ASPA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE'S 

Management Letter 

Vol. 18-July 15, 1983

Planning to visit Washington, D.C.? Suggest that you write 
one of your Congressmen - either the House or the Senate - to get passes 
to visit the House or Senate, FBI, White House tours, and etc. These 
types of requests are quite common and Congressmen are very happy to 
be of service to their constituents in this manner. It also gives them 
a chance to meet people from their home state in their offices and they 
regard it as an excellent public relations tool as well as they are 
plain happy to have you! 

Changing Daylight Savings Time... is being contemplated in 

Congress. The House will vote on a bill to start Daylight Savings Time 
on the first Sunday of March. Senate holding out for the last Sunday 
in March, a month earlier than now. 

Be glad you live in the country... it has been predicted that by 
1990 one office desk alone could occupy over $2,000 worth of space in a 
major downtown office building. Price of office space is skyrocketing due 
to increased real estate prices and high office rents in many business 
communities. 

The rate of unemployment will not come down as rapidly as 

employment goes up... it doesn't work that way. According to the U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, in the first year of recovery from the 1974 
recession, the number of new jobs rose by over 3 million while the 
number of unemployed declined by fewer than a million. It takes about 
three new jobs to reduce the number of unemployed by one. As recovery 
picks up, the job-seeking labor force expands. 

Employer/employee relationships should reflect mutual 

understanding and appreciation... that working-together for the good 
of the company. Such an atmosphere of cooperation encourages and 
motivates workers and managers alike. A successful firm recognizes 
that their employees are their most important resource. 

Higher taxes lie ahead... despite federal income tax cuts, 
personal and business taxes at the federal, state, county and city 
level are already higher than ever before... and they will continue 
to rise. 

The ASPA International Program held during the recent ASPA 
Summer Convention & Field Days in Atlantic City, featured reports from 
sod producers overseas as well as in the U.S, and Canada. A guarded 
but optimistic outlook prevailed on the future economy of the sod 
industry worldwide. Close fiscal management and increased product 
promotion will be key factors during the months to come.

Note: This monthly newsletter is compiled and 
published under the auspices of the ASPA Business 
Management Committee to serve as a helpful business 
update for all ASPA members. We invite your comments 
and recommentations. AL GARDNER, Chairman

American Sod Producers Association  

Assn. Bldg., 9th & Minnesota  

Hastings, Nebraska 68901  
Phone (402) 463-4683