Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-09
From the Burlington Free Prs~s.l
Heavy Change Of Lumber Concerns.
CONSOLIDATION OF L. BARNES & CO.
AND OTIS SHEPARD q CO.

The advertisements in another column
announcing the retirement of Mail Davis
from the firm Of L. Barnes & Co, the dis.
solution of the firm Of Otis Shepard &
Co., and the formation of u new firm un-
der the title Of Shepard. Davis s. Co., in.
dictate some extensive changes in the lum-
Der business If Burlington.
We have been swara, for some little
time past, that these were in progress.
but, at the request of parties, have defer
red any public mention of them until for
NAL announcement of the changes should
appear.
These changes amount, in effect, tn the
disposal of the property and business OF
L R.rnes q Co. ia this city. together
Of the same, and Of tho property and bu-i-
meas of Otis Shepard s. Co. to new firm.
consisting of three former memb ers of
those concrrns, with the addition of three
new members, who. having gained expe-
rience in the employment of the old con-
Germs, are now advanced to the position OF
partners.
The concern of L. Barnes s. Co., of this
city, has been, as some Of our readers are
aware, one of the branches Of one of the
heaviest lumber partnerships in the ooun-
try. existing in Boston. under the name
Of D. N. Skillings & Co; in Burlington
as L. Barnes. & Co, with lumber yards
also in Whitehall and Montreal; and at
Oxdensburgh and Albany, N. Y, a. @. &
ID. Whitney, Jr. & Co.
In January, 1869. the heavy lumber
concern of Flint g. Hall disposed of their
extensive business here to u firm newly
organized under the title of Otis Shepard
& Co. The latter Arm have been the
owners of one of the docks on the ne v
basin, with ample lumber yards; but have
had no facilities for dressing their lum-
Der at that point, aud they were propos-
ing to erect large mill on the basin for
that purpose. On the other hand, L.
Barnes & Co. having recently completed
u new mill capable of dressing forty mil
lions of lumber q year, had ample facili-
room for piling lumber. These needs of
the two companies, together with the de-
sire on the part of Mr.. Barnes to secure
relief from some of the wearing resPonsi-
bilities of his enormous business, have in.
duced the change aud consolidation of the
two concerns.
The new concern purchases the mills,
wharves, and real estate amounting to
5000 OOOl, of L. Barnes & Co., of this
city, together with some sixty million feet
If lumber, now here also the property of
L. Barnes & Co., in Montreal, including
several million feet of lumber; also the
real estate and lumber owned by the same
concern in Whitehall, amounting to $685.
go; and the Canadian lumber and Cans
ha business of d. N. Skillings & Co., in
Boston. 1t acquires slso the stock of lum-
her of Otis Shepard & Co., in this city,
together with one of the new docks and
rhree acres Of land on the new basin, and
il has added seven acres leased by Flint
& Hall.
It thus commences business with q
stock of about thirty million feet Of lum-
msny millions yet to arrive); with nill
that can dress forty million feet year
and with the most spacious docks.
wharves and yards in New England, on
which they give employment TO between
40 and 500 men. These unsurpassed
facilities cannot but attract tho wide
notice Of customers.
The business Of tho new Arm In Bos-
ton, will b. done in the name Of Shepard,
Hall & %.
We understand that the new arm ~
sumo tho contracts Of L. Barnes q 90,
and Of Otis Shepard q Co, In Canada,
tho extent Of which may b inferred
from the fact that among the items Of the
business this Fall will b the chipping Of
from fifteen to twsssy ship oarsoss Of
lumber already ordered from Montreal 10 |
various ports.
I. Barnes q %. still retain their arm
name, together with LITTLE real cgtats IA |
this city, and thsir connection with ID. y.
jkillings. d o., In Boston, and With o.
and d. Whitnsy. Jr. q o.. n Oxdsas-l
bursh md. Albsny. Their bushss st |
ehsss points. however, win - wholly IN |
Watsen lumber, their entire Or dlan |
lunbse business hsving been tssns1sEtsdI
70 shspsed, Davis d %. -tlse -
For our SowssmAn, NJ. Barnes, Nil
amouuts 70 the selling out 0f
about tvo-nfths % <Hhe immsnss and sx-I
ssnAsd lambsr buil6sss 70 lafgsey batltI
uv b. his snstsy ssd satsepsisa 2hs III
seesco which . slill rse.ins - Dnes9, i
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