The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-27
MICHIGAN
MENOMINEE RIVER CUT
Five or More Mills Will Run Through, the
Winter Months.

Five or More Mills Will Run Throual,.,t the
Winter Months.
MENOMINEE, MICH.-It is. estima ted
by the local mill men that there will be
about 215,O00,000 feet of lumber cut on
the Menominee river during the season of
1903. This estimate is made on the
amount Of logs being put in this winter.
The boom company sorted 49, 900, 900 feet
OF logs the past season and there were at
least a0,00O,o0o feet brought in by rail dur
ing the winter and fall seasons and sawed
in the local mills.
Although the timber is becoming very
scarce. it is expected that all of the mills
on the river. now running. will . be
operated again next year. 1t has been
reported that the Burns & Hicks company
would close for good at the end of this
season. but it is preparing to run all win
ter as we'll as next summer and will have
full stock of logs.
There will be five or more mills running
all winter and it is expected that over
25,000,0O0 feet OF logs will be brought in
by rail. Winter operation will start
shortly, after the first Of the year and the
following mills will operate: Burns &
Hicks, MenOminee River Single COM
pany, Girard Lumber company, Bay
Shore Lumber company, Marinette Lum-
Der company and the Sawyer Goodman
Lumber company. The last of the Me-
summer season by the end Of this week.
Logging operations have been in prog
ress IN many camps for about a month
or more, and camps are still being put in
Most OF them will be operated by jobbers.
but some of the mill companies will have
their own camps. Some logs will be
brought from as far away as the Lake
Superior regions.
A summary Of the various amounts
which the different mill COMPANIES will
get out during the winter is as follows:
A. Spies, 100000 feet; Burns & Hicks,
24,OO00OO; Girard Lumber company, 20
100000; Bay Shore Lumber company, 25. =
100000; j. NJ Martin, 5000, 900; Marinette
Lumber company, 10000, 600; SAWYER
Goodman company, 100000; R. c. Mer-
ryman, 10000 900; Merryman Manufacture
ing company, $4,000, 900; tStephenson
company, ,20,00O,0 600; N. Ludington COM
company, 100000 600; H. Witbecl1 COM
pany' 22,OOo,O00; all others, 5000, 900.
The lumber market has been ra Their d,,11
as all of the stock was bought up early
in the spring. The prices have remained
at a high notch.
Lack OF men and the mild weather are
combining to make this a poor season
Tor the logger. 1t is almost impossible
to secure enough men and in several
cases crews OF mixed nationalities, who
nave never handled an AK, are being sent
mere by different concerns. -; -,
Inc spies Warren Lumber and Cedar
formed to engage in the lumber business
at Hardwood, Mich. It has purchased
the mill and property of the Parkinson
Cedar company Of that place and also a
large tract OF hardwood and Cedar lands.
1t is understood that the consideration
was at least $4,000 The officers of the
company are: A. Spies. Menominee.
president; +. A. Spies, Menominee, vice
president; F. S. Warren, Escanaba. SEQ
rotary. Several thousand acres of cut
over timber lands in Menominee county
were recently purchased by. R. F. Good
Of the lands are along the Menoninee
river and were bought of the Wisconsin
and Michigan, Land. and Construction
company. -