Scientifi cally designed aluminum mounting strips fit into pre-cut grooves in siding panels...hold them.in perfect alignment without dips or waves-permanently.
Vent in strip permits release of vapor which otherwise might be trapped. Specially designe-d fastenerg assure tight joints,
All nails are concealed in the mounting strip. No countersinking, puttying, bleed-through or working olrt of nails through surIace oI arotng.
You've never seen siding like this!
Imagine a lap siding with no visible nails. One with an eye-pleasing deep shadow that stays straight. One that's vented to let the walls "breathe". One that keeps paint new-looking longer.
Masonite Corporation is proud to introduce Shadowvent Siding-the exclusive, new application system that combines all the advantages of famous Masonite Tempered Presdwood @, plus new beauty, new speed in application and new economy.
There's no dimensional loss; the lap loss is low and the cutting loss is negIigible. Pre-packaged panels are f" t}:ick, 12" wide in lengths up to 8'. Made in the West for Western homes. See your Masonite representative now for this new profit-builder or write Masonite@ Corporation, Dept. CLM1215, ll7 Sutter St., San Francisco 4, California.
Lumber shipments of 500 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer in the week ended November 26 were9.3/o below production; new orders were 0.3/o above; unfilled orders were 32/o of stock. For the year to date, shipments were 0.4/o above production; new orders were 1.0/o below.
For the first time in many weeks, both orders and shipments were over production in the Douglas fir region. West Coast Lumbermen's Association reported for 170 mills (159 operating) in the week ended December.3: production, 112,764,721 feet; shipments, 119,769,932 feet (6.2/o above production) ; orders, 126,063,387 f.eet (t1.8/o above produc-
Ukiah, Calif.-California's sawtimber inventory is currently estimated by the U.S. Forest and Range Experiment Station at Berkeley to be 360 billion board feet, more than was reported in any previous survey. All trees, 11 inches or over in diameter, were counted.
tion). For the year to date, however, orders stood 2.9/o and shipme nts 0.7 /o under production'
Western Pine Association reported lot tlZ mills in the week ended November 26: production, 65,671,000 feet; shipments, 62,961,0N feet (4.2/o below production) ; orders, 69,872,@0 feet (6.4/o above production).
Southern Pine Association reported for 106 mills in the week ended November 26 : productron,16,917,000 feet; shipments, 14,186,000 teet (16.14/o below production) ; orders: 14,361,000 feet (l5.ll/o below production).
California Redwood Association reported lor 20 member mills during the month of October: production, SS,OD,M feet; shipments, 54,952,000 feet. Production was 639,000 feet and shipments were 3,033,000 feet ahead of October 1954 but both were below September 1955. Orders on hand October 31 totaled 83,833,000 feet, compared with 59,853,000 feet on the same date last year. Stocks on hand that date totaled 338,249,ffi0 feet, compared to 342,517,OW feet on Oct. 31, 1954. Production and shipments of all species by the reporting mills was greater for October, and for the first ten months of 1955, than for the similar periods last year.
New construction expenditures may reach a record-breaking total of $44 billion in 1956, 5/o above the $42 billion peak indicated for 1955, according to estimates prepared jointly by the Commerce and I-abor Departments. Substantial gains are anticipated in private nonresidential and public construction. New housing, although slightly below this year's volume, is expected to continue at a high level.
The 1956 estimates are based on the assumption of a moderate increase in overall economic activity. They reflect also the tremendous volume of construction now in progress, much of which will be carried over into the new year. Construction costs are expected to continue to rise moderately. Increased plant capacity and rising productivity will prevent all but minor or spot material shortages.
Private construction outlays in 1956 are set slightly above the 1955 total of $30 billion. Public construction, which in recent years has increased steadily but more slowly than private work, is expected to rise I0/o in 1956-to more than $13 billion.
The value of private nonfarm residential construction will remain near the 1955 level of over $16 billion in the coming year. A decrease in the dollar value of new homebuilding will be largely offset by greater outlays for additions and alterations to older homes and for construction of motels and other nonhousekeeping residential units.
Expenditures for new housing will reflect a continuing trend toward larger homes with more quality features, as well as moderately higher construction costs.
Private nonfarm housing starts .in 1956 are estimated at about 1,200,000 units-100,000 fewer than in 1955 and 200,000 less than at the 1950 peak.
Basically, this relatively high level of homebuilding in 1956 results from the wid-espreadr.demand for better housing in prosperous times, a large volume of retirements (demolished, abandoned, or converted units) from the housing supply, as well as from population,i_ncrease and mobility. The expected .1956 decline in housing starts had its origin in the latter part of 1955 when funds becanie relatively scarce for long-term, low down-payment mortgages at low interest rates, thus affecting the financing of homes to be started early next year.
Probable 1956 expenditures of $2-l/4 billion for stores and other service establishments-many in new suburban developntents and along expanding highwa/ networks-are I7/o above the 1955 total and BA/o above that for 1954. A record 9850 million is in prospect for religious buildings in 1956.
The retail lumber industry enjoyed an excellent year in 1955, and 1956 promises to be at least as good and perhaps better, since consumer savings and buying power are expected to remain at high levels. Sales volume probably reached an all-time high in 1955 and profits were relatively good on the whole.
Sales to the farm market declined somewhat but the demand from new home construction, repair and modernization, the do-it-yourself trade, and the commercial market was strong all year.
The fact that such basic materials as gypsum board, cement and insulation board were in short supply is indicative of the slrength ,'f the light construction market.
Dealer merchandising was more aggressive than ever announced that creclit coutrols rvill be so regulated as to during 1955, and modernization of sales rooms and make that goal attainable' yards went forward at a fast pace. There are indica-
Dealers report that collections are reasonablv good and tions also that dealers a.e doing more and better adver- that in'entories are as high or a little higher than a year tising and that they have been adding new sales em- ago' Nlost 1'ards are gradually adding nerv items in an ployes in order to step up their service to consumers. effort to diversify and to stock most of the principal items used in home building and home improvement.
Mortgage and consumer credit lvas generally plentiful
The industry slogan, ,,If you plan to builcl anything, see and promises to be adequate in 1956. Federal housing your local lumber dealer first,', seems to be catching on officials have indicated that they expect to see betu'een qrrickly rvith the public ancl u,ith cons'mer magazines, 1,200,000 and 1,300,000 new hornes started in 1956 and have
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There was once a famous American business man who was always so overwhelmingly busy that it got so they. used to say about him around his office that "he is too busy to live."
Time proved that tr bJ ";""; and not just a ngoru,:or speech. He was too busy with his own great business operations, his innumerable meetings and conferences and works and worries that he had no time *to rest.
He had no time to reflect and rest his mind; no time to get out in the open, no time to breathe deeply, to think quietly, to relax, to play with the children and imbibe their youthfulness, to take the exercise that nature.intended men^ to take to make them healthy and happy. .ffe couldn't dothesethings.Hedidnthave*time..]:..
And so, long, long before his "appointed,time,,' figuring it on general averages, he blew up with a loud,crash, came down in a fine drizzle, and nothing could be done for him that was of any avail. He had undermined the foundations, weakened the fundamentals of life, and had nothing left to fight with. ***
And so, regardless of how busy he had been, he was called suddenly away from his work, his worries, his conferences, his plans, and his achievements. ,,Jim Jones, leading business man, age 60, heart attack.', That's what the paper said. That was all he got for all his strenuous efforts and ambitions. Every day the papers tell this same story.
Had he lived he could not have been hired to admit that the things he had been doing could possibly get along without his hand and mind. That the world could go on without his personal attention was a thing he never took time to contemplate.
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But he left his desk, left it for all time, and his a,ffairs and the world rocked along in the same old way. He WAS a mighty man in his own world, but he had to die to find out that the world could get along without him.
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If he could have learned that a little sooner, he might have lived much longer, enjoyed himself milih more, got more out of life, put more into it, and altogether made a much better job of the business of living.
A devoted friend braved his possible ill will one day by telling him the truth about himself. The friend said: ,,you
BY JACK DIONNEthink you are too busy to play golf, to hunt, to fish, to take pleasure trips and such things, but let me tell you that some of these days eight strong men will pick you up and carry ...you out of'that,fine,hoUSe of yoflrs, and you will find too late hoy easily you can get away and hcin' ldng you 'can stay.', ft ,was true, but he didn't know it, or heed it. ***.;,,.t.r
, , Don't b'b "tog busy to live." ' gtei;ee ,is that man who realiees that a irecessary part of every diy is time out for relaxation, for calm contemplation, and reliCf from the direct cares of life; who understands that the job of keeping that boy in him alive is definitely a purposeful effort. '
That doesn't mean that a man should in any fashion neglect his affairs. Not at all ! But it means that he should so mix his work and play that his work will be better and laBt:songer; that.he will givermore of himself to his family, his friendd, artd the.finer thirigs of life, and thus take more i odt of life because hb puts tnore in.
The great need of America today is not for men.who $n add to the quantity of our materials, but for men who will add to the quality of our living. :
They say on the streei corners: "Take it easy and you'll last longer." There is in this crude advice something of the wisdom of Solomon, a little of the justice of Aristides. If the businessmen of America could incorporate into their plans for next year the determination to do that very thing, a year from now there would be many thousands of men still on the job who won't be there otherwise. The suddendeath rate among business and professional men in this country has become shockingly high, and will get higher unless thinking men themselves decide to do something about it. THIS would be a good time-a perfect time-to start'
A splendid American gentleman is today struggling with the most difficult and vital question he has ever been called upon to answer. Ife must decide whether or not to run again for the biggest, heaviest, most man-killing job in the world. It may be more than his big job that is at stakeit may be his life. So that decision should be made by just two people-without any outside interference of any kind, political or otherwise-the President and his wife. I would like to suglest that anybody elsb who sticks his nose in is no friend of Ike's. Leave that most serious question strictly between Ike and his wife and his Maker. All others 'should have the good taste and the good sense to remain mute on the subject.
How many times have you said, or heard someone say, "Everything being equal, I will get.the business?" There is little doubt that anyone exposed to either Selling or Buying could report a fairly large number.
How many times, as a salesman, have you witnessed a prospective purchaser determine his source of supply, or how many times have you, as a buyer, selected your supplier by drawing names out of a hat-or by flipping a coin ? If everything is equal, some such method would have to be employed. It therefore might seem that this often-used statement is not a fact, due to the extremely few times any of us could report the use of such a method.
Buying, in a gre.at many instances, is selling in reverse, and just to provoke a little thinking, and possibly some discussion (no arguments, please), I would like to voice the opinion of a fellow who has been exposed to this business of "selling" for a number of years. I think the statement under consideration is definitely false, and that in order to obtain business, a salesman-or firm, MUST HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.
There are times when, in most businesses, it becomes necessary to dispose of certain "over-stocks," or material that may have been held in inventory too long, at prices below the general market. The price advantage usually established is shortlived in most cases. A price advantage on regular stock is usually an "advantage" for only a matter of hquls-qernpetition takes care of that.
Of course, we may sometimes experience a condition similiar to that of the merchant who paid $1 for an item and sold it for 98c. When asked by a fellow merchant how he could make money that way, he replied, "I don't, but look at the volume I do."
Far too many of us engaged in "buying & selling," and probably much too often, consider "Price Advantage" as the only advantage worth considering. It might be interesting, to at least a few, to take a brief look at not only this suggested advantage but also at some of the other potential ones.
Fiiendship can play an important parf but probably not as important as some may think. In the event everything else is equal, friendship could be the necessary advantage. However, there have been times when friendship ( ?) is overworked, or a little too much emphasis is placed on it.
Seldom will a true friend ask a buyer to give him business, or a salesman be asked to accept business, if it will be other than beneficial to both-much less detrimental to either. Therefore, we should look further into the development of an advantage. Most business, particularly at the I\{anufacturer and Distributor levels, is conducted on a "credit basis." There seems to be a definite attempt on the part of most of those in this field to use credit as a convenience, rather than as a financing agency. Although it is possible to purchase credit insurance, most firms employ a credit manager, to guard against over-extension of credit.
It appears that most business organizations require money to operate, and they like to be paid for the material and/or services they supply, and prefer this payment to be in accordance with an established plan.
There seem to be two ways in which an advantage could be developed in this category. Credit could be granted to a firm which is sold by the majority only on a cash basis. The other, and probably used more often than the former, is the "easing" of the actual terms of payment.
There are times when a firm may be basically sgund but, due to seasonal business, is lacking sufficient working capital to meet all obligations on a discount or prompt basis. Permitting extra time for payment may well be sufficient advantage to "get the business."
Most of my business experience has been at the Manufacturer-Distributor level, and in the Plywood-Building Material field. It is therefore quite logical that my discussion of this subject include some phases of that business. Ilowever, the points I wish to mention can certainly be converted to most other types of business, and at the other levels.
