MOUNTAIN STATES

KENT MOXEY executive secretary

l.IEWS AROUND the relIgion... Walter Kellogg III has joined his father, Walter, Jr., and uncle, Dick, in their business, Kellogg Lumber Co. Walter Kellogg, Sr. started in the lumber business in Denver, Co., in 1924... Aldrich & Co. purchased the AAA yard in Cody, Wy., and closed their old yard there. Robert Henry is mgr. .Don Gray is with Woodside Lumber in Denver, Co. Cade Pioneer, Denver, Co., has moved to 48494 Kingston St.

I want to express my appreciation to the committee which put in a lot of time and elfort in planning and organizing the 86th annual convention. It includes chairman Vern Russell, Russell Lumber, Douglas, Wy.; Jerry Tracy, Jackson Lumber, Jackson, Wy.', Derrell Ballard, T-Bird Home Centers, Alamogordo, N.M.,; Lyle Btue, Bloedorn Lumber Co., Torrington, Wy.l K.D. Ker, Ker Lumber Co., Idaho Falls. Id.t Ken Nelson, Everitt Lumber Co.. Ft. Collins, Co.; Joe Poitevin, Anderson Lumber Co., Ogden, Ut. Results of the election of officers, national directors. and group insurance trustees will be reported in a forthcomlng rssue.

Nominating committee appointed burn fuel more efficiently. e Clock thermostats or other automatic energy-saving set back thermostats. o Meters that display the cost of energy usage.

Here are some qualifications for the credit: o The individual must be the first person to use the iteml second hand property does not count toward the credit. o The item must be expected to last for at least three years. o If the home was built after April 19, 1977 , it is ineligible for the credit. Although the money must be spent on a principal residence (yearround home as opposed to a vacation home) the tax break is not limited to homeowners.

(Please turn to pase 104) by Jerry Tracy, president, included David E. Gibson IV, Gibson Lumber Co., Albuquerque, N.M.; Kent Brosh, Crissey Fowler Lumber, Colorado Springs, Co.; Robert McHale, Anderson Lumber Co.,Pocatello, Id.; Clayton Carstens, Boise Cascade, Grand Junction, Co.

According to a recent article in the Oklahoma Lumberman, lumber industry trade shows generate excellent sales response for exhibitors. It said in part that a trade show has an ability to uncover prospects not reached by salesmen. A study by Exhibit Surveys, Inc. indicates that 830/o of all qualified buyers who stop at an exhibit for information or literature have not been called on by a sales person from the exhibiting company within the previous l2 months.

This figure is remarkably constant from industry to industry, ranging from 790/o of new prospects at exhibits of office, computing and accounting machines, to a high of 890/o at exhibits of lumber and wood oroducts.

Paul does not rest on his fame as the lumberman's symbol of accomplishment. New requirements and changing conditions keep him alen to progress.

R.V. PETERSEN executive secretary

I NDUSTRY MOVES. transfers

I and changes within Montana recently include Harley Wuest named as mgr. of the United Building Centers yard at Deer Lodge. He was succeeded at the UBC Wolf Point yard by Jerry Fossen.

Tony Steinhas disposed of his interests in A-Frame, Inc., Baker, and is in the process of building a new yard at Lewistown.

New mgr. for Aldrich & Co., Lovell, Wy., is Craig Steflan.

Clarence Fried has assumed management responsibilities at A-Frame, Inc., Baker.

Bob Menholt is now mgr. for Peavey Building Supplies at Billings, having succeeded Lee Pawluk, who has been transferred to the firm's general offices in Minneapolis, Mn.

Aldrich & Co. has acouired AAA Lumber Co., Cody, Wy.. installing Bob Henry as mgr. Aldrich's former yard facilities in Cody have been deactivated and sold.

W.R. "Bud" Schultz. Schultz Sales Co., Missoula. is the newest MBMDA associate member.

