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The California

From the Lumber Merchant, August 1, 1926

Dean Johnson is now manager of the Pacific Spruce Corporation's mill operations at Toledo, Ore. He succeeds Frank W. Stevens who resigned to go into business in Portland. Mr. Johnson was formerly assistant general manager. * :f ,t

Los Angeles lumbermen staged a golf tournament at the Lakeside Country Club, July 16. Francis Boyd won the low gross prize, the Jack Dionne Cup, and Walter Riley was awarded the low net prize, the Joe Chapman Cup.

The Henry Hess Lumber Co. has purchased the Guerneville Lumber Co. yard at *Guerneville

The Portland lumbermen's annual picnic on July 21 was a big affair over several hundred lumbermen and their families attending. The picnic was held at Ruby's Golf Course near Portland. The program included golfing, baseball, races, horseshoe pitching, and dancing. Jack Dionne, publisher of The California Lumber Merchant, was the only speaker.

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H. W. Swafford, vice-president of E. J. Stanton & Son,

Los Angeles, and Mrs. Swafford, returned on July 14 from a four months' trip to Europe. ***

A. L. Porter, for twenty-three years secretary-manager of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, announced his resignation. Roy S. Brown was appointed to succeed Mr. Porter.

Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Co., wholesale lumber dealers, have opened an office in Los Angeles in the Chamber of commerce Building' * !t 1(

The annual picnic of the Albion Lumber Co. was held June 26 in the beautiful Redwood grove near the company's Navarro mill on the North Fork of the Navarro River. ***

The Downey Lumber Company has purchased the Downey Building Supply Company yard at Downey. rN<+t

A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., was elected a member of the Nominating Committee of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco.

Philippine Mahogany

dnswers the bis question of how to add beouty and distinction to homes ot reasonable cost-how to step-up dealers' soles and profits. Write TODAy for full detoils.

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Delivery Charges

H. A. Lake, president of the California Retail Lqmbermen's Association, in a bulletin to the Association members gives a ruling on Delivery Charges received from the State tsoard of Equalization. A copy of the bulletin follows:

"Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Retailers and other persons or firms engaged in the Manufacture, Sale or Distribution of property are Liable for the Transportation Tax on Additional Charges made to customers of purchasers for the delivery of the property where the seller operates motor vehicles over the public highways o,f this State outside the limits of Incorporated cities in making such deliveries.

"If the seller bills the buyer on the basis of a delivered price which is greater than the price at the sellers place of business, the difference between delivered price and the price at the sellers place of business shall be considered a charge for delivery and the Transportation Tax will apply thereto.

"If the delivered price is the same as the price at the sellers place of business or if the seller bills the purchaser on the basis of a delivered price which is greater than the price at the sellers place of business and reports the total amount charged to the purchaser as taxable under the California Retail Sales Tax Act of 1933, (Chapter 1020 statutes of 1933) as amended by Chapters 351-355 and 357 the Transportation Tax will not apply even though the seller operates motor vehicles in making delivery to purchasers.

"The above ruling shall not be construed to apply to an occasional sale and delivery of property.

"Attorney General Opinion No. 10076 dated July 22,1935. "The foregoing supersedes all previous rulings on this subject."

Back From Vacation

Harry C. McGahey, manager of the San Diego Lumbet Co., San Diego, is back at his desk following an enjoyable vacation spent in the High Sierra.

When You Sell

Manual on Pressure Treatment of \(/ood lggued by Forest Service

Providing for the first time a practical handbook on the science of treating wood with chemi,cals to prevent decay, a "Manual on Preservative Treatment of Wood by Pressure" has just been issued by the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The practice of pressure treating crossties, poles, posts, bridge timbers and other wood used in permanent locations under conditions ,conducive to decay has been estab. lished for many years, and is steadily growing, according to Forest Service figures. In the period I92l-3O more than 280,000,000 cubic feet of wood was treated annually. This was nearly'twice as much as the annual average in the preceding decade.

