Merchant Magazine - April 1993

Serving the lumber and home center markets

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EDITIORIAL

It's not just a hole, it's a cathedral

tlaHERE'S an old story about two men with I shovels at a construction site that says volumes about employee afiitude. When asked, one man says he's digging a hole. The other replies he's helping mankind by building a great cathedral that will nearly touch the sky. Same job, different answers.

Sometimes a positive job attitude spontaneously comes from within. More often it needs to be planted, nurtured and fed by a management bright enough to realize every employee is an important member of the team - from a one man band on up to General Motors, the world's largest corporation.

In our business it's not too much to say that what we do really does help mankind. You could say what you do for a living is peddle sticks. The better answer would be that what you do has helped America to become the best housed nation

DAVID CUTLER editor-publisher

on the planet It isn't just a new kitchen you're selling to that lady, it's a product that will actually improve the quality of her life and that of her family.

The benefits of this kind of positive attiurde are not confined to current employees. It can be an asset in attracting the bright young people every business needs to remain strong. By explaining how a job fits into the overall scheme, a potential employer can present the position more accurately as well as make it more attractive.

Management needs to communicate this kind of thinking to its employees so rhat everyone realizes what they do each day is an important contribution to the greato scheme of things.. The productivity gains from a workforce posiiive about its job and each individual's contribution to the final product can be impressive.

We've given youffil#S*frtffe couldn't.,,

Mother Nature's warrantv exoires the minute redwood is cut, but with Suirwobd each piece is guaranteed for life against rot and termite attack. Sunwood is not a stain or color-coated product, a combination of Sunwood color additives and high quality Osmose CCA are forced deep into the wood during the treating process thus producing a natural look with the characteristics of redwood but with the added

protection Mother Nature can't supply.

And at Allweather Wood Treaters we go a step further and kiln dry after treatment to greatly reduce checking, splitting and warping so what your customer builds looks better longer and that makes you look good, too.

So, give your customer the lasting beauty of Sunwood from Allweather Wood Treaters.

Profitable and Renewable-simpson TopDeck"

Homeowners and contractors prefer the natural -..1 beauty, durability, superb finish retention and renewability of Redwood. Cive them what they want with Simpson TopDeck.'"

No other wood, treated or not, provides the finish holding, workability and freedom from warping, twisting, splitting and checking like redwood.

lncrease your profits while your customers choose from four TopDeck'" grades available in specified lengths with protective wrap. And now, our new endstamp eliminates unsightly grade stamps on deck surfaces . another innovation from Simpson experience and technology.

Simpson also works to preserve the ongoing supply of redwood, the fastest

growing softwood in the U.S. We're committed to sustained yield forestry-where growth exceeds harvest -and we have the world's largest redwood nursery producing more than three million seedlings annually.

Assure elegance, performance, and customer satisfaction with TopDec[" redwood from Simpson-the experienced leader in redwood.

For more information contact Simpson Timber Company. FAX 707-822-7089

800-637-7077

New media push sells advantages of treated lumber

ETOLLOWING the theory that an I' informed consumer is a better customer, the wood preserving industry is in the midst of a multi-faceted communications progrzrm underscoring the industry's commitment to increasing consumer awareness of treated wood use and common sense safe handling procedures.

A collective effort of the indusEy's new Treated Products Communications Council, the program is designed to more effectively communicate with target audiences through careful coordination of strategies, resources and efforts, says Jerry R. Harke at the American Wood Presenrers Institute, which spearheaded the council with the Southern Pine Marketing Council of the Southern Forest Products Assocation. Charter members include the Southern Pressure Treaters Association, National Timber Piling Council, Railway Tie Association and Western Wood Preservers Institute.

Following national public opinion research on treated wood, the industry launched the new program with the distribution of monthly feature stories to about 10,000 newspapers and magazines around the country through News USA, a carnera-ready news syndicate. The consumer-oriented articles discuss uses of treated wood as well as safe handling procedures and explain how readers can get free treated wood Consumer Information Sheets. To date, the council estimates 6,200,000 homeowners have learned more about pressure treated wood from these releases.

A new publication, "Answers to Often Asked Questions About Treated Wood," has been created for professionals often asked about treated wood uses and safe handling procedures, including county cooperative extension agents, architects, engineers, foresters and faculty members in forestry departnents at colleges and universities. Targeted promotions are being used in this portion of the program.

In over 80 pages, the new publica-

[ion answers questions abut treated wood applications, preservative depletion, health, environment and consumer information with each section tabbed for easy reference. A second publication of treated wood facts designed for the consumer will be available late this spring.

To reach the future user of pressure treated lumber still in high school or college, the indusfy will test a videotape featuring football great Burt Jones, who is now a part of the wood Eeating industry. After portraying his career with the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams and selection as Most Valuable Player, the story line will transition to a video tour of the forest and treated wood industry. Upbeat music and a fast moving for-

Whv Consumer Information Sheets Are Necessary

Decreasing use of Consumer Information Sbeets since the treating industry's agreement with EPA in 1985 is worrisome o the industy. If participation in the voluntary progam falls to an unacceptable level (and at 39Vo it is probably there now), EPA could enforce participation under the Toxic Substance Control Act. the Western Wood Preservers Institute explains.

If this happens, voluntary compliance would become mandatory, documentation of distribution might be required, fines could be assessed and headaches would surely result, WWPI's John Culp points out.

Dealers should make Consumer Information Sheets available to customers to improve store image and avoid headaches, WWPI adds. The sheets, wbich bave recommendations on tbe safe use and handling of pressure treated wood, correspond to label instructions on paints, adhesives and other products. Giving them to customers can enhance a dealer's image as a helpful, consumer oriented source of building materials and construction tips.

mat are calculated to hold the viewers interest. The film will preview at several Louisiana high schools this fall with nationwide distribution in the spring of 1994.

The third part of the campaign concentrates on the need to remind customers to ask for Consumer Information Sheets when they buy pressure treated wood products. A special five week field experiment is being conducted at a Home Depot near Atlanta Ga., testing the effectivenes$ of various store signs in reaching the customer.

Electronic scroll signs, 5"x14" shelf talkers on treated lumber racks, dangling plastic hang tags and placards attached to lumber carts will be rated for effectiveness in motivating customers to "see a sales person for a Consumer Infornation Sheet."

Intercept personnel will survey each customer approaching the checkout cormter used exclusively for lumber purchases in the test store. The questions will help to establish the effectiveness level of each sign.

Following analysis, research results will be available to help retailers select the most effective way of providing infonnation about Eeated wood to customers. AWPI will measure programs through semi-annual in-depth telephone surveys with randomly selected individuals and annual national public opinion surveys. This will allow the industry's progress to continually improve and increase consumer awareness levels. Harke said.

Story at a Glance Campaign begins to increase consumer awareness of benefits of pressure treated wood products... media effoils reach over 6 million to date video will star football grcat.

Plastic lumber: a serious threat to treated lumber or a p racti cal j okg ?

DEDUCING the use of plastic has l\been a goal of many environmenally-minded consumers an( until recently, the idea of plastic "wood" was considered silly, if considered at all. But now - as a result of new technologies, misperceptions about CCA preservative, higher lumber prices and the enftance of fonnidable producers - plastic lumber has a fufirre that cannot be ignored.

Plastic wood is not a single product. This variation is one of its biggest problems; there are no uniform standards and no consistencies among processors. An article in one trade publication included this precaution: "Order a truckload of 2x4s carrying the grade stamp approved by one of the major lumber associations and you know what you're getting. Order a truckload of plastic lumber and there's no telling what lies beneath the material's smooth, even surface."

Depending on the manufacturer, the raw material may be virgin plastic or recycled plastic or a mixture of plastics in combination with other substances. These feedstocks have different physical properties, such as strength, flexibility and dimensional stability.

The variability has made building codes reluctant to accept recycled plastic products.

Furttrermore, inadequate cleaning of recycled containen may leave contaminants that eat away at reforrred products, and molding equiprnent that fails to eliminate bubbles in the plastic will produce material of inferior strength.

Some fear that the acceptance of recycled plastic products will remove concems about plastics generally and even lead to increased production, which requires nonrenewable and cancer-causing ingredients. And, should recycled plastic be involved in a fire, the resulting byproducb could present problems.

A southeastern resort, which installed boardwalks made of recycled plastic lumber, found that the pieces expanded and contracted so much that nails broke. The plastic boards warped and the surface got painfully hot for barefoot sunbathers. After one year, the plastic lumber was replaced with pressure treated wood.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute shrdied pallets made of recycled plastic lumber. Among other findings, this study indicated that the plastic lumber was 53Vo heavier than wood, creeped (deformed) ftom 15 to 23 times faster, was weaker and much less rigid and absorbed less impact energy.

Today's plastic lumber is not suitable for most sEuctural applications and, on top of all this, it costs about twice as much as wood.

Despite ttrese shortcomings, plastic

lumber has auracted noteworthy intoESL

It has been installed as sheet piling and docks in projects from a 300 ft. city pier in the Bronx to Duck's Moorage in Oregon. The L. L. Bean catalog advertises a plastic park bench. Vinyl fencing was a cover story in Rural BuiWer magazing and polymer-clad wood fence posts have been introduced. Plastic wood has also gained a market foothold as sign posts, playground equipment and picnic tables. The State of Texas has put a hold on a treated wood pier pending investigation of recycled plastic as an alternative and both the U.S. Navy and the Corps of Engineen are looking at plastic for major projects.

Manufacturers claim that their products last indefinitely with no maintenance. They do not crack or splinter, and they can be nailed, sawn, and sanded with common woodworking tools. Instead of clunering landfills, proponents say, used milk containers and other plastic wastes are recycled into useful products. And nearly all producers are pointing out the absence of toxic preservative.

Plastic lumber, sold by the piece has not been as successful as marine materials or as finished products made of plastic components. There have been problems and the price is prohibitive. Nevertheless, some major chains - Builders Square and 84 Lumber among them - have begun disfibuting plastic lumber from some locations.

Jeff Easterling, Souttrern Forest Products Association treated markets manager, says, "Plastic lumber is an issue being discussed by our steering comnittee. The plastic lumber producers have been very active in contacting dealers and builders; they're putting together an extensive network. I just wonder where's the quality con-

WOOD-POLYilER composite Timbrex can be used solo as in this fence or in combination wilh pressure treated wood.

trol for the product."

The prospects for plastic lumber have moved onto a new level, however, with the recent entrance of Mobil Chemical Co. Unlike most previous operations which were founded by inventors or small entrepreneurs, Mobil brings enormous capital and wide-ranging expertise along with its product, an exruded wood-polymer composite called Timbrex.

The impact of Mobil's marketing capability is already noticeable - the

Story at a Glance

What's ahead for plastic lumber ... product problems and shortcomings ... noteworthy uses impact of Mobil's Timbrex ... retaalers and wholesalers testing market effect on traditional materials including pressure treated wood.

Timbrex promotion effort has probably generated more brand awareness than the campaigns for all the other products combined. Among other advertising, Mobil displayed Timbrex at the National Association of Home Builders show.

Some major eastern wholesalers are distributing Timbrex, though not on a big scale. The list includes Logan Lumber, Wholesale Wood Products, Furman Lumber, Snavely Forest Products and PlunkettWebster. For Plunkett-Webster,

which supplies home centers with some interior wood products but not beated wood, the addition of Timbrex represents entrance into new outdoor applications. "Initial response has been 1007o positive," said PlunkettWebster's Mike Keadle, though orders were not yet being booked at the time of the interview.

