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The unique qualities of solid-sawn timber

Wnrn your building specs call for the exquisite look of exposed beams, solid-sawn limber has no equal. At All-Goast Forest Products, we've made it a specialty since we opened our doors in 1975. We can deliver solid-sawn timbers from our own (Ph0t0bvGater) inventory of Douglas lir, redwood and western red cedar in dillerent certilied grades, finishes and sizes-with Douglas lir up to 40 feet in length. We can meet exact specifications, and our expert craftsmen can add any kind of corbel detail you desire, saving the expense and difficulty of job-site corbel cutting.

For timely delivery, precise customization and quality you can count on, turn to All-Goast lor all your solid-sawn timber and other lumber needs.

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Ecoterrorism And The Gongress

While some in this country take a cavalier attitude toward crimes committed in the name of the environment, wiser heads are beginning to realize how serious a threat ecoterrorism is to life and property.

With few exceptions, scant attention is given to these environmental crimes. The media often skims over such stories with little or no mention.

We were appalled at the attitudes of some regarding the cowardly murders committed by Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber. Following his killing of California forestry official Gilbert Murray with a mail bomb, certain enviros voiced their standard line: We don't agree with "eliminating" someone connected with the forest products industry, but we do support wholeheartedly the goal of no tree cutting. Radical extremists went so far as to say that if a few died to save the forests. so be it.

With these attitudes about in the land. it is encouraging that the House of Representatives is finally beginning to address the problem. On June

9, the Crime Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on ecoterrorism, often defined as the use of terror and intimidation to gain an environmental goal.

Among those testifying was Congressman Frank Riggs (R-Ca.), himself a target of ecoterrorism. Last October his offices were ransacked and considerable property damage done. The less visible emotional scars remain. To those who feel violent acts such as this are in the same category as T-P'ing the Dean's office at school, it's time for a wakeup call.

In addition to murder in the name of the environment, scores, if not hundreds, of various ecocrimes are committed each year. While the amount of attention they draw is slight, that does not make the problem less critical. Congressional attention is a positive step to fight the problem. Senator Orin Hatch (R-Ut.) also is considering a hearing on the Senate side to see what can be done to protect lives and property from those who value trees, owls and slugs above all else.

The key io qualiry hardwood is *availability and performance-the kind you'll find only from Georgia-.Pacific. At the Hardwood Lumber Group, our hedtage ; is hardwood. Over 70 years of supplying nothing but the finest quality product. Choosing G-P Hardwocid assures you'll receive the hardwood lumber and expertise you need for all your applications. After all, that's how we built our solid reputation-one bo4rd at a dme. For more information, call at l-800-2854393 or fax l-404-230-7 5 66. vtsrt our weDsrte at www.gp.com

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