. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . ny of Salt Lake City, was born in Ephraim, Utah, March 19, 1872, a son ofN. P. and Caroline (Chrlstensen) Nielson, who are natives of Denmark and cameto America in early life, settling in Utah, where the father engaged in farming andstock raising. He and his wife are still living and yet make their home at Ephraim,Utah. They have a family of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters, all ofwhom are living and married. Heber Nielson was reared under the parental roof, attending the public schoolsof Ephraim and later becoming a pupil in
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . ny of Salt Lake City, was born in Ephraim, Utah, March 19, 1872, a son ofN. P. and Caroline (Chrlstensen) Nielson, who are natives of Denmark and cameto America in early life, settling in Utah, where the father engaged in farming andstock raising. He and his wife are still living and yet make their home at Ephraim,Utah. They have a family of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters, all ofwhom are living and married. Heber Nielson was reared under the parental roof, attending the public schoolsof Ephraim and later becoming a pupil in what is now Snow Academy, from whichhe was graduated. At a subsequent date he entered the University of Utah, completinghis studies there in 1895. He then took up the profession of teaching, which he fol-lowed for eight years, spending five years in Ephraim as principal of the schools ofthat place and three years in Panguitch, Utah, where he was also principal. Duringthese three years he spent the summers in the employ of the B. A. McMillen Companv. HEBER NIELSON UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 989 of Salt Lake City, which was then but a small concern. He started with the firm asa salesman and afterward became a partner in the business. In 1907 the businesswas incorporated under the present name of the McMillen Paper & School SupplyCompany, with Mr. McMillen as president and Mr. Nielson as secretary and a the death of Mr. McMillen in 1915, Mr. Nielson succeeded to the presidency andwas also made manager of the concern. He still fills the dual ofl5ce and the businesshas developed from a trade of twenty thousand dollars per annum to one of fourhundred thousand dollars. The executive force, administrative direction and construc-tive efforts of Mr. Nielson have largely constituted the cause of this substantial has continually studied public needs along the line of goods handled by the firmand has met every requirement. In fact a most progressive spirit has dominated t
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