The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-08
IKEw LUMBER COMPANY.

NEW LUMBER COMPANY.
On last Monday while The CHIEFS
re~portorial force were meandering in
search of news, We stumbled upon an
excellent item which will be the means
of giving Red Cloud . substantial boom
such a. will be beneficial in many ways
to our growing and Aourishins young
city, and prosperous county. We ne
fer to the organization offhe Nebraska
Lumber Company. For q number Of
weeks past there has been q scheme on
loot by which it was proposed to organ
ize and operate an extensive lumber
business throughout the state, with the
general Office located at Red Cloud.
Several plans we're discussed at length
by the interested parties, which finally
eliminated in the organisation of the
above company, articles of which
we're duly fled with the county clerk
on Monday, and in the Office of the
Secretary of State, the following named
gentlemen appearing rs incorporators:
E. d. Rand, ]. L. Pierson. of Burling
ton. Iowa, R. d. Jones, F. E. GOble, of
Red Cloud, Hugh Stevenson, Inavale,
r. Stevenson, Riverton, C. o. Smith,
Alma, W. H. Smith, Minden.
The company commenced operations
the fist of the present month, and will
endeavor to extend their business to all
principal and important points within
the state. They are at the present
date operating fifteen or twenty yards
at different points in Nebraska, which
will start them in fully equipped for a
good trade At the commencement.
The names of the in~cOrporators Of
the institution are q sufficient guaran-
tee of its success, all of whom have
been life lor:g dealers in the lumber
trade. E. D. Rand of Burlington, has
been identified with the lumber inter-
ests for over a half century, has
done an extensive business throughout
the west, and to-day counts his wealth
by millions. Mr.. j. l.. Person, is the
secretary of the Burlington lumber
company, and a gentleman of wide ex
perience as a lumber dealer. Messrs.
Jones, Goble, and H. Stevenson, The
CHIEF. can fully endorse as energetic,
enterprising, careful and experienced
business men, all of whom are well
and favorably known in this section Of
the country. Messrs. r. Stevenson, c.
o. and w. H. Smith, are experienced
in this particular line of business. Alto
gether the gentlemen composing the
company are well qualified to manage
the enterprise which they have engag
ed in, as each and every n have fol-
| lowed the business almost from child
hood. The Nebraska members of the
company hold the majority of the
stock and therefore the president, sec
rotary and treasurer will be chosen
frem among their number no doubt.
The management propose to increase
the business largely and make it q
| credit to and a boom for Red Cloud.
The authorized stock of the company
was fixed st 500, OOO. with . paid up
capital of 100000, which certainly
places the institution on a solid basis,
not saying anything about the combin-
cd wealth of these gentlemen which
would reach many times that amount.
The CHIEF extends to the new COM
pany its best wishes for a prosperous
career, and hopes that the enterprise
which they have undertaken will be
the means of bringing them much
gain and profit, as well as a great bene-
fit to our city. Such enterprises as this
are in part what 60 towards building
up q town. Boom! boom!! in our
minds eye we can see the great boom
that is slowly but surely vending its
way to Red Cloud. Perseverance and
combined effort of our business men
and citizen will surely bring it.
Now that we have an extensive lum-
Der company in u city, let US have
some kind of a manufacturing estab-
hsbment. Such things as those are
are what count when it comes to build
ing up . thrifty and prosperous town.
Who will make the move?
MADE SETTLEMENT.-A. 8. Marsh,
who made an assignment . few days
since for the benefit of his creditors.
has settled with them satisfactorially,
and on last Monday opened up his
store. MI. Marsh is an energetic bust
ness man and W. are glad to g him
again at the helm. He deserves .
good trade and will no doubt receive it
from our people. He certainly has
the best wishes of The CHIEF for sue