F{ow Lumber Looks

The new business rcported to the Vest Coast Lumbermen'e Association by 2O5 dorm and opetating mills for the week ended August 31 was lo7r6t0r698 feet against a production of l0o,59or59t feet, and shipments of 11218581658 feet. Shipments were over production by 12.2 per cent and current sales were over production by 7 per cent. Orders boo&ed l,ast week by this identical grotrp of mills were undet the total in the preceding week by about 14,000'000 feet, or approximately 11.5 per cent. The unfilled order file at these mills stood * 413,809,24E f.eet, approximately 1010001000 feet under the week before.

The report explaind that the sharp decrease in ordets from 12110001000 feet in t{re previous period to 107r0(X)'0fi) is due to the heavy volume of new bnrsiness placed in the domestic water trades during the week ended August 24. The upswing was caused by .advance in the intercoastal rates which brotrght forward buying, and the sarting of waterfront mills that took on business held by distributors in both the Atlantic Coast market and california'

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended August 31 reported new business from 150 mills as 301691'000 feet' shipments t5r575r000 feet, and production 31r3fi),000 feet. Orders were 8 per cent above the previous week, shipments 16 per cent above the preceding week, and productio'n increased E per cent ovet the week before.* *

The Western Pine Association for rfie satne week reported neru business from 94 millc as 52]57rOOO f.eet, shipments 53'-

H. J. FORD ENTERS LUMBER BUSTNESS

Harold J. Ford has resigned as secretary of the San Joaquin Lumbermen's Club, Fresno, and will be associated with the Yosemite Sugar Pine Company, Merced Falls, as sales manager.

EAST BAY CLUB MEETS SEPT. 23

The next meeting of the East Bay Hoo Hoo Club will be held at the Hotel Coit, Oakland, Monday evening, September 23rd. The election of officers for the coming year will be held and the new officers will be installed.

San Diego Yard Buys Equipment

San Diego Lumber Company, San Diego, recently purchased a Ross Carrier, and are also buying new hoisting equipment for their yard.

128'000 feet, and production 64,809,000 feet. The 94 identical mills reported a gain in production of. lo2 per cent' and in new busin€s a gain of 89 pet celt o;er;he same week a year ^go.

The Califotnia Redwood t{ssociation reltortd production from 15 mills as 83161000 feet, shipments 9196710OO feet, and new business 7r929rDC{J feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week were 29r937r0OO feet. Production for the week was 28 pet cent greater and new business 60 per cent greater than for the same week last year. ***

411 porrglas Fir uppers are scarce and prices are firm at the mills. A number of Will,amette Valley mills ate dovm owing to the fite hazard, in t{re woods caused by lorv humidity.

Dry stocks are still a problem with the Redwood mills, but increased production should ofrer some relief. The brisk demandcontinues.

In letters dated September 11 to the three marine unions who have asked revision of dre existing arbitration awards, the Shipovmerst Association of the Pacific Coast and the Pacific American Shipownerst Association refused to consent to any changes in the arbitration award, but offered to renew the present agreement for another*Iear.

Cargo arrivals at Los Angeles Flarbor for t{re week ended September 2 totaled l6rOT4rOOO fet. Sixty-seven vessels were operating in the coastwise lumber service on Sqrtembet 2 anil 29 vessels were laid up.

Establishes One-Stop \(/arehouse In Fresno

Attention is drawn to the advertisement on another page of this issue announcing the establishment by Hill & Morton, Inc., of a one-stop service at Fresno, Calif., for the benefit of dealers in the territory.

At this plant they are carrying the nationally advertised lines mentioned in the advertisement, as well as their regular line of Fir, Pine and Redwood lumber, and Red Cedar shingles.

The Fresno plant, located at 2019 to 2025 H Street, is in charge La Franchi as manager, and his able assistants. Telephone number is Fresno 3-8933.

A teletype has been installed in the Fresno office to insure speedy service from the Northwest mills to the dealers. This service at Fresno is additional to the inventory carried by Hill & Morton, In'c., at Dennison Street Wharf, Oakland, California.

No. 9 ol a Series

Sh! Have you heard this one? Y es, it's G IM ES R R

Nearly everywhere Red Grimes goes, he finds friends, and if he doesn't find 'em he soon makes 'em. For truly Red refects the warm, friendly spirit of California Redwood and the Palco organization.

Red was born in Oakla.nd-we'd tell you when except he would then have to start acting dignified-and that wouldn't be Red.

Problems of the retailer are second nature to Red as he spent several years in a yard and later was salesman for a jobber.

In 1920 he joined Palco and has become a regular member of the "family.'l "Scotia," however, is only a steamship as far as Red is concerned, for his one regret is the fact that he didn't acquire a "sawdust complexion" in the Scotia mills, as so many Palco folks have done.

In 1929 he finally bid goodbye to bachelotdom and married Anna Belle Andrews. Today he is busily engaged in shaping the cateers of his two young sons whom Red claims are both fine "timber" for future lumbermen.

Red is now working with Gus Hoover in spreading the Palco gospel in Southern California. He alio spent several years in Northern California and Texas where his friends are legion.