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Slaves Of The State

Your editorial "Disneyland East Does It Again" (Mar. p 6/ isvery good. I hope it will get in the Washington Post and the Congressional Record.

This and other massive timberland withdrawals reminds me of the construction of the Maginot line [in preWWII Francel and the preceeding arguments pro and con.

A few knowledgable people and militarists scoffed at the idea and tried to tell the French politicians and people that such a project was worthless for defense and that developing air and mechanized arms of aggression would go right over it.

We all know how effective the Maginot line was but it became a popular and a political project so it was accomplished.

We can yell our heads off that taking timberlands out of production will ruin the country, cost jobs, inflate prices of forest products, increase taxes, etc, but nobody fistens. We have to keep on trying, nevertheless, and hopefully, before we are a destitute nation of slaves of the state, the pendulum will swing in the other direction.

Yours very truly,

Harold E. Bratten Sales manager Miller Redwood Co.

P.O.Box 247 Crescent City, Ca. 9553 I

Park Precedent

Your "Disneyland East" editorial relative to the totally unnecessary expansion of the Redwood National Park was well done.

Naturally, we agree entirelY with your premise on this specific issue, but we are also concerned bY the precedent this sets for all natural resources outside of our own industry. I fear this vote is another landmark decision aimed at further federal intrusion on the basic rights of the individual and the states of the union.

I wonder where it will all stop?

F.W. Niesen

Niesen-Ward Forest Products

P.O. Box 1261 Fort Bragg, Ca. 95437

Hammond Story

There is one nit-picking flaw in the otherwise splendid article on the Hammond Lumber Co. (Mar. PC' 16' 17) I am quoted as saying, "During the late 40 s and early 50 s - Mr. Hammond would be in Los Angeles the next morning, etc." I'm sure the fiqures should read, "During the laTe 2O s and early 30 s ", for obvious reasons.

Congratulations on a fine article. Suite 173 1290 Bayshore Highway. Burlingame, Ca. 94010

Most sincerely, Alfred D. Bell, Jr.

Moulding Corrections

Thank you for the listing in the New Literature section of your February, 1978, issue, page 56. There are two corrections I would like to make, however. They are: The second program is "Western Wood Moulding," not Eastern and the program cost is $40 each.

We now have a third Program available, entitled "How to Sell Wood Mouldings." It is also $40. All three of our audio-visuals can be bought as a package for $100.

Jim Snodgrass Director of Marketing

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers PO Box 25278 Portland, Or. 97225

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