At losl, 0 chonce for lumber deulers to qnd compore moteriql hondling ment in one convenient locotion shop o equrp

Material handling, storage and delivery equipment represent a BIG investment for lumber and building material dealers.

More than $90 million worth of forklifts, tractors and other material handling equipment, for example, are insured by Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company.

Big capital investments like these require lots of pre-purchase research to find the right equipment at the right price, research that, up until now, hasn't been easy for most dealers to do.

Now, for the first time, lumber and building material dealers from throughout the United States will have the chance to shop and compare the latest in store and yard equipment, all at the same time and all under one roof.

THE MATERIAL HANDLING, STORAGE AND DELIVERY SHOW, February 13-1,5, 1,994 at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, is a new "Show-Within-A-Show" at the Home Center Shows' BUILDING, REMODELING & DECOR PRODUCTS EXPO. It's a great opportunity to see the latest products for the operations side of your business while also seeing the newest offerings by leading vendors

"Equipment aad trucking expeqees ate,$ome of the higheot we have. A,s iiib contfuiue to setr'ice our customers'needs, it wilt get big ger and bigger. I would definilely travel to Dallae,io see a good equipment shown

MikeWebb

Presldent

Crlfax Bailding"eenter" , t" Nornral nlinoie

"lVhen traveling acroee the country I see tnaterial handling equipment that I haven't seen in my area. There's so much out there that'e different and no one ie really showing us tverytliing &rafs available. A show like thic could be hemendously important to ue."

Iefry Otrtcl Pregtdent Ordord LumberCo, .., .:..::.. Oxfor4 Michigan

"Being able to see and compare equipment on the spot would be a great benefit. I receive brochuree all the time, but they dontt compare to being able to gee the actual product. I'n always interested in finding sources for new and used equipment "

Herb Wiechman

President & GM

North Platte Lumber & Supply Co. North Platte, Nebraeka of products for builders, remodelers and homeowners that you can offer your customers.

Product categories expected to be showcased at the 1994 MATERIAL IIANDLING, STORAGE €' DELIVZRY SHOW include forklifts, industrial saws and tools, wood waste recyclers, strapping and banding equipment, industrial truck booms and cranes, stretch film equipment, floor trucks and carts, yard/ warehouse racking and shelving, hand trucks, computer software, data collections systems, yard storage systems and more.

Join us February 13-15, L994, at the Dallas Convention Center. To receive registration materials for THE MATERIAL HANDLING, STORAGE & DELIVERY SHOW, and for the Home Center Show's BUILDING, REMODELING & DECOR PRODUCTS EXPO, call us toll-free.

To Attend: 1-800-642-7 469

For information about exhibiting in this exciting new show, call TODAY!

To Exhibit 1-800-545-5859

Sandpoint Building Supply, Ponderay, Id., is a new 5,000 sq. ft. retail operation, Mike Freeland, mgr.; Larry Leith one of the owners Friedman Bros. will open a home improvement center in Sonoma, Ca., using a site vacated by detunct Yaeger & Kirk

Amos Dollard now owns Y Lumber Associates, Klamath Falls, Or. ... HomeBase has purchased a site in Foothill Ranch. Ca. ... Regnier Lumber, Bend 0r., moved to a larger location ...

Home Depot opened a Victorville, Ca., unit with Shoreline (Everett) and Spokane, 'Wa., and Fresno, Newhall and East Palo Alto, Ca., stores in the offing

4 Snr Lumber's storage facility was destroyed by a fire which San Leandro, Ca., fire authorities say was deliberately set Cloverdale Lumber, Cloverdale, Ca., closed with inventory and employees sent to sister company Healdsburg Lumber, Healdsburg, Ca. Economy Builders, Sandy Ut., is remodeling its showroom and will open a new drive-tfuough lumber yard before the end of the year

Builders Emporium, Irvine, Ca., permanently closcd ail BE stores, a Cashway Home Center and an Allwoods Home Center in Las Cruces, N.M., and ttuee Allwoods stores in Albuquerque, N.M., by Oct. 31 (see story p.24)...

Eagle Hardware & Garden, Ttrkwila, Wa., is planning to open stores in Salt Lake city, ut., and Vancouver, 8.C., next year with future sites in Everett and Spokane, Wa.; Medford, Or., and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ...

Weye rhaeuser has completed acquisition of all assets of San Diego Wholesale Building Materisls,

National City Ca., from Western Lumber; final lease agreement with Port of San Diego is pending; facility will be managed under an interim operating agreement ...

Coeur d' Alene Hardwoods, Coeur d'Alene, Id., added a new 100' x 25' lumber shed Enterprise Lumber, Arlington, Wa., acquired Liberty Lumber Co., Arlington ... KD Cedar Hayward, Ca." is now a div. of Disdero Lumber Co., Porfland, Or.

