The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
BA1NFRIDeL's NEWS BUDGET.
The Largest Saw-mil in the State
Begins Operations.

The Largest Saw-mil in the State
Begins Operations.
BAINBRIDGE, GA, Jan. 23.-The great
band saw-miIl of the Donaldson Lumber
Company, located at Donalsonville, in the
western part of this county. ran its first
time Tuesday. A brief description of this
plant (the largest in the state and the only
band saw in operation in the state) might
not prove uninteresting. The building
stands three stories high, is of wood COW
cred with iron, is 160x40 feet large and built
of the very best material, and every piece
of machinery in or about it is of the very
best quality and of the latest improved
kind, and brand new
From one end of the mill runs a chain
slab couveyer 400 feet to the slab pit, while
at the saw is blower, which drives into the
conveyer every particle of sawdust that is
not conducted to the furnace OF the boilers
below, leaving absolutely nothing COM
bustible about the mill. From the other end
of the saw deck runs a railway for carrying
off heavy rough stuff to the lumber yard,
while from one side runs railway convey
ing all light stuff to the planning mills,
drying kilns and shipping deck. In the mill
are edgers, gang-saws, cut OFF saws, and
everything necessary to convert our beaubi-
full and glorious Georgia yellow pine into
building material.
From the mill is conveyed to the two dry
ing kilns, situated some 200 yards off, all
stuff for fl oring, ceiling, castings, staircas-
ing, mantels, Notwithstanding, ETC., where
it is subjected to drying heat, which rem
ders it absolutely dry and incapable of
further shrinkage, in forty-eight hours
Thence it is conveyed by hand cars to the
tive planning mills, where it is so beautifully
finished that for inside finishing work it
needs only to be sawn and put up by the
mechanic, with the full assurance thst all
joints will remain as close as he makes
them. This plant costs about $50. Co.,
1t is the outgrowth of small mill started
there two years ago by Hon. John E. Dom
Alison Of this city. Mr.. Donaldson aud his
associates own some Is 600 acres of virgin
pine forest adjacent to this mill, part Of
which he is operating very pro6tably as a
turpentine farm Tram roads will be run
to the more remote parts of this tract as
soon as the more adjacent timber is ex-
hausted. The capacity of the saw-mill is
5000 feet per diem; and the planners and
kilns have ample capacity to consume the
output of the mill. Every man at every
machine is an adept, and every de-
partment is in charge of an expert
enced aud skilled operator; so that MOTH
ing is spoiled or wasted, and the
very best results are obtained. In addition
to the other features or the plant there are
first-class Single and lath mill, molding
machines, scroll saws, etc. The class of
lumber and other materials turned out by
this mill are always in demand, at home
and abroad-even in New York, Boston
and all over the west where introduced, the
demand exceeds the supply. Besides this
big nall there have been started the present
winter in this county several other smaller
| plants, Of by no means small capacity.
| The lumber and timber interest is about the
most important active interest Of
this section and it is yet but in its infancy.
| This and the turpentine industry have
caused timbered lands eligibly located to
advance rapidly in price throughout all this
| section of the state To-day's eastbound
| through passenger train carried through
passengers from the northwestern states
bound for Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Tampa, and this is but little, if anything,
better than is done daily-the rfgors of
| the bleak and snow-wrapped northwest
| driving all those who are able to our sweet
sunny southland. Another winter will
find cambridge spreading her nets for the
cream Of this travel; for be it known the
south affords no more desirable or naturally
attractive features than lovely Balm
bridge on the Flint.
7 Bainbridge has just placed $4,000 of
bonds at par, for the erection of first
class academy building, and the work will
| be inaugurated very soon and pushed
rapidly TO completion under the auspices OF
| a committee OF the city council.