Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-12
T|BBITS BUYS ENTIRE CUT.
OF GRAND RAPIDS LUMBER co. FOR 1903
New Lumber Firm Organized Stock
100000 00-F. J. Cameron and r. L.
Tibbis Principal Stockholders.

4 new concern that will enter the
wholesale lumber field with head
quarters in Milwaukee shortly is the
which has recently been organized
following officers; Frank L. TibbitS.
president and manager: +. j Cameron
president; Heber TibbitS, sec
retary and treasurer. These names
are all we'll known to the lumber
trade of the northwest.
Frank L. Tibbits has been associated
with and Il member Of the Wilbur
Lumber Company Of Milwaukee for
The past seventeen years, during
which time he has cared particularly
for the company's buying and manu-
featuring, spending a great deal of
his time at it's mills in northern
Wisconsin looking after saving and
logging matters. Mr.. TibOitS is Il
man Of matured experience in the
lumber business. Associated with
him will be his 500, Heber l. TibbitS,
who is secretary and treasurer Of the
new company. He is at present, and,
na> been for two years, sales manager,
for the YaWkey Lumber Company at
HazelhurSt, Wisconsin. H was for
several years previous engaged in SELL
ing lumber on the road and has a
large acquaintance among the retail
lrade. Both he anL his father are in
tereSted in the Crowley Lumber Com
Danv. which is IN the retail business
at Waupun. Wisconsin, Frank L.
rIbbitS being its president and Heber
l.. TiDbitS is vice president.
Frank }. Cameron. vic9-preSdent Of
the new company, is the only son Of the
late James w. Cameron, Of Milwaukee,,
who was for many years command
ing figure j.; lumber manufacturing
circles in central and northern Wis
cOnSin. Young Mr.. Cameron has
resided at Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
but will now make his home in Mil
Maukee.
The Tibbits- Cameron Lumber Com
pany will probably secure offices in
the new Wells building at Milwaukee,
where it will do a general wholesale
lumber business and later on acquire
retail yards. Mr.. TibbitS will remain
with the Wilbur Lumber Company
until April and his son Heber, will
continue with the Yawkey Lumber
Company until next fall, But the
new company expects to begin buSi-
ness early in May and it surely starts
out Will every prospect Of success be-
fore it. The high standing Of its mem
berS aud their extensive acquaintance
with the trade warrant the prediction
that they will meet with marked sue
cess in their new venture.-American
LumDorman.
Al members of the above company,
4 few years ago were residents Of
Grand Rapids. The senior member of
The firm Frank l.. Tibbts, was Mayor
of Grand Rapids at one time and is
well known and highly thought of by
the people Of this city. He is IN eX-
perenced Iumberman Il I'd shreWd
buyer. The fact that he is at the
n tdd of the new firm, warrants the
prediction that the Tibbits-CamcrOn
Lumber Company will prove to be .
great success. f. J. Cameron, the
vice-preSident, was Il resident of
Grand Rapids until just recently. He
for several years was member of the
firm of Kruger & Cameron, clothierS
and gents furnisherS in this city. Asa
boy, he was brought up in a mill-yard
and saW-mill while bis father was
operating a plant at Vesper in this
county.
Heber L. Tibbts, secretary and
treasurer has been we'll trained and
educated in the lumber business by
his father. This combination certain
Iy has the ear marks" Of success
written upon their banner. as they
are all experienced in this line. T. L.
Tibbits was in tins city Monday and
closed deal with the Grand Rapids
Lumber Company, from whom they
purchased the entire cut for 1893.
From him we learned that the new
company will have office rooms ia the
Wells building, Milwaukee, and Will
open the same on about May 1st
Heber Tibbits will not assume his
new duties until the Isl Of November.
Mr.. f. L. T:bbitS is still with the
Wilbur Lumber Company and will
be until the lSt of April. The Tib-
bitS-CamerOn Lumber Company GER
tainly have the best wishes of their
old time friends in Grand Rapids who
will be pleased to watch their progress.