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All Goast brings ha woodsandsoft woods from Canada, Washington, N\,. Oregon, ldaho and fthN Northern California - $|, r \ Viawater,rail, truck -f1 \ and trailer lor - - -;\ distribution to you. Our new complete remanufacturing .tr,.:',.:r:: and milling facility, r.,: distribution center and fleet of trucks enable us to provide dependable delivery service anywhere in the South West U.S.

Service is not our motto, it's our Business."

Publisher Emeritus A.D. Bell. Jr.

Editor-Publisher David Cutler

Associate Editor

Juanita Lovret

Contributing Editors

Dwight Curran

Gage McKinney

Al Keroer

Art Diiector Martha Emery

Staff Artist Terry Wilson

Circulation

Marge Anderson

The Merchant Magazine (USPS 796-560) is published monthly at 4500 Canrpus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660, phone 17141 549-t1393, by The Merchant Magazine, Inc. Second-class postage rates paid at Newport Beach, Ca., and additional offices. Advertising rates upon request.

ADVERTISING OFFICES

FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: CONTACT 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, NewPort Beach. Ca. 92660. Phone (714) 549' 8393.

FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: contact Carl Vann. 205 Oceano Dr., Los Aneeles. Ca. 90049. Phone (213) 4723l13 or (714) 549-8393.

FROM THf, MIDWEST: CONtACt Charles L. Lemperly, 1230 Brassie Ave.. Flossmoor. ll. 60422. Phone (3t2) 799-2t66.

Subscriptions

Change of Address-Send subscription orders and acldress changes to Circulation Dept., The Merchant Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480. Newport Beach. Ca. 92660. Include address label from recent issue if possible. plus new adclress and zip code.

Subscription RatesU.S. and Canada: $6-one yeart $9-two yearsl $12-three years. Foreign: $14-one year; S20-two years.Single copies $1.25. Back copies $2.50 when available.

THE MERCHANT MAGAZINE is an itrdepettdentl),-onrrul pttblication lbr the retail, wltolesale artd tlistribtrtion levcls ol the lunrher, httilding nrutarials attd honte irttproverrtent htrsirrass irr tlre I3 Western slales: (onceiltMting orr nert'handising pltrs ittrlttstrr trt.ls dttd int(rnr(lutiott.