SCHEDULE 14A

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                    PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [X]

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[ ]  Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ]  Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
     Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[ ]  Definitive Proxy Statement
[X]  Definitive Additional Materials
[ ]  Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12



                           WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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                              WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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[ ]  Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
      (1)  Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
      (2)  Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
      (3)  Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
           pursuant to Exchange
           Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
           calculated and state how it was determined):
      (4)  Proposed maximum aggregate value of transactions:
      (5)  Total fee paid:

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     In response to a request from a reporter, Weyerhaeuser provided the
following written statement for publication in an article published in the
PORTLAND (OREGON) TRIBUNE:

     We're confident the transaction will provide compelling benefits to
     Willamette shareholders, Oregon and the entire region. Based in the
     Northwest, the combined company would be a global leader committed to
     safety, community involvement, and operating to the highest ethical
     and environmental standards.