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L. A. Second in Building Value-First lssues New Bulletin in Color in Numb er ol Building Permits

Los Angeles with building permits totaling $26,748,232 for the first six months of 1936 ranked second among the cities of the United States, and was exceeded only by that of New York, according to a report from the Chicago offices of E. M. Craig, executive secretary of the National Association of Building Trade Employers. In number of building permits issued for all classes of construction, 13,732, as well as in the number of new homes, 3134, Los Angeles stood first among the cities in the nation during the half year just closed.

The total value of permits of the twenty leading cities reporting, five of which are on the Pacific Coast, for the six-month period follows

The Pomona Pump Co. has just issued a new illustra.ted bulletin in color, presenting full details of various activities of its research and testing department. According to W. H. Day, vice-president, it is the only pump company that maintains a complete research department in a special building set apart for pre-study and final test of its products. Many devices have been designed exclusively for use in making accurate readings of performances as to speed, brake horsepower input, pressure head and water flow. To make these observations parallel those of actual operation in the field as closely as possible, the research laboratory is provided with a concrete well 135 deep and 4l f.eet in diameter.

Copies of the bulletin may be obtained without charge by addressing the company at Pomona, Calif., or 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.

T. G. Price

Thomas G. Price, manager of the Moulding Supply Co., Alhambra, died July 17 following an illness of about a month. He was 44 years of age, and was born at Neenah, Wisconsin. Mr. Price had been a resident of Southern California for twenty years where he was connected with the lumber industry. Since 1923, he was with the Moulding Supply Co.

He is survived by his wife, Esther L. Price; a brother, David Price, and a sister, Mrs. D. K. Brown, of Neenah, Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, July N, at the First Presbyterian Church, Alhambra.

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Construction totals of 44 states for the first half of 1936 totaled $I,345,78,953, an increase of 85 per cent over the total for the corresponding period in 1935.

Texas Lumberman Visits Coast

Clyde Penry of Teel Penry & Company, Fort Worth, Texas, attended the Shrine Convention at Seattle last month, and was a visitor at the Union Lumber Company's mill at Fort Bragg, Calif., July 2l and 22. Mr. Penry was accompanied by his family on the trip.

J. C. (Jack) Ellis, 63, well known California lumberman, died in Menlo Park on Tuesday, July 14. Funeral services were held in Redwood City on Friday, July 17.

Mr. Ellis was for many years with the Bellingham Bay Lumber Company, San Francisco, and was regarded as San Francisco's outstanding retail lumber salesman in those days. After this concern went out of business he represented the Santa Fe Lumber Co. for some time in Los An' geles. lfe was later associated with his brothers in the ownership of yards in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, and served as Mayor of Menlo Park.

Bulletin on Knotty Pine Paneling

The Western Pine Association, Portland, Ore., has published recently Technical Bulletin No. 4 entitled "Hints on Preparing Knotty Pine Paneling," a two-page piece dealing primarily with seasoning and handling of paneling stock to avoid shrinkage difficulties. This practical information is of particular interest to the millwork manufacturer, contractor and architect. Sample 'copies of this bulletin are free on application.

F. C. Millcr

Frederick C. M,iller, 87 years of age, retired Michigan lumber executive, died at the Hollywood hospital on July 3 following a stroke after several months of illness. He was a resident of Los Angeles for thirty years.

Born in Branford, Conn., he became associated with the lumber business and later became one of the founders and directors of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co' He is survived by a daughter, Marjorie E' Miller. Funeral servi'ces were conducted Tuesday afternoon, July 7, at the Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

On Northwest Trip

Carl Davies will leave August I on a two rveeks' trip to the Northwest. He will call at the offices of the Carl H. Kuhl Lumber Company, Portland, which firm he represents in the Los Angeles territory, and also plans to visit some of the mills.

Housing Chief Visits California

Stewart M,cDonald, national administrator of the Federal Housing Administration, was a Los Angeles visitor on July 25. He was enroute to San Francisco to confer with Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

Harold Bendorf Takes Vacation

Harold Bendorf, assistant Eastern sales manager, The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, with headquarters in Chicago, accompanied by his family, is on a month's ,v'isit to California, combining business and vacation.

Back On Job

R. A. Cole, of MacDougall & Cole, wholesale sash, door rnd plywood dealers, Los Angeles, returned July 22 from a business and vacation trip to the Northwest. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cole.

Vacationing In High Sierra

Dick Loveday, Loveday Lumber Co., and M. R. Gill, Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Los Angeles, are spending their vacation at Lake Virginia in the High Sierra where they will do some lake and mountain stream fishing.

Makes Air Round Trip From New York

W. R. Morris, manager of the New York sales office of the Union Lumber Company, left San Francisco for New York July 17, alter visiting the company's mill at Fort Bragg and the head office in San Francisco. He traveled both ways by plane.