It has been said that plywood is the wood of a thousand uses. One of the problems facing the supplier of plywood is that it seems to take a thousand items to meet the demand. Few firms (if any) can carry in a stock warehouse all of the items requested. This applies to species of wood, as well as size and thickness. There may be those who attempt this and, at the same time, there are those who carry only the most popular items-or those which are used in great volume. This is usually decided by the "top management" of an organization, and is certainly affected by the investment capital available.
A salesman representing a firm with a.large, diversified inventory will most certainly point this out as an advantage-and even some buyers recognize it as such.
QUALITY is probably the most misused word in the building material business. According to "Webster," the word quality means grade. There can be "high grade," "low grade," "medium grade"-even "consistent grade."
In the fir plywood industry grades have been established, and almost universally adopted. These grades are fairly well known and understood by dealers, and many constant users. However, there are still many differences in fir plywood produced as a result of raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and grading at the mill.
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Nonfarm housing starts declined to 107,000 units in October, the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced, and the 5/o decrease between September and October was about as expected for this time of year. But starts this October were within 4fti of the record for the month, set in 1954, and bring the total for the first 10 months of 1955 to over 1,161,000 units. This is second only to the lGmonth record of 1,215,000 starts in 1950 and 135.100 ahead of the similar 10 months of 1954.
Masonite Corporation has established a product application department and James C. James has been appointed its manager, according to T. M. O'Neil, manager of the product development and market research division. James has been assistant manager of the corporation's sales engineering department for the last three years. The product application department will operate temporarily at Laurel, Miss., where Masonite has one of its hardboard plants. Later it will be located in the Chicago area.
Our tree is loaded with good wishes to you for a Happy Holiday Season. and much joy and prosity in the New Year!
A lumber merchant with a bit of imagination and a little spare time, once made a window box out of some cull stuff, painted it nicely, and gave it to a neighbor.
The box was attractive and the neighbor put it in her front window and planted some flowers in it.
A friend saw the box with the pretty flowers and, learning where it came from, went to the lumber merchant and offered to buy one like it.
The merchant, not being ashamed to make a dollar sale when no big sale was in prospect at the moment, made and delivered another win-dow box just like the first one.
Those two boxeS-were seen and commented on favorably by twiie the number..of people. The idea caught on in the neighborhood and became popular. Window b,oxes became the fashion, and carpenters were called in to turn out more boxes to meet t?.r\demand. o
Floral decora$onb becamethe vogue, almost a necessity to insure proper.'scia1 standing. Someone suggested the idea of selecting f 'To*yn Flower, the local papers took it up, groups of ladigs, fo*ered.it,'and it was done.
A spirited coritest. decideit the official fower and then everybo{y startCd,. planting'it,, requiring more window boxes and, of cogrse, "rnore {tiretbr and paint.
Raising flowers orr this enlatgdd"scale, in yard and garden, as well as flower Qoxep, reVeahp^many unsuspected, ugly spots and cornei*in many yaid-S. These required cleaning out and beautifying.' Fences #tg6 needed where none were needed before. Moie. ltrmb€rc:- ::lgre paint. , ,o o ,r.-., a r".
Old fences were repaired and beautified. New walks came next. Then repaired porches and porch furniture which the improved walks led up to. So attention naturally led up to the main building itself-the home. The matter of repairing or modernizing the house was naturally next. Even new houses were indicated, and often built in that neighborhood.
Today the first little window box still looks down from its perch on the sill. But the view is different. It still holds its pretty flowers, but somehow it seems to wear what you might call a jaunty look-a look of pride for a job well done.
For cannot it say to itself that, after all, IT was the real cause of the start of many beautiful homes, of emerald, wellkept yards, of clean and attractive streets and street corners; of that general air of health, well-being, prosperity, and self-pride that impresses the passers-by?
Brave little window box ! You started something good and fine!
Stockton, Calif.-Approval for a $3 million low-cost housing project here.was announced October 30 by Allen R. Reed, director, San Joaquin County Housing Authority, following approval from PHA oflicials. It is planned for 300 units similar to the Sierra Vista development.
is being built in Santa city a major California
We're indeps6dsnf-flse to hqndle mony lines ony line best oble to do a betler iob for you. For 38 yeors, we've served the yords ond fobricotors of Southern Colifornio leorned their, problems ond supplied them well with complefe slocks of the best the mqrkel offords. This experience is yours to profit by.
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Chicago, Ill.Albert Hersh, president of Industrial Plywood Company, Jamaica, L. I., was elected second vicepresident of the National Plywood Distributors Association at the membership meeting of the organization at Miami Beach last month. Leonard E. Hall of Lumber Products Company, Portland, Ore., is president of the association and presided at all sessions. Earl G. Thuresson, Associated Door & Plyrvood Company of Chicago, is first vice-president.
Following favorable action on an amendment to the bylaws increasing the number of directorships by five, new directors elected include (representing the Western region) Kenneth J. Shipp, California Builders Supply Company, Oakland, California.
Registration at the meeting, a combination regional conference and general membership convention, totaled 215 with substantial registrations from all areas, including the Pacific Coast.
Discussion at membership sessions included a report by Louis G. Riecke, Tulane Hardwood Lumber of New Orleans, of a joint meeting with a committee of fir-plywood manufacturers on the subject of grading rules, standardized packaging, prevention of damage in transit and an outline of the demand for plywood items other than 4x8 sizes and the lack of adequate production facilities to meet that dernand.
The Past Presidents' Council, through George L. Waetjen of Milwaukee, outlined preliminary plans for the annual election of individuals to the NPDA Plywood Scroll of Honor, a procedure established to honor those whose achievements for the industry merit permanent recognition. He stated the names of those selected each year would be engraved in the bronze placque to be installed as a part of the permanent plywood exhibit in the Museum of Forestry in Portland, Oregon.
An outline of the information contained in the annual Financial Survey was presented to the membership by Charles E. Devlin, managing director, who pointed out that the operating ratios developed would serve as management tools in the control of costs. National summaries of margins and expenses of jobbing operations, he stated, would also be valuable supporting data in the campaigns to strengthen the position of the wholesale distributor by emphasizing the costs involved in performing the function of primary sales outlet for panel distribution.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Jobbers Plywood Prornotional Fund, a separate non-profit corporation organized to raise funds for promotion of plywood at the wholesale level by joint local effort, M. C. Davidson, president, announced that the number of subscribing participants now totaled 430 warehouses and represented about 75/o of the total dollar volume of plywood moving through jobbing channels. Directors voted to begin collections of 15c per M on purchases of plywood products from West Coast sources beginning January 1,t956. Funds so collected
will be credited to local trading areas and rvill be spent cooperatively by local participants.
Davidson announced that, during the period funds were building up, one or more test campaigns would be conducted in specified areas in cooperation with the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. This would be done, he stated, in order that helpful suggestions would be available to local participants as a guide to the planning of the joint promotional efiort at the wholesale level.
At a further business session, another non-profit corporation was officially brought into existence t'ith the election of officers and the adoption of the by-laws.
This activity, the Jobbers Plywood Service Bureau, will maintain an office on the west coast to serve as a clearing house and information center for member distributors in need of assistance in placing specifications and expediting mill contracts.
This clearing house office will also be available to plywood manufacturers in making occasional contacts with the market through jobbing channels.
Organizing directors of the Bureau include M. C. Davidson, L. E. Hall, Albert Hersh, and Hubert F. Heying, Timberline, fnc., Kansas City; Emil J. Kochton, Plywood & Veneer, Chicago; R. C. Whitmeyer, J. R. Quigley Company, Gloucester City, N. J.; J. R. Welsh, Welsh Plywood Corporation, Memphis; Wm. H. Hunt, United States Plywood Corporation, New York; V. A. Breitenbucher, Roddis Plywood Corporation, Marshfield.
E. G. Thuresson and Wm. F. Fahs, California Panel & Veneer Company, Los Angeles, were elected directors of the bureau to bring the board to the minimum provided by the by-laws.
Davidson reviewed the urgency of the demand that had developed among distributors for the establishment of the bureau and stated that a full report would be mailed shortly to the NPDA membership soliciting memberships. Income to finance the bureau, he pointed out, would come from dues and fees charged for use of the offices by non-member jobbers and by manufacturers.
The first annual membership meeting of the bureau, Davidson declared, would be held during the annual NPDA convention in Colorado Springs, May 15, 16, 17 and 18. At that time action taken by the directors in the interim would be reviewed and additional directors would be elected to bring the board to full maximum strength.
At subsequent NPDA sessions, speakers included }forace B. Edson, director, Management Supervisory Techniques, fnc., who outlined a program for training supervisors, pointing out the possibilities of organizing cooperative classes to further this work in small organizations.
A products clinic brought forth an outline of 1956 promotional plans of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association detailed by James Fowler, promotional director, who promised an expansion in the hard-hitting campaign designed (Continued on Page 53)
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FIVE TI/IODERN ltlOORE Cross.circulqtion kilns hove recently been instqlled for Robert Grimmett (shown in phoro) qr rhe Pine logging Compony, Fresno, Cqlif. The yord'r rowmitling is done on Dinkey Creek, eost of Schafter in Fresno county; lumber ig then lrucked to the plont in Fresno.
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warm s$mrher rySh-ei: A lumberman would think of Fresno in teiffis of air drlning, rather than kiln drying. However, this thinking is opposit6lb::gne of'Fpsnols oldest operating sawmill
ifornia; 4rvery neat and clean little city with many units, the Pine Logging Company of California, which has recently completed the installation of a battery of five modern Moore Cross-Circulation Kilns.
This company, located in the northeastern section of Fresno, was originally founded in Fresno in 1933. In 1937 it moved to the present plant site, which consists of a 35-acre tract. A sawmill operating on Dinkey Creek, east of Schafier in Fresno county, does the actual sawmilling.
Until this year, all of the lumber was stuck in 16'x1d airdrying piles and then, after remaining on sticks for a varying period of time, was torn down and put through the planing
and manufacturing facilities. In late 1954, plans were formulated for the installation of the kilns at Fresno and June 1 this year saw the completion of the new kiln installation.
The Pine Logging Company of California has a yearly cut of approximately 13,000,000 board feet, composed primarily of Sugar Pine, White Fir and Ponderosa Pine.
Robert Grimmett. associated with the lumber industry for over 40 years, is the president-manager of the Pine Logging Company of California. He states that the installation of his new kilns will aid in reducing inventory and assist in producing the highest quality product.
The sale of lumber from tJris operation is handled through Tarter-Webster & Johnson and orders from the plant can be shipped by either rail or truck.
The new kiln installation consists of five single-track Moore Cross-Circulation Kilns, each 72 feet long, heated with steam
generated by a low pressure combination oil and gas fired unit. The boiler has a maximum capacity of approximately 325 h.p., is fully automatic, and is of sufficient size for additional kilns.
The dry kilns are of the double-end design, having loading slabs at both ends. The lumber packages are placed on the kiln trucks two packages wide and three packages high. The packages are approximately 52,, wide and 48,, high. Thus, each kiln has a holding capacity of approximately 40 M board feet.
The dry kiln buildings were constructed of. l2', Basalt block by Koch & Crawford of Chico, California. The construction of the new kilns and boiler house was done under the guidance of Francis Emerett, who has been associated with the pine I-ogging Company for several years.
Of particular interest is the fact that this is an Erie City heating boiler, using gas as a primary source of heat, but so
designed that in case of gas shortage it can be cut over auto. matically and operate on PS-300 weight fuel oil.
The kiln equipment is the latest,'gnd most modern Moore
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The new kiln oper Parks, plant superi Ed Daniels, kiln,
a single line shaft and ic reversal. r full automatic con,. This instrument and heating coils, ie actual wet and basis.
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fhe re-rooftng Sesson is here ond you lumber deqlers will be getting colls for roofing items of oll descriptions, mdny of which you will nol hove in stock - - Don'i miss this extro bilsiness, drow on our complete stocks for your fttl-ins, both in ospfiolt roofings ond wood shingles qnd shqkes. Remember, loo, lhol we qre cqrloqd shippers.
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The phrase "higher up on the hog" has become a well known and accepted part of the American language. Its originator was a colored minister, and it happened shortly after the Civil War.
Old Parson Obadiah Ham stepped into his pulpit one Sunday morning in the fall, pulled his gold-rimmed spectacles down on his nose, sized up the congregation he had been facing for years, and in his most serious voice he began:
"Breden an Sisten: Ah got sumthin on mah mind Ah
I take this opportunity to let you know that I read each issue from cover to cover. It keeps me informed of the activities of the lumber business. And I enjoy Jack Dionne's Vagabond Editorials and his Favorite Story.
-J. J. Rea Arcata Redwood CompanyWhere
wants to talk to youall about, and Ah'm fixin' to do hit befo' de season gits any oldah. Las' wintah, eve'y time de fros' came an youall went out an killed yore hawgs, Ah nachally expected to git me some poke. But all Ah evah got all wintah was jes pigs feet, pigs feet, pigs feet. Ah got so ti'ed o' pigs feet, Ah couldn't look a hawg in the de face when Ah met up wid one.
