The Magnolia gazette., 1889-11-09


Offices. anG the world At large. III
met Mr. Whteiwhen ne received /
his morning mail It was enough |
for IN incorporated CITY, and the
big diukey who brought il looked /
awful tlcd. Mr. White began
opening the letters. j w. John
son, the alert manager, assisted
the telephone began-notes It's u
correspondence were taken-tele-
ora lhs were forwarded, orders
Transferred from Office to subor,
diuates and almost 10 jiiiey the
job was donr Then Mr., White,
active and hearty at three score.
was through the Million the
broad guage-thc narrow gauge
the logway aud the lumber pie.
IL finds perfect pleasure in the
mills aod is rightconsly proud Of
his mrn aud lhrIr woik. He
keeps up with the tlmes and |
understand ne has the only mill ia
the state which feeds ltself-thut
being done by a system Of tx
haust fans, which feed the fires
with shayings and sawdust aud
never tire.
The Whtestown Mills make Il
speciality Of finished lumber and
ship t. Tennessee, Kentucky,
/ Missouri, ILLINOIS, Iowa, Denver
/ Colorado, Dakota, Boston Mass,
and Washington, ID. G.. aud now
800, 900 feet are being cut fol
shipment to Africa.
j. j White first saw the light
IN South Carolina, aud was brought
to Madison county, Miss. IN child
hood. There tie was educated
and for several years followed
the profession Of pedagogue. He
came 10 Pike county in 1889 and
located west of Summit, where
llc owned half interest in a mill,
succeeding which lie went ii
alone.
lie Is the beau ideal of the able,
energetic, responsible, and sue
crs,ful business man and his
efforts have red0uudrd to the
4 benefit of this enlre belt Of coun-
Try. The gentleman owns proper
lty at McComb City, Summit,
i the town of Whitestown and 5000
acres, and splendid pine lands in
Mauol county adjoining the
/ tracts owned by ID 4. Blodg
+ the NJ chigan timber and lumber
! King He Is President Of the G,l,
/ low Pine Lumber Association Of
Georgia, Alabaml aud Mississippi
whlch meets 1T Montgomery,
Alabama next Thursday the llth
inst. j. j White has with his
success. garnctcd respect and re-
gard through life and his rcputa-
uon Is better thai bank. LIS
mltagcrs are numerous but nc.
ossary, ard il would be difficult
to gather their equals together.
rhe general manager IS j. w
Johnson, son-in-law Of the pro-
prize or, and physically and men
tally is the successful ovrrsecr.
Il. B.ZImmerman the foreman
Of the mill Is from Michigan, and
ono of the best men in the bus
mos. lie intends gong to Texas
much 10 the regret of all who
know hum.
Cl,a les Middleton, is head saw
yer; ;G. w. Wyatt, manager plan
ing mill; O, NJ. SANDY, engineer;
Il, G. Parsons, foreman shnglc
mil; 4. T.. Nenahlc, manager
store and Offices; a. I Lyle nc
counlant; Il. O. Watkins, loco
mo i've engineers; George W.
Reeves, stationary engineer; +.
b. Ncnablc, shipping clerk Robt.
Suddrth. log-scalcr aud talisman
w. IL. Montgomery, railroad
tack builder, j. A Bales, SUI
perntendent Of log business
Edgar Warren superintendent d
teams; g. p Hunt, Blacksmith
shops.
j w. Johnson, the manager,
WAS born IN Jackson county Geos-
gla, and 50 We're many OF the re-
sponsible mill men For eight
years this gentleman has been in
his father in laws employ, and
takes as much interest in causing
the mill to do it, best, as ii his
hear was m it. Mir johnson is an
lhle imprrtenrous gentleman, bu,
woe beude tile shirker, be he
white or bllck, should've know It,
but he is esteemed by his men and
has hosts Of friends.
Charles Middle on, the head
sawyer. is as proud of his circular
aS the Captain Of his ship. lie Is
+ a thorouehts experienced mill
man and his work speaks for it.
self No man can saw more lum-