Kaihab Forest Product,s Co. completed the sale and auction of its Payson, Az., sawmill and moved the Phoenix sales oftice to its Frcdonia, Az.. nr[g. location, Tom Marrin and William J. Herman handling sales ,..

Georgia-Pacific Corp. is in the process of moving sales offices from Ft. Bragg and Martell, Ca., and Philomath, Or., to Portland, 0r.; relocation is expected to be complete by mid-summer Stone Forest Products, Albany, Or., will evaluate reopening its closed plywood mill this month

Sterra Pacific Industries' proposed purchase of MichiganCalifornia Lumber Co., Camino, Ca., has fallen through ...Tim Spellmon & Associates is now Timber International located at 4602 E. Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley, Az. 852-53 ...

Stimson Lumber Co.'s purchase of Champion International's Libby and Bonner, Mt., plywood/stud mills was set to close Nov. 1; tentative restart is Nov. 8 with about hall of the 1,300 workforce...

Manvill e's Schuller I nternational Inc. and Owens-Cominp Fiberglas we complying wilh a"Federal Trade Commission request for

The Merchant Magazine additional information ou their plan to sell parts of their roofing businesses to each ofher ...

Macluun Capital Corp., Yancouver, 8.C.. and upper management acquired the North American horticulture div. af Fisons PLC, renaming the Bellewe, Wa., opefation Snn Gro Horticulture Inc. ...

Advance Manufacturing & Development (AM &DJ, Willits, Ca., will acquire Paint-O-Matic's Vacurtm Coater und Infrared Dryer product lines, incorporating them into their Industrial Finishing Equipment div.

Fibrebourd Corp. relocaled corporate headquarters to Walnut Creek, Ca., from Concord, Ca. ... National Gypsum will Iay off about 360 of its 3,000 employees by the end of the year

Western mill production thrru third quarter lagged behind 1992 torrls, bul held the pace set by the flrst six n]onl.hs; coastal mills have farcd better than irrland operations .". over 45% of 1992's western lumtrer production was Douglas fir, 27a below 1987's record volume,..

For third quarter Georgia-Padfic had a $36 million net loss -Porlatclt Corp., $2.2 million net loss... Boise Cascade, $24.2 million net loss ... Pope & Talbot, $ I .3 million net profit Loui.siuna-Pacific, 25Vo net drop in thc third quartcr

American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC) nioved its Vancouver, Wa., Hq. to 7012 S. Revere Parkway, Suite 140, Englewood, Co. 80112; phone (303) 192-9559; l-AX 303-792-0669 ...

Potlatctt will purchase approximately 23,850 acres of timberland and a half interest in an additional 23,500 acres in No. Idaho for ahout $.50 million by year's end ...

Housirtg slarls inched up 2.8Vo in Sept. (latest figs.) to a 1.35 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, highest since Feb. 1990 ... single family starts fell 3%; multis juntped 52Vo .., constructicn in the west rose 2.8Vo, up l4.2Vo from 1992.

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November

Amerlcan Lumber Standard Commlttee - Nov. 10, annual meeting, Westin LaPalom4 Tucson, Az.

Bulldlng Industry Assoclatlon of Southern Callfornla - Nov. 10-11, show, Anabeim Convention Center, Anaheim, Ca.

Western Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon - Nov. 12-16, annual convention and show, Red Lion-Jantzen Beach, Portlurd, Or.

VYestern Wood heserrers Institute - Nov. 14-17, winter meeting, Maui Inter-Continental Resort Maui, Hi.

Bulldlng Industry Credlt Assoclatlon - Nov. 15, credit seminar, JW Marriotl Century City, Ca-

Natlonal Bulldtng Materlal Dlstrlbutors Assoclatlon - Nov. 16, EDI seminar, Seattle, Wa.

Phoenlr Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 16, golf, Scottsdale Golf & Country Club, Scottsdale, Az.

North Cascade Hm-Hoo Club - Nov. 17, trap shoot/turkey raffle, Mt. Vemon Elks, Mt. Vernon. Wa.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. lt, Sports Nigbt, Spokane, Wa.

San Joaquln Yalley Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. f 9, mill tour, Sequoia Forest Indushies, Dinuba, Ca.

Natlonal Decoratlng Products Show - Nov. 19-21, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.

Lumber Merchants Assoclatlon of Northern Callfornla - Nov. 2022rOwners Seminar, Tucson, Az.

Interbulld 93 - Nov. 28-Dec. 3, building & construction exhibition, National Exhibition Cenhg Bimringham, England.

December

Western Forestry & Conservatlon Assoclatlon - Dec. 5-7, Seat0e Sheraton, Seattle, Wa.

European-Amerlcan Hardwood Conventlon - Dec. 6-7,Langham Hilton Hotel, [,ondon, England.

San Dlego Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 9, initiation meeting, San Diego, Ca.

North Cascade Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 14, Christnras party, Everett Golf Club, Everet! Wa.

Tacoma-Olympla Hoo.Hoo Club - Dec. 14, Christaras party & ladies nighl Tacomq Wa.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 16, meeting, Spokane, Wa.

