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Show LIBER FIRM . FROM IDAHO Will Launch Big Concern Con-cern Here. Sixteen Strong Dealers From the North Involved in th Enterprise Retail and Jobbing in Lumber to Bo Conducted in Salt Lake With j Capital From Idaho. . IDAHO lumber dealers aro about to invade Utah for the purpose ' of handling a portion of the trade !n building material, wlilch thl3 State's prosperity is making a factor in the business world wjll worth looking after. A very strong company has been organized whoa stockholders Include representatives of sixteon firms engaged en-gaged ln the- lumber business In southeastern south-eastern Idaho, and which within sixty days: will be engaged In both jobbing and retail business, with headquarters in Salt Lake City. A branch establishment establish-ment will also be" located at Ogden in the event that It is found that ynrfls ln that city would prove an aid in handling the business of the new. concern. con-cern. ' The' company, to be known as the Idaho Lumber company, and which will be capitalized for 550,000, with the probability of fhe capital stock being doubled in the near future, will have closa connections with one of the largest manufacturing firms on' the Mississippi -river, as well as with mills at Montana, Oregon and Washington, and the large number of, auxiliary yards which it will control, from the stnrt will afford it exceptional facilities as a buyer. The headquarters of the company com-pany in this city will be under tho active ac-tive management of E. J. Warner, who was for some yeara manager nnd treasurer of the Mercur Lumber company com-pany at Mercur, Utah, but who for the last three years has held the same position po-sition with the St. Anthony Building and Manufacturing company at St. Anthony. Ida. Mr. Warner was ln the city yesterday making arrangements for securing offices and sample room's, trackage and other facilities, and will remove here with his family ln a few dayy. Another heavy stockholder of the company is J. C. Weeter, prepident of the Weeter Lumber company of Poca-tello, Poca-tello, which owii3 several yards in Idaho and one at Price-, Utah. Mr. Weeter was for a number of years engaged en-gaged ln the real estate business In this city, and later was in the lumber business busi-ness at Park City. s The articles of incorporation of the new company announce that It is organized orga-nized for the purpose of engaging in the manufacturing and handling of all kindn of building material, starting at Salt Lake City and extending the business busi-ness to other towns and cities, as may be deemed to the advantage and interest inter-est of the stockholders. Its officors are aii follows. E. P. Coltmnn. Idaho Falls, president: L. R. Aldrlch, Blackfoot, vice-president; George E. Hall, RIgby, secretary: E. J. Warner, St. Anthony, manager nnd treasurer. That tho concern con-cern will exert a wide Influence ln Utah business circles there can be no doubt. , |