FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

in The California Lumber Merchant August 1, 1925

Half a billion dollars worth of buildings were, estimated to be under construction throughout the country at the end of the first half of the year; a record-breaking total.

The first relief ship to land a cargo of lumber at Santa Barbara after the earthquake was the Silverado, a Charles R. McCormick & Company vessel. She unloaded a quarter of a million feet.

One of the largest mill and timber deals in West Coast history has just been announced, whereby a new Delaware corporation, the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company which has just been organized for this purpose, took over the huge timber and mill properties of Pope & Talbot. This includes three billion feet of timber in the Northwest, two great sawmills on Puget Sound, and tremendous other properties, the total being about twenty million dollars. The new McCormick corporation also took over all of the various Chas. R. McCormick corporations, eight in number. The McCormick interests have for several years past been the largest single factor in the marketing and production of Northwest forest products, having handled 530 millioir feet last year. With the addition of the great Pope & Talbot interests, the new Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company is one of the biggest lumber combinations in history. The entire deal was a consolidation of the Pope & Talbot and McCormick lumber, timber, mill, and steamship interests under the new McCormick cor-

Covered Timber Country in North

George and Sally Clough returned recgntly from an extended trip throughout Northern California, Or,egon and Washington. Combining business with pleasure ,this popular couple visited various lumber mills and also called on their numerous friends in Eugene and other cities in the Northwest. While they were away they also took time out for fishing and relaxation from the press of business activity. Sally is an active member of the George Clough Wholesale Lumber organization, being Girl Friday to this hard hitting sales executive.

poration, with Pope & stock. (In after years Pope & Talbot taking

The California test for salesmen to those offering Redwood.

Talbot taking a large part of the this consolidation was dissolved, back their properties.)

Redwood Association announces a conof Redwood lumber, prizes being offered the best suggestions for new uses for

Fred Palmer, of San Francisco, well known salesman of Western pine lumber, was host on July 24 at a luncheon in honor of Dwight Hinckley, president of the National American Wholesale Lumber Association. The luncheon was held in the Commercial Club in San Francisco, and was attended by thirty prominent Bay District lumbermen.

The recently organized Citrus Belt District Hoo-Hoo Club held a dinner and Concat at Riverside on July 10. Frank Curran, of Los Angeles, headed the degree team.

Oakland claims to be the fastest growing city in the nation, and points to a total of fnore than 36 million dollars worth of building permits for the year ending June 30.

Mrs. A. B. Hammond, of San Francisco, died'July 25'. She is survived by her husband, head of the Hammond Lumber Company, four daughters and a son, Leonard Hammond.

Ioins Kcryser Gypsum Stcrff

Robert A. Costa has joined the stafi of Kaiser Gypsum, Division of Kaiser Industries, Inc., where he will be administrative assistant to the general sales manager, it was announced today.

Ife was formerly administrative assistant to the chief engi' neer of Arabian American Oil Company in San Francisco, Prior to that he served nearly five years with various branches of the U. S. Navy as ship's executive officer and intelligence officer. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco.