Lyon-Gray Lumber Company [Photograph]
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Lyon-Gray Lumber Company [Photograph]Description
Lumberyard of Lyon-Gray Lumber Co. of Texas (November 30, 1906 - December 22, 1954)Context
On January 1, 1890, Louis Lipsitz began working as a clerk in the firm of A. Harris and Company, which was owned by his father and an uncle. By 1900, Lipsitz had become a partner in the establishment, which had expanded beyond its origins in the retail dry-goods business into lumber sales. Seven years later he moved to Dallas, where he established and oversaw the operations of the Harris-Lipsitz Company, a wholesale dry-goods firm, and the Harris Lumber Company, a wholesale lumber establishment. In 1914 Lipsitz became managing partner of the renamed Harris-Lipsitz Lumber Company. The growth of this firm under his direction established his reputation as a successful businessman and led to his participation in a number of other Dallas enterprises, including the Lyon-Gray Lumber Company, the Trinity Lumber Company, and the Oak Cliff Lumber Company. He also was president of the Chronister Lumber Company of Forest, Texas. Lipsitz was a member of the board of directors of the Realty Trust Company of Dallas, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce (of which he was president in 1915), the United States Chamber of Commerce, and the State Fair of Texas. In addition, he served as vice president of the American Exchange National Bank.Category
Handbook of Dallas-Fort Worth, Lumber Industry
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