San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
GRADE MARK
PLANS FOR
PRODUCT
PUSHED
Hoover Standardization
Scheme for All Wood
to Be Urged.

Lumber and building interests Of
this city and surrounding towns will
consider plans for promoting the
Standardization and grade-marking of
lumber as recommended by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, at a dinner
meeting TO be held Monday evening,
April IL at the st. Anthony hotel I'M
der the joint auspices Of tho> South
crn Pine association, the Lumbcrmens
club and the Retail Lumber Dealers
association OF San Antonio.
At least go delegates will attend.
A number of retail lumber dealers
from all sections of Texas, who will
be in San Antonio to attend their an
nual convention which meets April Is
to - inclusive. and large delegations
OF San Antonio architects, contract
ors, homestead officials, realtors,
builders and retail lumbermen will be
present.
L. +. Sigur, representative of the
Southern Pine association, New Or
leans, is in San Antonio arranging the
meeting. Grade-making Of lumber az
surcS protection for the builder-it
assures satisfaction for the horus
builder, said Mr.. Sigurc, and ITS
Standardization as recommended BY
Mr.. Hoover is a national move.
MARKING is GENERAL.
Grade-marking is one of the priu.
cipal features in the national lumber
! standardization program and all
branches of the lumber and wood.
using industries and the building pro-
fcsSions have adopted the program
and the Southern Pine association, as
the first organization of manufacture
crS to put it into effect, is aiding the
building interests in the large centers
east of the Rocky Mountains in To-
| calizing the movement.
The grademarking system employed
by the Southern Pine manufacturers
comprises the branding on the end Of
each board at the mill of number
that identifies the producer aud the
grade so that the buyers know what
quality he receives.
The gathering here will be similar
in character to meetings held in the
larger ccnters east of the Rocky
mountains in the interest Of the Ium-
Der Standardization program, with the
cooperation of the Southern Pine as.
sociation, which was the first organi-
cation of producers to put the pro-
gram into effect.
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED.
The program of speakers was an
nounced Saturday by the committee
in charge for the banquet to the
building interests to be held at the
st. Anthony Monday.
f. l.. Hillyer, POSTMASTER. Greet
ing by Mayor John W. Tobin; TAX
ing the Mystery Out of Lumber Buy
ing, l.. II. Putnam, merchandising
counsel, Southern Pine Association:
address, Gerald L. Melliff, president
Lumbermens' Asso, 2tion Of Texas;
remarks on Standardization aud grade
marking by representatives Of the
building interests of San Antonio;
contractors and builders, r. l.. Bur
ney, retiring member Of the advisory
board Of the Associated General Con-
tractors Of America architects, Atlee
b. Ayres, president, San Antonio
Chapter American Institute Of Archi-
tects; building and loan, W. W. Ne
Allister, secretary-manager San An
tonic Building and Loan Associa-
ton; realtors, H. c. Thorman, presi-
dent, San Antonio Real Estate Board;
retail lumber dealers, Walter Stoves.
president, San Antonio Retail Lumber
| Dealers Association.