lnteresting Small Hotet" Washington, D. C., M"y 1.-n'Interesting Small Homes" is the title of a timely booklet just issued by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and affiliated or cooperating associations as a part of their service to distributors and consumers of lumber. The booklet contains four pages of informative text and announcements, 37 line drawings of small houses, together with floor plans. These houses were selected from plans drawn by the American Home Magazine, the Architect's Small House Service Bureau, the Subsistence l{omestead Division of the Department of the fnterior, and the National Plan Service. Most of the houses shown will not ,cost more than $3500 to build and only a few of them will cost as much as $5,000. The houses illustrated in the booklet are all of popular American types and particularly designed for wood construction. Actual working drawings for any of the houses illustrated in the booklet are available to home builders upon payment of a small fee. The physical make-up of the booklet is such that the printed matter on the inside of the back cover can be removed and replaced by an association or an individual lumber manufacturer or dealer with a special presentation, if desired, of particular species of lumber and other products. The booklet is supplied to manufacturers or retailers of lumber in quantlty lots of 1,000 or more at an actual printing cost of 10 cents each, whi'ch includes the qubstitution of the individual manufacturer or dealer's particular text.
Campaign with PAMUDO and elect the most efficient product of the day
P[]rl u D0 PtYtt00ll It pleases all paties with its unexcelled service< qudity of which the Pacific Mutual Doot Company of Tacoma, W.l,h., is proud. Distributeil by
PIGIFIG iIUTUAI II|l(lR G|l. HOME OFFTCE - TACOMA, WASH. Northern California Distributors
VHITE BROTHERS 5th & Brannan Str.
5OO High St
SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND
SUtter 1365
ANdover 16d)
Southern Californis Werehoure and Ofice 1126 'Wcstminetet Ave., Alhembrer Calif. L. A. Phone: CApitol 7808
E. C. NORDNESS, Mgr.
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
California Building Permits for April City LosAngeles.... San Diego San Francisco .. Long Beach Pasadena Fresno Oakland San Marino
Apr. 1935 Apr. 1934 ....$4,575,938
ffL,129,630
823,689
t55,374
668,915 528,275 457,442
496,321
430,640 305,078 199,044
94,O51
........ *San Fernando Valley Annex . . .. Beverly Hills . Stockton
llo,449 r}t,379 177,631
26,689
City Fullerton Ifermosa Beach
Inglewood Emeryville Banning Pomona Oxnard Ontario Monterey Park Richmond
Apr. 1935
Apr.1934
22,947 21,471
9,167 1,900 11,994 16,650 14,244 14,385
2I,3Os 20,7Os 2O,O44 18.141
l7,OI5
1,zffi
15,910
34,243
12,993 12.4W
168,500
I20,731 179,sffi
164,554
136,825
12,357
155,172
93,9L5
12,345
9,230
*Hollyu,'ood
South Pasadena Santa Maria ....
5,57A L4,240 2,884
149,t60
|ffi,797
Redlands
12,235
San Jose
131,900 130,827 124,475
72,230 7,r2O
4,384 4,575
Glendale
+San Pedro
Piedmont Compton Redondo Bea'ch Torrance
168,916
llo,o29 Lco,552
75,60
13,990 3,395 23,375
600 17,120
Alhambra Bakersfield
72,3r5 70,543
34,3ffi
Sacramento
69,367
153,714
San Bernardino . Santa Ana
6,798
Santa Monica . . Vernon Bell
63,479
7,260 s9,778 37,650 41,500
64,336
Salinas Oceanside
61,165 61,000 54,440 53,080
Whittier
53,017
q) q<)
Burbank *Van Nuys
Berkeley
50,763
......
49,421
Laguna Beach
1,847 53,540
lo,g32
Glendora
36,230 6,890
Claremont Lindsay
48,587
52,170 61,205
4r,256
31,7n
38,450 36,600 35,400
7,635
42.683 42,050
Burlingame Palos Verdes Estates
16.97r
40,065
Coronado
Riverside
Newport Beach Santa Barbara . . Palo Alto Watsonville
16,825 4,950
33,375 33,222
Huntington Park . *North Hollywood
32,782
Santa Rosa
31,345
Manhattan Beach
29,546
lo,2go
28,723
10,608 2 ?L<
Alameda.
28,666
19,998
San Gabriel ....
26,425
Santa Cruz Eureka
24,634
5,950 19,775
24,475
21,Offi
La Mesa
23,26A
1,950
*Wilmington .. ..
