Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-20

which Is old logs. This will he
nearly full stock for them. their
capacity being about 100000.
They carried over 100000 feet of
lumber, all of which is sold but not
shipped.
MASON, LUCE & co.
have also made some general re-
pairs on their mill and will start up
. Monday next. They only cut l.
, 100000 logs last winter against
: their usual cut of 100000. The
T 5000, 900 feet of old logs they car
ried over will make them a stock
Of 5000, 900, which Mr.. Luce tells
me is all they will cut. They car
ried over 100000, out Of which
they have shipped on last years
contract 5000 feet. They have
dock room for about 100000,
hence the smaller seasons work.
J. :. MINOR
started his mill on the 9TH inst.
He has added a sawdust carrier.
This is a long timber mill and Mr..
Minor makes 4 speciality OF car
sills aud bridge timber. He cut
last winter 4,500,000 feet of logs
and had 100000 of old stock.
Most of this is long timber. AL
though this stock is not all down
vet, il is in Wolf Creek and South
Branch, where the water is consid-
cred perfectly safe. They have on
dock 1000, 700 feet of joist and tim
her from last season, bu. about .
one-half of it is sold.
F. ". GILCHRIST
Started his mill April 18th. He
has made some general improve
ments, among which was the adj
dition of a new force pump. His
cut of logs was 100000, and had
100000 old. Capacity 100000,
day run. His logs are all in deep
water. He carried over a stock of
100000 feet of lumber, which is
all sold. He shipped 100000 feet .
to Cleveland this spring. {
This makes up the list of lumber t
mills in Alpena, and shows they l
will all have as large stocks as c
they can comfortably handle dur 1
ing the season. /
The single trade is a business a
of some considerable importance d
here, and | will endevour to give
some facts and figures concerning S
it under the head Of C
SHINGLES. 6
Messrs. Mason. Luce & Co. have s,
oeen building q new single mill, q
which will be ready TO start in ten a,
lays. Mcssrs. 9. II. Davis & Co. CO
will operate it by the thousand al
Mason, Luce & Co. to furnish r:
stock. 1t contains two machines, ia
me double cutting and one single, 5,
nd has capacity of l0,000.000 el
AT Campbellville, B. Cushman's re
lill will start next Monday with -
all stock. Their capacity is H.
00,000. They also manufacture
lapboard.
Messrs. Bewick, Comstock & Co.
ave rebuilt their single mill that
urnt down in 1872; they use the
Ime engine ana boiler, but the
,st Of the works are all new.
hey have built an engine house of
rick, detached from the mill A
hich is 30x60 feet. The mill con- -
lins two machines and they will e
ave capacity Of 100000, but Al,
J their start is rather late they Pc,
won't cut more than r. adj adj
10000. They start next week. OF OF,
Gillett, Eales & Co. have rented est
e Doty mill. They have made the the
me general improvements and sue
ave put in one new machine. pei
heir capacity will be about l2,- o .si
10000. Mr.. A. n. Spratt will tin
irnish them about 100000 feet
f logs, and other parties will fur
ish them enough to make them q
.ason's work. -
SASH, BLINDS, ETC. Z
Massrs. Doane, Bingham & Co. =
re the only operators in this line
{ business. Their establishment d
'as burnt out in 1870. In 1871 '
hey rebuilt, furnishing their fac
DRY with all the new improvements
n machinery. Everything is first
lass and they have everything
which is requisite for the business.
This industry furnishes employ
nent for twenty men when running
nder full capacity, and is under
he management Of Mr.Doane.
GRIST MILL.
This same company runs the
trist mill which adjoins the factory
and is furnished with power from
The same engine. During the win
ter they have added a new Touring
arrangement, and will presently
put in q new run of stone. At
present there is but one. The agri-
culturist in the county are turning
their attention to the raising of
wheat, and probably would have
done so sooner had they been sure
OF facilities of grinding. Last fall
there was about $50 acres sown in
winter wheat and about $50 acres
of spring, which will be sown this
spring. Several farms are said to
have yielded thirty-five bushels 10
the acre of excellent quality. Be-
sides the wheat thus furnished tie
propose to have wheat