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fHE Model State Lumber Regulation has been approved by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, but in somewhat modifietl form. Slated for an effective date of April, 1972, the code is norv before the 50 states for adoption.

Here in Montana, it can be promulgated at the discretion of the Commissioner of Agriculture rvithout need for legislative process. Its modified form has eliminated the requirement for pricing lumber on a piece or lineal foot basis, with pricing on a board footage basis being permissible. However, it will be necessary for invoices, advertisements, and such, to carcy a table of actual dimensions even though use of nominal dimensions to designate the product is permitted.

The director of weights and measures for Montana is sympathetic to the dealers' problem and has indicated that his recommendation for adontion of the regulation is largely dependent upon action taken by other western states. Continued effort by dealers to inform consumers of the actual dimensions, and general action to disseminate this information will do much to minimize mandated action on the part of the state.

With the morning business sessions out of the way, golf was the order of the day at the mid-summer get-togeth- siastically set a major topic for the 1972 Marketing Conference when they agreed that each of their associations should strongly participate in a day's discussion of forest products the need for improved communication and cooperation from manufacturer to wholesaler to dea.ler.

New owners and operators of Belt Building Supply in Belt are Mel and June Berg moving to Salt Lake City into the industriail construction products division for Johns-Manville is associate member Gordon McDonald, replacing him in Montana is Rick Nowak, Billings best wishes and hopes for speedy recovery go to Mrs. Fred H. Robinson and to Mrs. Leonard O. Gorseth, both hospitalized in Great Falls our sincere sympathies are extended to the family of Kenneth M. Brown, past president of MBMDA, recently killed in a tragic automobiile crash near Missoula.

66OUT'STANDING and memorable," - are the words for WBMA's AllIndustry Conference held recently. Speakers included Bob Peterson, presdent of Palmer G. Lewis & Co. and Joe McKlveen, president of the NLBMA.

"Woody" Railey, conference chairman, kept things running smoothly while various discussion chairmen provided an informative business program.

Some briefs reported by the panel- ists: forest products packages should be 6,000 # or less . lumber trees great but must be supervised accident industrial rate might be

By ROSS KINCAID executive vice president

tripled for employees unloading on roof (watch this) ... all segments not securing sufficient profit; sometimes manufacturers' published end-pricing responsible wholesalers' published lists should be doubled, leaving net pricing up to dealers . plywood "blows" should be recycled or stamped in large letters most dealers would not want wholesalers to give up specialized ser"vices, catalog pricing, sales service, display help just to match low offerings of discount suppliers... wholesalers should consider drop shipments...wholesalers should present buyin-g opportunities through larger quantities and packages.

Paul Hollenbeck, West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau; Chet Cowan, Western Wood Products Association and Pete Niebling, National American Wholesale Lumber Association. enthu-

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All agreed that Dick Anderson, American Plywood Association, was "right on" when he concluded the conference with his admonition that "We must all find out what's going on . and then decide how to use the information and when; we must listen to human beings crying for help and then help solve their problem."

Congratulations to the All-Industry Advisory Council headed by Wayne Mattson, Logan Lumber Co.

We are pleased that these firms have elected to be a patt of their industry trade association and we sincerely welcome them to membership: Palmer Lumber Co., Chehalis, Wash.; Stunz Lumber Co., of Nyssa, Inc., Nyssa, Ore., Stunz Lumber Co., Inc., Ontario, Ore., regular members; The Willamette Valley Co., Eugene, Ore., associate member.

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