Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-06
NO SCARCITY OF LOGS.
Capt. Doherty of Ashland Tells of
LAUNDERING Conditions In
Northern Wisconsin,.

Ashland, Wis, Feb. 81 Special. i
Wisconsin logger and lumberman, has
just returned from the Brule River dis
trict and in an interview today stated
that there would be no scarcity OF logs
in the Brule output this season, and
despite the warm weather that prevailed
in January, causing a great setback to
lGggers and nearly famine, MI Do
herty declares that he can see no reasons
for forming lower estimate on this
years output.
Mr. Doherty states that 100000 feet
of logs will be driven down the Brule
next spring, which amount is just twice
as large as last years drive.
In speaking of the logging situation IN
northern Wisconsin Mr.. Doherty said:
THE great trouble with the contractors
at present is to secure the men necessary
and hold them. When the recent cold
snap started every logger began pushing
his operations to the utmost, using every
workman it was possible to secure. This
has made the Woodsman very independ-
ent and as a consequence Johbers are
being greatly handicapped by almost in
ccSsant refusal of their employees to re-
main at work for any definite period.
The lumberjack simply quits when he
pleases and goes to the next camp, where
he Is, Of course, readily given work.
Sometimes they quit by the dozen during
working hours and leave the premises.
Logging along the north shore of Lake
Superior will be very extensive this Win
ter, when something like 100000 feet
will be banked
The Odanah reservation is bespotted
with numerous camps, where hundreds Of
men are employed by the government
contractors. The reservation output this
year will reach about 100000 feet.
Aniwa. Wis, Feb. 81 SPECIAL. THE
Whitcomb Lumber company is stocking
the Monahan mill with 100000 feet Of
hardwood logs. The mill is now running
to its full capacity-30.0 900 daily.
WinSenSon Bros. are to manufacture
100000 cedar shingles at their mill
here. which viii start up about March ID.
They are also logging a tract of timber
for Meiklejohn q Hatton of New Lon
don-about 100000 feet of hardwood.
ID. ). Stewart. at his mill here, will
into bicycle rims. The output goes prin-
cipally to Plymouth, Ind. He will ship
100000 feet of hardwood from Wash
burn Siding to Menasha and Elcho.
Morris: Wis, Fe'~ 3.--ISpecial. THE
Buckstatf- Sprague lumber company is
putting in hardwood from its own land,
buying logs of farmers and will stock
its mill with 100000 feet
The Morris Manufacturing company,
makers Of yeneerS, will cut 100000 feet
of Eastwood. oak and birch.
d. :. Stewart is figuring on cutting
up 100000 feet of rock elm at his rim
mill.
NATION. Wis. Feb. Especial. !
The Nation Manufacturing company
last month shipped 100000 feet of logs
to the Menasha Woodenware company
and the bicycle-rim factory at Aniwa
For the latter, of which ID. $. Stewart
Of Amigo is manager. the Mattoon com
pany will put in 100000 feet of rock
elm logs. The Mattoon sawmills will be
stocked this season with 30.00O,000 feet
of logs
Fifteen miles of railroad have been sur
yeyed to extend into new timber in 2S-13
and 2S-14. to be ready for operation by
May l. along which route logging will
be carried on the year around.
The +. Eggers Veneer Seating compa-
NY of Two Rivers. operating a plant here,
are to use 100000 feet of logs every
Merrill, Wis, Feb 81 Special 1.-The
mills of the two large lumber companies
in this city, namely the c. P Miller COM
pany and the Merrill Lumber company,
have large crews of men busy now MAX
ing extensive repairs about the mills and
getting them in the best of running order
for the coming seasons run. They ex-
pect with their new facilities and inn
provements TO increase the log cut this
coming season to some extent.
Rib Lake. Wis, Feb. 3-TSpecial. 7
The J. j. Kennedy Lumber company is
striving hard to harvest 23,000,O00 feet
of hemlock this season.
Athens, Wis, Feb. 3.-[Special /
Sawmills in this village will 10 a very
Large winters work. The recent cold
weather has made the ice reads excellent
and logs are coming in very rapidly.