The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-18
THOS. h. SHEvLIN IS DEAD
MILLIONAIRE ZIMMERMAN PASS.
ES AWAY IN CALIFORNIA.
Was One of the Largest Owners Of
Timber Lands In the United
States.

Shevlln. millionaire lumberman and
one of the foremost men of Mime.
'apolis, died at Pasadena, Cal, where
he had gone about two weeks ago to
spend the winter in the hope of i'm
proving his health. News of his death
came as a great shock to business as
sociates and to the Minneapolis pub
lie, as Mr.. Shevlin's activities have
been important factors ir the welfare
of the city for more than a quarter
of a century. ''+'' '-''F - =
Members of his family declined to
make any statement as to the cause
of death. The millionaire's daughter,
Mrs. G. C. Beckwith, was with him
at the time of his death. Mr.. Shevlin
has been in poor health for two years.
Mr.. Shevlin was a little past 60
years of age, but had seemed much
younger until his recent illness. He
was one of the largest timber owners
in the country, his interests being
heavy in Minnesota. in Ontario north
of the Minnesota boundary, in Ore
gon and in British Columbia. His
companies operate several large pro-
ducing saw mills. The value of his
virgin holdings is %variously estimated.
but the estate will appraise several
millions of dollars, possibly $4,000
900. Practically all of it is left to the
son. Thomas l.. Shevlin, who assumed
active charge of the fathers business
some months ago. and to the two
daughters, Mrs. David D. Tenney and
Mrs. George C. Beckwith.
Thomas Henry Shevlin was horn
Jan. 8, 1852. at Albany. N. Y, the son
of John and Matilda Shevlin. He en
tered the employ of John McGraw &
Co.. a lumber firm of Albany, and with
them began his training for the bust
ness in which he became so success
full.
Mr.. Shevlin later went to Chicago
and thence to Muskegon, Mich, where
he took charge of the lumber inter
ests of R. w. Harvey. In 1884 he
started a branch company in Mime
apolis under the name of the North
Star Lumber company. Mr.. Shevlin
moved to Minneapolis shortly after
wards and organized the Hall & Shev-
lin, Lumber company and so continued
till the death of Mr.. Hall in 1883.
Three years later Ebert L.. Carpenter
bought an interest in the business.
Interests Are Extended.
The firm became the Shev]in-Car-
penter company, with Mr.. Shevlin as
president Mr.. Sheylin extended his
operations until his interests included
timber, lumber and mills in the north
west and in Canada. With J. Neils
he established the J. Neils Lumber
company in 1895 with a mill at Sank
Rapids, and in 1900 this farm installed
a mill at Cass Lake, Mimi, with an
annual capacity of so, 0 900 feet OF
lumber. He Joined Frank P. Hixon in
1896 in buying a large tract of timber
on the Red Lake Indian reservation,
forming the st. Hilaire Lumber COM
pany, and building a mill. This COM
pany bought out the mill, logs and
timber holdings of the Red River Lum-
Der company at Crookston and re-
organized as the Crookston Lumber
company, with Mr.. Shevlin as presi-
dent. A mill was built in 1902 at
Bemidji with a capacity of 70, 600, 900
feet a year, running a logging spur
east OF Red Lake and connecting with
the Minnesota & International railway
at Hovey Junction. thus opening up
a vast tract of timber formerly IN.
available.
Retail Yards Founded.
Mr. Shav1in w.oc ooti.a -, fo,pl:a~
a line of retail yards operated as the
St. Hilaire Lumber company; with the
S~hevlin-Clarke Lumber company of
Ontario and with the Rainy River
Lumber company, which operates a
plant at Rainy River, Ont, with a
capacity OF 10000 900 feet annually,
one OF the nos complete saw mills in
the world. Mr.. Shevlin was also
largely interested in virgin timber
holdings in Oregon, in British Colum-
bia and on Vancouver Island.
In politics Mr.. Shevlin was a re-
publican and was a member of the ma
tional committee from 1900 to 1904.
He served in 1900 as vice president
of the Minnesota state fair, represent
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ayers. His interest in public affairs
and the institutions of his state and
city are evidenced in his gift to the
university of Alice Shevlin hall at a
cost of 100000, and named for Mrs.
Shevlin. In 1909 he made an addition.
al gift to the university of $4,000 to
endow five scholarships. He was a
member of the Minneapolis club, the
Union League clubs of New York and
Chicago, the Minnesota club, the Man.
itoba club and many other organiza.
tions.
Meningitis Epidemic May Soon End
Dallas, Jan. 16.-Three deaths and
three new cases within the last "a
hours summarizes the meningitis sit
uation in Dallas and physicians de
clare the outlook bright for am early
suppression of the epidemic.