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Whether,\,ott're seekinq the best in hardrvoods, millinq services or a combinatiotl, Mercun' Hardr'vood ciln provide whatyou want right now.

We have 3Oyears' exPerience gettitrg the job done correcth' and on time.

A wide range of mouldings' panel products, mail' cnr-ried in stock, complement our hardwood inventory. And if we don't have' rthitt,vou w:tIlt, lve know whe|e to get it. At a fair price, too.

E<1uall,r', rve have the people who can expedite voul' selvice needs and tend to-vour- purchas- in.q requirements. Ou| sttles people ttre knowledqeable industry veterans who knorT' hardwoods. Thev can helPvou choose the species best suited to -vour needs. Then trssist vou with anv Inilling that is required.

Oul mill rloes stlaight line and .qan{ I'ippin.g, rnoulding, lesawiu(: cut-to-lenqlh and sulfhciuq:rs well trs :r vtrriety of custom wolk Ibt'that halrl to fill requirement.

Mer-curv Halclwootl hits the products and serwices supported by a custonter orietrtetl attitude you'll find lefi'eshinq.

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Now in our sernnd decsde of sering vou, DMK-pacific exte':ds tfte wormest hoti{oy 1r'is6€s sn{ tfro;,rks to our cu-stonrers onl supptkrl rt is our ftope tfrot thire yenr ftss 6een o good one for you on{ thot lggo witr 6e a,at 6etter. lf DMK-Pacifrc con hetp make tfiot hopp"n, we wou[{ 6e detrghtei ta do so. lJenItfi, Happiness onl tnng nife.

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Lumbermen Receive Awards

Geo. M. Huff Lumber Co., Pacific-Madison Lumber Co., and Fitzsimmons Lumber recentlY received awards from Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance for their longtime membership.

The membership of Geo. M. Huff Lumber, Santa Fe Springs, Ca., spans some 41 years, dating back to the days of when they owned Sugar Creek Pine Lumber mill. TodaY, the company is known for blue ribbon timbers and quality service. The award was presented bY Tom Raasch, account representative, and Terry Willhoite, account manager.

Fitzsimmons Lumber, Fresno, Ca., has been a LUA member since 1955. Doing business as White Pine Lumber Distributors, it is one of the most respected lumber operations in the central valley.

Pacific-Madison Lumber Co., Downey, Ca., has been a LUA member since 1962. RePresenting one of Southern California's oldest and most respected wholesalers and remanufacturers of redwood, Gene and Dian Burnett received the award.

Western Wholesale Buys Diehl

Western Wholesale Moulding Co., a Phoenix, Az., based moulding distributor and manufacturer, has signed a bulk sales transfer with Diehl Lumber Co., DBA U.S. Lumber Co., to purchase the remaining assets of the Salt Lake city firm, according to Western's Jim Gonsalves.

A new corporation is being formed to operate the acquisition. It is Western Millwork and Lumber Co., Inc. It will move operations from the former Diehl site north of town to a new 92,000 sq. ft. facility in downtown Salt Lake City, Ut. The same shareholders that own Western Wholesale Moulding also own the new Utah company.

Western Wholesale Moulding has warehouses in Glendale (phoenix), Az., and Anaheim, Ca., plus a manufacturing plant in Snowflake, Az.

Diehl Lumber was a wholesale distributor primarily of lumber and secondarily of millwork. The new Western Millwork and Lumber will reverse that priority, with millwork their prime product with a strong secondary sales effort in lumber. The general manager of the new firm is Matt Larsen, sales manager Karl Gore and operations manager Dick Christiansen. Sales territory includes Utah, western Colorado and Wyoming, southern ldaho, Nevada and the Four Corners area of New Mexico.

Fumiture Trends ln The'90s

Furniture in the 1990s will move towards greater use of natural woods for color, as brighter accents update the monochromatic room themes of the '80s, predicts Weyerhaeuser's Northwest Hardwoods division.

Genuine hardwood wall units and tables are featuring increasing splashes of color, pattern and multi-use serviceability.

The continuing popularity of mix and match parallels the divergence of styles internationally. Europebn finishes are becoming clearer and lighter, while the trend in the Far East is to darker wood tones on close-grain.

The major trends of the past two decades are the sustained growth of oak as the most popular furniture wood and the evolution from contemporary styles to the traditional American, English and French motifs.

The Merchant Magazine

Cabinet Demand ls On Way Up

Kitchen cabinet and bath vanity demand will increase 5-6% in 1990 with a demand of 48.3 million units after a 2-30/o decline in 1989 to an estimated 45.7 million units.

