Industry hits RR rate changes

Western lumber shippers have charged the Carter Administration with trying to "bail out the railroads with a leaky pail, allowing the American public to sink deeper into the sea of inflation."

At the same time, they say the railroads are literally pricing themselves out of the market.

"The government's case simply won't hold water." declared James G. Manning, transportation director for the Western Wood Products Association, following the September 15, cancellation of cheaper "blanket" rates from the 12 western states to the northeastern U.S.

The lumber industry has testified at every rate hearing in recent years that the railroads' problems ate not the kind that a mere increase in revenue will help. Instead, they say, the railroads should seek to improve weak productivity from within rvithout calling on customers and the public to underwrite solutions to their problems.

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced support of rate increases to bring railroads a retum on investment of as much as l2%.

And a series of applications for increases are already being contested by western shippers. Manning said the abandonment of the blanket rates, which were first initiated in 1935 to help railroads compete with waterborne carriers, will increase the cost of shipping into the Northeast by an average of about 6Vo.

"We believe the blanket rute cancellations are illegal," the lumber shipping expert said.

"When they were insititued 43 years ago by the Interstate Commerce Commission, it was for competitive reasons. Because of that, the ICC must provide an open forum for shippers and the public before making such cancellations.

"But this time, rail users were denied the right to their day in court. The rates went up simply because railroads asked for them."

The lumber industry has long contended that the railroad rateraising philosophy actually hurt the rail systems, rather than helping. Shipping statistics tend to support that.

"Ten years ago, two-thirds of all western lumber was shipped to markets in the East, Midwest and South," Manning reported. "Today less than one-third of western shipments leave the West."

(Continued from page 38) tions, which might help many builders during the current cement shortage. Because someone used shortcuts in building those foundations and they subsequently failed on a small group of homes in Wyoming, everyone is shunning the technique, Hurley says.

Better knowledge of wood would also enable builders and specifiers to get fu bids. Because specifications are either poorly-written, outdated or non-existent on many requests, buyers are likely to end up with quotes on

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"apples and oranges," Hurley said.

Some confusion costs everyone unnecessarily, including the ultimate owner or user of the structure in which wood is used. The National Association of Home Builders estimates that about 20 percent of direct construction cost in homebuilding is lumber, reports Charles C. Shinn, Jr., director of aReal Estate and Construction Management program at the University of Denver and one of the speakers in the seminar.

The statement that less than 507o of the lumber specifications currently written can be met comes from another speaker in the seminar series, W. E. "Bill" Moore, a technical representative for the Western Wood Products Association.

Moore's session on "Western Woods, Their Basic Selection and Specification," opened the series. Roof and truss design, softwood plywoods, allweather wood foundations and sturdifloor systems will be covered by speakers on Oct. 20. Redwood specification and use and red cedar shingles and shakes get the spotlight in the Nov. l7 seminar.

Shinn covers wood from the builders viewpoint on Jan. 19, and a hnal session on Feb. 16 covers building codes as they apply to lumber and wood products, and glued, laminated timber.

For information contact the Beaumont Center for Management Development, College of Business Administration, University of Denver, Denver, Co. 80208, phone (303) 753-2927.

Tim Bader has been promoted to outside sales at Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, reports Ed Fountain, Jr.

"Burke" Nicholson is the new Pacific Mountain regional mgr. for FlintKote's building materials marketing div. Joe A. Askins is the new Western gen. sales mgr.

Jim Stough is the new v.p., operations, at States Veneer, Eugene, Or.

Bob Siltanen is Delson Lumber Sales' new sales mgr. at Olympia, Wa.

Greg Applen is the new sales mgr. of Medford Moulding Co., White City, Or.

Glen Butler is now managing the industrial lumber sales div. of Raintree Lumber Co., Seattle.

Tim McGuire is All-American Stud Company's new sales mgr. at Springfield, Or.

Roscoe T. Lambrecht has retired from the American Plywood Assn. after nearly 27 years with the quality services div.

Ron Lodge is the new v.p. and gen. mgr. of Hampton Industrial Forest Products, Hampton Lumber Sales' new div. in Tigard, Or.

Dave Ponts, Two Ox Traders, Cloverdale, Ca., vacationed for two weeks in London, Copenhagen and Paris, where he met with Ken Laudenschlager, Two Ox Traders, Arcata, Ca., who was wrapping up a mo.long business/pleasure trip.

Don Gunderson. Paul Kukak, and Dave Harrett are on the sales staff of newly-formed Saratoga Forest Products, Everett, Wa.

Ron Atkins, is now in sales with Yuba River Moulding and Millwork, Marysville, Ca.

Hans Chambers has joined Mertens Lumber Co. in Eugene, Or.

