Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-08-20 | Page 12 | Local Men Acquire Business in Idaho

LOCAL MEN ACQUIRE BUSINESS IN IDAHO Lumber Concern of Salt Lake Enters Activities In Eastern Part of Idaho Announcement has Just been made" to the effect that Salt Lake people have acquired a substantial interest In the re ta 1 lumber bus ness In eastern Idaho The George E Merrill company of this c ty together with the stockholders of the 8t Anthony Build ng & Manufacturing company with beadquarte s at St. Anthony Idaho have Joined in the or ganlzatlon of a new corporation to en gage In the lumber and bu id ng- bus ness and the new corrrpany wll succeed the St. Anthony company in the operation of a chain of lumber yards with headquar ters at St Anthony The authorized capita stock of the new National Park Lumber company Is $260 000 and In add tlon to pants at St. Anthony R gby Bexburg Aehton Victor Driggs and daryavllle, la reported as contemplating the early acqu s tlon of lumber yards at other points in the same section The incorporators of the new company and the officers are as fo lows George E Merrill president and d rector James 8 Taylor vice president and d rector Ij. L. Walker secretary and d rector Frank K. Nebeker director and George N Swaru of St. Anthony treasurer and director It Is understood that Mr Swartz for merry general manager of the St Anthony Building & Manufacturing company will become the manager of the new enter prise and the stockholders of the com pany will embrace a number of other eastern Idaho people who have been in terested in the old lnstltut on