The National Kitchen Cabinet Association sees a 120lo rebound in new construction and a l0lo increase in repair and remodeling market demand. Solid wood and wood veneer are expected to be the chief components of 740/o of cabinets for new construction and 840/o of cabinets for repair and remodeling.

U.S./Japan Wood Talks Statl

No agreement was reached after three days of recent talks between the U.S. and Japan on wood products trade. The U.S., which wants to increase its exports of higher value added products, claims that Japan is excluding finished wood products via high duties and confusing product standards. U.S. wood exports to Japan are 700/o raw lumber. Despite the lack of consensus, negotiators claimed the talks were "constructive."

llrH0tESAl.ERS across the U.S. and Canada have oathered for a series of North American Whole-sale Lumber Association meetings, this one held Nov. 1 in Long Beach, Ca. Speakers included NAWLA pres. Larry Humphrey' NAWLA mgr. Nick Kent. A video from the Resoonsible Education Foundation narrated by Gordon King, Hampton Lumber, and former NAWLA pres., sought support for that oroanization's efforts to counter environmentaiuntruths. llf Nick Kent, Larry Humphrey, John Weston. [2] Phil Dodson, Ron Tipton. l3l Jeff Lvnn, Pete Speek. l4l Wayne Gardner, Sam Witzel, John Hodge. [5] Richard Miller, Bill Sullivan, Jeff Gould. 16l Pete Nevins, Dan Tavlor. l7l Blaine Smith, Ted Gilbert. l8l Don Deibes, Hal Smith, Doug Willis, Steve Snavelv. l9l Anna Aricer, David Bethea, Robin 'Schnug, Tony Granucci. [l0l Robert Goldino, Jim Moss, Bill Young, Richard Phillioi. Ken LoBue. ll ll Mike Mackin, Denis Staci. Ricnard Phillips ll2l Andy Ersek, Cheryi Bahneman. Il3l Tim Gaffney- [l4l t<evin trtickets, Tom Summers. Il5l George Badenoch, Dennis Richardson. ll0l Dave Bule, Jack Butler, Mark Lolland'

Per Capita Wood Use

The annual consumPtion of wood and paper products per person in the U.S. equals one 100-ft. tall, l8-in' diameter tree each. Yet in 1988, 9.4 trees were planted for each person in the country.

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John Stembridge is new to sales at TreeSource, Portland, Or.

Mike Mannex, McEwen Lumber Co., has been named mgr. of McEwen's new joint purchasing office with International Paper in Tacoma, Wa. Mike Moser, International paper, has transferred to the office. Mike Jones is also new.

Bob Reed is the new credit mgr. at Carroll Moulding Co., Huntington Beach, Ca. Roy and Dorothy Carroll have returned after a Caribbean cruise.

Samuel J. Lemme is now mgr. of the Azrock, Santa Fe Springs, Ca., warehouse.

Ray Nelson has joined Western Timber Products, Coeur d'Alene, Id.

Thomas H. Cozzolino, v.p., real estate, HomeClub, Fullerton, Ca., was a featured panelist at the recent Shopping Center & Retail Conference in San Francisco, Ca.

Chris Wray is new to Agwood Mill & Lumber Co.. Ukiah. Ca.

Kevin Seward is managing MacMillan Bloedel's new Denver. Co.. DC.

Todd Bybee is sales & purchasing mgr. lor WoodSource's Santa Barbara, Ca., office.

Richard Hannam and Ed Schulmerich have opened Timber Mountain Forest Industries, Portland, Or.

Bo Smith has joined Duke City Lumber Co., Albuquerque, N.M., as v.p. of mktg.

Scott Daley has been named sales msr. for Taylor Lumber & Treating, Beiaverton, Or., reports gen. mgr. Tom Gilstrap.

Jack Silverton is the new pres. and c.e.o. at McCormick & Baxter Creosoting, Portland, Or. Bilt Davis is v.p. ol sales & mktg., and Ken Edwards, lumber sales mgr.

Bill Burger is handling moulding & millwork sales for Tumac Lumber Co., Redding, Ca.

Gary Veltri is now sales mgr. for Alder Creek Lumber Co., Portland, Or., according to gen mgr. Jerry Nudelman.

Jim Thomson has joined the sales force at TreeSource, Portland, Or. Bob Bretz is mgr. of inland species products.

William D. Rehm is pres. of newly opened Specialty Wood products, Commerce City, Co.

Bill LeFors has been named pres. of Greenwood Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or.

Dave Miller, C.C. Crow Publications, Portland, Or., and his wife, Barbra, recently vacationed in London and Paris.

