"It Doe RollUnttl I Say It Rolls"

And it doesn't roll until it's right! When I load a truck I think about how Id like to receive il rf I were on the other end. Our product has to be as good when the customer receives it, as it is when it leaves the mill. We take pride in the CedarPro products we make. So I make sure it's loaded correctly and it goes out of here righl

It's a good deal for us. And it's a good deal for our customers.

Bill To Ease Jones Act Regs

A bill allowing lumber to be transported between U.S. ports on foreign-owned vessels has been proposed to Congress.

The exemption of forest products from the Jones Act. which requires domestic goods to travel from one U.S. port to another exclusively on U.S.-built and owned ships, would make waterborne transportation competitive with rail for moving lumber and create jobs in the timber and maritime industries, notes Oregon Representative Ron Wyden.

Wyden said there are currently virtually no U.S. ships available to transport wood products.

Spotted Owl Plan Gets Hooted

The U.S. Forest Service's plan to set aside 1.6 million acres of old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest for the spotted owl has attracted a record 41.000 written comments.

More than 900/o of the letters opposed the plan,'at least until more research can be done on the needs of the bird, which is not on the federal list of threatened or endangered species.

1.3 Million In The Mail

The Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Or., distributed more than 1.3 million pieces of literature to lumber users across the world last year.

Do-it-yourself plan sheets for outdoor uses of western lumber were most popular, with 52,500 copies of a wood bench plan sheet and 46,000 copies ofa wood deck and planter sheet requested.

About half the literature mailed consisted of plan sheets and idea books, while the other half was technical publications, such as the annual western lumber buyers guide.

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Appliance Growth Forecast

Although the $5.6 billion U.S. electric housewares and personal care appliances market is now fairly saturated and driven by replacement demand, it is expected to continue to increase 3.306 annually to $7.5 billion by 1995. Demand for new products providing greater convenience is behind the growth.

While growth prospects for the market as a whole have diminished, increases in dual income households, growing leisure time, the popularity of home entertainment and heightened health and nutritional concerns will selectively keep the market growing.

Above average sales (over 4olt Per year) are projected for toasters, woks, food processors, shavers, heating pads, facial saunas, hand held massagers and water-pulse units. Average growth is predicted for staples such as coffee makers, slow cookers, blenders, ice crushers, can openers, carving knives, corn poppers, hair setters and irons.

The trends are expected to decrease demand for some traditional appliances, such as household fans, broilers, ovens, roasters, waffle irons, griddles, frypans, skillets, curling irons and hair dryers.

New Home Genter Concept

A father and son team is developing a full service home improvement business center park in Indio, Ca. The project is the creation of Robert Slettedahl Sr., who during his 44 years in the lumber business has owned a number of stores in Wash- ington State. In 1971 he moved to Palm Springs, Ca, to retire, but six years later ended up opening a local Lumbermen's.

He is now teaming with son Robert to form a 20,000 sq. ft. Lumbermen's, which will anchor the 190,000 sq. ft. Indio park. Five other buildings will be leased to diflerent home improvement businesses, although the Slettedahls are being selective about their tenants.

"Each one will have to contribute to some phase of home improvement," said Slettedahl Jr.

His father added, "This type of center makes shopping much more convenient and generates business for everyone located in the park."

Slettedahl Sr. said the center began as his dream but has developed into a need in the area, since there is nothing like this comprehensive, one-stop shopping center anywhere in this California desert region.

His son now owns the Palm Springs store and will lease the Indio Lumbermen's from father, who after the store opens - again - says he will retire.