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Publisher Emeritus A. D. Bell, Jr.

Editor-Publisher DavidCutler

Contributing Editor Dwight Curran

Contributing Editor Gage McKinney

Contributing Editor Al Kerper

Advertising Production Mgr. Ms. D. Hamil

Art Director Martha Emery

Staff Artist Dave Norburg

Circulation Marsha Kelley

The Merchant Masazine is nublished monthly at 45fi) tamDus Dr., suite 476. Newport Beach, Ca.92660' Phone (7t4) 549-t393 or (7t4) 549-8394 by The Merchant Masazine. Inc. Secondclass Dostace ratels naid at Newport Beach. Ca..'and addiiional offices.'Advertrsrng rates upon requesl..

ADVERTISING OFFICES

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & PACIFIC NORTHWEST 4500 Campus Dr., suite 476, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660. Phone (714) 549' 8393.

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Subscrtptions

Chanqe of AddressSend subscriPtion orders and address changes to Circulation Dent., The Merchant Masazine,4500 Campus Dr., suite 4761 Newnort Beach, Ca.92660. Include address label from recent issue if possible. plus new address and zip code.

Subscription RatesU.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America: $5-one year: $8-lwo years: $ll-three years. Overseas: $7-one yeari $l l-two years. Sinsle copies $1.00. Back copies $1.50 whin aviilable.

The Merchant Mrqazine serves the members of the: Aiizona Lumber & Builders Supolv Assn., Phoenix; Lumber Merch'aht3 Assn. of Northern California, Los Altos; Montana Buildins Material Dealers Assn., Helena; Mo-untain States Lumber Dealers Assn.. Salt Lake City and Denver; Lumber Assn. of Siruthern California, Los Angeles: Western Building Material Assn., Olympia. Wa.

THE MERCHANT MAGAZINE i.s an independent naqo:ine for the retail, vholesale and di.strihurion level.s of rhe lunther and huildins nnterials and honte imnrovenenl indu.sirv in the l3 We.stern .\tates, concentrutin! on merchandising, nnnagenenl and accurale, .factual neu's reporting and interpretation.