Barton Lumber Co. Builds New Office and Store

New office and store building of C. L. Barton Lumber Co., 223 East Garvey Avenue, Monterey Park, is shown at left of picture. The building is of brick and concrete construction. The yard has a frontage of 100 feet and a depth of 2N feet. A complete line of lumber and building materials is carried, including Bradley Paints, Pabco Roofing and builders' hardware. Mr. Barton has been in business in Monterey Park for the past 20 years.

SACRAMENTO HOO-HOO CLUB

Kenneth Smith, executive vice-president of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco, was the principal speaker at the regular dinner meeting of Sacramento HooHoo Club No. 109 held at Wilson's Confecturant, Sacramento, on Wednesday evening, October 16.

Mr. Smith's subject was "The Effect of the Emergency Program on the Lumber Future."

A talking motion picture entitled, "A New Voice for Mr. X" was shown by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company.

President Chas. L. Shepard presided.

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EAST BAY HOO-HOO CLUB

More than 80 members and guests attended the dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 held at Hotel Leamington, Oakland, on Monday evening, October 14.

Clarence "Nibs" Price, University of California basketball coach and former football coach, and Art Cohn, sports editor of the Oakland Tribune, talked on the subject of football.

Chas. G. Murra, Paramount Built-in-Fixture Co.. rvon the drawing for two tickets for the California - U.C.L.A. game.

Thos. T. Branson, president of the Club, presided.

Ten Years Ago Today

From November 1,1930 lssue

Valley Lumber Company purchased the Fresno Lumber Company at Fresno.

C. W. Pinkerton, Los the annual conventioh of tail Lumber Association

Angeles, attended the National Reat Chicago.

A large crowd attended the meeting of the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club at the Commercial Club, San Francisco, October 23. President Jim Farley presided.

W. T. Morrison was electeJ president of the Westwood Hoo-Hoo Club. Other officers elected were William Klotz, vicepresident, Jack Shere, secretary, and Alfred Anderson. treasurer.

TYHEETER OSGOOD SATES (ORPORATION

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Walter Mulford, professor of forestry, University of California, was the speaker at the meeting of the East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club on October 13. President Ray B. Cox presided.

Test Kiln---Westwood GRAVES FLAT TYPE

With the completion of a new test kiln The Red River Lumber Company is taking up an extensive study of drying and conditioning ponderosa and sugar pine and incense cedar. The test kiln holds one standard crib and for the trial runs the height of the load is reduced, limiting the footage to twro to four thousand feet. This permits experiments that could not be risked in the standard kiln units which hold an average of lO8-thousand feet. The kilns now in operation were designed and built by thd Moore Dry Kiln Company, the 35 units holding upward of three and onehalf million feet. These kilns are meeting the anticipated schddules and turning out satisfactory product but it is hoped that an intensive, study of the various drying and conditioning factors will indicate further economies, in cyperation and improvement in product.

The test kiln is designed and built for precision control and measurement of air circulation, tdmperature and humidity. The kiln proper is a sealed compartment N by fr feet with a l4-foot ceiling. Controls, recorders and gauges are in the adjoining instrument room with electromagnetic connections to the kiln compartment. The crib track is carried on a scale platform, the weights being read on two dials in the instrument room, each showing one-half of the load.

Air is circulated by two Moore fans, 66inch, 650 to 7OO R.P.M., each fan geared to a 3 H.P. motor. Instead of the customary vents the ventillating air, for humidity control, is exhausted by a Z8-inch Sturtevant steam t'urbine fan with variable speeds up to 380O R.P.M. It is mounted in a &inch tube with a gravity damper to atmosphere. Circulating air is confined directly to the crib load by a stationary baffle on the floor and hinged baffles at the ends and top.

Two wet bulbs and two dry bulbs, wired to the instrument room are portabld and can be introduced into the crib. Temperature recording bulbs are similarly wired and portable.

Heat is derived from eight Thermek winged copper tubes 18 feet long. These have a radiating speed eight times that of iron pipe. Six spray heads introduce either steam or water or both for the control of humidity. There are also automatic sprinkler heads for fire protection.

