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of Wendling-Nathan Company in San l'rancisco.

If this isn't remarkable enoush in itsel{. consider that our tireless suhjeci still work" an eight hour day five days a week. Well. all except a few afternoons now and then when the bangtails are running at tracks closeby. And believe us, Duke's business accruement is not often wasted on those afternoons either, judging from his frequent trips to the cashier cage.

A graduate of the University of Califor- nia in Berkeley, class of 1898, Duke originally appeared headed for a career in law. Shortly after graduating from Cal, he enrolled in Hastings College of Law, but a year later his dad passed away and Duke decided he best get to work. As it turned out, the law profession's loss was a mighty rich gain for the lumber industry.

In 1900, Duke got a job with the old Vendling Lumber Company, then located at 6th and Channel in San Francisco where the old windiammers and schooners docked with "Oregon Pine" (Douglas fir to us youngsters) from the mouth of the Sui-"lauRiver on the Oregon coast.

It was here, by the way, that Duke first met a youngster by the name of Roy Hills who was later to become his partner for so many good years.

During 1904, The Pacific Lumber Company. located just across the street, bought out Wendling Lumber Company and Duke found himself in the redwood business and assistant yard manager of the same vard for Pacific.

In 1906, Cross Lumber Company opened a large cargo yard in the City and Duke spent a vear in charge of city sales for that firm, returning to Wendling Lumber in 1907, where Roy Hills was now active as a lumber salesman. This company was later succeeded by Wendling-Nathan Company which spread into many territories besides California until the owners liquidated and retired in 1914.

And that's when Duke and the late Mr. Hill really got into gear. They promptly arranged to keep the time-honored name and incorporated Wendling-Nathan Company at Il0 Market Street.

One oI the many things that Duke did after setting up shop was to build the first (Conti,nued on Page 49)

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The world's largest manufacturer of drying and handling systems has revealed that it is changing it's name, but not the qualities that have made it a ledder since l8?9.

Moore Oregon is the new name for the Moore Dry Kiln Company of Oregon. Tka firm presently has six manufacturing divisions and three factories. The divisions are lumber dry kilns, gypsum, lumber handling, plywood veneer, hardboard and softboard. equipment.

Company officials stated that the name Moore is practically synonymous with dry kilns, but tlat today it is found on their diversified line of drying and handling systems and tfre new name reflects this growth. They stressed that they are still the same comp:rny, but that now they have a new face.

Demonstrolion Forest Opens

The Pacific Lumber Co. was the first to open a Redwood Region Conservation Council-sponsored demoristration forest, June 22 aocording to TPL president Stanwood A. Murphy. It is located approximately six miles south of Scotia. The RRCC had announced previously that it would open six of these living forest displays throughout the Redwood Region this summer.

Other companies participating in the progra.m are Miller and Rellim Redwood Companies in Crescent Citn Georgia Pacific Corp. at Trinidad, The Simpson Timber Co. near Korbel, Rockport Redwood Co. at Rockport and the Masonite Corp. near Navarro.

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New Stonge lumber Ofiice

Stange Lumber Company, a two-year old Lake Oswego, Oregon firm has opened new offices in Redding, California to handle the mill sales from Van Vleet Wood Products and Williams & Phelps lumber company's mills. Stange Lumber is the exclusive sales representative for the two firms.

Company president A. H. "Brick" Stange, Jr. said that the Reddins office will be manned by Stu McAllisler and Earl Nordvedt. From both offices, Stanqe sells a complete line oI factory and constiuction woods. Van Vleet is located at Hoopa, Calif. and Williams & Phelps at Hornbrook, Calif.

The Stange family has a long record in the lumber business in both the West and Middle West. Brick Stange's great-grandfather founded one of the first sawmills in Wisconsin and the family also founded the Mt. Emily Lumber Company in LeGrande, Oregon in the mid 1920s.

Born and raised in Merrill. Wis., Stange 1-ajored in Forestry at the University of Minnesota and later worked for Mt. Emilv. In 1953 he started to work with Tarter, Webster & Johnson and worked for TW&J until going into business for himself in 1960. Shortly thereafter he bousht into Industrial Lumber Co. and was with them until forming Stange Lumber Co.

