T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

As reported in The California Lumber

Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco, shipped to Paris, four official spring boards which will be used by the competing swimming teams in the Olympic Games.

Borverman Lumber ber yard in Glendale. company, and George

Company, Ltd., opened a retail lumC. C. Bou'erman is president of the I\ Hammond is secretarY.

There is an illustrated write-up of woocl Lumber Company, Los Angeles, the Western Hardin this issue.

At a special election held in the City of Berkeley on May 6, the original shingle initiative ordinance 'ivhich rvas sponsored by the lumbermen carried by a majority of 2,887 votes. The alternative shingle ordinance that was on the ballot rvas defeated by over 9,000 votes' R. F' Hammatt headed the Lumbermen's Committee. The new ordinance repeals the roofing ordinance that had been adopted by the City Council.

Bump rvas appointed general Lumber Products Co. manager of the I-os

Hoo-Hoo Club No. t held a dinner dance in the Gold Ball

Merchant May TODAY 15, 1924

Room of the Palace Hotel, San of May 3. The committee that party was headed by J. Walter

Francisco, on the evenlng arranged for the enjoyable Kelly.

Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co. purchased Lumber Company at Paso Robles. the Tvnan

The D. O. Wenrich Lumber Company opened for business at Merced. Mr. Wenrich formerly managed the Hammond Lumber Company yard at Watsonville.

Kenneth Smith of San Francisco, district sales manager of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, rvas the guest speaker at a meeting of the Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco. His subject rvas "The Story of R. A. I.ong ar,cl the Long-Bell Operations in the Northrvest."

The Millu'ork Institute of California completed the details o{ their organization and offices rvere established in Los ;\ngeles and San Francisco. The San Francisco office is ur-rder the direction of H. T. Didesch, and L. E. Gates is in charge of the Los Angeles offrce. Harry J. Gaetjen, Empire Planing N{ill, San Francisco, is president of the Institute, and Mr. Didesch is secretary.