T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY r"i

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant November 1, 1923

Curtis Williams, retiring \riceregbnt Snark for the Los Angeles district, lvas presented with a handsome pair of binoculars by the Los Angeles'Hoo-Hoo Club.

This issue carries a writerip of Frank Curran, well known Southern California lumberman

Wm. Smith Lumber Company, San Francisco, completed; the, installation of twg new dry kilns Arld storage sheds.

The San Pedro lumber at its new Steamer Lindaui.

Luinber Go. received the first cargo of plant in Wilmington. It arrived on the

Ralph A. Thielan, 47, for.many years sales manager for the' Hammond.Lumber Company in Los Angeles, passed away. He was a native'of Ventura County, and had lived in Los Angeles for over forty years.

Al Frost, Frost Hardwood Lumber Co.,. tun ,?t"go., **f 52 per Cent GCin in Building appointed Viceregent Snark of the San Diego district. -'

A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, was the guest s:peaker at a meetii'rg of the Richmond Builders Exchange held

First eight months of 19€ showed a 52 per cent. iirlrease in value of building permits in Los Angeles, Coirnty over the same period in 1947, the Chamber of Commerce reported.

The Auguit figure of $101,080,582 brought the eight Tlre mernbers of the Lumber.salesmen's Club of San months' total to $6n,592,590. francisco, together with their wives and g'uests, held an Of the total of 13,782 permits, 4326 were residential,-reenjoyable clinner dance at the Cliff l{ouse. presenting 7975 dwelling units.

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., elected president of the California Retail Association at the annual meeting held in

Los Angeles city.contributed $61,250,580 of the August Whittier, was total, including 1484 residential permits fior 4778 dwelling Lumbermen's units. A $38,700,000rhousing,project is included in this San Frarrcisco. figure.

Wholesale Lumber - Direct Shippers In Cqrloqd lols

Redwood - Douglas Fir - Ponderosa Pine

Also crvailcrble out ol locol stocks, Sqn Frcrncisco Bcry Arec Rock Wool-lnsuicrtion Bocnd-Asbestos Cement Bodrd