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Direct and LCL shipments

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Washing Over Drying

A stackable washer and dryer line which provides large capacity and economical operation while saving space is new from Frigidaire. The 27-in. wide units can also be installed side by side, separately or under a counter. Easy-to-read frontmounted controls are located above the door of each unit.

The washer features a Water Miser control which saves water by matching the water level to the load. And an automatic lint control ejects lint during wash and rinse,/spin cycles, eliminating the need f or a filter.Dryer models, electric or gas, have four temperature settings and three separate drying cycles.

NewWood Preservative

A temporary wood preservative to dip or spray on freshly cut sawmill lumber to protect it during shipment and storage and give it a bright, attractive appearance is new from Koppers Co., Inc.

For more information on New Products write The Merchant Mogazine,4500 Campus Dr.. Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca 92660. Please mention issue date and page number so we can process your request {asterl Many thanksl

Depending on conditions, the treated wood will resist attack from sapstain, fungus and mildew for several years. It is not recommended as a substitute for preservative by pressuretreatment, but it is a less expensive method than kiln dryrng.

The treated lumber has no chemical odor, color or greasy film. It can be finished like untreated wood.

Containing no pentachlorophenol, the preservative's ingredients include a quaternary ammonium compound used widely in hospitals as a germicide.

PGL

BlackTopper

A driveway sealant applicator is available from D.T. Home Tech Corp. A3-l/2 gallon hopper which stores and dispenses the sealer is mounted on a pair of wheels. Beneath the hopper is aA" widebrush and a 20 " squeegee to

A Bit Better

Center punching and drill walking are reportedly eliminated by split point drill bits from Vermont American Tool Co.

spread the sealant uniformly. The whole unit is attached to a tubular steel handle with a trigger control at the end of the handle.

The applicator can be cleaned by spraying it with a garden hose.

PortableWarmth

Disposable, portable hand and body warmers in the form of handy heat pouches are new from EJW North America.

They generate heat by being removed from a plastic protective bag, exposed to the air and manipulated for two minutes until their temperature reaches a safe, average l4O0 warmth. Each pouch is 4" wide by 6 " long, and weighs less than 3 oz. and provides 20 hours of warmth.

They can also be used to overcome discomforts of minor muscle or joint aches or stiffness. The product has a two-year shelf life.

The special-alloy, high speed steel bits are designed to cut faster with less feed pressure. The mechanic's length bit can be used to drill through woods, plastics, copper, brass, cast iron, untempered steel, aluminum, bronze and die castings.

To ourvalued suppliers, Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings from all of us at Fullmer Lumber. We thank you for your support throughout the year.

SquaringOff At Home

A new squzue from Swanson Tool Co. is a five-in-one tool for roof framing, stairway building and other do-ityourself home repair or hobby projects.

The Big-12 square combines a rafterlframing square, stairway gauge & crooked corner guide, protractor & mitre saw guide, tri-square and layout scriber in one compact tool.

It also includes a unique layout bar that adjusts for measuring crooked corners. The bar is easily removed for standard square use.

Constructed of 3/16' thick aluminum, the tool measures 12"x12"x17".

is the PROFESSI0NA['S ALt PURP0SE PIASTIC

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My perception of the attitude of the writer is subjective and therefore is somewhat harder to deal with. I frankly feel that repeated useofbeing "cheated" bythe "shady dealers" puts a negative tone on the story that is entirely unwarranted and is not overcome by the disclaimers to the contrary at the beginning and end of the article. I would suggest to you that the way to deal with someone who you think is cheating you is to buy your lumber from a reputable firmand there are plenty of themrather than by trying to beat someone at his own game by measuring boards with a 40" lumber rule and registering complaints when you're more than 590 short in footage. I would further suggest that it would have been much more constructive to title the article "Unraveling Some Mysteries in Receiving Hardwood Lumber" and develop in a more positive fashion.

As indicated above. we know that our hardwood products and our business customs vary substantially from the softwood industry with which many of your readers are involved. Many reputable hardwood firms would welcome the opportunity to better acquaint others with the world of hardwood.

This association counts as one of its major purposes the education of those inside and outside of our industry. We are not in a position to arbitrate claims, but we will be most happy to supply information when requested, Under certain circumstances, we might well be available to present programs to industry groups. In short, we want to do everything reasonable to foster understanding and to encourage the use ofhardwoods.

Please call on us.

S. Carroll White Executive Manager National Hardwood Lumber Association Memphis, Tn.

Editorial On Target

I thoroughly enjoyed the special issue (Oct. 1985) devoted to the hardwood industry.

The issue contains several good articles that would be of interest to anyone connected with the U.S. hardwood industry. I certainly agree with your editorial message.

