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Novbmber

Western Building Material Association - Nov. 10-14, annual convention, Red Lion Inn-Lloyd Center, portland, Or.; (360) 943-3054.

International Mass Retail Association - Nov. l5-l7, merchandising and store design conference, The Buttes, Tempe, Az.; (202) 86r-0774.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 16, sports night/dinner, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-4551.

American Lumber Standard Committee - Nov. lZ, annual meeting, Corpus Christi Marriott, Corpus Christi, Tx.; (301) 972-t7W.

Phoenix ffoo.Hoo Club - Nov. 21, golf, Scottsdale Country Club, Scottsdale, Az.; (6t2) 974-1556.

Construct Canada '95 - Nov. 29-Dec. 1., Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada; (416) 869-1156.

December

Sacramento Area Wholesalers - Dec. l, annual luncheon, Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, Ca.

International Woodworking/Forestry/Wood Products ShowDec. 6-10, Seoul, Korea; (202\ 659-4557.

Houtdag (Wood Day) - Dec. 7, construction show, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 8, annual holiday luncheon, Red Lion Inn-Lloyd Center, Portland, Or.

Los Angeles Ilardwood Lumberman's Club - Dec. 9, Christmas Party, Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach, Ca.

Spokane Hoo.Hoo Club - Dec. 14, wine tasting, Spokane, Wa.; (5W\ 62,+-4551.

Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 19, golf, Western Skies Golf Resort, Phoenix, Az.; (612) 97 4-1556.

January

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. Built-up loads/pull to length llumboldt lfoo-Iloo Club - Jan. 18, crab feed, Eureka, Ca.; (707) 822-0371.

Hardware Wholesalers Inc. - Jan. 5-6, winter market, Orlando, Fl.; (219) 748-5300.

Servistar - Jan. 7-10, lumber market, Orlando, Fl; @lZ) 2834567.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Jan. 8-12, estimating, bidding and quoting seminars, The Pinnacle/Four Seasons Hotel, Albuquerque, N.M.; Jan. 15-19, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Jan. 11, meeting, Maggie's Pub, Santa Fe Springs, Ca.

Ace llardware Corp. - Jan. ll-12, show, Orlando, Fl.; (708) 990-6600.

California Forestry Association - Jan. 11-12, annual meeting, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nv.; (916) 4446592.

Cotter & Co. - Jan. 14-16, winter market, Bally's Casino & Resort, Las Vegas, Nv.; (312) 975-4903.

International Housewares Show - Jan. 14-17, McCormick Place Exposition Center, Chicago, Il.; (708) 292-42W.

Phoenix IIoo.Hoo Club - Jan. 16, golf, Villa Depaz Golf Course, Phoenix, Az.: (612) 97+1556.

L-P Adds Middle Executives, Agrees To Siding Settlements

Beleagured Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or., has promoted three new general managers to oversee its Northern Division and proposed an up-to-$425 million settlement for defective siding claims.

Managers of 40 Northern Division facilities in 13 states, four Canadian provinces and Ireland will report to James Ellisor. Al Lawrence and Pete Wainer. They had previously reported directly to ousted executive v.p./gen. mgr. James Eisses, as had Alaskanbased subsidiary Ketchikan Pulp Co.

Ellisor will head the North West Division, Hayden Lake, Id.; Lawrence, North Central Division, Sagola, Mi., and Wainer, North East Division, Two Harbors, Mn.

L-P also rehired Eisses as a special consultant to help launch new OSB plants.

The company currently has no plans for a similar restructuring of the more-than-60-plant Southern Division since plants are geographically much closer together. Formerly under the conhol of Ronald Paul, Southern mill managers now report to acting gen. mgr. Gene Myers.

Interim chairman and ceo Don

Kayser says he and interim president and c.o.o. Lee Simpson will "back out totally" from the business when the board names a new ceo, probably by January.

Meantime, Kayser created a new position to oversee the company's litigation and environmental compliance issues. Former Bay Area attorney Steven Grant is now senior v.p.-compliance and will eventually also handle policy development in those areas.