However, practical wood preservers wishing to improve their practice and beginners wishing to learn the business have found reference material widely scattered, and much of it out of date and varied in authority. The manual, prepared to remedy this situation, was written by J. D. Mac' Lean, senior engineer, of the Forest Products Laboratory, maintained by the Forest Service at Madison, Wis., in cooperation with the University of Wiscons,in.

The publication is based on the results of extensive research at the Laboratory and on numerous experiments and observations made at'commercial treating plants. Dr. Maclean has outlined the ,chara'cteristics of both woods and preservat'ives as they affect treatment, and has set down in usable form the mathematical material needed in control of treating conditions. The book contains fifty working charts and tables.

Copies of the "Manual on Preservative Treatment of Wood by Pressure," Department of Agriculture Nliscellaneous Publication No. 224, 'can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at 15c per copy.

Sales Executives Promoted

Interesting news of the .month includes the announcement by E. W. Davis, general manager of Wood Conversion Company, of the promotion of two rvell-known sales executives in the building material field. Paul A. Ward has been advanced to the position of general sales manager to succeed Luther H. Atkinson, rvho after having been associated rvith the Weyerhaeuser organization for a number of years, recently joined the organization of the U. S. Gypsunn Company in the capacity of assistant to the vice-president in charge of sales. Dudley M. Patt;e has been appointed assistant sales manager, succeeding Mr. Ward.

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the Wood Conversion Company sales organization in point of service, having been continuously associated with the company almost from the beginning, having joined the sales force in 1923. In L927 he was transferred to the general sales department at Cloquet, Minnesota, where he had an opportunity to become thoroughly versed in all phases of selling, merchandising, and manufacturing. In 1930 he was appointed assistant sales manager and served in that capacity until his recent promotion. His activities cover prac-. tically every field in the company's operations, with the result that he has built up a wide acquaintance throughout the retail circles that extends from coast to coast.

D. M. Pattie, who becomes assistant sales manager, joined the Wood Conversion Company in 1924. His first assignment with the company was the introduction of its products in new territories throughout the entire country until he was appointed district manag'er, Kansas City, in 1926" Six years later he took charge of the Chicago district office, which position he held at the time he assumed his present duties of assistant sales manager. Mr. Pattie is particularly well schooled in distribution problems and has done much special work in the development and sale of interior decoration products.

Both of these men are eminently qualified to continue the merchandising program which placed Wood Conversion Company in an enviable position in the insulation industry and constitute a team of sales executives which is unique in the building material field.

Calls On Arizona Trade

Charles P. Henry, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is back from a trip to Arizona where he called on the retail lumber trade.

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The Eyes Halve It

Wild flowers glow along the road; fruit follows wayward blooms, Green mountains lift their glory heads; blue lakes shine in the sun;

Down through a tree-lined vista there a golden sunset looms, And high upon a verdant hill the woodland creatures run.

The ocean flashes through the wood that fern-clad glades adorn;

A cataract leaps down a gorge beside a fairyr fen; A mighty hieroglyphic basks in the pristine morn; A flock of birds go flitting by; a deer leaps down a glen.

Wild roses climb the mossy rocks close up beside a stream, A tangled thicket lures the eye; comes forth the evening star;

Upon a rocky peak there strikes a single sunset beamBut f can't see a doggoned thing-f have to drive the car t -Miles Overholt in San Francisco American.

Travel

"Do you know the road to Mandalay?"

"Sure. Shall I sing it?"

"No. Take it !"

FROM ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S TOMB

"IJpon the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie, Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me 'Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill."'

Correct Definitions

Son: "Father, what is a philosopher?"

Father: "Son, a philosopher is a man with good health, good position, and a good bank account. He is the only man who can afrord to be one."