"Whats Ah wants to announce to youall right now is, if'n youall expects me to preach fo' dishere congregashun dis wintah, Ah'm jes nachally goin' to have to eat highah up on de hawg-dass all-HIGHAH UP ON DE HAWG."
How well are professional foresters doing at getting modern forestry practices applied in California? This was the theme of the 1955 annual meeting and banquet of the Northern California Section, Society of American Foresters, held in San Francisco December 3. Some 300 members of the professional society attended the meeting, according to K. M. Macdonald, Section chairman.
Beduces construction costs by lcrster working schedules crnd quicker re-use oI forms, Allows mcrked savings to the concrete products mcnulqcturer by reducing curing time, curing spcce, crnd inventories. Pcrticulcrrly cd'vcrntqgeous in pouring trallic intersections, repqirs in operating lcrctories qnd stores, machinery loundctions, tunnel liningrs, AND AI,T OTHDR GOIISTRUGTIOTI
FAIRHURST TUMBER CO. is the exclusive soles ogent for Robinet Wood Products now producing over I0O,00O feet of lumber per doy with o new Swede Gong Mill, qt Klqmoth, Coliforniq.
We ofier lhe trode old-growth quolity in CLOSE-GRAIN DOUGtAS FIR timber, from the virgin forests of the Klomoth River, produced by this mill. This stock will yord well becouse of close-groin lexture.
Dimension ond Smoll Timbers up Io 24' lengths. Grode-mqrked, Pqckoged-D.E.T. Roil, Truck or Corgo Shipments.
(The following whimsy zaas penned as the yard's Christmas greetina to its customers las.t ngear and is reprinted by permission. " Bish" White, its author, is the ztice-presi.d.ent and. portner of John C. Entz, president,i.n the Entz-White Lumber & Supply, Inc., Phoenir, Arizona..l
'Twas the day before Christmas when all through the tract Cement block was crumbling or starting to crack.
Some 4 by 4s propped up the chimney with 'care; I hoped after Christmas it still would be there.
The painters were painting the trim with white lead
While visions of overtime danced through their head.
And the plumber in Levis and me in a flap
Were unbolting the basin and cleaning the trap;
When out on the lawn there rose such a clatter
We got up off the floor to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash
Cranked open the casement and. off fell the sash.
The sun on the breast of the scrawny Bermuda
Gave a lustre of sunburn to any intruder;
When what to my wandering eye should appear
But the FHA man with a bug in his ear.
He turned in the driveway so lively and quick I knew in a moment he was plastered or sick. More vapid than Beagles his inspectors they came And he whistled and shouted and cursed them by name: Now Lien Law ! Now Putty ! Now Mortgage and Excavation !
Let's turn down this job for the Federal Housing Administration.
They pried up the porch and poked holes in the wall Now smash away, crash away, bash away all.
As knuckles that from the wild table saw fly
When they meet with the saw and mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the inspectors they flew And pulled off the shingles and promptly fell through. And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of someone's big hoof
As I reached for a shotgun and was turning around Through the chimney the Inspector fell to the ground.
He was dressed in a lawsuit from his head to his foot And his hair was all matted with sawdust and gook. A bag of complaints he had flung on his back
And he looked like a newsboy just opening his sack. His eyes-how myopic ! His mustache-how chary !
His cheeks were like road maps; his nose like a berry. His thin little mouth was drawn up in a borv And the beard on his chin was as black as a crow.
My check for last draw he held tight in his teeth And his sweat it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a red face and a big bloated belly
That boomed when he growled like the Canyon De Chelly. A grubby old chump and his surly old self, f screamed when I saw him in spite of myself ; A blink of his eye and a shake of his head
Soon gave me to know I had plenty to dread.
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work And ripped off some casing; then turned with a jerk And waving his fingers in front of his nose And giving a nod up the chimney he rose. He sprang in his truck, to his crew gave a whistle And away they all flew like an air mail epistle; But I heard him explain ere he drove out of sight: "I won't pass this shack, Go get boards from... ENTZ-WHITE."
Radio "spot" advertising has accounted for sales of Zl,W pounds of scrap plywood in the last six months, pointed out Gold.
The Neiman-Reed Lumber and Plywood Co. has also found out that plywood sink cut-outs (with Formica) are popular items for building coffee tables, end tables and barbecue table and bench sets. According to Gold, the firm sold 650 such cut-outs within the past few months.
Available from contractors who build tract homes, .the cut-outs come in sizes 17f".72t1" l7f"x47' l9rlnx47,.
Since most customers use wrought iron legs for such novelty tables, sales of the plywood cut-outs have also boosted the sale of the necessary hardware more than 100.7o at the Van Nuys, Calif., yard.
Scrap plywood not only builds extra profits, but is a good traffic stopper for the Neiman-Reed Lumber and plywood Co., 133O1 Burbank Boulevard, in Van Nuys, Calif., according to the yard's retail sales manager, Harry S. (Jay) Gold.
"Customers buy scrap plywood for bu.ilding shelves, odds and ends," Gold said. "We've sold as many as 150 pieces to one customer. Almost any person will buy a few pieces (at l2l cents per piece) for later use.
"What we like about it is that customers who buy a few pieces and learn the flexibility of plywood are apt to tell their friends and neighbors about it."
A ready-to-assemble ping pong table kit, including a sheet of s/a" fir plywood, legs (2"x2" with holes pre-drilled) and hardware, sold 35 sets in two weekends at the NeimanReed yard. To promote the sale, the firm built a small model ping pong table so that customers could check the
From now until Spring, all Calaveras Cements will be packed in waterproof bags on customer request. If you have winter storage problems be sureto specify this special service. It'syours for the asking, at no extra cost.
IT'S THE WATERPROOF IINER. THAT DOES IHE JOB!
action of the hinges which hold the legs to the plywood top. Without promotion, the yard never exceeded more than three such sets in a similar period. Hence, the promotion of the ping pong package is credited with hiking sales more than I00/o, according to Manager Gold.
Some 55 boys and girls (ages 4 to 9) from the San Francisco Boys' Club are in for a real Christmas treat come Thursday noon, December 22. The youngsters' party, which will be staged in the Concert room of the St. Francis hotel, ofi Union Square, is sponsored by San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9 through the support of donations from members of the Northern California lumber industry.
Lumbermen and their ladies are again urged to attend the worthwhile event for a treat of a lifetime and a real pre-Christmas celebration with the youngsters. In addition to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, the party will include presents for all the children, a personal interview with St. Nick himself, and a show put on by Homer Snorv's Musical Marine Movie Stars. Ed Dreessen, who previewed the show, said it has been passed by the censors for adult viewing, too.
General Chairman Mac Collins has also reserved the ltalian room in the St. Francis for the exclusive use of the club. Libations will be from 11:30 to 12:30, with lunch following promptly.
Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained by contacting Bill Bonnell at GArfield 1-1840, or any of the Club 9 officers and directors.
Carl Poynor, popular in Southern California lumber circles for the past 10 years, has been appointed southland sales representative for the Brown Timber Company of Portland, Oregon, according to C. A. Hill of Fortuna Sawmills, Inc. The Brown Timber Company is the exclusive agent in Southern California for the Fortuna, California, mill.
Poynor has been identified in wholesale lumber sales for many years and will have charge of the new office, which is located at232 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.
In the advertisement of the Red River Lumber Company, Paul Bunyan says: "Christmas was always a great day when I was a kid. We had pie for dinner. Mother made the pie by putting two pancakes together and sewing them around the edges with red yarn."
Announcement is made that a merger is being perfected in the Northwest sawmill area between three large manufacturing corporations, the Raymond Lumber Company, of Raymond, Wash.; Lewis Mills & Timber Company of South Bend, Wash, and the Willapa Lumber Company, of Raymond, Washington, a ten million dollar deal.
The United States Treasury Department, under pressure from the organized lumber industry of the United States, has finally acted to bar the importation of Russian lumber into the United States. Nothing is said about Russia or any other country in the new regulations, but lumber made by convict labor is forbidden entry. Since convict labor is known to be generally used in the Russian lumber industrv it gets the job done without expressly mentioning
Los Angeles lfoo-Hoo Club No. 2 will play host to the
tubercular children of Olive Vier,r' Sanitarium, San Fernando, California, on Decemb er 22. R. .S. Osgood, president, will head the delegation giving the party. A year ago this same group of children was similarly entertained, and presented with books, magazines, Chrisimas tree decorations, Christmas gifts, swings, and cash. The same plan will be followed this year.
Announcement is made that what is probably the most beautiful installation of Philippine Mahogany trim ever made has been installed by Jesse H. Jones in the new Ifouston Club he recently built in lfouston, Texas. Dark, highly polished walls from floor to ceiling make the ner,r' club the wonder of visitors.
East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club of Oakland, California, will entertain 40 underprivileged children at a Christmas party in the Athens Athletic Club, December 20. President Rav B. Cox will be in charge.
On December 23 the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club will entertain about 200 children at a Christmas party. Al Nolan will be Santa Claus.
E. G. "Dave" Davis, popular Snark of The Universe of Hoo-Hoo International, made Los Angeles his first port of call last month rvhen he started a swing around the United States that will take him to Memphis, Atlanta and the deep south; St. Louis, Boston, New York and Chicago,
To honor his visit in the southland, a group of promi-
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nent Southern California Hoo-Hoo held a luncheon meeting at the University Club in Los Angeles to confer on ways and means of stimulating interest in club activities under the guidance af Acting President Jim Forgie. Those attending the November 25 meeting included Bert Holdren and Stark Sowers of the Riverside county club; Roy Stan-
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May. At this meeting Deputy State Snark Stark Sowers named Jerry Essley as Vicegerent Snark for the Los Angeles area to succeed Don Bufkin.
Bert Holdren, who is president of the Riverside county group this year, explained the educational program which his club is sponsoring for lumbermen at the Riverside Junior College, which will include all phases of merchandising and business administration. The course is for a period of 32 weeks, divided into two lGweek semesters, and has met with immediate response by members of his club.
Orrie Hamilton, executive vice-president of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association, pledged his cooperation in the campaign to stimulate interest in Hoo-Hoo
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NEW BAXCO EXECUTIVES pose in their new 5qn Frqnciscc heodquorlers (left to right): W. W. Jockson, generol solesmonoger; R. K. McCulloch, ossistonl generol solesmonoger ond NoCol dislrict monoger; C. A. Chodbourne, president, ond Alfred X. Boxter, execufive vicepresidenf. They direct the operolions of the firm in fhe merger of ils ossocioted componies.
HISTORICAI PHOTO, rqken obout 25 yeors qgo, shows the good ship A. M. Boxter looded qt firm's Iong Beoch focilities.
SOUTHERN CATIFORNIA EX. ECUTIVES of J. H. Boxter & Co. ore shown qt bottom of poge (lefr fo righr): Gqrdner P. Pond, district monoger, heods soles stoff of Los Angeles ofiice; GA. Powers, ossistqnt dislrict mqnqger; Jqson C. McCune, solesmonoger of the lumber deporlment, pioneered the sole of pressure-lreoted lumber in SoCql home conslruclion.
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New president of the nearly 75-year-old firm is C. A. Chadbourne, who succeeds A. N{. Baxter, son of the founder, who will continue as a vice-president. Chadbourne is former executive vice-president.
Filling that post now is Alfred X. Baxter, grandson of the founder and nephew of the immediate past president. G. P. Pond, who has been with Baxter since l92l and a vice-president since 1943, continues in his post as vicepresident and district manager in Southern California.
Secretary-treasurer of the firm is R. B. Mossman. W. W. Jackson is general sales manager. Other key personnel in this California-born firm are R. K. McCulloch, assistant general sales manager and district manager for Northern California; Willard O. Spies, manager, production and timber department; William C. Cairns, Portland district manager; Roy F. Gillespie, Eugene district manager; Hugh McClure, Seattle district manager, and J. T. Napier, general plant superintendent.
AIAI EDA, Colif,, rrearing plont of Boxco productr shown in acriol view Ferry building in San Francisco, which was reclaimed from the Bay, stand on foundation pilings supplied by Baxter some 50 years ago. And in Southern California, many of the earliest telephone and utility poles arrived in a Baxter ship at the old Redondo pier.
In addition to the above executives of the company, the sales staff in the San Francisco office includes Jerry O'Brien, J. P. Mullin, Marx Hyatt and Orville Sammann.
The Los Angeles sales staff under Gardner P. Pond, disfrict manager, includes G. A. Powers, assistant manager I J. C. McCune, sales manager, lumber department; R. E. Riddle, and Albert P. Green, who has been handling pole and piling sales for J. H. Baxter & Co. since 192 in Southern California.
J. C. McCune has pioneered the sale of pressure-treated lumber in home construction in Southern California, having joined J. H. Baxter & Co. in 1932 following five years with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, the last two years of which were devoted to grade marking and promotion of lumber markets in California.
