THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
September l, 1932
MY FAVORITE STORIES b Jaeh Diome
Age not guaranteed-Some I have told for 2O years'-Some less
He Wanted Security Too The best recent story going the rounds in financial circles is that of the Arizona Indian who went into a bank near the rescrvation and asked for a loan of two hundred dollars. "What have you got for security, Chief?" asked the banker. "Me got two hundred ponies," replis6 the Indian, whereat the proper papers were made out giving the ponies as security for the loan, and the Indian took his two hundred dollars and left.
J. H. BLOEDEL VTSTTS CALTFORNTA president of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber H. Bloedel, J. Mills, Seattle,'Wash., was a recent visitor at the company's Los Angeles office where he conferred with J. H. Prentice, the company's Southern California representative. Mr. Bloedel also spent a ferv days in San Francisco on business.
W. B. WICKERSHAM SPENDS VACATION IN HIGH SIERRA W. B. Wickersham, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is back at his desk follorving a rveek's vacation spent in the High Sierra. Mrs. Wickersham, and their son, Bailey, accompanied him on the trip. RETURN FROM HONEYMOON TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Koll of Los Angeles, have returned from a five rveeks' honeymoon trip spent in the Northwest where they visited the many points of interest in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Mr. Koll married Miss Leila Blackwell of Los Angeles on June 27. He is connected rvith the A. J. Koll Planing Mill Co. of Los Angeles.
Sixty days later the note was due, and the Indian walked
in, hauled out a roll of bills containing several trhousand dollars, peeled off a couple of centuries, and paid the note, then stuck the roll back in his pocket and started out of the bank.
"ltrfait a minute, Chief," said the banker, "how about letting us kcep that roll for you?" The Indian stopped, thought seriously for a moment, and then asked: "You got any ponies?"
HARRY E. WEST ON SICK LIST Harry E. West of Los Angeles, who recently underwent an operation at the Angelus hospital, is convalescing nicely
and expects to be back again on his territory soon. Mr. West is a representative for the Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Co., of Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO VISITORS Lumbermen n'ho recently visited San Francisco included the follorving: R. O. Deacon, Deacon Lumber Co., Lemoore; Carl Hagge, Superior Lumber & Fuel Co., Sacramento; John Ross, Ross Lumber Co., Modesto, and Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton.
u/. G. KAHMAN VISITS LOS ANGELES W. G. Kahman, district sales manager, Shevlin Pine Sales Company, San Francisco, visited the company's Los Angeles office during the month of August. Accompanied by L. S. Turnbull, the company's Southern California and Arizona representative, they spent several days calling on the trade.
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