David F. Butler is the new asst. mgr. of Anderson Lumber Co., Salt Lake City, Ut.

John Anderson is the pres. of the new Anderson Forest Products. Portland. Dan Krieger, v.p. Staffers include Dick Ellingsen, Dave Hart, Tom Saathoff, and Max Miller.

Clark A. Johnson has been elected a director of Wickes Corp.; he was recently elected an exec. v.p.

John Honegger is now selling imported wood products for Kellogg Lumber, Co., Lake Oswego, Or.

Jack Couch, Jim Johnston and Jim Abbott have joined Oregon-Pacific Industries, Concord, Ca., according to Ron Robbins, mgr.

Craig Triebwasser is now selling for American River Lumber Sirles, Sacramento. Ca.

Robert K. Larson has been Promoted to accounting supervisor for Champion Timberlands Wbst Coast oPerations; John L. Ball to emPloYee relations administrator for the Western mfg. region of Champion Building Products.

Louis A. Sequella is the new particleboard sales mgr. at Roseburg Lumber Co.; Roseburg, Or., Thomas R. Jones replaces him as plywood specialty products sales mgr. Louis H. Boudreau has joined the co. as asst. particleboard sales mgl.

George C. Riedle has been named gen. mgr. and Elaine Schroeder his asst., at Markad, Inc. a new advertising subsidiary of Masonite.

Diane C. Morrow is the new employee relations administrator for Champion Building Products, Roseburg, Or.

Jack Wynn has been named director of public affairs and communications of the Manufactured Hous ing Institute.

Ted Condiff is the new veneer Plant super. for Champion Building Products' Morton Wa., operations. Tillman Holloway is the new maintenance supervisor for the Anderson, Ca., plywood plant.

Dave Ingham, ex-AFP, Newark, is now in Houston, Tx., as regional credit mgr. Harold Rogers has been doing a lot of traveling in his new motor home.

Mike Esposito, San Antonio Rigid Pole Construction Co.. Cerritos. Ca., is back from one of several Sacramento business trios.

Art Kelly, a sales rep for Rolando Lumber, San Francisco, was married Sept. 2, to the former Dottie Kreiger of Pleasanton. Best man was "Bud" Bucholz. Rolando order desk boss; Art's son Brian. who clerks in the S.F. yard, led his own musical group at the reception.

Kenneth J. Gohrick has been named assistant sales mgr. of the Palmer G. Lewis Co., Auburn, Wa. Jim Bender has been promoted to Washington supervisor. Steve McPhail is the new mass merchandisine sales specialist. David Mauk is a new assistant in the marketing dept. Dick York has been promoted to mgr. of the PGL Anchorage, Ak., bran ch.

Donald S. Olson is the new employee relations mgr. for the Willamina, Or., plywood operations of Champion Building Products.

Homer Greer, after 45 years in the business, has turned over active management of Home Lumber Co.. Sunnyside, Wa., to his son Terry.

John Mazanet, Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Orange, Ca., is back from San Diego, where he "underwent a series of golf lessons," according to Ted Gilbert of Product Sales. Newport Beach, Ca.

Dee Ann Hellenthal is a new Pacific N.W. sales rep for Z-Brick.

Marceil Coor-Pender, Vent Vue Products, Los Angeles, is on a monthlong European visit.

Rick Adams has been promoted from Fresno to Weyerhaeuser's Federal Way, Wa., trading center; Doug Lundy has been promoted to district sales rep, Fresno , Ca.; Terry Little is new to sales at Federal Way; Mark Carlson is the new customer service center mgr., Sepulveda, Ca.; and Jill Thurman is a trainee at Los Angeles.

Vern Thomas, Thomas Building Sup- ply, Sequim, Wa., is recovering nicely from a recent heart attack.

Mike Carter, Deschutes Pine, Bend. Or.: Glenn Dietz, sales mgr., Diamond International, Red Bluff, Ca.; Ross Loveland, Klamath Lumber & Box, Klamath Falls, Or.; Chuck Rose, North Pacific Lumber. Portland: Don Crane, Feather River Moulding, Oroville, Ca.; and their wives, got in a steelhead fishing trip on the Rogue River.

Ronald J. Woods, senior v.p. of the Wickes Corp., San Diego, has resigned, according to E.L. McNeely, chairman and c.e.o., who said it was by "mutual consent together we decided he should have a change and get on to other things. We parted company but we're still friends."

Sterling Wolfe, Marquart-Wolfe Lumber, Orange, Ca., and his wife, Loraine, are currently on a monthJong vacation in the United Kinedom.