When John H. Baxter founded the company in San Francisco in the late 1800s, he probably never realized that some day his name would be a by-word for quality-protected wood products. For he was a lumber broker and, with 21 other men, had a l/22nd interest in a fleet of 22 sailing vessels which carried poles, lumber and pilings from the forests of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.to San Francisco and Los Angeles-booming areas, even in the late 1800s.
Many of the buildings north of Montgomery street to the
In 1910 J. H. Baxter & Co. acquired a lO-acre wharf-side yard in Wilmington, and then about 15 years later moved to its present l7-acre wharf side yard at Long Beach. Later the company established a water-side yard and treating plant in Alameda to serve the Northern California area. Eventually a need was felt for protecting poles placed in the ground because of extremely high replacement costs for poles removed because of decay and termite attack. J. H. Baxter & Co. at first received the treated poles from the Puget Sound area, but then opened its own pressure-treating plant in Long Beach to give its customers faster service. While the value of treating wood products by the pressure process has been known for over a hundred years, in general only poles and pilings and railroad ties were treated before 1930. Unfortunately, it took the disaster of the Long Beach earthquake to really prove to the general public the necessity for using pres(Continued on Page 56)
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Gilbert Poretanus, Archbishop of Portiers in the 12th century, was once left alone in a monastery for some time and, devoting himself to the freedom of the great library, he wrote these famous words about books:
"I sit here with no company but books, dipping into dainty honeycombs of literature. All minds in the world's history find their focus in a library. There is the pinnacle of the temple from which we may see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them. I keep Egypt and the Holy Land in the closet next the window. On the side of them is Athens, and the Empire of Rome.
"Never was such an army as I have mustered here. No general ever had such soldiers as I have. No kingdom ever had half such illustrious subjects as mine, or half as well governed. I can put my haughtiest subjects up or down as it pleases me. I call 'Plato' and he answers 'here,' a noble and sturdy soldier; 'Aristotle !', 'here !' 'Caesar,' 'Tacitus,' 'Pliny'-'here' they answer, and smile at me in their immortality of youth. Modest all, they never speak unless spoken to. Bountiful all, they never refuse to answer. And they are at peace together.
"My architects are building night and day without the sound of hammer, my painters designing, my poets singing, my philosophers discussing, my historians and theologians weaving their tapestries, my generals marching without noise or blood. I hold Egypt in fee simple. I build, not a citn but empires, at a word. All the world is around me, all that ever stirred human hearts or fired the imagination, is harmlessly here. My library shelves are the avenues of Time. Ages have wrought, generations grown and all their blossoms are cast down here. It is the garden of immortal fruits, without dog or dragon."
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"What I'm telling you New Yorkers is that we have 365 sunny days a year in Southern California-and that's a mighty conservative estimate."
They had grown old together, and a band Of brotherhood had bound their hearts as one; Man looked at dog and saw the setting sun, And he, to comfort, licked his master's hand. No speech was needed there to understand. If there were hurts, reproaches there were none, And even after life is done, They shall be comrades in another land.
Pity the man who knows *io pittering paws, Who wins no welcoming lark for his return, Who never sees the scratch of little claws Upon his polished floors; pray he may learn The adoration of clear eyes that see Within a master's face, their diety.
-By Russell WraggA wealthy member of the fock said to the preacher at the close of the Sunday service:
"Reverend, that was a damn good sermon."
"f'm glad you like it," said the minister, "but I wish you would not use profanity in saying so."
"I can't help.it, reverend, I think it was a damn good sermon, so I said so. And to show I mean it, I'm going to put a hundred dollar bill in the plate as I go out."
The preacher exclaimed: "The hell you are!"
Why do some people always report for work at nine-five instead of nine? And why do some people run to catch the same bus every morning, instead of being a minute earlier?
It is just the lack of a little power to rise a few minutes earlier. Those few extra minutes in bed mean nothing so far as this life is concerned, but they do mean a lot in keeping one in a rut. And when a person ignores that little voice, calling attention to those little things that mean so much toward advancement-he is just digging himself in, instead of out. Just like an auto in soft mud, without chains-every turn of the wheel digs in. A rut is just as deep as a man digs it, and the sooner he begins digging out, the sooner he will be on his way down the road to success.
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Were one of life's most trying ills, It's different now, for I've learned how To read a story in each one, And now the bills are lots of fun.
Two ninety-eight for nylon hose. Means mother to a party goes. A little coat, a hat of blue, From this bill smilingly steps Sue. The grocery bill will surely tell The wide, wide world we all are well. What use o'er monthly bills to wail, For every one there is a tale
Of happiness for someone who For happiness looks right at you.
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There is a tale of vanished ills.
Man has ever hastened to cover barren coldness, first with skins, next with hangings, and then with wood, the intimate, sympathetic material that has been man's friend from tJre beginning of time. Used in the peasant's humble, one-roomed cottage, ceiled in wood and decorated with quaint carvings, yet deemed noble enough to house his God. For Solomon, although stone and clay lay at his feet, searched the almost treeless area of the Promised Land that he might have wood for his temple.
The 354th Terrible Twenty Tournament was held at Red Hill Country Club, November 17. It rained all morning, cold, dark and wet during lunch; no electric carts permitted, only three caddies could be found, but the stalwarts all started (except Dee Essley). Such an array of raincoats, umbrellas, rubbers and even a pair of Seattle plaid spats ! Terrible Twenty luck came through as alwaysnot a drop of rain and the sun broke through after nine holes and it was beautiful. Mount Baldy, covered with snow, poked its peak through a bank of clouds, reflecting the setting sun. Osgood postcards from Japan about play-
ing golf below Mt. Fujiama, beside the ocean (Kawana Hotel) but he traveled 8O0O miles.
Bob Falconer won the tournament (79-ll-68) with our ailing George Gartz (85-15-71) taking second place. Ed Bauer took care of John Hunter in the finals of Match Play 4 & 3 (upper bracket first 6-months tournament). Our second 6-months tournament starts this month.
Our two candidates signed the by-laws and are now members-Dr. Wm. Sorey, optometrist, of Hacienda, and Paul Bowen (oil well tools) of Hacienda. Sterling Stofle has moved to La Jolla to live and has submitted his resignation, which was regretfully accepted. Hervey Bowles was appointed by the chair to fill the vacancy of Harold LaVon on the board of directors.-H. M. Alling.
(Continued from Page 28) club activity through the publicity channels of his organization.
Jim Forgie, Dee Essley and Roy Stanton reported to Snark Davis on the various projects planned by the officers of the Los Angeles club, l'hich included sponsoring many activities for the LeRoy Boys Home at Christmas time. Plans for serious business meetings lre underrvay by committee chairmen and the advisory board members, Davis was told. John Osgood reported on membership and dues activity, and "Chuck" Lember covered the financial status.
Snark of the lJniverse Davis gave a resume of his prepared speech for delivery to Hoo-Hoo clubs on his trip, and emphasized "Through Hoo-Hoo a United Lumber In-
dustry" rvould prevail. Another siogan adopted by the Supreme Nine this year, "The industry that plays together stays together," rvill be used by all clubs tl-rroughout the vear, Davis declared.
The calendar of events for the ensuing year is complete, iocal Snark Forgie declared. The active schedule will include a luncheon meeting in January, dinner dance in February, golf tournament in Nlarch, participation in the retail Iumber dealer convention at the Ambassador hotel, Los Angeles, in April, and the closing event at the Clock Country Ciub during the month of June. Eclucational programs rvill be sponsored and planned for clul> members this year and will be placed in operation next feill, Forgie declared.
Supreme Snark Davis gave a complete "run doln" on
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the International annual convention scheduled for San Francisco next September. "Throughout the United States, Canada, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, interest is running high for the big conclave," he said. "We of the San Francisco club are going all out for this occasion and a iomplete program of business and pleasure is presently being planned which will include a trip to one of the big lumber mills, where members and their wives will be entertained and see'lumber manufactured from the fall of the tree through to the finished product.
"Absolutely no expense will be spared to make this annual convention one that will long be remembered by Hoo-Hoo members," declared Davis. He urged all members to plan now to spend their vacations next year in the city by the Golden Gate.
President Joe Pepetone and Herb Farrell, who is in ,charge of this year's Hoo-Hoo Club 39 Christmas party f.or 25 youngsters from the Oakland Boys Club, have registered a last-minute reminder to be sure to be on hand at Fishermen's Pier in Oakland the evening of December 19, and take on the role of "Iamily" for these youngsters, if just for the one night.
The worthy annual event is sponsored by the Oakland club and features a real Christmas dinner for the kiddies. In addition, ol' Santa will be on hand to pass out the presents and a children's entertainment troupe will be brought in for the entertainment of all.
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United States and Canada. In addition to the Cleveland facility, manufacturing operations are located at Pandora, Columbiana and Cambridge, Ohio; Toronto, Canada; Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Anaheim, California. F. Thomas Collins, El Monte authority on pre-cast construction, was the architect who designed the striking California-type building, the newest in the F. C. Russell Company's large operation.
The complete line of products manufactured by the F. C. Russell Company is distributed throughout Southern California by the Rusco Prime Window Company, Tustin, of which Fred Thomson is president, and Jim Connolly general manager and vice-president of the sales organization. This line includes every type of modern windows for home construction, remodeling and counter-balance windows for public truildings and industry.
Wendell Paquette, general manager of Lumber Sales Company in San Francisco, announced the addition of Charles Williams to the Lumber Sales Co. sales staff on November 15. He will work along with Paquette and John Prime and will be handling office sales.
Williams came to Lumber Sales Co. from Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., rryhere he had worked in office sales. He is a graduate of the University of California School of Forestry and received hir initial sawmill and woods experience with Hammond Lum6er Company at Samoa, and Rounds Lumber Company at Cloverdale.
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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor slush could hold back a hardy turnout of some 30 Dubs lumbermen-golfers from playing the 87th Dubs, Ltd., tournament at the Orinda Country Club on November 18. Brian Bonnington was host for the day which, in addition to the tournament, included lunch, a banquet that evening, and a short business meeting following dinner. Despite the soggy weather, some admirable scores were logged for the tough Orinda. 18.
Winner of the first flight low gross division was John Jenswold with a 76. George Monnier took low net honors (77-8). In the second flight, Dubs' President Fred Ziese registered an 83 for low gross, and Paul Gaboury took the low net with a 9O-20 reading. Third flight r,vinner was Tom Jacobsen, Dubs' past president and currently secretarytreasurer, who wound up with a 93 on his card. Low net winner in this division was Ed Riffenrath (97-29).
Guest flight low gross was copped by Ralph Lamon, who chalked up an 86 on the damp 18.
The next Dubs, Ltd., tournament (the 88th) is scheduled for Friday afternoon, January 20. The tournament will be played off at the California Golf Club and Russ Fryburg will be the genial host for the day.
Chicago, Ill.Robert P. Thompson, president of the Thompson Mahogany Co., Philadelphia, was re-elected president of the Mahogany Association, Inc., at the 1955 annual meeting held November 17. George N. Lamb was re-elected executive secretary for the 21st consecutive year.
Eureka, Calif.-An era that spanned the history of the lumber industry along the Northern California coast from the days of bull teams and sailing schooners came to a close at 5 p.m. November 18 when the old steam whistle blew its last quitting time at the pioneer Caspar Lumber Company mill after a continuous operation of 92 years. The closing of the mill, which was founded in 1863 by J. G. Jackson, grandfather of the current president, C. J. Woods of San Francisco, idled 75 mill workers with another 55 to go later. James Lilley, resident manager and with the mill since 1918, said 2 million bf of logs and 7 million feet of Caspar lumber had been sold to Union Lumber Co., Fort Bragg. An estimated 2 billion bf of lumber has been processed by Caspar
since its operations began. At its peak,25O men were employed in mill and logging crews. Logging operations were stopped several months ago when Caspar's timber resources were exhausted. The mill site will be sold for Fort Bragg industrial development and the machinery scrapped.
Pittsburg, Calif.-Application of T&K Wrecking & Sales Co. for county permission to establish a lumber storage and sales yard here was opposed by the city council, which voted unanimously to prevent use of the lot for the purpose. Anthony Kacz of T&K appeared before the council. A further meeting on the petition was scheduled for Martinez.
In the interest of better customer service, Sand Door and Plywood Company recently established its third warehouse. The new location is Fresno, California, announced Robert C. Sand, president of the wholesale plywood and lumber concern.
All of the Sand warehouses maintain complete stocks of domestic softwood and hardwood plywood, imported hardwood plywoods and specialty items for retail lumber dealers and industrial users of these products. In addition, each warehouse maintains complete stocks of imported and domestic hardwood lumber, No. 3 common Ponderosa and Sugar Pine shelving stock, and other items for the trade.
The three warehouses now operated by this progressive concern are strategically located in Fresno, San Bernardino and Los Angeles, with the main offices and distribution plant at IO49 E. Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles. Over a million feet of material is carried in inventory at all times and is available for immediate pickup or delivery. The company operates a fleet of its own trucks and a 24 to 48-hour delivery schedule is maintained in all areas served.
