The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-27
MINNESOTA,
BIG SALE REPORTED
interests Of the Johns on-Wentworth Com.
800. cold "a $ho N}ovarh

interests Of the johnson Wentworth Com.
pany Sold to the Weyerhauser.
DULUTH. MINN.--The Johnson Went
worth Lumber company Of Cloquet has
passed into the hands Of the Weyer-
hauser company. according to reliable
report ~ f. = -.t
The consideration is said to- have been
$4,000, 900. Frederick Weyerhauser has
been making overtures: for the purchase of
the Johnson Wentworth interests for q
long time. The present report is gener-
ally accepted in Duluth lumber circles.
The Johnson Wentworth mill at Cloquet
is one of the largest of the interior lum-
Der manufacturing plants in the northwest.
The company owns a large amount Of
standing pine, all Of which goes with the
sale. 1t has been the policy of the COM
pany for the past four or five years to
invest all the profits of the mill in increas-
ing it's standing pine holdings. The prin-
cipal owners in the Johnson Wentworth
company are Samuel Mcclure, James Null
vey, Otis Staples Of saltwater and s. S.
johnson Of Cloquet
The Weyerhauser interests already own
the Northern Lumber company mills at
C1oquet and with the Johnson W entworth
plant they will have season capacity
there OF about 100. 100000 feet Of lumber.
PARK RAPIDS, MINN.-The Park
Rapids Lumber company will cut 20. 900
feet this winter. mostly for the local mill
The Pine Tree Lumber company of Little
Falls will bank Is. 900, 900 feet in the coun-
ty. The Red River Lumber company will
put in about so. 600, 900 for use at Its AXE
ley mills. The Brainerd Lumber COM
pany will bank 10000, 900. most Of it to be
run to the Mississippi.
The Akeley Lumber company has been
operating in this section for several years
and this season expects to clean up all
its timber in this section 1t will
operate bakers dozen Of camps, but
Its cut Will not be so large for the
number of men employed as the timber
Is scattered and in small lots. The
probable cut is estimated at not less than
$4,000. 900.
Other smaller operators and the small
mills OF the county will cut at least
100000 900 feet more. which will bring the
total cut to 125.o0o,ooo feet, not includ-
Ing the cut by farmers homestead
ers and others who will bank for private
use These figures are. Of course, de-
pendent upon good logging weather and
the ability of operators to secure the ne
cessary men. This problem seems a.
rather difficult one to solve, although the
supply Is fair at present.
WlNONA, MINN.-Winona, clammers
have closed prosperous season, One of
the oest beds was in the slough opposite
minnesota City, where a large number of
shells were taken out and several pearls,
Ben Richardson realized close to $500 for
his seasons work. The shells are shipped
10 La Crosse and Muscatne, where thew
were disposed of at good prices-Winona
yesterday received It's first shipment of
jhard coal since the strike. 1t consisted
or one car containing thirty-nine tons,
moro being promised in two weeks. The
coal retails for s12 a ton.-Next Tuesday
evening tho local court of the Independ
ent Order of Foresters will be visited by
ri. A. Collins. supreme treasurer. It has
oeen arranged to have an open meeting at
Odd Fellows hall.-The silver anniversary
or the ordination Of Rev. Father P. J.
Gallagher to the priesthood will be held
Dec. %. =