TH tr SO UTH LAN D

By WAYNE GARDNER executive vice president

.l-'tHE VALLE of a lrade associ&tion has r been brought forcelully to bear on sonre sixty members of the Lumber As' sociation of Southern California.

These lumbermen recently received their pro rata share o{ the 'Workmen's Compensation dividend paid to the association. Somc participants received dividends of ovar 50/o of their total premium. Just one more {actor to substantiate the statement, "association membcrship pays."

During April a series of area meetings were helcl dealing with modular and prefabric'ated housing and its effect on both retail and wholesale lumbermen. Attendan(:c was excellent and the interest lcvel was crtrcmt'I1' high. Sinrilar meetings for all lunrbermcn in southern California will Jre held in thc Fall" and a tonic o[ timelv intercst discussed.

In nid-April, I had the pleasure of par- ticipating in tht-- business portion oI the annual convention of the Lumber Association o{ Texas, held in San Antonio. There was an excellent attendance at all their meetings. Particularly impressive was the large, full capacity crowd, at the Sunday morning session. Such a large attendanct: could only prove that lumbermen are vitally concerned with their future in the lumber and building materials business, and are eager to hear of new innovations, the economists' predictions for the futurc of building, and how they can better utilize the tools available to them-as Bob Jones of the Middle Atlantic Association calls it1'Money, Manpower, Machines and Marketine."

Meeting with these people re-af{irmed rny faith in the genuineness of lumber pcople all ovcr. Thcy were a most hospittrblt' group arrd <xrrtainly Iaced with thc samr: problt:ms of money, grades, delivcr.l. sr,ht:dukrs and lruilding codes, to llamc u [ew, lhat lacc retailers across the nalion. 'I'heir trade show was solncwliat ncr\. to nrc and most impres-sivc.

One of the universal problems that con' front people in the lumber business is that so much business is transacted by word of mouth, with no signed contract involved. This practice evolved due to the trust placetL in eac]r other as members of the same industry. Few persons ever violated this verbal contract. During the past few months, work has been progressing on a contract {or the retail lumber dealers to use with contractors, or anyone to whom they are selling. The contract was approved by tle legal counsel for the association and was adopted by the board of directors at the NIay I meeting. It will be made available through the association office in a snap-out form,

See you in June with the latest data on the information and education program of the Voluntary Product Standard 20-70.

Simpson Opens New Worehouse

Simpson Building Supply Co. has opcned a ncw 43,720-sq. {t. warehouse in Ct:rritos, Calif.. it has bccn announced by I{aley lScrtain, wcstcrn arca manager.

'fhc warehouse is locatcd just off thc Santa Ana frt'eway. The new plant lvas <:ompletcd April l, and will be Simpson'-. mail soutltt:rn California outlet for building supplies and products.

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Union Chollenge

How to respond efrectively and lawfully to the challenge of attempted unionization is told in Monagemant Fa,cee Unionizatinn, by Hugh P. Husband, Jr., $12.75, 236 pages. This volume brings clarity to a subject that is often confused. Aspects of the unionization challenge are covered in the order in which they are met-from management learning of the organizitrg through the election where employees decide on unionization.

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Regionol Softwood

The Plywood Assn. market research dept issubd a report on regional production and distribution patterns in the softwood plywood industry. The report covers 1968 and 1969, and is the third in a series. The publication includes a history of production and a five.year production forecasl There is also a summary of trends in plant openings and closures.

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lron Cotolog

Cornell Iron Works, Inc. issued the 1970 edition of its catalog of architectural details on its broad line of rolling metal doors and ffre doors, rolling grilles, rolling pass window shutters in standard and packaged units, ffre shutters and sliding grilles. These products are available in galvanized steel, aluminum and stainless steel in a wide range of sizes.

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Ceromic Tile

- An 8 p. free color brochure showing over 75 difrerent ceramis wall tile patterns, textures and hues offered in the "Serie Exquisit" line manufactured by Villeroy & Boch is available from Amsterdam Corp. The series includes 4le" x 4!+",6o x 6" and 8" x 4' tiles.

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