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The Merchant Magazine

Truck Legislation Blocked

With the White House killing the proposed increased highway user fees designed to generate funds for the Highway Trust Fund, the legislation to increase truck size and weight standards in states with such barriers seems doomed.

This legislation would have lifted the blockade in states along the Mississippi River to make it more economical for trucks to take western lumber to eastern markets.

Hazardous Material Liability

Lumber and building material dealers have been determined to be subject to the financial responsibility of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 as it pertains to transporting hazardous materials in non-bulk quantities in vehicles of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 10,000 pounds regardless of whether the transportation of such materials is interstate or intrastate.

The act requires private carriers to maintain a $500,000 liability insurance policy at least until July l, 1983.

Paint, enamel lacquer, shellac, thinners, turpentine, flammable adhesives and cements for floor tiles andlinoleum are among thecommon building materials considered hazardous by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.

New Seattle Export Program

The Port of Seattle has a new program to export lumber from the Pacific Northwest to Japan, with the first ship calling at Terminal I l5 early this month.

"We are proud to be able to provide regular, reliable service and topnotch facilities at a low cost to the region's forest products industry," said Daniel E. Dingfield, director of marketing. "With the start of monthly service to Japan, we have the capacity to handle present forest products export shipments and any increased exports in the future as well."

The new service, offered exclusively by the Port of Seattle, will call at the Japanese ports of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. An all-inclusive rate of $85 per 1,000 board feet will be guar- anteed for six months. This guaranteed rate is an important component of the Lumber Export Service because it offers shippers a set price for lurnber exports instead ofcurrent unstable rates.

Notes James D. Dwyer, senior director of operations, "It's a breakthrough in the handling of lumber shipments and an expression of our commitment to cost effective, reliable service to forest products firms in the Pacific Northwest.

The Port of Seattle operates Terminal 115, which has 135,000 sq. ft. of covered storage. The Lumber Export Service operates from a 54-acre site at the terminal which is located west of the Duwamish Waterway adjacent to the First Avenue South Bridge.

D-i-y Discovers Hardwood

Do-it-yourselfers are important hardwood consumers, among the most knowledgeable wood fanciers that can be found, accordingto Larry R. Frye, executive director of the Fine Hardwoods/American Walnut Association, Indianapolis, In.

Demonstrating the importance of the d-i-y trade to the hardwood business, an association sponsored display at the Excellence in Woodworking show at the Los Angeles, Ca., convention center in mid-May attracted much attention.

Hardwood lumber squares for turnings were bought quickly by the crowd which also showed considerable interest in the fine veneers on display. Good audiences also attended lectures on the use of veneers and the association produced film ''Hardwoods-The Natural Choice."

New Firm's 90 Year Memory

Anniversaries have an interesting way of turning up some remarkable strings of coincidental numbers. In talking to Bob Shannon of Noyo Timber Products, Santa Rosa, Ca., about The Merchant's 6oth anniversary this month, it seemed Bob had a remarkable string of numbers going back 90 years. And all ending in the number 2.

In 1892 his great-grandfather, Charles A. Perkins, started logging on Big River at Mendocino Ca. for Stikney and Coombs Lumber Co., whose mill was at Little River, Ca.

In 1902 his grandfather, Fred H. Perkins, began logging on Big River for the old Mendocino Lumber Co.

In1922, his father, Ray Shannon, started on July I (the same day The Merchant began publishing) at the sales office of Union Lumber Co. at Fort Bragg, Ca. Union is now a part of Georgia-Pacific.

In 1982, Bob Shannon founded a new milling and remanufacturing company in Cloverdale, Ca., and named it, appropriately, Big River Redwood, Inc.

The move is part of other changes, as Shannon has purchased Aubie Harness' interest in Noyo Timber and is now sole owner. Pierson Plummer continues as vice president. Harness has established his own firm, Harness Timber and, with Pete Middlekauf, operates out of San Jose, Ca. Two Ox Traders, Inc., located on the same property as Big River Redwood, will operate as a sales company for Big River as will Noyo Timber Products.

Politics Dominate NFPA Meet

Convening in an atmosphere of prolonged economic recession, the National Forest Products Association's 1982 spring meeting at Washington, D.C., concentrated on reviving the housing market through economic stimulus legislation and resolving the federal budget deficit issue, and on developing new market alternatives for wood products, both domestic and foreign.

Speakers from among the ranks of Cabinet members, congressional leaders and top spokesmen from the home building and forest products industries discussed action in Con- gress and in other avenues open to private enterprise to end the slump in home building, the forest industry's biggest customer.

At the same time, delegates to the four-day round of mid-May meetings buckled down to plans for expanding the industry's markets in non-residential construction fields, such as remodeling and home improvement, commercial construction and international trade.

Emphasis also was placed on providing strong industry support and campaign contributions for U.S. House and Senate candidates who have shown an interest in, and knowledge of, problems affecting the forest products and home building industries.

Joint Confab in Australia

Hoo-Hoo International, the fraternal organization for lumbermen, will hold its 90th convention in Melbourne, Australia, Sept. I l-19, at the Wentworth Hotel.

Held in conjunction with the convention, the Australian Forest Products conference, Sept. 13-15, will follow the theme "Australia-A Major Forest Products Exporter."

Major topics to be covered include Wood Fiber Resources, Developing Internationol Trode and Freight ond Transport. Four major working sessions on hardwood, softwood and wood based panels and wood fiber will provide details of the availability and specific uses of these products. Industry leaders will speak. Exhibitor display space will be available, according to Pamela Thomas, conference co-ordinator.

Jurisdiction IV board meeting under the chairmanship of Max O'Reilly, Hacksey, Australia; international board of directors mebting, Dan Brown, Klamath Falls, Or., pres.,presiding, and business sessions for both Jurisdiction IV and HooHoo International are scheduled. Officers will be elected.

An Australian Forest Products industry dinner, Australian timber industry field day, a forest products industry mini-tour including a visit to the Australian Timber Advisory Center and Display are on the agenda.

Post convention study tours will visit Tasmania, South West Victoria, Mount Gamia, North East Victoria, East Gippsland, New South Wales, Sydney, Brisbane and the Great Barrier Reef.

Houses grow smaller

Changes in lifestyles as well as the rapid rise in the cost of buying, owning and maintaining a home are dictating changes in houses which will in time affect lumber and building supply retailers.

Thetrendis for smaller homes with improved design to make the best use of available space. Great rooms, often with cathedral ceilings, will replace the traditional living room, dining room and separate kitchen. Bedrooms will be fewer, but more luxurious with adjacent baths. The master bedroom will become a center for reading, watching t-v, listening to stereo and playing video games.

Growth in the use of mirrors, corner windows and skylights is predicted, to give rooms depth and dimension while opening them up to natural light. Skylights will be used to reduce the need for artificial light, break up the monotony of large ceiling areas and open fooms to views of ever changing skies.