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The Merchant Magazine tional railroad car fleet this winter. The current shortage of cars was called a major concern.

In an unusual move, "Mickey" Whiting was re-elected president of WWPA. Serving with him will be first v.p. Robert H. O'Neill, of Hemphill O'Neill Lumber. Chehalis, Wa., second v.p., Richard P. Neils, St. Regis, Tacoma, Wa.; and treasurer Alan C. Goudy, Collins Pine Co', Portland.

The fall meeting will be held in Phoenix at the Registry Hotel, SePtember 12 - 14.

Personals

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David McKinney is now in sales covering the Sacramento Valley & the Redwood country for MacBeath Hardwood, S.F. Craig Mannion is now selling in Marin CountY and the Peninsula.

Bill Ford, Boise Cascade, Portland, during the WWPA Convention, San Francisco. found The Summer Place, 801 Brush St., which has 901 drinks; and Bill Fox, Max Hill Lumber, Montebello, Ca., will attest to the price of these drinks, to any doubters.

Payless Cashways' Sales Breakdown

Wood products are the biggest single item sold by Payless Cashways, Inc., which has 52 building material supermarkets, including l5 in the West.

Among PC's various classes of products, wood products accounted for 3l%.Included in that figure are plywood and paneling; dimension lumber; sidings; cedar and redwood fence materials; treated posts and poles; cedar shakes and shingles.

Second with 24% are manufactured products. This consists primarily of wooden windows, doors and moldings, asphalt roofing, insulation materials, ceiling tile, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities.

Metal products, accounting for 15% of sales, include alumirium doors and windows, corrugated steel, drain pipes and gutters, aluminum roofing, wire and fencing materials, steel posts, metal fireplaces and storage buildings.

Electrical and plumbing supplies at ll% nclude built-in appliances, light fixtures, electrical wire and devices, water heaters and plumbing fixtures and supplies.

Tools, lawn and garden products are grouped into a single class which accounts for stx % of sales. These include power and hand tools, seeds, insecticides, fertilizer, plants, shrubbery and other landscaping materials.

Paint and sundries account for five %, including paint, wallpaper, home decorating supplies, glass and mirrors.

Hardware items account for four % of sales and include cabinet hardware, drapery hardware and miscellaneous items such as nuts and bolts.

The floor coverings category, also accounts for four 7o of sales, and takes in carpeting, floor tile and inlaid vinyl flooring.

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