The Distinction You Deserue

Superior performance. Consistent quality. An unmistakable look . . Qrpress.

One of the most naturally versatile building materials, cypress has no equals when it comes to siding and fencing, paneling, trim and millwork. Cypress has like no other and it's easily installed and readily finished. Long known for its exceptional durability, cypress is available now in a wide variety of dimensions and pattems.

Artisans have been making history with cypress for thousands of years. Cypress was the choice of kings, and that golden legacy can be yours today. grain character

Acdve Members

Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association

j.W. Black Lumber Company 501/857-]576

Coastal Lumber Company 919/576-421 |

Corbitt Cypress Com pany 904/ 797 -267 6

Georgia-Pacific Corporation 404/ 52 l -55 | 8 Griffis Lumber Company 904/372-9965

Mackey's Ferry Sawmill 9 19 / 79]-2950

Marsh Pfywood Corporation 80J/ 49)-5 | | |

Assoclate Members

Bames Lumber Sales, lnc. 912/764-8875

Florida Cypress Wood hod. lnc.904/791-9752

Gaiennie Lumber Company 3 18/ 948-7066

McEwen Lumber Company 919/472-l9M

Rex Lumber Company 617 /263-O055

Richard landry Lumber Sales ] | 8 / 442-0453

The Mann and Parker Lumber Co.7l7/2]5-4834

Wilfiams Lumber Company ot NC9l9/442-2136

Wilson Lumber Company, lnc. 901/274-887

F OREST PRODUCTS are in a l' t,u,. ol' change. Timber resources, products and markets are changing. Our industry is at a turning point. Things will never again be as they were.

Changes are taking place as the result of new paradigms or accepted ways ofdoing things. Four events are changing the rules in forest products: the new ethic to lock up commercial forests and "save" them; the use of wood in untraditional marketsl wood products taking new and different shapes; the customer's demand to be delighted.

Timber supply shortages have brought rising wood costs, shutdowns and layoffs. In 1990 alone, 53 mills closed in Washington, Oregon and ldaho, putting more than 4,300 people out of work. This year, we saw 10 permanent or indefinite closures in the Northwest by midFebruary. The only question is how many more will we see.

In 1990, there were 540 timber sale appeals in Region 6, which consists of 106 million acres in Oregon and Washington and represents 33% of the total U.S. softwood sawtimber. Forest Service management plans for this same area will reduce the total annual harvest by 900 million board feet, costing 10,000 to 12,000 jobs. Ballot initiatives also aim to lock up forests with a possible 350 million board feet of lost harvest and another 4,000 to 5,000 jobs lost. The spotted owl issue will claim even more jobs and lock up millions of acres.

Putting all these threats together, the Northwest federal lands harvest could possibly be reduced to 2 million board feet. This evolves into an industry that has shrunk, an industry that is different and an industry that cannot rely on public timber harvests. This is paradigm No. l.

Paradigm No. 2 finds the overall market growing, some 2olo to 3ol0, and changing in composition. While the overall demand for wood is increasing, its application is decreasing in some situations. Housing starts averaged about 1.7 million to 1.8

This article was excerpted .from a talk by Richard B. Parrish, senior vice president and general manager, Boise Cascade Corp., at an engineered wood products symposium sponsored by the Nonh George chapter and South East Section ef the Forest Products Research Societv -editor.