Shortly after the appointment, L-P received tentative approval from a U.S. District Court judge to pay up to $425 million to homeowners nationwide to repair or replace defective siding. The company would pay $275 million to settle claims during the first four years, then have the option of paying up to $50 million more annually during the next two years. After the seventh year, it could pay another $50 million or half of the remaining unpaid claims, whichever is greater.

Until now, if L-P agreed siding was faulty, it offered to pay twice the original cost of the damaged siding. Under the new settlement, claimants will be paid for materials, labor, painting and other replacement costs, which could come to three to four times the warranty payments.

The proposed settlement would cover all siding installed before Jan. 1, 1996, but would not affect separate consumer fraud investigations now under way in Washington, Oregon and Florida.

According to L-P, the agreement would cover all states except Florida, where the company reached a separate settlement about three weeks earlier.

"Once they replace what they have to replace I think that line of business (Inner-Seal siding) will become history," projected analyst Mike Shea.

In its defense, L-P recently ran fullpage ads in Portland and Seattle, Wa., newspapers saying the alleged failure of its siding products has been "overblown" by the media.

The company also officially dissolved its air charter business, selling a 13-passenger jet, 2l-passenger jet and six-passenger helicopter. A 12passenger and two eight-passenger jets will be retained.

A 103-ft. yacht and companyowned Portland mansion, long-time residence of ex-chief Harry Merlo, are up for sale.

Round Three In Canadian

Following a third meeting on softwood lumber trade between u.S. and Canadian governments, American industry officials met with U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor to evaluate the consultations' progress and identify remedies for allegedly subsidized Canadian lumber imports.

Among those representing the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports were Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Colville, Wa., and Jim Hurst, Owens & Hurst Lumber, Eureka, Mt.

The Coalition maintains that subsidized Canadian imports have increased from 26.6V0 of the U.S. lumber market in 1991 to 36.5Vo in second quarter 1995, costing over

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25,000 direct U.S. mill jobs.

The group reiterated that its only goal is to persuade Canada to adopt market-oriented timber pricing to replace provincial systems which price timber at a fraction of market value, artificially promoting Canadian employment at the expense of U.S. mills.

Wholesaler Buys New Home

After 1l years of leasing facilities, Jewett-Cameron Lumber Corp. has moved to its own newly constructed office, warehouse and manufacturing complex on five acres in North Plains, Or.

Featuring 40,000 sq. ft. of buildings and greatly increased paved storage, the facility replaces leased quarters in Tigard and manufacturing space in Portland, Or.

Depot Cans Recycling Janitor

property belonging to Home Depot."

The "property" was aluminum cans, stacks of outdated newspaper coupons, glass bottles and other recyclable materials that Reynolds would separate from the trash, take home and set on his curb to be picked up by city recycling trucks.

But Home Depot, which does recycle cardboard, said he would spend as much as two hours a day recycling, interfering with his $9.50-an-hour job. It said it warned him twice about recvcling on company time.

Reynolds said he spent no more than 10 minutes a day recycling and repeatedly asked the company to start a recycling program.

News of the firing prornpted calls to Reynolds by four prospective employers, including the city's garbage disposal company. It also spurred four members of the San Jose Citv Council to introduce a proposal to require recycling by large employers.

"When partners can't agree, their business fares disashouslv. "

- Ivan Krylov [176e-]8441

Days after firing a janitor for spending too much time recycling, Home Depot, San Jose, Ca., was beseiged by about 120 angry phone calls.

A passionate recycler, Brad Reynolds was terminated for "removal of

In addition to the deluge of complaints, Home Depot received a free "environmental audit" by the city's recycling department to help establish a better program. The review determined that the store "has a good, basic recycling program" for most waste.

Home Center Sales Growing

The home center market is forecast to grow lOVo tlus year to reach sales of $60.8 billion, according to a new study by Packaged Facts.

Annual sales growth will then begin to dip slightly, bottoming out in 1998 with aTVo gain. ThatTVo level is expected to be maintained through the year 2000 when sales will reach $87.7 billion.

The growth is mostly attributed to a lEo annual growth rate in the number of U.S. households over the next five years. Approximately 5 million new households will be formed from 1995 to 1999, comprising roughly 12.2 million Americans.