-,.
IJ
12,046 Lt,49O
1,310
I I,300
52,500 3,175
Il,167
..
Redwood City .
Lynwood Hayward Huntington Beach Hawthorne Upland Santa Paula .... Ventura Culver City Maywood El Segundo Covina El Monte Sierra Madre San Fernando ... Orange Gardena
1,320
1g,5gg 28,477 29,475 46,777
44,552
Anaheim Montebello Visalia South Gate . Petaluma Arcadia Modesto El Centro Tulare Monrovia Corona Exeter
Azusa Porterville Hemet La Verne
*Harbor City . *Included in Los Angeles totals,
10,995 10,425 10,389
31,848
9,3D
6,746
9,282
3,042 13,554
1 1,165
12,W0
9,015 8,905
4,375
8,7@
2,loo
8,665
6,665
7,516
1,600 1,580 5,325
7,56 7,186 6,435
250
5,585
45
4,84I
7,OlL
4,805
3,135 1,150
4,510
4,024
2,475
3,860 35,390 300 5,270 9,975 450
1,94
)?<
1,860 1,500 1,175 1,030 680 500
3,372 275 59,000 275 1,000
3,385
3,100 2,725
2,457
.
400
2,050 4,000
375 150
850
300
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
BT]YBBS9 GIIIDB SAN I'RAITCISCO LUMBER
LUMBER
LUMBER
Chnberlin & Co' W. R.' tth Floc, Fil; Blds. . ......... ' .DOuglas 5{70 Dolber & Cum Lumbs Cq'
7! Mmhutc Excbarge Blds.......SUtter 7456 & Llttle River Redwood Co' 3lo S.ttffiG SL ..................'.DOuglaa 33tt
Hmod
Luber Co. Hdm* - isos Eunka fittaniiat Certer Bldg.......GArfield 1921 Lmp Lunber Cmpany,
Fr oa rfth sL...::...............EXbrook 4631
MacDonrld & Hmington Ltd.' 16 Cditmia Strut................GArfield
t393
McGomick, Chu. R., Lmba Co,
,lll Marlct Stre€t..................DOugIas 2561 MiU & Lumber Co525 Mrikct Street ....,. ..........EXbrok 0r?3
Mm
Pmific Lmber Co. The
l|tr Buh Stre€4.'...........'......GArfield lltl Red River Lmber Co,
315 Mmdnock 81d9....,..........GArfield 0022
Seta Fe Lubcr Co13 Califmia Stret..........,.KEamy 2074 Schder Bm. Lmber & Shingle Co.' l20E Flfe Btds.......................Sutter Uzl Sud&n & Chriateroon, 3lO SaMe Street.....,........,,GAr6eld 2E{6 Trcwer Lumber Cc,
lfo Muket Stret..............,.....Sutter
Union Lmber €o.,
Ciocker Bullding ..............,,....Sutter
o,lza
cul
Weyertuur Saleg Ca. U0 California Stre4.........,..... GArfield t97l HARDWOODS
Foreyth Hardwod Co.,
355 Bayrbre Blvd. ............,..4Twater 0l5t
SASH-DOORS-PLYWOOD
Bu&ley Imbcr Dealerr' Supply Cbmpany, Ul Sutttr BuildirS..................SUttcr 0O0t
Niolai Dm Sales Co., t0l5 l9th Stret,.,..,............,.Mlegio Wheler-Ocgood Saler Corpcation,
30{5 f9th St. ..,...,...............VAlencia
Wmdlingr-Nathar Co.'
ll0 Market Strect ............. ......SUtter Sitdl E. K. Wood L'-ber Cq, I Dm Street..,...,,......,.....KEamy tt10
?920
Orego-Wuhington Plywod Co., 55 New Motgomery Stret. . . . ,..GArfield ?06E
CREOSOT]ED
Zlll
LUMBER-POLES-PILING_ TIES
McComick, Cbu; R., Lumber Co., l6t Market StGt.........,....,.,.DOu3!a! 2tif
OAITLANID PANEIS-DOORS-SASH
LUMBER
Elliott Bay Salea Co.,
Hill & Morton, Inc., Dmison St. Wbilf ............ANdoer l0?7
19?/ Biedway Cdifmia Builders Supply Co.,
Hogan Lunber Company, Znd & Alie Streets..."........Gl*nmrt 6t6l E. K. Wood Lumber Co. Frederick A King Sts........... ..Fruitvale 0ll2
. ..
