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d. The Walker Entities' Employees
D.C. Walker Enterprises, Inc., employed about 40 people
before March 1, 1988. Lyons Veneer employed 25 to 40 people
before March 1, 1988. There was no union representation at the
Walker entities before March 1, 1988.
C. Sale of Public Timber in the North Santiam Canyon Area
in the Mid to Late 1980's
Generally, sales of public timber were advertised in
newspapers. The Forest Service, BLM, and the State of Oregon
usually mailed prospectuses to persons and businesses in the
industry. Timber offered for sale had a minimum bid price.
Buyers who submitted a sealed bid and submitted a bid bond or a
downpayment could bid at an oral auction. It was not necessary
to own a sawmill or veneer mill to bid on public timber sales.
The public agency offering the timber for sale conducted an
oral auction. The highest bidder from the floor won the oral
auction. If there were no oral bids, the highest sealed bid won
the auction.
The Forest Service estimated the number of board feet in a
timber contract. The winning bidder paid an amount based on the
volume of timber actually harvested. The volume of timber sold
was normally measured in thousands of board feet (MBF).
The BLM sold timber on a lump-sum basis. Buyers bid on an
MBF basis. The winning bidder applied the BLM volume estimate
and paid a lump sum.
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