rf{utual Mcutding and Lumber Oc.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As Reported in The California Lumber

'l-he name r--,f the \\'est-King-Petersotr l-rtutber Ct.,' irl San I)iego u'as chattgerl to l)etersott l-rttnber & I'-inance Co. tt.r point rrli its policv of financirrg the honrebrriltler. J. Harold Peterson is presirlent t-,f the retail llrnr, atttl other olficers are J. H. West an<l H. E. Wyllie in thc llrn starte<l bf' D.J. Peterson Frank J. Connolly, C. M. Cooper, Grover C. Gearhart arrtl Henry W. Swafford u,ettt to \Virshingtorl. Oct. 16, to attentl the nre etittgs rtf tlre l-rrnlber Corlc Arrtlioritr' Ben Maisler of llaisler llros. Lrttlber Co., I'-restlo, ttttderu'ent ar nrintir oPer:rtiotr :rt Stitnfor<1 hoslrital l''ire rlestrr-rr-e<l the r\lli:rrrrbra var<l t.rf tlte I)attcn-l)'lirrrt l-tttttller Co. <ltiring the night ,.,f C)ctt.,ber ll.. 't-he cottrl)all\r 1rl:Llrrred to rebuild and u'a-* ternporarilr' serr'itrg c11st()lllers frotlr tltt: otlier r\lharnbra varrl.

[)iscrrssions of the r-ariott-* asl)ects of the I-rrrnber Cocle n'ere the bttsiness tif the attttttal cotrvetrtiott of the Califorrlia Retail I-umbernretr'-* .\sst.t. in the Hotel \\''hitcon.rb. Sarr Frarrcisco, Oct.2G27. Harry A. Lake, Garcten Clrove, u'as re-electecl presiclent ; E. T. Robie, Auburn, ancl Earl Johnson, Pasaclena. \\'ere re-electecl ttorthertr atrd sotttherrl clistrict r,'ice-presiclents. ancl Ross Blanchard, North H o111-u'oocl, n'as re-electecl treasurer. Paul Overend sttlterviserl the reg-istration ancl sessiotrs s'ere u'el1 :rttericletl. .\ breakfast nreetirrp'of the clirectors attcl secret:rries irrclrrrle<l Itresirlent I.ake, \lr..fohnson, Ira llrink. C. S.'fripler, Clias. (i. 13ir<1, Jarnes ll. IIcIieorr an<l ['-. StefTcnserr. Paul Hallingby rrrc'si<1e<l at thc first brrsiness sessiotr, at rvhich [)rcsirlent l-ake reported an incre:rse of sevetr over the 1()32 rncrrtbcrship. Speakers inclttrlerl I-. C. Steu'art, N'l r. llrirrl<. Itlnrorc

