Mr. Hall studied civil engineering as a young man and put that knowledge to good use in his eventual expansion into every part of the logging industry and later into the making of finished forest products. His companies were found in several states and his mills in many locations.
He became one of the most important figures in the American lumber industry. His accomplishments could easily fill a large book. The company headquarters were eventually set up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His daughters Alice and Hattie were the wives of Thomas H. Shevlin and his brother Edwin C. Shevlin, lumbermen from Albany NY.
Mr. Hall studied civil engineering as a young man and put that knowledge to good use in his eventual expansion into every part of the logging industry and later into the making of finished forest products. His companies were found in several states and his mills in many locations.
He became one of the most important figures in the American lumber industry. His accomplishments could easily fill a large book. The company headquarters were eventually set up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His daughters Alice and Hattie were the wives of Thomas H. Shevlin and his brother Edwin C. Shevlin, lumbermen from Albany NY.