From one long-term investment to another

When R.D. Merrill came to the Pacific Northwest from the East Coast in the 1890s and started amassing timberlands, he wanted a long-term asset for his family.

Merrill “believed strongly in the continuity of family and also in the ultimate value of timberland investments,” says his great-grandson Charlie Wright, 57. “He recognized that it was a long-term investment, but he also recognized that families are long-term entities.”

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Margaret Steen

Margaret Steen is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Family Business.


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