Yes, Tirnes Have Changed

The other day there came to this desk a letter from the highly intelligent and charming wife of one of our good lumber friends, asking for advice and assistance. And when we read it we knew for sure that times have changed, and "things aint what they used to be."

She said that she had been asked to make a talk to a ladies club to which she belonged, and that she had chosen for her subject, of all things, "Reforestation." Yes, Sir, you read itright. She elected to talk to her lady friends on the subject of scientifically growing forests for the future.

Hark you back to the days of yore, and recall if you will the subjects that were discussed when ladies gathered together socially, and see how different were the subjects handled. They need hardly be named, but were mostly cf the most social character.

And now we find a lady who thinks reforestation one of the most interesting subjects in the world today, and went abour learning all she could on the subject in order that she might properly and intelligently present it. Well, we gave her some suggestions, also names of others who were in position to help with such a subject, and we warned her tJrat she had taken upon herself a real big chore in selecting such a subject, and suggested that she deliver the thdies mostly generalities, lest she find herself invading a province of giant proportions.

What a subject ! Not so many years ago the lumber industry gave little or no thought to growing trees. It was busy cutting them. And suddenly the entire industry has become reforestation minded, and tree growing is the biggest thought that pervades the industry. It IS a wonderful subject, and we trust that our lumber lady friend finds herself able to encompass some part of the picture into a normal speaking time. And we feel certain that the subject will find :rn eager audience. The fact that there will always be forests from which materials for housing and otherwise suppiying man and his possessions can be obtained, appeals to all intelligent people.

Wood is a lovable material of a million uses, and it is good to know that, because of the efforts of man, there will always be a satisfactory supply. The industry was slow starting its interest in reforestation, but it is rolling now, and the roll will increase materially with every year that passes.

Hcppy Event

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kesler receivetl mauy congratulations on the birth of Susan Frances, their third child, in Oakland, Nfarch 31.

Mr. Kesler is a salesman for the Santa Fe Lumber Co. in the San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose areas.