"We stress service as our most important product," said James C. Barron, vice-president of the firm. "Our invoices are accompanied by certified original tallies, thus insuring correct number of pieces, grade and actual footage delivered. Our yard and warehouse facilities are large and modern and our personnel is well trained and efficient. We believe it takes teamwork, such as ours, to assure prompt attention to dealers' needs whether large or small.," he continued.
In addition to various items of lumber, plywood, doors and allied materials, Sand Door & Plywood maintains complete stocks of Masonite brand products, Insulite insulation, and Sisalkraft protective papers for the dealers. "It is our desire to offer a complete one-stop warehouse service to retail lumber dealers so they can depend upon our inventory to service their trade quickly and efficiently," stated Mr. Sand.
The trained personnel handling customer service includes David G. Beauchaine, manager of the San Bernardino branch, and Ralph Whitehead, in charge of the order desk. John Wright is manager at Fresno, assisted by Oral Turner, Jr., order desk clerk. James "Ji^" Barron is general manager, with headquarters at Los Angeles, and George Stow, u,ell known throughout the Southland, heads
up the order and delivery department at the Los Angeles general office and warehouse of the company.
"We maintain a special department in each of our branch warehouses to provide a complete architectural service to the millwork industry in the specification and use of all doors distributed by our firm," pointed out Mr. Sand, "and we are particularly catering to the dealers who handle institutional jobs requiring special detail doors because ours is definitely a service organization," he declared.
Announcement was made this month by Horace Wolfe, president of Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Company, that the Northern California wholesale office of the firm has been moved from San Francisco to 7436 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. California. in order to render better customer service. R. J. "Dick" Marquart, vice-president of the concern, is in charge of the Bay area district.
Sonoma, Calif.-The Hammond Lumber Co. yard and office at Boyes Hot Springs held a "close-out sale" last month and discontinued operations there Nov. 30. Hammond officials said the yard at Sonoma would serve the entire valley. Hammond had occupied the leased highway 1ocation at Boyes for the past 12 years under separate management from the Sonoma yard, which is managed by Byron L. Peart.
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The November 10 meeting of the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Assn. was called to order by President Herb Geisenheyner after a ham steak dinner at the Rodger Young auditorium. Introductions were made of all those present.
Secretary-Treasurer Bob Inglis read a letter from Harvey Smith, secretary-treasurer of the Central California Dry Kiln Club, stating that the annual meeting to be held next year in Berkeley has been postponed one week to May 3 and 4.
A very fine film on machining of wood, which was loaned by the University of New York School of Forestry, was a most interesting picture. The photography was taken with a high-speed motion picture camera with shutter speeds as high as 12,000 frames per second. By taking pictures of machine heads with speeds of 3500 R.P.M., the viewing could be slowed down to 4 or 5 R.P.M. By so doing, the angle of the cutting blade could be seen and the defects noted; such defects as f"uzzing, tearing, chip marks, etc., and their causes.
After the picture, Lloyd Jorgenson, representative of the Stetson-Ross Machinerl Co., Seattle, gave a talk and answered many questions. His presentation and answers were most interesting and very instructivc. A11 present learned a great deal about machining and the importance the kiln operator plays in good machining of lumber. They were:
Henry Olguin, McCoy Dry Kilns; Oscar Bark, Coast Kiln Co.; Gene Dye, Western Mill & Lumber Co.; George Cudworth, Earl Pirtle, Ward & Harrington Lumber Co.; Charles Beckman, Beckman Lumber Service; Charles Lakeman, E. J. Stanton & Son; B. L. Laursen, Art Furcron. Consolidated Lumber Co.; Frank Keuski, Associated Molding Co.; Earl Simon, Hammond Lumber Co.; Arthur Koehler, Consultant; John Kurzhals, Sun Lumber Co.; Jack H. Lesch, McCoy Planing Mill; Cort Mason, Downey Kiln & Milling Co.; Herb Geisenheyner, Coast Kiln Co.; Lloyd Jorgenson, Stetson-Ross Machinery Co.; Bob Inglis, Associated Molding Co.
George llice, who had been representing Southwest Plywood Corp. of fnglewood, Calif., in the Valley area, has been placed in charge of the WoodTape department. He is now calling on dealers and industrials to introduce this popular new product used in banding plywood edges. Dealer response to the product has been very gratifying, said Jack Pollard, Southwest's president. Rice has beenconducting day-long demonstrations of WoodTape before the public at do-it-yourself shows and in special clinics staged by individual retail yards with excellent results, and reports that the item seems to be the long-sought answer to the masking of plywood edg6s.
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Jack Davidson, Pacific Wood Products Company executive, Los Angeles, announced last month that his firm had received the first shipment of Random Plank from the Orient.
"This is the first of many exciting new hardu'ood products which we will be marketing throughout i956. We have many new items from both Europe and the Orient on the way, and we expect to warehouse all of these fine building products so that immediate delivery to the distributor will eliminate delay to the dealer trade," declared Davidson. "Al1 new materials will be carried in volume and shipped to specification," he added.
Random Plank, created and produced in Japan by Pacific Wood Products Company, is said to be the ultimate in lowcost, easy-to-apply, wall surfacing. It comes in three beautiful hardwoods, Lauan Philippine Mahogany, Birch or Oriental Ash. It has strength, stability and ease of application of plywood, coupled with the in{ormal charm found only in faces of random lvidth pieces of veneer, grooved between each veneer joint, Davidson pointed out.
Stanley Brown, owner of the Chandler Lumber Co., Van Nuys, has enrolled in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. as an active member the Jameson Lumber Co., Los Angeles. Officers of the yard are H. B. Jameson, president; Irwin B. Jameson, vice-president, and L. R. Jameson, secretary.
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Again reaffirming faith in the retail lumber dealer as the logical consumer outlet for building materials and lumber, Western Pine Supply Company has entered its 1lth year in the San Francisco Bay area supplying the needs of Northern California retailers. In line with the firm's "dealers only" policy, Western Pine Supply's lO-year anniversary marks a period of growth and expansion that can be viewed with interest.
Western Pine Supply Company was founded and organized by Philip J. McCoy in 1945, when he was 26. He had been a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Lumber procurement office in San Francisco, where his duties consisted of buying lumber from various mills throughout California and Oregon. Originally, upon graduating from Dartmouth, McCoy had started his lumber career with a sawmill in Lebanon, Ore. He later worked in a Portland retail lumberyard and, before entering the Navy, had been with Templeton Lumber Co., a Portland wholesaler. Phil McCoy is the fourth generation of McCoys Philip J' MccoY in the lumber business, his family having been associated with Weyerhaeuser Timber Company for many years.
With a small group of young men starting out 10 years ago, Phil McCoy has brought Western Pine Supply Company along from its humble beginning to attain a position as one of the leading wholesale distributors of forest products in California.
A policy of stressing service and quality products, along with faith in the retail lumber dealer as the source of materials for the building contractor, has vastly contributed to the company's success.
Western Pine Supply Company first occupied a small office and warehouse at the corner of 8th and Harrison streets, selling pine lumber and mouldings to the retail yards in surrounding Bay area cities. A slow but steady expansion followed with the distribution of these items to cover territories beyond the Bay area.
By 1950, the facilities in San Francisco had become inadequate to handle the volume of increasing business and the firm moved to its present location at 5760 Shellmound Street in Emeryville.
To further diversify and increase its service to the dealers, Western Pine Supply Company purchased the Nicolai
l)rior ,Saies ('omP:tn,r' in 11).-;J iron't :t north\\.cst. rlorir :trrl plvrvot.rrl nralltliiictllre r. tlle \\'hccltr ( )sgootl (.otrlr:ttt-r'. I t harl lrecn onc oi tlrt oltlest rlistrilrr.rlors oI rloors ltnrl Plvnoorl irr Northcrn ('lrliir,rrri:r. ln tlrr:rc(ltlisiti()n oi Nicollri. \\'est rrn I'ine Srr1r1r1,r'(',r.:Lr1<1ctl 1o its lrrotlut:ts;t t'ornlrlctt'1ittt',,i rloors :rnrl lrl-\'n,ocl. rrs r cll lr: u irrrlorls lurrl s:rsh.
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sliding door frames; Lumber: Pine selects, shop and common grades, knotty pine paneling, roof decking in fir and pine; Ripplolite laminated plastic products: Corrugated and special decorative designs and accessories.
The continual addition of new lines has been parallelectt by a gradual warehouse expansion at the Emeryville plant. The latest expansion program was completed this fall and included additional office space for the sales and accounting departments and the construction of a new warehouse and spur track.
The entire plant now consists of three warehouses and the office building, altogether ,covering over two acres. Warehouse space now totals in excess of 40,000 sq. feet, the main warehouse containing mouldings, plywood, lumber and Armstrong building materials; a second warehouse encloses a sash mill and glazing department with storage -area for sash, windows, Monowall, specialty plywoods and Acme Frames; the third warehouse holds a complete inventory of a great variety of doors.
The efficient handling and expediting of orders is essential to this type of business. Therefore, with the expansion of office space this year, an order desk arrangement was designed by Phil McCoy to fulfill these requirements.
In addition to the tremendous stock and business conducted out of Western Pine Supply Company's warehouses. the firm is also quite active in the field of direct mill sales. Approximately 5O/o of its business is on a direct mill basis, and the nine company salesmen in their various territories are responsible for direct mill sales as well as sales from warehouse stocks. Direct mill shipments are made from the larger mills in the Western Pine region, with all grades of the various species being shipped from these sawmills. Western Pine Supply Company also handles doors and plywood in mixed carloads which may be lot-loaded for lumberyards.
Philip McCoy, president and general manager, looking back on the growth of his diversified company, again emphasizes his belief of a "dealers only" policy:
"Future building materials distribution lies with the progressive lumber dealers, with emphasis on service and merchandising. Future development of Western Pine Supply Company will keep pace with needs of the lumber dealers in California," he declares.
llAlN WAREHOUSE VIEW (top photo, obovc) post moulding 3cction to plywood rlocks; on fhc trock is ordcr of mixed pino, hordwood qnd redwood rnoutdingr madc.up for q rctoil yord. Second rcanc rhowg Front< Mifrud, superintcndcnt, in thc wcll-orgonizcd worehoure beforc o r.ction of thc lo.rge moulding Invcntory. Photo ot righr rhows port of Douglor fir plywood inventory. Sfrip of pix ocro* botfom showr (lcft) Calbcd troilcr qnd trqctor with toad of lumbcr cnd door iomb retr ond, recr, unlooding cor of Ponderoro pinc selecls; Ccnlcn ncw Wcrlern Pine Supply Co. tldctor with vcnlood of stockr; For Righf: :tort of weekly dclivery to ysrd3 in Salinqs-Monter.t/ orcq. Rolling equipmcnt in- du&s rix vcnr designed by Phil ltcCoy ond
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Riverside County Hoo-Hoo Club 117 initiated nine kittens at a concatenation November 18. The meeting was held at the Hemet, Calif., Elks club with a fine attendance of 38 members. Secretary Warren Haskins reported that it was a very good meeting and everyone had a good time. These kittens were taken into Hoo-Hoo: Homer Emerton, Tarter, Webster & Johnson; Ken Pekarek, Gibson Lumber Co.;Tom Baker, Dill Lumber Co., Bloomington; Ed Gustafson, Dill Lumber Co., Hemet; Ralph Whitehead, Sand Door & Plywood Co.; Stan Sharp and Bud Bennett, Cresmer Manufacturing Co.; John Suverkrup, Suverkrup Lumber Co., San Bernardino, and Bob Male, West Covina. The Degree Team for the concatenation was Bert Hol-
dren, Snark; Dave Beauchaine, Senior Hoo-Hoo; Don Derbes, Junior Hoo-Hoo; J. E. Fitzpatrick, Bojum; Jack McGrath, Scrivenoter; Bill Davidson, Jabberwock; Russ McCoy, Custocatian; Al Beals, Arcanoper, and Bob Saucke, Gurdon.
The appointment of Stark Sowers as Deputy State Snark for Southern California was announced to the meeting and pleased his fellow members in his local club, which assured him of its cooperation in performance of his larger duties this term. The club starts its sponsorship of the retail training extension course at Riverside college January 9.
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several of which have "discovered" the retail lumber dealer editorially as the place for their readers to go to get materials and advice when building, repairing, and modernizing a home.
A considerable number of building products manufacturers also have begun directing their customers to the retail lumber dealers in their consumer advertising.
Considering the strong promotional program to be conducted in the form of Operation Home Improvement, 1956 should be a record year for modernization. Some observers believe that the volume of home improvement work easily could be doubled if the retail lumber industry would, first, go out after that type of business as aggressively as other retailers go after volume and, second, make it easier for customers to get improvements completed.
To that end, NRLDA has told the public that homeowners desiring to modernize or repair their homes will find their local retail lumber dealers ready to help them get the work done conveniently and economically.
