Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-07

for a consideration approxlmatIng
100000, was completed Wednesday,, it
was announced Wednesday evening by
B. J. Roorman, president and general
manager of the retiring firm. The deal
concludes negotiations that have been
under way for several weeks and which
provide for transfer Of the Boorman
property to the purchaser on the first
day of the approaching new year.
Inventory of the Boorman company
will be taken Immediately after Janu-
airy i. The plant and trackage at
Eighth avenue north and Tenth street
is not sold in this deal, but is leased
to the Monarch for a period of years
with certain options to buy, Mr.. Boor-
man stated.
The Boorman Lumber company is a
direct descendant of the oldest lumber
firm of continuous business in Great
Falls, if not in the territory OF Mon
tara. It was the direct successor of
the business Of A. NJ. Hotter and
Brothers, who brought the first boiler
and sawmill equipment into what was
then the territory of Idaho, perhaps
before the establishme nt of the terri
tory of Montana in the early COS. The
Hooters operated in several localities,
including Fourteen Mile gulch near
Helena and later, in the early sos, in
the Wolf Greek and Craig countries.
In 1885, the company floated its lum-
Der down the Missouri river on RATS
and established a business in Great
Falls. A two story building was CON
structed at Second street and Fifth
avenue south and at that time the
business was largely under the manage
ment Of Charles Wegner, now county
public administrator elect,
Pioneer
Mr.. Boorman joined the Hotter
Lumber company in the spring of 1890,
as an employee, and remained with
them until 1899. In 1900 he moved to
the kalispen country and there or
sanized the Boorman Lumber company,
the original stockholders being I. c.
Power, G. +. Power and B. j. Boor-
man. Since then the company has
operated under the same style and
name. with the same officers and
directors elected - years ago. These
officers are Il. J. Boorman, president
and general manager: I. c. Power,
and treasurer. They continued in the
manufacturing business in Flathead
and Lincoln counties until 1918.
In 1907, the owners became inte-
rested with the Hotter company, doing
business under the style of the Hotter
Boorman Lumber company. The Holt
ers' interests were purchased by the
Boorman people in 1912, since which
time the business has been conducted
under the name of the Boorman Lum-
Der company. At about the time the
Hotter interests were purchased, the
compayn's principal office was moved
from Kalispell to Great Falls.
In 1912 a factory was built, but
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and in 1917 a three story building,
covering n full lot, was constructed,
capable of housing eight mechanics.
From this factory mill work has been
turned out for many of the important
contracts in northern Montana, among
these being the Shrine temple at
Helena, the government hospital and
vocational school at Helena. the gov
ernment school at Miles City, one Of
the hotels in Yellowstone park, and
other important work.
Many Companies
Mr.. Boorman, who first lived in
Great Falls in territorial days, has not
yet made known his plans. He is
heavily interested in the Boorman
lumber company Of Helena, The West
Side Lumber company Of Great Falls
and the Chinook Lumber company of
thlpook as well as having investments
in Teton. Glacier, Toole. Flathead and
Lewis and Clark counties, He also
owns considerable residence property
In Great Falls.
The Monarch Lumber company,
which has its headquarters offices in
Great Falls is one of the large oper-
ators of TIE west. having approximately
so yards in northern and eastern Mon
tana. II. A. Templeton is president of
the Monarch and III. L. Call is vice