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The Move to Decorutive Southern Pine

America's first lumber was sturdy Southern Pine. Today, even its decorative uses indoors are making history. Rich, warm, Southern Pine paneling, wainscoting, flooring and beaded ceilings are replacing conventional surfaces and substitute materials. Southern Pine means traditional elegance, abundant supply, economy and superior workability. Contact us for more information on the decorative appearance

"Orvl Not Causing Price Hike'

The nation's economic recovery, not the timber sbctage brougbt about by federal logging cutbacks and protection of the spoued owl, is causing high lumber pnces, the Congressional Research Service rcpdts.

Researchers fq the branch of Oe Library of Congress blme timber and houing indusry leaders fa exaggerating tbe no'rthern spoued owl's effect on the lumber market. They add tba the substantial increase.s will not signifrcantly slow bowing strts c economic focov€ry.

Wood Palbts Ato No.1 Ghoice

Wood is the material of choice for 98% of the pallet users rcsponding o a recent survey. Availability, cost and suength were oonsidered tbe greatest advantages of wmd pallets.

Co-sponsored by the National Wood€n Pallet md Cmtainer Association, the survey showed svrilabilily, durability and the capability of being reused, stacked and rrcked were most imporant io palet buy€rs.

PARALLAII PSL, an engineercd lumber from Trus Jobl MacMllan, b ptessurs tr€ded with a lype C solution of CCA for applications rcquiring rcsistance to 6)gosur€ or infestdinn, induding d€dts, balconi€s and caryods.

Treated Engineercd Lumber

CCA pressure Eeated engineered lumber combines two technologies to improve on nature and ordinary lumb€r.

Engineered lumber is stronger, can span greater distances, is available in larger dimensions than ordinary lumber and is more dimensionally stable to avoid changes before or aft€r it is installed. When pressure treate( it has all thes€ advantages plus decay resistance and a longer life span.

The combination also benefits the environmenl Engineered lumber uses smaller dianeter trees to redue pressure on old growtl forests and has lower embodied energy requirements for production than alternative framing materials such as recycled steel or plastic. The longer life provided by CCA tneament is an additional environmental plus.

New Standards For Glulams

The American National Standards Institute has approved the Americgn Institute of Timber Construction's revision of the ANSVAITC Al90.l-192 standard for struc0ral glued leminated timbers.

"In an effort to enhanoe the reliability of our end joint manufacuring process, upgraded testing evaluations and reporting procedures have been institute(" AITC executive vice president Matthew Mathias explained. "We bave switched to a statistical prooess control p'roceCurc which more closely monitms the nanufacuring process of glulan end joints. Testing full size end joints in tension is now required."

In addition, the standard requires tightef qualiry control by dividing production lots into specific units for inspection purposes. Wider width lumber, stress levels and related technical and engineering changes are also addressed.

Hogan Gets Big GP Payout

Ronald P. Hogan, 51, who took early retirement from Georgia-Pacinc last July after it became appar€nt he wouldn't be pronoted ftom president !o chief executive, received a sepaxation package valuod at nce 6an $8.5 million.

The package turcluded S4.8 nillion o rcplace Creorgia-Pacific share.s he could have received mder tbe compe ny's long term inentive plm if be bad not retire4 $2.8 million toward taxes on that disburscment and $700,000 (about one yeds salry).

Hogan declined to discuss future plans al0ough the separation agreement allows him to take a job with a competing company as early as Augus without losing his standard retirement benefits which begin at age 62 and include 50% of the salary he received at G-P.