The Merchqnt Mogqzine on

the Move

After 46 years on Sixth St. in downtown Los Angeles, The Merchant Magazine has fled to the suburbs' We're now all moved into new offices at 573 South Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif., 91101. Our new phone numbers are (2I3) 792-3623 and (2I3) 792-M98. While there are improvements in the new offices that should help us put out a better magazine, the one we like best right now is that they are (aahhhhh) air-conditioned.

In San Francisco, we have closed our 420 Market St. office after 3l years. That tearing up of Market St' for the rapid transit finally got us. If we can be helpful to you, just call Cal Wood at (415) 391-0913' Cal is our new man for northern California and the Pacific Northwest, replacing Max Cook who has resigned from the company. Cal's new office address is Suite 1232, Hearst Bldg., San Francisco. For billing information, the number to call is (415) 346'6006.

Oqklond Club Gets Thqnks

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 has received official thanks from Roger W. Heyns, Chancellor of the University of California, for the club's $250 donation to the Clem Fraser Memorial Award, according to El Werthman, {und chairman. The money is used to help U.C. forestry students further their education.

To help raise part of the money, Club 39 sold bumper stickers at their Reveille meeting, netting $I00. The balance will have to be made up from donations. They ask donations be sent to Dave Mensing, Sec.-Treas., Hoo'Hoo Club 39, c/o Georgia-Pacific, P.O. Box 2407, So. San Francisco, Calif. 94080.

Potlotch Buys Mico

Potlatch Forests, Inc., has acquired the fifty'year old Mahogany Importing Company of Compton, Calif.

Potlatch president Benton R. Cancell said it was done to provide distribution channels for hardwood lumber and veneer that Potlatch plans to begin producing next year in 'Western Samoa.

According to Cancell, they will retain former Mico management and Mico will become the mahogany importing departmen! re' porting to W'. H. Slemp, Jr., vice president, wood products marketing div.

The new department will continue importing Philippine mahogany, Malaysian meranti and other species of tropical hardwoods.

Franklin M. Rawolle, former Mahogany Importing president, will manage the new department. William A. Howe, previously vice president, and Patrick E. Young, formerly Potlatch's importexport manager, will serve as sales managers.

Boise Cqscqde to Stoy in Boise

Plans for the construction of a $I2 million world headquarters building for Boise Cascade in Boise, Idaho, call for construction of a five story building occupying a full block.

There had been earlier speculation that the aggressive forest products concern planned to move to a large e,ommercial center in the West. Construction plans call for completion by 1971.