". ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁originally ▁run ▁by ▁Ell is ▁and ▁Burn and . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Henry ▁Val der ▁went ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁saw m iller ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁Country . ▁Val der ▁became ▁man aging ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁long - time ▁district ▁representative ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 2 6 ) ▁on ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Feder ated ▁S aw mill ers ' ▁Association . ▁Other ▁man aging ▁direct ors ▁were ▁H ▁H older ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁C ▁V ▁Val der ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁S ▁Val der ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Henry ▁Val der ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁A ▁B ▁Col lier ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 4 4 , ▁Arthur ▁E ▁McC ra cken ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁A ▁H ▁Del an ey ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Rem n ants ▁ ▁F let cher ▁Hold ings ▁proposed ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁P urchase ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁branches ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Place M akers ▁brand . ▁In ▁H unt ly ▁the ▁Ell is ▁& ▁Burn and