S. F. Lumber Exporters to Develop Code

Lumber exporters of San Francisco interested in the export of West Coast lrrmber gathered in San Francisco August 77 at a meeting called by L. E. Force, president of the Lumber Exporters of the United States.

Mi. Force explained in detail what occurred at the meeting of the Lumber Exporters of the United States held in St. Louis, Mo., July 19, and read a copy of the code that rvas submitted to and approved by the Emergency National Committee at Washington as a tentative outline of fair trade practices for the lumber export fraternity as a whole. He said it is expected that each natural division or subdivision will develop and file for approval rules and trade practices r,r'hich will contain provisions that are peculiar to the particular district or subdivison. Supplementary codes are to be submitted within 30 days from August 19, when the major National Lumber Code was signed.

Leonard C. Hammond, Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco, and W. J. Mulligan, W. J. Mulligan & Co., San Francisco, were elected directors of the Lumber Exporters of the United States at the St. Louis meeting, representing the California district. Mr. Force represents the Seattle exporters, and W. W. Payne the Portland district on the National board.

Mr. Mulligan was appointed at the San Francisco meeting chairman of a committee of five to be selected by him to meet and consider the advisability of developing code requirements for the San Francisco exporters. He has named the following committee to meet and develop recommendations which will be submitted to a general meeting:

W. J. Mulligan, chairman, W. J. Mulligan & Co., representing East Coast of South America and West Indies.

Stanley Ford, W. R. Grace & Co., representing West Coast of South America.

A. E. Wolff, I. J.Moore & Co., Inc., representing Australia, New Zealand and the Orient.

R. J. Gutierrez, Redwood Export Co., representing Redrvood, as well as world-wide parcel markets.

H. H. Barg, Barg, Ziel & Co., representing California White Pine and world-wide parcel markets.

Egnell-Rader

Frank Egnell, of the sales department of the Hammond Lumber Company, San Francisco, was married on Saturday, August 26 to Miss Iris Rader, of Mill Valley, Calif. The ceremony took place in Mill Valley.