The Lusk Herald, April 22, 1948

Hollon Brothers Erecting Building

The Hollon brothers have begun the construction of their new warehouse and retail sales room at their lumber yard in southeast Lusk and hope to  have it completed by early summer.

They will also construct an additional 22x60 ft. lumber shed. The warehouse and sales room is a structure 22x120 feet and will have a modernistic rounded front facing west on Oak street.

In fact, the entire facilities of Hollon Cement & Forest products are being expanded The latest and most modern equipment has just recently been installed to manufacture cement blocks of all kinds and those are kiln-treated. The kiln is also now ready to use in the processing of lumber, so that the firm will be able to supply either kiln-dried or weather dried lumber.

The firm is taking the entire production of one saw mill in the Laramie Peak region, as well as buying lumber from other sources.
**************************

The Lusk Herald, June 17, 1948

Hollon Brothers to Hold Grand Opening June 26

The grand opening of the Frontier Lumber Co., owned and operated by the Hollon brothers, Jerry and Ed, will be held Saturday, June 26, according to a page advertisement in this week's Lusk Herald.

The new building of the firm housing the sales room, office, and warehouse is now nearing completion and will be ready for the opening.

The construction has been done under the supervision of Lawrence Zimmerman.

The grand opening will be held in the afternoon between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. and refreshments will be served to all visitors during that time. In addition a door prize of a bicycle is being given away, and all adults are asked to register for this event.

Business Started in September of 1946

Actually the Hollon Brothers enterprise is two businesses, first of which was started in September of 1946. This was the cement block business, the first blocks being turned out in September of that year. In December a planing mill was purchased, and the firm became known as Hollon Cement and Forest Products.

Since that time the manufacturing end of the business as been greatly expanded. Two kilns were added for curing of both concrete blocks and lumber. A larger capacity of cement block machine has been added along with other machinery. A wide range of rough lumber is being processed in this plant.

During the past year the Hollon brothers have expanded to include a retail lumber business and this phase is now known as the Frontier Lumber Co. and is managed by Jerry Hollon, while Eddie manages the original manufacturing business.

Besides the erection of the new merchandising building, the 14 lots now being used to handle and cure lumber, are being fenced, and visitors approaching the Town of Lusk from the south and east can see considerable evidence of activity.

Employing Nine

The firm has grown to the extent that six men are now employed besides three boys who are kept stacking lumber. Manny Giedd, uncle of the brothers, returned here last year after a number of years of construction work in California, to take charge of the planing mill, and Bill Anderson, Lusk young man has been put in charge of cement block production.

The plant is located in southeast Lusk, two blocks east of the highway on the street south of the Grade School.

 *************

The Lusk Herald, March 13, 1969

Frontier Lumber Co. Will Complete Its Move

Frontier Lumber Co. will complete its move into the former Foster Lumber Co. building this week and will be open for business Friday.

Jerry and Ed Hollon started Frontier Lumber Co. soon after the brothers received their Army discharges following World War II.  The business started making concrete blocks in south east Lusk in the same location where the Frontier yards are now located.

(See also " Hollon Cement and Forest Products")