Mobil has a production facility operating in Florida and is reported to have at least one other facility planned. Its plant, enclosed by a Timbrex fence, is only eight miles from the Tampa headquarters of Robbins Manufacturing Co., one of the South's largest producers of pressure treated wood. Dick Gates, sales manager at Robbins, is concerned. "The name of the game anymore is new products, and recycled products are considered very favorably by mnsumers."

Mobil is not the only major corporation becoming involved; the Comingled Plastics Task Group of the American Society of Testing and Materials has had participation from Arco, Occidental Chemical, Conoco, DuPont and Monsano.

In the next year or two, plastic lumber is unlikely to cirpture a significant share of the reated wood market However, plastic products have overmken raditional materials for siding, gutters, pipe, flooring, molding and outdoor furniture; it would be foolish to disregard plastic.

Should the cost of plastic lumber fall, as it probably will, competition with real wood will get tougher. Also, the involvement of major corporations is certain !o have an effect.

Even if treated wood doesn't lose market share to plastic, it may well suffer from declining consumer confi-

dence as plastic lumber producers repeat dubious statements questioning the safety of wood impregnated with preservative chemicals Such messages, as misleading and inaccurate as they may be, can only add to public misperceptions about Eeated wood.

Bowman Lumber Sales

(7O7) 8s4-2575 FAX 707-894-2588

P.O. Box 547, Cloverdale, Ca. 95425 Joe Bowman Del Gole

ABCHITECTS specified Timbrex for handrails/side rails, perimeter edging, decking on landings and transfer stations in this playground whici abo uses trealed wood.

Huck DeVenzio is manager of advertising and public relations at Hickson Corp., a lea.ding producer of CCA preservative and licenser of the Wolmaniled brand of pressure treated wood - Editor.

ALSC to police treated quality

lnf RADE stamps of agencies such lllas the Southirn Pini Inspection Bureau, Timber Products, Florida Lumber Inspection Service and other similar "third party" independent inspection agencies are familiar to dealers. Not so familiar, however, is the long standing overview role of the American Lunber Standards Committee (ALSC) which has long verified unreated lumber grades.

As of Jan. 14, the ALSC overview role of policing the inspection agencies has been extended to treated wood. ALSC has assumed the quality control overview functions formerly provided by the American Wood Preservers Bureau, which has ceased operations. The AWPB clover leaf quality mark is being replaced by the grade stamps of agencies certified by the ALSC for supervisory and lot inspection of pressure treated wood products.

Dennis Hayward, executive director of the Westem Wood Preservers Institute, expliains the significance of this important transition: "The successful use of pressure treated wood depends on getting properly treated wood. It is not only important from a service life viewpoint, it is mandated by the Unifomr Building Code anytime wood is in contact with the ground or used structurally where exposed oo the weather."

"Dealers should be aware that improperly identified treated wood could be rejected by building inspectors," he adds, citing an instance where one contractor was required to jack up a two story building because of irproperly identified sill plates.

To avoid selling improperly identified treated material to their customers, dealers should stock only pressure treated wood bearing the quality mark of an approved independent testing agency. The stamp must indicate compliance with standards of the American Wood Preservers Association and bear the identification of an approved agency. ALSC conducted a rigorous procedure before accrediting these independent agencies even though most had been fornerly accredited by AWPB.

Section 2505 of the Uniform Building Code requires that preservative treated wood be identified by the quality mark of an approved testing agency in accordance with UBC Standard 25-12. This Standard states that the pressure treated wood "shall be subjected to quality control canied out by both the treater and the control agency."

How does a dealer make sure pressure treated wood is properly Eeated and in compliance with applicable code requirements? He should insist upon the following from a supplier:

Accredited Agencies

The following agencies have been accredited by the Board of Review of the American Lumber Standards Committee for supervisory and lot inspection of pressure treated wood products. Bode lrcpectionrlnc.

l^ake Oswego, Or.

Califonria Lumber Impectim Sen'ice (CLIS)

San Jose, Catrlori& Lumber Inqrec{ion Service (FLrS)

Perry, Fl. Lundell Inspection, Inc.

Minneapolis, Mn. McCutchan Impection, Inc.

Portlan4 Or. PFS Corp.

lvladison, Wi, Southerrr Pine Impection Bureau (sPrB)

Pensacola, Fl. Tinbcr Products (TP) Conyers, Ga, War:rock lfersey Coquitlam, BC

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureeu(WCLIB)

Portland- Or.

(1) Require all pressure Eeated wood to be identified by the mark of an approved independent inspection agency operating under ALSC overview. (2) Require the quality mark to state "Above Ground" or "Ground Contact'' use as applicable. Some agencies may include the LP reference, long used to indicate the CCA or ACZA waterborne treatment, for "Above Ground" LP2 or "Ground Contact" LP22 use. (3) Require the quality mark to indicate the correct retention level specified in AWPA Standards.

Story at a Glance

Tips for making sure your treated wood products are in compliancs as ALSC begins its role as industry's quality policeman ... 10 agencies certified to inspect treated wood products ... new names and quality marks that dealers need to recognize.

We hoYe unnulurql resout(es.

Compared to untreated wood, J.H. Baxter pressure treated products give unnaturally long service. We can treat with most every type of preservative - Creosote, Creo-Petroleum (50/50), Pentachlorophenol, (Type A & C), ACZA Chemonite@, ACQ@ Preserve, and D-Blaze@ interior fire retardant.

Our delivery capabilities are out of the ordinary too. Four treating plants and three pole production yards.

You'll find we carry inventories of most productspoles, piling,lumber, guardrail posts & blocks, ties, and light standards just to name a few.

So when the wood in your construction job needs protection from decay, insects of fire, call the nearest Baxter office. Call now for a copy of our brochure "85 Years Experience Treating Wood Products."

Shaving off 1132" can save trees for years to come

trtrOW do you answer a customer's Ilcomplaint that a 1/2 inch thick structural wood panel measures only 15R2 of an inch?

"When it comes to performance, ll32 of an inch is virtually meaning-

Policies for Structural-Use Panels, has been applied to 15132, 19132 and 23132 inch thick panels since 1980. This allows flexibility in manufacnring yet assures panels meet the demands of the job they're designed for, regardless of thiclness. In developing the performance standards, APA engineers and wood scientists discovered that in most cases, 15/32, 19132 and 23132 inch panels marched the performance required of traditional l12, 5/8 and 3/4 inch panels respectively.

than half of 1990 sales and only 52Vo of the target established by congress. Sales in Washington and Oregon were only 23Vo of the targeted figure; Soutlwestern Region, 40Vo; Pacifrc Southwest region, 467o; Northern rcgion,54Vo.

"The problem is only going to get worse unless the Clinton administration takes immediate action," warns APA president David L. Rogoway.

Structural wood panel demand continues to grow. APA expects a 4Vo inqeaw this year and 3.5Vo next year, reaching 29.5 billion square feet in 1994. Total U.S. structural panel mill operating capacity as measured by equipment capacity is 30.5 billion squarc feet, but some 3 billion feet of capacity has been closed in the West since 1990 due primarily to lack of adequate log and veneer supplies. An additional 1.6 billion feet of equipment is idle in 10 westem and inland region mills because of resource shortages and another 600 milton feet of capacity could be lost in the West this year if timber harvest consEaints are not noderated.

less, but as a means of getting the most out of the timber resource, 1/32 of an inch can help ensure a continued supply of timber for years to come," is the answer recommended by the American Plywood Association.

A 15132 inch thick structural wood panel contains 6Vo less wood fiber than a ll2 inch thick panel. When you multiply 6Vo by millions of panels, you end up conserving not just wood fiber, but whole trees.

The American Plywood Association's quality auditing and testing ensures adequate performance. APA PRP-108, Perfonnance Standards and

Span rating, not thiclness, is the best indicator of strength and stiffness wben determining the right panel. It denotes the maximum recommended center-to-center spacing in inches of supports over which the panel should be installed. The left hand number is the maximum recommended center to center spacing of supports for rqof sheathing, the right hand number for subflooring. Both assume the panel will be installed with the long dimension perpendicular to supports.

Conserving the timber resource is vital as structural wood panel demand grows and federal timber sales and harvests sbrink due to preservationist lawsuits and injunctions, APA explains. Harvests of timber administered by the U.S. Forest Service fell l4%o nattonally last year, down 30Vo from 1990. Forest Service timber sales in fiscal year 1992 were less

Western production declined for the fifth consecutive year in 1992 at 4.9 billion square feet (3/8 inch basis), down nearly 4Vo ftom l99l and 46Vo from 1987. Although nationwide production rose 7Vo, other regions are finding it increasingly difficult to make up the western region shortfall, Rogoway points out

"The price increases we've seen recently for wood products is the predictable outcome of growing demand in the face of artificially constained resource supplies," he said.

Production declines also affected sanded plywood which was down llVo in 1992, a 500 million square feet shorfall, despite a l3Vo increase in the South.

So, when the customer asks, point out ll32 of an inch can make a lot of difference in supply and price.

Story at a Glance

What to say when customers question the thickness of structural wood panels 15132" thick uses 67o less wood fiber than 1/2" with guaranteed performance and conssrves timber supply.

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GAUGE is used lo measure thickress of structuralwood panels. The 6% wood fiber rcdudbn acirieved by 1932 inci thickness ensur€s a continued supply.

Hard facts for sel I ing concrete product

II\ONCRETE products aren't sexy. VBut that doesn't mean lumber yards and building products retailers cant make increased profits by giving these high margin basics a second look.

The materials themselves may not be inherently attractive; it's what they?e used for. "What you do is display what it looks like when it's done,

Crulk

Cmcre0c

the project in final form," explains Dennis Winchester of Quikrete. Through drawings, in use photos or even actual three-dimensional displays, show the completed patio, walkway or repaired pothole on driveway crack.

His company offers a big, brightly colored banner with illusfations and a Project Construction Center stocked

Glossary of Goncrete-Related Terms

To seal rry crcvices with some flexibtre material.

An artificial stone,made by nlxing cement and sand with gravel broken stone or gqryr.aqgtegry, plus sufficient water b cause the cementto set ad bind the entlle msss.

Cotrol Jolnts Continuous vertical joints built into concete wells alleedng slit61 wall rpv€firent !o conbol eracking caused by unusual sfresses.

Cudry Tbe gocess of protecting concrete 4gainst loss of moisture during tb earlier stages of seting (hydration).

ldg-tng

A finisbing prccoss of rormding tbe edge of freshly poured concrete.

Footlng A base for a wall or other sEucture tbat provides strtrchral stability.

tr'oru Aporaneter or set of paraneters that contains the footing concrete.

Gruut A watsr-cement or wat€,r-cement sand mixture used to plug holes or cracks in -concrete, r-*l:gin!r, fill spacos between machinery bed plates and consret€ foudations.

Hydratlon r The chemical process of waler and concrele during eebing or drying.

Masonry A constuctiron made of prefabricated masonry units laid in various ways and joined bgeth€r with mortar.

Mhers Vehicles o'r containers used b mix tle concrete's ingredients.

Mortrr Used for bonding masonry units togerher.

Povers Various sized/ehaped bricks for sid€walks, patios anddriveways.

Retelntng Wall A wall constructed to hold soil in place.

Smd A long; Ehsight boad for stiking off concrete, called screeding.

Sst Tb hardening of mortar or concaete.

Sffilng Ofl Tbe process of removing etcess concrete to adesired level.

Stucco A {uish conposed of two or more layers of mortar rpplied to walls.

Temp Co'mprcting concreG with rates or sbort lengths of lumbor.

Tcrtrrlng Creating a certain ffnish Orusbed, smoothed, etched, pockmclced).

lborrcl A st!€l tool witl a flat snrfee used to mootb a concrele surfaoe.

