Al Nolan Completes 40 Years With Pacilic Lumber Company

Al started the hard way in the lumber business. He put in a year at the big Scotia mill, and then came back.to San Francisco. He left in l9l7 to join the Air Force in World War I. Following ground school at the University of California he trained at Kelly Field and complited his pilot's training at Ebert's Field, I oanoke,,Arkansas.

After his military service he returned to the job with Pacific at San Francisco. He made steady progress in his work, and for many years has been Western sales manager. What he values most is the host of friends he has made in and out of the lumber business.

Al is a native San Franciscan, having been born there May 11, 1891. After graduation,from St. Ignatius College (now lJniversity of San Francisco) he went to work for The Pacific Lumber Company. He was married in 1923. He and Mrs. Nolan have one daughter, Mrs. Robert Norman Maclean, who is the wife of a prominent San Francisco attorney.

He is an enthusiastic golfer, is a member of the Olympic Club at Lakeside, and takes an active part in golf affairs of the Club. He lives in San Francisco.

A fine Irishman, lumberman, and citizen is Al Nolan; and a gallant gentleman.

This young looking veteran, Atbert J. Nolan, completed 4O years' service with The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, on September 10. He started to work at pacific's San Francisco yard on September 10, 1910.

Al recalls the days when lumber handlers worked 9 hours a day, six days a week at the San Francisco yard, at $2.50 a day. At Scotia the wages in 1916 were 35 cents an hour, with a l0-hour day, and only two holidays, Christmas and the 4th of July.

He also recalls that the.company operated five steam schooners in 1915. Three of these sailed to Los Angeles, one to San Francisco, and one to Oakland, carrying lumber for the yards then operated by Pacific in the three cities. These yards were closed when the railroad was built through to Eureka. The boats were named the Aberdeen, Dispatch, the Tempel E. Dorr, the Wm. H. Murphy, and the Prentice. They carried many carloads of building materials north for construction of Mill B, the dry kilns and other structures, and Al was super,cargo, taking care of all the freight that was shipped north up to the time the railroad was completed.

Rounds d Kilpctrick Softbcrll Tecnn Wins Legion Trophy

The softball team of Rounds & Kilpatrick Lumber Co., Cloverdale, Calif., won the ,championship of the Cloverdale League, September 18, which is sponsored by the American Legion. They won the playoff series against the Boucher's team.

Rounds & Kilpatrick Lumber Co. was host to its victorious team and their wives and ladies September 19, when a fine turkey dinner was served in the Grange Hall. At the dinner, Manager John Rhoda thanked the team for the victory and the wives for their support from the grandstand.

Gosslin-Hcrrding Lumber Co. Completes Incorporcrtion

Announcement is made that Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co., 750 Thornton Street, San Leandro, Calif., is now a corporation. Phil Gosslin is president. Henry H. Harding is vice president, and Doug. Freeman is secretary and treasurer.