Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-14

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FRED. wEYERHAUsER,
Barronette, the White River and North
Wisconsin and other lumber corporations
and the individual owner of immense
acres of timber land all over the north
west especially in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Minnesota. Much as Mr.. Weyer
hauser has done for Rock Island and its
business interests, he is a vastly more
important figure in the large lumber in
terests of the great northwest than one
mans relations to single town or city
could make him. He has justly earned the
title of Lumber King" of the northwest
and in the great corporations in which
he is interested, his voice is undisputed,
and there is no more striking illustration
than this of his executive ability. sound
judgment and thorough knowledge in all
he details of the business which has
built him up and which he has built up
Mr.. Weyerhauser is essentially a self
made man. He attained his present
prominence in the industrial world after
climbing up the ladder of success round
by round from the very bottom. Born in
HesseHdarmstedt Germany, Novem-
Der 81 1884, he came to Amer
lea at the age of seventeen.
He worked at farming in Pennsylvania
for short time, and in 1862 he came to
Rock Island. He applied for position
in the saw mill in the lower end of town
then operated by Mead, Smith & Marsh,
and was given a position as lumber
piler at 81 day. He was Industrious
and observing, ana at the end of two
was given entire charge of all the mill
yards. In 1854 he was sent to Coal VAL
ley to take charge of the company's yards
there. He returned to Rock Island in
80, and having accumulated a few hum
bred dollars, purchased the company's
property here, and shortly after the
firm of Weyerhauser & DeDkman was
formed with a capital stock OF 81 800.
Both members of the firm have grown
and while both are largely inter
ested in outside land and lumber invest
ments, Mr.. Weyerhauser had dealt more |
extensively in pine lands and logging ops
srations than his partner. A few years
,nn MascrS Wpyarhaucar nnnl /
Reimers and others formed the Rock ISIS
md Lumber s. Manufacturing company,
md this was another local enterprise
which has since proved one of the largest
n the northwest, put on foot through
dr. Weyerhauser's energy and substantial
i'd.
The Mississippi River Logging compa>
ny is probably the most important of the
controlled by Mr.. Weyer-
auser, and it includes interests of four
tates, representing a capital of 800, 000,-
90 or $40, 100000, while the ramifica-
ions of his other corporate and personal
interests are almost countless. Aside
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SITS in the c., B. & Q. road, and that he
WINS a mine or two in the Gogebic Iron
inge. and he was lately brought into
'esh distinction by his purchase of
., 900, 600 of the Eau Claire company's 7
liant at Eau Claire, and Eau Claire river :
inc lands. His actual wealth is estima,
ID at 100000
In appearances, Mr. Weyerhauser bears
striking resemblance to the martyred {
artield. He has those same broad.
rong teutonic features, all the qualities
mental as well as physical power be- c
e apparent at glance. Character is a
ritten in every feature of his face, and
nothing concealed-the whole man is ,
ere. He possesses all those character
tics of a successful career-self-reli- :,
ice, prompt decision and an immovable ii
when his mind is once ,,
.tisfied. Socially, he is one of the most ;,
,nial and whole>souled of men. He is :,
JOu duu WIN | ii
,dy, but he is not fond of newspaper
1toriety, and reporters. though always ;,
Gated politely, do not find him an easy -
'an to interview. :,
-erhauser ownes on the Elm !,
rect Dr. the handsomest man
ons In the Mississippi valley. He is a :,
an who takes great pride and pleasure
his family and it affords him especial
atification to provide every advantage
ID enjoyment for his children. His fam p
: consists of Mrs. Weyerhauser and L
wen children all at home-John P. b
the Misses Lizzie, Maggie a
ID Ionic, and Charles Rudolph and y
rederick Weyerhauser. Though much il
his time is spent in the pineres. he is C
great reader and when at home peruses a
story and biography, and he possesses a t.
rye fund of information on various his h
rical and literary subjects. n
Six Per Cent Loaus