The mid-summer board meeting brought some new faces to the MBMDA board ol directors. Succeeding Mel Johnson, Anaconda, who has retired as dealer and director is Gary Trusty, High Country Building Center, Livingston; succeeding Lee Pawluk is Jimmie Nelson, DeVoe's Builders Service, Valiert Dick Graham, now with Contractors Wholesale Supply, Miles City, has been succeeded by Joe Killham, Midland, Inc., Miles City.

Kermit A. Kruse, Helena, has been named convention chairman for the 1980 MBMDA Convention which will be held in Helena on Feb. 2l-23.

We wish to welcome new member Larry A. Bailey, owner of Darby Building Supplies, Darby, a new venture in the Bitterroot valley.

Welcome is also extended to new nrembers Frank Smith and Garv Jorgenson. A- l Building Materials. Anaconda.

FRANK DAVIS executive vice president

ll,E HAVE recently been ff informed, by the Industrial Commission ol Arizona. that ADOSH (the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health) compliance officers are discovering many violations of the woodworking standards (1910.21 2 and 1910.213). Serious citations and sizable penalties are being issued and assessed. There is an ADOSH consultation service designed to assist you in complying with the standards and to help you find solutions to the many common safety and health problems native to your industry. Assistance is provided through consultative surveys and trainrng courses.

If you request it, a consultant will visit your business or worksite to identify safety and health hazards. Results of this survey are treated in strictest confidence with any hazards and/or violations reported only to the employer by written communication.

Since there is no exchange of information between the consultation service and the compliance officers of ADOSH, a request for a survey neither increases nor decreases the possibility ol an inspection by a compliance ofllcer.

The service has developed a number of training courses for you that cover the safety and health problems in your industry. These courses vary in length and are taught at your convenience, upon request. Requesting the consultation services could save you money, help you conserve your human resources, and avoid costly penalties if you should happen to have a compliance inspection in the near future.

You may call or write our office for a copy of the request for consultation lorm.

Bendix To Go Retail?

The purchase of a western building materials retail chain by the Bendix Corp. is a likely possibility according to International Resource Development, Inc., a specialized research and management consulting firm.

Basing their forecast on the success of Bendix in the wholesale distribution of building materials through their Forest Products Division which contributed ll.8o/o of the corporation's $3.6 billion revenues in 1978, the research experts predict it may wish to try its luck at the retail level.

Softwood Manufacturing Up Operators of

softwood veneer and plywood manufacturing plants reported shipments of $3,783 million and employment of 45.8 thousand workers in 1977.according to the latest Census of Manufactures.

The figure, unadjusted for price change, rose 88% from the 1972 figure of $2,012 million. In the same period employment rose 5olo from 1972 figure of 43.7 thousand.

The value added by manufacture in 1977 amounred to $1,589 million or some 700/o over 1972. Value

Quality

added by manufacture approximates the value of shipments, less the cost of materials used to manufacture the products, and is considered a closer measure of net contribution to the national economy than value of shipments.

Compared with rose 200h, and creased 2ol0.

1976, shipments employment in-

Shipments of softwood veneer and plywood by all manufacturing establishments, including those not classified in the industry, were valued at $3,713 million, an increase of 9106 over the 1972 shipments of $1.940 million. Softwood plywood, interior and exterior types, accounted for $3,197 million, an increase of l0lo/u over 1972.

Hardwood Up In South

August hardwood lumber production in the South was 40lo higher than July, according to the Southern Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Assn. Orders received during August were down 2olo from the preceding month, while shipments increased 6010.

Compared with August, 1978, production was 5olo higher, shipments were up lolo while orders received were down 1lo/0.

Unfilled orders at the end of August were 3olo lower than the end of July and were 2lolo lower than one year ago. Gross mill inventories were up 3olo from the preceding month and were 230lo hieher than one year ago.