Phoenlx Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 21, golf & dinner, Westem Skies Golf Resort, Gilbert, Az.

JAI{UARY

Tacoma-Olympla Hm-Hoo Club - Jan. 4, sports night, Tacoma, Wa.

Hardware Wholesalers Io". - Jao.7-t, winter building products market Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fl.

Coast to Coast - Jan. ll-14, merchandise meeting, Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nv.

Cotter & Co. - Jan. 15-19, winter lumber market, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nv.

Roof Coatlngs Manufacturers Assoclatlon - Jan. 15-20, annual conference & expo, Lr Meridien at San Diego, Coronado, Ca.

Natlonal Housewares Manufacturers Ascoclatlon - Jan. 1619, intemational housewares show, McConnick Place, Chicago, Il.

Phocnlx Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. lE, golf, Pavilion Lakes Golf Club, ScotMale, Az.

North Cascrde Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 19, beer & crab feed, Mt. Vemon Elks, Mt. Vernon, Wa.

Petition For Delisting Oud

Saying the northem spotted owl is not endangered, the California Forestry Association has petitioned the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to delist the bird.

Listing of the owl as an endangered species was based on the assumption the birds were in decline

ffiffi:;f:xT

a CFA wildlife biologist, says California forests support a minimum of 4,450 and as many as 8,500 owls. Studies in Northern California have found owls doing well in many types of second growth forests.

The Fish & Wildlife Service has scheduled a status review of the owl over its entire range in 1995, but spokesnan David Klinger said, "But it's not pfernatue to ask this question now. We'll look at it."

Biologists believe Northern California's redwood forests and harvest patterns create better owl habitat than that found in Oregon and Washington. Although the area was treated as one region in making the ruling, owls in the southern area do not appear to be threatened.

It could take as many as two years of study and review to decide whether or not the owl will be removed from the threatened species list.

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14

The Merchant Magazine

DON'T IET ANCIENT TREES FROM THE ANCIENT FOREST DIE A tONEtY DEATH AND CO TO WASTE. PUTIHEM IN A HOME.

(AS 2X4 STUDS, WOOD WINDOWS, WOOD MOULDINGS, WOOD DOORS, EIC.)

Owl Droppings

by filatt lloulder

Tucked away in the fa norlhwest corner of California is a sctrool of some 8,000 sludents known as HumboHl State University. They have a pretty fair sciool of foreslry at HSU and from time to time field a good foolball team. They are known as the Lumberiacks and play in lhe Northem Calilomia Athletic Confersnce, competing against such teams as San Francisco State and Chico Slale. for Humboldt Stde to sdredule a footballgame with Rice University of lhe Southwest Confercnce is definilely stepping oul ol their class, on a pa with Nevada Reno playing a Big Ten leam, as was the case earlier this season. However, wilh a name like lhe Lumberiacls and wilh Rice University being the Owls, I suppose it was inevilable that a football game be s$eduled betrveen the two schools. What a spons promote/s dream, the Lumbe{acks vs. the Owb. Following is a recap of the lidional matdtup of lhese two grid teams as they met recently in the first annual Gore Bowl.

Cheerleading was not allowed in the game, as it was deemed environmentally impropr to havE sludents lead the audienca in yells along the lines of "Kill Those Owls.' h would be even les acceptable to have people shouting, "Go Lumberiacks" or'Fighl On Lumberiacks" and things of thb nature. Also, the age old dtant, "Give 'Em the Axe" is no longer considered politically correcl, as it could be construed as meaning that logging is O.K. Consequently, with all of these negatives and wilh this being such an emotion-packed event, it was decided to give the c'lreerleaders the evening 0fi.

The game was played in Texas and lhe Lumbe{acls, having hit on hard times lately due lo timber crtbac-la in their aea, were subjected to the time consuming ordeal of lrain travel. Ah travel was economically unfeasible. En route to the game,the train was involved in a wreck and was badly damaged. The leam members were eligibld for governmenl assbtance due to the fact they were fiom an economically depressed area, so the govemment paid to have them retrained. When the leam finally anived at the game site, they were very lired from theh ordeal and rwre nol al their best.

The Owls were never endangered and the Lumberiacks, weakened by retraining and poor morale, were lileralty dubbed to death... the Siena Club, the Audubon Club and the Wldemess Club, among others. The Owls, with their greater finances coming from lhe ranks of doctors, lawyens and the like, were able lo field a much stronger team. The problem was compounded by pregame publ'nity invoMng very slanted reprling by the medh, putting lhe Lumberiacks al a strong pycnological disadvantage.

Some of the Lumberjacks' previous opponents successfully used the bomb against lhem. Knowing this, the Owb rveqt to the air with great success and found the defense to be nearly nonexislenl. Maileil, Lehrer, Bather, Koppel, Fonda and Tumer all contribuled lo the Owls' air domination.

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