The purchasers were led by Ernest Crichton and L. B. Seeley, experienced furnace managers from Ohio’s Hanging Rock iron region.
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Headed by Oregon Iron & Steel president William M. Ladd (son of former Portland mayor William S. Ladd, who was one of the original investors in the Oregon Iron Company), the Ladd Estate Company converted the iron town into a prestigious lakeside retreat.