EDWARDS LUMBER EN MFG. CO.

Kinzun Lumber Co. Sold To GrouP Of Norrhwest Lumbermen

The capital stock of the Kinzua Lumber Co', one of the largest manufacturing enterprises in the Pacific northwest, wai sold the last of August to a group of northwest lumbermen and concerns.

J. D. "Mike" Coleman, who will continue in the capacity of general manager he has been since 1947, announced the prr..h"r"., as H. J. O'Donnell, N{. H. Wyman, E. W' Stucheil, D. E. Wyman, Alvin Schwager, Capital Timber Products Co' and the Donover Co., Inc. He announced the sellers to be J. F. Coleman, S. R. Dietrich, Gladys Zurlo, J. D' Colernan, V. F. Schultz, C. C. Coleman and Margaret B. Casey

It was reliably reportecl that the new owners of the capital stock anticipated naking no change in the personnel of the <rperation at Kinzua, Ore. With the sale, the Coleman familv relinquishes direction of all Kinzua operations they have held since 1927.

The family is headed by Nathan Coleman, father of J' F and Carl C. Coleman, recently president and vice-president of Kinzua, respectively, and grandfather of J. D. Coleman, the continuing general manager.

New stockholders of Kinzua Lumber Co., parent corporation of the entire Kinzua enterprize, announced the newly elected directors of the Kinzua Lumber Co. and its subsidiary corporations woulcl be H. J. O'Donnell, E. E. Stuchell, Howard Webster, D. E. \Vyman and Mark F. Mathewson'

O'Donnell prominent Seattle lumberman, head of the Donover Co. and American River Pine Co. and with extensive lumber manufacturir.rg interests in Northern California and the Northwest, u'as elected president of the Kinzua Lumber Co.

Nomed Western Regioncl Soles Monoger

Seattle-Appointmer.rt oi C. D. Ahern as western Regional Sales Nlanager for the Simpson Logging Company was announced this month by C. L. Emery, general sales manager.

Simpson's former Northern California, Southern California and North'n'est regions have been rnerged into the new Western Region. with offices in San Francisco, Emery said. Ahern formerll' was manager of the Northern California Region.

The eleven lt:estern states, except portions of Montana and. Wyoming. are included in the new sales area'