John and Matthew Enright, J.E. Higgins Lumber, Union City, Ca., have been on an Oregon mill trip. Joe Long, v.p., and his family, vacationed in So. Ca.

David McKinney got in a recent Northern Nevada sales trip for MacBeath Hardwood, San Francisco.

Bob Grotefend is the new pres. of the Spokane Hoo-Hoo club. Steve Page is lst v.p.; Norb Edwardsen is 2nd v.p.; and Ernie Wales, is sec-treas.

Steve Ingram is Weyerhaeuser's new customer service center mgr. in Denver; Tony Peiffer transfers from Denver to Tacoma; Jerry Phillips has joined Fresno sales; Dave Conger has added responsibilities in inside sales, Hayward, Ca.; Hal Taylor is new to Hayward; Jim Geer is now at San Jose as a district sales rep.

Dave Williams is the new mgr. of the electrical & plumbing dept. at Square Deal Lumber, Brookings, Or., Robbie Fires, ex-Diamond International, Sebastopol, Ca., is a new employee.

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Glenn Zacharias is now in sales at Columbia California Lumber Sales, according to Ken Rose, pres. Glen had been with California Builders Supply, Sacramento, Ca.

Phil Dodson and Dwight Hayes have joined sales at All-Coast Forest Products, Chino, Ca., according to Daryl Bond.

Jeff Barnes has been promoted to sales mgr. of Kelleher Lumber Sales. San Rafael, Ca., according to Harry Lyon, gen. mgr.

Bob DiMeco is the new mgr. of Crown Plywood, Garden Grove, Ca., replac- ing Tom Culligan, who has been promoted to gen. mgr. at Ward and Harrington, Orange, Ca.

Paul Herrfeldt, California Redwood Sales, Santa Rosa, Ca., just spent three weeks visiting Australia, as part of the LMA tour.

George Schmidbauer, Schmidbauer Lumber, Euteka, Ca.. has vacationed with his wife in Germanv.

Bill Perkins and Richard Miller aie back at Burns Lumber Co., Encino, Ca., after marlin fishing off Mazatlan. Mexico. Not onlv was the fishing successful, but Montezuma got his revenge. They have pictures to prove it (of the fish, that is).

Robert Vaterlaus is the new western regional mgr. for Kaiser Aluminum's Zip-Rib products group.

Cal Adkisson is the mill mgr. for Andersonia Forest Products' new Ashland, Mt., pine mill, known as Northern Cheyenne Forest Products. Hank Kuch is timber mgr. Andersonia is based in Arcata. Ca.

Tom Fonner is 84 Lumber's new mgr. in San Leandro. Ca.

Richard L. Spees is Kaiser Aluminum's new v.p. for western public affairs.

John M. Coates, a former pres. and chairman of Masonite, has retired as a director after 34 years.

Tom Nielsen is a new sales reo for Hampton Industrial Forest Products, Porfland, according to Ron Lodge, v.p.

Marilyn Simmons, Dave Dover and Louise Grant are traders at the newly formed Wysong Wood Products, Eugene, Or., according to Bill Wysong, pres.

Bob Moore has joined sales at Albuquerque's Snow Mountain Lumber Co.

Peter S. Haas. vice chairman of Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, has retired after 3l years, 12 of them spent as president and c.e.o.

Gary Cornwell, McKenzie Lumber, Eugene, Or., is currently on a sixweek European vacation.

Don Philips, Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks, Ca., and his wife. Florence, are back from troui fishing in the Salmon River. Idaho.

Bob Rossi, mgr. of Rossi Building Materials, Fort Bragg, Ca., had the winning pigeon in a homing pigeon race sponsored by Sunset Magazine.

Ken Tinckler, Stahl Lumber, Los Angeles, and his wife, Jo, are back from a two week Eastem vacation.

Ed Feduniw recently wrapped up a three week Pacific Northwest/B.C. mill trip for H&M Wholesale Lumber, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

Paul Ward, Niesen-Ward Forest Products, Morgan Hill, Ca., reports that following the complete thrashing of an "antique swivel chair" in his office, he has deduced the indentity of the culprit. But in deference to the laws of libel, you'Il have to ask Paul for the rest of the (semi) thrilling story.

Gary Hartman, Forest Products Transportation, Ukiah, Ca., is currently enjoying the Life of Riley on a Carribbean cruise ship with his wife.

L. Allen Tansil has been named nt'I. sales mgr. for dealers of the Distribution Div. of Georgia-Pacific.

Kelley E. Powell is a new GeorgiaPacific v.p., of the western region of the wholesale bldg. mtls. distribution div.

Terry Mullin, president of Terry Building Centers, Tarzana, Ca., was the keynote speaker at the All-' Australia Timber Congress, held at Syndey, Australia.

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