Itlrc Mcch Eonded wire forming amet used to reinforc€ slabs of consrete.

with free leaflets detailing the 1l most common concrete projects. The literature keys on the end use: "SEonger Slabs," "Build a Fence," etc.

Another key is emphasizing how easy the projects are. Have lnowledgeable sales personnel on hand who are familiar with the products and terminology. There's concrete mix, mortal mix, sand mix, glass block mortar, vinvl concrete patcher, concrete repair caulk, quick-setting cement, anchoring cernent, patching plaster, concrete and asphalt cleaner, crack seal, surface bonding cement, stucco, foundation coating, masonry coating, concrete bonding adhesive, concrete acrylic fortifier, sealer, wall and floor tile mix, tile adhesive, tile grou! tile and grout cleaner, latex, floor resurfacer, undedayment, sand, gravel, driveway crack filler and sealer, blacktop patch, Portland cement, masonry cement. Consumers need to know which product to buy, how much and how to use it.

Many retailers have separated the products from the rest of the basic building materials, brought them out of the back of the store and fomred a separate "Concrete Repair and Building Products" deparUnent. Products

Story at a Glance

are now more accessible, all

and easy to find.

Also available are ad slicks empbasizing products and projects, ideal for a product that can be advertised just about any time. "They're sold pretty much year-round," Winchester said. "The only time people don't buy them is Chrisunas."

Getting set to sell more concrete products ... key is showing finished project make products accessible through helpful literature, sales people and easy-to-find positioning.

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Wholesaler's Oregon remanufacturing mill

TClOUTHERN California wholesaler Fremont Forest ElproOucts has modernized its Oregon lumber remanufacturing mill. Located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, next to the Interstate 5 conidor, 10 miles south of Eugene in a community called Creswell, the planing mill has been used by Fremont to remanufacture Douglas fir boards since June 1990.

The manufacturing system has been consistently improved during Fremont's ownership. Purchases made at Weyerhaeuser's Springfield liquidation sale in September 1991 provided an all-steel computerized drop saw for precision trimming and a Stetson and Ross planer for surfacing. Finished product is handled by a newly installed lumber extraction system.

The Creswell plant runs one shift, producing 40,000 bf of product daily. It surfaces 1x3, 1x4 and 1x6 green lumber with packaged lengths from 6 ft. r0 20 ft. The boards are sorted into grades consisting of D & Better clears, Select Merch, Standard, Utility and Economy. Special pulls in rough or surfaced and custom milling are also produced at

this location. Chips and planer shavings are sold to Willamece Industries to be processed into paper and pressboard.

Grade certification to West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau specifications is provided by Timber Products Inspection agency.

Jerry Grimes manages Fremont Forest Products', Creswell Division. His 20 years' experience has helped improve the efficiency of the plant's production.

The plant is open to visitors. Grines is always happy lo give tours, show the quality p,roduct ptoduced at the plant and quote board needs.

Operations such this play an important role in the secondary forest industry by producing an essential product. In addition, the mill, which is located in a timber dependentcommunity, isproviding much needed jobs.

Jerry Grimes

NEWS BRIEFS

Ernst Home & Nursery opened a 60,000 sq. ft. store in Bountiful, Ut., Trevor Cantwell, mgr., Scott Christiansen and Dave Fisher, asst. mgrs. Contractors Warehouse, a div. of Grossman's Inc., opened a new store in Colton, Ca., and will soon open store #8 in Carson. Ca.

Fort Apache Timber Co. opened a new retail yard in Whiteriver, near Pine Top, Az., according to "Ken" Lott, gen. mgr. Lumbermen's of Washington |,as acquired Payette Lakes Lumber, McCall, Id., from Brown's Industries, Inc., which will continue to own and operate Evcttr's Building Center, Eagle, Id.

Parr Lumber, Hillsboro, Or., which will lose all of its buildings and about two-thirds of a 26 acre parcel housing its major distribution center and a retail store to a light rail project, is moving wholesale and distribution operations and proposing construstion of a replacement store on the remainingland...

With plurs for opening 16 new stores in the West, 50 nationwide and doubling capital spending to $800 million, Home Depot acquired 10 acres in Tigard, Or., for a 102,000 sq. ft. store and continued to look for additional sites in the Portland, Or., area ... a Home Depot location in Phoenix, Az., is awaiting Planning Commission approval

Coastal Farm & Home Supply, Albany, Or., moved its Eugene, Or., location into a 31,250 sq. ft. store formerly occupied by Pay 'n Pak ... South Regal Lumber Yard /nc., Spokane, Wa., requested a zoning change to expand as much as 200,000 sq. ft. and add an 80,000 sq. ft. warehouse

Anawalt Lumber & Materials Co. closed its San Fernando, Ca., location, consolidating operations at its nearby Pacoima, Ca., yard Watts Lumber Co., North Hollywood, Ca., has closed with the retirement of Quentin E. Watts, who founded the company nearly 40years ago .."

Richard Bart Pasek, owner of Sonoma Forest Products, Cloverdale. Ca.. was sentenced to 60 days in the county jait for dumping several 55-gal. drums of toxic waste along roads in northern Sonoma County last year, according to the Santa.Rosa (Ca.) Pres.r Democral..

HomeBase, Inc. vton a Gold Retail Adv ertising Conference Award for its animated "Stickman" in the Television/Campaign - Home Centers category

Curran House, once the home of James Curran, founder of 107 year old Sandstone Brick, Bakersfield, Ca., is now included on the city's register of historic places

Anniversaries: 114 H. Maze Co. (Maze Nails), l45th; Lyly and Sons, Inc., Ukiah, Ca.,35th

H ardware Whole s alers Inc.'s Woodburn, Or., warehouse lost about $1,000 in merchandise jolted off racks by an early marning 5.4 earthquake March 25 ...

Lew MacDonald has opened a new moulding & millwork co., North American Forest Products, in Sacramento, Ca., with neighboring Saratoga Forest Products handling purchasing for its North American white wood products ...

Dennis Johnston has opened Johnston Hardwood, Lumber & Plywood, Inc., a new wholesaler,

The Merchant Magazine situated on 2-1/2 acres in Cerritos, Ca. ... Cal-State Lumber Sales 1nc., San Ysidro, Ca., moved ftom 12th to 8th position on the Hispanic Business list of 100 Iargest Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S.

Lumber Products, T[alatin, Or., doubled the size of its 13 year old Boise, Id., wood products distribution branch ...

Fullmer Lumber Co., Donald Or., is the exclusive buying and selling agent for Century Pine Products, Redmond, Or., a new pine cutstock plant opened by Stan Herb and Rick Dubisar ...

West Coast Lumber, Wilmington, Ca., is closing, with Ron McClellan semi-retiring and Bob Schneider joining Superior Forest Products, Manhattan Beach, Ca. Ken McClellan and Gary Cawthon have opened Crown Planing Mill on the site ...

Emmett Forest Products, Clackamas, Or,, has acquired facilities for storage and reload services ... Black Canyon Forest Products has been opened in Scottsdale, M., by Jeff Lodge and Larry Olson

Willamette Industries has sold the Drain, Or., plywood plant formerly operated as Bohemia Plywood to Emerald Forest Products, Eugene, Or. ...

Effective May l, Southern Pacific Transportation Co. will increase prices SVa on lumber and panei products with toth origin and destination within Az., Ca., Co., Id., Mt., N.M., Nv., Or., El Paso, Tx., Ut., Wa., British Columbia and Alberta. Canada ...

Housing starts made a ?.SVo recovery in Feb. (latest figs.) to an annually adjusted rate of 1,208,000 ... single family residence starts fell 0.8vo: multi unit starts rose 33Vo .." building permits droppred 3.17o ... economists were optimistic that starts were delayed by bad weather and not cancbled...

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APRIL

Lumber Assoclatlon of Southern Callfornla - Aprll 15, area meeting, Anaheim Plaza Hotel, Anaheim, Ca.

Bulldlng Industry Credlt Assoclatlon - Aprll 15, lien law seminars, Holiday Inn, Anabeim, Ca.

Southwest Plne Assoclatlon - Aprll 15-16, annual invitational golf tournament, Scottsdale, Az.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo CIub - Aprll 16, golf challenge vs. Inland Empire club, Mountain Meadows Golf Course, San Dimas, Ca.

Northern Callfornla Mouldlng Producers - Aprll 16, golf toumament, Plumas lake Golf Cowse, Marysville, Ca.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Aprll 17, casino nighl Hotel La Rose, Santa Rosq Ca.

Woodwork Instltute of Callfornla - Aprll 17-20, annual convention, Yosemite Indga Yosemite Valley, Ca.

Amerlcan Instltute of Tlmber Constructlon - Aprll 1741, annual meeting, Stouffer Resort, Maui, Hi.

Our treating plant is centrally located berween you and the major forests. This enables you to get qulck service on a variety of Wolmanized@ products.

For dealers in the Mountain States and the West, we produce treated southern pine.

For dealers in the Mountain States and East, contact us for treated hem-fir, ponderosa or lodgppole pine.

o dimcnsion lumber

. posts . poles

o timber o prlyroood

o hvating in transit

Colorado Pacific Industries

800'.621-0991

Hardllnes Technology Forun - Aprll 19-20, Downtown Hyatt, Phoenix, Az.

Phoenlx Hoo-Hoo Club - Aprll 2I), golf, Orangetnee Golf Club, Scottsdale. Az.

Lumber Assoclatlon of Southern Callfornla - Aprll 2O, area meeting, Pierpont Inn, Ventura; Aprll22, Carmel Highlands Doubletree Inn, San Diego; Aprll 27, San Gabriel Valley Hilton, Baldwin Park; Aprll 29, Red Lion Inn, Culver City.

San Joaquln Yalley Hoo-Hoo Club - Aprll 23, casino & cioppino night, International Agri-Center, Tulre, Ca.

West Coast Lumber Inspectlon Bureau - Aprll 23, annual meeting, Red Lion Uoyd Center, Portlan{ Or.

Western Bulldtng Materlal Assoclatlon - Aprll 23-24, all industry education conference, Red Lior/Sea Tac, Seattle, Wa.

Amerlcan Pulpwood Assoclatlon -Aprll 23-28, annual meeting, Westin, Seattle, Wa.

Westenr Hardwmd Assoclatlon - Aprll 24-tI, spt'ng meeting, Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, Ca.

Roseburg Hoo-Hoo-Ettes - Aprll27, meeting, Roseburg, Or.

Mexlco Hardware Show - Aprll 29-May 2, Cintennex Exhibit Center, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

MAY

Kltchen/Bath Industry Show - May 1-3, Atlanta, Ga.

Amerlcan Wood Preservers Assoclatlon - May 2-5, annual meeting, Newport Beach Maniott, Newport Beach, Ca.

North Amerlcan \trholesale Lumber Assoclatlon - May 2-5, annual meeting, Innisbrook Resorl Tarpon Springs, Fl.

tr'or.est Products Soctety - May 3-4, Inland Empire section meeting, in conjunction with Northwest Wood Products Clinic, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Wa.

Tacoma-Olympla Hoo-Hoo Club - May 4, elections & past presidents' nighl Tacoma, Wa.

Amerlcan Plywood Assoclatlon - May 4, regional meeting, Medford, Or.; May 5, Eugene, Or.; May 6, Kelso, Wa.; May 11, Missoula, Mt.

Western Dry Klln Assoclatlon - May 12-14, annual meeting, Harris Hotel, Reno, Nv.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - May 13, woodworking contest, Spokane, Wa.

Lumber Merchants Assoclatlon of Northern Californla - May 13-16, annual meeting, Hyatt Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Ca.

