▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Wa imi hi ▁▁ 2 ▁mill s ▁were ▁bought ▁at ▁Wa imi hi ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Put ar uru ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁P inus ▁radi ata ▁formed ▁over ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁Ell is ▁& ▁Burn and ' s ▁total ▁tim ber ▁production ▁of ▁ ▁from ▁its ▁Mang ape hi , ▁O ng ar ue ▁and ▁Put ar uru ▁mill s , ▁which ▁represented ▁about ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁mill ing ▁output ▁of ▁. ▁S aw m ills ▁were ▁established ▁at ▁Put ar uru , ▁producing ▁in ▁the ▁aggregate , ▁after ▁they ▁bought ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁p ines ▁at ▁L ich field ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁mill ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁C ut ting ▁started ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁This ▁was ▁their ▁last ▁mill ▁cutting ▁about ▁ 6 m ▁feet ▁of ▁p ine ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁R ag lan ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁tim ber ▁yard ▁in ▁R ag lan , ▁between ▁Bank art ▁and ▁Stewart ▁Stre ets . ▁A ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁advert ▁listed ▁sa wn ▁and ▁dressed ▁tim bers , ▁hardware , ▁pain ts , ▁wall boards , ▁join ery , ▁doors ▁and ▁p lywood , ▁under ▁the ▁s log an ▁" E . ▁& ▁B ' s ▁are ▁a ▁ver itable ▁Al add in ' s ▁tre asure ▁house