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For the Dealer:

Top quall$ seasoning and milling for uniform consistency of stock.

Top selection of decklng grades in pulled to length unlts up to 20'.

Top protection of stock in translt and storage wlth sturdy, branded unit wrapplng.

Top reltability ln scheduling and dellvery.

Top notch promotlon support.

Top sell-up opportunlty to offer quall$ and affordablllty at a full margln of proflt.

For the End User:

Top quality at affordable prices. Tops in appearance and stablllty with outstandlng resistance to warping, cupping, splltting and checklng.

Top natural resistance of redwood heartwood to rot, decay, and insect attack.

Tops in holding palnt and stalns.

Tops in nail holdlng and workabillty.

Tops for famlly use with no added toxics or chemlcals hazardous to children, pets or plants.

DAVID CUTLER publisher

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lltHEN THE environmentalists first proUU posed locking up thousands of acres of timberland to save a few spotted owls, it was so ludicrous it was almost funny. But no one's laughing any more. As with so many environmental controversies in every part of the country, the spotted owl conflict in Oregon and Washington soon began to sound like something out of Alice in Wonderland.

Preservationists demanded that each pair of breeding owls deserved 2500 acres of their very own. And there are hundreds of pairs. Amazingly enough, this was said with a straight face as they continued to insist the species was threatened with extinction when responsible surveys show as many as 5,000 owls are alive and well and living in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The fact that fulfilling their absurd wishes could cost almost 21,000 people their jobs was quickly and coldly brushed away. Preserva- tionists don't seem to care much about people. The unemployment, family disruptions, vanished life savings and general heartbreak among those tossed aside to save the owls are not their concern.

Using their lawyers in a cynical and unfair manipulation of the legal system, the environmentalists shut down timber sales on thousands of acres. The job losses immediately began to ripple down through the system.

It has to stop. The people losses are too great. While we don't want to see any species in the forest become extinct, we also don't think plants and animals and birds are more important than people.

This isn't an economic argument we have with the environmentalists. Our concern is the protection of our citizens from unfeeling elitists with perverted priorities. People come first. Then we'll do what we can for the plants and animals. And owls.

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TSO available o 4 million ft. in stock

Distribution from Rockies to East Coast Dallas distribution center and rail yard Company trucks & rail shipments

40 acre mill site oTwin 80' rylinders

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New Curt Bean Mill Set

A new high tech southern pine sawmill so advanced as to be the first one of its kind in the south is planned by Curt Bean Lumber for its Glenwood, Ar., facility.

The mill will produce standard domestic dimension items and selected export lumber. Operations are expected to begin in late spring/early summer of next year.

The machinery is very much state-of-the-art. Kockums CanCar is supplying the majority of the mill's machinery. Included will be a dual

Builders Square Tums Pro

The first unit in a sporting goods warehouse super store division developed by Builders Square, San Antonio, Tx., has opened in Madison Heights, Mi.

Twelve departments will offer equipment for recreation, exercise, sports, athletics, teams, hunting, fishing and camping. Prices will be on a two-tier format for members and non-members.

end dogging system with in-line twin band and vertical arbor gang edger; 6 ft. vertical twin resaw; 6 ft. single horizontal resaw; and Autopos optimizing system with three saw reman edger.

The various components of the existing sawmill will be available for purchase after the new mill is fully phased in.

In addition to manufacturing a full line of southern pine products, Curt Bean Lumber is one of the largest producers of treated southern pine items in the United States.

Security Show For Dealers

Yale Security Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has a security products road show visiting U.S. distributors.

Charles E. "Chuck" Charter of Yale Security is conducting the three hour presentation of security products.

Atlanta, Ga.; Dallas and Houston, Tx., Denver, Co.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Los Angeles, Ca., and Seattle, Wa., are on the schedule.

Home Center Gunman Sought

Police are seeking the home center industry's help in capturing a gunman suspected of at least 12 home center robberies since 1987.

Home centers are being called upon to provide any information on the l8-month string of armed robberies at Payless Cashways, Lowe's and other chains in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, lndiana, Tennessee and Louisiana, the police confirmed.

The suspect is described by police as about 6 ft. tall, 220 lbs., with a dark complexion, southern accent, wire rim glasses and often wearing a blue baseball cap.

During the most recent robbery, a Jan. 12 holdup of Lowe's, West Monroe, La., the man asked to speak privately with the manager. When the suspect got the assistant manager behind the closed door of the back oflice, he pulled out a gun and demanded the money from the safe, according to police reports.

The assistant manager put five bags of money in a light bulb box and wrote up a receipt for the light bulbs. The suspect carried the box out the front door, police say.