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

hgures are such as picked MP at
headquarters in every instance,
and there can he no doubt as 10
their accuracy. To begin with the
firm Of
billiard, CHURCHILL & CO.,
which was until this spring the
firm of Hough, billiard 4 Co, with
Mr.. Harrington a. one Of the COM
pany and managing man here.
Mr.. W. l.. Churchill. of Chicago,
bought out Mr.. Harrington's inter-
est and assumes the management of
the business, to which he devotes
his entire attention. Mr.. billiard
resides in Chicago. During the
past winter they have been making
general repairs and Improvements
throughout the mill and have added
a new set of Stearn's last patent
head-blocks, also one of Kendall's
patent steam cutoff and governor.
Their last winters cut of logs
was ! 100000 feet, and of old logs
carried over they have about / $780,
600 feet. Dat of these two
amounts probably about 2,0O0,0 900
feet will be hung up, which will
leave them a stock Of 10000, 900,
as they consider their capacity just
about that amount, day run, they
are we'll fixed for the season. They
carried over a stock of about 81
100000 feet OF lumber, which is
sold.
Another firm the style of which
has undergone some changes this
spring is one of which was former
" Geo. Prentiss & Co., but is now
THE ALPENA LUMBER COMPANY.
This firm formerly consisted Of
Geo. Prentiss and ]. G. Beekman.
1t is now made up of George Prem
tiss, Loren Prentiss and j. q. Beck
man, as a stock company. They .
started their mill April q, all but
the gang, which they will start in
d short time. They are building q
house about 100 feet fem their
mill, 40 by so feet for tie manu-
facture of siding, and for storing
their siding, flooring and ceiling.
1t is their intention to put in mach
Inery for the manufacture of flooring
and ceiling during the season.
The machinery in this building is
to be run with winrope connect
ng with the engine i'll the mill :
proper. The object of detaching
his building is to reduce the rates
# insurance, which are very high.
heir winters cut of loss was 81
1000 feet, which with 100000 v
'et Of old logs will give them
,ock Of S,oO0,000, but as their "
tart is rather late this will probab- y
: make nj the stock they will re- S
uire. These logs are all sure to o
ome down, for they are now in the q
outh Branch, which is considered
fe water. Out of this stock they Il,
III cut about 100000 feet fl
siding, the bulk of which OF
'es to the Eastern States. They cl
Try over a stock of between s.
", 900 and 100000 feet of lum- h.:
r, of which they have shipped b,
out 500,000 to their yard in sa
eveland. They are il. continu- re
: their pier out into the Bay, as II
proves substantial and adds bI
eatly to to their docking facili- W
3. "a
FoLKERTS & BUTTERFIELD BIZ
sc made some general repairs on as
Fir mill and will be ready to pi
1T on Monday, tie 18th inst. 90
is winters cut was about $780,
} feet, and Of old logs they have tn
100000 feet. This drive is COM 50
: down finely-all except about ha
1000 are all ready down and the II
aspects are good for them. 0C
leir capacity is 100000. If fu
cir stock don't last them through of
e season, they can get logs from nj
ne other parties to saw. They sc
We now on their docks about
90 200, feet of lumber from last
ason-none of which is sold. al
RICHARDSON, AVERY & co. Of
lrted their mill on the 10th of W
pril. They have repaired aud II
lproved to the amount of about t
1000. y new set of Stearn's last II
ltent head-blocks have been added c
I'd they have attached a grist "
i'll for the purpose of grinding l
ed for their own use. This win Il
RS cut was 100000 feet Of logs u
Id they had 100000 feet of logs {
yer. OF these the probilities are
lat 100000 will hang Up. This
i'll leave them n stock of 10000 6
DO, which will take them pretty q
ell through the season. They
arried over 6,O00,O 900 feet of lum- I
er-3,000,000 of which is sold, G
nd 100000 feet shipped. They !
lso have sold about 100000 lath, |
ne-third of which is shipped.
10th lumber and lath went to [
cleveland.
A. F. FLETCHER & co. ,
tarted up on the 9th inst. They
ave stock of 100000 feet,
bout one-half old logs. They !
arried over 100000 feet of lum- (
er, but have sold AMI shipped s
10000. They propose to run as !
ing as they have dock room. In
with their mill they $
ave a capacity for cutting 10000 {
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