Western Lumber e Building Materials

PBblt.tor A. D. BeU, Jr. tdltor Davld Cutler Contrlbutlng Edltor Dwlght Curran Adv€rtl.lna Proiluotlon Mgr. Marsha ClrculationKelleyM-s, Davld Hamll

EDITOilAL OEI.ICES

WESTERN LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIALS MERCHANT tS PUb- llshed monthly at 57S So. Leke Ave.. P&tedena, C&. 01101, Phone (2lS) 752-9623 or (219) 702-4088 by Calitornla Lumber Merchant, Inc. second-class poBtage rates pal4 at Pasadena. Ca., and addltlonal offlces. Advertlslng rates upon request.

ADVDIiTTSING OFT'ICES

NORTHENN CAIITON,NIA & PACIFIC NOBTHWEST Jerry Holtz. 58O Market St.' #400, San Frariclsco 94104. Phone (415) 392-3:t65.

SAN FRANCISCO BII,I,rNG OFFICE 2030 Unlon St., San Franclsco, Ca. 94123. Phone (415) 346-6000.

SOUTIIEBN CAIIT'OBNIA

CarI Yann. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Anseles. Ca. 90024. Phone (zL3\ 4{17-7593.

MOUNTAIN STATES tr'rank L. Beckstesal Aseoclater, (Denver) 3505 Mlller Court, Wheat Rldge, Colorado 80033. Phone (303) 42r-%i92. NEW YORT

Btlllncslea & Flcko, Inc., 13? East 36th St.. New York, N.Y., 10016, Phone (272) 532-7632.

Subscbiptions

Chrngs ol Addr6i.-Send subscrlp' tlon orders and address changes to Clrculatlon Dept., Western Lumber & Bulldlns Materlals Merchant, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91101. Include address label from fecent lssue lf possible, Plus new address and zlp code.

Subacrlotlon Roter-U.S., Canada, Mexlco-and Latin America: $5-one vear: 88-two vears: $10-three vearir. Overseas:-$6-one year; $9- two vears. Slnsle coDles 60r, Back cople! 91.00 when avallable.

Tho Merc|rent Mecezlne serves the members of the: arlzona Lumber & Bullders Supply Associatlon, Phoenlx: Lumber Merchants Alsoclatlon <if Northern Callfornla, Los Altos; Montana Bullding Mate- rlal Dealers Assoclatlon, Helena: Mountaln States Lumber Dealers Assoclatlon, Salt Lake Ctty and Denver: Lumber Assoclatlon of Southern Callfornla, Lor AnSieles; Western Bulldlns Materlal Assoclatlon, Olympta,-WarhlnSton.

THE iIERCIIAIIT ia an independent rnagazine, for the lumber and build:i.ng m.aterinls inilwtra in the 18 Weetant states, concentro,ting on ,neb chanilistng, ttuanogernent and acetrtrate, factuol newa.

Lumber for decking, siding, cabinets, millwork and paneling, material for fences, patio decks and planters.. any application where the superior characteristics of Western Red Cedar are demanded can be supplied' from our 172 million foot inventory. Standard stock includes 1x6,8, 12' and 2x6, 8, 10,12'.lt is supplied in specified widths and lengths with many patterns, clear or knotty, smooth or sawsize.

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Without the Young,We're in Trouble

fN this annual Business Forecast Issue there is r a lot of excellent crystal ball gazing by prominent industry figures Ln produJtior4"marfeting, finance, merchandising and related business top. ics as they apply to the sales, marketing and distribution of lumber and building materials in our 13 Western States. It is a first rate collection of forecasts and we comrnend it to you.

The future in a different form concerns us here. IVe have always been struck by the conspicuous absence of young people at most of the functions at the retail-wholesale level. Anyone 35 and under was often outnumbered ten.to-one.

Recently we think (hope) we have been seeing a reversal of the deadly trend to an ever-increasing average age in the business. In some cases, the presence of younger members is simply a reflection of good business conditions that provide the extra funds to allow lower echelon personnel the opportunity to attend industry meetings.

More and more, though, it is not simply prosperous times. It is the realization of the more thoughtful that without young people, there simply isn't a future. Early this year the Western the Holiday

Building Material Association began a Young Westerners Club. Its purpose is to involve young people in association workings and the industry and to give them a forum where they can learn, practice and grow. Perhaps leadership training is too strong a term now, but you can bet a buck an appreciable number of future industry leaders will issue forth from this and similar groups that encourage this sort of educational opportunity.

Membership requirements are kept as simple as possible to encourage maximum participation, There are no dues and members do not have to be in management, they just must be under 35 and members of a firm that is a ITBMA member.

New officers for the coming year are Larry Knudsen of Lumberman's of Shelton, Shelton, Wash., as president and Bud Lamarr, Fort Jones, Ca., as vp, Gentlemen, your interest and commitment speaks well for you and we wish you much success.

We trust that more and more, management will be alert enough to include and encourage the young people, both by organized and casual efforts, to take part in as much as they can. Without them,, we're all in trouble.

Season's greetings to all of our friends in the industry.

May 1973 be iust as successfulbut slightly less franticthan t972.