▁and ▁P aper ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Ray on ier , ▁a ▁port man te au ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁ray on ▁and ▁Rain ier , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁company . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁tim ber ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁began ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁Fern and ina ▁Beach , ▁Florida , ▁pul p ▁mill , ▁which ▁began ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁its ▁offices ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁As ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ended , ▁Ray on ier ▁began ▁making ▁large ▁land ▁purch ases ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁The ▁Ray on ier ▁Foundation ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁provide ▁assistance ▁to ▁char itable , ▁civ ic ▁and ▁education ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁communities ▁where ▁Ray on ier ▁did ▁business . ▁ ▁Ray on ier ▁opened ▁international ▁sales ▁offices ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁another ▁pul p ▁mill ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁Jes up , ▁Georgia . ▁High ▁demand ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁facility ▁to ▁double ▁its ▁capacity ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁IT T ▁purchased ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁IT T ▁Ray on ier . ▁ ▁The ▁Jes up ▁mill ▁grew ▁larger ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ,