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in areas that contain large stands of old-growth timber. The 107,000 acres cited by Merlo would rePlace about 25,600 acres of redwood land taken from his company.

Although the letter was not releas' ed publicly, it was made available by the North Coast Environmental Cen' ter, a conservation group in Arcata' Ca.

A portion of the letter to Watt reportedly said "As you stated so clearly in our meeting the government is 'broke.' So far as I have been able to determine, nothing has been appropriated for payment in FY (fiscal year) 1982. In short, anY ob' jections to land exchange as a means of paying for lands Congress took four years ago and still hasn't paid for, seem to be totally lacking in merit."

Cost of the original expansion in 1978 was estimated at $359 million. Prepayments of about $320 million were made to companies involved, but interest costs and inflation have pushed the final cost higher. Present estimates vary with L-P contending it is owed $248 million. Arcata claims a $74 million debt. SimPson Timber Co. and several small landowners have not revealed their appraisals.

Rooflng Trusses Cut Gosts

Everybody talks about the high cost of building-which is pricing many people out of house and home-but a San Francisco, Ca., building designer is doing something to make housing affordable once again.

Tom Heeney, president of Heeney Homes, has developed a moneysaving design using aluminum roofing trusses which he claims can reduce construction costs by up to 5090.

Instead of mounting wooden roof trusses every two feet, as is typical in conventional construction, Heeney uses sturdy aluminum trusses which can be placed every eight feet and can span distances up to 30 feet. The trusses are attached to upright wooden support centers, also installed eight feet apart. The combination eliminates the need for 8090 of the load-bearing supports ordinarily required in a conventional house, without sacrificing strength, Heeney says.

Exterior wall sections, containing doors and windows, can be tilted in place and bolted to the support centers. The walls, which are not load-bearing, can be made of any material-even glass-with minimum bracing for sheer strength, according to Heeney.

A typical 1,200 square foot home can have the walls up, the roof on, and interior partitions in-using a crew of only four workers-in two days, Heeney explains. The system can be adapted for buildings up to

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M0NEY-SAVING design developed lor home building uses aluminum roofing trusses in construction of a mansard roof on this mountain cabin. The lack of center supports allows placing the interior walls in any position for an infinite variety of floor plans. Walls also can be rearrangjed to suit ihangIng neeos 0t owner,

George Clough, who runs the Inland Lumber Co. office in Arcadia, Ca., recently celebrated his 8fth birthday.

George Otto, Reliable Wholesale Lumber Co., Huntington Beach, Ca., is currently enjoying his 57th year in the lumber business.

Paul Boyle, Koppers Co., is back at his Sacramento, Ca., office after a triP to Corp. Hq., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Bob Lynch, door product mgr., California Builders Supply, Sacramento, Ca., is moving to Placerville, Ca.

Shery Geylor is pres. of the Young Lumbermen of Arizona for 1982-83; Gery Lebenow, lst v.P.; Steve Alex' opoulos, 2nd v.p./treas.; Steve Snevdy, sec.; Steve Grrrlson' Lrrry Gnbe, Grcg Bu0er, Blll Hermen' Pegg5r Foster and Scott Slevert, board of directors.

Xen Thim, Genstar Building Materials Co., Los Angeles, Ca., plans an August vacation to the Pacific Northwest.

Ken Yise has rejoined sales along with newcomer Drve Chimienti at Western International Forest Products, Beaverton, Or., according to Dave Grmbee.