Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-01
THE "SKYLleHT" CITY.
FIagstaa's Big Saw MilIs--ln mense
Business Transacted.
DAD" KITS wHsKtRs.
sncclal Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Flag tan. A. r.. May 26.-This city
claims among her assets one OF the
largest Industries OF the southwest,
the sawmills OF the Arizona Lumber
and Timber company This company
employs about $50 men. and the two
mills have "a capacity tor cutting iSO,.
uU0 feet Of lumber from tue rough
lnka each day A feature ~ the plant
rs the Cficos OF the company just re-.
CChtly completed. II h. constructed
entirely Of home materials, the walls
being built of blush grey tufa. or
volcanic rock which ~ absolutely IRE.
proof. and the interior ~ finished with
the best grade Of native pine. n wood
that Ia growing more popular every
day. The building Ia one Of the most
conveniently arranged Tor Offices, and
H. as handsomely designed for the
purpose az could be seen la several
dnys' travel IN the east The officers
OF the company are Mr r. A. Riordan.
president. Mrs. r. " SiHsun. trcasur
o.. and Hon. NJ J Riordan. secretary.
an OF whom are practical lumber men
and have great faith In the materials
aud their values In the building com.
munitics. This is cxemplihed by the
present large plant and the plans ana
additions which they are constantly
making The largest mill is located
"a the immediate nuighbofhOOd Of
Flagstaff Here ~ the sawmill proper.
tho planning mill box factory and
Yards All the modern cOnyCnicnccs
accessory for preparing the lumber
rCr mal kct are found. As secondary
help To Increase the mill cut. a new
lgnd tcaaw. just recently installed,
Toes the work generally demanded OF
larger band saw In cutting inch and
Two inch lumber Tho material In.
tended for the Yards n taken out Of
he mill ON trucks onto the elevated
,ramways aud piled up. There Is over
4 mile and quarter OF trans, all hav-
INK great plies Of lumber stacked on
iither side The lumber intended for
immediate use IL loaded onto cars and
shipped direct 10 the purchaser. The
,ccond aawmiil. which IL located In
the timber about twenty miles distant.
In Clark valley, IA operated by Green.
law Brothers At this piSco a large
force uf skilled sawmillcrs and tim.
her mcr are constantly employed. The
rapacit, OF the mill ~ about 10000
icet OF lumber per day. In the planning
mill all sorts OF finished material is
manufactured. Besides the ordinary
urfacing and sizing of lumber. mould
.ngs. flooring. ceiling, siding and the
IKE are produced. Every day string
u twelve To- eighteen cars are seen
leaving the mills all loaded with tim,
Ter. ties and finished material In
connection with the milling plant the
company owns a broad guagc railroad.
which IL about sixty miles In length.
the read Is equipped with four loco
motives and about 100 leg ears. -Four
train and engine crews are employed
lx days In the week. and none Of
them boast Of snap as they have
certain number OF round trips To
raverse each day. In all departments
Il the present time extra time IL be
ng made by the employees. owing prin'
cipally to the unusual amount Of new
orders for material received by the
company. building material Is shipped
tally Ia points Ia Old Mexico, New
Mexico Arizona and California. and
about forty car loads Of boxes go 10
the last named state each month.
| tondcnt Of public instruction reports
the schools TO be In an increased pros.
rerous condition over last year. The
enrolment and attendance were much
| larger, and Il Is believed the schools
herc viii compare quite fayorably
with ut,.er institutions OF learning In
he southwest The new school law
hat was passed In April last, which
provides for a rate ~ not less than ~
| 81 cents on tho hundred dollars Of
assessed valuation on property, IN now
/ in effect. and II is expected the faclli'
/ ties for the coming school term viii
/ be- greatly improved The normal
/ school. which was opened couple OF
years ago. has proven . grand sue
/ cess. especially during the present
| term. Tho attendance was not az
large as had been anticipated, but
! owing 10 the work that was accom-
unshed this term the normal bids fair
| In become one OF the leading educa
| tional institutions In Arizona tn,
! faculty consists OF the following
/ Principal. A. n. Taylor, Miss Cornelia
! nartwen Miss Frances BURY and
! Miss Maud Babcock, all OF whom hav,
| performed most efficient service. In
| the hall Of the normal building mex
week commencement exercises viii b.
held The graduates are four younl
ladies. consisting of Misses Campbell
| Margaret Williams, Maxwell kendricl
aud Margaret Wallace, and at the con
clusion of the exercises each viii b.
presented with a diploma which en-
titles them to position as teaches
in tho schools Of Arizona whenever
vacancy occurs.
a special session Of the Fourth ia
dirial district court OF Arizona will b.
convened In Flagstaff on June 9TH
| with Judge Il. H. Sloan on the bench
II ia expected some decisions vii
be- handed down which have been un
der consideration for some ti0o. Tn
only case ON the criminal dOckc
which viii be called az this session !
that Of tho territory W. Walter Elliot
charged with highway robbery Ia VIII
Jams and breaking jail NJ this place Il
March last The defendants interoa,
viii be- looked after by Attorneys A.
hurst A 10y.
An old resident OF this place. Jare
woodbridge. died In Phoenix ON th
; | sith irGt. 81 u complication Of dil
Z cases. lie was 40 years ~ age an
r Unmarried. For a number Of year
p. Dee was the owner Of several fine fiock
2 / ~ sheep. and couple of months az
disposed Of them for the sum OF $50
600. lie was member o. the loct