Edmund T. Ring was the son of George Ring of Orono. He appears to have operated a grocery store there and also operated a sawmill under the firm name E.T. Ring & Son.
Edgar E. Ring was born in Orono on May 15, 1849, and lived there for most of his life. In his first business venture for himself, he bought a portable stave mill and went from place to place sawing staves. Edgar later acquired the whole interest in the mill owned by his father and ran it until about 1894. In 1895, with E. and J. Fred Webster he organized the company of Webster and Ring Manufacturing Company, which built and operated a pulp mill in Orono. He added lumbering to his operations, cutting large amounts of pulp and saw logs. He was also a member of the firm of White & Ring, grocers in Orono. Governor John F. Hill appointed Ring to be State Land Agent and Forest Commissioner in 1901, a post he held for ten years. As Land Agent, he was especially active in promoting ways to protect the woods against fires. At his urging, a law was passed in 1903 which provided for a special forestry patrol to guard the woods and fight fires, the first such action in the country. Ring also used his position to promote Maine's forestlands and their various uses. He formed the E.E. Ring Land Company in Bangor to engage in general real estate and buying and selling of all kinds of timberlands. He was also president of the Maine Forestry Association for several years, and was a director of the Penobscot Lumbering Association, the West Branch Log Driving Association, and the Mattawamkeag Log Driving Association. Edgar Ring died on June 13, 1927.
From the description of Family papers, 1855-1971 (bulk 1879-1911) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54438697