Mills Say Goodbye To No. Ca.

With an ever-tightening supply and even tougher logging restrictions looming, yet another flurry of mill closures hit Northern California in first quarter 1993.

Georgia-Pacific closed its Foresthill sawmill, followed by Marysville Forest Products shutting down in Olivehurst.

Even on private land, logging is becoming more difficult. Stat€ Board of Forestry rules that may take effect this year will shrink the ma;dmum acreage that can be clear cut from 120 acres o 40 acres.

Andrew Miller, president, Miller Redwood Co., Crescent City, Ca., predicts the new rules and ensuing legal challenges will allow him to cut only enough wood ftom his 300,000 acres in California to operate the mill at half capacity.

Miller has already furloughed half his crew of 300 and is shifting his investments to Oregon and Georgia, "where they respect private property fights," he said.

Others aren't just moving out of the stat€. They're leaving the country. Simpson Paper Co. just closed its Eureka pulp mill. Last year, they opened a pulp mill in Chile, where the long-term timber supply picture is brighter.

Louisiana-Pacific has closed 11 mills in Northern California since 1980 and now has just four, all runnlng at reduced shifs. L-P announced plans to build five new plants in Venezuela to produce new particleboard products from fast-growing Caribbean pines.

Oregon Ban On Big Flushers

After Nov. l, it will be illegal in Oregon to sell toilets that flush more than 1.6 gallons.

Effective Feb. l, the law gives dealers a graoe period to dispose of old merchandise, but failure lo comply could result in civil penalties, fines and an investigation. Fed€ral law prohibiting manufacture of toilets with more than a 1.6 gallon capacity and stipulating water conservation measures for shower heads and kirchen farcets will go into effectJan.l,1994.

Arizona, California, Nevada Utah and Washington also have passed legislation prohibiting the sale of toilets with more than 1.6 gallons per flush.

Most people's riggest investment is their home. Maintaining its value and avoiding expensive repairs is important. Next time a deck needs replacement, recommend durable, economical and easy to maintain pressure treated wood to ensure longer life.

Extending the service life of wood conserves our forests. Pressure treatment enhances wood by making it last, and less replacement means less timber is used in the long run. Plus, pressure treated wood can be made from abundant western second growth forests.

Western Wood Preservers lnstitute members use only EPA approved treatments which, when used as directed, assure product safety and continued compatibility with the environment. Pressure treated wood-for a long life and a sound investment.

lf you would like more information on the benefits of pressure treated wood and a fact sheet on the importance of providing your customers consumer information, write or call.

WESlIERN ASS0ClAlr[0N NEWS

Westem Butldlng Materlal Assoclation's 1993 All Industry Educational Conference will be April 24-26 at the Red Lion/SeaTac, Seattle, Wa.

Following the theme "tran.si.tions," sessions will begin with Bill lre presenting an all day seminar, "How to Profitably Co-Exist with Discount Retailers." Topics to be covered include a financial sunrmary of a retail building supply business, the role of marketing, customer service in the marketing plan, action to take before the discounters arrive and what to do when they are there. All industry round table discussions with retailers and vendors sharing ideas and discussing problems to find practical solutions will follow.

David Ford, new president of Westem Forest Industries Association, will give an up-to-the-minute report on the status of the timber supply on the second day, following the topic "Where Will the Wood

Come From?"

"Analyzing Your Operation Costs," presented by John McKay, The Profit Planning Group, will follow. The afternoon will be free.

The tbird day will begin with a "Sum It Up" breakfast followed by an opportunity for idea and plan sharing and a discussion of changes and ideas for accomplishing goals.

The association is urging those attending to visit dealers and building material type facilides in the area before retuming home.

Western Buildlng Materlal Assoclatlon's Young Westerners Club installed Curtis Jack, Coquille Supply, Coquille, Or., for a second term as president at the annual YWC conference in Boise, Id. Others taking office at the lan.22-24 meeting: Cbris Perrin, Capital Lumber, Boise, Id., secretary/treasurer, and Cathy

Steiner, CB Wholesale, Burlington, Wa., and Bill Gerretsen, Gerretsen Building Supply, Roseburg, Or., trustees.

Eric Fritch, vice president, Chinook Lumber, Snohomish, Wa., and trustees Bruce Abel, Don Abel Building Supply, Juneau, Ak.; Natasha Edscorn, Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa.; Tor Driflot, Weyerhaeuser Co., Kent, Wa., and Chris Davis, Sash & Door, Bellingham, Wa., continued in office.

Chris Perrin and Tim Van Zant, Intermountain Millwork, Inc., Boise, were retiring hustees.

CenarNe

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For over half a century McFarland Cascade has been a pioneer in wood treating technology, and one of the largest producers of pressure rreated

Northwests biggest seaports. We can ship any amount of lumber worldwide by sea, or nationwide by rail or truck.

(CCA) and Chemoniteo (ACZA) waterborne treatnents, along with creosote and pentachlorophenol.

lumber in America. The wood we are pressure treating today could still be in use a half-century from now. And, many of our products are guaranteed to last a lifetime.

We have the largest inventory of sawn lumber products on the West Coast. We're located at one of the Pacific

At nrcsent rrre have five pressure treatment facilities in Idaho, Xontana, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. We manufacture a broad line of lumber products for decks, retaining walls, walkways, fences, gazebos and agriculnrral buildings. We also produce pressure treated timbers, crossarms, plywood, poles, piling and other industrial Prvlru!L).

M:nrr nf thc advances made in wood treating technology have been pioneered at XcFarland Cascade. We have the only test retort in the West, and we maintain an extensive technical ct:ff tn heln r rs deliver the high

standards our customers exDect. Whatever your building needs, Iook to XcFarland Cascade for wood

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Northern California Dealers' May Meeting

Focusing on independents in the '90s, the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California plans to give members the tools necessary to compete at the 54th annual convention May 13-15 at the Lake Tahoe Hyatt Regency, Incline Village, Nv.

Following a new fonnat, seminars will cover business losses, workman's comp, Hazmat, Tifle V4 and ADA as well as tax advice. NLBMDA president Jerry Olrich will tell the general session on Friday "What's Going On at National." NLBMDA lobbyist Allynn Howe will discuss "Politics as Usual." "Building Relationships With Your Suppliers" will theme the third presentation.

Afternoon sessions include: "Borrowing Money Below Prime," Jim Roberts, Sunnyvale Lumber Co.; "Section 125 Employee Benefits," Harry Williams, Acacia Financial Cenoer; "Business and Estate Planning," William Burke, CIGNA. Past president's meeting will conclude the afternoon with a combined trade show, new product demonstration and reception from 5:30 to 8:30.

Saturday sessions will begin with

"What to Tell Your Customers on Timber Supply and Prices," then "Government Regulations." "Manager as Coach," "Controlling Workers Comp Costs Who Is Accouncable?" and "Taming the Loss Monster" will follow a membership lunch. The president's reception and banquet that evening will conclude the convention. Thursday will be devoted to skiing and the annual Dangerous Divot Diggers Golf Tournament at Incline Village Golf Resort.

The slate of officer candidates prepared by Don Johnson, Jim Merchant and Tom Griesbach includes president Frank Solinsky, Payless Building Supply, Chico; first vice president Kathleen Patterson, Central Valley Builders Supply, St. Helena; second v.p. Bob Rossi, Rossi's Building Materials, Fort Bragg; treasurer, Gary DeYoung, Close Lumber, Sutter.

Board of directors nominees: Jim Roberts, Sunnyvale Lumber; Jerry McMillan, P.J.'s Lumber, Fremont; Ken McCrary, Big Creek Lumber, Davenport; Brad Harnden, San Joaquin Lumber, Stockton; Jeff Perritte, White Pine Disfibutors, Fresno;

Scott Kassahn, Meeks Building Center, Sacramento; Randy Blakemore, Agate Sales, Grass Valley; Matt Peterson, Mead Clark Lumber, Sanca RosaInsurance trust€es: Phil Larios, Payless Building Supply, chainnan; Mike Yaeger, Yaeger & Kfuk, Santa Rosa; Vito Mule, Hayward Lumber, Salinas; Greg Gay, Meeks Building Center, Sacramento, and Florine Auch, Dean's Lumber & Hardware, San Ramon.

Help For Medco Workers

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has detennined that the 325 workers laid off when Medford Corp. closed its plywood division are eligible for federal benefits.

The investigation found their jobs at the Medford, Or., plywood mill and power plant were adversely affected by foreign imports. Under the Trade Act of 1974, anyone whose job loss is caused in part by foreign competition becomes eligible for job search assistance, cash benefits, relocation allowances and other programs.

The department concluded that in 1991 and 1992 the company's customers cut back on purchases from Medco while increasing imported plywood purchases.

MATGH FOR ASTORIA MARINA

I n an areaof the country where logging I and fishing have long been staples of local industry, no choice seemed better than to have Astoria, Oregon's new 325slip marina be built entirely of timber. Serving a variety of users, the marina needed to combine the strength and toughness necessary for commercial craft, with the aesthetic appearance and safety valued by pleasure boaters. On top of that. the brackish water present in the area would require wood suitable for both fresh and salt water applications.

servative that protects against decay and insect attack and is particularly well suited for treating Douglas Fir. Dennis Bjork, vice president of Bergerson Construction in Astoria and builders of the marina said, "Given the longevity, aesthetic, and environmental demands of marina projects we construct, Chemonite is preferred over any other treatment available. This is not only for the preservative's performance, but also because we find Chemonite-preserved wood is cleaner and more efficient to work with."

In obtaining the best preservation possible, environmental friendliness versus decay protection is an on-going battle in wood treating. Stephen Browning of Taylor Lumber & Wood Treating in Beaverton, Oregon, treaters ofthe marina timber says, "Chemonite seems to have struck the right balance, providing longlasting protection in a product that is also clean enough to use in environmentally sensitive and human-contact applications."

Cost to construct the Port of Astoria owned and maintained marina was approximately $300,000.

The solution was to pressure treat all 200,000 board feet of timber used in the marina with Chemonitea wood pre-

While abrasive marine environments challenge the integrity of any building product, Chemonite treated timber will not rust or spall, and is less affected by corrosion than metal or concrete.

PRESSURE TREATTIENI of DOUOTAS

Chemonite is the registered trade name for Ammoniacal Copper Zinc Arsenate (ACZA). It was initially formulated at the University of California in the 1920's, and developed for commercial use in the 1940's, by J.H. Baxter, a California timber and treatment company, which continues to hold the product's license today. Chemonitetreated wood has maintained it's structural integrity for over 50 years, with no reported removal due to failure.

CCI IREATTIE]II'IO RE]US AIO.

Efforts to protect Douglas fir lumber with CCA pressure treatment practices have usually proven unsuccessful. Because there have been instances of structure failure*, local and state building officials are on the lookout for insufficiently treated Douglas fir lumber resulting from misinterpretations of the AWPA standards.

C H ETIO]I IIE IREATTE lII-

Chemonite (ACZA) waterborne pressure treatment can penetrate Douglas fir and other hard-to-treat species to assure compliance with AWPA standards. Avoid purchasing treated wood that does not meet established industry standards.

For the name of your nearest source of Chemonite treated wood, call (415) 573-331l. PO Box 4215, Foster Citv. CA 94404

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now stamp, label or tag their products with this symbol of quality.

It tells your customers that your products are: For further information or a complete . Always manutactured to the industrys highest standards. wMMPA membership listing, write to: o Producgd from rgnewable resources.

