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Morrison-Merrill Refires Cromqr

As of March 1. after more than 45 years'continuous service, Herbert L. Cromar, vice-president and director of the company, was retired by Morrison-Merrill & Co., building material distributors, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Cromar

(left) first entered the employ of Morrison-Merrill & Co. in January L912. The company was then embarking upon a significant expansion program soon to involve several substantial lineyard operations which were subsequently merged into Tri-State Lumber Company, now operating retail yards throughout most of the Intermountain trade area. Morrison-Merrill & Co. was primarily a wholesale distribution establishment with a branch offrce and warehouse at Pocatello, Idaho. Thorough coverage and service was maintained throughout the Intermountain area in Utah, Southern Idaho, Southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, and portions of Montana and Colorado, serving upwards of 500 retail lumber dealers, government agencies and major industrial concerns.

The initial operation of Morrison-Merrill & Co., began in Cheyenne, Wyoming, some 70 years ago by Samuel Merrill and an associate named Calland. Later S. W. Morrison joined the firm, a branch being organized at Laramie, Wyoming. In 1890 operations were established in Salt Lake City. About the turn of the century, George E. Merrill, son of the original founder, Samuel Merrill, acquired his father's interests, becoming president and general manager of the company. Sharing management responsibilities when Cromar joined the company as stenographer were Thomas H. Hudson and Clarence I. Moreland. since retired but now living in California.

Cromar's progress with the firm paralleled the growth of Morrison-Merrill & Co., as he gained experience in practically all departments identified with the merchandising business. He was elected to the board of directors of Morrison-Merrill & Co. in 1943, at that time becoming a vicepresident of the firm, functioning as general superintendent of sales.

At the close of the year 1947, Boise-Payette Lumber Company acquired the controlling interests in MorrisonMerrill & Co., and other holdings of Merrill Co. Cromar remained with the new owners as a vice-president and director, sharing management responsibilities with the comptroller until midyear, 1950.

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In 1954 Cromar founded, under the direction of John L. Aram, then president of the Boise-Payette Lumber Company, a "Business, Economic and Industrial Research" prog-ram, aimed to cover the six Intermountain states.

At the time of his retirement, Cromar was also a director of National-American Wholesale Lumber Association, State Deputy Snark for Utah of International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, member of the Salt Lake Lumbermen's Club and American Forestry Association.