Duke Euphrat

(Continued lrom Page 44) steam schooner to sail up the Suislaw River. The name of the schooner, "Washcalore", was an ambitious combination o{ Washinston, California and Oreson.

During 1924. Duke married Grace Maria Crow, daughter of the late and legendary lumber journalist Carl Crow. Of their two sons, Paul Euphrat survives and has long been actile in the business with his dad, along rvith R. E. 'oBud" Hills, son of Duke's early day partner.

Duke still makes his home at 55 Sea View Terrace in San Francisco, a home he built in 1926, and, his three little grandsons (ages 5. 6 and 7) are frequeni visitors. much to the obvious delight of their grandpa.

Jack Dionne, publisher emeritus oI Calilornia Lurnber Merchant and a lifelone fri,end of the "Duke." put his considerable eloquence to good use in tribute to his old friend as follows:

"He loves his profession. He loves his fellow men; lumbermen and others. He plays fair. He keeps his word. He never forsakes a friend. He never violates a confidence. He is honorable, he is useful and he is lovable. And he is a most senerous man. His name is deeply and impe-rishably engraved upon the hearts of those men who know and have known him. Lonq mav hel wave."

John Fohs Joins Col Ponel

Following in the footsteps of his father Bill Fahs, John Fahs has become a member of the sales staff of California Panel & Veneer, covering the San Fernando Valley.

John attended Stanford University and this spring visited plywood mills learning production and later attended a six week training course in Cincinnati, Ohio by the Formica Corporation.

John is no fledgling in the lumber, plywood and allied products business. He spent most of his free time at school working in the Cal Panel plant in Los Angeles. He got that part of his education the hard way and is well prepared for business.

TWJ's Stockton Ofiice

Only thirty-five working daYs from ground-breaking to moving-in were all that were required to construct Tarter, Webster & Johnson's new mouldings-plywood-millwork sales headquarters at Stockton, which is now in operation.

Calaveras Development Company, like TW&J an affiliate of American Forest Products Corporation of San Francisco' constructed the 2500 square foot building adjacent to AFPC's Stockton Box Company manufacturing plant.

As far as possible, lumber products used are company products. Particularly featured are Bond-Board decking, a panelized two by six inch white fir product manufactured in Fresno, and exposed white fir laminated beams.

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Sound ond the Fury

A furious fire at the Sound Lumber Co. in Arcata on May 24 AiA more than $500,000 damage to lumber, buildings and equipment.

The blaze was discovered at mid-afternoon in a massive stack of unprocessed logs near the mill.

Fanned by strong winds, the flames ignited the roofs of several nearby buildings, including the main building which was destroyed. The main building had been reopened only three days earlier after being closed for installation of new equipment.

Retoilers Get Strong Worning

A leading builder spokeirman says lumber retailers must become more new product oriented to continue doing business with the building community.

Bernard L. Boutin, executive vice president of the National Association of Home Builders, complained that too often "dealers are reluctant to stock a new product until the market for that product has been proven." This is why many manufacturers have switched to selling directly to builders, rather than through retailers, Boutin explained.

o'Too many of the dealers are still iust lumber dealers and are not cognizant of the progress which has been and is still being made in the building industry which requires a constant awareness of new prod' ucts, materials and methods for home building," he emphasized.

Vermiculite Convenlion

Discussion of sales promotion and re' search topped the program of the 24th annual convention of the Vermiculite Institute of Chicago at Point Clear, Alabama. D. J. Boone, president of the institute and man' ager of the marketing department of Zono' lite Division, W. R. Grace Co., presided.

Boone reported substantial gains during the past year in industry-wide sales of ver' miculite insulation, concrete aggregate, and agricultural products. The irtstitute's exten' sive fire testing program at Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., produced'an increase in sales of vermiculite fireproofing also, Boone stated.

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Harold K. Sterrett of Tennessee Zonolite Co. at Nashville was elected president of the institute to succeed Boone. E. R. Murphy was returned as managing director; R. W. Sterrett was elected treasurer.

Two New IMA Members

The Lumber Merchants Association has added two more new members to its growing lisi of associate members. The new members are Owens-Corning Fiberglas, represented by Jim Schryver, and Oakley Plyvood & Door, represented by Jim Oakley of Morgan Hill.