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Only one Forestry Initiative on the November 6 ballot strikes a balance between environmental, economic and human concerns.
Have you heard about what some environmental exbemists are ing to do to the forest products industry in California?
They are literally trying o run it into the ground. And they dol't if it costs thousands of Califunians' jobsperhaps yours.
Earth First!notorious for sabotaging logging equipment and iving spikes into treesis the leading supporter of Proposition
130, a November 6 ballot initiative that California simply carmot to suppon.
If they succeed, Propmition 130the Eerth First! iativewill: naise taxes by $1.3 billion.
./ Put at least 75,000 Cdifornians out of work, including forestry workers, retailers and wholesders.
J Reduce timber harvesting by nearly 709o.
Dramatically increase consumer piices for lumber, paper products and homes.
Increase the risk of runawav wildfires.
That's why professional foresters, wildlife biologiss and forest initiative, Proposition 138.
Proposition 138the Reasonable Initiativewill: { Respect the rights and livclihood of timber and forest product enp{oye€s and their families to make an honest ptsnt millkms of trees thrurghort California.
, living.
.rl Keep hervesting practkes in the hands of licensed professionel foresters and biologists and away from Secramcnto politicians end bureaucrats.
Expend Californis's redwood parks by 1,600 acres.
. Contribute financially to the Proposition 138 campaign at the address noted below.
. Register to vote by October 9.
. Educate your employees, customers, family and friends about the issues.
Proposition 138 strikes a balance between tre public's demand for forest protection and the need for a dependable, affordable industry workers are fighting back with a more reasonof fonest products.
. Vote on November 6better yet, vote early by mail.
TREATII{G MEETIt{0 0f the minds (l-r): lll American Wood Preservers Bureau president Eric Yeadon confers with Western Wood Preservers Institute president Wes Alt and Bob Arsenault at WWPI's summer meeting. l2l Bill Cairns Marlene Pisula, Bill & Phyllis Morris. l3l John & Helen Scara, Rex Zeiger.

FRlEll0-SHIP cruise hosted by Belco, Inc. for its building material dealer customers. Among the 250 enjoying the July 14 trip in the Seattle, Wa., area: lll Mike Brallier, Bill HeDworth, Bill Schelfler, Charles Moore. l2l Al & Edie Wicklof. l3l Deline Boyse. l4l Scott
REUlll0ll (see other photos) (ll Jack Eerutich, Nancy Brazo, Katie Butler, Tom Flint. l2l Nancy Alms, Chuck & Betty Fletcher, Leo & Becky Lofchie (lront left). l3l Jim Moss, Marty & Carol Martindale, Don & Diane Dodt. (al (back) Bob Prouty, Nels Blagen, Phil & Lynne Butterfield, (front) Adele & Howard Blagen, Bob & Pat Potter. l5l Maria & Tim Thompson. 16l Ken Vise, Bob Parks, Vince ll2l Farris & Georgia Short, Hank & Toni Hardway. llSl Cecile & Hugh Bannister, Gloria & Eric Roby. (l4l Carol Roby, Mary Gale. llSl Frank Ouattrocchi, Jim & Joyce Weathers, Barbara Ouattrocchi. Almost 200 lormer employees of TWJ/BFP/AFP came from all parts of the country to a reunion which included golf, tennis and dinner at the Industry Hills Sheraton, Industry, Ca.
Cunningham. l7l (back) Bob & Barbara Wood, Eill Ringer, (f ront) Bob & Nanette Griswold, Jim Edens, David Ingham. l8l (back) Bing Kirk, Larry Knox, Barbara Wood, (lront) Pat Kirk, Harl Crockett. l9l (back) Michael Mackin, Diane & Larry Knox, (front) Joe & Linda Purcell, Paul& Melinda 0'Donnell.ll0l Eill Conroy, David Ingham, Wendell Lawson. llll Ed Gale, Gordon Roby, Jim Weathers.

0t0 FRIENDS & TIIJJ/AFP C0Ll-EAGUES: lll Dolly & Jim Duart, Seth and Jimmie Potter. l2l Pat & Bob Parks, Dick & Pat Lambert, Ken and Bea Kaiser (left front). {3f (back) Mike Caviness, Ken Vise, Bob Nielsen, (front) Elaine & Bill Danner, Stan Mago. 141 Barbara Perrine,
Virginia Ingraham, Linda White. l5l (back) Gene Dunbar, Curt & Carol Crow, Rich 0cheltree, Frank Lunsford, (front) Tom Viscounty, Kimi McVie, Fran & Tom Taylor. 16l Karen & Pete Lang. l7l Wendell & Dorothea Lawson. l8l Kathy McDermott, Bruce Jau- man. l9l Carrie & Lou Parks, Helen Wells, Randy Lambert at the first annual reunion 0f people who had worked with Tarter, Webster & Johnson, which became American Forest Products, then Bendix Forest Products before cl osi ng.

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Pgl Timeline
Palmer G. Lewis Co. opens in Hullin Terminal Building, Seattle, Wa.
Moves to Iarger Seattle quarters, 14 Hanford St.
Moves to 550 W. ldaho St., Seattle; second branch warehouse opens, Aurora Ave.
Hq. moves to 650 W. Idaho St.; Aurora location moves to Kenmore, Wa.
Adds Anchorage, Ak., branch.
Adds Wenatchee, Wa.
Adds Bremerton, Wa.
Adds Spokane, Wa.
Adds Lacey and Auburn, Wa. Becomes publicly held corporation. Adds Everett. Wa.l acquires Alaskan retail chain, Superior Building Supply.
1970 - Adds Salem, Or.
1972 - Adds Yakima, Wa.
1973 - Salem branch moves to Portland, Or. I acquires Pacific Yard Service, Tigard and Eugene, Or.
1975 - Hq. moves to Auburn.
1977 - Acquires Lumber Dealers Materials Co., Sacramento, Redding and Fresno, Ca.
1978 - Adds Kenai Peninsula, Ak., main office for SBS.
1979 - Buys Northstar Lumber, Kodiak, Ak., for SBS; opens new Redding lacility; adds Reno, Nv., and Missoula, Mt.
1980 - Acquires Boise, ld., warehouse from DG Shelter Products: Adds Truck Service, Inc., Kent, Wa.; buys Galco Wood Products, Tacoma, Wa., from Lanoga Corp.; sells 5unit SBS to Lanoga.
1981 - Acquires Don Cochrane Co., Tacoma.
1983 - Everett branch moves to Marysville, Wa.l acquires Seattle Pacific (Sea Pac) Sales Co., Seattle.
1984 - Acquires G. H. Foster Inc., Medford, Or.
1986 - Acquires Western American Forest Products, San Ralael, Benicia, Rialto, Fresno, Industry, Ca., and Phoenix, Az.
1988 - PGL is acquired by Huttig Sash & Door, St. Louis, Mo.