The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-03
DULUTn'S new MILL
SOMETHING OF DULUTH UNIVERSAL
MILL COMPANY.
dent Mill Here-Expect to Market
Much of it's Produce in This Vfcin-
ity-Thc Company il Firmly FL
n"nced and Ought to and Undoubt-
eddy Will Succeed.

In today's issue Of the Labor World
Will be found several local ads Of the
Duluth Universal Mill company. Men,
ton has previously been made in The
Labor World of the fact that this COM
pany was to erect mill in the city
of Duluth and that the contract had
been let. Work is now almost COM
pleted and the mill will be in operation
in a few days. The site is on the bay
front near the foot of Thirteenth ave-
nue. west on the same dock on which
the Duluth Dredge. g. Dock company
~ ss ~
ed the building. This Will be an inde-
pendent mill not allied with any trust
or combination and for that reason will
undoubtedly be operated twelve months
! in the year. That is the intention if it's
projectors They expect to work the
local trade at the head of the lakes
and on the ranges very hard to find a
4 market for large part of the 500 bar
rels, which will be produced every day
in this vicinity.
who are principally associated in the
| enterprise. are: Walter Scott Of Du-
| luth, president; r. l.. Mccormick of
| Hayward, Wis, vice president; A. D.
| Goodman of Duluth, secretary and
treasurer.
Walter Scott, president of the COM
pany, is we'll known to nearly all Du-
luth people, having been head miller Of
the Duluth Imperial mill in this city
for twelve years and until the United
States Milling company closed the mill
about a year ago. Since that time the
mill has been idle. Mr.. Scott has the
reputation Of being one Of the very
best millers in this country and it was
while he was in charge Of the Imperial
mill that the fame of Imperial flour
became world wide. Duluth people will
be glad to learn that Mr.. Scott has en-
barked in business that will continue
him as a resident of Duluth.
Robert L. Mccormick, of Hayward,
Wis, the vice president of the company.
is one of the we'll known men of the
northwest in business circles He is
already known to many people of this
| city and is recognized a man of vast
resources. financial and otherwise. His
connection with the following compan-
les will give some idea Of the immen-
sity Of his business interests, He is
secretary and treasurer Of the Northern
Grain company of Chicago, which op-
crates a line of $50 elevators in Him
OILS, Wisconsin,, Iowa. and Minnesota;
is treasurer Of. the New Richmond,
| Wis, roller mills; secretary and treas
urer Of the; North Wisconsin Lumber
company of Hayward, Wis; president
Of the Northern Boom company of
Brainerd, Mimi; vice president of the
Flambeau Land company; vice pres
president of the Mississippi Land COM
pany and secretary of the Weyerhaeu-
ser Timber company. This last COM
pany purchased some eight million
acres of timber in Washington the ear
ly part of this year and it is said to
be the largest tract of timber owned
by any one concern in the country.
A. D. Goodman, the secretary and
treasurer of the company, has just 10.
Gated in Duluth, coming here from
Waseca, Mimi, where he was in the
lumber and hardware business for a
number of years. He came with high
recommendations from business mer
and financial institutions of that city
The company is firmly financed an6
with Mr.. Scott, who Is so thoroughly
experienced in the milling business al
this point, to direct it's fortunes it ough,
to and undoubtedly will make fine
success.
The mill was built by union labor
the company having done all in its pow
err to see that none but union men were
J employed. Let union labor now re-
ciprocate and buy Duluth Universal
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