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of insightful seminars at the Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association's 100th anniversary management conference.

Keynote speaker Walter Jarck, Georgia-Pacific's forest resource director, tracked "Timber Supply: Past, Present and Future," zeroing inoncurrentproblems. He urged each dealer to contact his senator. "They have to listen," he explained. "They're elected by people not by owls."

A panel discussionontimber supply moderated by Bruce Ellis, Roswell Lumber Co., Roswell, N.M., covered similarterritory. Earl Nierman, Snavely Forest Products, predicted a bright future, due to engineered wood products, radiata pine and new ways of doing business. "There are great opportunities for those who will change," he said,

"and it is going to change in the next l0 years."

But panelists Bruce Whiting, Kaibab Industries, and Al Goetzel, American Forest Resource Alliance. offered a more sobering picture of legislative battles, public misinformation, cutting bans, mill closures and timber shortages.

A panel of association past presidents and life members covered changes in the industry over the years. Roger Wulf, BMC West, Aspen, Co.; Steve Olson, Build Rite Lumber & Supply, Rawlins, Wy.; Dave Stringham, Stringham Lumber, Salt Lake City, Ut., and Bob Fancher, Bloedorn Lumber, Torrington, Wy., participated.

Veteran New York lumberman Bob Curtis spoke on how his company has beenso successful, even in tough times. He addressed how to borrow money, when to buy lumber, yard security, shrinkage, profit sharing and workmen's compensation.

Consultant Bill Lee conducted several seminars and round tables aimed at improving the bottom line. The trick, he said, is to "pay yourself first." Budget the bottom line first and work your way back.

Larry Henderson, Boise Cascade, White City, Or., held a lunchtime slide presentation, introducing the company's new laminated veneer lumber and l-joist facility, processes and products.

Safety award winners were honored at a Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance-sponsored lunch. Denver Lumber Co. and Harbert Lumber Co. took top spots for outstanding safety programs, and Anderson Lumber won for outstanding safety improvement.

Other events included a tour of Weiser Lock Co., golf toumament, steak fry and talk by motivational speaker Jerry Traylor.

The conference was capped by a 100th anniversary formal banquet featuring celebrated speaker Cavett Robert. Davis Martin. A.D. Davis Lumber Co., Riverton, Wy., was inducted as an Honorary Life Member. Outgoing president Mark Swager, Anderson Lumber Co.,IdahoFalls, Id., passedthe gavel to successor Kent Brosh, Crissey Fowler Lumber, Colorado Springs, Co., and the association distributed cofirnemo- rative bronze coins marking its centennial.

Outstanding sales reps were also honored, with awards going to Lucky Hayes and Dorothy Bunting, Weyerhaeuser Forest Products, Phoenix, Az.; Rob Welch and Gene Dahl, Weyerhaeuser, Salt Lake City; Pete Hess, Georgia-Pacific, Glendale, Az.; Sue Brandt, G-P, Denver, Co.; John Vavrosky, G-P, Boise, Id.; Jeannie McCausland, G-P, Albuquerque, N.M. ; Larry Butler, Universal Forest Products, Chandler, Az.; Dorothy Rowland, BMD, Denver; Marty Weaver, Boise Cascade, Idaho Falls, Id.; Del Walton, Boise Cascade, Salt Lake City; Steve Fowler. All-Coast Forest Products. Englewood, Co.; Ed Turnipseed, All Coast, Buffalo, Wy.; Mike Jones, Pioneer Wholesale, Salt Lake City; Todd Davis, J. M. Thomas Forest Products, Ogden, Ut.; Mark Taggart, Mountain West Wholesale, Salt Lake City; Teny Freeze, Macklanburg Duncan Co., Al- buquerque; Harry Galassini, Thunderbird Steel Corp., Albuquerque; Michael Kidd, Sagebrush Sales, Albuquerque, and Jill Green and Larry Stauch, R-W Specialties, Casper, Wy.

MOUNTAIN folks at conference's Old Fashioned Steak Fry: (1) Janet & Dean Cooley. (2) Roger Wulf, Dale Grabe. (3) Bob Curtis, Walter Foxworth. (4) Buryl Caninger. (5) John E, McMillen, Chris Garland, Jeff Johnson. (6) Steven & Ruth Wilke. (7) Mark & Judy Statham. (8) Dane Guard. (9) Randy Gianni. (10) Ed & Alma Riedel, Jerome Huerta. (11) Clark Norwood, Kevin James, Dan Taylor, Mark Spargo. (12) Richard Madison, Wayne Hunter. (13) AlbertGil, Deanna & Corby Biddle, Kenneth Black, Jesse Provencio. (14) Dave Runyan, Patty Swager. (15) Tom Halter, Charles & Tina Buchanan, Jeny Lilly. (16) Mike Kidd, Susan & Logan Bailor, Jim & Waunita Barnhill.

Over 160 attended the Nov. 7-9 conference at the Sheraton San Marcos, Chandler, Az. MSLBMDA next convenes at its annual building materials buying show March I9-2O n Denver.