WPC#  w+"<])L6H Tr׳0qQ I~ΆavOUǨT*#^xEq+3 |R.69$|8vϴp.eKUD^>$:?D5&1[Z '6&иrN`#X\õjMy*+?';0qPSvz \}xd5f?ӷ~ip`ujLn:)xÇ3e ǜqt+V<($5:f_Aꘓ-r d0ӑ.~ddV%8*P z,Tm 4|l- _}+|φ]ǫ]pR}!ßZ ňIaO}J}.~K´fgpy v[V2Ӻ +՝mגnR<>*Ɨ #!UN %% 0(+^ Sw@_4 mU@HP LaserJet 5/5M - St (Copy 2),,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($\(b 789:;D<=>?@}e&:i+003|x@U (hH  Z(CG Times Regular !  ݛ_X944999@aXX@  @7XxTXa7@@=&D%XX=@@aXXxT@>::>;;?>>?8XXx.8February17,2000 &?%%&DMr.VernonA.Williams,SecretarySurfaceTransportationBoardOfficeoftheSecretaryCaseControlUnit_Attn_:_STB_ԀExParteNo.5821925KStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.204230001DearSir<s<: ` TealCedarProductsLtd.isashake&shinglemanufacturingcompanythatisamajoruserofrailserviceintheU.S.andCanada.ThepurposeofthisletteristocommentontheissuestobediscussedonMarch8th,2000inExParte582.   ` WeencouragetheSurfaceTransportationBoardtofocusonwhethertheproposedCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombinationisgoodforshippers,notonpotentialdownstreameffects.TheCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombinationshouldbejudgedonitsmeritsandifothercarriersproposemergers,thenthesecasesoughttobeevaluatedontheirmerits. ` ThetimingoftheproposedCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombinationisnotthecentralissueforourcompany.Ourconcernisservice.Recentmergershavefailedonservice,notbecauseoftiming.Accordingly,theSurfaceTransportationBoardshouldfocusonensuringthatCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombination,andanyotherfuturemergers,willdeliverservice. ` TheSurfaceTransportationBoardhasacomprehensiveprocesstoevaluaterailroadtransactionsandprotectthepublicinterest.ItshouldfairlyevaluatetheCN_ԢBNSF_combinationaccordingtothatprocess.DonotletotherrailroadsusetheSurfaceTransportationBoardprocesstoprotectthemselvesandnotshippers.YoursSincerelyTealCedarProductsLtd.HowardAndersonSalesManager8# XhX +#8@=# XeX% &?#=@@# XFdX 2#@