Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-22
BIG LUMBER OPERATIONS.
MAMMOTH MILLS NOW UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.

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1t has been quietly known for some
little time by the friends ana Intimate
acauaintances of~A1r E. Is. Freeman
OF this city. that he was making
active preparations for a very extern
sive widening of his business ventures.
and the recent purchase by him of the
Caller Dredging Company's drcdge
Jas. ID. Leary." with two mud dunn
pers and n water tender from the
Same company for use at Georgetown,
$ C., proved conclusive!y that the COM
pany meant business. y Eirglniau-
Pilot reporter was allowed by Mr.
freeman yesterday to inspect the
plans OF the mammoth lumber mills
now being built for the Atlantic Coast
Lumber Company. of which he is tho
Vice-president and general manager,
ard which mills. located at GeoEe-
largest and best equipped saw mill
plan, in the world. the mills. two in
number, both of which Is to be n
quadruple mil. having capacity OF
400 o00 feet per day.
or these mills. the location of the
cutting machinery is regarded by en-
perts rs novelty in saw mill con-
struction. Each plF MT will be provided
with two Allis Double Cutting Tcle-
scoric Band Mills and each band will
he provided with log deck forward
ard back Of the mill thus permitting
the cutting of two logs to each band
saw Cor cutting board going and COM
ing). and the machinery arrangement
handling the boards OF each to Il scpa-
rate edger and preventing the mixing
or tapping of boards. The same
double arrangement is also used in
me slab slasher and all the handling
from the log yard or pond to the
board trucks to the kilns being by
steam power, and to a large degree
automatic.
All the waste, sawdust, edgings, bark.
etc, are automatically reduced to
firing size and transferred to the
boiler fre-room and fed TO the fire.
'Hhe engine and boiler rooms are to be
fire-proof. or as nearly SO as can be
obtained, no wood being used in con-
struction. Two batteries of eight
boilers will give 200 horsepower to
run the Reynolds Corl!ss engines and
electric plant (Which latter will run
electric lights. electric locomotives and
conveyors, and fling room machinery
while 1t will also furnish power to run
the pumping plant.)
Twenty four brick and iron dry lsilns
each with $4,000 feet OF 1-inch steam
pipe, Will comprise the drying plant.
a hrst-class machine shop, run by
electricity. will be one of the special
finishing features of the plant.
The Atlantic Coast Lumber Com
pany, which is closely allied with the
Export Lumber Company. OF New York
and Boston, Is Differed ms follows.
Lewis a. Hall, president: T.. B. Free
man, vice-president and general man
ager; Charles b. Fearing, trensurer
and r. l.. Montague, secretary The
company have Offices at Norfolk. Va.
New York City. Georgetown, S. c., ana
Boston. Mass.
Mr.. Hall, the president, Is OF the
firm OF The Hall e N1unson Co. Bay
Mills Mich. Il. d. Freeman is of the
Courtland Lumber Co. of Hamnton, Va,
and r. b. Freeman Co. Norfolk. l..
r. Freeman will be the general super
intendcnt of the new plant.
Mr.. Il. B. Freeman stated Yesterday
that he had purchased n fine TUG. in
this harbor, and MS soon as the papers
nassed she would be sent with the
drcdSc. mud barges and water tender
to GEORGETOWN