Show Dinosaur Timber gives statement on mi mill II closure re reIn In explaining the reasons for discontinuing the timber operations of Dinosaur Timber Corpora Corporation tion north of oC Vernal Verna I and returning the business to the original owners J. J E. E Crofts and Sons after aCter two years of oC production David B B. Gallagher said the n reason ason was not unsuccessful unsuccessful unsuccessful un un- un- un successful management as reported in the Vernal Express on April 3 but rather 1 1 Forest Service relations Practically all timber sales of oC any siz size in the Ashley ey National Forest are now requiring high cost purpose multi specified roads In this market the sale becomes quite deficit and construction costs are prohibitive In addition the thel l' l Forest orest Service is planning to reduce the allowable harvest to 10 million board feet per year within the next five years Since the timber mills in our area need 18 million board feet per annum many families will be unemployed 2 With Rith the economic recession being what it is today including spiraling costs of parts supplies and labor it is costing more to manufacture lumber than it can ran b be sold for Crofts Lumber Company Compan purchased i a different mill milt after the sale salt of the original mill null to toJ J Dinosaur ino Timber thus putting themselves S in direct tom com competition petition for or labor timber etc Mr 1 r l Gallagher t |