Indications that dealers are eager to keep up with modern trends in merchandising and yard operation are evident in the widespread demand for clinics and management workshops such as those held at the NRLDA Expositions and at district meetings held by the state and regional associations.
The forested areas of the United States are so vast thev have never been surveyed in their entiretv.
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Charles E. Close, managing clirector of the llardn'ood Plyr.vood Institute, revierved the substa.ntial progress made by his organization during 1955 in stepping up consllmer demand for hardwood plyrvood and in increasing the distribution of these panels through distributors by increased dealer and industrial sales. He stated that the revisions in the Commercial Standard, soon to be promulgated, r,vould act to sharpen 19.56 promotion by the adoption of the more descriptive grade terminology.
William W. Works and Ed. C. Stalder, of the CrorvnZellerbach Corporation, highlighted the progress of plasticsurfaced plywood, suggesting that the product has now proved itself conclusively as a useful product for builders and consumers, that it is a desirable mill production item and offered aggressive distributors and dealers attractive margin potentialities as compared rvith standard panel items. The market for exterior siding in both full sheets and narro'w siding patterns and the outdoor sign demand were two uses suggested as having immediate interest.
Works predicted that, through a new technique in patching, enough additionai veneer would be available for Crezonfused plywood to add substantially to the supply. Several additional plants would shortly be in regular production, he stated.
A laminated product already in production and tested in several industrial markets was described as a definite
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Other speakers at the three-day meeting included Louis G. Riecke, director of NPDA from New Orleans and popular master of ceremonies, who entertained with Cajun stories as sugar-coating for a report on a recent series of meetings with plywood manufacturers.
Edward Moran, vice-president of National Associ4tion of Credit Men, speaking at a luncheon meeting, predicted a continued high level of business activity at least through the first half of 1956 and underscored the importance of the credit department activity in its relation to the sales function.
Another luncheon speaker, A. B. Groves, chief loan officer for the Veterans Administration in Miami, predicted that there would be no serious let-down in housing construction. He reported that the experience in mortgage repossessions on VA loans had been unbelievably good in the Miami area and nationally, resulting in no losses to taxpayers. In response to questions, he outlined procedures involved in project building with VA financing, and detailed reasons for stiffening certain plywood specifications in the Miami afea.
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N{any of the buildings in the quake slid off their foundations, resulting in partial or total loss due to the fact that rot ancl termites had rveakened the sills, rvhich secure a house to its foundations. Most of these honses rvould have been able to take the severe jolts except for this lveakness in the sub-structure. As a result of this tragedy, a high proportion of homes today in California are built lvith lJaxco pressrlre-treated mud sills u''hich give the needed protection against rot and termites.
J. H. Baxter & Co.'s first pressure-treating retort, the large iron cylinder in u,hich the treating process takes place, n as installed in the Long Beach yard in the early 1930s. Ser.erai vears later a pressure-treating plant u'as built at the Alameda yard.
Acquisition during the 1940s of a pressure-treating plant and yard at Eugene, and in 1950 at The Dalles, Ore., have further added to J. H. Baxter & Co. output of pressuretreated products.
From just a small beginning has grorvn the present r,r.ide-flung and diversified pressure-treating plants and methods u'hich have given J. H. Baxter & Co. the outstanding name it has today.
Forest products from Baxter's own stands of timber in Northern California and Oregon are shipped by rail and water to its yards for treating. This process is a lengthy one that has special requirements for each rvood variety, for
each use and for each preservative. The specification standards are set by agencies of the government and by the American Wood Preservers' Association, as well as by large commercial users.
J. H. Baxter & Co. employs highly skilled and experienced engineers to meet tJrese standards and keep check on every step of the treating process, from first decisions to the final stamping of each piece with the BAXCO trademark.
As chemical knowledge grows, J. H. Baxter & Co. continues to bring new products on the market and to improve its plant facilities. The company has recently installed a dry kiln at its Eugene, Oregon, plant used for finishing fire retardant and salt treated lumber and plywood. Last year it opened its own chlorination plant at the Long Beach yard to manufacture the zinc chloride and pentachlorophenol used in the treating process.
The years continue to prove the value of pressure-treated protection for wood, and the Baxter people foresee only continued growth of the firm and its particular type of pressure-treated wood products. And this means that more and more lumber dealers throughout the West in recent years are stocking pressure-treated foundation lumber to supply the ever-growing demand.
Upland, Calif.-Escrow proceedings were started last month for the sale by the city of a lO-acre tract on E. Arrow Highway to the Boyd Lumber Co. of Alhambra, which will relocate here.
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Everett C. Parker, president of Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was quoted recently in Building News to the effect that there would not be so many housing tracts in 1956 as there were in 1955 and that over-all sales would be about like 1954. Parker is a past president of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn.
"f think that most lumber dealers in Southern California have had a larger unit and dollar volume in 1955 than 1954," he said. "Prices on lumber have been 7l/o higher but this has been offset by a corresponding decrease in the yard buying price. Margins on sales have been very close all year. Operating costs have increased in 1955 over 1954; one item, for instance, being a 7fu/o increase in wages in July," he stated.
Lemoore, Calif.Carl Kaspian of the Growers Lumber Co. closed the business in Cutler, Calif., December 1 and he will become owner January I of the Cutler Hardware Co. next door. Kaspian will also build a lumber shed on the lot. He said the new store will handle a complete line of building materials, including lumber, hardware, paint, roofing, etc. It will be known as the Cutler Hardware and Building Supply Co.
Some 70/o of all paint sales are made to the doit-yourself trade, according to government statistics for 1954.
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the minimum requirements set forth in Commercial Standards. Hardwood plywoodr-il5isefis a little more complicated situation. Unlike fir, hird,,ivood plywood id'made in many species, and manufacturedlin several countries. As a result, there is a variation.irl "quality," a-rril certainly a difference in terminology desigiating li.
We have a Commercial Standards,to coviildomestic plywood, but imported plywood is manufactured according to the practices of the country in whiehjt is made. This'places on the distributor the obliggtip$ fif interpreqng these gsedes and, to the best of his knbwlq$ge, ,plopeilf, 5"epr3g0d4ting the grades to the dealer. (Without fear of contradiction, I wish to state that there is a great need for an educational program on Hardwood Plywood, for the benefit of ALL of US.)
The possible "advantage" that can be developed with Quality should be quite evident. Consistent quality can seldom be maintained by a distributor or dealer who makes a practice of "re-grading" (for the purpose of selecting the panels above the specified quality) to gain a possible advantage with special accounts. (If I were the "buyer," f might wonder when I would get a supply of the "skimmed milk," and if I were the "seller," I would worry how I would dispose of the stock from which the "cream" had been removed.)
It seems that the plywood industry has had its share of price changes. Changes at the distributor level are usually caused by one of trvo things-a change at the manufacturer
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level, affecting the cost to the Distributor-or a competitive condition in the local market.
Most firms feel they know their cost of doing business, and they also desire to make a fair profit on their operation. A change at the manufacturer level is usually reflected proportionately, whether up or down, at the distribution level.
If for any one of many reasons it seems advisable to lower a price at the distribution level, producing a gross profit that is not too healthy, you may be sure this will be changed upwards as soon as the situation permits.
Price changes can cause confusion, as well as financial losses in some cases. Published price lists usually carry this clause, "All prices listed are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice," or some similar statement. This is necessary for the protection of the "seller." However, some business firms feel it is an advantage to the customer to maintain the "published price," if at all possible, until a new price list is actually "in the hands" of the customer. If you are a buyer, do you consider this as a worthy advantage ?
In an area the size of greater Los Angeles, "Delivery Service" is a major problem. Without elaborating, as a "seller" do you try to deliver stock to your customer when he wants or needs it? It is sometimes almost impossible, and also sometimes costly, to meet the delivery requirement. The degree of success in this might well determine the degree of advantage.
Plywood seldom improves in a storage warehouse, and each time it is handled there is the danger of damage. Im-
proved storage facilities and proper methods of handling can produce an advantage.
Sales policy, in some areas, is a rather delicate subject, but I feel sure that most of us engaged in selling or buying will agree this can be of considerable im' portance.
I have heard it said that the greatest salesmen in the world are the advertising salesmen. llowever, most businessmen will agree that Advertising is, or can be, very important. Many dealers prefer to sell products which are advertised by the manufacturer and the distributor. There are many "sales helps" which fall into this category.
It is possible that a dealer's cost of selling a product is actually reduced, if it is properly advertised, which, in turn, could justify showing a little preference to the source supplying such a product.
The salesman is considered by a majority of firms as a very vital part of the organization. In a majority of businesses, he is the real link between the buyer and seller. Thousands of words could be written (and have been by those far better qualified than I) about the salesman-how he should be trained, the proper performance of his duties, and what should be done to convert him from an "ordertaker" to a "salesman,"
It is basic that he should know his product, be familiar with its use, and honestly represent it.
I think that a salesman is on the right pathway if we can say of him that he fights for his customer as long as it is not detrimental to his employer, and fights for his employer when it is not detrimental to his customer.
A well-qualified salesman can be a great help to his customer, if the customer will permit him to help. Correct performance on the part of the salesman has probab-ly developed more "advantage" than any other one possibility.
It seems apparent to me that any "seller" attempting to maintain a position of equality with respect to Credit, Terms, Stocks, Quality, Price Changes, Delivery Service. Storage & Handling, Sales Policy, Advertising, and Salesmen, cannot establish and maintain any real "Price Advantage." There is a belief that indicates "we get what we pay for."
As a "buyer"-Do YOU FLIP A COIN?
(The opinions expressed in the above article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of the firm he represents nor the magazine publishing it.)
Carl T aughlin hurried home from a hunting trip to be on hand when he and his partner, Dean Swartz, took over as owners of Mar Vista Lumber Co. near Santa Monica last month. Laughlin was many years with the Fisher Lumber Co. there but, after a year of retirement, got restless and is again in a retail lumberyard.
Al Kelley, Alameda wholesaler, returned from a 10-day stay in the Eugene, Ore., area visiting mills.
Floyd Yates, secretary-treasurer of Southwest Plywood Corp., Inglewood, has returned from the NPDA meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. (see Page 12). He reports that Florida IS all it's "cracked up to fg"-2 place with lots of hotels and places ready to take your money, but he missed the '"real homey" atmosphere of southern California and was glad to get back.
Del Travis, president of Travco, Inc., San Jose, spent a November week with mill connections in the redwood region and managed to squeeze in a game of golf during the Northwestern California Lumbermen's Club stag celebration. He found himself bringing home the club's guest trophy for his 69 score.
Bill Howe, west coast manager for American-fnternational Hardwood Co., Los Angeles,r returned to his desk Dec. 15 following his recent automobile accident (page 14O, CLM, t2/t/55).
D. M. t'Del" Shaw, salesmanager, Boise Payette Lumber Co., Boise, Idaho, spent the end of November in San Francisco attending a Western Pine Association meeting and visiting Weyerhaeuser Sales Co. offices.
Floyd Scott, president, Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has joined the Industrial Lumbermen's Club of southern California.
Bill Ramsay, Twin-City Lumber Co., San Rafael, spent a week recently in El Paso, Texas, calling on company accounts.
Roy Stanton, Sr. and Lloyd Webb of E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, spent the weekend of December l0 in Las Vegas taking in the Nevada and Arizona Hoo-Hoo clubs' Christmas event.
Harold Ford, general salesmanager of Tarter, Webster & Johnson at Stockton, returned Dec. 15 from a 3-week business trip in the east.
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475 Hunlington Drive Son Morino 9, Colif. PYromid l-2127
Sales Representatives in Arizona and New Mexico
Rcte-Posiiion wcrnted $2.00 per colu"'n inch
All others, $3.00 per column inch
Closing dqles lor copy, Sth dnd 20th
WANTED
LUMBER SALESMAN EXPERIENCED IN Exceuent company *t,f$f3.:il;*"t?3wer as wholesale company desires a lumber salesman experienced in Eastern sales of Pine and Fir.
Address Box C-2437, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
PINE SALESMAN WANTED
By Ias Angeles Wholesale Distributing Yard selling Ponderosa and Sugar Pine. Must be able to guarantee accounts in Industrial and Retail Yard business. $600 per month and commission on sales. Replies confidential.
Address Box C-243& California Lumber Merchant
lOB Weet 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
INDUSTRIAL SALESMAN WANTED
Ey a Los Angeles wholesale hardwood distributing yard" Must havc clientele and willing to work on a commission basis with a drawing account of $600 monthly, plus a good car allowance. One having these qualifications should well make twice his drawing account monthly. Replies confidential.
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Address Boz C-2427, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 5o8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WANTED_SALESMAN
Wholesale lumber firm wants salesman interested in commission, expense account and percentage of profits. Opportunity excellent for future with Los Angeles organization selling West Coast. Pine, Douglas Fir, Spruce and Redwood.
