Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-23


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We find c.ere the Catholic, Con
gregational and German Lutheran
denominations, all three Of which
have good substantial buildings and
large congregations.
SOCIETIES.
This feature OF any town Will al
ways be found . safe and reliable
standard from which to juag the
men WHO constitute the element OF
the town and surrounding country.
Banded together by solemn and II
reyocable ties, for the abstract pur-
pose of friendship, morality, broth
erly love, sympathy, council and
support, wherever they are found
strong in number will be found 9
harmonious an united community III
which contentious seldom arise, cx-
cept that noble contention Of who
best can work for the public good.
Silent, often in their charitable
workings, the outside world can
never know to what extent it is IN
debted to these noble organizations
for their numerous amelloratlons OF
distress in the hour Of need or their
specific influence in quoting con-
tiic5ing clements and restoring har-
mony SO vitality essential u the
general welfare of the community
in which they operate. Although
doubsed by some, these doubts and
suspicious are bat the Legitimate off
spring Of an ignorance OF their mo-
tiyes and workings. ANY comm'n-
ity il, which these praiseworthy IN
stitutions exist can always be trust
ed as peaceful and law abiding and
q goodly place wherein to dwell.
The I. o. O. T., A, r. & A. M,
and Modern Woodmcn are we'll rep
resented and are all in a good finan-
cial and prosperous condition.
THE GERRY LUMBER co.
This Company established Il large
Lumber Manufacturing plant in Eagle
River about ten years ago, and 1T has
been doing il nlanmota business ever
since. The Company now has u capital
stock of $50, 100000 and the officers are
Henry Sherry, President, III. Finger, Vice
President, and local manager, and &. N.
Miller, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mr.. Finger, the gentlemanly manager,
has been with this company Tor seven
wears and is an experienced lumberman,
havina followed that business from boy
hood, and fully understands how to con
duct an enterprise Of this kind We were
shown through their milling plant by
Mr.. Finger and We're truly surprised at
it's magnitude. The mill has a capacity
OF rs 900 feet Of lnnber per day and is
equipped with all Of the latest and most
modern machinery for manufacturing ali
kinds Of lumber, being OF the band saw
system and in addition they have Il lath
factory with a capacity OF $4,000 lath
per dav. a Single mill with q capicty Of
5000 shingles and q large planning mill.
The entire plant, boarding and dwelling
houses, cover about 80 acres OF ground
and the company furnishes employment
TO from 25O to 800 men during the work
ing season. The mill has a boomage
capacity OF 25,oO0.Oo0 feet OF logs and
float all OF their logs down the Eagle
River and its tributaries, and the out
put Of lumber finds ready market all
through Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin,
and make speciality OF factory plank,
bridge timber, piling, etc.
With the equipment this company has
it is practicable, ii it We're ever necessary,
to 90 into the woods and pick out tree
in the dead OF winter, and ship the
boards of that tree from kilns OF the
company, in dry finishing, flooring OF
siding, within week from the time the
!, tree stood on the stump. This brings