The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-30
PfSHASnN MILL CO.
SELLS 10 GROUP OF
MONTANA OPERATORS
J. {. BlLES AND ]. T. MCDONALD
MAKE TRANSFER OF BIG
PROPERTY.
CONSIDERATION IS
QUARTER MILLION
NEW WEN ARE NOW IN Gil ARGE
AND PUSHING OPER ATIONS
At BIG MILL.

On Monday was concluded the sale
of the Peshastin Mill Co.'S holdings.
locally known as the Blcwett saw mill
and Peshastin box factory and its
lands. stumpage and personal effects
The purchasers are several big men
in financial circles in Helena. Mon
tana including Louis Heitman and
his son-in-law, E.L.Sawyer. and A. C.
Johnson Jr., Incorporated under
the name Peshastin Lumber and
Box company. The consideration is
S250,000. The active management of
the business from now on will be in
the hands of Messrs. A. c. johnson
Jr. and f. L. Sawyer, who have been
here for several weeks negotiating for
the purchase of the property and fa-
mliarizine themselves with the de-
tails Of operation. They are good
clean young men and their success is
a foregone conclusion. Mr. Melon
aid, we understand, will remain with
them rs foreman. and Mr.. Rles will
take a wcll-earncd and much-ncedcd
rest, and is leaving this week with
Mrs. Bilcs for a three-months' trip
down the coast to California and in
termcdiate points
Tho magnitude of this deal can best
be realized when one takes into ac-
count the several items. The prop
erty included may be cata'ogued as
follows The new mill at Blewett of
$4,000 feet capacity Of production
each eight hours, now nearing COM
pletion; a general store and office. a
school lfousc and a community build
ing. some sixty odd cottages. mess
hall, kitchen, etc; a complete logging
outfit, including over 20 horses, five
motor trucks and seven trailers, and
various lesser items. In timber there
Is stumpage of some fifty million
feet which comes directly under the
control of the concern. There is the
new box factory under construction
ut Pesha>tin. which will have a capa-
city Of about 5000 feet Of lumber
used each dav And there is also con
siderable land,
The transaction also covers the pur-
chase Of the assets Of the Lcaven-
worth Box Co., as well as the Peshas-
tin Mil Co. and Pcshastin Lumber
Go.
Mr. Biles came to this community
in 1910 and has in ten wears built un
Il magnificent organization and re-
narkablc business In this he has
had the assistance of Mr.. Mcdonald
for several years. Both have worked
tirclcSsly, But success has crowned
their efforts, and that is the aim in
life Of all. They retire with the good
will and respect of all with whom they
have come in contact.
The officers of the new organiza-
ton are as follows:
Z. L. Sawyer. President.
Louis Hetman, Vice President.
A. {. Johnson, Jr.. Sccy.-Treas,
MIR. Heitman is one of the early
pioneers Of Montana. coming mp the
Missouri in the early 70's by the
steamboat route, and he then went in
to the freighting business which he
followed for many years. Later he
bought up a lot of ranch land and
went into the sheep business. For
some fifteen years he has conducted
his business with Helena as his place
Of residence, and has been very sue
cessful.
Mr.. Johnson is the son of 4. c.
Johnson. Sr.. of Helena, president of
the American National Bank of that
city. He had a number Of years eX-
pericnce in his fathers bank and then
went into the coal business at Helena.
He sold ont however a few years ago.
but continued with his successors as
manager until coming here. He was
fuel administrator during the emer-
gency in his district. Mr.. Johnson
viii bring his wife and three children
iere in the spring and Leavenworth
will become their permanent home.
Mr.. Sawyer comes from Minneapo-
lis and is the son of Chas. W Saw
yer, who was for a number Of years
in The lumber business in northern