NNONTANA NtrWS

By R. V. PETERSEN executive

DDPARTING from the format of " several years pest, the 1972 MBMDA convention reverted from resorb area settings to the hustle of urban activity in the Capital City. Following on the heels of the Constitutional Convention, it was hardly circumstantial that the program carried the flavor of legislation in several aspects.

The impact and significance of present and proposed federal legislation on the dealer, and the individual, was the central consideration of talks by Lowry Wyatt, senior vp. of Weyerhaeuser Co., and Montana Congressman Dick Shoup. Timber conservation and supply was the primary concern of both presentations.

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Joseph L. McKlveen, 1971 president of the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, discussed problems facing the smaller-town dealer, emphasizing action programs which may be necessary for the dealer's survival, In a similar connection.

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