Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-04
FLUME AND BOOM.
A GREAT SUGAR PINE REGION TO
BE TAPPED.
Manufacturing Establishments to be
Located at Folsom Within a
Short Time.

The American River Land and Lumber
Company is the name CT company organ.
lied IN San Francisco, having for one of it:
objects the construction of a hume from
township II north, range u east, in E
Eskado county, down the American river
to Folsom, for the purpose of transporting
logs and lumber from the great sugar pine
timber belt of the former region to mills te
be erected at the latter place. The com
pany is composed of Andrew J. Ralston
Charles P. Treadwell, Joshua Barkes, E. T
Ellis, H. P. Livermore, A. H. Cummings and
ten others. 1t has already purchased 8
large amount of timber land in Ell Dorado
county and on Wednesday made final pay.
ments to the amount of $4,000 on such
lands. 1t is well known that there is in
the neighborhood mentioned the finest
sugar pine timber on the coast, but there
has been no means of getting it to market
The hume which is to be constructed BY
this company will furnish a means OF
transportation and open up an entirely new
lumber field.
Messrs. Cummings and Livermore were
seen by reporter of the RECORD UNION on
Thursday and questioned in regard to the
plans of the company. Both gentlemen
were exceedingly reticent, and while ad-
hitting that the company had made the
purchases referred to and was preparing
for business of great magnitude, declined
to give any other particulars of their plans.
A document has been filed in the County
Recorders office in this city, however,
which discloses at least portion of the
magnificent scheme which the company
has in hand. 1t is an agreement between
the Folsom Water Power Company and
the American River Land and Lumber
Company, by which the former grants to
the latter the exclusive right to con-
s'ruct and maintain a boom or booms,
for the purpose of holding and storing
logs and timber in the still water formed
by the construction of the Folsom dam.
The water power company assigns to the
lumber company the privileges and fran
chises granted 1t by the Supervisors of the
counties of Sacramento, Ell Dorado and
Placer, for the construction of timber
booms in the American river above the
dam. The grants are made upon the con
dition that the construction of the boom
shall be commenced within six months
and prosecuted diligently to completion.
For this privilege the lumber company is
to pay so cents per 1000 feet, board meas
ure, for all logs and timber received and
handled.
lumber company the right to build, main
tain and operate fume for the Transport
tation of logs from any point or points on
the upper branches of the American river
to the still water basin at the dam, the
hume to be completed within one year after
the Inauguration of the work, which must
be commenced within six months. For
this the lumber company is to pay 25
cents per 1000 feet of lumber handled.
The Folsom Water Power Company next
agrees to convey to the lumber company a
site for a sawmill, sash, door and blind
factory. situated on the saltwater basin
formed by the dam. This site is to contain
an area of 650x100 feet. The mill is to be
connected by side tracks with the railway
of the water power company running along
the canal and connected with the Sacra-
mento Valley Railroad at Folsom. The
water power company is to furnish the
lumber company with 500 horse power
daily at the rate of fifteen cents per horse
power for each operative day of not exceed
ing twelve hours. The construction of the
sawmill, sash, door and blind factory must
be begun within one year and in operation
within six months after its completion.
The water power company also agrees that
1t will convey, on the demand of the lumber
company, a suitable site for wood-pulp and
paper-making factories at or near the lower
terminus OF the canal, the site not to exceed
200 feet square, and to be so located that
timber to be manufactured in said factories
may be brought thereto in the canal. The
site is also 10 be near the railroad. The
water power company reserves the right
to terminate this privilege if the lumber
company does not elect to avail itself
thereof within sixty days after notice to
select the site and enter into written con-
tract binding itself to begin the construc-
ton of the wood-pulp and paper factories
within six, months thereafter. and to ac-
lively push the work, so that the factories
shall be in operation within one year. 1t
stipulated that the factories shall be of a
capacity to utilize not less than 5OO-horse-
power for each operative day, and the
water company covenants to furnish all
power needed, not exceeding in the aggre,
gate 600 horse power-the price to be Ii
cents per horse power.
The importance of this great enterprise
to Sacramento can scarcely be over-esti.
mated. When this sawmill is erected and
in operation, lumber can be laid down in
this city at lower price than it can bt
landed in San Francisco by sailing vessel:
from Oregon or Puget Sound. In his con.
versation with the RECORD UNION reporter
Mr.. Livermore intimated that there were
other plans of the company which would
be of still greater importance to this city
than those mentioned in the agreement re
terred to- One of these is no doubt a schem,
for furnishing this city with pure noun