.Hlgare ?'17
50f 2eth Avenue,.'..,.,,..,.......ANdover
lltt
lvesten Dq & Suh Costh & Cypress Sti ......,.......LAk*ide
t400
HARDWOODS
Strable Hardwcd Co,
i37 Fint Strt............,....TlEmplebar 55tl
LOS ANGELNS HARDWOODS
LUMBER
LUMBER
Co.' W. R.' Chubcrlin - ui-Wi.i & Ninth SL..-........'....'TUcker l43l
Patta-Blim hmber Coo 521 E. sth St. ....................VAndike 2321
Dolbeer & Cmon Lumbc Co.'
Red Rirer Lumber Co,
Haomod & Littlc River Redwood Co.' l0:tf So. Bmdmy ...'...........PRGpect OSI W.' Henmingq - issz -S,i. E. Hilt St. ................Rlchmmd 2251
Suta Fe Lumber Co., 3rr FlmEcial Certer Bldg...,.,.VAndike {,171
Holrec Eml€ Luber Co., 7ff-?f2 Archit€ctr Bldg. .....'....Mutual trtr
Sudden & Chrbtercon, 63lt B€rd of Trufe.Btds. .,......TRinity tt14
L.. Hoovr, - - to'S-A.Ia'Brea Ave. ........'....'..YOrk
Union Luber
-- ra Stdi e"ildi"g.......'.'.... ....VAn&ke t792
l16t
LarenePhilips Lumber Co633 Petdeu Smritie Bldg...PRospect 0229 MacDoald & Bergatrom' Inc.' Seorities Bldg...PRcpect 7194 Ztit Petdm MacDmld & Hurington, Ltd-, 5,1? Petrcleu Seorities Bldgl....PRcpect 5031
R- Lumber Co.McCmick, Chas. gth
ru l[/;t SL ..................TRinitv 524r Pacific Lmber Co.' The ?m So. L! Brca Ave. .......'........YOrk tl3t
7@ E. Slaw
.CEntury 29071
Schafer Bre
Lmber & Sbingl,e Co,, ld)i W. M. Galard Bldg.....'...TRinity 4Z7r
Co.
923 }\f. M. Gulud
Steto,n, E. J., & Son, Zl50 Eut
ltth Stret............CEntury 2lilll
SASH-DOORT'-MILLWORK
Kchl, Jnc W.. & So+ 652 Sc Myera SL ...,.....,.....,ANgelurtltl Red River Lmber Co., ?Oil E. Slausm
,.CEntury 2!O?l
Wheler-Osgood Salea Corpcatio,
2r$ Sarento
St. ...,......,.,,.TUcker l9cl
Bldg...........TRinity22tZ
Wenlting-Nathan Co,
7m Sc Ia Brea Ave. .......,......YOrk116E
E. K. W@d Imber Co., ,|701 Suta Fc Ave. . ..... . . ... . ..JEtrercon tlll
PANEIJ AND PLYWOOD Califmia Parel & Vereer Co,. 155 So. Abncda SL......... .. . ... .TRlnity 0057
tto Peboleu Seruitia Bldgr...PRcpect 55611
Orego-Wuhington Plywood Co., 3lt W$t Ninth Sb6te ...,.........TUcker 1431
CREOSOTED LUMBER_POLES-PILING-. TIES
Prcific Mutul Du Co., CApitoI 7t0t 1126 Wsminrter Are, (Alhubn)
McComick, Chas. R. Luber Ca., U7 W6t tth St, ..................TRinity 5Ar
Wheler-Oqood SaIo Capontio, 2l5t Saoamcnto SL ........,..,....TUcka .'ll
Welmhaeum Sal,es Co.,
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15, 1935
Ten Years Ago Today From the ftles of The California Lumbar Mdrchant, May 15, 1925 The San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club will entertain the Sacramento Valley and Central Valley Lumbermen's Clubs at a joint meeting on May 22 and 23. The first day of the meeting will include a trip to the Sugar Pine forest near Fresno, and on the following day there will be a business meeting with a Hoo-Hoo concatenation lcheduled for the errening.
of the company each had special programs comrnemorating the founding of the company April 3Q 1875 when R. A. Long opened a small yard at Columbus, Kansas, all prog'rams centered around Kansas City, Mo., from which point the general offi,ces broad,cast by radio an elaborate prog'ram to all the Long-Bell properties in the United
The California Redwool ,i.rJ.,",,on announ,ced that 48 certified architects in California submitted a total of 78 designs in the "Small All-Wood Hotrse" contest recently conducted by the Asso'ciation.
