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Ar rcportad in Thc Califomia Lumbcr Marchant May 15,1926

Thc quarterly meeting of the California ltetail Lumbermen's Association was held at San Diego on May 5' Among the subjects discussed was the proposed national uniform mechanics lien law that is to be drafted by a comnrittec appoirted by Secretary Herbert Hoover'

Jim Chase, formerly with W. R. Chamberlin & Company in Los Angeles, will open and manage a retail lumber vard for'the Little River Redwood Co' at Arcata, Calif'

The Long-Bell Lumber Co. an May 3 placed in operation the second unit of its plants at Longview, Wash' The two plants covering 73.3 acres under roof have a capacity of 700,000 fet per eight-hour shift.

The Central California Lumbermen's Club will meet at tl-re C;laveras Big Trees on May 15 and 16. The committee arranging for the nreeting includes Chas. G. Rird, chairman; George Grortncl, R. F' Wells, I{' Cl. Henry and Frecl Holmes.

Members of the Orange County Lumbermen's Club are acting as hosts on June 5 at the annual picnic of the Southern California branch of the State Retail Association at field day of the Chas. R. McCormick Steamship Co., Paradise Cor'e on Sunday, the Lumber Company started a retail Avenue and Dorvnev Road, Hun-

Orange County Park. Walter Gibbs of Anaheim heads committee of arrangements.

Hastings Garland, who was contlcctcd rvith the rail departrnent of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. with headcluarters in the San Francisco office, is norv representing the company in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramentu Valley.

Fred Roth, Vicegerent Snark of the Bay District, announced a concatenation will be held on the evening of June l0 at the Roof Garden of the Whitcomb Hotel, San Francisco.

Thc first annual picnic and McCormick Lumber Co. and San Francisco, was held at April 25. Over 250 attended.

Hayward Lumber & Investment Co., Los Angeles, opened a retail lumber yard at Los Banos.