Stevcn V. Losser Executive Director National Dimension Manufacturers Association Marietta, Ga.

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Anti Fungus Campaign

Freddie & Hugh are a fungus amungus that AIDS noneofus. Before it ruinus, can't you get them into Chapter I I or better still absorbed bv sumofus with a new name?

The fun is gone.

David Crisp Dallas, Tx.75225

A new name for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products? Rodical, man.ed.

Fungus Follower

I have always been amused at comments about Mungus-Fungus Forest Products. Do they happen to have a salesman on staff by name of Board Stiff or Hard Board? By the way, I retired from Vis-Rey Inc. on November 15, 1985.

John Baird

Vis-Rey Inc.

Spanaway, Wa. 98387

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PINE COMMONS o PLYWOOD SIDINCS

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Pii€ctMill T&T CarLoads or LCL from our distribution yard 1286 North Broadway Stockton, Ca. 95208

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Lee Turner - Cordon Roby - Matt Stanley Orville Chedester

Home Center Show Headliners

A line-up of speakers to meet the specialized needs of home center and do-it-yourself retailers, their wholesalers and suppliers has been engaged for the 1986 National Home Center Show, March 9-12, at McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.

"We are pleased to mark the beginning of the show's second decade of service to the home center industry by providing an extensive array of major speakers, who can help show attendees keep pace with our expanding, competitive industry," John Berry, director of the trade show division of Vance Publishing Corp., show sponsor, said.

Jim Pence, a specialist in smallbusiness financial management, per-

DR. REASER

(Continued from page l6 ) decline in the dollar's exchange rate will lead to higher inflation. Much of the effect may not come until 1987. By the end of 1986, we expect consumer prices to be about 5 9o above their year- sonnel development, sales and marketing training and compensation,/incentive programs, will be the first speaker on Sunday afternoon, March 9.

Jack Trout, president of Trout & Ries Advertising, New York, is scheduled for Monday morning. Wally Lynch, president of Builders Express, Inc., Dallas, Tx., a columnist for this magazine and a leading specialist in helping companies reduce their delivery costs, will be the afternoon speaker.

Roger Blackwell, professor of marketing at Ohio State University, will open the Tuesday session. Frank Abagnale, described as "the greatest con artist of all time, who has gone straight," and Jack Henry, nationally- earlier level, compared with an inflation rate of 3.590 in 1985. The rise and fall of inflation has carried both costs and benefits for the housing and home center market. Rapid inflation encompassed sharp increases in the prices of building materials and also led to large increases in home values. It also pushed interest rates to record highs.

Timbers

known loss-prevention specialist, will be the Wednesday morning speakers, talking on loss prevention and inventory shrinkage.

Plains Adds 3rd Store

Plains Lumber & Supply Co. has purchased the assets of Kerm-Rima Home Center in Costa Mesa, Ca. With stores in Garden Grove and Huntington Beach, Ca., the company plans to expand a full building material department in the 26,000 sq. ft. building with adjacent nursery. Plains is run by Donald G. Eyer and his daughters, Deanne Finck and Karen Tompkins.

We expect interest rates to trend upward in 1986 as a result of faster economic growth, concerns about rapid monetary expansion, and rising credit demands. The Federal Reserve may try to temper the rise in rates in order to hold down the foreign exchange value of the dollar, but the monetary authorities cannot control interest rate levels. We expect mortgage rates on 3O-year fixed rate loans to rise to about l39o by the end of 1986, levels still much below their last peaks of close to l59o in 1984.

In response to this trend of interest rates, we expect new housing starts to peak in the first few months of 1986 and then move gradually lower. For 1986 as a whole, we forecast housing starts of 1.68 million units, off about 40/o from the estimated level of 1985. The housing supply and home center market should benefit from the construction of homes started in both 1985 and 1986, as well as a significant amount of remodeling of existing homes.

Quick Quotes

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"Marine cargo through the Port of Seattle will nearly double by the year 2000 despite several lean years ahead."

James Dwyer Executive Director Port of Seattle

Seattle, Wa.

"The economy will grow at a 50/o to 6go annual pace in the fourth quarter, and do well throughout next year.,'

Beryl Sprinkel Chief Economist

Reagan Administration

"We think across 1986, even with a ho-hum economy, you will have substantially improving profits from a gradually falling dollar, somewhat stronger real growth and a slight pickup in price-cost margins."

Donald Straszheim

President

Merrill Lynch Economics Inc.

"Housing will continue to be a mainstay in California's economy over the course of the next two vears."

Economics Group

Security Pacific Bank

Los Angeles, Ca.