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When you purchase w00d mouldings & millwork, ask for the ltl5llf'symbol of quality, and when you sell wood mouldings & millwork, p ro m ote the llfflfl' sym bolg[_q ual ity.

Contractors Consider Alternatives

With rising prices and diminishing supplies of lumber, contractors are considering alternative materials for ftaming.

More engineered wood products arc being specified. Although they cost more than dimensional lunber, their consistent quality without warping and twisting saves labor costs and callbacks. Many require less field cutting and enable builders to achieve special effects such as longer spans and higho ceilings. Sales are climbing fast with a l60vo gowth anticipated by 2000.

More worrisome to those firmly entrenched in lumber sales are developing signs of builders' willingness to use light gauge steel as framing material. At a recent National Association of Home Builders meeting in Las Vegas, Nv., 407o showed interest in using engineered wood with gqo optrngtoW steel.

So far steel studs have been used to frame only about 37o of the homes built in this country, but steel scrap was used to ftame a recently completed test home constructed in Bowie,

Md., by NAHB. A few Oklahoma and West Coast builders are using steel with others said to be considering a switch.

The disadvantage of high material cost is thought to be offset by price stability. Although most builders and subcontractors are not faniliar with steel, its resistance to shrinking and warping, light weight and capability of being preassembled off site are attractive. Some feel fire resistant qualities will appeal to consumers.

Negatives that can be overcome are said to be teaching framers to work with screws and screw guns instead of hammers and nails and processing pemrits individually because most residential building codes don't cover steel construction.

Adams Build America in Dundee, Fl., is a retailer detennined to get a jump on the competition. Last month president Greg Adams invited over 100 builders to his store for a steel stud conference including a framing demonsradon.

"Olrrl Not Causing Price Hike"

The nation's economic recovery, not the timber shortage brought about by federal logging cutbacks and protection of the spotted owl, is causing high lumber prices, the Congressional Research Service reports.

Researchers for the branch of the Library of Congress blame timber and housing industry leaders for exaggerating the northern spotted owl's effect on the lumber market. They add that the substantial increases will not significantly slow housing starts or economic recovery.

Wood Pallets Are No. 1 Ghoice

Wood is the material of choice for 984o of the pallet users responding 0o a recent survey. Availability, cost and strength were considered the greatest advantages of woodpallets.

Co-sponsored by the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association, the survey showed availability, durability and the capability of being reused, stacked and racked were most important to pallet buyers.

IMPORTED HARDWOOD LUMBER SPECIALISTS

Simpson Solves Redwood Stamp Problem

For years contractors and homeowners have dreamed of a magical stamp remover to eliminate tle unsightly, but necessary, grade stamps from the face of each piece of redwood decking.

Now Simpson Timber Co. has made the dream come true with a revolutionary new ink jet printing system that applies the Redwood Inspection Service grade stamp on the end of the decking instead of on the face. The printer operates from a computer system that. reads tle grader's syrnbol and then prints the corresponding grade mark along with Simpson identification on the end of each redwood piece moving along the grading line.

The magic is in the ink which is electrostatically charged so the portion of the ink which forms the letters is positive as it jets toward the end of the redwood. The negative or uncharged ink drops are recycled and recirculated back into the printing system. Mike, Briggs, electronics technician, and Jerry Nelson, remanufacturing superintendent, were instrumental in the start up of the system.

The ink jet end stamp is easily readable as a result of the high tech-

nology computer controlled printing process and a marked improvement over the rubber stamp commonly in use today.

According to Henri Appy, Simpson lumber production manager, "The new stamping system provides the clean face customers and redwood users want, along with a highly legible identification mark, compatible with high quality TopDeck Redwood. Introducing an innovation such as this is part of our long terrn goal to incorporate the latest technology into the production of our redwood products.

Hoo-Hoo-Ette Convention

The 1993 National Hoo-Hoo-Ette convention will be held May 14-16 at the Riverside Inn, Grants Pass, Or. The program includes business sessions, election and installation of officers, and presentation of the 1993 Lumberwoman of the Year Award. A trip to tle Oregon Caves and a cruise on the Rogue River are planned.

ELECTBONICS engineer Mike Briggs was inslrumenlal in lhe starl up of lhe ink jel pdnling system.

NEW technoloov enables Simoson to aoolv Redwood Inspe&bn Service graile mark oriih6 end of redwood decking rather than on the face of each piece.

Our Quality is in Your Hands.

Your Universal representative is ready to answer questions, take orders and produce fencing and lattice, home, garden and Deck Necessities, and CCA treated lumber... on time! Call us for a full listing of our added value PRO-WOOD'line.

PERSONALS

Blll Gooch and Larry Gagnon, both formerly of Stanline, are heading up Reliable Wholesale Lumber's new particleboard div., Temple City, Ca., according to Jack Berutlch.

Betty Pfell is new to sales at Penberthy Lumber Co., Carson, Ca. Gary Penberthy is back from a business Eip to Indonesia.

Cullen Murphy, Maywood-Anderson Forest Products, Springfield, Or., has retired after 45 years in the business.

Glenn Lowe is now an industial inside salesman for Blasen & Blasen Lumber Corp., Portland, Or., reports Dave Blasen.

Jlm Pope, formerly with Kaibab Industries, has joined Western Wholesale Moulding, Glendale and Snowflake, Az., overseeing lumber purchasing.

Blll Glttlngs is now with Plateau Forest Products, Bend, Or.

Ellzabeth T. Smlth has been named director of environmental affairs for Iouisiana-Pacific, Portland. Or.

George Hammann is now specializing in redwood and Douglas fir sales at Waldron Forest Products, Fair Oaks, Ca. Earl Blelle is back from a trip to Guatemala, according to El Loulse Waldron.

Howard Hofmann has joined the American Plywood Association as Denver, Co., market development specialisf

Rlck Parker is now gen. mgr. of ponderosa pine mouldings for Jeld-Wen, Klamath Falls, Or., reports pres. R.C. Wendt. Karen Schultz has been transferred from the Bend millwork div. to handle sales.

Bobby Hlll has been promoted to exec. v.p. and c.o.o. of Universal Far West Co., Huntington Beach, Ca., according to pres. Gary Adamson, who plans to retire in mid-1994 after 19 years with Universal. In the next l6 months, Adamson will work on special projects, overseeing a site search for a purchasing office in the Pacific Northwest, acquisition of a new Wa. facility and sale of a shuttered Columbia City, Or., dock operation. Pal VYebster is now v.p.-purchasing.

Ed Woods is now mgr.-mktg. services for Columbia Forest Products, Portland, Or. Timber manager Mark Slezak has assumed the duties of asst. gen mgr. for the Klamath Plywood Div. mill, Klarnath Falls, Or.

Mfte O'Nell, formerly of Fremont Forest Products, Crestwell, Or., has joined the sales team at Pan Pacific Forest Products, Bend, Or.

Randy Ingersoll has left Boise Cascade to join Louisiana-Pacific, selling engineered wood products out of Phoenix, Az.

Vern Schroeder has been naned pres. of tle newly formed Weiser Worldwide, Tucson, Az. Mark Studley has left Weiser Lock U.S.

Mfte Lane has joined QB Corp., Salmon, Id., as market development mgr.

Fremont specializes in a large inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We are constantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other species and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.

Dell Roberts has joined the sales force at Fremont Forest Products, Whittier, Ca., according to Pete Speek.

Stan Herb and Rlck Dublsar have opened a new cutstock plant, Century Pine Products, Redmond, Or. Fullmer Lumber Co.'s Pat Kirwan, v.p., and Mlke Spurgeon are responsible for all sales and purchases for the new plant, reports Ted D. Fullner.

Rlchard V. Warner. retired Potlatch Corp. exec., has been reelected to a three year tefln on the American Lumber Standards Committee board of review.

Dave Molebash, Brand-S Corp., Corvallis, Or., has been promoted to gen. mgr. in Livingston, Mt. He succeeds Doug Crandall, now public forestry asst. v.p. for the American Forest & Paper Association's Forest Resources Group.

Harrlet Ballanger, Island Sentry Hardware & Supply, Eastsound, Wa., and Mark Schrey, Nail Apron, Mission Viejo, Ca., are now on the Sentry Dealer Council.

Mark Pawllckl has joined Simpson Investnent Co., Sacrarnento, Ca., working with tbe state legislature on Simp son Paper Co. matters.

Dlck Newsham, Fremont, Ca., has been named a Celotex Sales Representative of the Year.

Brlan K. Peak is new to the MDF sales dept. at Fibreform Wood Products, Inc., Rocklin, Ca., reports national sales mgr. Blll Lund.

Bob Dewald is new to the sales team at Reid & Wrighl Inc., Broomfield, Co.

Bill Ztckgraf, v.p.-operations, Anderson Lumber, Ogden, Ut., has retired. Dan Buttars is now v.p. & mgr.-southern div., and Glen Anderson, v.p. & mgr.northern div.

John Olson is new to the Hoff Companies as gen. mgr. of their new Trimco Millwork distribution center, Denver, Co.

Blll Davls has joined Popp Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or., as export mktg, mgr.

Dan Green, Snow Peak Forest Products, Coeur d'Alene, Id., was joined by Randy and George Davls, Davis Bros. Construction Co., Rancho Cucamong4 Ca., and Mark Huff, Huff Lumber Co., Santa Fe Springs, Ca., on a three day Mazatlan, Mexico, fishing trip. Catch: two tuna, nine sailfish and a 390 lb. marlin.

Bob DMeco is new to sales at Newquist & Bergstom, Newport Beach, Ca., according to John Newqulst.

Pam Selis, Louisiana-Pacific, Portland, Or., presented a $30,000 check from the company to Bob Legg, Temperate Forest Foundation, to help promote the forest products industry.

Ed Sturza, previously gen. mgr. of Ponderosa Mouldings, has joined Lacy Forest Products, Redmond, Or., specializing in industrial lumber & moulding/millwork sales, reports Lou Mogk.

Mfte Cloutier has been promoted to gen. mgr. and v.p.-operations for Shakertown, Inc., Winlock, Wa.

Wayne Gardner, Lumber Association of Southern Catfornia, Indio, Ca., and his wife, Katle, are vacationing in Augusta, Ga., to view the Masters Golf Toumament.

Don Wallace is now executive directortechnical & quality standards and Robert Petow, executive directormktg. & communications, for tbe Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Or., reports pres. Robert H. Hunt.

William A. *Bill" Lindsey, Jr., has been named pres. of Hammond Lumber Co., Coquille, Or. Davld Carson bas taken over operation of the dry kiln div. Davld Sams is v.p.-mfg. truss operations.

Elvls Presley has been sighted building loads in the yard at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., partrers Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus revealed.

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Lumber industry anticipates Northwest Timber Summit

Industry members and organizations were gererally skeptical regud- ing President Clinton's proposed Timber Summit in Portland, Or., April2, as we went to prcss. Deails of the neeting win be covered in the May issue.

Vice President Al Gore, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Environmental Protection Agency director Carol Browner were expected to join Clinton in the one day session after spending time in the Northwest visiting mills, timber communities and forests. The President will be enroute to an international summit with Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin in Vancouver, B.C.

"It's time to break the gridlock that has blocked action and bring all sides together to craft a balanced approach," Clinton said in a statement announcing the meeting.

Mark Rey, American Forest and

Paper Association, said before the summit that the industry will suppat some land set-asides to protect the spotted owl and some portion of the remaining unprotected ancient forest. But, in nrn, the industry wants guranteqs of a 'teasonabld' level of harvest and the rewriting of environmental laws by Congress so that environmentalists cannot so easily challenge logging in the courts.