Treated Wood Ban Refuted

Recent rumors of a possible ban on the sale of pressure treated wood in California are completely false and totally unfounded, according to the Western Wood Preservers Institute.

WWPI says no actions have been taken nor is it aware of any proposed action which would restrict the sale, distribution or use of treated wood products in the state.

Rumors likely surfaced after environmentalists questioned whether the industry's labeling practices are in full compliance with 1986's Prop. 65.

Plastic Leads Fence Growth

Plastic fencing is the strongest growth market for factory fence products, with sales increasing 2l.6Vo annually over the last eight years to about $56 million in 1995.

Overall factory fence products have risen 8Vo ayear to $1.2 billion.

PORTLAND was the site ol the Norlh American Wholesale Lumber Association's Oct. 17 Pacific Northwest regional meeting: (1) Dave Bodtker, Ray Haroldson. (2) Frank Burns, Deanna Slokes, Doug Holt. (3) Nick Kent, Doug Priaulx. (4) Terry Hagen, Ernie Glanville. (5) Erik Wilson, Bob Petow. (6) Vic Hadley. (7) Rick Sleers, Dave Fuhriman. (8)

Mike Gruenke, David Smith. (9) Steve McNulty, Mark Kilpack. (10) Reed Trull, Art Parker, Harlan Friesen. (11) Dave Evans, Burrle Elmore, Will Riegel. (12) Matt Engler, Brent Saunders, Jan Thaler. (13) Stuart Ralston, Vince Boedigheimer, Chuck Thompson, Dick Malone. (14) Gregg Froman, Mike Drorbaugh. (15) John Cole, Tom Tom- jack. (16) Steve Snavely, Jeny Gustafson. (17) Mike Salvino, Brian McDonald, Catherine Martin, Rich Ferguson. (18) Judy Wilson, Wayne & Jeanie Holm. (19) Wade Mosby, Jack Greene. (20) Mike Phillips, Mike Mackin, Gordon King. (21) Chris Block, Chad Hill, Joe DuChene. Jack Donovan.

Paul \{ard is retiring Nov. 30 after 47 years in the industry and closing Ward Forest Products, Morgan Hill, Ca. He started at Diamond Match Co., Stirling City, Ca., then spent eight years at Anderson Valley Lumber, Philo, Ca.; 17 years at Arcata Redwood Co., San Francisco and Arcata, Ca., and 22 years at Niesen/Ward Forest Products and Ward Forest Products.

Russ Primrose, ex-Serra Lumber, is new to contractor sales at Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca.

Bill Anderson is the new v.p.-sales at J.M. Thomas Forest Products, Ogden, Ut. Scott Nichols succeeds him in western slopeA.{.M. sales.

Steve Thurgood has joined the sales team at Landmark Forest Products, San Bemardino, Ca.

John Hollstein is representing Caffall Bros., Wilsonville, Or., temporarily from Orange County, Ca., before moving to company Hq.

Duncan Hossack, ex-Snavely Forest Products and O'Malley Cos., is the new gen. mgr. of Foxworth-Galbraith's Arizona sash & door operations. Paul Hutzel is now'gen. mgr., Nogales, Az.; Scott lloenig, gen. mgr., Las Cruces, N.M., and Brad Moyer, satellite mgr., Scottsdale, Az.

Mark Durk, ex-L-P, is new to Snow Peak Forest Products, Roseville, Ca.

Ben Buschbacher is new to sales at LJB Lumber Sales, Tigard, Or.

Bill Conklin, ex-Tree Products Mfg., is now production mgr. at Cedarsource Manufacturing, Inc., Milwaukie, Or.

Ben Stephens is now sales coordinator at Mill River Architectural Hardwoods, Inc., Post Falls, Id.

Dan Wolter, ex-Collins Pine, is new to sales at Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca.

Dave Goodknight is now director of corporate acquisitions for North Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Or.

Pat Craghead has left Mallco Distributors, Phoenix, Az., to join All-Coast Forest Products, Denver. Co.

Dan Roads has been promoted to mgr. of Georgia-Pacific, Phoenix, Az. He succeeds Pat Craghead as pres. of the Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club, with John lluerta now lst v.p.

