Herc ls Historic

Redwood Plank

Here is an historic and interesting picture. It rvas taken at the mill of The Hamtnond Lumber Companv, at Samoa, California, in 1901, and n'as recently clug out of the compatl-r- files.

It shorvs rvhat rvas thought to be the biggest redrvood plank ever uranufactured up. to that time. It was 3 inches thick, 8l inches s'ide, and 18 feet long. \othing to sho\\' u'ho the rnen in the picture u-ere.

Arthur Twohy, Los Angeles rvholesale lutnbernlan. and \Irs. Tn'ohy, are back from a three s'eeks' tripto the I'acific Northu,est. They rnade the trip by automobile, and Arthur made several stops along the rvay to visit s'ith Iumbermen friends. The return trip rvas made lia the I{echvood Highway.

LeRoy Stanton, president l-. J. Stantrln &. Son. lrlc' of Los Angeles. returned from a trip 'round the s'orld last rveek. \\'hile as'ay he visited in Harvaii. the I'hilippines and Japan in the interest o[ Hoo-Hoo Internatiotral. He also spent considerable tinre in England, France and Italy during his sta-v- abroad.