Date:    12/15/97 7:00 PM
     
     
To whom it may concern,
     
I am very concerned by the proposal to limit sharholder proposals.
     
I have always been very concerned by how my money is invested and make 
efforts to invest in companies which live by the highest ethical and 
practical standards.  I do this because I think that it makes good 
sense and good business to take long term considerations into account 
when purchasing a business.
   Shareholder resolutions are important to this investment approach
because there is considerable pressure in the business world to take
a short sighted view toward one or two year profit returns.  By making 
(or supporting) a shareholder proposal, it becomes possible to support 
businesses to consider the larger impact of the company.
     
We all want business to do well.  As a shareholder, I want my companies 
to keep doing well for my lifetime and beyond.  Shareholder proposals 
are one of the few means available for me to express this priority to 
the companies I support.
     
David Corbett
(613) 234-5032    
1505 Manana St. 
Austin, Tx 78730