Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-11
4 LOT FOR lUMsERMEN.
itens OF Interest from the NORTH
western Lumberman.'

western Lumberman.'
Fller A soas vii take one of the circular
SAWS out Of their mih al Asnistee aAd pat IN
band saw.
r. 5. AAiteson has concluded 10 erect =
shingls mill al Ciseboy gan, Mich With q
CAPACITY Of 10000 day.
The proposed brsnch OF the Chesapeake
Nashville Railway, from Gslisun - the
upper Cumberland, wIu open up vast area
Of timber land.
The sales of Northern Pacific Railroad
lands during July amounted 10 j. o<O acres,
against s5,Oo acres, for corresponding
month last year.
The lunbermen IN the WISCONSIN river dis
tricts are now engaged IN their annual hay
ing season They pat up their OWL hay for
the logging camps.
G. W. Caskey, the lumber dealer and wood
worker AT Harbor Springs, Mich. has built
1000 Summer resort cottages during his
business career al that place.
The West Michigan Lember Company aas
bought OF L. Guilford Smith "a section and Il
half of pine land, near HuDgerford, Mich,
at a reported prics Of $4,000.
CCharles Orton. Of Bay City. Mich. re-
Gently loaded feet OF vessels with lumber
at Marquette, Mich. bound south, the com
bined cargoes amounting to 10000 feet
Work on Lutcher a Moore's Gulf. Sabine
4 Ned River railroad, out of Orange, Texas,
Is progressing fayorably. They expect 10 be
receiving logs over the road within ninety
days.
The lumber business at Tallapoosa, Ala,
has lately increased. Shipments To the
amount of 100 car loads were made in July.
Much of the stuff going from that point is
destined for the car shops OF the North.
1t il rumored in North central Wisconsin
that il the Wisconsin Central concludes 10
extend its line to Chicago, the Chicago, Mil
waukee * ST. Paul Company will build a
road from Merrill, Wis, to Ashland, so a. TO
parallel the Central.
The winona Salt 4 Lumber Company has
completely transformed the old Whittemore
mill ut Tawas, Mich. A Wickes gang and a
more powerful engine have been put in. Ii
is expected that couple of shingle machines
will be added this fall.
The present length of Plummer's logging
railroad, at Ogemaw Springs, Mich, IL two
and half miles. 1t is being graded for
standard gauge, so that the Michigan Cen
tral cars can be used on it. The road will
| also be extended four miles. A new loco
| motive has been ordered for the standard
| gauge.
G.. W. Lusk and Leander Choate, rs as
| signees have advertised the sale, at auction.
| of the Paige-Sexmith mill property, incud-
| ing lands and appurtenances, on Aug. %.
| The mill has lain idle for two years on ac-
| count of Mrs. Paige's refusal To sign neces-
| sary papers for the Communication of sale.
The Western Lumber Company is new
| scheme. at Eau Claire, Wis. for the operat-
| ing of retail yards in Dakota. Representa-
| tves of the proposed organization have
lately been in Dakota for the purpose of es-
tablishing yards. After this has been done
the organization will be perfected by the
| election of officers.
| Louis Ward, secretary of the Pere Mar
auette Boom Company, at Ludington, Mich,
states that the quantity of logs that will be
brought down the Pere Marquette River this
season will not exceed 80, ,0OO. 600 feet, against
| 10000, 900 feet for last season. The curtail-
ment policy has evidently been made prac-
| tical on the Pere Marquette.