b'-.MIDWEST RoofingConfrodors Associofion,Inc.MailAddre~: 1000D &light Bldg. owr KansasCil4,Missouri ROBERT D. MARQlITSEWING L. LUSK, JR.DALE CRAMPTONVICTOR R. NOTTINGHAMRober!P.Lions PresidentSecretaryVice PresidentVice Presidentfxc(.lllivrSccrelortJ 1724 Campbell Street2035 East 19th Street7 IO DiStreetBox302 vision Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, MissouriFort Smith, ArkansasGreeley, ColoradoGPand1-0848 Vol umeVIIIB U LLETINDecember Issue7=========1 964 MANAGEMENTCONFERENCE =LINCOLN~NEBRASKA JANUARY7&8~1965 TheThirdAnnualRegionalManagementConfer enceforRoofingand Sheetmet alContractorssponsoredbyMRCAincooperati onwi tht heU = niversityofNebraskawillbehel dattheNebraskaCenter forC tinui ng onEduca tioninLi ncoln~Nebraska~onJanuary7andBoYou haverecei ved underseparatecoverabrochuresetting forththedetailedprogramo Considerabletimeandeff orthasgonei nt otheplanningofthis ManagementConference oThefacilitiesattheNebraskaCenterareoutstandingoThoseofyouwhoattendwillf i ndtheexperiencegreatly rewarding a lnchargeoftheprogrami sProfessorWilliamGaDickwhoseaddress atour1964DenverConventionfollowso WHATHAPPENDEDTOYOUR1964PROFITS? PKOFESSORWI LLIAMGoDICK UNIVERSITYOFNEBRASKA Themostevidentfeatureofourpresentdayeconomyisthatchanges aretakingplaceataneveri ncreasingvel ocityoMroCharlesBoThorton ofLi ttonIndustrieshasexpressedthisinthefollowingway o"Weare experiencingtechnologicalchangeatbyfart hefastestratemanhasever knownoInthepasttwentyyearswehaveseenmoretechnologicalchange t haninall recordedhistoryo"Thebuildingconstructionindustry,and theroofingphaseinparti cular 8isnotexemptfromthisobviousphenomenona Changesneednotbeearth=shakingt obes ignificant .Theymaytake placealmosti mpercept ibl yandmanagersmakedecisionsconcerningthem al mostdailyoNotactinginthel ightofthesechangesi sasmuchadecisionastakingadvantagesofadevelopment oSomeonehaswellsaidthat "historyturnsonsmallsmallhingesandsodopeoples \'liveso"Wemay add~"andsodothefortunesofabusinesso 11 The1964profit reportsarenotavailableatthistime ,butwemay looka twhathappendedinapreviousyearandarriveatsomeverysigni f= icantconclusionsaboutthecourseandtheextentofprofitsinthe roofi ngindustryoWehaveavailableacopyofthereportofthefirst l\'v1"-"\'A MIDWl!:ST "OOFINO CONTRACTO"S ASSOCIATION'