"Kindliness si*pi",; ;"". always Marked the World's Great "na Men" by Jack Dionne is the leading editorial in this issue.
w. S. Rosecrans, pr..ialr,,lr In" to. Angeles Conservation Association, addressed the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo at their meeting on May 7. Curtis Williams was chairrnan of the dav. There is an interesting article on Arizona by Sylvester L. Weaver of Los Angeles in this issue.
*** The Bay District Hoo-Hoo will hold a concatenation on May 19. The party will be held in the Redwood Lodge Room at Marquard's, San Francisco. *>k*
Allan A. Crow, Strand Lumber Co., Detroit, is a California visitor spending several days inspecting the Redwood and Pine mill operations in the State.
States.
**rk
A program destined to save the watersheds of Southern California and to check forest fires was adopted by one hundred and twenty representatives of civic, commercial, official and agricultural organizations who met at the Tavern on Mt. Lowe, April 30, under the Conservation Association of Southern California. Henry W. Patten, tor.orl*.i"s retailer, left on May 6 for a trip around the world on one of the Dollar Line steamships. Ife expe,cted to be away about ninety days.
*** George L. Meissner, Central California retailer, will sail from New York, May 29, on the S. S. Olympic for a tour of Europe. He will be accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Proudfoot of San Luis Obispo and his daughter, Alice. They expect to be gone about four months.
*** The W. R. Spalding Lumber Co., Visalia, has been awarded the ,contract from the Southern California Edison Company for the erection of eight cottages, five singlecar garages and one double-car garage to be erected at Vestal, ,Citrus Grove and Magnunden. The contract amounts to $30,00O.
A. J. Russell, Santa F..L;;, Co., San Francisco, arldressed the Rotary Club of Los Gatos, on May 12. Mr. Russell talked on "Lumber and its Retail Distribution."
*** Mdre than three hundred attended the "Friends of the Forest" meeting of the Fresno Hoo-Hoo Club in the auditorium of th'e San Joaquin Light & Porver Corp., Fresno, on the evening of April 28. Over three hundred the Southern Cali"rru*orJ1, "lt.r,a.a fornia Lumbermen's Stag Party at the Ship Cafe, Venice, on the evening of May 1.
The Long-Bell LumbeJ al. J",.Orated its fiftieth anniversary on April 30. While the various mills and yards
A. A. Kelley, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francis,co, with Mrs. Kelley, are spending their vacation at Los Angeles where they are the guests of Mrs. Kelley's relatives. Among the retailers ,."."," .rrl.i,ing San Francisco were W. B. Dean and L E. Brink of Chico, and Mel Doane of San Jose'
,F 'k 'k
S. C. Hooper, Los Angeles wholesaler, accompanied by Mrs. Hooper, left San Pedro, IVIay 9, for New York City via the Panama Canal. They will return to California by rail after visiting many of the eastern cities.
A committee to be J*: California "l ,n" Southern Forest Committee has been appointed by the board of directors of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club. Dave Woodhead will act as ,chairman of the committee. *** The San Francisco Advertising Club observed Ameri,can Forest Week at its regular meeting held at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday, April29.
CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
May 15,-1935
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Jones Hardwood Company displayed various hardwoods and hardwood panels. One wall of their booth was paneled in Douglas Fir slash grain plywood using "Buffco Trim."
