Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-11-11
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On the 9Th Inst, the Knoxville bWN
Nat pNblaheA an latervlew with Mr.,
Geo A. Rmsey, president Of the uNaka
Timber Co, pwlNded by q statement
which, with the Interview, We publish
this week,
A party " gentlemen representing the
unaka Timber Company, Ot hlg Raplds,
Mich, have been In the city several days
looking for suitable gr0Nnd upon which
80 locate 4 large saw mill, planning mill,
dry kiln, and other hulldlngS necessary
In the conduct OF an Immense lumber
business, Yesterday they effected u bar
gain With the Ogden Brothers Nv which
they became the owners OF a Norea OF
land fronting the Nver heglnnlng At y
point about four hundred feet east Of
Third creek, The price paid, Il h un,
deretood, was Si0O per acre, aud II may
be remarked IN paaaing, that the amount
paid for these torty,four aeres Ia within
Sb0 OF the amount paid by the Ogden
Brothers for 1877 acres, Just two yeera
ago,
A JOurN0t man had the pleasure OF
talking with Mr. Geo, A, Rumaey, who
win bo the manager OF tho new enter
priee, aud from him were cleaned all tho
facts that may he made public, Mr.,
Rumaoy II evidently q master OF hia bus,
inesp, and his strNight forward manner
and practical and frank replies to numer
Qua aneatiena aAkel him cQpylnped The
Journal that no ihN valuable man for
the position no occupies. and viii make
y valuable aud ~publioraphItpd citizen,
In anawer to Undergraduates, no said
"Yoa wo have made our trade and are
well aatla1od with II, We leave to,mor
row for Michigan and In ton days wo
Will have oil our machinery on route for
this city, Work will DO begun mmedl
atoly on tho buildings and viii ho puahed
through 10 carly completion, Our main
building will BIO b0xlDe feet, with tho
end toward tho river, From tho time
the logs leave tho river until they got
Into tho dry kiln they will DO handled by
improved machinery mud with tho least
expenditure OF labor"
."What Will DO your facilities for ship
pingi'
''Tho East Tennessee road have agrood
10 build u sliding from their road, down
Third creek, 10 our yardY Our logs will
DO doomed NJ tho main boom eighteen
miles up tho river, and u tug boat will
ply between TINT point and our mill
We will keep only enough In cur pocket
10 stock tho MILL, and IN this wly will
use very little OF tho river"
Toll mo something about your oopaol
W, output and timber landau
"Wo Will have 4 capacity Of 10000
foot per day and our yearly output will
amount 10 about 10000, 600 feet. We
have been saving about 10000 feet por
day In our mills NJ Big liaplds, but we
Will Increase our facilities here. Our
machinery md buildings will DO valued
al vi, 900. We now own 81 1000 acres OF
timber In Unlcol county In Tennessee and
Yancy county In North Carolina, and
our Mr.. Wotzell n now In that country
buying all hc can got. W. calculate that
our timber, II wo should 10 In on II
would last III twenty years. We shall
buy logs In tho IIolston, however, Nv
long az wo can got thoimI and we will cut
from our land only when VIC are com
PEELED 10, Our timber Ia mostly Of pop.
lar and white Pine, but wo have also
cherry, walnut. &c.
1--WE will ship our first, class lumber,
except such ~ may DO desired for tho
local market. Tho second, class VIC will
work up In our factory Into door and
sasb stock, dry goods boxes, car sldiDgs,
&c. Our dry kiln will DO OF such capao.
ity that We can dry NIL our first class
cut In ono day on tho following day"
"IIow many men will you employ"
about ono hundred and 6fty, OF
these We will bring o few expert work.
men from our Big Rapids mill, but the
great majority We will got lpre"
"Wbat DO You think Of KnOxyilleY
"Our actions must answer that qucs,
tian. We have bought our yard STE IN
your city, whereas In other places we
were offered them free and q bonus II We
would lochtc In other places VIZ con
slider KBsxyiIle tho cheapest and best
manufacturing place IN the south bes
Hove you viii have another large nfm
from Michigan hero before long ! 10.
fer " DewiDg " BOns Of Kalamazoo
when do you leave Mr.. Hnmsey7v
ION tbc 7OclOck train this evening,
i viii return IN about q month 10 take ~
my permanent residence here"
The establishment Of tho above named
company NJ Knoxville tbe Maynai counts
on ccnormous advantage" " both the
city and section Of county adjoining
This and more might our upper counties
haze had Lv a little effort