TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant, Septemb er 1, 1932

Ed Seward of the Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. made his fourth hole-in-one while playins at Wilshire Countrv Club, August 13 Henry M-. Adairs purchased the inteiests of the Bowers estate in the Adams-Bowers Lumber Co. at Anaheim and renamed it the Henry Adams Lumber Co. . Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co. and St. paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. joined the California Wholesale Lumber Association.

The Strable Hardwood Co. advertisement in the recent August 1 issue that hardwood prices had hit bottom was being confirmed elsewhere in letters sent to the trade bv White Brothers that hardwood prices were down to thi: levels of I9o4., that Douglas fir plywood and wallboard were at the !ow-es! prices in.history,-and that hardwood flooring was priced the lowest in 28 years.

The Census Bureau report of 691 identical sawmills showed that lumber produ-tion for 1930 and 1931 was the lowest in 50 years . The Bauer Lumber Co. in Compton and the Osbeck Lumb_er Co. Encinitas, were burglarized in broad daylight . State directors of the Califor-nia Re- tail Lumber Association met in Santa Barbara, August ZZ.

^ T.. P.- Hoga_n, Jr-_president of the Hogan Lumber Co., Oakland, made a 95-minute plane flieht-to Eden Vallev Ranch to hunt deer J. H. Bloedel rias in Southern California from Seattle to confer with J. H. Prentice Walter A. Koll returned to the A. J. Koll-Planing Mill from a pacific Northwest honeymoon The SoneJlumber Co. took over the_Valley Lumber Co. yard at El Centro on August 15 and J. S. Jones planned io enter the Imperial Va]lev Building Assn. Charles E. Sones is in charge of th"e business.

.Chas. B. Lyory of Hammond Lumber Co. rvas low-gross winner at the Orange County Lumbermen's tournairent, August 17. Santa Ana Dealei D. E. Liggett won low-nel and R. E. Hostetler and Art Kelly tied f6i Utitta bosey $"rtJ F. -Faull, salesmanager of Hammond Lumb"ei Co., San Francisco, died suddenly of a heart attack on a hunting gig gasl of Merced,. August-23. The hunting party includet Ralph Duncan of the Merced Lumber Co.-.-. l4ax Cook of Oakland was a recent I-os Angeles visitor.

The Gieb Lumber Co. moved its San Gabriel yard to 60O644 S. San Gabriel Blvd., where Claude IIiil wilt continue as manager. .- . . Frgd V. Holmes, salesmanager of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., San Francisco, retrirned from t hultrng trip in Mendocino county . . . Strable Salesman Ralph E. Bacon was on a three-months trip to Europe.

The Rossman Mill & T.umber Co., Wilmington, opened a yard. at Long Beach on the former Coast Luriber Co-. site. Arthur Turner was named manager Four of the ancient "horseless carriages" from the -Arthur Twohy collection were leased py_BKO Pictures studio for use in filming.,The L-o_nquerors." fh.y were a 1902 Pierce Arrow, 1907 Buick, 1912 Stevens Duryea and 1913 Cadillac.

Archie Bingham of Bakersfield was appointed manager