UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, DC 20549



                                  FORM 8-K


                               CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


          Date of Report:  September 16, 1999
          Date of Earliest Event Reported:  September 16, 1999


                         Boise Cascade Corporation
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


          Delaware                    1-5057          82-0100960
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)     File Number)    Identification No.)


   1111 W. Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho                    83728
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (ZIP Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  208/384-6161



Item 5.   Other Events.

     Boise Cascade issued a news release on September 16, 1999,
announcing the completion of the Furman Lumber, Inc., acquisition.  A
copy of the news release is filed as Exhibit 99.



Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

          Exhibit 99   News release issued by the Company on
                       September 16, 1999.






                              SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION


                              /s/ Karen E. Gowland
                              Karen E. Gowland
                              Vice President and Corporate Secretary


Date:   September 16, 1999



                               Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.                   Description                      Page

    99              News Release Issued by the Company
                    on September 16, 1999

                                                               Exhibit 99





Media Contacts:
Doug Bartels
(Office)  (208) 384-6508
(Home)    (208) 338-6895

Investor Contact:
Vincent Hannity
(Office)  (208) 384-6390
(Home)    (208) 345-8141


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 16, 1999


           BOISE CASCADE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FURMAN LUMBER


     BOISE, Idaho -- Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE:BCC) announced today
that it has completed the acquisition of Furman Lumber, Inc., a privately
held building materials distributor.  The acquisition of Furman Lumber
adds 12 regional distribution centers located in Eastern, Midwestern, and
Southern states to Boise Cascade's existing 16 building materials centers
located primarily in the Western half of the nation.  The merged
distribution operations will make Boise Cascade a national distributor of
a variety of commodity and value-added building products.  Financial terms
of the transaction were not disclosed.

     "We are proud to have Furman as part of Boise Cascade's expanding
building materials distribution system," said Stan Bell, vice president
for Boise Cascade's Building Materials Distribution Division.  "Adding
Furman's expertise and distribution centers allows us to serve a growing
number of customers on a nationwide basis."

     Furman Lumber, founded in 1956 and headquartered in Billerica,
Massachusetts, recorded 1999 fiscal year sales of $574 million.  The
company sells a wide selection of commodity and value-added wood products
to retail lumber dealers, home improvement retailers, and industrial
customers.

     Boise Cascade's Building Materials Distribution Division sells a full
line of building supplies to retail lumber dealers, home improvement
retailers, and industrial customers.  The division's building materials
distribution centers sell a significant portion of Boise Cascade's wood
products production.  Sales for this division have grown 44% since 1995,
with 1998 sales of $861 million.

     Boise Cascade Corporation, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a major
distributor of office products and building materials and an integrated
manufacturer and distributor of paper and wood products.  The company also
owns and manages over 2 million acres of timberland in the United States.
Boise Cascade had sales of $6.2 billion in 1998.  Boise Cascade's web site
is at www.bc.com, and Furman's is at www.furmanlumber.com.