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MAKING TIIEDtrTERENCE

Thank you for the excellent editorial you wrote on the Material Difference Program in The Merchant Magazine (Feb. p. 6). It was well written and hit the nail right on the head.

Again, thanks for the suPPort.

Gary Donnelly

President

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association

40Ivy St., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003

Quota Foes Form Alliance

The Alliance for Affordable American Homes is a new industrY grouP formed to fight the U.S.-Canada Softwood Quota Agreement.

Announced during the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association's joint spring legislative conference with the National Association of Home Builders March l0 in Washington, D.C., the grouP seeks to revise the trade agreement "to restore and ensure a steady supply of fairlypriced home building materials'"

Over 1,000 dealers and builders in attendance were urged to demand their Congressmen co-sign repeal legislation, sign "Dear Colleague" letters and demand Pres. Clinton renegotiate the agreement. Attendees were told that once they return home, theY should write letters to newspapers, attend town meetings, and tell their stories to local Chambers of Commerce.

The alliance's founding members include NLBMDA, NAHB, National Retail Federation and Wood Truss Council of America.

New Depot Delivery Service

For customers who just can't wait for delivery, Home Depot stores are now renting flatbed trucks.

The Load 'n Go program will be rolled out to most loca_ tions during 1997. Independent contractors will park four to six of their trucks, adorned with Depot tarpaulini, at each stqet lld charge about $17 an hour to cart home purchases.

Said Depot's Kim Schreckenhurst: ..We see it not so much a profit center, but as a customer service that will help us improve regular delivery by freeing up our other deliverv trucks."

Swaneze

For cedar and redwood decks o Fences o Stairs No Staining! & Railings o House

Trim o Outdoor

Furniture o Boat

Repair o Piers & Docks r Window

Boxes & Planters

. Lattice

Lengths: l" lhrough 4" o Self-counter sinking bugle or trim heads o Square drive recess eliminates driver bit cam-out o "Beaver Bite" point for quick penetration o Selftapping coarse threads o Coated with non-stick, dry lubricating film o Solid nickel/chrome stainless steel for superior corrosion resistance.

No Slrea king!

NEW OFFICERS were instailed at the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association's annual meeting Feb. 12-15 in Houiton, Tx.: fl- rl exec. v.p. Bob-Weiglein; treas. Miclhael Massa, Corninq MoulOiriq Uorp., co.rning, Ca.; 2n_d v.p. Rick Hagel, Burns, Morris -& Stewart] Iacogoocles, I.i.y.p. .Im Snodgrass, Contact Lumber Co., portland, Or.; pres. Doug -Britlingham, Dallas planing Mill, Dallas, Or., and immedi_ ?t9 p?pt prqg. Jrm Gonsalves, Wgslqm liioutding Co., Inc., Snowftake, Az. New directors include.d Bill Munoz,American pine products, Prineville,.Or. ;.1.g[SfpO,. f ipref orm Wood' products, Inc., nocf lin Ci., and Matt Allen, Mt. Taylor Millwork, Inc., Milan, N.M.