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Lacona Firm ContinuesTo Reflect Area GrowthLACONA — The Blount Lum- sources also expediated theher Company of Lacona is now j fhut down of hardwood lumberin its 70th year of production *°P('ition in 1961, at whichT(and is the largest family own ed building supply company in this area. The company was established in 1894 by George R. Blount as a logging and lumbering operation serving as a clearing house for the woodsmen of the Tug Hill area.time the facilities for the man ufaeturing of flush doors was expanded.Logs were transported by sleigh from surrounding forest area to be shipped by rail. The greater ease in moving logs on snow made this primarily a winter operation, which was carried on from skid piles and open storage until 1897 when the first building was erected on the present site. This structure was used primarily for the draw ing of lumber and the manufacture of rockers for resaleto chair manufacturers. This building was razed last year to make way for a steel structureto house the manufacturing faculties for door untis.lt;The company was incorporated in 1908 when its principal business was the production of hardwood flooring. The original sawmill was erected in 1914with the addition of dry kilns in 1923.The ready supply of hardwood lumber made possible the manufacturing of bathinettes, an enterprise which was carried on from 1932 until 1965 when the local source of lumber had diminished greatly and the line was discontinued. The gradual exhaustion of the natural reToday the companies chief sources of lumber are California and Oregon with Luan plywood being imported from Japan and birch plywood from Canada; also utilized is hardwood from Scandinavian sources and glass from Belgium.Presently w h o 1 e s al e mill work, including windows, doors and molding (both wooden and aluminum) make up the chief production, with a kitchen line having been added in recent years.The company maintains a fleet of trucks, serving over 300 dealers in Central New York,Newf Jersey. Massachusetts, Maine and Pennsylvania.The average number of employees is 126 with a maximum of 140 employees in peak season.Founder George R. Blount was succeeded in the company by his sons, H. Flyod Blount and Howard Blount, with a son-in-law, R. Wallace Parker joining the firm. A third generation is represented by thej will present officials: P r e s i d ent tonGeorge R. Blount and Vice T Presidents, F. Thomas Blount C°rasSAmeet of L; heldtopic of lr systc twow atelimir drilli Lum An is irbe rmonandpoto be ] plan Hecxpeenatexisily sTrciatiBlotwTio deec to tlJUPS.theNo.Maiand Robert E. Farker, all of whom succeeded their fathers. A third vice-po?sident, H. Jud-son Hoit and secretary-treas-urer, Theodore B. Lundgrencomplete the corporation cxecu-I tive staff.firsryineagefirsone
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Oswego Palladium Times
Oswego, New York, US
Tue, Apr 14, 1970
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