FC,RTY YEARIS AGCD TCDDAY

Direct s,teamship service between Coos Bay, Oregon, and Los Angeles Harbor uow is regularly maintained by the Coos Bay Lumber Company of whrich C. A. Sm,ith is the founder and ac,tive head. Three vessels will be employed.

O. O. Russell, general manager of the Colorado Continental Lumber Company of Denver, has been calliing on the California trade in the last few weeks. He renewed acquaintances around the Bay district early in the mon'th but escaped from there just before the Shriners arrived. Then he went down to Los Angeles where he found many old t,ime friends. Ife reports a good season for lumber in the mountain country.

Charles R. McCormick, head of the various lumber and shipping enterprises that bear h,is name, 'took a week or two away fnom his desk in San Francisco late in June and journeyed d'own into the southern part of the state.

Robert S. Osgood, son of George J. Osgood, of the Wheeler-Osgood company, sash and door manufacturers of Tac,oma, Wash., will assume management of the company's I-os Angeles branch on July 1. Young Mr. Osgood has been in t'he au,tomobile business in San,ta Ba,rbara for the last few years and was married a few weeks ago rto a young lady in Kansas City. He is now on his honeymoon .trip.

Fred Hamtin and GarrY Bennett, two popular salesmen of San Fran'cisco, became ihe o,wners and operators of ,the Pacific Mill & Timber Company on July 1. The old corporation is dissolverd and the new owners will operate the business as a partnership.

A. O. Nelson, a fa,sriliar figure in the D,ouglas fir lumber trade of Oregon for many years, has orpe'ned up an office in the Cen'tral Building, Los Ange'les, where he represents the Santa Fe Lumber ComPanY of San Franrcisco.

Arthur H. Kelly, for many years manager of the yard of the Tulare County Lumber Co., a't Visal,ia, Calif., has resigned his posit,io,n with ,t'ha,t concern and is opening a new yard of his own at that P'oint.

George Stephenson and Charles I. White have formed a par,tnership under the name of Stephenson-White Lumber Cornpany. They will have offices in both San Francisco and Los Angeles. White, who is one of the oldest wh'olesalers in 'trhe Bay d'istrict, will have charge of the office in the Fife build'ing in San Franoisco and Stephenson, who has had wide eNperience in both manmfacturing and selling in Oregon and Washington, will preside 6ver the 'office in the Paoific Electric building in Los Angeles. They will h,and-le fir, redwood and other Californ'ia and Nor'thwest woods.

T,he Osgood Lumber Cornpany at Bell, Caiif., is making some substant'ial i'mprovements to ofroe and yard. The office is being made modern in every particular, with spe:ial atrtention to the idea of giving service to customers and ProsPects.

The Barr Lumber Co., of Sanrta ,\na, Calif., is beginning th€ cons'truction of a new, modet.t ^nd attractive office at the presen't lo'cation, including a disprl'ay and serv'ice room for the convenience of their trade. These folks are strong :merchandising e'n'thusias'ts and rthe people of their town will be offered a bet,ter-than-ever-service from them when the new o,ffice is com,Pleted.

Patton & Davies have s,tarted construction work on their new store and waretrcvuse at Alhambra. It will be one of the most modern and mrost 'complete lumber stores in Southern California as well as the largest outsi,de the big cities. The entire front will be of wh,ite pressed b'rick with attraotive disolav windows for the store and offices. The n( \\. st()r-r rr ill ltc ltr.tlrr tlt:Lrr er.tr 1rrc1r:trcrl 1r) (:ater- to tlrt lrorrrt'-lrLrilcling atr<l gcrrcral lrrril,lrnq rt'rluircrrrents oi the -\llr:Lrrlrr':r rlislrict.

'l hi. Palo Alto Lumber Company r-t,ccutl-r ,,1)('n('(l iot- lrusirres: :r1 tlrc cornt.r' ,,i ('lranIr ittra :rvcrrttt' :rntl l,llrt'rs,rn str('r1 in Pai,, \ltr,. 'l lrc ()wners art' E. R. :rrrrl A. C. Ellis, lrr-Litlrcrs. lrotlr of rrlrorrr havt' lrccrr in tlrc Iuitrlrt,r' liusi:ress at r:rrilus p1:rcts i,rr the l:rst l5 r't'urs. E, R, Ellis f, )rnrcrl]' \\':rs supcrintcrrrlorl ior the Parkinson Lumber Company :it lt:r1,, Allo arrri strlrseryucntl-r \\rrs \\'itlr tlrr Pacific Coast Lumber Surveyors' Association in S:rn Fr:Lncisc,r. A. C. Ellis u,as litlr tlrt' .;inrc orq:|tizlrtion.

The Gibson Lumber Company s'itlr lrturl-

The William F. Bettingen Lumber Company is llrt: narnc oi tlre rrcs'corrcrrn tlr:Lt iras :uccreded tlre Shirley-Allen Lumber Company :rt Easlr' li,rcli.'l'ht' lrrincipal orini'r :trr,l 1,r',.i,l,rrt ',i tlr, ,,rrrl.,n\ i- Witliam F. Bettingen, Iorrrtll,t' ;r lratrkt r :Lt -\]haltlrr:t :rttrl ( ':rrrle na :rrrl ilon- a iiirt,ctor oi l lrc

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The Hudson-Bonney Lumber Company ,ri Ilullr:rnlr lr:1. inc,rrlroratcrl for -(10().(100.'l'h( a(,nrl):ln\- is rr;Lliing sonrt rxtcnsit t irnpr,,r-cnrcnts t() tlrt'lrllLrrt anrl is ltrrparirr,l 1,, lr:rnrllr' a 3re:rtt'r' r'llunrc of ltusincss. Iltrrlr:urk is lr:Lving :r str':rrl,r- ltrrildinr: boorrr.

I rt tlrc Sovict Union, the gor rrntrrent ,,u'ns zrll the conrrncr-cial forests; irr tirc ['rritt:rl Statcs. licrlcr:11 ou.rrcrship ac, r'orlnts ior aborrt 25 percetrt. Jn Canarla. thc gor,erunrerrt orr'ns 90 1)erceltt of thc tinrberlarrcl; in Circat Brit:rin and Irr'lirn(1. 20 ltcrr:e nt ; a1)(l in Fin lanrl, Sl'crlen anrl Italr', 30 l)crcellt.

In This Issux

RAymond 3-3691

Here's the holtest ilem lo hit lhe point business in 25 yeorsl

Fleclo Yarathane is on omozing new cleor plcstic finish lhol losls twice os long os vornish. goes on ony kind of wood-inside or oul' Dries dustfree in minutes, needs no seoler. Perlecl for siding. floors, fobles, doors, even boofs. Gfoss or solin finish 8ig odvertising push for Fleclo Vorolhone feolures tlFE, POPUTAR MECHANICS ond Sundoy supplemenls. lf lhere's q higher dollor profil item we don'l know obout it. Fastesf doffor lurn-oYer too. Order lodoy.

?O/aleaale Deaaaa6rotuo

TO CAI.IFORNIA RETAII. YARDS

43O 40rh SfteetOAKTAND

(Moifing oddress: P.O. Box 3041, Ooklond, Colif.l

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