Iiing. 13. -f lloornran, X'lead Clark:rn<l Nl. A. Harris. C)ther spe:rkers inclurled H. \\i. Cole, I"r:rtrk L. Fox, Iie nrre tlr Srrritlr, f Ir. liobie. Ilr. 'l'ripler and Ii:r.rl I). X{irrton. Arthur W. Bernhauer slroke on nrillrl,orl< in plircc of L. G. Sterett, u'ho u'as in \\'ashingtott, zrttrl t'he riealcrs also hcar<l fronr J. G. Kennedy, jrrst back fronr Washingtorr. Frank O'Connor e-rulaine<l lrou' the \\'holcs;Llers' Co<1e u'oultl alTect thc rctiril trarlc :rn<l [)ealer I [:Lrris e.rpresse<l appreci:rtiott of thc :rssrlr:urct of c<iolieratiott b"v thc u'ltttlesalers. Kenneth Smith u'as allou'e<l a iull hour for tlre nraitr acl<lress on "'I'lrc \ ation:Ll ltetail I-unrbcrnren's Corle ." af ter u'hiclt lrt: attsu'e re<1 tluestions in r:Lpid-frre srtccessit-rtt by Clias. (iarrisorr. \\'. ll. Iialcorrburr', Roy H. \'lycrs. -l L.. Srrr.erkrirp. -f artrcs 'l'ully', \\'illianr Ch:rtliam. 'l-onr T. IJrattsor, Clem liraser. H. F. \'incent, flr. llirrtt-rn, Ilr. Llrirrk, E. S. llctlrirle. lIr. Ilirri and IIr. Hallingbl'. Associatiotr Nlanager D. C. Essley spoke ne-rt, on The State Coc1e. T. H. Kewin spoke otr Hottre Iiinancing. The gathering stoocl in tribute to George Burnett of Tulare. u-ho has beerr ill several motrths. fIr. Overencl sool<e on inslrrarrce. Itesrrlts of the election of clirectors u'as iitrtrc,uncerl ne-rt. 'l'hey :ire: Ross Blanchard, San Ferrranrlo \-aller'; B. J. Boorman, Oaklancl; Francis Boyd, Santa Llarbara; Paul Hallingby, I-os Atrgeles: M. A. Harris, San l.'rancisco; Glenn Miller, Sarr I)iego; C. W. Pinkerton, ()range Corrntl': J. H. Shepard, S:rcrarnento, ar.r<l Warren Tillson, Central \raller'. I'llecterl <lirectors-at-large \\'er(' Frank G. Duttle, Ira Biink untl Roy Sandefur. \[an1- of thr' lca<lirrt srrppliers harl exhibits irr the \\Ihitcornb's ltoof (iarrlerr. n'herc the anrtrral barrrlrtet u.zrs held tlrc closing evenir.rg r,r'ith Matt Harris as toastmaster. Jack Dionne, pubIislrer o{ The CALIFORNIA I-UX,IBtrR MI.]I{CHANT, rvas the speaker of the evening ancl it was reported that he "enhancecl his national reputation as an ace story-teller" as he rvaxecl alternately humorous ancl serious. He advocated immediate lou.ering of tern-rs for l.romebuilding to end the depression. The neu' state board of <lirectors rnet immediately after the barrquet insteacl of rvaiting till the customary following mornir.rg. It acte<1 or.r Chairman Robie's committee's recommendation for a Policy and Finance committee, ancl Presiclent Lake appointed Dean Prescott, Ray Clotfelter, I{r. Hallingby ancl Mr. Johnson to it. X{ost of tl-re leacling retail lrrmbermen in California were listed in the complete registratiolr list of the corrventior.r Dublishecl in tlris issrre.

H. J. Ford, an insrlraltceman brrt formerly with Sugar Pine Lurnber Co., u'as namecl secretary of the San Joaquirr I-rrmbermen's Club, Iiresno, to succeecl Forrest K. Peil, n ho joined tl-re J3ay sales staff of Hamr.noncl Lumber Co. . East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39 announced H. J. Brunnier u,ould speak at the November 13 meeting on ho.w' the Sar.r Francisco-Oakland ISridge construction will benefit Bay district lumbermen C. G. "Jeff" Corkran joined X,IaiDonald $ Harringtor.r Manuel S. Lopes, Jr., in cl-rarge of California sales for Bloedel-Donovan, invented a football cl.rart to enable radio listeners to follow the play-by-play.

Guy L. Dartnell, well known to lumbermen -frorn his u'ork'il'ith Northwestern Mutual Fire Assn., diecl at his Sarr Gabriel, Calif., home October 1 . E. P. Ivory of I(lamath Falls visitecl in San Francisco . The ThomDson Harclrvood Lumber Co. u'as organized at 3557 S. Hill St. in Los Angeles . . R. R. Leishman announced his affiliation .rvith the Holmes llureka Lumber Co. to start November 1 . D. G. Penzotti opened the Napa Brrilclers Supply Co. there ; he was for sone years secretarv of the Peninsula Lumbermen's Club at Palo Alto.