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Tn-e ry?y Wllamette dishes up service, John Weston of Far West Fir Sales finds hisiob a lot easier.
Meet John Weston, president of Far West Fir Sales in Huntington Beach. His company is one of-the largest distributors of lumber products in Southern California. AniJ his operations are growing rapidly into other parts of the west. Like Northern California. Arizona. And Oreqon. from where he supplies sevirai leading mobile home manufacturers like Golden West Homes.
Needless to sav John has a taste for making his 6ustomers happy. lhats where we come in. Because Willamette works very hard to keep John happy. So wh-en he order's Willamette lumber for delivery to his mobile home customers and retail yards, John counts on us to serve- up a top quality product every time, on time. In his words, "They pay as much attention to us, and are as responsive to our needs, as if we were their biggest customer."
Whatever you've got cooking, we've got the dependable source of ingredients to fill the bill. Because our own forestlands provide more than half of the raw material needs for our mills and plants in the West and South.
We're proud of our distributors and their knowledqe of the market. So we're always there at the other end of the line, readv to back them up. lf you have an appetite for great products and efficient service take a tip from John. CallWillamette.
Relax. You've got Willamette.
Willamette Industries, Inc.
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Western Lumber and Plywood Sales PO. Box 907, Albany, OR 9732j
Te lephone (5O3) 926-7 7 7 1
Southern Lumber and Plywood Sales PO. Box 1100, Ruston, LA71270
Telephone (31 8) 255-6258
Trees Are America's Renewabte Resource.
Far West President John Weston (center) and Golden West Homes Directoi of Puichasing Harry Holmes share a "working" lunch at a Golden West assembly plani.
September
Phoenix Hoo-Hoo - Sept. 12-13, annual club golf tournament, Pinetop, Az.
Western Wood Products Assn. - Sept. l3-16, fall meeting, Registry Resort, Scottsdale, Az.
California Retail Hardware Associationmanagement conference, Doubletree Inn, Mountain States Lumber Dealers Assn.annual convention. Snowmass. Co.
Transportation Club of Portland, Or.Seo-t. 19, Industry Luncheon meeting, Portland Center Red Lion.
San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo - Sept. 19, 33rd Annual Valley-Frolic, Fort Washington Golf & Country Club, Fresno, Ca.
Shasta Lumbermen - Sept' 19, 7th annual golf tournament, Riverview Golf and Country Club, Redding, Ca.
Catifornia Building Material Dealers Assn. - Sept. 1927, Rio convention, Rio Sheraton Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dubs Ltd. - Sept. t9, Redwood Empire Lumbermen's Invitational, Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club, Santa Rosa, Ca.
Townley Hardware Co. and Denver Sentry-WholesalerSept. 2O-21, annual dealer market, Currigan Hall, Denver, Co.
Jensen-Byrd Co. - Sept. 2l-22, fall merchandise market, company showrooms, Spokane, Wa.
Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club - Sept 26, installation ficers-, Montebello Country Club, Montebello, Ca'
Palmer (i. Lewis Co. - Sept. 28, 8th annual customer product buying show, Distribution Center Warehouse' Auburn. Wa.
Ceramic Tile Distributors of America ' second annual convention, CenturY Angeles, Ca.
October
Sept. l4-16, Monterey, Ca. Sept. l4-17, of of. 28-Oct. I, Hotel, Los thers talk about being "around the horn" a few times-We've done it thousands of times.
Lumber Association of Southern CaliforniaOct. l. Second Growth dinner meeting, Hyatt House Hotel, City of Comnrerce. Ca.
Portland Wholesale Lumber AssociationOct. 2, luncheon, Mallory Hotel, Portland, Or.
Ace Hardware Corp.Oct. I t -14, fall convention and exhibit, Currigan Hall, Denver, Co.
National Hardware ConventionOct. l2-15, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nv.
Humboldt Hoo-Hoo ClubOct. 17, election night' place to be announced.
National Lumber Exporters AssociationOct. 21, annual meeting, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Il.
Manager's Recognition ConferenceOct. 2l-22, San Luis Bay Inn. Avila Beach. Ca.
Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers AssociationOct. 2224, annual fall convention, The Pointe, Phoenix, Az.
Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 8Oct. 25, cocktail fund raiser' Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton, Ca.
Montana Hardware and Implement AssociationOct. 29-Nov. l. convention. Sheraton Inn, Billings, Mt.
National Sash & Door Jobbers AssociationOct. 29Nov. 2, convention, Fairmont Hotel' San Francisco' Ca.
Dubs Ltd.Oct. 31, golf tournament no. 374, Carmel Valley Country Club, Carmel, Ca.

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