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THE 99 CLUB (CONT.)

The Merchant Masazine

David Cutler, editdr-manager

573 South Lake Avenue

Pasadena, Ca. 9l l0l

Dear Mr. Cutler:

Many thanks for the generous editorial in your March issue urging industrv leaders to ioin the 99 Club and support the Forest Products Political Committee. As you noted, we are the sole nationwide orsanization able to assist candidates for-the Consress who are sound and who have dem-onstrated leadership qualities and an understanding ol the problems of the forest based lndustnes.

You may be interested to know that the other officers of the 99 Club and the FPPC are three vice-chairmen and a secreta ry-t reasu rer.

Our vice-chairmen are:

Russell J. Hogue

President

Medlord Coro.

P.O. Box 550'

Medford, Or. 97501

Chris M. Snavely

President

Germain Lumber Corp.

P.O. Box 9808

Pittsburgh, Pa. 1522'7

Joseoh M. Tolleson

President

Tolleson Lumber Co.. lnc.

P.O. Drawer E

Perry, Ga. 31069

Our secretary-treasurer is: Joseoh B. McGrath ylcs-president, government affairs. l6l9 Mass. Ave., N.W. Washington. D.C. 20036

Together with the Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C., Joe McGrath is responsible for the safeguurding of all oi the funds, income. and expenditures of the FPPC. Adminislrativc costs are held to a minimum.

Decisions on which candidates we support and the extent to which we can afford such support are made by an executive committee consisting of myself, the three vice-chairmen and James Boyd, v.p., public information, Southwest Forest Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 7548, Phoenix, Az. 8501 l. The committee has a set of criteria governing selections but we welcome all suggestions from the industry.

Even though membership in the 99 Club (annual dues are $99) has been increasing steadily, the total amount of money involved for the entire industry is still verv small. as I look at it. For example. in ihe two years prior to the 19'72 Consressional el-ection3. we were able to raise- 558,574. I certainly hope the industry will do better before November, 1974. This is whv vour editorial is so heartening and helpful.

Contributing to the 99 Club is a waY to help the industry generally indicate its support, even in small amounts, to worthy members of the Congress and candidates. However. it cannot and should not take the nlace of individuals' nersonal contributions to candidates in iheir home districts and states. The two are entirelv diflerent.

The value of the 99 Club lies in making it possible for the forest products industry as a whole to indicate its support for selected candidates. Often times these are men about whom the organized industry, through the National Forest Products Assn. and other groups, is already knowledgeable because of their seniority or leadership in national legislative matters. Every candidate receiving support lrom the FPPC is given a list of the 99 Club members in his or her home state.

We would like your permission to reoroduce vour editorial and send it out to'our 99 Club members. Thanks asain for your help.

Sin ce rely,

H. E. Sanders

Chairman Forest Products Political Committee l6l9 Mass. Ave., N.W., Rm. 628 Washington, D.C. 20036

Many thanhs for answering the questions raised by M.C. Carpenters'letter in our APril issue. Please feel free to reproduce the editorial. As it said, we hope eueryone in the industry wiLl do euery' thing possible to spread the word and back it up with bucks.-ed.

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