"The upcoming summit will be an important catalyst for resolving the deepening forest crisis in the Northwest. The impact is being felt in the country as a whole with lumber prices increasing 907o since last October as a consequence of court injunctions, administrative appeals and other restrictions that have virtually shut off a critical supply of timber fron both private and public lands," he said.

Mike Draper, executive secretary of the Western Council of Industrial Workers, said environmentalists are

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The National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, National Association of Home Builders, American Forest and Paper Association, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association were among those calling upon President Clinton to help resolve the impasse over timber supplies from federal forests in the West Summit decisions will affea global environment as well as U.S. forest interests, the Forest Products Society said, asking for a broad discussion of envirorunental issues.

The Summit was expected to show if Babbift's proposed plan for managing federal lands agrees with that of the Clinton Adminisration. Proposing elimination of public land subsi dies, development of strategies to preserve critical habitats before species are endangered and management of ecosystems, not resources, Babbitt said, "We will find a correct batance between timber harvests and integrity of Oe ecosvstem."

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Clerks Union Sues Ernst

Ernst Home Centers Inc., Seattle, Wa., is charged with allegedly failing to fully compensate employees for their work in a class action suit filed by United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1001.

Responding to charges that hourly employees were forced to work before and after their shifts and participate in company training programs without pay in violation of state labor law, Ernst spokesman Monty Reese said the company bas "a very strict policy" forbidding off-the-clock work. "If we

were to find an employee worked some time and was not paid, we would certainly compensate them. But no one has notified us of any specific cases up until this point, so it's difficult for me to respond."

Negotiations between the union and Ernst for a three year collective bargaining agreement to replace a contract that expired in November were rccessed in early March with no date set for resuming them. Emst is due to stand trial before an administrative law judge in August on unfair labor practice charges brought by Local 1001.

They have been cited for refusing to bargain, bargaining directly with employees over back-wage claims and unlawfully filing a defamation suit against the union.

Growing Vinyl Siding Market

Siding and soffit will continue to be the fastest growing extrusion market, with polyvinyl chloride use increasing 57o annually due to a rebound in construction expenditures and the popularity of vinyl siding among contftrtors, a Freedonia Group, Inc. market report predicts.

Prodigy:'lt's the door system from Stanley that combines the durability and performance of today's composite materials with the handsome appearance and texture of oaken woodgrain. Yet unlike wood doors, Prodigy won't warp, crack or rot. And it's much

more energy efficient. Whether you paint it or stain it, the beauty of Prodigy will last a lifetime. ln fact, Stanley is so positive of Prodigy's performance that they back it with a Lifetime Limited Warrantv.'

Under Pressure, Hawaiian Treaters Join Forces

Hawaiian wood preserving companies are banding together to battle their mainland competitors' onslaught of criticism and competing products and preservatives.

They have formed the Hawaii Wood Products Association "to compete on an equal footing with the mainland," said association vice president Tad Ogi, Honolulu Wood Treating, Honolulu, Hi.

The group recently filed incorpmation papers and currently has 13 members representing 12 different companies, including neadng plants, chemical suppliers Hickson and Osmose, and inspection agency Timber Products Inspection. Hamilton Ahlo, Osmose Pacific, is secretary/treasurer.

Hawaiian treaters claim the consumer complaints in the termiteplagued islands are due !o "Green and Go," in which bundles of wood appear green on the outside, but afe white and preservative-free inside. They say it's the work of the mainland treaters, trying to give CCA-treated products and local heaters a bad name.

"They put some color on it and ship it over," said Ogi. "People in Hawaii

think we are the ones at fault. The association gives us a spokesperson so we can respond as an organization rather than as (a private compa.ny)."

The wood in question is Douglas fir, inherently a difficult species to treat, CCA-treated to mild "Hawaii Use Only" requirements. West Coast treaters admit they will tleat wood to these ninimal requirements if that's what the buyers want, but say the Hawaiian treaters are the ones keeping the inferior procedure around because they don't have the equipment to provide more durable alternatives. The mainland preservers are pushing for use of alternative preservatives, like ACZA or ACQ, or high density incisors, so preservatives penetrate to meet stricter AWPA standards LP 2 andLP22.

"Hawaii Use Only" is the standard that isn't a standard. About 20 years ago, the American Wood Preservers Bureau created a special "Hawaii Use Only" treabnent specifically for material for use in Hawaii.

Accepted by building officials in Hawaii, the treatment for coastal Douglas fir, hemlock and hem-fir re-

quires no incising but needs soil Eeabnent and brush coating at the job site.

When AWPB ceased operations at the close of 1992 and transfened its jurisdiction to the American Lumber Standards Committee, ALSC refused to acc€pt the Hawaiian non-standard.

Local treaters, with their operations and equipment geared for treating CCA, saw their "procedure floating around with no owner," said Mike Dilbeck, Timber Products Inspection. He "made a special trip out there to say, firsl we would continue monitoring wood per the Hawaiian Use Only requirements. Second, to stress that we didn't write those procedures and take no responsibility for any failure of the wood products treated under these procedures, including decay, organism and insect attack. And, thfud, we would prefer treated material conform to the industry AWPA standards and would promote any efforts towards that end."

"I can empathize with the treaters," he said. "They've treated it this way over the years and now there's all this competition coming in from the main(Please turn to page 46)

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The Five Minute Sign System ftom Electra Companies pioviiles one of the most affondable signing options in the visual merchandising industry. Kits include compleie pre-crit sets of either 12 or A of each letter and punctuation marks in today's most popular fonts. Custom fonts and a numerical version conaining numbers 0-9 are also available.

Up In The Sky

Dimension II, a new prestige skylight line, has been introduced by APC Corp.

Designed with energy efficient glazing to provide years of troublefree use and maximum comfort, skylights are manufactured with new UlraGlass, which features an 8 plus R-value rating. UlraGlass offers superb thermal characteristics and completely blocks ultraviolet light while providing beaer sbading than an extenor sunscreen.

Available are venting and fixed models in a wide range of sizes, for step flash or self flash installation. They come with a lifetime parts warranty and an extended service warranty covering leaks due to faulty installation.

Seal For A Steal

ValueSeal Acrvlic Latex Caulk with Silicone, offehng a wide range of valuable features for a budget price, is new from Gloucester Co.

The caulk goes on easily and smoothly, cleans up with water and sticks to all common building materials.

Non-toxic and non-flammable, it comes in five popular @lors, is said to be paintable, mildew resistant, highly flexible, won't crack, peel or sag, is usable inside or out and meets ASTM specification 834.

Made ftom premium quality bright white Styrofoam, the flexible, durable characters are applied using doubleface tape or silicone glue, may be painted or used as is.

Letters are 2" thick and 2", 3", 4" and 6" high. Custom heights are also offered.

Steady Surface

The Bench Vise Router Pad from Vermont American Tool Co. allows free-hand routing and pad sanding without clamps or vises.

The 24" x 36" pad, which can be cut to other sizes and shapes with scissors, holds a workpiece finnly in

The Merchant Magazine place, preventing loss of friction or grip. The open weave surface allows sawdust to filter through. Easily cleaned by shaking or machine washing, the pad is non-absorbent and will not Eansfer shop liquids to the workpiece, the company says.

It has many other woodworking applications, including pad sanding, crving and assembly work.

Concrete Assistance

Macklanburg-Duncan's new Mr. Mac's Concrete Restoration System consists of three product lines designed to repair, restore and refinish damaged areas.

Reportedly stronger and more durable than the original concrete, Mr. Mac's Concrete Fix is ideal for repairing potholes, large cracks and deeply pine( spalled or broken areas in concrete driveways, sidewalks, patios, pool decks, garage floors, basements and steps. Latex Crack Filler helps patch and repair small cracls, holes and other damaged areas.

Mr. Mac's Concrete Resurfacer utilizes the bonding power of modern polymer technology to restore, seal and protect large areas of deteriorated concrete. Urethane Joint Filler fomrs a durable, weather resistant seal that compensates for expansion caused by temperature and weather change. It helps minimize damage at the edges and relieves stress in the interior of the slab.

Mr. Mac's Concrete Cleaner and Degreaser removes oil, grease, dirt, mildew and algae from concrete. Concrete Primer surface conditioner prepares concrcte for the application of stains, while Concrete Sealer seals it from water and weather with an invisible, clear finish. Applied with brush, roller or aidess sprayer, Concrete Scain is an interior/exterior penetrating stain for use on horizontal or vertical concrete and masonry surfaces.

All products are available in a variety of sizes and containers.

Full Deck

Three computer design systerrs arc now offered by Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc., to meet different skill levels and needs in designing various prcssure treated wood projects.

The Monticello Graphics Take-Off System runs on IBM-comPatible computers and can be networked to pointof-sale systems for quick price changes and accurate price lists. It designs decks, fences, gazebos, walkways, arbon and docks. An optional program designs outbuildings, such as garages, sheds and pole barns.

Express Designs features excellent graphics and ease of operation for even the computer illiterate. Operating on a DOS system, it offers a set of helpful printouts for the d-i-yer and p€mits a wide variety of deck shapes and placement of pools or hot tubs on the deck surface.

A third system, reportedly the only Macintosh-based package available, features outstanding graphics and simple operation to design decks and 80 other tfea.ted wood projects.

Chair ln A Bag

Convenient kits that allow even inexperienced d-i-yers to make beautiful wood furniture projects without a fully equipped workshop are now available from Build-It-Bags, Inc.

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Featuring furniture designs by noted craftsman Harry Wicks, BuildIt-Bag furniture kits are packed with wooden pieces that are fully shaped, sanded and pre-drilled to receive screws and dowels, also in the bag. Kits available are a Kid's Wing Chair and a Slant Stool.

Folder Holders

Inexpensive cardboard literature holders from Dismar hold brochures, price lists, employment applications,

sales circulars, store charge card applications and contest materials.

Less than half the price of Eaditional acrylic units, the holden feature sturdy laminated 50 pt. board construction. Placed on countertops, at cash registers or at customer service locations, they keep materials neat, handy and ready for shoppers.

A large holder accommodates 8ll/' wide materials and a smaller unit holds 4" wide materials. They come blank, pre-printed with "Please Take One," or can be custom printed.

Tough Coated Fasteners

Galvanized fasteners featuring the Rhinox Shield to resist corrosion and withstand extreme sEess, torque and vibration are now available from Bontel Fastener Corp.

The Rhinox Shield uses a mechanical galvanizing system that produces a unifonn coating and proper thread fit. Even the inside dianeters of nuts and washers are galvanized.

Also amilable is a bonus additive,

Toque and Tension Powder to allow for faster, smoother application.

Coating thickness is measured using a state-of-the-art computer test to ensure parts meet or exceed ASTMAASHTO and military specifications.

Low Maintenance Lawn Seed

A new low maintenance lawn seed requiring less mowing, fertilizing and watering is new from NK Lawn & Garden Co.

Especially ideal for the South, the grass thrives in sun or shade, tolerates poor soil and is recommended for heavy raffic areas with mediun finetextured grass.

Cumberland lawn seed comes in 1, 3 and 5-lb. sizes, as well as l0 and 20lb. poly bags.

Mou ldi n g Merchandisers

- -A line of attention-gefiing moulding displays and sales aids are new from Ferche Millwork. Inc.

Made of almond colored melamine panels, the premiere moulding digRla-V is 48" wide by 91" high by l8''deep. It is configured with inside and outside comers for base-and crown installation, so customers can see how Oe entire coryg! piece system fits together. Each piece is identified and dimensioned with either the Ferche profile number or disfibutor number. Pockets hold a 6-pag'e profile b,rochure ry% and 8-page installa- it nrprxcrnD DlrD|rEtt ^,*o il tioru usie brochrne.