Dianna Howse is now foresr resource svstems mgr. for Georgia-Pacific's Wjstern Wood Products Manufacturine Division, Portland, Or. Other Westeri region promotions: BIair Holman, region forestry mgr.; Dave Kurtz, procurement mgr.; Joe Matejka, resource mgr. for G-P's Coquille Timberlands; Larry Bray, Oregon fiber mgr., and Dave Emerson, fiber mgr.

Brook Graham, ex-Lone Star plywood, is now a millwork buyer for Trimco Millwork, Aurora, Co. Kent Pyatt, ex-Adam Wholesalers. is new to sales.

Mike Snickner, former Denver Bronco, is handling Co. sales for Peachtree Door.

Peter Petersen retires in Dec. as sales mgr. of Columbia Forest Products, Glendora, Ca., after 20 years with the firm, preceded by positions with Clear Fir Sales and Plywood L.A.

Kevin Whiting, ex-Shastina Lumber & Millwork, is new to domestic & exoort industrial specialty products for Majestic Forest Products, Eugene, Or.

Glenda Benkert is the new controller at Cal State Forest Products, Santa Ana, Ca., according to Patric Taylor, who is back from a Southeast business trip.

Bill Winfree is now mgr. of Tualatin Valley Builders Supply, Scappoose, Or.

Carl Torstenson, ex-Stans Lumber, is now product sales mgr. for dry lumber at BMA. Rancho Cordova, Ca.

Jim Ellis and Kerry Kennedy, ex-Dixie Lumber & Plywood, have started Woodlands Forest Products, Houston, Tx., a branch of Western International Forest Products, Portland, Or.

Jim Mathany has joined the sales staff of Louisiana-Pacifi c, Lake Oswego, Or.

Vaughn Hoskins, ex-Hi-Tech Forest Products, is now sales mgr. at Universal Forest Products, Moreno Valley, Ca.

Fred Smales, a Champion International retiree, has opened Plywood Hawaii, Honolulu, Hi.

Brad Bower. Darrel Garoutte, Jim Wallace and John Wydick are handling sales and purchasing for recently founded U.S. Timber Co.. Boise, Id. Jack Adkins and Joyce Walker are handling fi nance and administration.

Dennis Finnie. ex-Adobe Lumber Co., is the new gen. mgr. of Sierra Point Lumber Co., Brisbane, Ca.

Lori Dzingle is now mgr. at Home Depot, Bitter Lake, Wa. Kevin Guertin is now mgr., San Jose, Ca.

Vic Camozzi, Volco, Inc., Jerome, Id., was elected local Citizen of the Year.

Art Wall. retired from Arcata Redwood, sent in his subscription with this note: "I'm 85 year old now, so I am being optimistic with a three-year renewal!"

Tim Brennan, formerly with Performance Coatings Inc., is now handling Pacific Northwest sales for Diablo Timber, Napa, Ca. Barry Stagner, ex-South Bay Forest Products and Anfinson Lumber Sales, is now representing So. Ca. from Riverside, Ca.

Jim Brown, gen. mgr., Arcata Redwood Co., Arcata, Ca., was named chairman of the California Redwood Association, with Russ Britt, pres., Britt Lumber Co.. Arcata. vice chairman.

Mark Herms, ex-Industrial Forest Products Inc., has opened Herms Lumber Sales, Fontana, Ca.

Steve Strojan, ex-American Intemational Forest Products, is new to Wood International Corp., Portland, Or., heading up domestic trading of southem pine plywood and OSB.

Andrea Mallen has joined Jeld-Wen, Klamath Falls, Or., as advertising mgr.

Bitl Chisman, resawer atLazy S Lumber, Beavercreek, Or., was married in Oct. to his bride, Amy.

Curt Wood, Eel River Sawmills, Fortuna, Ca., scored a hole-in-one at the Redwood Empire Golf & Country Club, Fortuna, Oct. 4. He finished with a 73. It was his third hole-in-one.

Don Callison is new to Lumber Merchants Association, Sacramento, Ca.

Gerry Glem, Allweather Wood Treaters Inc., Washougal, Wa., caught 47-1b., 30-lb. and lS-lb. Chinook salmon on a recent Oregon Coast fishing trip.

