Shevlin, Carp enter & Clarke Co. Announces Changes in Organization

St. Paul, Minn., August 4.LE. L. Carpenter; who first acquired an interest in and became an executive officer of Shevlin-Carpenter Co.,-the parent company of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company, on August I, 1892, and who since the untimely death of the late Thomas L. Shevlin in December, 1915, has been President of practi'cally all of the companies whi,ch were an outgrowth of Shevlin-Carpenter Co., has requested that he be relieved of a portion of his activities in conne'ction with Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company and the interests under its management.

In order that the long experience and fine judgment of Mr. Carpenter might not be lost, he has been prevailed upon to ac,cept the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company, The Shevlin Company, and The McCloud River Lumber Company. He will also remain a director of all'companies under the management of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company, and his counsel and cooperation will be available in the future as it has always been in the past.

The organization which has been built under the leadership of Thomas H. Shevlin, Thomas L. Shevlin and Mr. Carpenter recognizes the wisdom of Mr. Carpenter's decision, and he will carry with him its best wishes for his future health, happiness and prosperity.

Mr. Carpenter's successor to the Presidency of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company, Minneapolis, CarpenterHixon Company I.imited, Blind River, Ontario, and Shevlin-Clarke Limited, Fort Frances, Ontario, as well as a number of other'companies, is Mr. Paul V. Eames. Mr. Eames has also been elected President of The Shevlin-Hixon Company, Bend, Oregon, as su'ccessor to Mr. Robert Hixon who has been elected Chairman of the Board of Dire'ctors of that company. Mr. Eames has also been elected General Manager of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company. Mr. Car-