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Whot Business Hos Done
Elbert Hubbard wrote: "FIe who makes war on business removes the roofs from houses, takes bread from mouths, leaves human beings naked to the storm; replaces confidence with fear, hope with dread, love with hate, and robs men of their right to work. This country was built on business. We are a nation of workers, builders, inventors, creators and producers."
True, Mr. Hubbard ! Business built this nation. We created our own power and greatness. We did not inherit it. We dug it from the ground, plowed it from the earthtransported, manufactured, refined and merchandised ituntil we became richer and stronger than any nation has ever been. Likewise freer, happier, greater. And our power
L/ A. I Mr. Ueoler-
At this Thanksgiving Season, our thoughts turn to our friends whose Confidence and as our most irnportant
The Forest $ervice
The billionth dollar in national forest receipts went into the Treasury in November 1958, representing income since the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture was established in 1905. The total deposited in the Federal Treasury has now grown to near $1,103,000,000.
and glory were built on business. John citizen who did it all. And our future piness will depend entirely upon the free enterprise.
Enterpriser was the prosperity and hapcontinued health of
L. A. Chqmber of Commerce Greets New lumbermen Members
\\'aync Ii. IIullin. pror.r.rinent lumberman ancl Chamber of Conrnicrce vice-Dresicierlt. \\'as official host at the recent Itrrrcheon u'clcoriring nerv members to the I-os Angeles Chanrber of Commerce. Incluclerl in the new member roster at the November luncheon .n'ere the follorvirrg wholesalc: Irrurber firnrs: we value -
Cood Will assets.
Oul sincere Thanks to YOU -
Moy YOU ond YOURS hove o Hoppy Thonksgiving!
Iiar \\t'est Fir Sales, 228 S. Beverly l)rir.e. Beverlv Ifills. l. V. NIcAlister. presiderrt; Get,rgia-l'acihc C,,r1,.. 5ol0 llandini l31vc1., I-os Angeles 22, llobert L3. Pan'rplin, presi<lcnt; Natiorral Lunrber Ilanufactrrrers Association, 2:10:l \\r. 7th St., Los Angeles 57, R. XI. Irrgranr, presiclent, anci Srrrrrrrrit Lumber Co., 4200 llandirri Blvd., Los Aneeles 2.3, l,co S. Seiclner, presiclent.
Refqil Lumber Sqles Higher in August
Arrgust u''as the 14th consecrrtive nronth that retail lnrnber sales exceecled tl-re year-ago level. On a boarcl-foot basis, sales l.ere 7/o above August 19511, ancl 2/o higher than July of this 1'ear. ltetail lunrber stocks at the end of August, estirratecl at trearlr'5 nrillion lloard feet, rvere clown 2/o |rom a morrtl-r e:rrlier lnt 1/o rrlrove the year-ago figure.
Iright of the nine retail reporting regions itrrlicatecl clecreases in their lumber inventories during August, u'ith tl-re largest <lr<tp (4.9/r,) occurring ir-r the Paciiic regit.,n. Si-x ,.rf the nine regions shou'ecl increases in lumber sales clurirrg Attgtrst. rvith the largest gain (139%) occurrirrg irr thl \i[ountain States reg'lon.
Associqtion lo Promote Wood Boqts
ll'he \\'ood Boat Founclation introdrrced itself and its tncmbers at an informal sn.roker. Sertt.2lJ. at the St. Clair lrotcl in Chicago. The neu, associatioir rrnveilerl its progran.r for, the promotion of tl-re aclr.antages of u'oo<l constrrrition ilr Doats.
