T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY A, reported in

The California Lumber Merchant November 1, 1929

The 20th annual convention of the Pacific Logging Congress was held in Seattle, Wash., October 23 to 26; R. W. Vinnedge, president, and A. Whisnant, secretary.

The Department of Commerce announces that the production of lumber in the United States in 1928 totalled 34,142,123,000 feet, a decrease of 1.1 percent as compated with 1927.

In this issue is a story and picture of Albert J. Nolan, of San Francisco, manager of Wesiern sales for the Pacific Lumber Company. Mr. Nolan started with Pacific in 1910, and has been with them ever since. (This makes Mr. Nolan a 44-year man with that concern in 1954.) The story says his hobbies are Redwood and football.

The San Francisco IIoo-Hoo Club held a "Redwood Day" luncheon, with Jim Farley, of the Pacific Lumber Company, presiding, and president Eddie Peggs calling to order.

The Stockton Hoo-Hoo Club held an evening session at Wood's Tavern, with IUax Cook speaker. J. U. Gartin, of lVlodesto, was elected president of the club.

Wayne Mullin, manager of the Mullin Lumber Company,

1950 Wes'. Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, reports that the offices of the concern have been ali done over and beautified, using many attractive woods and several kinds of plywood.

The Central Caiifornia Lumbermen's Club met at Tracy, California, on October 12, with Lester H. trlliott, president, in the chair. Speakers were E. T. Robie, Hatty A. Lake, F. Dean Prescott, Chariie Bird, and others.

E. T. Northern October president.

Robie, of Auburn, was elected president of Lhe Counties Lumbermen's Club at a meeting held 19 at Sacramento; Ira E. Brink was elected vice-

The Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club also held a meeting on October 19 in Sacramento. California, with president Ira E. Brink in charge.

Oronge County Permits Soqr

Building permits issued for the unincorporated area of Orange county, California, valued $12,828,843 for September. The valuation boosted the 1954 total to $72,931,741, as compared to $44,370,488, rvhich was one of the largest in the county's history, for the same nine months of 1953.

Gcrlifornio Ghomber of Commerce Seeks Logging Boost from U.5.

The State Chamber of Commerce has adopted recommendations seeking to increase private logging operations on government forest lands in California. A special subcommittee of the state-rvicle Natural Resources committee has formulated proposals urging that the U. S. Forest Service charge less for the timber on its lands and permit more trees to be cut.

Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul, chairman of the subcommittee, said that, if carried out, the chamber's recommendations would almost double the amount of tiniber u'hich has been available from national forests.

"Hundreds of thousands of acres of national forest lar-id in California have mature timber," Sproul said, "but losses from fire, insects, disease ancl natnral mortalitv approximately balance nglv gro$'th. These lar-rds are not no\\r proucing any nelv gro$,th, ancl tvill not unless thc mature timber is harvested."

No Connection With Cross Co.

The Bargain Lumber Company, t'rs11. yarcl u'hich n'as opened at Madera, California, last month, is under the orvnership and management of Bob Cross, son of the late Milt Cross, and has no connection rvith the Cross Lumber Company of Merced, as was erroneonsly reported irr the October 15 issue. The CALIFORNIT\ LUMBEIT MERCHANT regrets any embarrassment the earlier announcelnent mav have caused.

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