Letter to President of Longview Fibre.

Dear Mr. Richard H. Wollenberg,
My name is John Wilson. I have a small business here in town. Over the past two years that I have been here in
Longview, I have witnessed this Department of Ecology leveling fines against your company several times. The first
time I saw this in the paper a couple of years ago, I assumed that this was a clear violation on the part of Fibre.
However, as time went on, I began to see a pattern of this agency that resembled that of the Mafia. Fibre has been
around much longer than this silly bureaucratic agency which lends credibility to your company. I believe this DOE
is shaking you down not because they truly care about the environment, but because they can and you’re the deepest
pocket around. This same sort of nonsense is the reason why there is such a mass exodus of large companies leaving
Oregon. I do not want to see these government bureaucracies chasing business out of town especially yours. I have
been contemplating my involvement in the political process because I refuse to see these government agencies that
seem to be above the RICO laws and they are never held accountable. This just isn’t an attack against Fibre, it’s an
attack on Businesses, more directly, successful businesses.


I’m sure it would be less of a headache to simply pay them off so they go away much like our Government has done
in the past with Korea, but an extortionist is never satisfied and they will always want more. You need to draw the
line and stop paying these parasites simply because you’ve done well. The more businesses cave in to these agencies,
the stronger they become. I thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

John Wilson