Northern California Retailers Have Successlul Fall Meeting

'lhe gcncrlLl fall nrccting oi the l,tttrtlrer ]lcrchlLrlts -\ssociatiorr oi \orthcrrr ('lliIorni:r, hc]rl at tlte liairnt,rttt llotcl. S:rn Iirltlcisc(). ()n 'l'tte sclitr', ( )ctolrcr 1(), u :ts n'c1'l lrt tcrr<lctl, ;irrcl rllLrrr Irtr-orrtlrle c()lllments n'cre lte:trtl ott the litte lrrogranr arrungecl lrv I:xecrrtivc Yice I'rcsitlott -Jacli li. I'ot.ncro\-. (ieorge K. .\tllrnrs, ltrcsi<1e nt of tltc -\ssociatiorl. prcsided.

It. \'. Sit.upsorr. e-xecutir c vice I'r'e si,lcnt r>i 1hc \\-est Coast l,utnbernren's Association. I'ortllLttcl, spolie to att attcntivc :rncl irttcrcsted irutlience at the I11rr111i11u sessi,,tt. on inrlustrr' prolrlems. I le saicl it n'as his opinion that lunrlrer l-il1 contirrrte to lre :r higher pricetl cottrntoclity thltn it u'as lrefore the u'ar, an<l that it t'ill cotrtitrtte to takc tltc placc of steel antl other higher pricc<l trtatcri:tls. Ile colnplimentecl the timber falrricatnrs u'ho are usirtg a lot ol Iunrlrer in arches ftir inclttstrial l-ruildings,:ttrtl are tl.rtts rLrirrg a fiue tracle extensiorl jrtb for the intlrrstrl-.

\1r. Sirnpsrrn tolcl the gathering that thc \\'est ('o:tst mills have the ltig problem of sclling trvo billion fect cti loil'gradc lumber everv vear. arrd exltllrirrcil thc largc advertising ancl ltrttttt,rti,rtt Prr,!-rtnl l1{)\\' lrcing carric<1 on rvith thc r:ntire elnph:Lsis on tlte promotiott of thc salc of Iou' grarle lumber. 'I-he Uniterl States (ior-ertrnrcttt anrl the Forcstrr-Departrrrent iire right lrclrirr<1 thcn'r in their efTorts to have thc right gratlc of lrttnber ttsecl in thc right place, hc conclucle<i.

,\ iull rclrort of JIr. Sittritson's talk rvill appellr irr lrl.t crrrl_r- issuc t,I this 1)itl)cr.

Ilan-r- tlucstions u crc askerl lrv thosc lrrcsclrt ltntl allsrvcrecl lrv the speakcr. -\mortg thc qttestiotlers \\'e re : \\-enrlcll ltolric, ,\uburlr Lttmber (1o., -\uburn, L.itlif.; -f o Shcp:rrtl, Iluiltlcrs Iitnllorittnr, El Cerrittl, Cltlii. ; \\-rl. ('. Ilagelin, Frce rlonr Lumlrer Co., Frecclom. Clrlit-.; -]ohn lirectltlttl. L'aliiornilr Ilec'lrr'oot1 -\ssocilLtion, San I'-rllnciscrl, arr<1 -J ' IT. Iiirk, trirli Lun'rl,ier & Brriltling Ilaterial Co., Sarita N{arilt' Calif

Itolrcrt ll. (lros, <lirectttr oi advertisirrg antl prrlrlicitv for the l'rri:ilic Clas & I',lectrir-: Co., deliverccl a rciusirrg adclrcss on "'l'he Cold \\-ar-Berlin to Delhi," anci got ;t big hand fror-n the auclicnce at thc t-toon luncherlr-r, hclrl at Hotcl ]lark Ilopkins. He retrtrned recently from a 2U,0@ nrile torrr of Ettrope, the IIi<lclle }iast, arrrl Inclia, lrrr<1 had tltc a<1r'arrtage on this tottr oI having talked n'ith rrlany lea<1crs irr nranv cttuntries. \\:cndell Rolrie, -\ulltlrn. Calif-, n'as nrastcr of ccretnonies at the iunchet-rn.

'fhe spcakcr at the everring banrlttet in the 'I'errace I{o<itn oi the F:rirn.tont Ifotcl n'as Congresstnan Iircd A. Flartlc,r', co-author ol the Tait-i Iartlev I-abor ,\ct. Ilis sulrjcct, "'f hc Nrttiorral Labor Scetre," u'tts natttrallv one of intcrcst to his hearcrs, manv of u'hcitn are large ctrtplovers of lallor. Iiarle,[ohnson, \\-atsont'ille ]-rrmber Clo., Watsonville, \\'irs mlrster of ceremotties at thc ilanquet.