New yard opens on nofe of opfimism !

HE OPENING OF a new lumber yard in Temple City by two enterprising young men might seem a bit risky in the eyes of some Los Angeles lumber and building materials dealers these days. Especially when it's on the heels of a prolonged building lag.

But Hal Hamilton and Pete Ives don't think so !

The two Los Angeles area lumbermen feel that better business is rieht around th,e corner" and their company. L=nited Lumber. at 9250 Lower Azusa Road, is preparing to deal with what Hamilton calls "the comins good times,"

United opened its yard officially on June 1. At that time there was next to nothine on the rectangular-shaped -acre lot,

"In those early days we shipped lumber quite a bit. It took ten days to really set ourselves up," Hamilton, who is 30, commented. o'From W'estern Forest Products we purchased two huge sheds, and these were practically new."

Pete Ives, Hamilton's 3S-year-old business partner, said that thousands of dollars of very useable equipment came with the purchase of the sheds and trucks. "We even discovered 30,000 feet of electrical wiring on the lot," he said.

Both men feel that the lumber market is in a transition stage at the present time, and that the building sag should not discourage dealers from looking into other areas for a market. ooSo far as we'r,e concerned." Hamilton pointed out in United's attractively paneled main office building," the cash-and-carry idea is vitally necessary these days. Dealers who formerly depended largely on home building and the big contractors are just going to have to explore the possibility of mixing their business."

Hamilton says a cash-and-carry operation is one of the most logical ways to weather business storms.

"It's a fact that a cash-and-carry operation means no extra overhead costs. Maybe a slight inventory increase, yes. But our type of business is changing and we're try-

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