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The Merchant Masazine

David Cutler. editor-manager

571 So. Lake Ave. Pusadena. Ca. 9l l0l

Dear Dave:

It happens on the best run trade masazines. If vour September issue will corie out in'time to do some good, would you please change your calendar listing 'for the WWPATaII Meeting. It wifl be held September 2l to 24 in the Hayden Island Thunderbird Motel in Portland, Oregon.

I will look forward to seeing you at our spring meeting in San Francisco in 197 5.

Sincerelv.

Paul Mi King Director, public affairs

Western Wood Products Assn. 1500 Yeon Bldg. Portland, Or. 97204 were sDent in establishinq the appropriate'administrative proiedures' ihat would be necessary to allow the new Postal Service to function effectively. An important result of this legislation has been the general "hands-off policy" applied by members of both the House ahil the S6natethat is. a strong reluctance bv Congress to interfere,in the onsoins decisi6ns of the new agency.

Thanlzs for catching the goof, Paul; haue a good meeting.-ed.

At th.,e same time, however, f belieue that in cases such as the Dresent. involvine massive across-the-boatd increaseJ in the postal rates charged by magazines and pe riodicals, the re are overriding considerations of public policy that require members of'Congress to speak out. Therefore, I have iniroduced legislation to provide urgently needed relief for the nation's newsrrapers and magazines from the sudden hcw burden ofloaring postal rates.

First, the bill would establish.a tenvear oeriod for phasing in the new rate increases for ill sec-ond-class publications. Second. it would establish I ceiling of 66-213% of the otherwise applicable rates for the first 250.000 copies per issue of any publication. '

Finally. the -bill would provide for automatic funding to pay the cost of the phasing provision in existing law, as well as the cost of the amendments in the present bill. This legislation is presehtly pending in the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee, where hearings were held last Spring on this measure.

.Big in service and quality since 1BB3-and now we're Northern California's leading wholesale distributor of hardwoods. Higgins is also the place for plywood and related prodducts, and for kiln-dried and aird ried sof twoods. Call you r nearest Higgins yard for prompt delivery. In Union City:471-4900. We're also big in San Francisco (824 - 8744) a nd Sac ram e nto (927-2727).

Because of the seriousness of the staggering postal rate increases planned by the Post Office, we at The Merchant Magazine haue been doing what we haue so often urged you to do, write to Your eLected representatiues. As the increases will affect not onlY our publishing enterprise, but the free flow of information for commerce and euery other phase of life in America, we are sharing with you a letter we receiued from Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) who is co-sponsoring, with Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), a bill to limit and sLow the irnpact of the increa.ses in an effort to main'tain the freedom of information that has been such a uital building bloch in making this country the greatest on earth.-ed.

Kennedy On The Post Office

Dear Mr. Cutler:

Thank you very much for your corresoondenc6 protesting postdl rate increases. I appreciate- ybur taking the time to contact me, and I share Your concern over what appears to be a.n uniustifiable rate increase especially for magazines and other periodicals.

As vou mav know. the Postal Reorsanizaiion Ait of 1970 established tlte U.S. Postal Service. a quasi-governmental. self-soverning entity, to replace the traditionll Post Office Departrirer:t. Many hours of thought and erpertise

The death of Life Masazine and others among the nation's most popular magazines in recent years because of financial hardship attests to the very real danger posed to all publications by the new rate Increases.

The backbone of our free society is the robust exchange of ideas. That is why I believe the present situation is one in which the harsh economic standard applied by the Postal Service in determining the rate increases must yield to the m"ost imoortant standard irf treedom of the press enshrined in the First Amendment.

Sincerelv.

Ted Keinedy

Edward M. Kennedv. Senator United States Senat6 Washington, D.C. 205 l0

Dear Dave:

Reprints

"From Inside the Fish Bowl" by Ken Thim, made an excellent bulletin to our members in July (see The Merchant, May, pp l0-l l). Copies are enclosed for your file.

Thanks very much for granting your permission to reprint this piece. lt contained good practical information that, I'm sure, was of value to all National Building Material Dealers Association distributor salesmen.

Newman Director/member services National Building

Wade

Material Distributors Assn. 221 N. LaSalle St. Chicago, Ill. 60601

Poritions wantcd 25d a word, minimum 22 words (22 words = tJ.50). All othcrs 35Q e word. min. 20 words (20 words = t7.00). Phonc numbcr counts as one word. Boxcd rdr 3l cxtra. Fancy headline or bordcrs !2 cltre. Box numbcrcd ads add 11.50.

Help Wanteo Business Opportunities

NEED qualified yard superintendent. Must be top flight man able to lead and take complete charge of that dept. All the usual benefits plus profit sharing. Established. progrelsive'company. AII resumes will be kept in strictest confidence. Write box '129, c/o The Merchant Masazine.

SALESMAN

Well established L.A. area distribution yard with mill facilities needs aggressive young man for LCL, direct and millwor[ sales. Experience helpful, but not required for right man. Write box 98 c/o The Merchant Magazine.

WHOLESALE lumber, experiencedt unlimited accounts. Future poiential for management and ownershif. Write Box 130, c/o The Merchant Magazine.

PURCHASIl{G & PRICING

Position for volume lumber comDanv. Must have heavy lumber yard eiperience. Old line-company: fiealth insurance. profit sharing. pension benefits. 5 day week, $900 a month to start. Send resume to Box I28. c/o The Merchant Maeazine.

NEED experienced lumber girl for onegirl office. Salary open, paiii insurance. Pleasant working conditions, Rialto, Ca. area. (714) 874-4400. Ask for Jack Couch.

CONGRATIILATIONS: You are reading one of The Merchant Magazine's best read pages! Use it yourself when you need a person, or ajob, or want to let the lumber and building materials industry know about ANYTHING.

Retail Giftware

UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY for aegressive husband/wile team to purchase leading Lodi, Ca., giit, small appliance retail store. Owner retiring after many happy years in business. Long term Iease avail. Downtown Iocation, city parking adjacent. Bank of America main branch across street. Rear entrance adjapent to J.C. Penny Dept. store entrance. Population 30,000; shop- ping area 50,000. Excellent major lines of merchandise, clean inventory. Approx. $50,000 needed to handle, Contact Lewis & Thompson. Realtors, 3l S. Church St., Lodi, Ca. (209) 369-5806

DEATH OF OWNER. Retail lbr. & bldg. mat., smaller San Joaquin Valley, Ca., community. In probate, can deliver now. Family wants out. Steel bldgs.. equip., mill machinery, office mach.. itc. Terms to right party. About $70,000 cash inventory. Must sell or liquidate. Reply Box l3l, c/o The Merchant Magazine or evenings only (209) 82642e6.

LUMBER YARD (RETAIL); for sale, volume $3 million may reach $3.8 this year, old established firm, Rio Grande Valley, Tx. Sale in confidence, by letter only. Bauman Realty. 204 Jersey, Norma[, nt. (309) 4s2-lli7

WANTED

Good, used flat bed, lV2 :2 ton, 14' or l6'. Need not have roller set up. Contact Builders Lumber Co., Los Banos, Ca. (209) 826-4s82.

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Materials Wanted

Premium paid for your clear. 2 x 4 and2 x 6 pullouts. Accumulation b,asis, full truck and trailer lots. For company name and address, write box -5. c/o The Merchant Magazine.

Reward

For information leading to pine stud mills which rvill pull their clears for a premium price, $100 cash money paid upon acceptance first order. Steady source of8'clear 2 x 4s needed. Reply to Box 6. The Merchant Magazine.

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