Fremont Visits Sunriver

Fremont Forest Products held a sales award seminar at Sunriver, Or., recently with 15 couples attending from southern California and Eugene, Or. With the belief that a "little fun in the country makes one a tiger in the city," Fremont Forest Products rewarded their top sales people a recreational weekend.

Named after General John C. Fremont, a l9th century pioneer known as "The Pathfinder of the West" and a leader in his time, Fremont Forest Products chose an appropriate theme for this seminar entitled "Fremont Forest Products is still leading the way!"

douglas Iir, hem-fir, ponderosa pine sugar pine, western red cedar and incense cedar plus a wide range of industrial items in those species. cedar, hem-fir and douglas fir studs in all grades,6' to 8'. truck and trailer& carloads

McFarland Cascade is among the tops in treating capacityon the West Coast. And we havethe most convenient locations. (See list at right.)

We can f rame lumber to any length, and treat it to you r specifications. We can also treat timbers up to 24x4f,.in.; crossties; and other wood products. And we'll meet any standard you say, including the AWPB LP Program and the All-Weather Wood Foundation System. Allthis, at prices competitive with any in the industry.

And here's a real cost-cutter: Treating-in-Transit. You ship us the lumber, we treat it, then send it on to your customer. For example, lumber coming by railfrom the West Coast can be treated at Bozeman. then sent on east for a simple, low stop charge at the same through rate. This cuts shipping expense for everyone.

McFarland Cascade is the biggest name in wood preserving in the West. With ourown forest resources, we offer a dependable supply of treated poles, pili ng, timbers and lumber-and overa half-centurytradition of quality and service.

Call or drop in. We'd like to help.

Tacoma, WA (Wolman Salts-CCA, Type C;Chemonite-ACA; Penta-in-oil ; Creosote; AWWF; custom drying) (206) 572-3033. Toll{ree (800) 42G8430. Telex 32-7479. Bozeman, MT (Penta-in-oiD (406) 587-5181

Eugene, OR (Penta-in-oil; Creosote) (503) 689-1277. Sandpoint, !D (208) 263-2141. Denver, CO (303) 759-0455. Burnsville, MN (61 2) 890-8400.

John Cameron Swapeis a world expert on torture tests. But he had his doubts aboutthis one.

In front of him was a typical floor system of 2x12-inch joists, 16 inches on center. Covering that was Louisiana-Paciftc's fi nest orterior particleboard- Redq.

With Swape's help, we gavethe product the moet severe punishment we could think d. We took Tunga, a 9,(XX) pound elephant and walked him across the face of this board. As you cian see from the photo, Tunga did everything he could to demolish the Redex, but as Swape summed up.

"The amazing L-P Redex. Strong enough to hold this four and a halfton pachyderm!"

Whyto Bedcx oo olrong?

Redwood particles have been mixed with extra long, extra strong ftb€rs of

Douglas ffr. Then with phenolic resin, it is all bonded together under intense pressure and heat. Finally, the long edges are tongue and grooved and all four edges sealed to control moisfure absorption.

The result is a board of excellent internal bond and rupture resistance.

On top of that Reder knows how to take a nail. Or a staple. And there are no face or core voids to contend with. No checking or delaminating.

Redex Gan oavc you a ton of moneytoo.

Forget about underlayment or other subflooring. Redex will handle werything. Which means you ort materials cost by about 30 per cent for every 2,0(X) square feet compared to other usual flooring construction, atthe same time taking a big chunk out d labor costs.

Speaking dsaving labor, Redex tongue and groove also does away with the need for blocking. So installation time is reduced by 8 to 10 manhours per average home.

And looh who approveo:

The FHA,ICBO, BOCA and Southern Building Congress all say Redex meets or enceeds their standards. In fact, Redex has been tested by the Underuniters Laboratory and meets Class III Flame Spread rating.

Lllrc morelnformadon?

Give us a call at (707) 528-6680, or write Louisiana -Paciftc. 1300 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201.