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By FMNK DAVIS SecretaryManager

w'WOULD URGE every member of Lhe association to take advantage of the opportunity to attend the 48th annual Convention bcing held in Yumq Arizona, at the Stardust Hotel, May 1-3, 1969.

The association is o'you", and attending your convention is just one of the many ways of getting involved in the many activities of your association.

This year's convention is designed to help you make more profit. You will acquire more knowledge to take back to your business and do a better job in making your lumber yard a success. We as an industry should never stop learning and acquiring new merchandising and selling ideas. I guarantee that if you take a few days ofi and come to Yuma.

WWPA Meel, Lorgest in History

ooThe word 'conservation' has been subverted by the preservationists, 'wide use' has come to mean olittle irse' and private land management is carried out under threat of legislative edict," Larry Kinl, director, natural resources, California State Chamber of Commerceo told delegates to the Western Wood Products Assn's. annual meeting.

Over 900 lumbermen, suppliers and transportation people attended "the largest meeting in the history of the association," said Wendell Barnes, exec. vp.

The subject of raw material availability was stressed at the meeting along with the areas of housing, land use, marketing, lumber standards and Japanese wood needs.

Highlighting the annual was Eugene A. Gulledge, president, National Association of Home Builders, who assured delegates that "it is our intention as the NAHB to see that there is available enough timber in the country to build the homes of the nation.t'

"The federal government owns 60/o ol the softvrood sawtimber in the U.S.; it is the single most important source of supply," said James D. Bronson, president of NFPA who pleaded for reasonable persuasion of government agencies who influence the industry.

Frank Gilchrist, president, Gilchrist Timber Co., Gilchrist, Ore. was re-elected for a seeond term as association president, along with vp. Roy Utke, Fruit Growers Supply Co., Los Angeles.

A full story of our convention appears on page 24 of this issue of The Merchant. Our association is growing every day. We have sigrred up ten new members since February. The most gratifying experience for me is that I am finding a great interest in non-member lumber dealers in Arizona now wanting to join our association. This is due mainly to the increased activity of our association. This has made many dealers realize our association c&n perform for the building material indusry and they should join and become a part.

We have added many t'le;w servic€s to our association the past year. I will bring these to your attention in this column in the May issue of The Merchant.

We have added the following new mem' bers as associate members: Oregon Pacific Industries, Portland, Oregon; Lumbermans Underwriting Alliance-Kansas City, Missouri.

We have added the following new members as regular members: A-l Cabinet Shop, Phoenix, Arizona; B&M Building Supplies, Wellton, Ariz.; Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co. Yuma.

) Plywood in sheathing and' sanded, exterior and interior, DFPA-grade stamped, up to 5' by IO'.

) Mixed cars of lumber, plywood and "stock" glu-lam beams.

) Sustained yield of old growth DOUGLAS FIn.

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