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68 • JULY 2018 • WORLD FENCE NEWS July 1988 cover Through the Years with World Fence News July 1993 cover July 1988 Here are some articles and issues that were being covered in the July 1988 edition of World Fence News, 30 years ago this month. • The cover photo showed Mi- ami's Joe Robbie Stadium with a temporary left field fence to match the famed Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston for a series of exhibi- tion baseball games. Murray Fence Co. of Miami was called to install a green tennis court windscreen fabric and foam pads at the bottom as play- er stops. Company owner Jim Murray claimed the structure was the biggest temporary fence in the country. • World Fence News presented an inside look at selling and installing color coated chain link fence systems. • Raw material prices were caus- ing higher prices for stainless steel, but manufacturers disagreed on how this would affect barbed tape prices. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci examined the disadvantages of bidding agency jobs, in the second of a two-part series. • World Fence News contribut- ing editor Herb Borner "narrowed the knowledge gap" on gate hardware. • Family business expert Leon Danco felt many family businesses could benefit from having an effective board of directors. • Fencer Jim Hart ran across some neighborly situations that turned downright nasty. Spite fence time! July 1993 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the July 1993 edition of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo showed a beau- tiful slanted picket fence painted in black and white. The fence was in front of an old house in Bethel, Dela- ware. The entire town of Bethel is on the U.S. National Historical Register, according to photographer Robert J. Bennett. • Since model building codes can have a major impact on your business, it pays to familiarize yourself with them, said Terry Driscoll, a member of the Standards Committee of the Na- tional Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA). • F.W. Dodge reported that its 1993 construction outlook showed that the current (at that time) recov- ery was different from what had been experienced in earlier cycles. The in- formation reporting firm presented a look at what the rest of 1993 held for the building trades. • World Fence News contributing editor Jim Lucci said that providing national health coverage may be a no- ble idea, but the costs would be sober- ing. • World Fence News contributing editor Jim Hart (now deceased) had one weird fence customer that he just couldn't get rid of. The money was good, but those 3 a.m. phone calls got old after eight or 10 years. • World Fence News contribut- ing editor Herb Borner said the dif- ference between a good fence and a great fence is attention to detail. He gave some pointers on how to achieve a truly professional installation. July 1998 Here are some articles and issues that were being covered in the July 1998 issue of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover for July featured a cus- tom ornamental estate gate that greets visitors at the entrance to a residence in the Hill Country just west of Aus- tin, Texas. Photo by Rick Henderson. • Texas Fence Association mem- bers gathered for a "Luau on the Sea- wall" held in Galveston, Texas. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci described equipment mainte- nance as a "necessary evil." continued on page 70