\Testern Hardwood Lumber Company Changes Hands

lumber yards in the entire nation. During the late s'ar it established a ship equipping company as a sideline, and furnished the millrvork for a large number of ships built at the harbor.

One of the most important business events of recent years took place in Los Angeles on Mav 20, u'hen the \\restern Hardwood Lumber Company changed hands. Frank Connolly and associates sold the entire capital stock of the famous wholesale concern to Walter Erlich and associates. The sale thus includes every possession of Western, real estate, plant, stocks of lumber and merchandise, good u'ill, and everything.

The new owners, as this is being printed, are in the process of organizing. Mr. Erlich u'ill probably be president. Ife states that they u'ill continue to operate the business under the same name, and in the same business fashion that has rnade Western a nationally knorvn organization.

The associates of Mr. Connolly in this important transaction are Glenn Cahill, Sterling Stofle, Gilbert Roswell. and the estate of the late Lawrence Spalding s'ho died about three years ago. Mr. Cahill and Mr. Stofle rvere vice presidents of the veteran \\restern Hardu'ood I-umber Conrpanl'. Mr. Cahill had been rvith \\/estern for 26 years. Mr. Stofle 25 years, and Mr. Connolly 34 vears. At the tirne of the sale, Mr. Connollv rvas majority stockholder.

Tlre company was founded in l90/,, and incorporated in 1906. NIr. D. J. Cahill presided over its destinies until his sndclen death in October, 1942, and he n'as succeeded as President by I\Ir. Connolly. Western grerv steadily in size and importance from 1906 until the recent sale. It oper;rted r-rne of the finest and best equipped s'holesale

The only stockholder of the old orvners rvho remains with the concern is }fr. Gilbert Rosrvell. rrho has been assistant secretary and credit manager for many y€ars.

With regard to the three men u'ho have been directing the operations of Western for many \-ears, Mr. Glenn Cahill is retiring from active business for the time being. trfr. Connolly and I\[r. Stofle are continuing to associate together under the banner of the \\resthard Importing Companl'. located at 552 Old Dock on Terminal Island, in Los Angeles Harbor. ]Ir. Connollv, its owner, organized this company in 1951. and has been in charge of its operations ever since. I\Ir. Stoflle is nos' vice president anC general sales manager. Both Mr. Connolly and Mr- Stotie are making their offices at the \\'esthard plant.

Westhard Importing Compan-v orvns and operates a wholesale lumber yard doing strictlv an off-shore importing business. It \tr'ill carrv some domestic hardu'oods, but only in quantities. "\\-e are going out of the board business," says I\fr. Connoll;*. The \\-esthard plant covers 8 acres, all black topped, on rrhich it has 100.000 feet of lumber sheds, all covered by a sprinkter system. From nos'on they rvill handle all their lumber in packages. from 500 to 5,000 feet to a package, and u'ill bind all packages rvith steel bands'

They have rvonderful facilities for transferring inbound hardrvoods from ships in the harbor to their plant, as rvell as for shipping their packaged lumber out. They havc been specializing for manv vears in bringing in desirable irardrvoods of manl- species from all parts oi the rrorld, and u'ill continue that business on an enlarged scale irom nolv on.

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