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Mr.

A. D. Bell, Jr.

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Mr. Bell,

With your editorial "Chaos or Compromise" in the March issue you have joined the ranks of many publishers and editors whose approach to the problem of lumber standards is altogether provineial, and indicates a lack of awareness of the prob-' lems involved.

Although the question has been before the fndustry for four years, no fresh approach has been advanced by any of the wizards of the trade press. This undoubtedly is attributable to the fact that few have so much as attempted to see more than one side of the story.

Your use of the statement, "Acceptance of the new standards will improve the sale of lumber, because more lumber will be sold as a result thereof" is completoly unsubstarttiated, thereby making the rest of the editorial of little consequence.

I would like to extend an invitation to you, for lunch or dinner, the next time you are in Los Angeles, so that we might have an opportunity to discuss the Southland's "sawyt' lumbermen's side of the story.

Sincerely,

Wayne Gardner Exec. Vice President Lumber Association of Southern California Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Wayne:

Belore writing the ed,iloria,l to whi,ch yow reler, we studbd carelully the ALSC oft,cial report, to Corntnerce, as well as the letters ol substa,ntiation lor their positions talcen by members ol the cotnrni,ttee. We hat:e trieil to state luirly the lacts a^s they appeared, in tltese rePrts. Il we haae not, in your opini'on, d,onc so, woulil you be good enough to tell us wherein we erred? Eaenoowizard,s" haue d,ifficulty reading between the lines.

Now, woulil you do us an' other Jhaor? Would you teII us lww this problen con be .re' solaed,? We realize our state' ment that "acceptance will improue sale" is unsubstantiated,, It is based on a beliel tha't a worlmble cornpromis e would'

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