National dealer meeting

A fairly optimistic tone, all l1 things considered, ran through the annual meeting of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, held recently in Scottsdale, Az.

Enlivened by a speech bY Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater before a luncheon crowd of nearly 800, National's theme was "The Opportunities of Change", which included programs on rail service, marketing and merchandising, legislative, materials handling and new ideas for a wide sPectrum of the business.

A look at the future by a Panel from Western Building Material Association's Young Westerners Club showed that the four Panelists were ready, willing and eager to cope with coming industrY situations. They were Andy Boyd, Art Burke, Larry Knudsen and Ron Pulliam.

Art Burke pointed out that young people are not afraid of future shock as they have grown uP with it. Their concern, he said, was to prepare to grow. He cited use of America's natural resources as one of the biggest challenges.

Ron Pulliam responded to a question on home centers bY observing that they are not taking over from the traditional dealer, that they perform another function and there appears to be business enough for all.

Only Westerner new to the toP elective posts is Boise Cascade's C.E. "Chuck" Link, the new secretary. Bob Slettdahl is Treasurer.

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In the late 1880s, Charles Horton, the great grandfather of The Merchant Magazine's editor, David Cutler, (middle name: Horton) founded the Empire Lumber Co. in Minnesota. Later he was joined by cousins Frank and Roscoe Horton and founded the Standard Lumber Co. in 1894.

Still a family-owned corporation, the Standard Lumber Co. now operates 30 Iine yards in the State of Minnesota and is headed by Roscoe's grandson, Bob Horton, newly-elected president of the NLBMDA at their Scottsdale, Az., convention. Did somebody out there say something about the lumber business being a family business?

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Al Winters Charles Brewer

Roy Soderman Richard Gacharna

Craig Reeves lynn Nicholl

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