Century-old California Dealer Closing

Southern Lumber, San Jose, Ca., will close by the end of next month after being in business for over a century. According to CEO Jeff Pohle, the business will be closed permanently the final week of June. Market conditions are the main reason for selling the property.

The company began as a logging operation in the Santa Cruz Mountains selling timber to the quicksilver mines in the Almaden Valley and lumber to the orchards and farms of the Santa Clara Valley. During the Great Depression, Pohle's grandfather bought the lumber company and turned it into a family-owned business primarily focused on providing their customers with high-quality woods.

“We thank you for your partnership in making Southern Lumber Company the well-respected institution that it has become over the past century,” Pohle announced.