▁all ▁remaining ▁hold ings ▁of ▁the ▁Long - B ell ▁L umber ▁Company ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁IP - Long - B ell . ▁With ▁the ▁l umber ▁de ple ted ▁and ▁the ▁mill ▁being ▁anti qu ated , ▁IP - B ell ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁mill s ▁were ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁sold . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁giant ▁old - g row th ▁be ams ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁Microsoft - found er ▁Bill ▁G ates ’ ▁m ansion ▁in ▁Med ina ▁on ▁Lake ▁Washington . ▁ ▁The ▁R . ▁A . ▁Long ▁Historical ▁Society ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Grab ow ▁Ri ot ▁ ▁Ho it , ▁Price ▁and ▁Bar nes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Biography ▁of ▁Robert ▁Alexander ▁Long ▁from ▁A ▁Standard ▁History ▁of ▁Kansas ▁and ▁K ans ans , ▁written ▁and ▁compiled ▁by ▁William ▁E . ▁Con nelle y , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁State ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁To pe ka . ▁Chicago : ▁Lewis ▁Publishing ▁Company , ▁copy right ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Long ▁( PDF ), ▁speech ▁by ▁J . C . ▁Nich ols , ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Long view , ▁Washington ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁Memorial ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁K ans asc ity . com ▁ ▁" O urs ▁to ▁Give : ▁ ▁The ▁Long ▁Leg acy ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁Family ", ▁Video ▁Document