Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-17
OWN SOUTHERN PINE.
Valuable Real Estate Holdings in the
South.

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individual owner Of southern pine.
Its holdings amount to 100000 acres
in Louisiana, Gen. Dodge, Of New
York, connected with the Goulds,
has 10000 acres. When the Texas
Pacific railway land grant was mort
gagged, Mr.. Gould and others de-
cided to redeem their personal hold
ings in the bonds by cash purchase
of the pine lands.
Among the largest holders OF
southern pine lands is Otto Flock, Of
New York, who possesses 100, 900
acres in Mississippi. j. W. Blodgett,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, has 200, 900
acres in the same state.
There are some great syndicates
holding southern pine lands. One of
these comprises ex-senator I. w.
Palmer. of Michigan, who was presi-
dent of the Columbian exposition;
.ex=C Congressman Jay Hubbell, of
Houghton, Mich; the wife of the
late United States Senator F. B.
Stockbridge, Of Kalamazoo, Mich;
Paul Blackmar, of Big Rapids, Mich;
G. c. Wetherby and Mr.. Randall,
both of Indianapolis. This syndicate
has 80, 900 acres in Mississippi.
Another great syndicate, holding
100, 600 acres in Louisiana, comprises
N. K. Fairbank, the lard king Of
Chicago; the heirs of the late Writ
Dexter, Chicago's great lawyer; H.
B. Perkins, of Chicago, and Robin
son & Lacy, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Still another large syndicate, hav-
ing $4,000 acres in Louisiana and
SO, 900 in Mississippi, comprises Hon.
!. M, Weston, Michigan member of
the national democratic committee;
the estate of the late A. B. Watson,
Grand Rapids, Mich; M. B. Hull,
Chicago; Osterhout s. Fox; White,
Friant g. Co.; H. 7. Stanton, o. R.
Wilmarth and E. Ware.
The Bradley Ramsey Lumber COM
pany, of Lake Charles, La, are large
holders, having $4,000 acres of
Louisiana pine lands recently pur-
chased from Detroit-Saginaw syndi-
cate.
The following are the owners Of
the pine lands Of the state of Louis
lana, not already mentioned:
G. E. Massey, Detroit, 10000 acres;
Grattick, South g. Friar, Detroit,
80, 900 acres; John /. Woods, Cleve-
land, o., "a, 900 acres; William Hake,
Grand Rapids, 5000 acres; Gunner
g. Son, Cadillac, Mich, 10000 acres;
H. & B. D. Hamlin, Southport, Pa,
and R. W. Wright, of Westfeld, N.
Y, $4,000 acres; !. D. & E. Wet
more, ], P. jefferson & Charles
Parmalee, Of Warren, Pa, 10000
acres; Van Schaick syndicate, Chi
cago, $4,000 acres; Ambassador
to Germany E. F. Uhl, Robinson
& Lacy, George K, Johnson, Grand
Rapids, $4,000 acres; G. W. Gay,
Grand Rapids, $4,000 acres; N. w.
Northrop, Robinson & Lacy and the
estate of A B. Watson, $500 acres;
Locke, Moore & Co., Saginaw, 35,-
600 acres; R. M. Gay, Detroit, 5000
acres: Charles Winchester, Ashbur-
ton, Mass, $4,000 acres; William E.
Rice, N. j., 10000 acres; G. E.
Wasey, Detroit, Is, 600 acres; butcher
& Moore, Orange, Tex, 26, acres;
H. L.amport, Victoria, $4,000 acres;
H. & B. Bier, New Orleans, 5000
acres; S. R. Prentiss, Oakland, Cal,
25, 900 acres; Berkett & Mcpherson,
Howell, Mich, 10000 acres; Gen.
Wager Swayne, the New York law
yer, has 10000 acres.
The following are the owners of
the pine lands in the state of Missis-
sippi, excepting those above men
toned:
Joseph Head, Grand Rapids, ]. @.
Lewis, II. E. Staples, M. B. & @.
E. Covell and w. F. Nufer, White
hall, Mich, 16, 600 acres; Adam Hafer,
Whitehall, 5000 acres; Andrew and
William Constock, and Edward Kan
ter, Detroit, 100000 acres; B. F.
Southworth, De&roit, 5000 acres; F.
Henry, W@nen, Pa, 5000 acres;
Henry Ha1nlins Smithport, Pa, 81
600 acres; Darius Avery, Detroit, 49,
600 acres; John McEwen, Bradford,
Pa, 10000 acres; Hackley g. Hume,
Muskegon, Mich, 80, 900 acres; I. L.
Lyon, Detroit, 5000 acres; William
Solomon, Guand Rapids, 5000 acres;
Hackley & Hume. Muskegon, 10O,-
600 acres; E. F. & E E. Braken-
ridge, New Orleans, 10000 acres;
Eddy Brothers, Bay City, $4,000
acres; Avery Brothers, Detroit, 49,
600 acres; Cammar & Son, Cadillac,
Mich, 5000 acres (also 5000 acres
in Forida).
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