The Tower, a 1?' square column, 77" tall beneath a square top supporting the header, can be rigid- ly fastened to the base or set on a rotating, ball bearing swivel.

The countertop Carousel is a 3/' tzJ.l,12" squae column that sits atop a ball bearing swivel. Samples are 5" long except for the 12" crowns. A portable tabletop Briefcase consists ofcase, five fabric covered panels, acrylic literatue holder. header and moulding samples with Velcro hooks.

Stainless Steel Showcase

A colorful header sign touting "Stainless Steel Fastener Center" helps merchanilise Swai'secure Products' full line of stainless steel nails and screws.

The attractive 20" x 22" point-of-purchase sign highlights the fastenen' applications and advantages iri quallty wood construction. Designed for use with Swan's colorfirl shelf talkers, which describe the products' non-staining and non-streaking qualities, headers come with right angle clips for easy mounting on either a countertop or shelf unit.

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Toolhead Changes

Easily changed toolheads provide added versatility to V & B Manufacturing Co.'s newly expanded line of Groundbreakers Landscaping Tools. Both long and short handles for its lightweight Handy Mattocks series (pick, tiller and ax) are offered.

Painting Crew

The new 3M NewStroke Painting Kit contains almost everything necessary to complete a d-i-y painting project.

The line now includes 12 toolssix lightweight and six full size - wittr combination toolhead configurations covering a wide variety of landscaping jobs for both professional and homeowref,.

Included ate 2" NewStroke paint brush, 9" NewStroke paint roller, 9" roller handle, plastic paint tray, 3/4" x 60 yard roll of Scotch masking tape and a five-sheet pack of 9" x 11" aluminum oxide sandpaper.

The roller can be used with all paints on smooth to semi-rough surfaces. The brush provides smooth, even coverage.

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Store & Spin

Spin Bin, a multi-tiered rotating bin rack from Stackbin Corp., provides compact, space-saving storage for small parts.

The unit contains 24 plastic assembly bins, six in each row. Bins can be removed for refilling, or can be refilled in place. They can also be colorcoded.

the cloth and traps it between the fibers rather than dispersing it. The cloth's pretreaEnent allows dusting without dusting aids and eliminates oily sreaks on surfaces.

Featuring long life ball bearing collets that make heavy loads easier to rotate, the rack can be mounted on the floor or attached to a bnch.

Dust Off

DustEliminaor, anew cleaning aid that lifts and captures dust, has been introduced by Cambril.

Like a dust magnet, its pretreated open fiber structure draws dust inside

Each package contains four lintfree, abrasive-free cloths.

Top Glider

The Andersen Gliding Window reportedly sets new standards of style, structural integrity and perfomnnce never before met by a gliding window. The smooth operating window offers two movable sash with adjustable glides - enhanced with Teflon - that pivot into lock position. A low maintenance track with rounded frame channels permits easy operation and cleaning.

A durable Perma-Shield exterior frame and sash are designed not to rusL pit or corrode. It comes in 18 strndard sizes and three colons: white, Sandtone and Terratone.

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The interior is clear, unfinished pine for wartrtth, increased beauty and easy painting or staining. The unit features solid wood construction, two -panel insert screen, energy-efficient glazing and a choice of two types of low emissivity glass.

dinated Dot Sale program invites shoooers to price reductions on selecte-d merch-andise, while reducing invenory and generating quick cash in the reeister.

Toiost a Dot Sale, retailers simPlY affix the coordinating 1/2" dot labels on their existing tags and price tickets. A blue dot signifies l1%o off met chandise, a yellow dot254o off, a red dot307o offand a green dot 507o off. After merchandise has been dotteG the retailer hangs posters and places the toppers in rack cards and on his count€fs.

New Reaeh Forks for Lumbe* Brick and Blockl

Spyder...the all-terrain' portable material handler

A multiple locking system intesrates top, middle and bottom locks ilith tte handle and is activated with one motion by the user.

Dotted To Sell

A professionally designed percentage off signing pro$ulm is now available from Dismar Corp.

With bright, bold letters, the coor-

Kits include 12 22" x 28" posters, U 13" x 5" toppers and 800 coordinatinglD" labels.

.New reach fork system specially adapted for handling large bundles of lumber, brick and block oNew stability and safety systems

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o Extend-A-Fork reaches across truck

.Engine and wheel motor options

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Whole House A/\/ System

A new multi-room, multi-source communications system from USTEC provides -an economical way to offer high quality audio-visual slstems in new construction and retrofit applications.

_ The Sight'n Sound system consists of a wall plate with iwo electrical plugs, a-communications port and a pair of input-/ouput conriectors for video or stereo. A "sidecar" mounting bx attaches snugly to any pre-hunE electrical box. Combination cablE

*itn nvo coaxial cables and four pairs of shielded telephone wire are run from a server bilx where cable and telephone lines enter the house.

Televisions, VCRs, home entertainment or security systems, computers, telephones, answering and FAX mach_ines can be plugged into the prewired wall receptacle and acceSsed from any room in the house.

Day Timer

Single-channel, Z-hour electronic time controls from Paragon Electric Co. provide simple, inexpensive

oN/oFF control of lighting, heating, air conditioning, security systems, motors or any load with a time-of-day schedule.

The same oN/oFF schedule is used for each day. Saturday, Sunday or any other days of the week may be skippe( and the skipped days may have the load either on or off all day.

EC4000 series controls feature batteryless power outage carry-over, made possible by a special capacitor that can maintain time and program memory in the event of a power outage for at least four days without battery back-up.

A large rco display is easy to read and uses visual prompts. Some models offer 30 amp switching capabilities for easy replacement of elecnomechanical time controls.

They come in either a lockable steel enclosure or lockable non-metallic enclosure to guard against tampering.

Off The Wall Merchandising

CustonWallpaper from Electra allows retailers to personalize every department in their store through exciting and customized logos, graphics and copy.

The hand silk screened washable paper and vinyl come in 30", 36' and 54" widths.

Brick Lights

A new series of lights designed to be built into brick walls is new from Intennatic.

Measuring a compact 4-718" long by 3-lE" wide by 2-112" deep,Brick Lighe can be installed in the opening of a standard single-gang electrical box.

They feature an electrostatically applied, baked epoxy, black enamel finish for optimum durability. Three models are available: with louvered face plate, diffusing lens, or integral reflector to help inoease lighting output and a special crystal-like prismatic lens that direcs light in a controlled pattern for maximum brightness and mininum glare.

Hogan Gets Big G-P Payout

Ronald P. Hogan, 51, who took eady retirement from Georgia-Pacifi c last July after it became apparent he wouldn't be promoted from president to chief executive, received a separation package valued at more than $8.5 million.

The package included $4.8 million to replace Georgia-Pacific shares he could have received under the company's long tenn incentive plan if he had not retired, $2.8 million toward taxes on that disbursement and $700,000 (about one year's salary).

Hogan declined to discuss future plans although the separation agreement allows him to take a job with a competing company as early as August without losing his standard retirement benefits which begin at age 62 and include 50Vo of the salarv he received at G-P.

Kids Ask Glinton About OwI

Elizabeth Dailey, whose father had to shut down his Hayfork, Ca., logging business because of the Northern Spotted Owl, was one of the children invited to the White House bv the

ABC tv network to discuss logging and environmental management.

Elizabeth asked President Clinton how he expected to resolve the situation after giving him her school yearbook in which she had highlighted names of all students whose parents will lose their jobs because of the spotted owl.

"The problem has been made worse because the United States govemment has not come up with a solution," the President responded, before desoibing his commitment to hold a forest summit to try to work out the best compromise.

"The issue is, how can we have a stable logging environment and keep a significant number of people working and still preserve the old growth forest and by the way, the sponed owl," he told children from across the country attending ABC's Kids'Town Meeting on Feb.20.

Buyers Like Low Prices

Consumers favor everyday low pricing over frequent sales and buy from discounters because of price, a study by Coopers & Lybrand revealed. The research found consumers are

looking for product repairs and more product infonnation.

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Continued from page 36) land. To change over would mean an exorbitant capital outlay. They would have to acquire a high density incisor, change species or change preservatives."

"There are CCA plants here in Oregon that have made the effort to do a better job," said Darrell Smith, Conrad Wood Preserving, North Bend, Or. "The Hawaiian companies would have to spend $150,000 for the right equipment, but they would do a3NVo better job than what they're doing now.

Still, the building codes allow it and most buyers don't know the difference. "I genuinely think the chief building official in Honolulu is in favor of having material up to snuff as far as AWPA standards, to get the perceived liability offhis shoulders," said Dilbeck. "And I think the treaters would like to conform to industry standards. I think they're going to have to change to salvage their marketplace."

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"Consumers are demanding more information before they make a purchase," says Mary Anne Butter, advertising manager for Pella Corp.

Retailers can meet this demand using some of the techniques her company is using in its 1993 advertising campaign. Callouts emphasl2s special benefits while pictures demonstrate appearance and quality. A retailer can provide similar product information in displays.

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Mil lwork Producers Off icers

The Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association's new president is Frank DeMott, Best Moulding Corp., Albuquerque, NM.

Others elected at the annual meeting in Ojai, Ca., Feb. 20: Sid Johnson, Nor-Cal Moulding Co., Marysville, Ca., vice president; Hardy Allen, Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, N.M., 2nd v.p., and Bl Smrza PonderosaMouldings, Redmond, Or., Eeasurer.

Named to the board of directors: Tim Ellis, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga.; Phil Shugart, Medford Moulding, Medford, Or.; Tom Williams, Jr., Yuba River Moulding & Millwork, Yuba City, Ca., and Gary Peacock, Marley Mouldings, Marion, Va.

Leonard G. Richert received the Warren C. Jimerson Award of Excellence. A parmer in the fonner Challenge Lumber Products, Marysville, Ca., since 1959, and a WMMPA past president" he has served on numerous industry committees.

OrePac Acquires ldaho Firm

OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., has acquired Contact Lumber Co.'s Boise, Id., subsidiary, Intermountain Millwork, Inc.

The window and millwork products distributor will be merged into Orepac's current distribution business in Boise to serve lumber dealer and home center customers in Idaho, Utah and Eastern Oregon.

Dennis Thomson, Intermountain president" will become vice president of sales. Joe Thesing, OrePac, Boise, general manager, will continue as vice president, general manager.

WARREN C. JIMERSON Award of Excellence was presenled to Leonard G. Richeil (riqht) bv the Wood Mouldinq & Millwork Produieri Association's executive vice president Bernard Tomasko.

WMMPA executive committee: Ed Sturza. frankDeMon, Bernard Tomasko, Bic Morrison, Sid Johnson.

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Bill Duchl, Siskiyou Forest Products, Woodland and Weed, Ca., shot a career-best four under par 68 on a recent golf trip to Scottsdale, Az., with his brother, Fred. Other recent Scottsdale visitors/golfers: Don Cherovsky, Wisconsin California Forest Products, Redding, Ca.; Ted Saunders, l:cy Forest Products, Redmond, Or.; Tom Osborne, Tom Osborne Co., and Bob Palencar, Virginia Moulding & Millwork.

Clark W. Hlgglns is the new pres. and ceo of VSI Fasteners, Inc., Stanton, Ca., replacing Arnold Scrlbner, who has retired after 2O years with the co.

James T. Nelllgan, Henry Co., Los Angeles, Ca., has been promoted to pres. of the Henry Coatings Group.

Dale Fleshman, co-owner, Mid-Pacific Trading Co., Rancho Cordova, Ca., is back from a lumber buying expedition to sawmills in Prince George, Vancouver, and Saskatoon, Canada.

