The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-31
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Virginia.
Buckhannon Dslta
In looking back over the past
year, we note no little evidence
of progress in a country that
only two years back numbered
only 70 portables, and at a ven.
ture handled. we will say. ten
million feet. A year ago the
Camden road had stretched up
the Buckhannon far enough to
open facilities for the gigantic
Alexander mills. The Buclshan-
non River Co. made an arrange
mentwith Senator Camden's road
ohaul their logs overtheir main
line, which would enable them,
by building up helateral streams
short lines Of roads, TO bring all
their logs to Buckhannon for
manufacture, in place Of taking
the portable mill to the timber
as had heretofore been their
policy, or rather their necessity.
With this effected, they at once
began the erection OF a first. class
single band plant, dry lsilns, plan
ing mill, etc. complete, which
began work April LIST, and has
averaged Just about a million a
month since. Previous to that
they had averaged about the
same with some portables that
were thereafter dismantled.
Later the Pickens Lumber
Co, controlled by Senator Cam
den and managed by Geo. NJ.
Whitescarver, was formed, and !,
at the town OF Pickens, the term
mus of the Buckhannon river
division Of the railway erected
an exact counterpart ofthe Buck
harmon River Cos plant, except
planning mill. which they have
not yet concludedto build. This
plant is all complete and Just
nicely warmed up TO its work;
ready for a full years work ia
1893, having, Of course, only
made good start forthe last Of
1892 AT Camden on Gauley''
Col. F'lickinger is getting his
plant in shape so that he can put
a solid year in 1898. with double
bands on more valuable logs and
circular for rough WORK Thus
we have seen that on this rail-
way system, the double band of
Pareee Curtin, and the double
band and gang Of the Alexander
Co, in commission on first of
January, 1898. has been added
single band of Buckhannon Co.,
a similar one of Pickens Co. a
double band and circular of Cam.
den Co, and circulars of Nc:
Quays, the equivalent, so far as
output is concerned, of about
another single band. While
Gifin has let out another link
or two, Hinkle, at least, keeps
up his accustomed amount Of
trade; Price & Co, owing to de.
preston in export oak, which is
their principal business, have, ]
think. not increased the volume
of their business this year. In
cldental to improvements men.
toned, Alexander has constructed
some six miles of narrow gauge
railway and the Buckhannon Co.
six or seven miles of standard
gauge, Gifin has built something
like twenty miles of tram in short
feeders, z and Curtin has added
a planning mill, and Williams &
Co. have introduced an entirely
new industry in this section, a
sawed oil double stair mill, a
little above Weston. / DO not
have access to the bank accounts
of many of the concerns men
toned, and would not speak
specifically Of any if / had, but
all of our lumbermen have an air
of prosperity about them that in
dicates a satisfactory business
during the year Just closed.
"A. III, WINCHESTER.
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