Many Interesting Exhibits at S. F. B-uilding Exposition Many and varied were the exhibits of building materials and equipment at the first annual Building Exposition held under the auspices of the San Francisco Builders' Exchange at'the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, May 4 to 12. The Exposition was conceived to stimulate publi'c intereSt in building and .the building industry iir coopera' tion with the Federal Housing Administration. . Among the exhibits particularly interesting to lumbermen were the following: The fine exhibit of Redwood by the California Redwood Association was an outstanding one, and especially so as none of the other softwood associations rvas represented by an exhibit. It was made up of eight units, four of which were design'ea io be demountable so that they can be used for individual displays by lumber dealers. Ttre units showed Redwood Anzac Sid.ing, Redwood for the Garden, Redwood Shingles, and "Redwood to the First Floor." I The other units displayed four beautiful Redwood wall pinels. Wheeler Osgood Sales Corporation had an attractive exhibit with an artistic back drop made of Philippine Mahogany plywood in dark and light red. The main pur"architects and conpose of the display was to acquaint tractors with Laminex "Plyform" for con'crete forms.'.'' A number of fancy hardwood panels in Walnut, Maple and Philippine Mahogany were also shown. Van Arsdale Harris Lumber Company's exhibit consisted of a two-r,oom building constrttcted to show the possibilities of Nu-Wood Plank and Tile and Baisam Wool ior interior finish, insulation and acoustical uses. NuWood interior finish gained favorable comment by reason of its beauty of color,and texture. Maris Plywood Company's display was made up of hardlrjood and'"'I{arbord". Douglas Fir panels. A feature of their exhibit was a set of pictures showing the use of Douglas Fir plywoodi for concrete forms on the Golden
Sudden Lumber Company exhibited lumber, millwork and roofing products. Mallott & Peterson featured a fine display of PioneerFlintkote Company's roofing products.
W:th the Retailers G. W. Maddox, former Los Angeles retailer, has bought the Geib Lumber Co. yard at San Gabriel. The Associate Lumber Co. has opened a yard at 59th Street and Central Ave., Los Angeles.
The Graham-Weir Lumber Co. recently started operating a yard at 5511 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles. Earl C. Hughes has pur,chased the yard formerly operated by Roper & Dabadie Lumber Co., Santa Cruz, and will shortly organize the Hughes Lumber Company.
.
Gate Bridge.
White Brothers showed many different kinds of hardwoods, hardwood panels, and "Pamudo" Douglas Fir panels. An item in thiir exhibit which caused amusement was a large block of Balsa 'n'ood labeled with the invitation,
"Lift Me."
Hary Gaetjen Back in Game Hatry Gaetjen, widely known San Francis,co mi1l man, after being inactive for the past few years has again organized the Empire Planing Mill Co. His plant is at 2800 Third Street, San Francisco.
A. M. BATLINER ON TRIP TO MIDDLEWEST A. M. Batliner, Long-Bell Lumber Sales Corporation, Los Angeles, with Mrs. Batliner and their children, left Saturday, May 11, for a visit to Mr. Batliner's old home in Missouri. Enroute they will visit the Grand Canyon, and Mr. Batliner also plans to visit the company's head office at Kansas City. They rvill relqrn in about three weeks.
G. Tv\/. FRASER ATTENDS REVE.ILLE Garnet W. Fraser, who was formerly very active in Hoo'IIoo, attended the Third Annual Reveille, held at the Hotel Oakland, April 26, and received a hearty welcome from many old frieirds in the lumber industry. Mr. Fraser is representative for the Detroit Graphite C,o., manufacturers of industrial paints. His business address is Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco.
Sehafer Bros. Lumber & ShinSIe Oo. Lumber and Shipping Old Growth Fir and Hemlock Packaged Lumber Red Cedar Shingles
THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
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.May 15, 1935
Third Annual Reveille Great Succcss The Third Annual Reveille of Central and Northern California lumbermen, held at Hotel Oakland, Friday evening, April 26, was a very pleasant affair from every standpoint. More than 300 attended the dinner and entertainment.
Larue Woodson, chairman of the general committee welcomed the big gathering and thanked the lumber trade papers for their cooperation. G. F. "Jerry" Bonnington, president of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39, under whose auspices the Reveille is held annually, thanked the wholesalers and manufacturers' representatives for their coo'peration in making possible the entertainment and golf tournament. Bert Bryan, chairman of the entertainment committee, expressed his appre,ciation to the sponsors for their spontaneous cooperation Edwin fmhaus, nationally known radio tenor was guest artist, headed the entertainment program. Joseph L. Bobba was master of ceremonies. Mildred Baldwin, coloratura soprano, was featured. Edwin Imhaus and Fred Klein sang a duet. Then followed the variety numbers, entitled on the program "Lumbermen's Follies of r.935."