Tamala Carr, ex-Weyerhaeuser, is new to engineered wood product sales at Cascade Empire Corp., Rialto, Ca.

Mike Parrella, Parr Lumber, Chino, Ca., recently completed a National Hardwood Lumber Association hardwood grading course in Memphis, Tn.

Stan Blaine has joined Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association, Woodland. Ca.

Chris Block is now in sales at Furman Lumber Co., Lake Oswego, Or. Chris Goff, Houston, Tx., recently visited San Diego, Ca., on business.

Toni Faulk, Dimensions, Salt Lake City, Ut., is the proud mother of 8 lb. 3 oz. Gavin. born Oct. 17.

Brian Martin is now account rep for The Astrup Co., Denver, Co., covering Co., Ut., Id. and Wy.

Dean Fox, Rough & Ready Lumber Co., Cave Junction, Or., spent several days in Oct. visiting family in So. Ca.

Larry McFadden, Fairfax Lumber & Hardware, Fairfax, Ca., has been elected vice chairman of the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.

Cindy Wild, The Merchant Magazine, and her husband, Rob, are the proud parents of 7 lb. I oz. MacKenzie Noel, born Oct. 28.

Olden C. Nile is in charge of Social Security administration at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Big W Eyes New Zealand Forest

Weyerhaeuser Co. is interested in the New Zealand sov_ ernment's possiblc sale of cutting rights on 460,000 a-cres of primarily radiata timbcrlands in the Kaingaroa State Forest, worth an estimated $2 billion.

Richard Long, v.p.-corporate affairs, said the company announced it would very much like to enter a bid should New Zealand choose to pursue privatization. He said to bettcr serve their customers globally, the company requires a timber base outside of North America.

Analysts say an announcement will be macle by year's end and Weyerhaeuser would be a fiont running bidder.

Fibreboard Leaves With Loot

Exiting the forest products industry, Fibreboard Corp., Walnut Creek, Ca., nettcd a sixfold increase in third qua.i.. profits l}om a year ago to $80.4 million, after selling its wood products group to Sierra Pacific Industries, Reddins. Ca., for $245 million.

Fibrcboard's sales rose from $38.7 million to $ 102.3 million, due to its purchase of Noranda's vinyl siding unit.

2x4 Construction Up In Japan

Vitalized by the performance ol American-style 2x4 hornes during earthquakes, permits for 2x4 homes in Kobe, Japan, were up 68%, in the f irst five months of 1995.

With permits reaching 1,413 through May, 2x4 homes now represent just over 5Vo of all new starts in Kobe. uo from 2.9Vo in 1994. About 8Va of all starts annurlly in Japan are 2x4 construction.

Panel Producers Warned Of Overcapacity

Rising production capacity poses a achieve that goal. Of that volume, major long-term marketing challenge about 2.7 billion sq. ft. is targeted in to the North American structural North American and 1.9 billion sq. ft. wood panel industry, the chairman of in foreign markets. Two to 3 billion APA-The Engineered Wood Associa- sq. ft. is expected from overall ecotion told members at its 59th annual nomic growth and past industry promeeung.

"Here's the problem, simply stated: motron.

APA president David L. Rogoway industry capacity is growing faster addressed marketplace demands for than market demand," said chairman product quality. He noted that rapid Thomas J. Smrekar, Potlatch Corp. advances in production technology, "You can debate the numbers. But the raw material variations resulting from best estimate says we'll add 8 to l0 a changing resource base, the diversity billion feet of new production capaci- of manufacturing processes, and the ty by the year 2000. At the same time international trend toward process demand is expected to grow by only 2 quality management all point to the to 3 billion feet." need to "embark on a bold new

WithZ} new OSB mills planned or path...that takes the best elements of now under construction, pressure to different approaches." He said compete for markets and operate prof- approaches may include the use of itably continues to intensify. Espe- data generated in the mill laboratories, cially susceptible are plywood produc- in-line testing and testing technologies ers and those in the West, harnessed that aren't yet fully developed' bv artificial timber constraints. "But About 550 attended the meeting it's not just a plywood problem," he Sept. 24-26 in Rancho Mirage (Palm added. "Nine billion feet of new OSB Springs), Ca. Reelected as regional capacity will also force existing OSB trustees were Thomas Luthy, Weyerplants to become more efficient." haeuser Co.; Floyd Vike, Willamette

