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| 9 5 9 Profit Puzzle qt the SCRLA Fqll Conference

'l'he (ltlr :Lttttrt:rl Couferctrcc of tlic Sotrtlrcrtt C:Lliforrtia lietail I-rrnrber '\sst.,ciatiorr is slralrirru ttlr:Ls thc trrost vit:Ll one ,r'et irr the clealer orgattizzttiotl's rtr('rIt rt't'orr1. 'l'hc 1!1.i8 nreetittg is set ft.rr |-1 llirarlor lrotcl. I':ilrrr Slrrirrgs. \ovt'tn ber l3-15, rr'ith sc)1ne prc Couierettcc sttrlrrist's ()n t:Il) ior the ret:rilers u'ho arrir,c c:rr1\. ott tlrc rtiglrt of \ovtrrtlter 12.

These Fa11 corrf crcttct's oI tlrc Sou thl:ittrl rle :tlers have beconre the higliliuht of tlrc rctltil vcirr bt'ciittsc of the vital inft.'rnratiorr tlrc_r' brirrg tlrc SC Ii L,\ rrrcrrrbers ()n t-arci c.'perations. stinrulating crclt:tttgcs oi conllrlcntial busittess nrattcrs n'itlr t':rch otlrcr, :Lrrtl tlrt' retreu'ing of tjne frierrdsliips in tlrc l>:rlnr-v Slrrings clinuLtt'. 'l'lre i,r, rgrarn that lir.ecutive Vicc-l'rcsirlcnt ()r-ric \\'. I lanriltt,n \\'its 1)uttinq 1,,getlrer u'itlr l'rcsirlt'rrt II:tl I.iron'tt late in October protnise's to berLt all tlrc otlrcr cig'lrt.

'l'hc l().58 Con[r'rcrrcc thrnrc is "Squeczing NIt.rrc l'rollts Otrt of S:tlcs irr l().5()." l)calcrs scler:tecl tlieir ou'rr srrbjccts for <liscrrssiorr irt,nr tlrrcstionaires nr:iile<1 b1' the SCti L,\ officc; tlrcrc n'ill bt' rro outsirle paicl spcakers. 'l'he rrrcctirrn is of tlrc <lcalcrs, b_r'thc c1calers. arrcl for the <lealrr nrcrrrbcrs of tlic SC. ltL'\ orrl_r'.

The sessions will be open forum in style, permitting every retail lumberman to quiz the speakers, express his views and share his experiences.

'l'hc shon' gcts on the road :rt 10:00 :r.rrr..'l'lrrrrsrlrL,r', \or'. 1i, foll<iu.ing tlre l)irectors llreakf:tst :rnrl tlrc I )r'lca-atcs

Ilreakfast :rt ll:00, ancl e'crrcral [icgistration :Lt 9:00 :r.nr.

I'-;rrlv arrivals the night bcforc u'ill slr:Lrt'irr tlrc lrotrl's lJar':rrirrrr Irestivul rvith (icrnr;in ll:rrr<1. lrot lrnrl col<1 brrtlet. l'olka clancir.rg and '\lpinc lr:rts :rntl [:rvors.

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Those WERE the Doys!

'['lrc follou'ine' "50 Years .\go" iterrr rt'ct'rrtly :r.1rperLrerl irr -I'1re Los .\rtgeles 'l-irrrcs for Sc1rt. 2(), 1908: art 1)rcss tirrre, tlrc tn'o <l:rvs'brrsint'ss rrrcctinr:s n'il1 the fr.illorvirru subjt'cts :Lrrrl rlc:rlcr lt':Lrlt'rs' irrclrrcle: Brown, 1i158-59 l'lrrrcl I)iscussiorr : "Crctlits. Collectiorrs. Cash I)iscorrnts :rrrrl flrcluLrrics l-itrr ltiglrts," by,Frank Bergstrom, Ilarnnrorrrl l,rrrrrbcr Co ; ft3101t Hill, Ou,ens-Parl<s LLrnrber Co.; Leo Hubbard, II:r,r'u'ar-rl I-rrnrber & lnvestrnerrt Co.; Ralph Russell, L orrsolirlatcrl I-unrber Co., all of I-os ,'\ngcles. l'arrcl I)iscussirin: "Cost lrrcurrt:<l \\-hcrr Iiurrrislrirg a Str:Lia-ht (ira<le of Conrnrorr l,urrrbcr frorrr Norrrr:il Y:rrr1 Stocks of NIi-recl (lra<les," b1' Guy Barnett, IiossrrriLn N'lill & Lunrbr:r Co., \\'ilnringt()n : John Sullivan, \\'cstcrn I-umber Co. of S:rn i)ies-o ; Frederick Kranz, (iol<len Stirte l-ru.r.rber Co.. Santa \lonic:r.

"'f he Holh-n'or.'c1 ll rri ltli rru I )cp:rrtnr('n t rcl)( )rtcd tlr:rt $1000 a rlay'harl been sperrt orr tlrt'corrstruction of tren, lrottres in the citv ovcr ;L trt'ri,rrl oi st'r t'ral nrorttlts. [)crrnits agg'retating ne;rr'l_r S.1( n).{ )(x) llrLrl htcrr issue11."

"\\.hat ()Lrr .'\ssoci:Ltiorr \l(':urs t() l's." bl Hal \\'ot.rrllrerL<l l-urrrbcr Co., I-os .\rige lt's ; l',-i7-5S, rrresirlcrrt. SC. Ii I-.\.

".\ssoci:rtiorr -\ctivitit's rLrrrl St'rviccs." br- Orrie W. Hamilton, c-rt'cutivr vici'-prcsirlcrrt, SCt{ I-'\.

"'l'lrc I'ropcr l{cturn on Inr"estr.ncrrts." b1. Larry W. Johnson, ll:lrrrruorrrl I-unrbcr Co., J-os -,\rrp't:les, :rrrrl -f olrrrsorr C:Lslru'lrv I-rrrrrber Co.. (Jnrahzr. Neb.

"Cost Involverl arrcl Pricirrg'l-ools Nct'<lt'<l for ()1rcr:rtirrt\':rrrls of \':rrious Sizes," b,v Ralph Baker, llltrr l-urnltcr Co., S:rrtt:r.\rt:r.

"Sclrreezing NIore ['rolits ()rrt of S:rlcs in 195!)." b_v Miles Davidson, Surr l,rrnrber C--o., San ['e<1ro. (Contirrrrc<l orr Itagc 38)