The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-24
SUPERIOR'S SAWMILLS.
A Review OF the Immense I,um-
Der Manufactor ies Upon
Corners Point.

Der Manufactures Upon
Corners Point.
Looking out of my window I can
see the vast lumber piles of Peyton,
kimball & Barber, and wonder what
will be done with 50 much lumber. |
am told that there are four and one
half million feet of lumber piled here.
This large firm is known all over the
Northwest. The members of the firm
are old and experienced in the bust
ness, and consequently some of the
best lumber manufactured may be
found in their yard Just at this time
they are not sending away much lum-
Der on account of the extreme cold
and stormy weather which prevails
throughout the country. Their mill
is large building 46xtS0 feet, con-
tanning all the latest improvements in
machinery. Connected to this is the
large engine room where six boilers
furnish the steam to run an $50 horse
power engine which moves the numer-
Gus pulleys and wheels, which arc
scattered throughout the building
above and below. \ few wards dis
tant stands the planning mill, where
over two million feet Of lumber have
been dressed this season. They have
manufactured nine million feet the
past season, and they intend to get out
fifteen million feet next year. They
also manufacture large quantities Of
laths, shingles, etc They engage
none but the best of workmen to run
their mills and pay them the highesr
of wages They have over one hun
bred thousand dollars invested here
which adds greatly to this part 0.
Superior,
Taking a stroll through a lumber
yard a few hundred yards south of thl
above mill, your scribe came suddenly
upon CT. NJ Pier, the efficient fore
man of
PAGE, sEXMITH & co.,
another lumber manufacturing com.
pany. GLOW much lumber have YOU
in this yard?"
Give million feet as near as We
can calculate"
what portion is this amount o
what you manufactured last season."
a little less than one half"
GLOW much Of it have you dressed?'
"We were looking over that toda,
and found that we had dressed some
thing like two million feet"
"Are you sending away much lum
Der now?"
'No."
. "What is the reason?"
Cold weather and heavy snow
storms which have blocked up tn,
railroads"
Glow large is your mill?"
's56x164 feet, besides the boilel
room, Iath and Single mill, which art
connected to it?"
"What horse power your engine.
Cone hundred and sixty"
GLOW many boilers do you use to
run this engine2'
eve have used only five, but we
making preparations to put in three
more"
care you making any other ad
/ ditions?"
ayes, we are going to add thirty
! feet on the east end Of the main build
ing, besides four kilns in addition It
/ the two which we already have"
GLOW much do you intend to saw
this year?"
Twenty million feet is our inten-
/ ton now.?"
GLOW much have the company in
vested here"
"About S125. OO0.n
Your correspondent having haC
dealings with both Of these firms, to {
small extent, can say they are mel
of business, and that whoever ha:
business to do with either of them vii
find them both cordial and accommo-
dating, and whatever they order they
are bound to get. H.R.T.
/ Another railroad rumor which
hos fnupH It's w1V into print an(