Rokuro Muraki was promoted to chairman of C. Itoh Building Products. Charlle Chot is now pres., and Mona Zinman, exec. v.p.

Tom Fogerty, Osborne Lumber, Newark, Ca., is now vice commodore of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club.

Bob Kalvi was awarded tbe first Master's Award in sales by ABTco, Denver, Co. Robert A. Shortt is now v.p.-mktg. at Kwikset, Anaheim, Ca., succeeding Stcven S. Prlce, who has resigned.

Steve Lebeda has been promoted to asst. mgr. at Lumbemren's, Newberg, Or. Bonnle F. Gulton was elected a director of l.ouisiana-Pacific, Portland, Or.

Ed Fountain, retired from Ed Fountain Lumber Co., l,os Angeles, Ca., is celebrating his 90tb birthday this month.

Allce Wooley, Barnett Lumber, Denver, Co., was elected pres. of W.O.O.D., Inc., Denver, succeeding Lee Whlte, Boise Cascade. New directors: Tom Dorrance, Gary Dorchlnez, Dlck Wlggtns and Davld Wasson.

Payless To Try Another Stock Offering

Payless Cashways is offering 28 million shares of common stock at $11 to $13 per share to raise money to reduce its debts and fund expansion.

Filed last month, the offering coures almost a year after a similar offer was aborted. Reduced senior debt and recent bond maturation plus a more favorable economic climate should make the offering more acceptable, securities analysts said.

In its prospectus, the company outlined multiple store openings in new or existing markets beginning next year and growing to about six store openings a year in 1995 and beyond. Market share will be increased by entering underserved markets with three stand-alone retail concepS.

The fonnat includes contractor sales offices located in remote areas at least 75 miles from a full line Payless, home decor showrooms, and specialty tool stores with an inventory of 6,500 tools and related products in about 15,000 sq. ft A Home and Room Design unit will open in Denver, Co., in April with about five locations opening each year after 1993. Two Tool Sites will open this year followed by

10 more each year.

These innovations are intended to shift focus to the professional customer. Since 1988, customer mix has moved from 75Vo d-i-yl25Vo professional to 55Vo d-i-yl457o professional.

Payless will add automated blueprint estimating services to all stores this spring. Computer aided design has been added to stoes with kirchen design centers with a deck and gN ge building package design system to be added later. The company will continue to target businesses with major facilities or multiple locations for conmercial maintenance products. Federal Express and McDonald's are among current national accounts customers.

L-P Plans Venezuelan Plant

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. will build a five mill forest products manufacturing complex in Puerto Ordaz, Venentela.

The facility will include two OSB plants, a veneer plant and an MDF plant as well as a plant to produce resins used in OSB and MDF produc-

tion. The facility will employ approximately 1,000.

The company has agreed to purchase as much as 1.6 million tons of Caribbean pine annually from Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana one of the country's leading timber companies, L-P chairman and president Harry Merlo said. The timber will be cut from pine plantations established by a program started in 1970 to utilize idle pastures.

U.S. Lumber Exports Decline

Totaling 2.652 billion board feet, U.S. lumber exports for 1992 were down7.4Vo ftom the p'revious year.

Mexico was the only country importing more U.S. lumber (8.8%) in 1992 than 1991. Exports to Japan were down lvo; Europe, 8.4Vo; Canada, l29o,and Ausralia 39%.

Although down 7.8Vo, Douglas fir was the preferred species with shipments reaching 736 million feet. Southern pine exports roge ll%o ta 440 million feet Hem-fir exports toaled 397 million feet, ponderosa and other pines, 371 million feet, according to Western Wood Products Association's Export Report.

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Q9_N_VENION goers included (1)John Bottini, Will Riegel. (2)Jeff & Kathleeri Norman, Keirh Kersell. (3) Jim Frodsham, Jean Rae & John Gaskin. (4) Kathy Laumer, Hany Lvon. (51

Kent Bond, Tim Brennan, Chip Ho€'pke. 16l

Carolyn Michaeledes, Dan Kepon, lrtdrtv tttrjn: jure, Bob Spagnolo. (7) Hank Noble,'Kathy

Laumer, Dennis Richardson. (8) Paul Ward. Cheri & Many Ohiser. (9) Bob Thomas, Jeff Maughan, Bill Strickland, Howard Raff. (10)

Steve Ganison, Dale Catt. (11 ) Ted Mathriws. Dave Trybom, BillBarr. (12) Mike Healv. Doi

Frank, Handy Jones, (i3) Sieve Aht. (1I) Jim Sl. John, St6ve Culbehsirn, Bob Parkb. '(15) Tom Silva, J.J. Johnson, Reqqie Sandbbro. (16) Len Adamo, Dan PeilizzaiiRick Eksreii.

(17) Rick Rosa, Ric* Beiltuss. (18)Les & Marianne LeGaux. (19) Ted Gilbei, Lori Armstrong, Tim Blagen. (20) Nick Wlliams, Gordon Beach. (21)Todd Murphv. Ted Zaraoosa. (221 Roxannd Wight, Karl Dr6iel, Chu* Ftarris.'

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DRICE and supply dominated

I discussions at the Western Wood Products Association's annual spring meeting in San Francisco, Ca. With prices reaching record highs and the supply of raw materials plumbing new lows, many at both mill and wholesaler levels voiced concern as the industry lurched into new territory.

While higher prices brought some smiles, they were accompanied by worries over financing for both buyer and seller. Additionally, soaring prices mean costlier insurance and other operating expenses, not to mention more thievery of ever more valuable wood prcducts.

Many felt higher prices would bring skyrocketing operating costs that would prove too much for those with shallow pockets and cause under capitalized companies to fail.

The building and strengthening of relationships with mills was much in evidence. As one wholesaler put it, "Five years ago the mills took me to dinner. Now I'm picking up the [ab." As the mills scramble to find logs, wholesalers re scurrying to line up sources for something to sell.

John Hampton, Hampton Lumber Sales and associated companies, won the Man of the Year Award fuomTimber Proce ssing Magazine.

WWPA president Robeft H. Hunt, speaking at the meeting, said the combination of increased lumber use and reduced harvests in the West will create imbalances in U.S. lumber supply and demand during 1993, continuing curent pressures on lumber prices.

"Unless there is a moderation of curent federal timber policies which will put new logs into the pipeline immediately, the U.S. consumer of shelter and other products from lumber will have to pay more because of preservationists' actions," said Hunr

Lumber demand this year is expected to increase 3.9Vo ta 46926bn-

lion boad feet, according !o WWPA. Hunt said timb€r supply problems have left western mills unable to increase production to meet demand. Lumber shipments from western mills declined 2.3Vo in 1992, to 18.78 billion feet Shipments ftom the region are expected to decrease by 37o this year, totaling just 18.225 billion feer Western mills started 1993 with the

Overall gradual improvements will be seen in lumber markets in 1993. As a result, lumber used in housing is anticipated to total 16.79 billion boad feet, up S.Zvo,he said. Repair and remodeling are expected to increase 3.5Vo to 15.26 billion feet next year. Together, these two markets will consume neady 707o of all lumber used in the U.S.

WPU.S. lumber exports in 1993 are forecast by WWPA to total 2.63 billion feet, down less than 17o from 1992 totals. Log exports, which dechned l3Vo in 1992, should continue to fall this year, finishing 1993 an estimated ll%o lower and nearlv 307o less than three yearc ago. While western mills will supply a lower volume of lumber to U.S. markets, other suppliers should see an increase. Mills in the southern U.S. should see shipments climb by 7.9Vo to 15.1 billion feet. Lumber imports, nearly all from Canada, are anticipated to increase to 14.56 billion feet, up 8.9Vo.

lowest lumber inventories in more than 20 years, he added.

"Increased shipments from the South and Canada cannot completely make up the shortrall from the West, which still supplies 35Vo of the lumber used in the country," Hunt said. "Until multiple use principles are again returned to western forests to provide timber for people as well as the environment, the pressures on lumber markets will continue to mount."

He added that even with recent escalation, lumber prices still remain behind inflation-adjusted prices from peaks in the late 1970s. The previous record for Douglas fir lumber was $327 pt thousand board feet, set in 1979. With inflation added. the same price would be $617.

This year's meeting was the last for a while to be held within the ornate confines of the landmark Westin St. Francis Hotel. The fall meeting will be Sept. 11-14 at the Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, with next year's spring meeting at the La Quinta Resort, La Quinta (Palm Springs), Ca., and the fall meeting at the Westin La Paloma, Tucson, Az. The St. Francis will be the venue for the 1995 spring meeting. It is expected to be the site every other vear.

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PALCO{TES: (1) BillJones, Julie Wright. (2) T€d Gilberl, Bill Slevens. (3) Rick Houk, Mark Lofland. (a) Nick Kent, Ted Fullmer. (5) Wayne Holm, Jean Marc Robilaille. (6) Jim Moss, Eric Canton. (7) Jerry Ensworth, Greg Hudson. (8) Tom L. Davis, Ray Edge. (9) George Hammann, Mike Palmer. (10) Lee

Modon, Steve McCullagh, Jeff Howard. (11) Cheryl Bahneman, Jim Moss. (12) Paul Meekins, June Snowden, Gary Mallatti. (13) Susan Richardson, Marjrcrie Lynn, Jeanie Holm. (14) John Wihon, Gary Kirscher. (15) Jim Stuckey, Larry Korey, Chuck Harris, Donn Stone. Jim Bowers.

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The Hardwood Manufacturers Association's 64-p. 1993 Buyer's Guide & Directory is available from HMA, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235; (4L2)829-0770.

Majestic Millwork

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A 58-p. product and specifications catalog of conshuction hardware, concrete embedment and timber connectors is available from Teco/Lumberloh Box 203, Colliers, W.V. 26035; (800) 638-8989.

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Softwood Sourcebook

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Joseph S. Stampke, 64, retired plant manager and part owner of Black Hills Moulding, Rapid City, S"D., died March 14,1993, in The Dalles, Or.

Born in Grandview,Id., he spent 35 years at Edward Hines Lumber Co., Hines, U., 17 as factory supervisor, then worked for three years as plant mgr. of Peachtree Door, Gainesville, Ga.; seven years as plant mgr. at Rocky Mountain Forest Products, Lramie, Wy., and two years at Black Hills Moulding, before retiring in 1991.

Kenneth R. Walker, 86, owner and president of the old Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., Anderson, Ca., died March 19,1993, in Atherton, Ca.

The legendary stories of Paul Bunyan and his mythical blue ox, passed down by loggers for generations, were first publicized by Mr. Walker's family and the old Red River LumberCo. Foundedin Minnesotaby his lumber baron grandfather, Red River was moved to Westwood, Ca., shortly before World War I. In the 1930s Mr. Walker was named manaser of its vast timbedands.

- In 1946. Red River was sold and he formed Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., running the company with sawmills in Anderson and Susanville until he retired in 1986.

Mr. Walker headed numerous industry organizations, including the California State Board of Forestry, California Forest Protective Association and Pine Industrial Relations Committee. He was a past director of the Western Wood Products Association, Timber Operations Council and National Forest Products Association and founder of the Western Tree Farmers Association.

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Pan Pacffic Forest Products, Bend, Or., has a new Eugene, Or., office staffed by Michael O'Neil and Linda hefontaine

Stone Forest Industries Inc. plans to permanently close its Flagstaff, Az., sawmill in May; Eagar, Az., and Reserve, N.M., mills, currently closed because of wet weather, will be reopened

Georgia- Pac ific Corp., Afl anta, Ga., which estimates costs for cleaning up environmental contamination at various sites could exceed current reserves by as much as $100 million, has filed

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