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By KENT MOXEY executive secretary

f\ ssoctnrloN president Mike FlLehan recently sent a telegram to Senator Floyd Haskell of Colorado protesting his proposal to add 13,000 acres to the Hunter Frying Pan Wilderness Area, which is already planned to include 67,000 acres.

The Haskell addition would tie up at least another 150 million board feet of saw timber. Mike pointed out to the Senator that one of the reasons for the high price of lumber is the locking up of our natural resources in wilderness areas.

More telegrams to Senators and Representatives are needed on this subject. The bill is moving fast through Congress. Contact me for more details and help in getting your message through.

Lumber dealers are encouraged to take a greater interest in Congressional activity concerning the National Forests. There are many preservationistinspired bills moving through Congress that would reduce the availability of saw timber, resulting in lumber and plywood shortages and higher prices.

The best source of current information on the subject that I have seen is the Forest Industries Newsletter published weekly by the National

Forest Products Association, l6l9 Massachusetts Ave., Wash. D.C. 20036.

I'm sure they will send it to you on reo uest.

The Retail Lumber Dealers Foundation has revised and updated the popular Product Training Manual. The following 6 chapters have been completely re-written: lumber, plywood, insulation, siding, flooring, and interior paneling.

The set of revised chapters alone for those who already own the manuals is available for $18. The entire manual consisting of l6 chapters in binders is still available for $30. This manual is the standard basic trainine text for our industry.