Ode To Nothing

Life is simply full of thrills

Summer colds, and winter chills

Pressing pants, arranging frills

Helen Jacobs, Helen Wills

Fishes flapping filmy gills

Drinking beer at good old Bill's

Noting different people's skills

Scrubbing dirty window sills

Not remitting families' bills

Climbing most unpleasant hills

Waiting for the uncles' wills

Photographing lots of stills

Budgeting from cents to mills

Cooking over smoky grills

Sicknesses and wee pink pills

Midnight snacks and after ills

Ain't it fun-daffodils !!!

(Written by Joe McCann, California Fruit Growers Exchange.)

No Trouble At All

"How did you find your husband w'hen you returned from your month's vacation?"

'Oh, I just happened to stumble over him while I was cleaning out the cellar."

THOMAS JEFFERSON ONCE SArD:

"It would be dangerous delusion if our confidence in the men of our choice should silence our fears for the safety of our rights. Confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism. Free government is founded on jealousy, not on confidence. It is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power. Our Constitution has accordingly fixed the limits to which, and no further, our confidence will go. In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief with the chains of the Constitution."

Two Seas In Palestine

Son: "And, Father, what is an dconomist?"

Father: "Son, an economist is a man who knows a little about everything, and nothing worth while about any-

There are two seas in Palestine fed by the same river. One is brackish and dead, the other sweet and living. What makes the difference? One of them receives and gives, the other receives and keeps.-Robert E. Speer. thing."

Beautiful Hardwood Paneled Interiors Made Possible at Moderate Cost

A new product of the Algoma Plywood & Veneer Company of Algoma, Wis., that is attracting the attention of architects and builders all over the country is "Carstenite," made fr'om hardwood veneer glued under hot plate process ;with phenol resin on Masonite.

More than 50 varieties of hardwoods. domestic and for. eign, are available in this new product. These include gray harewood, tigerwood, zebrawood, ,curly red birch, bird'seye maple, teak, French walnut, avodire, prima vera and bubinga, to mention just a few.

"Carstenite" comes in sizes of from 4x5 ft. to 4xl2 ft. It is ideal for paneling large rooms, show windows, etc.

There is a definite trend back to paneled rooms in homes, and this product will help to satisfy a definite demand on the part of home builders for beautiful wood interiors.

Another new product of this manufacturer is two-ply face stock manufactured from hardwood faces in more than 50 varieties glued up on basswood cross bands with phenol resin under the hot plate process. This stock comes in sizes of from 4x8 lt. to 4xl2 f.t.

These new products are distributed exclusively in Southern California by the California Panel & Veneer Company, 955-967 South Alameda Street, Los Angeles, and in Northern California by the Maris Plywood Company, 735 Third Street. San Francisco.

Two Popular Lines

"Tyl-Lyke" galvanized roofing and "Flame Sealed" feucing, manufactured by Continental Steel Corporation, and distributed exclusively in Southern California by Commonwealth Steel & Supply Corporation, 2l5O Sacramento Street, Los Angeles, are two lines that are handled by a large number of lumber dealers. These lines are sold through dealers only.

"Tyl-Lyke" galvanized roofing sheets have attracted a great deal of attention since they were put on the market. Tlrese sheets are sold on a 24-inch width basis. and actually cover 24 inches in width when installed, compared to crrrrugated sheets which are sold on a 26-inch basis. The non-syphoning drain channel, located at the side lap of the sheet, breaks capillary attraction (syphoning or seepage) and assures a positive leak-proof installation even on roofs having a very low pitch.

"Flame Sealed" fencing has, the famous Pioneer can't slip knot which prevents enlarging of the openings and loss of shape, because strain on the knot tightens rather than loosens it.

Both of these products are protected against atmospheric corrosion and rust by a heavy uniform coating of pure zinc applied by the hot dip process.

Attends National Guard Camp

First Lieutenant Chas. B. Cross, 185th Infantry, California National Guard, attended the annual camp at San Luis Obispo, July 15 to D. Lieut. Cross is the Santa Fe Lumber Company's salesman in the Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys.