T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS

As reported in The California Lumber

The California Retail Lumbermen's Association announced that the annual convention will be held at the Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, on November 10-12. Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles, is Association oresident.

The San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club met at the Hotel Californian, Fresno, on October 15. The principal business of the meeting was a discussion of the revision of the by-larvs of the Club. Dr. Thomas E. Snyder, entomologist, U. S. Department of Agriculture, gave an interesting talk on termites. President F. Dean Prescott presided at the meeting.

Harvey Lumber Co. opened a new J. N. Harvey is owner and manager. yard at Bakersfield.

This issue carried a write-up on Fred Roth, general manager of J. H. McCallum, San Francisco retail lumber dealer. Fred was Hoo-Hoo counselor for California the past year.

The Sacramento Lumbermen's Club met at the Hotel Senator, Sacramento, on October 15. Clarence Jarvis, vice president of the Capital National Bank, Sacramento, was the speaker of the day and spoke on early day financial transactions. President W. A. Walden presided at the meeting.

Dan Schroebel, assistant Lumber Co., Stockton, was the late Robert Inglis.

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TODAY 1, 1927 manag'er of the San Joaquin appointed manager succeeding

The Orange County Lumbermen's Club held its annual meeting and golf tournament at the Santa Ana Country Club on October 18. The golf tournament got under way at 1 :00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. about 75 sat down to dinner in the clubhouse, including club members, their wives and guests. President R. A. Emison acted as master of ceremonies. Walter Spicer was awarded the Secretary's Cup donated by Secretary E. Steffensen for having the low g'ross score. A. C. Bowers, Adams-Bowers I-umber Co., Anaheim, was elected president of the Club for the coming year by the board of directors.

E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn., announced the opening of their new warehouse in Los Angeles. H. Lee Carlton. district sales manager, who has represented the company in the Los Angeles territory for seven years, is in charge of the new warehouse.

Little River Redrvood Company had a formal operrins of their new retail lumber yard at Madera on October 2l22. "Jimmy" Chase is manager of the Madera yard. H. W. Cole, vice president and general manager of the Little River Redwood Company, was host at a banquet at the Hotel Californian, Fresno, Saturday evening, attended by 75 lumbermen from the San Joaquin Valley, San Francisco and Sacramento.

Nearly 10O Bay District lumbermen gathered at the San Francisco Commercial Club, San Francisco, on October 19 to attend a get-to-gether dinner sponsored by Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9. Frank O'Connor was toastmaster. Russell Gheen headed the entertainment committee. President Bert Johnson presided.

Frank O'Connor, Donovan Lumber Co.. San Francisco. was re-elected president of the Ship Ou'ners' Association of the Pacific Coast at the annual meeting. This makes the fifth consecutive time he has been elected to this position.

In this issue appeared a beautiful tri.bute to the late Bob Inglis, manager of the San Joaquin Lumber Co., by Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., delivered at a meetins of the High Tn'elve Club, Stockton, on October i0.

J. S. Webb, manager of the Turlock branch of the \{odesto Lumbe: Co., announced that a new plant r,vas be erected by the company at Turlock, consisting of a neu, office building and lumber sheds.

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