Date:    05/18/2000  8:21 PM

Subject: Freedom of information

Dear SEC Person,
     
Corporate information affecting shareholders should be freely distributed to any
and  all concerned parties on an equal basis.  The only reason Wall Street wants
a monopoly on this information (that is not theirs to begin with) is that 
they use it to make money. It is not their information to own!  Please do the 
right thing for freedom of information and the individual investor. I  think the
information should be made available on the SEC Internet site to everyone at 
once.
     
Thank you very much for seriously considering my request for true freedom of 
information.
     
Sincerely,
     
Phil Gardner
Kelso, WA