Conventionof The Mill Work,r 'll Institute of California '

SanFrancisco, November 20- zl,lg24 /

First Annual Meeting

The Quarterly and First Annual Meeting of the Millwork Institute of California convened at San Francisco, St. Francis Hotel, on November 20th and ZIst,1924.

President Gaetjen called the meeting to order on Thursday morning at 11:00 A.M. In his opening address to the Convention Mr. Gaetjen said: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to San Francisco. Much can be said of that which has been accomplished and the prospects of the future. Most important is the fact that it has brought together the best of the mill operators of the State into close acquaintanceship with a success that could not have been attained in any other way. Through organizatton we can raise the standard of the millwork industry to its proper level, and form a closer relationship between the mill man and the architect, and between the mill man and the cohtractors, and bring about the condition wherein the mill man is adequately paid for the class of service that he aims to give." In closing his address, Mr. Gaetjen thanked the officers and directors for the assistance that they had given him {uring the past year, and the members for their hearty co-operation.

The report of the Managing Director, H. T. Didescl,. was then read. In his report Mr. Didesch gave a statement of financial condition of the Institute. Other points covered in his report were: The Program for Architects, Bulletin Service, The Manual, Construction Industries Joint Committee, Cost System and Cost Work, Advertising, Delayed Business, and Standing Committees. In closing Mr. Didesch referred to the co-operation of the college football eleven on the field and stated, "\Me should at all times keep before us the slogan of the Institute as rvell as the following quotation taken from Washington Gladdeh's book "Applied Christianity"-r'l![sn cannot co-operate successfully for any purpose if the sole bond between them is for self interest." Please remember this: You cannot play both ends against the middle-there must be "Give and Take."

President Gaetjen then appointed the Nominating Com- mittee, consisting of J. G. Kerinedy, San Francisco; H. P. Dixon, Los .Angeles; Geo. Kaiser, Oakland; James McIntosh, Stockton, and G. H. Burnett, Sacramento.

Afternoon Session

Harris C. Allen, an architect of San Francisco, was the first speaker of the afternoon session, During his talk, Mr. Allen said: "It is an honor to represent the Architectural profession to you. The whole idea is that it gets us back to those former days when all of the crafts worked together for the good, beauty, and progress of building structure, and produced some of the most lvonderful things of the times." Mr. Allen spoke of the architect's viewpoint and quality and costs. He said that the monthly bulletins issued by the Institute were fine and should be of valuable assistance to the architects. He also srrggested stock designs for mouldings and promised the Institute the co-operation of the architects, also adding that he would spread the good news of the excellent results accornplished by the Millwork Institute.

George Cornwall, Portland, talked on the "Survey of Pacific Coast Lumber Conditions." He spoke on the timber resources of the Pacific Coast and the conditions of the lumber market in the various sections of the United States. He also discussed the export market and the building prospects and prospective building needs of the country. He stated, "that the railroads and other industrials were giving evidence of becoming more active buyers of lumber than last year, and the increased prosperity which is foreshadolved by the country as a whole, the Planing Mill Industry will come in for its full share of the developments."

H. J. Quinn, Chairman of the Advertising Committee, then gave his report. Mr. Quinn outlined the advantages of nationwide advertising and offered a resolution endorsing the advertising program of the International Woodwork Institute and that the members of the Millwork Institute of California should be urged to affiliate and contribute to their program. He then spoke on state adver-