APA's long-term strategic market- Industries; John Galloway, Hood Ining plan, to be presented with funding dustries, and Horst Sturmlinger, J'M. options for final approval by the APA Huber Corp. board of trustees in December, could

Appointed to the board as at-large help close the demand-capacity gap, trustees: Allen Ainsworth, Ainsworth but Smrekar emphasized that "all of Lumber; C. Steven Clark, Riverwood us better put this issue on the front International; Donald Deardorff, Fourburner because overcapacity is the is- ply; Charles Grenier, Plum Creek; sue of the hour." Gene Meyers, Louisiana-Pacific;

The strategic plan identifies 4.6 bil- Davis Mortensen, Georgia-Pacific; lion sq. ft. of additional annual market Dennis Spencer, Stone Forest Indusdemand and outlines specific market tries; James Sterrett, Boise Cascade, development strategies and tactics to and Jack Sweeny, Temple-Inland'

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Radio Ads Jolt Door Sales

Contra Costa Door, Concord, Ca., chalked up a Z6Vo increase in sales after participating in recent radio advertising with Stanley Door Systems.

The company began running radio commercials on the syndicated radio show On the House with the Carey Bros. in January. After co-owner Dale Brooks appeared on the show as a "guest expert," he arranged for Stanley product manager Larry Kaufman to appear on a later program.

Listener response was so overwhelming that Stanley Door Systems began running its own 60-second commercials on the show, featuring a lO-second tag line for Contra Costa Door.

Brooks attributes the success to target marketing: "Our advertising with On the House pays off because it is a doit-yourself radio show with people listening and calling in to obtain advice about products we provide."

Hope At Moulding Producer Meeting

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association members received a glimmer of hope for an upswing in new housing construction this year, although National Association of Home Builders' Michael Carliner cautioned not to expect drastic increases.

Other speakers at WMMPA's summer meeting Aug.2326 in Asheville, N.C., included Jeff Herscovits, North Pacific Lumber Co., on increased hnished mouldings from Chile; Ikuo Yamaguchi, Western Wood Products Association, on exporting to Japan, and Neil Goodman, Lowe's Cos., on which products move and which don't.

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Hope Adds 5 Locations

Hope Lumber & Supply Co., Broken Arrow, Ok., has opened a new yard in Albuquerque, N.M.; acquired retailer Western Window Co., Denver, Co., and opened a millwork shop in Denver.

The company also acquired the inventory and took over the lease of Big Tin Barn, West Houston, Tx., and purchased the inventory, buildings and property of Big Tin Barn, Conroe, Tx., bringing Hope to 17 locations in New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

Fire Devastates Minton's

A six-alarm blaze caused at least $5 million in damage to Minton's Lumber & Supply, Mountain View, Ca., destroying its 210'x240' covered lumber storage building, packed with equipment and lumber.

Sixty fire trucks responded to the Oct. 22 fire of undetermined origin, battling flames that shot 100 feet into the air.

The main office as well as retail shops that sell such products as doors, tabletops and hardware were spared. The business. that started as a sawmill on the same property in 1908, was closed for over a week.

Herb Eaton, who bought the business from the Minton family in 197L, vowed to rebuild the decimated lumber complex.

TreeSource Shutters 6 Mills

Citing current market conditions, TreeSource Inc., Portland, Or., has curtailed production at six mills in Washington and Oregon. Closed Nov. 1 were three stud mills (Central Point Lumber Co., Central Point, Or.; Morton Forest Products Co., Morton, Wa.; Trask River Lumber Co., Tillamook, Or.) and three dimension mills (Pacific Softwoods Co. and Philomath Forest Products Co., Philomath, Or.; SedroWoolley Lumber Co., Sedro-Woolley, wa.).

The company hopes to resume production at the facilities when timber prices fall. "It's up to the timber suppliers, when they're willing to come back down to earth." said Bob Redd.

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