INLAND LUMBER GO.

When you see our trucks on the road, you can be sure they are headed for lumber dealers. That's because when we say,"Wholesale Only," we mean it. Since Inland Lumber was formed in 1946, we've done business that way. This is one good reason for doing business with Inland.,. but there are a lot more.

delivery service throughout Southern Calilornia, Arizona and Nevada.

We are direct mill shippers. Our inventory of competitively priced West Coast forest products is the largest in Southern California. We have complete milling facilities. Besides lumber, we handle a full line of other building supplies.

When you are looking for a wholesale lumber company that believes in giving its customers service... not competition. call Inland.

lorncrly CAUfORNIA fUt/6ER I{ERCHANT Merchqndising ond Newr leoder since 1922

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WESTERN LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIAI,S MERCHANT Is PUb- lished monthly at 5?S So. Loho Ave., Posadone, Callf. 0ll0l, Phono (218) 792-t628 or (2lS) ?02-4098 by Calllornla Lumber Merchant, Inc. Second-class postage rates pald at Paradena, Callf., and addltlonal offlces. Advertlslng rates upon request.

NON,TIIEBN CAIJTONNIA & PACIrIC NOBTIIWEST

Jerry Iloltz, 580 Market St., #trco, San Franclsco 941(X. Phone (415) 392-3it65.

SAN TRAI\TCISCO BTLIJNG orrlcE

2030 Unlon St., San Franclsco, caltf. 9412:1. Phone (415) 3,116-6q)0.

SOUTIIENN CALIFOBNIA

C&rl Vann, 4121 Wlshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90010. Phone (2a'Jt 4gI-2052, MOUNTAIN STATES

Frank L BockBtesd As6ocl&tos, (Denver) 35(b Miller Court, Wheat Rldge, Colorado 80O3!1. Phone (303) 42L-2692.

I\TDW YOEf,, Bllllng.lea & noko, Inc., 13? East 36th st., New York, N.Y., 10016. Phone (2L2) 532-L6U2.

Chence ot Aaldros&-Send subscrlp- tlon orderg and address changes to Clrculatlon Dept., Western Lumber & Bulldlng Materlals Merchant, 5?3 so. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Callf. 91101. Include address label from recent lssue lf poSslble, plus new address and zlp coate.

Subscription Brter-U.S., Cenada, Mexlco anal Latln Amerlca: $4-one year; g?-two years; ltg-three year8. Over8eas: lEs-one year; ll8-two year8. Slngle coples 50/. Back coples ?5t whi'n evdtlable.'

The Merchant M8s&rlno serves the members of the! arlzona Lumber & Bullders Supply Assoclatlon, Phoenlx: Lumber Merchants A88oclatlon df Northern Callfornla. Los Altos; Montana Buildlng Mate- rial Dealers Assoclation, Helena; Mountaln States Lumber Dealers Associatlon, Salt Lake Clty and Denver: Lumber Assoclatlon of Southern Call(ornla, LoB Angeles; Western BuUdlnc Materlal Assoclatton, Olympla,-Wasrun8ton.

THE TERCIIA]IT is on independ,ent magazine, for the lurtber and, build,ing moteriale ind.ustrg, concentroting on mer c hand,isin g, ma,na g emeni a n iI ocsutote, foctu,ol ncut.

No other source in the West can give you the quantity and variety of decking available right here in our Los Angeles Distribution Yard. Fountain's inventory includes Douglas fir. Western red cedar. white spruce, incense cedar and hcmlock in 2'.3' and 4" widths in all thicknesses. You can choose from clears. select structural or select dex with special patterns or sawn face. Speciiied lengths provide economy in material and easy installation on the job.

We can also give you fast delivery on rail, T&T and cargo shipments directly from the mills. On top of that, yoLi can sell the complete roof structure by including Fountain laminated timbers and construction lumber... everything you need. close to freeways for quick pick-up. Call Fountain lirst and /asfl

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6218 South Hooper Avenue, Los Angeles California 90001 (213) 583-1381

For A Chonge, A Helpful low

\I'/ITH all the alternately dreary, drastic, disYY ruptive and dumb-dumb proposed legislation we hear about, it is a pleasure indeed to be able to report on the encouraging progress of one of the West's newest and best laws.

It is the new Washington State law that includes the provision that any physical improvement to single family dwellings shall be exempt from taxation for the three assessment years subsequent to the completion of the improvement to the extent that the improvement represents thirty percent or less of the value of the original structure. The provision is part of what was House Bill 139 that was signed into law this February by Washin5on Governor Daniel J. Evans.

While the law is no ultimate word on the subject and does not contain all the provisions some backers had sought, it is none-theJess a valuable shot in the arm for home improvement business in the state.

While it is still too early to get any aecurate reading on the law's efiect during.the recent May National Home Improvement Month campaign, preliminary word from the field has it that some d-i-y'ers were already aware of the law's provisions and were well-tuned up to make repa.irs and improvements that they had until now postponed. rnHE recent name change and ex' I pansion of the Tarzana Lumber Co., Tarzana, and Terry Lumber Co., Northridge, into Terry Building Cen' ters has given Terry Mullin's operation a new look, some Profit'making advantages and has been the occasion for some management streamlining. All the yards are in the San Fer' nando Valley, an integral part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

To gain the exemption granted, the taxpayer must first file a notice of his intention to build the improve.ment on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue and available to the taxpayer at his county assessor's office. A taxpayer can claim the exemption only once in a five year period.

It is the kind of law that should be urged upon other Western state lawmakers and we hope that our readers will do so through personal efiorts and through their associations. The American Plywood Association deserves commendation for their helpful efforts in the getting the measure enacted into law.

We will be very much surprised if the new interest shown in home improvement as a result of thr. law doesn't eontinue to grow.

Remodeling and a new store laYout in both locations has enabled the firm to expand its showroom sPace anrl arld merchandist lines.

Mullin, firm president, says that until about a year ago his comPanY was primarily involved in the new'hous' ing market and concentrated on the volume movement of lumber. As both volume and margins decreased, the company became more interested in diversifying into the "@nsumer trade" market. Cbnsurner business is more continuous. the firm finds, without the peaks and valleys.

Changing the name was a difficult decision to make, notes Mullin. "We were worried about the efrect that such a change might have on our regular customers," he explains. Fortunately, no adverse reaction set in: t'Our customers dontt seem to care what the name is as long as we carry good merchandise and give proper service. We feel the new name is more representative of our new store function than 'Lumher Company' was.