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ft was down in Deep East Texas, and two colored lumber stackers were sitting in the shade eating their lunch of "cawn bread," lasses, and bacon-grease, and talking with deep interest about the war in Korea. This business of having American soldiers, including many of their own color, fighting against hordes of yellow Chinese Communists, was something that their vivid imaginations could conjure a lot of excitement out of.

One of them was absolutely certain that the American army was going to beat the Chinese, while the other, somewhat fearful and timid when it came to war talk, was frankly scared. "Skaid," was the way he expressed it. He said:

"Boy, how come you so suttin de American ahmy is goin'to whup dem Chinese? Ah craves t'know how come?',

Kenneth Smith, assistant to the president, The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, left June 9 for a 10-day trip by air to visit Middle West cities for the purpose of making a survey of business conditions.

"Ah'll tell you how come Ahm so sho,,' said his more optimistic friend, "Hit's becuz befo de American sojers goes into de battle, dey kneels down an' prays de Good Mastah to bring 'em de victry. An' FIe brings it to 'em. He sho does !"

The pessimist scratched his black poll, as he struggled with the thought his friend had just handed him.

"But looka heah, boy," he insisted, .,why cain't dem Chinamens kneel down, too, an' pray fo' de victry? Ah axes you, why not?"

"Sho dey can," said the other, positively. .,Sho dey can. But WHO IN DE HECK IS GOIN'T'UNERSTAN' 'EM?'

Cornell Norby, salesman for Forest products Sales Co., Inglewood, recently flew to Minneapolis (his old home town) to spend two weeks on a combination of business and vacation, in that citv and vicinitv.

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A Builder of Cities

This is a little historical story concerning Harrv \\'. Mcleod, of Los Angeles, who runs the Southern Division of the Hammond Lumber Company.

At various times during the last twenty-five years the writer of this piece has suggested to Harry Mcleod that THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT would like to run his picture in our magazine, and write something nice about him. On each occasion a very friendly and courteous, but firm, Harry Mcleod declined to furnish either the facts or the photo. For which reason he has long been absent from these columns, with the exception of such news items as occasionally developed.

What was our satisfaction the other day to open a recent number of "Redwood Log," .ivhich the employees of the Hammond Lumber Cornpany, at Samoa, California, publish monthly for the company personnel, and to find therein a modern photo as well as a brief sketch of the history of Harry Mcl-eod. So we borrowed the picture from the Hammond mill folks, and will take the liberty of re-printing the story that went with it, here and now.

The historic recital is, of course, a cold and rnatter-of-fact one, which is exactly what it proposes to be. It says nothing about the Harry Mcleod that this writer has known for many years, the genial, warm, friendly, helpful man who grins at us through his glasses while he exudes timely ancl kindly philosophy concerning the world and the folks who people it. It says nothing about the kindly and throughtful man who enjoys the warm friendship and genuine admiration of an army of lumber folks in Southern California, where he has lived, and rnoved, and had his being for rnuch the greater part of his life.

Therefore we take the liberty at this time, the first opportunity we have had during the 29 years we have known him, of testifying to our own high regard for this gentleman. From the tirne THE CALIFORNIA LUMBL,R MERCHANT first came to light, which was just 29 years ago today, this publication and its personnel have been blessed with the friendly goodwill of Harry Mcl-eod. He encouraged a struggling publication from the very beginning, and by his cooperation has helped abundantly to make its path a successful one from that early date to this.

We are not ungrateful. Now follows the historic story of Mr. Mcleod, reprinted exactly from the "Redwood Log":

"In the Spring of the year that the Wright brothers made their first successful aeroplane flight at Kittr. Has-k, a )'oung rnan arrived in San Francisco from Vancouver, Brltish CoIumbia to enter the employ of Hammond Lumber Con-rpany. He had just given up a career with the Bank of Montreal to join the newly-founded company, then in its third year of operatior.r. That was in 1903, 48 years ago, ancl the young lnan was Harry W. llcl-eod, now Vice-President and \{anager of the Southern Division of Hammond Lumber Cornpany.

"Two years later, in 1905, u'hen Hammond I-umber Company purchased Whiting Lumber and Supply Cornpany in Los Angeles and organized National Lumber Cornpany to operate it, young Harry Mcleod was made Office \4anager of the new company.

"In 1908 Perry Whiting resigned as Manager of National Lumber Company and Harry Mcleod was placed in charge of the business. Two years later he was formally appointed Vice-President anci Manager. In l9l2 National Lurnber Company was dissolved and the business in Southern California was thereafter operated under the name of Hamrnond Lumber Company.

"He saw the peak building years of 1906, 1912, 1923, \941 and 1950 in Los Angeles, and under his able management Hammond Lumber Company supplied well over 25 per cent of all the lurnber used in its trade area. N{uch of the salesmanship necessary to maintain the position of the company in this rapidly expanding market was supplied by Harry W. Mcleod.

"Harry W. Mcleod was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, on September 5, 1876. When he rvas 19 years old he entered the employ of the Bank of Montreal at Chatham, New Brunswick and in 1897 was transferred to his home town of St. John. Three years later he was transferred to Toronto, Ontario and in 1902 to the branch at Vancouver, British Columbia.

"In addition to his management of our Southern California operation:;, N{r. NIcleod, as a Director and memlter of the Executive Committee, has played an important part in the over-all development and growth of our Company. With a half century of constructive work to his credit, Harry W. Mcleod is today looking forward to still greater accomplishments in the future."