Address Box C-244O, California Lumber Merchant 108 Weet 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WANTED
Lift Truck and Carrier SALESMAN wanted for large-capacity GERLINGER; largely local territory.
BURNABY and WILLIAMS
6l@ Sepulveda Boulevard, Van Nuys, Calif.
Phone: STate 5-6561
INVENTORY HELP WANTED
Man to help list and figure inventory. May result in permanent position for right man.
HYDE PARK LUMBER COMPANY
6722 Ctenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles 43, California
Telephone-Pleasant 8-9214
SALESMAN WANTED
Well-established Redwood distributor has opening for an experienced salesman to sell Redwood to lumber yards in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Give full particulars. All replies will be - hcld in strict confidence.
Address Box C-2432, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 5018, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LUMBERMAN
Currently operating retail lumber business, would like (MUST) to move to Coastal region or Northern California. Can offer 35 years experience in all phases of the industry, including sawrnill, wholesale and retail experience.
Address Box C-2439, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
MILL REPRESENTATIVE
Will eell your lumber (Fir or Redwood) in Southern California. Formerly associatcd f.or 2O years with highly rated Los Angeles lumber wholesaler. Desire direct rnill representation Interview in North or Los Angeles.
Address Box C-2416, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Roorri 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
EXPERIENCED LUMBERMAN WISHES TO CONNECT
Lumberman, principally Hdwds. & Plywoods, of many years Pacific Coast experiencg selling out present business. Wants to connect with well-financed small Hdwii. & Plywoodr Distributor intercsted in increasing volume.
Address Box C-2436, California Lumber Merchant 16 West 6th S.t., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
Nomer of Adverticsn in lhir Deporlment uring o blind oddrers connot be divulgcd. All inquider ond rcplirr should be qddressed to key shown in lhe odverlircrnont
Position with mill or wholesale firm as representative in Modesto vicinity. Solid lumber experience.
Address Box C-2434, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WILL INVEST
Experienced lumberman with excellent distribution connections will invest for part ownership in good sawmill with timber. WiU exchange refcrences.
Address Box C-2377, California Lumbcr Merchant 108 West 6th St, Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
MAKE MORE MONEY t LEARN ESTIMATING !
Read blueprints and figure rrnaterials and labor, Learn at home in your spar€ time. Complete course available at unheard-of low price. Send for free information now!
HOME BUILDERS SCHOOL OF ESTIMATING
P. O. Box 912 San Jose, Calif.
RETAIL LUMBER YARD FOR S.ALE
fn-cluding _trar{wary and equipment in the eastside Los Angeles q4rl$If4l district. Property and buildings for lease or sale. pRIeED RIGHT FOR A QUICK SALE. Cafl or write:
LEE F. MILLER. Broker
8111 Long Beach Boulevard, Huniington Park, California
Phone: LUdlow 2-6474
DE LUXE HOME AND LUMBER LOCATION
^ Center of fast-growing San, Gabriel Valley, fu-block off main blvd., 9 rninutes to Freeway, 9 miles northeast of Los Angeles, in Soutli Arcadia area, nr. markets, transportation, churches, near Santa Anita Rqq"!f_ck. (Free delivery zone from L.'A.)
HOME-. 1280 lq.,ft. o-f good living: dinihg-living room combina- tion pa.neled in Oriental Ash, foor-to-ceiling raisid Swedish fireplace with€agstone hearth, 30-foot glass window-wall to patio: one master bedroom with dressing room, tiled bath & fully iilcd'stall shower with foot-warmer; ALSO small bedroom (or djn or office) with own separate entrarice and tiled half-bath. A ..dreamy', tiled work-saver kitchen, wired for elec. range, exhaust fan and .:oodles,, of ,cupboards and built-ins. Forced aif heat. Draperies. fnsulated walls and ceilings, air-conditioned, beautifully walled enclosed patio. fully landscaped-ls b'looming camellias, exieptional rare planiings. The patio provides SUN, PRIVACY and is pirfect for ent-ertainiis.
IUSINElS=Equipped with 7fu-horse DeWaft Combination sai, l5hgds;-Al-$Oq l-rm. gottage for employee or in-law. It is futly furnished, including tiled kitchen, range, refrig., and other furniture. COMPLETE-plus full bathroom with tub, lavatory, toilet & wardrobe closet.
IDEAL for new or new,/used lu,mber, pre-cutting, pre-fab, storage, wholesale, retail, etc. DeWalt sav/ can be used for a multitude -of purposes. Also space could be rented to bldg. contractor, etc. Lot size is l2Ax267 (over 32"000 sq. ft.). The land is constantly increasing in value. Could be used in the future for home rentals. 'Sewers are in, paid for and connected to houses.
SAVE! FOR.K-LIFI BAR,GAINS 5AVE!
HyslerRossGlorklownotot
Used-Good or Rebullt & Guoronieed. 2,OOO-|5,OOO lb. copaclly.
Hyttd 150 . . 15,000 lb. cqp., rcbuilt & guoronl€ed ..........S470O
losr 19 ]lT 6,000 lb. cop,, rebuilt ond guoronte.d ...---$2350
Clork 6,000 lb. dp., rcbuili & guqrqntc6d .-------............$1650
Towmolor tT46 , 4,000 lb. cop., l2 ft. lift --.....--...-..---.-...........-.................$1550
Towmolor lV2 . . . 10,000 lb. cop., rcbuilt qnd guoronlesd ....-.-----.............$2650
8fg Df.counts on lfow Surpfus Pdrrt rd All ikkes orld l'p,dels ot lqkllltt
GERUNGER FORK-UFT, 1 2,000 lb. cop.----.--.-------.---.$310O
Catorpalla?tnlcrnatlonolLe lournecu
loraih - BuckeyeEuclidNorthwestetc.
PRICE $29,5flI-Reasonable down paJrment and terms. Owner will finance. OWNER, 5O*6 McCulloch, (Post Office) Temple City, California. Phone: DOuglas 7-1301. TERMS AVAITABLE
New 3-lon Choin Hoirtr Spur GeoredlO fl. Ghoin
& S0NS'INC. ESTABIISHED leo6
1232lt CENTER STREET HOtLYDALE, SOUTH GATE, CAIIF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LUMBER YA,RDS FOR SALE
A. Code'FERNANDO." Located in San Fernando Valley; established twelve yerus ago; one owner; located on main through street; ground around 5Qfl)O sq. ft. but more available. R. R. lease (but no spur track), $12 monthly. You can't beat that. Price for buildings and other improvements, truck, etc,, $9,000; inventory about $40fi).
B. Code "VALLEY." San Fernando Valley yard; well-located with spur track; three acres; lots of sheds, mill building; fine store and ofrce; will lease plant at $l,fiX),rnonthly for five or ten-year period with renewal privilege; automotive €quipment for sale at appraisal. Inventory about $74000. Sales for full year 1955 will run half million dollars. Marshall & Stevens appraisal available.
C. Code "WOOD.' This yard established over 30 years ago; Orange County; never before offered for sale. Over an acre of ground about one-half covered by sheds, store and office. Very good sales record. Ground, buildings and equipment S75,000; inventory about $50,0'm. Marshall & Stevens appraisal available.
D. Code "INDUSTRIAL." Located in industrial area about 15 ' milcs from downtown Los Angeles, in town of 55,000. Established 35 ycars ago; lease on over an acre of ground, $115 monthly; four . ycars to go but extension being considered. Price for all buildings, ofrce and yard equiporent, including 1954 truck, $14,000. Inventory about $6,000. You pay for the inventory and truck; then five years on the balance.
E. Code 'RMRSIDE." Located in Riverside County; established two years. Ground 3Q(X)O sq. ft., modern store building and lots of sbeds. Price ground and buildings $29,000; equipment $5,000; inventory $20,0q). Located on main highway; an hour's drive from Palm Springs for your weekends.
TWOHY LUMBER CO.
7l+ W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15; Rlchmond 9-8746
Lurnber yard brokers for over forty years
F'OR SALE_ESTABLISHED BUILDING SUPPLY BUSINESS
Located in one of the fastest growing areas anywhere. 60 miles from'Los Angeles, Calif. On main boulevard, in town of 16,fr)0 population. Ample buildings, approx. 10,000 sq. ft. under roof. Yearly gross over $1fl),000; high net profits. Prefer to sell land, inventory, equipment and business on one deal. $30,000 cash required. Books open to principals only.
Address Box C-2306, California Lumber Merchant
108 Wcst 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
LUMBERYARD AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR LEASE
?WO ACRES-conrpletely fenced and enclosed area with covered lwnber storage facilities; FM-ROOM office building on property, rurdcrgtound gasoline tank-in the beart of the eastside Los Angeles industry district. Lumber unloading, spur track, kiln-drying facililics adjacent to the property. For further particulars call:
THE PHIPPS COMPANY
' 7157 Telegraph Road-Los Angeles 22
Phone: RAymond 3-5326
COMPLETE MILL-ALL READY TO GO SAWMILL FOR SALE. Total pricc-property and all-ONLY S15,000. fncluding 5 acres of land on the R. R. Complete head rig and carriage powered by 145-h.p. gasoline engine. Electric set works and air dogs. Pond and log slip. Edger run by separate 145-h.p. gasoline engine. Engines in perfect condition. Conveyor, good 50-ft. burner, sorting chain-
Contact: STAN JANTZER (Pho'ne: 99R11)
Route 3, Box 3456, Arcata, California
FOR SALE-zg R.R. FLAT CARS
Standard Gauge; 8xZ)-Ft. bed. Excellent condition.
FOR S.ALE-l0 KOHLER LIGHT PLANTS, $475 eactr" Unused, in crates. Latest type. 2-KW, 115-volt, DC; 4-cyl. gas engines. w-E-M-C-O
WESTERN EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY CO.
8161 West 3rd SL, Los Angeles 48 Phone: WEbster 8-27O1
FOR SALE-Two HYSTER
RT-150 LIFT TRUCKS; 7rl-bn Caoacity. Rebuilt with 90-day Warranty. Reasonably priced.
One Willamette CARRIER, standard size and good condition.
COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE
1115 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif.
Phones: NEwmark 1-8269: NEvada 6-4805
FOR SALE
Gerlinger Lift Truck, E-ton capacity, t952 model, 64" forke, ofrset carriage. Good condition: $6,250.
TROPICAL & WESTERN LUMBER CO. 4334 Exchange Ave., Los Angeles 58, Calif.
Phone: LOgan 8-2375
TOWER AUTOMATIC S.TUD-CUTTER
CASH OR TR.ADE FOR LUMBER. Continuous chain feed. Three cutting blades; cuts two Studs at one time. Can be seen at
2,[801 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, Calif. DAvenport 6-7016
FOR SALE
2l' Chris-Craft Express Cruiser. Fully equipped and completely refinished. All extras. Priced for quick sale. Call DON at Klmberly 2-3595; Los Angeles
FOR QUICK SALE
CIRC. SAW BLADES, brand new; otrle 44" ins. teeth, one 24', three 32" solid teeth; and one xlnt. used ,lO" ins. teeth. All for only $245.
Add,ress Box C-2435, California Lunr,ber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
* Sorting to Lengths
* Stick for Air-Dry
f Loading & Unloading
f Free 1955 Printed Rates
HANDLING
CRANE & CO.
5143 Alhambra Ave.
Los Angelcs 32, Calif. CApitol 2-8143
B UY-SELL-REPAIR-S ERVICE
F'ork Lifts and Straddlc Trucks. Completc shop and fielil scrvicc. Portable Welding, Special Fabrication, Steam Cleaning and Painting. Scrvice Available 7 Days a Week. All work guaranteed.
COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE
l1l5 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif.
Phones: NEwmark l-8269, NEvada 6-4805
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Filer & Stowell type design, 1951. All Steel package unit with complete sets of gear motors and all air lifts on transfer rolls, chains and drives. 24" inf.eed, rolls, 36" outfeed. Infeed & outfeed each 4tS' long, 98' overall. Can handle 75,0OO ft, per day for remanufacturing of cants. Is being used for sawing Clears into vertical grain Fir, Spruce, Cedar, etc. for minesweeper program. Excellent for making siding strips in VG for Redwood or Cedar mill, also mfg. items as ladder stock, pole stock and spar & mast grades, etc, Can be seen in operation. Write for blueprint. Price, $18,750 net, F.O.B, cais Chicago, without resaw.
HUSS LUMBER COMPANY
1350 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago 14, Illinois
Jim Tattersall, executive of Security Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, returned last tended business trip through Mexico.
Royal Dutch Paint month from an ex-
John Driscoll, the "11 Western States man" for Simpson Redwood Co., took a flying trip through the Salt Lake City and Denver areas the week of November 28.
George Jayka, well-known young southern California Iumber salesman, has joined the staff of the Brown Timber Co., Beverly Hills, reports Carl Poynor, salesmanager. Jayka will cover dealers in the southern counties.
