Mr. Lane purchased the R.E. Lee building on 1st & Main in 1915. He also started the Williams Lake Lumber Co. and Lane & Bronson Lumber Co.
Number 31 in the Colville Tour Booklet
Formerly in partnership with W.H. Bronson in the Lane Bronson Lumber Mill, Warren Lane, in 1915, bought the R. E. Lee building. His one time partner then bought the R. E. Lee Store within the building in partnership with Z. Lane, the son of Warren Lane.
All Local Historic Plaque Recipients are entered in the Colville Heritage Register and receive one of these burnished copper plaques bearing the date of construction of the building. If you're wondering why the plaques are copper, and not the traditional bronze, it is because it was primarily copper, along with lesser amounts of associated metals, such as silver and gold, which created the impetus for settlement of this area.