NEW LITIERATIURE

A 4-p. tiller and composter brochure is free lrom Garden Way, l02nd St. & 9th Ave., Troy, N.Y. 12180.

The 4-p. "Louver with Something Against Rain" is free from Webb Mig., llox 707. Conneaut. Oh. 44030.

The Art o/' Borrowing Smarl is $30 postpaid from Cricket Communications. Box 527. Ardmore. Pa. 19003.

The Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association

1990-91 buyer's guide to products and services is $25 for members, $45 for non-members from MSLBMDA. (800) 365-09 I 9.

For all New Literature offerings write directly to the name and address shown in each item. Please mention that you saw it in The Merchont Mogazine. Many thanks!

The 5th edition ol Advertising & Public Relations lor a Small Business is $14.95 plus $2 lor shipping from I)llA Books, -32-l Beacon St., Boston, Ma. 02 I 16.

A video and a brochure on finishing and caring for wood panel doors are available from Simpson Door Co., (206) 495-3291.

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An 8-p. telescopic material handlers catalog is free from Caterpillar, (800) 3 23-0550.

A 20-p. gas barbecue catalog is free from Thermos, Rte. 75, Freeport, Il. 6t032

A guide to "environmentally considerate" ways of disposing ol paintrelated products is free from Klean-Strip, $00) 238-2672.

A l6-p. home protection and control products booklet is lree from Intermatic, Intermatic Plaza, Spring Grove, ll. 6008 I

Point-ol-purchase display ideas for Styrofoam brand insulation are available from Dow Chemical Co.. (800) 4414369.

A video and instruction booklet on "How to Install Clay Roof Tiles" are $24.95 from Ludowici-Celadon, Box 69, New Lexington, Oh. 43764.

A l6-p. idea book of 22 innovative uses for wood mouldings is available from Kay-Wood Industries, (800) 6544535.

Three new 128-p. Fine Hotnebuilding books ( Doors & Windows, Baths & Kitchens and Floors, Walls & 57a1ru) are $ | 2.95 ea. from Taunton Press, Ilox 5506, Newtown, Ct. 06470.

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"Castlelog," a 52-p. catalog ol hardto-find medieval architectural hardware itenrs, is $45 lronr Doorknobs to Castles, Box 23456, San Jose, Ca. 95053.

(Continued from page 63) up or down for profitability." Some areas of the business are no longer profitable so we redeploy our assets, he said.

The meeting was held November 7-10 at the Marquis Hotel in Palm Springs, Ca. A move to another desert area hotel may be in the offing for 1991, an association spokesman said.

If life begins at 40, this 40th annual meeting was proof positive that the Lumber Association of Southern California has a lively future ahead of it.

The Weyerhaeuser Customer Service Center in Salt Lake City, Ut., was selected as one of Weyerhaeuser's top three in the nation for third quarter 1991.

A customer survey showed a broad based level of satisfaction for the outlet managed by John Turner. "The Salt Lake team is dominating their market in certain products. including engineered wood, redwood lumber and oriented strand board from Canada," region general manager Jack Green said. "Their safety record has been superior. they've outperformed almost all the other CSCs in a verv difficult market."

A Home Improvement University seminar for retailers will be held at the McCormick Center Hotel, Chicago, Il., on March 23, preceding the National Home Center Show, March 24-26.

Seven six-hour educational programs will offer information on financial management, people skills, marketing tactics and salesmanship. Basics of high-profit millwork, kitchen and bath departments will also be covered.

Pleased with the results of a trial decorating center in its Nashville, Tn., store, Home Depot is rolling out the concept in several dozen additional stores.

Interior designers are being hired to staff the centers. They will offer customers assistance in coordinating wallpaper and paint with tile and other decorative products such as flooring and blinds, according to Lonnie Fogel at corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.