Dave McFayden is now in purchasing at Rivendell Forest Products, Englewood, Co. Dave Bagdy is a new direct dimension buyer.

Darrell H. Schroeder has been named chairman of the board at Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or. Dan M. Dutton is now Stimson pres., and c.e.o. for Stimson, Rellim Redwood Co., Miller Redwood Co. and Forestex Co.

Richard Ferrell has retired from Glesby Building Materials Co., Van Nuys, Ca., according to Doyle E. Shipley. Dennis J. Dooley, Dooley Lumber Co., Pasadena, Ca., has been nominated and accepted to the Who's Who in California 1990 Edition.

Marilyn Ganahl, Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., finished her second Ironman competition in Hawaii, placing 8th out of 40 in her division. Her I I hour, 24 minute time for the 2.4 mile swim, ll2 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run bested her 1987 score by I hour, 40 minutes. DOMESTIC

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Mike Cameron, Louisiana-Pacific, Samoa, Ca., and his wife, Kathy, are the proud parents of 7 lb., 15 oz. Ryan Douglas Cameron, born Oct. 10,1989.

December 1989

John Allen has rejoined the sales force at Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca.' reports Mark Lofland' John and his wife, Molly. also have a new son, 7 lb., l3 oz. Geare ChristoPher Allen, born Oct. 29,1989.

Joe Martinez has been transferred to 84 Lumber, Carlsbad, N.M., as co-mgr. In Riverside, Ca., Sergio Sanchez is now mgr., and Mike Ferris, co-mgr.

Mike Jameson, Treated Forest Products, Santa Ana, Ca., and his wife, Chris, are back from a Hawaiian vacation.

Ries Van Den Heuvel and Jim Lewman are new to sales at All-Coast Forest Products, Cloverdale, Ca., according to sales mgr. Jeff Howard.

Larry Knox is now rePPing for hardwood mfr. Taylor-RamseY Lumber Corp., Lynchburg,, Va., on the West Coast. He has sold his interest in Liberty Hardwood, Santa Ana, Ca', to former Partner Tom Powell.

Steve Thomas has been signed as the new host of PBS-tv's This Old House.

Bill Charlton has joined Jasper Wood Products, Jasper. Or.

Doug Anderson is new to the sales staff at TreeSource, Portland, Or.

Massimo Pasanisi is the new Western Wood Products Association rePresentative for the Mediterranean region, based in Rome, ItalY'

Jim Bergh, Carl BrinkleY and Roger Duncan have opened Westwood Forest Products, Everett, Wa.

Lew Mills is managing a new Sacramento sales office for Ensworth Forest Products, according to Jerry Ensworth.

Bill Laipple, South Bay Forest Products, Orange, Ca., is back from a week in Hawaii. DennY Curran and his wife, Marianne, attended Notre Dame-Pitt and Rams-Bears football games while in the Chicago area recently.

Joe Mc€uire is new to sales at Mesa Forest Products, Costa Mesa, Ca.' according to David Buf6 , Pres. Wayne Gardner, Lumber Asscciation of Southern California, is a new member of the NLBMDA legislative and government agency affairs committee. James R. Perrin, CaPital Lum' ber Co.. Boise, Id., chairs the dealer services steering committee.

Pete Parrella, pres., Parr Lumber Co.' Chino, Ca., and EvelYn PerrY, from San Francisco. Ca., honeymooned in Italy for three weeks following a Sept. l6 wedding.

Dennis King has joined the special products staff at Contact Lumber Co', Portland, Or.

Steve Brown has joined Pan Pacific Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or.

John Stockham, is a new salesman at Weber Plywood & Lumber, Tustin, Ca.. according to Butch PoPe, gen. mgr.

Terry J. Kokot is the new western regional mgr., consumer hardware sales group, Stanley Hardware, based in San Dimas, Ca.

Edward Detmer is the new v.p. operations for Weathervane Window Co., Kirkland, Wa., according to Ted Vander Hoek, Pres.

Steve Thurgood, Jones Wholesale Lumber Co., Lynwood, Ca., and his wife, Kathy, are Parents of an 18 month old boy as ofSundaY, Nov. 12.

Dennis Miller is the new gen. mgr. of operations at the Universal Forest Products facility in Woodburn, Or., according to BobbY Hill, v.P., mfg' Dwight Curran, DMK-Pacific, Fremont. Ca., recently vacationed with his lamily at Lake Tahoe, staYing at Stateline. Nv.

Dewey Gamble is the new commodities buyer at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products. Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and FreddY Fungus'

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