The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-02-12

Idaho are announced by the Gem
State Lumber Co., through Mr.. F.
H. Hilliard, vice-president and general
manager of the company since its or
ganization about three years ago.
Negotiattors have been completed
which will result in material addi-
ton to the capital and the magnitude
Of the operations of the Gem State
Lumber Company in their field as re-
tail dealers. Commencing at once
the Gem State Lumber Company
are to acquire the retail lumber yards
formerly owned by the Iowa Lumber
Company at American Falls, Rock
land, Aberdeen, Richfield. Soldier.
Fairfield and Hill City.
The headquarters Of the Gem State
Lumber Company will remain at Pc
catello in the general office building
owned by them, and the office orsani-
cation Of the Iowa Lumber Company
previously located at American Falls
will be added to the office organiza
ton Of the Gem State Lumber Com
pany at Pocatello.
In connection with this purchase
and enlargement Of the interests on
the part of the Gem State Lumber
Company, Mr.. Hilliard announces that
he has disposed Of his interests t.
his associates and expects to retire
on ortabout March LIST from his &C
tivities in connection with this bust.
ness.
The personnel Of the principal ex
ecutives who will conduct the opera
tions of the Gem State Lumber Com
pany consists of we'll known residents
of Idaho and experienced lumbermen.
Mr.. George Ridgeway, identified for
years with Pocatello's development, is
treasurer and will have general charge
and direction of the general office
at Pocatcllo.
Mr.. John V. Dawson, well known
in American Falls and vicinity, and
the present president and general
manager of the Iowa Lumber Com
pany, will assume the position Of gen
eral manager in charge of the &C.
tive operations Of the company, ant
will be assisted by MIR. Lewis Petit,
another well known lumberman and
resident of Twin Falls.
Mr.. Pcttit's ability and experience
as lumberman are recognized by
his associates in his acquiring the
responsibilities Of assistant general
manager and superintendent.
Mr. w. B. Walworth, of American
Falls, at the present time the secre.
tary and treasurer of the Iowa Lum-
Der Company, will be identified with
the enlarged Gem State Lumber Com
pany as the chief accountant and
the treasurer of the company. Mr..
Walworth has been identified for
several years with mercantile interests
and is the owner of property in and
near American Falls.
All of the gentlemen mentioned
above will be financially as we'll as
actively identified with the business.
Mr.. w. A. Quicker, of Gooding.
Idaho, the district auditor of the
Gem State Lumber Company, will in
connection with the changes an
nounced, become the general travel
ling auditor for the business with
which he has been identified for sew
eral years.
Another Idaho citizen well known
| in his locality on the north side dis
trict, Mr.. E. G. Reed of Jerome, has
joined with the new organization in
the capacity of assistant treasurer,
with his headquarters at Pocatello
! Mr. Reed is identified with banking
and business interests in and near
jerome and has had considerable ex-
perience in lumber and financial al
fairs
In view of the magnitude CT the
company's operations contemplated rs
result of these changes and the &C
qurements Of these additional inter
ests, there is reason to expect the
Gem State Lumber Company to be
come a heavy factor in the lumber
business of this state. Their identi
fication with the interests and vel
fare of the communities with which
they expect to do business is eyi
denced by the fact thai the direction
and charge of the activities of the
concern rest entirely in the hands O
people we'll known and long identified
with Southern Idaho, and confirm:
the belief that Idaho people in co
operation with friendly outside CAPT
tai can be expected to assume per
manent places in the building up o
the state.
The resources OF the new orsaniza
tton, aggregating approximately one