HWI can help western lumber and home center retail6rs become more profitable.

Period.

o46,000 hardware and building material items in warehouse .95% of items available "one each" o Industry-leading fill rate o Corporateflexibility to listen to and meet your needs c Separate, flexible advertising for hardware or building material retailers o Competitive pricing Highest rebate - lowest overhead o Innovative retail svstems and services

HWI was founded in 1945 to help hardware and building material retailers compete and become more profitable. Today over 3000 HWI member/owners are reaping the benefits - and profits.

Call HWI today at 219/'749-8531 extension 251. Ask for Tom Barfell, HWI Member Services Manager - we'll show you many other HWI advantages.

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Hardware Wholesalers, Inc.

PO. Box 868 Nelson Road Fort Wayne, IN 46801

Distribution Centers:

Cape Girardeau, Missouri o Dixon, Illinois

Medina, Ohio o Waco, Texas

Columbia, South Carolina r Portland, Oregon

An Alternative ToDouglas Fir, But Gheaper & QuickDelivery

How can you get the strength you need at a lower cost and with rapid delivery? Simple. Try our White Fir dimension products and you'll get high quality lumber cut to the precision standards weVe met for over 40 years.

Recent WWPA "ln-Grade" strength tests show that the white Fir we produce can be substituted tor Douglas Fir in many instances. Couple this with rapid delivery from our Fresno. Ca., area location, and you have a company that can meetyour lumber needs at significant cost savings.

Sequoia manufactures White Fi in 2x4,2x6, and 2xl0 in a variety of lengths. We also produce Ponderosa and Sugar Pine in 5/4 and 6/4 as well as Incense Cedar. We are the largest producer of pallets in the stateover 6.000 each day. We even make decorative bark and forest humus. A broad range of quality productsthat's today's Sequoia Forest Industries.