Sir Maynard Hedstrom of Morris Hedstrom, Ltd., in the Fiji Islands, was a recent visitor in the San Rafael offices of Lake Logging & Timber Co. After visiting with Monty Montgomery there, Sir Maynard called on several other west coast suppliers before returning to the islands. The west-coast stay marked the final lap on a round.the-world trip for Sir Maynard and Lady Hedstrom.
Clarence A. Hill, vice-president of Brown Timber Co., Portland, was a recent visitor in Los Angeles, where he arrived the first of December to arrange the opening of sales offices in Beverly Hills.
"Nifty" Gay returned to the TW&J offices in Stockton Dec. 15 after spending three weeks in Texas on business.
Harry Sharp, purchasing agent for Marley Company, Stockton, spent a week of November visiting mills along the Redwood Highway.
Phil LaTasa, co-owner of Westhard Importing Co., Wilmington, Calif., returned from a S-week business trip through the east and midwest. He attended the National Hardwood Lumber Assn. convention in Chicago and flew on to Cleveland, New York and points east, returning via Texas and the south.
Russell Multin of the Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a trip to Europe. Terry Mullin of the Tarzana (Calif.) Lumber Co. is back from a vacation sojourn in Honolulu.
Glos Co, ._--.--..---..- | .---._ 't
Smford-[ur:ier, Ins. ------.--------.-.---....;-.-.60
Sqnto Fe Iumber Co. -.------.--..------.-----------.-*
Security Royol Dutch Poinl Mfg. Co..--.36,61
5hively, Alon A. ....................-...-.....-.-..-....@-
Sierro Lumber & Plywood, ln<. .--.--.----.----5t
Sierro Nevqdo Pine Co, .-..---.-------.-----.-------- a Sierro Redwood Co. -.-.-----------.--.---------------56
Simmonr Hqrdwood lunber Co. ---.---.---.---* Sihpron Logging Co. .-:-.----------------------------* Simpron Redwood Co. .--.----------.---.--.--------25
9mith Lumber Co., Rolph L, --.----------------:-*
So-Col Building Moteriolr €o., Inc. .-..---.. *
5outh Boy Lumber Co. ---.-.-..-..----..-----.-.-.---. *
Southem Colifotniq Lumber Sqler -.-------.--54
Southwe3t Plywood Corp. .-......--.---.------.----.. tt
.--..-..--..---..-----..-- rt
Bohnhoff Lumbrr Co. --------..-----.--..--.-----------'l
Bonncll-Wqd I (nqpp .---.----.--.-.---------.......* Bonnington lumber Co. ----------.--.----.----.-.--.-'l
Brewrlsr, lyle & Arrocloter .--.-.-..-.-------.--..- '*
Brucq Co., E. l. .--..-----.--------------..-.....-.---..-*
Brurh lndurtrfql lumbcr Go. ---.---.-..-......-...22
Burnr lumbcr Co. l.
Col Dlrlrlbutlng Co. |
Col-Pqclfc Radwood Soler. Inr. .-..-...-....--.29
Colwero Cment Co. ---.----------.-....,..---..--..23
Collfomlo Bullden Supply Co. ---.----..--..-*
Collfomlo Door Go. of t. A. ---.---.....-...----..24
Collfomlo Lunber 5ole: --...-.------.----..-.-..--..-60
Collfomio Ponel t Vcncer ..........--------.--..-10
Cmeron lrucklng, Inc, ..-----.--.-...--..--..--..56
Gorlry Co. .-..-...-..-..--..--.- {t
Ccrr & Co., t. J. --.---.-..---.-.---.....-..---O.F.C.
Cccqdc Pqclic lmber Co. ---..-..-.-...--.-...*
Ce(o Steel Produdr Corp. -..-..--...-.....-.--...-. '3
CGlolex Corporolion. lhe ------.,--.-..-.--.-..-----.
Cherney, Inc. .--.----...-.--. *
Chrirten:on Lumber Go. ---..-----.-.--.--..-.-.--.--. *
Clough Imber Co. -.,,---.-,.-.--...-.-.---...---..--.,.58
Cobb Compony. T, M. ---..-..-...-.----..---..---.,-*
Conrolidoted Lumber Co. ---,,-----.-.--,-,----.--*
Cooper Whola;ole Lmber 'Co., W. E. --.-..t4
Cqdr lumber Co. ---------.---.-.-.-.--..-.-.-...--..4O
Crolrelt twber Co. ------------.-.-.-..--------13
Dollon, l. W. & Co. -.--------------------------.--.-.61
Dont t Rur$ll, lnc. ----------.-,----.----..---.26, 27
Dqvis Hordwood Co. --.---.--.---.-----.--.--.-----.59
Dqvid:on Plyrrood Lumber Co. .--.--.--..-------45
Dimod W Supnlv Co. --..---.--.---..---.------..28
Dollqr Co., The Roberl ----.---...-..---.--.--..37
Donover Go., lna. ------.-.--..---.---.---.-------. {!
Doglo: Fir Plywood Ar:ociqtiin -,---.-.----.- t|
Drc*6 8oy lmber
Southwe.lern Portlqnd Cemenl Co. ------.-.---lt Stahl lumbsr €o. .--..-.--....----..----..--.-.---.---- ta
Stondard lumber Co., Inc, ----...--....--..-.-,.-- '*
Stqnton e 3on, E. J. .-..-----.------..-.-------.,--- :t
st€rling Indurtrier, Inc. -...-----.--..---------.----'t
Stowqrt Plywood Co., O. W. .--.-.-.------.....--- rl
5trcble Lumber Co, ..-----..-..----.-..,.-..-..........52
Sunrel Floor Covcringr Co. .--.---..---.-.--.-.----55
Supcrior Lumbat Soler Co. ..-..-....-.---.....--.. '3
Tqcomq Lumber 5qler, Inc. -.------..--.-..---,----53
Torfer, Webtter & John:on, Inc. .-.-.-..----..!t
Touba, Robort t. ..-.-...-..-..---..--.........-.-.-.----5t
Trwco, Inc. .-...-...-...--.---*
Trlongle Lumber Co. .-.-..-..-.......-..............6i1
Trlnity River Lunber Sqler Co. -....---......-..-57
lropicol & We3tGrn lumb.r Co. .--..-.---------6O
Twin-Cfty lumber Co. ---.----...-.------.---.----------u
Twln Horborr Lumber Co. -...--.--.---.------..---*
U. 5. Plywood Corp. .-......---.--..----..---.--.-----'l
U. 5. Wholerqle Supply Co. --...-.-..-.-.--...-.- 'l
Von Oo3ting, Peter J. -...----..--------------.---.---'l
Wqrren Southwett, lnc. -...--.-:.-------.-.--.--.-.--ll:l
Wctts, Cqrl W. .--.-......-..-.-..-.-----...-.--.-.--....-*
Wendling-Nothon Co. ---..-.,.--.-.----..--.--------.41
West Coqsf Foresl Producb Co. ----..--.----.-.rt
Werl Coqsl Lumbermen': Asrn. -.----.-----,.--.. :i
Wett Coqsl Screen Co. -...------.--.------.---.-..--.. *
Wert Codit Timber Productr Agency --------61
Wcltern Door & Sqsh Co. ----.--,-.--,,-.--------,It
We.lern Dry Kiln -.----.--.....------.---.--------------*
Weslern Hordboqrd Scles Co. -.------.---.-------
We3tern Mill & Lumber Co. .-...-..-.----.-------39
Western Mill & ltoulding Co. ,*
Weslem Pine Assoridtion ------.-,.-.---.-.-.---tl
Werlern Pine Supply Co.
(Sqn Mcteo) .......Dlcmoad 2-l{51
MqcDouald Co,, L. W. (Beverly Hills) .....BRcdshcw 2-5101
Marquart-Wolle Lumber Co.....HOllywood {-7558
Mqrtiu Bros, Box Co. (Lumber Div.) (Compton). .NEmcrk l-8651, NEvcdc 6-2363
McCloud Lumber Co.. .VEtmont 8-4963
Mclntosh Lumber Co.. .BRcdshcw 2-4353 (Beverlv Hills) .....CRestview 5-6634
Meier. Heib Lumber Co. (Arccdic)....RYan l-8181 Mount Whitney Lumber Co., Inc.-.,ANgelus 0l7l
Neimcn-Beed Lumber Co.. .STcnlev 7'1129 (Vcn Nuve) .....STcte 5-8873
Nelson Luiber (Monrovic).........Elliott 9-5421
Hcrold A, New-Whsle, Lbr, (Poscdenq) .........SYcamore 5-3192
Jqmes Newquist Lumber Scles (Pcscdenc) .RYcn l-8486 SYccmore 5-1340
Olsen-Ccrpenler Lumber Co. (BeverlfHiUs) .......Bnc&hcw 2-6651
Oxlord, Rex Lunbor Co.........Axninster 3-6238
Ossood. Robert S.. .......DUnkirk 2-8278
PaCilic Fir Scles (Pcsqdena)....SYcqmore 5'4328 RYcn l-8103
....LOgcn8-6659 Consolidcled Lumber Co.........Rlchmond
(Wilminston) ......NE. 6-1881 Wilm. Tet.
Cooper Wholescle Lunber Co., W. E. ..... ...WEbster
Dqlton
Donovsr Co., Inc. ....BRcdshcw
.....CRestview
Essley, D, C. d Soa ...RAymond 3-1147
Eurekc Redwood Lumber Co. (Downey) ......LOgqn 8-3339 TOpqz 9-0993
Foirhurst Lumber Co. oI Cclil. (Los Angeles Lumber, hq,)... .MAdisoo 6-9134
Fqt West Fir Sales Co...........BRcdshaw 2-4353 (Beverly Hills) ....Cneswiew 5-663{
Fisk d Mcson (So. Pcscdenc)....PYrqmid l-1197 SYcamore 9-1I97
ForEst Producls Scles Co., (Inglewood) Pleqscni 3-1141
Founlain, Ed., Lumber Co..........LOgca 8-2331
Freemqn d Co., Siepheu G, (Newport Becch) . ........Hcrbor 202,1
Hcllincn Mqckin Lumber Co.......ANgelE 3-4161
Honmond Lumber Compcny.....Rlchmond 9-7171
Hcrris, L. E. Lumber Co, .......BRcdshcw 2-1023
Hill d Mortoa, Inc,....... .......BRcdshcw 2-4375 (Eeverly Hills) .. ....CResiview 5-3164
Holmes Eurekq LumbEr Co.........MUtucl 9l8l
Hobb; Wau Lumber Co, (Alhombrc) ..ATlcntic 2-5779
A. L. Hoover Co. (Scn Mcriuo)......RYcn l-932I
Syccmore 5-t1349
Kerdctl trumber Dislributors.....Blchnond 9-5341
Lcwrence-Philips Lumber Co. (Beverly Hitts) . ....BRcdshqw 2-4377
LErrett Lumber Compcny........BAymond 3-4727
The Long-Bell Lumber Co. .DUnkirk 7-1347 Los Angeles Dry Kiln Storcge, Inc.
Los Angeles Lumber, Inc.........MAdison
Los-Ccl Lumber Co...... ...LOgcn 5-5311
Lumbsr Mill 6 Supply
Pccilic Lumber Co., ThE ...RYcn l-9321 (Scn Mcrino) .SYccmore 5-{349
Pcci6c Forest Products, Inc,....AXninster 2-0571
Pccilic Wegtern Lumber Co. .BYca l-8123
Phipps Compouy, The ..........BAymoad 3-5326
E. L. Reitz Co,, Ocecu Ceater 8ldg. (Long Beqch) .Long Becch 6-9647
Roddiscralt, Inc., Lumber Scles Div. ....LOgcn 8-4031
Rov Forest Producls Co. (Vcn Nuyg) STcte 5-ll4l
S 6 S Lunber Compcny (Downey)..TOpcz l-QfQ! LOgcn 8-6603
AIcn A. Shively (Glendole)....CHqpmcn 5-2083
South Bcy Lunber Co.. ..Osborne 6-2261 (Hawihdne) .....OBegon 8-2268
Southern cclilornic Lumber Scles (Tiirlil6lr'
Stcndcrd Lumber Co., Inc. (Inglewood) ..ORegon 8-2141
Sionion, E. I. d Son..............ADcm 4-9211
Tqcomc Lumber Sqles, Iuc........MAdison 6-6831
Tcrdy, Joe .....LUdlow l-0778
Tcrter, Webster G Johnson, Inc.. ...ANgelus 9-7231
Robert L. Tcube (Long Becch). .HEnlock 2-7623
Tropiccl d Western Lumber Co.....LOgca 8-2375
Twin Hqrbors Lumber Co, (C. P. Henry d Co.) ..........Rlchmond 9-6524
Wendlins-Nolhca Co. .RYcn t-9321 SYccnore 5-4349
Western Mill d Lumber Co,.......ANgelus 2-4148
Weyerhceuser Sales Co..........Rlchmond 8-6181
E. U. Wheelock. Iac. .. .Mlchigon 2137
White Lumber Co.,
