T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant May 1s, 1gz7

Leading editorial in this issue says that the five commanC_ rnents of business are: "Be Square, Be Fair, Be Courteous. Be Considerate, Be Kindly."

A letter from Secretary of the Treasury, lferbert Hoover. commends the lumber industry on the nation_wide trade ex_ tension program now being carried on.

A report from the South states that Mississippi River floorls have practically prostrated the hardwood manufacturing in_ dustry, causing scarce deliveries to the West.

The East Los Angeles County Lumbermen's Club held irs first banquet in Pomona, on Friday evening, May 6. Robert Witter, president, acted as toastmaster.

A picture and historical story of Jim Farley, of San Frarr_ cisco, adorned one page in this issue. He was in the sales of_ fice in San Francisco at this time, after traveling the San Joa_ quin and Sacramento Valleys for seven vears.

Lewis A. Godard has just joined Hobbs-Wall & Company, San Francisco, as manager of their wholesale rail deoartment that's us. 35 yeors of it! We're old in experience. but our ideos ore young ond up-to-the-minute. Our products hove hod our cusiomers' confidence for o long time, ond we know lhere's no substilute for quolity. Whether it's hordwood or softwood Plywood, Mosonite Brond Products or Formico, you con be sure it's the best. And we know thol the newest oddition to our line of building products will hove your vote too. lt's o good-looking plostic lominote, listed os "Lomidoll" on our bollot.

Chas. S. Lamb takes over the management of the Sunset Lumber Co. at Oakland, on May 15, being a veteran retail lumberman of that district.

There is a story in this issue concerning The Califr_rrnia Mill, of San Francisco, which is declared to be the oldest planing nrill in California.

The Hammond Lumber Company has just placed an ordei with the Moore Dry Kiln Company for the installation of fourteen new type dry kilns at their Samoa mill.

-.Frederic S. Palmer has returned to San Francisco, after an absence of tlvo years, during which time he has been oper.. ating a Pine mill in Mexico.