Date:    03/29/2000  3:24 AM
Subject: Selective Disclosure

Gentlemen:
     
I am strongly in favor of the proposed new SEC rule requiring public 
disclosure of investment information by a traded company.  The free flow of 
information is a cornerstone of the investment markets, as it is in the 
political realm, and levels the playing field for all investors.
     
Selective disclosure is the market equivalent to big-moneyed 
special-interests lobbying Congress for preferential treatment and should be 
disallowed post-haste.
     
Sincerely, 
     
Bill Van Allen, Jr.
Sarasota, FL