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Ralph Cordwell

Scott Cardwell

Tenae lleJong

Gil Harrie

Peggy Mottolr

(3) A follow-up visit by yours truly. I will further inform the orospective member about the oieanization antl rhe benefits of mimbership, and solicit the membership. Also, I'll visit lumber dealers, both members and prospective members, at least two weeks of every month.

Keith Ker and Howard Anderson have reported in on the National Lumber Dealers Convention they recently attended in New Orleans. They were very pleased with the business information they gained and they highly recommend that more of our lumber dealers take advantage of the national convention next year in Nashville, Tn.

The board has approved a program of lumberdealerschools for the winter.

"Building Managerial Skills", Salt Lake City, Jan. 18.

"6 Ways to Improve Return on Investment", Denver, Jan. 19.

"Basic Materials Estimating", Salt Lake City, Jan.23-24.

Denver, Jan. 30-31

Albuquerque, Feb. 6-7

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F ooo NL.wsl we have learned \I tttut Dr. Eula Bingham. Secretary of Labor, has stated that several thousand useless and unreasonable OSHA standards will be removed from the OSI"IA regs.

If this is true, what effect will it have on CAL/OSHA? Chances are very little, at least for a period of time. CAL/OSHA has always been a tough act and we doubt if it will relax the state standards.

A reduction of standards at the federal level will mean less import- ance placed on those standards which have little or no value in actually protecting the employee or causing a reduction in injuries. If they do not have a fine or citation for violation attached, these regs will give way to the nlore important regs that actually assist in protection of employees and create a safe work environment.

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One Care To Look At What 1978 Will Bring?

Foiecasts are muddy as they have been in the past but the need for housing is still here. In some areas where single family housing is catching up the need for apartments, condos and townhouses has fallen behind. Contractors indicate they will swing over to multi-family construction. With an anticipation of continued shortages of lumber, dVwalf insulation and cement it would appear that multi-family housing may be forced on us.

Although the shortages lllay ease somewhat, these items will still not be sufficient to meet demands'

The d-i-y ntarket is continuing to increase. We have seen the home owner tackle bigger and more costly home projects this past year and as the home owners confidence builds, he/ she will rnake even more home repairs and take on more home improvement projects.

Are We Ready to Serve the Home Owner? Not as well as we should be. The average shopper is no different than you and me. They need advice and encouragement to tackle hon-re improvement jobs. They need someone to tell them what they need and how to apply it. They, like you and me, will retuin to that store that is interested in them. They do not like to take a number and wait in line. They want to be known as a person, not a number. They want service. If they are paying the bill why shouldn't they get service?