The golf tournament was held on Saturday morning, April2Tth, at the Oak Knoll Country Club. Entrants numbered about 6O, and the winners of the various prizes were as follows: Winner Ptize ...,.'.NicCryer. ....,Golf Bag .. , . Zipper Bag Second Low Gross . . . .. R. M. Dreisback .... Suit Case Low Net 'J. E. Johnston .... .R. J. Bryson ..... ....... Jacket Second Low Net .. Cocktail Shaker Wholesaler's Low Gross .M. L. Booth . ..... Toilet Case Wholesaler's Low Net...M. A. Johnson ..... Cocktail Set Retailer's Low Gross ....W. S. Watkins Retailer's Low Net .....J.R. Pennycook ......Pen & Pencil Set LowGross
Flight One Low Gross
LowNet
Flight Two
Low Gross Low Net
Flight Three Low Gross Low Net
.....W. S. Freeman F.S.Spencer..... .... H. D. Cook F. R. Lamon
.,... Brief Case ...,...Wallet Silver Pitcher
..
. Electric Clock
....Ray Klass . ..... Silver Compote H. S. Morton ..... .... Sweater Lowest Score on Hole-l5 S. L. Rea . . . . .% Doz. Golf Balls Lowest Score on Hole- 4 J. G. MacKenzie ..../2 Doz. Golf Balls Highest Score on Hole-l7 Wm. Chatham, Jr. . . . Ash Tray HighestScoreonH'ole- 8Earl Johnson ..... .. Box Candy GUESTS:
Low Gross
H. D. Difierding ... ..1 Doz. Golf Balls Low Net .Jerry Essley ..rl Doz. Golf Balls The firms listed below are those who ,cooperated financially to make the Third Annual Reveille a success: California Cedar Produ,cts, Stockton; W. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco; Coos Bay Lumber Co., Oakland; Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co.. San Francisco: Donovan Lumber Co., San Francisco; Elliott Bay Sales Co., Oakland; Ham-
mond Lumber Co., San Francis,co; Hart-Wood Lumber
Co., San Fran,cisco; Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland; Hobbs, Wall & Co., San Francisco; Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., San Francisco; A. B. Johnson Lumber Co., San Francisco; C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., San Francisco; A. N. l,ofgren, San Fran,cisco; MacDonald & Harrington, San Francisco; MacCormick Lumbqr Co., San Fran,cisco; Monterey Bay Redwood Co., Santa Cruz; Moore Mill & Lumber Co., San Francisco; The Charles Nelson Co., San Francisco; Oregon-Washington Plywood Co., Representative, J. O. Elmer, San Francisco ; Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco; Paramino Lumber Co., San Francisco; The Red River Lumber Co., San Francisco, Redwood Manufacturers Co., Pittsburg;
Santa Cruz Lurnber Co., Santa Cruz; Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco; Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., San Francis,co; Shevlin Pine Sales Co., San Francisco; Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland; Sudden & Christenson, San Francis'co; Union Lumber Co., San Francisco; Wanke Panel Co., Oakland; Wendling Nathan Co., San Francisco; Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland; Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., San Francisco; E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco.
The following firms donated golf prizes: Boorman Lumber Co., Oakland; California Builders Supply Co., Oakland; California Wire Cloth Co., Oakland; The Celotex Co., Representatives: Harry Holtgen, Oakland-Ernie Bacon, Sacramento; Certain.teed Products Corp., San Francisco; East Bay Glass Co., Oakland; East Bay Saw & Knife 'Works, Oakland; W. P. Fuller'& Co., Oakland; Hogan Lum er Company, Oakland; Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., San Francisco ; Maris Plywood Co., San Francisco; Masonite Corporation, San Francisco; Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., San Francisco; Nicolai Door Sales Co., San Francisco; Paraffine Co.'s, fnc., Sam D. North, San Francisco-C. J. Lund, Emeryville; Pacific Manifolding Book Co., Inc., Emeryville; Pacific Manufacturing Co., Santa Clara; Pacific Portland Cement Company, San Francisco; Paramount Built-in Fixture Co., Oakland; Pioneer-Flintkote Co., San Francisco; Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co., San Fran,cis,co; Saylor's Chocolates, Inc., Alameda; Schumacher Wall Board Corp., San Francisco; Sterling Lumber Co., Oakland; Upson Quality Products, fnc., Representative, Perry Dame, Hollywood; White Brothers, San Francis'co and Oakland. The committees who made all arrangements for the Reveille were the following: 'Woodson, Chairman; H. S. General Committee: L. J. Morton, G. F.'Bonnington, B. E. Bryan, M.R. Grant, Earle E. Johnson, Jas. B. Overcast, Gordon Pierce, Clement Fraser, Henry M. Hink, Kenneth Shipp. General Secretary-Treasurer: Carl R. Moore. Entertainment Committee: B. E. Bryan, Chairman; Earle E. Johnson, Clement Fraser, Henry M. Hink. Golf Committee: Kenneth Shipp, Chairman; G. F. Bonnington, C. I. Speer, Henry M. Hink.
