Nation's Architects Watch Simpson Logging

Here is a unique and historic scene.

Here are about 750 architects, gathered frotn every state in the nation, watching a logging operation, most of them fof the first time.

The -\merican Institute oi Architects held its annual business convention in Seattle a fetr, ll'eeks ago, and the entire gathering:"ivere the guests tif the Simpstln I-ogging Company in a 'ivell-planned ancl conducted trip to the great logging headcluarters of the Cor.npan)' at Shelton. \Vashingt,,n

The guests traveled 2oo miles frorn Seattle to tl.re logging operations. They rode in scores of giant buses to the rvoods, and retttrned by private vachts. About 100 employes of Simpson acted as guides and hosts to tl.re armrof visitors. There \\ras a loggers' lunch, then log rtlllrng by champions, tree t<lpping and speed climbing exhillitions follou'ecl. and then the visitors saw a great logging opera- tion from end to end. Thev sarv tree felling, log bucking, brrlldozing, yarding of logs bv "cats," and truck Lradjng. The picture shon's the crorvd of ir.rterested spectators in the background, and a t1-pical log-lozrding operation in the foreground. The architects went home knon-itrg tnore about lumber and its origin than most of them hacl ever dreamed of.

Long-Bell Velerqns Bonqueted

Three veteran officers oi The Long-13ell l-u1l1l1g1 ('t)mpanv, all vice ltresidents, u'ho u,ere retiretl in Jtltre, u-ere lionorecl on July 7 u,ith a big bancluet hel<l in the Hbtel Monticello, in Longvieu'. \\'ash. Irresiclent J. II. \\Ihite acted as to:tstmaster, and preselited the honorees rvith handsome gift-.. The three are J. H. Ker-rness()r1, Rov F. \Iorse, ancl Il. I'. Combs.

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