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Spreading The Word

Gentlemen: Your recent thought provoking editorial titled "Conserving Another Resource" (see Oct. p. 6) is an idea that we in the building material business might well heed. Not only is the business community helping to pick up the extra tab on the differences in the tax that would be collected if these areas were productive but this degenerative process of our community does nothing to improve our future growth.

The realities of a legitimate profit on the sale of our products should spur some of us on.

We have sent copies of your editorial to the leaders in our community. Who knows what you may have started?

Sincerely,

Wayne E. Gibson General Manager Chandler Lumber Co.

781'l Yan Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, Ca.9l4O7

Fourtimes As Much

Dear Dave.

A quick response to your January editorial on postal service.

I couldn't agree with you more on the problem. I guess the best way I can answer the crux of the problem is that AT&T (private industry) has created a condition that you can call New York at a third less cost than twenty years ago. The U. S. Postal Service (a government agency) now costs approximately four times as much to mail a letter to New York as it did twenty years ago.

Sincerely,

Darrell Robinson Presid ent Sunrise Forest Products Co. P.O. Box 25060 Portland, Or.97225 and operator, I agree with your editorial, both in the facts and in your desire to call to the public's attention the deplorable condition of our postal service.

There are so many very serious principles in our nation that seem to have gone awry that we fear for the continued prosperity and leadership of our country as a nation.

Hop to it, and more power to you.

Yours truly,

Edwin Chambers, Jr. President Industrial Lumber Products, Inc. 1524 Center St. Tacoma. Wa.98401

Incompetence No Virtue

Dear Dave:

Principles Awry

Dear Dave:

My reaction on your editorial on the sad state of our Postal Service [is that] we have not had quite that same problem up here, and our company relationship with said service has been satisfactory.

However. as a small business owner

The topic of your editorial in the January 1977 issue is one that should be of great concern to everyone. Contrary to the apparent belief of the bureaucrats, incompetence is not a virtue.

If the Post Office were operated as a profit seeking company and had to rely upon revenue generated and satisfied customers, they would rapidly be out of business.

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Hetp Wanted

IMPORT SALESMAN. Excellent opportunity in sales for person having knowledge and experience in domestic or foreign plywood and lumber. For more intbt'mation contact Dick Osmundson, Atkins Kroll & Co., San Francisco, (415) 781-0318.

Lumber Sales Trainee

Distributor and remanufacturer is seeking aggressive individuals to learn all phases of lumber processing which would lead to a sales position with a progressive sales and remanufacturing team. South Bay Redwood Co. Call Ron Lewman or Jim Frodsham (714) 637-5350 or (213) 860-7't91.

FORKLIFT DRIVER for an 18.000 lb. machine. Must have heavy experience in lumber yard. Know species, sizes and tallies. Five-day work week. See Gerrit Vos, 10742 Los Alamitos Blvd., Barr Lumber Co. Our 76th yeat.

WELL ESTABLISHED and well flnanced Portland wholesale lumber firm is in the market tbr a So. Ca. representative with good mill and customer connections. Will negotiate percentage of profit. Write Box I10. c/o Tlto Mer,'hent Veorzine

MANAGER, IRVINE SALES OFFICE - we need an aggressive experienced lumberman to manager and sell for newly opened sales office located close to Orange County airport. We expect to expand this office with the right personnel. We have 250M' per day of our own production plus outside mill following. Salary, bonus, car, medical and life insurance plus profit sharing. Brazier Lumber Co. Contact Roger O'Neal or John Brazier. (800) 4264190.

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Anyone in our business could write a book on the number of times that we have not received mill offering lists, invoices, and receivables because they are delayed or lost in the mail, as well as numerous other instances that cost thousands of dollars annually. Unfortunately, with the present postal system, there is no recourse to recover the losses due to their incompetence.

As always, I find youreditorialpage to be enlightening and educational. Keep up the good work!

Mark Lofland Capital Lumber Company

P.O. Box 5989

Orange, Ca.92666

Help Wanted

RIAL salcs position lvailabl. tbr experienced lumberman. Must have r tbllowing and mill contacts. Our plant has tull reman. tacilities. Salary open. Plus tiinces. Call Jeff Lvnn at Far Wesl 'ir Sales (714) 842-6681.

Industrial Sales People Needed

Excellent opportunity tbr qualified aggressive experienced sales people. Heavy to industrial salesandsome lrge retail accounts. Salary plus an ercellent commission program. Auto and expenses t'urnished. Must have a proven sales record. Summit Wood Products, Doug Gendron, sls. mgr. (213) s53-4713.

LUMBER SALES PERSON

Distributor and remanufacturer of redwood and cedar products is seeking multi-specie sales person to call on retail and industrial accounts. Must be well qualified in all areas of sales both out of warehouse and direct mill sales. South Bay Redwood Co. Call Ron Lewman or Jim Frodsham (7 14) 637-5350 or (213) 860-7791.

UNUSUAL opportunity lbr an experienced salesperson to work with a team of solid professionals at a major wholesale firm handling rail, cargo and t&t shipments. Good benefits plus excellent compensation commensurate with experience. Write Box 231. c/o The Merchant Mag:lz ine replies to box number shown in ad in care of The Merchant Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 476, Newport Beach, Ca.92660. Make checks payable to The Merchant Magazine. Mail copy to above address or call (714) 549-8393. Deadline for copy is tl;.e 22nd of the {nonth.

Business Oppottunities

Lumber Mill

Move your product half rvay to market using 150,000 rail rate; large warehouse and equipmcnt available at very low cost. Experienced sales tbrce available il you rvish. Warehouse Supply, Box 22372, Denvcr. Co. 80222.

COMPLETE LUMBER YARD/ bldg. materials dealer in large central Calif. agricuf tural community ! Established 5 0 yrs. ! Many good accounts. Located on 3 acres rv/ prime hwy. frontage. EXCELLENT rret shown. Asking $155K. P.O. Box 91916, L.A.. Ca. 90009.

SERVICES OFFERED

LUMBER HAULING c-Q TRUCKTNG rNC. (213) 638785 I , 5 501 East Century Blvd., nwood. Ca.90262.

For Saie

FOR SALE - lumber truck & trailer1969 GMC, engine 318 Detroit 8V7 1N. Transmission 5 and 4. Flatbed with roller. Trailer, l8'utility flatbed with roller, 2 axle - $18,500. Phone (213) 59644?5, (714) 527-2285, l0'142 Los Alamitos Blvd., our 76th year. Contact Gerrit Vos.