Lett@l"s

Wood Council Cited

A. D. Bell, Jr., publisher

The Merchant Masazine

573 So. Lake Ave.Pasadena, Ca. 9ll0l

Dear Al:

Awards given by environmentalists to the forest products industry aren't too frequent. So the American Wood Council is naturally pleased to receive Environment Monthly's 1974 Honor Award in the category of Advertising and Public Service.

Our citation appears on the page l3 of that publication's enclosed April issue announcins the awards. You'll also notice thai other forest based orsanizations have received awards in o'iher categories.

Sierra Club, please take note.

Cordially,

Boyce P. Price Executive v.o.

American Wood Council

l6l9 Mass. Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

The award states in part thut AWC "has earned its Honor Award for an enlightened program that would work just qs weLl for other Less enuironmentalLy wonderful materials." Other firms cited were Georgia-Pacific and the Fiberboard Corp.-ed.

David Cutler, editor-manager

The Merchant Magazine

573 So. Lake Ave. Pasadena, Ca.9ll0l

Dear Dave:

I enjoyed the article in your May issue that covered our triD to Australia and New Zealand. You were certainly correct in your statement "Despite the temptation to sightsee, the group mostly maintained a busy schedule of plant tours. seminars, conferences. ."

I look iorward to going back on a vacation next time.

Dave, I would like to call your attention to two errors in the story. You indicated that both Don Brown and I represent Mullin Lumber Co. Actually, neither Don nor I have anything to do with the Mullin orsanization. We are both with Terry Building Centers. The Tarzana operation is one of our yards. We tend to be very proud of the name Terry Building Centers, as I am sure Wayne Mullin must be proud of the name, Mullin Lumber Co. The two organizations really should not be coniused.

Always enjoy reading your magazine. Dave, Keep up the good work. Very best regards,

Terry Mullin

President Terry Building Centers

18551 Oxnard St. Tarzana. Ca. 91356

Lumber Prices

Dear Dave:

This year has certainly been one ol the stransest ones that I can remember and all oi us seem to be guessing what is ahead of us.

I am very anxious, Dave, to see the National American Economic Reoort which you have probably received by now. This is a most unusual and ambitious industry undertaking and I should think that you would want to give it some space in the magazine.

I have always had a somewhat jaundiccd ooint of view about economic expcrtisc and I suspect that my reaction to this renort will be with a certain amount of skepticisrr.

Your odvertisemenl in the Merchqnl Mog,ozine will be reod by decision mokers in Alosko, Arizono, Colifornio, Colorodo, Howoii, ldoho; Montono, Nevodo, New Mexico, Oregon, Utoh, Woshington, ond Wyoming.

Ralph Lamon Lamon Lumber Co. 703 Market St. San Francisco, Ca. 94103

We certainLy agree on the importance of the NAWLA Economic Report. It appears on p. 12 of this issue. It no doubt wilL (rightLy or Llrongly) influence industry thinking for years to come.-ed.

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