In the adjoining instrument and control room are the weight dials, an electric Foxboro scroll type recorder and a thermostat with dials to set up temperatures and humidity. Magnetic pilots connect the electric circuits to compressed air operating valves. One reverse acting diaphram is controlled by the wet bulb and acts on valves controlling speed of exhaust turbine. One diaphram connected with thermometer through the thermostat acts on valves of the heating coils. Two diaphragms connected with wet bulb act o,n spray valves, one for steam and one for water. While these controls are automatic, all operations are also under manual control.

With precision controls and automatic recording, laboratory method can be followed in experiments with one or all of the factors that affect drying speeds and condition of the lumber and it is expected that data will be obtained that will be of value to kiln dngineers and operators.

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Curtis Direct - Mail Advertising One of 1940 Leaders

Curtis Companies Incorporated, Clinton, Iowa, manufacturers of Curtis Woodu'ork, was placed among the Fifty Direct Mail Leaders of 194O at the recent convention of the Direct Mail Advertising Association held in Atlantic City, October 2, 3, and 4.

Several hundred of America's leading manufacturers entered displays of their direct mail advertising. From these the judges selected the outstanding campaigns for 1940. Fifty "leaders" were selected and fifty additional campaigns were given honorable mention' Curtis Companies Incorporated was onc of the leaders and the only firm in the building materials business to receive this classification.

The direct mail follor,r'-up of Curtis Companies Incorporated, which backs up their magazine advertising, has long been considered very favorably by the building industry. Curtis believes that when a prospective home builder, or an architect, or a contractor, writes to them for information on Curtis Woodrvork, that party is entitled to receive full informationnot just a hit-or-miss story that leaves doubt and dissatisfaction in the mind of the prospect.

To accomplish this end, Curtis makes liberal use of letters and sends to the interested party three very attractive books. One Curtis book, 24 pages, 2 colors, covers the Curtis Silentite Window Family and pictures and shows horv to decorate the home with sunbeams through the proper use of windows. A second book, 32 pages, 4 colors, is the widely publicized Curtis Kitchen Planning Book, rvhich was considered by "Printer's Ink" as one of the top advertising books of 1939. This book makes use of a cut-out idea which is very unique and helpful in kitchen planning. A third Curtis book, 2O pages, 2 colors, pictures the Curtis line of woodwork-entrances, doors, trim. stairs, cabinets, mantels, etc. This helps the prospect pick out all the woodwork for the home.

These books, with personalized letters, are sent to prospects who write Curtis in reply to their magazine advertising. They are sent to contractors and architects, too, who answer trade paper advertising.

This same follow-up is sent to names given to Curtis by the lumber dealer. In every case, the name of the Curtis

Charles McFarlane

Charles McFarlane, San Francisco retail lumberman' passed away in San Francisco on October 20.

He was born in Nova Scotia 60 years ago. His first position in the lumber business in San Francisco was with the Acme Lumber Co. in 1906. In 1909 he went with the Hooper Lumber Co., and later rvas with the Christenson Lumber Co. for some years. He was associated with H. S. Thomson, San Francisco, for some time and several years ago with Mr. Brown purchased a retail yard which they have operated under the name of McFarlane & Brown.

Mr. McFarlane is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie McFarlane, a daughter, Barbara Jane McFarlane, San Francisco, and a brother, Daniel McFarlane of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Mount Moria Lodge No. 44, F. & A. M.; California Bodies, Scottish Rite and Islam Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S.

Emil Hendrickson

Emil Hendrickson, partner in the West Bay Lumber Company, Redwood City, Calif., passed away on October 15. He was born in Finland 51 years ago and is survived by his widow. Mrs. Astrid Hendrickson.

Mr. Hendrickson had a large circle of friends in the lumber business. IIe was a member of The Star of Finland, Peninsula Lumbermen's Club and the East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club.

dealer is given in the letter which is mailed when the book goes out. Curtis dealers speak highly of the fine results secured frorn this very complete follow-up, which helps the dealer sell all his lines of materials, not Curtis products alone. Because this method of dealer and contractor and architect follow-up has been so well received and helpful to the building profession, Curtis has continued it for many years and considers it as a basic part of their sales promotion campaign.

Numerous other types of direct mail advertising were featured in the Curtis display entered in the direct mail competition and helped to place this long established firm among the "top 50" direct-mail advertisers of 1940.