BusinessOctober 2, 1995
MEMO: LUMBER COMPANY HONORS
East Perry Lumber Co. of Frohna is joining other lumber companies in observing National Hardwood Day Oct. 21. The hardwood products industry employs 1.5 million people, with an annual payroll of about $31 billion. "For every tree used to make a hardwood product, we grow nearly twice that amount to replace it each year," said Natalie Petzoldt-Naeger, of the East Perry Lumber Co. "The future of the hardwoods industry depends on healthy forests."...
East Perry Lumber Co. of Frohna is joining other lumber companies in observing National Hardwood Day Oct. 21.
The hardwood products industry employs 1.5 million people, with an annual payroll of about $31 billion.
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"For every tree used to make a hardwood product, we grow nearly twice that amount to replace it each year," said Natalie Petzoldt-Naeger, of the East Perry Lumber Co. "The future of the hardwoods industry depends on healthy forests."
The U.S. Forest Service says 80 percent more hardwoods are being grown today than 40 years ago.
A free booklet on forest facts is available by writing the National Hardwood Lumber Association, P. O. Box 34518, Memphis, Tenn., 38184-0518.
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