H. M. Nelson Lumber Company Acquired

A joint announcement was made last month by H. M. Nelson and Max Hill, Montebello, California, lumbermen, that the H. M. Nelson Lumber Company had beeen purchased by Max Hill and that the name o,f the wholesale lumber concern had been changed to O. M. Hill Lumber Company. The firm will continue to service the trade in the usual manner.

Max Hill and Harvey Nelson have been partners for the past 11 years and

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have been distributors of softwood lumber during that time. In the change of executive personnel Frank Rooney, veteran salesman with the firm. has been named a junior partner, it was said. Harvey Nelson will retire to travel and fishing and. lazing in the sun.

Other members of the rvholesale distributing firm include Gerald Kirkpatrick, purchasing agent, with headquarters in Auburn, who will continue as contact man with the northern mills and customers; W. N. Collins, southern sales representative; and Corrine Adams, "Girl Friday" and general office bookkeeper.

L'he old'established organization will continue the same business policies with distribution of Pine, Cedar, White Fir and Douglas Fir via carload and Truck and Trailer, it was said.

The address of the O. M. Hill Lumber Company will remain the same at 1144 Mines Ave.. Montebello, Calif.

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