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Publicity Committee: Clement Fraser, Chairman; Gordon Pierce, Jos. L. Todd. Banquet Committee: H. S. Morton, Chairman; Miland R. Grant, B. E. Bryan. Program, Posters and Tickets Committee: Jas. B. Overcast, Chairman; G. F. Bonnington, Charles S. Lamb. Ticket Sales Committee: Miland R. Grant, Chairman; H. S. Morton, Gordon Pierce, Jas. B. Overcast, Forrest K. Peil.
Will Carry On Promotional Work L. L. Witty has been appointed to replace L. B. Ashbaugh in carrying on promotional work for Redwood shingles for the Shingle Bureau of the California Redwood Association. Mr. Witty was formerly with The Paraffine Companies, and recently resigned his position to take over his present work.
WILFRED COOPER ON NORTHEIRIN TRIP Wilfred T. Cooper of Los Angeles, representative for the Wendling-Nathan Company, The Pacific Lumber Company, and A. L. "Gus" Hoover in the Southern California territory, is on a trip in the North where he will visit The Pacific Lumber Company mill operations at Scotia and the Wendling-Nathan office at Portland, Ore. Enroute he spent a few days in San Francisco where he was a caller at the offices of The Pacifi'c Lumber Companv and the Wendling-Nathan Company.
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Lumber Plays Major Part in Exposition Construction San Diego, May S.-Lumber of sufficient quantity to fill seven vessels of 1,250,000 feet capacity each already has been used in construction operations at the California Pacific International Exposition, according to figures compiled by the fair's Department of Works. According to officials, this means that more lumber has been used at the Exposition than in any other area of corresponding size in California in the last five years. The majority of the lumber used is Oregon pine, but it is pointed out that Cali{ornia redwood is used ex.clusively in all ground material. In the Palace of Electricity and Varied Industries at the Exposition approximately 60,000 square feet of lumber has been used to make the only all-wood floor to be found in major structures at the fair. Four major Exposition structures which are made entirely of wood, plaster and stucco, roofs all sheeted with lumber, are the Palaces of Education, and Electricity and Varied Industries. California State building and the Palace of Travel, Transportation and Water. At the Amusement Zone and in the Spanish Village approximately 1,708;000 feet of lumber, not included in Exposition estimates, also has been utilized in ,construction of 17 buildings on the Midway and for interior decoration in village structures. No estimate was available of the am,ount of lumber used in the construction of 42 wooden buildings in the Gold Gulch area of the Exposition where Days of '49 exhibits
will be housed. Timbers i6 by 18 inches were the main cords used in truss 64 feet long on the Palace of Foods and Beverages.
Building Permits in \(/estern State3 Show Big Gain for April April building permits throughout the Western states recorded a 161 per cent increase over April, aicording to the Western Monthly Building Survey prepared by H. R. Baker & Co., San Francisco. Reports lrora 67 leading Western .citie.s- showed- !_otal
permits in April, 1935 $11,585,320, agalnst $4,437,727 it
April, 1934. The 25 cities reporting largest volume of building permits in April ieported a volume ql #.2,999-,V$.o<iffffiea with $8,612,163 in March and $3,645,707 in April,1934. Permits in April, 1935, were the largest recorded from normal building activity in the past two and one-half years. This is the fifthconse,cutive month of increases reported over preceding month and corresponding month last year. Los Angeles with a large increase, largely representep by ,construction of a new terminal building, led the 'coastdl cities again. It was followed by San Diego in second place. Building activity in this city developed to a considerable degree by the construction of the 'World's Fair. San Francisco followed in third place, with, tqng Beach, Pasadena, Fresno, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and San Marino ranking next in ,conse,cutive order. In,creases were reported by the following cities in April over both the preceding month and corresponding month last year: Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, Pas{r dena, Fresno, Portland, Ore., San Marino, Van'couver, B. C., Stockton, Piedmont, San Jose, Tacema" IMash.; Compton, Yakima, Wash..;.and iSalt Lake City,.U'tah. The following ,cities' reportetl increas?s lln April over April, 1934,but not March: San Francisco, Oakland, Glen' dale and San Bernardino. Stockton, Piedmont, Compton; Tacoma and Yakima were added to the group of 25 cities reporting largest volume gf building permits during April. '-"1't :
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