Date:    06/20/2000  2:04 PM

Subject: File # S7-24-99

Wall Street has always been based on trust.  With OTCBB market makers not 
having to report short sales, a cloud of mistrust will always be in 
investor's minds.  Did a get the best price?  Was my order executed on a 
timely basis?  Was my order executed before or after the MM's own orders?
     
What works for the NYSE, AMXE, and NASDAQ should also apply to OTCBB stocks 
as well!
     
Please consider the following: All OTCBB market makers must do the 
following, 1) Report short positions on a monthly basis. 2) A limit of 10 % 
shares short, , is maximum allowable position at any time. 3) All other 
rules and regulations of the major exchanges should apply to OTCBB Market 
Makers.
     
Examine their (Market Makers ) reasons for avoiding these investor 
safeguards.  I think you find the reasons are self-serving, and at the 
investor's expense.
     
Market Makers add to risk of investing in OTCCC stocks!
     
Put some trust and integrity back in these markets!
     
Thank you for your consideration.
     
Alan H. Johnson, 3028 North Barton Creek Circle, Lecanto, FL 34461