T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

Ar rcpo*cd in Thc Californir Lumbcr Mcrchrnt Juna 1' 1926

A. J. (Gus) Russell, of San Francisco, oustantling champi<tn of wooden shingles, and Sylvester Weaver, of Los Angeles, leading exponent of compositirln r<xlfing, recently macle a trip togettrer ancl attendcd tlre annual convention of Arizonit retaiters at Nogales. It is rcported they had onc formal and several infornral roofitrg debates rln thc trip.

Charles W. Iltrckncr, associatecl with Morrill ct Sturgeorr I.umber Company, I\rrtlancl, Oregon, is makirrg speeches around thc country <ln the sullject of "Laminate<l Lttnlber." I{r. I}uckncr predicts big things in tlte ftttttrc for this ntaterial. (It is called "I'lyw<xrd" in 19.51.)

'fhirty-thrcc retail lumber rrrade up a l)arty and rnade in Northcrn Mcxic<1. late irr dealers r.rf Southclrr Calit'orrtilt a nl()t()r trip to various cilics Ml-v.

A. lt. IMcLiullotrgh, of Sarr known r.r'holesalc lttmlrermen on May 13.

I.'rancisco. one of thc lrcst in California. <lic<l str<l<lerrlv

A highly successful Hrxr-Hoo ttreeting anrl Concat rvas held at lJakersfield on I\{ay 22. L. 1,. \Valkcr an<l lilrrrorc King were in charge.

Wm. l lerrry is n()w a t)artner of Sylvester L. Weaver in tlrc roofing business in l.,os Angeles, and the name of the concern has been changcd to Weaver-llcnry Manufacturing Company.

More thln 100 mentllcrs of the Central California l-umbermen's Ctull rrtet at Strlckton and Mo<lesto the morning of I\I:ry 14, and tuade tltc motor journey ()\'er the llret llartc trail to (lalaveras ltig Trees, where a llusiness ttreeting rvas held. Thc trip lastcd threc days J. li. I\lartin of 'fl-ll': C,\l.ll'oltNlA l.UlltllliR I\llil{('IJANT rvas itt :rttcnrlancc. Chas. (i. Ilird of Stocktorl. wAS onc of thc lca<lirrg lights of tlte very enjoyable afiair.

Announcetucnt is ma<le that Pattcn chasctl antl rvill continue t() ()l)erate two of the \\/oodhcad l.uml>er Contpany, in the \Voodhea<l hardwood department' l)atten & l)avics yar<l of the Bortells

& I)avics lras purretail lumlrer yards I.os Angeles ; als<r also announces the purchasc of the I-umber Company. at Monrovia.

\Valter I aker <lf the Friend & Terry l-ttmbcr Company, in Sacramcnto, hits llcen appointed \/icegerent Srrarl< of that district of Hoo-Flot.r.