The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

| A transaction which involves Q millios
dollars and embraces not only the sale O
! one Of the Oldest lumber companies In tn,
| West and the incorporation Of Q new com.
pany for the purpose OF the transfer. bui
| the introduction Of a new force In thu
| lumber trade Of the city Of st. Louis. Il
| not Of frequent occurrence In St Louii
business circles, yet this was accomplished
on October 1 last, when the old and long.
established lumber firm Of The Knapp
Stout & Co. Company was purchased by
the newly Incorporated Wilson Land and
Lumber Company Of Wisconsin. The COM
pany is Incorporated under the laws Of the
State Of Wisconsin, and Is Wisconsin
corporation In all respects. Mr.. p. 3. VII
son, who was the treasurer OF The Knapp,
Stout & Co. Company, Is the president OF
the new organization and has long been
identified with the large lumber interests
Of this section.
The concern owns about thirty-hve acres
Of land. located in North St. Louis. on
which their extensive yards and buildings
are located. This property was all for
merly owned by The Knapp Stout q Co.
Company, and is situated on Hall. salis-
bury and Bremen avenues, near tho west
approach Of tho Merchants Terminal
Bridge. This new company II one Of the
largest in the city. buying and selling all
all kinds White and yellow pine are han
over the United States and doing Z whole
sale and retail business In St. Louis. They
are probably as well equipped to furnish
anything in the lumber line a. any nrm IN
the city, as their average stock on hand
comprises some q, 0oo. 900 feet Of lumber Of
died principally, and all other kinds In Q
moderate way. Most Of the white pine
lumber comes from the far North, e.
pecially the immense timber sections Of
wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota; Ike,
wise from all the well-known yellow pine
producing States Of the South.
One has but to stop q moment to think
of the vast bulk Of lumber gone into the
10000 buildings Of all kinds In this city:
yet large portion has been furnished b.
the old firm OF The Knapp. Stout q Co.
Company. A large portion Of the whole
sale district OF Washington avenue 10
built up from their stock, as well az sew
eral well-popllated districts In other p0r-
lions Of the city. Several cities and towns
in the State can claim q principal share
OF the firms products. In fact, city Of
no mean proportions could be built from
the stock now carried in the yards Of the
INV COmpduy WITHOUT any extra 00OfI.
Enormous quantities of both dressed and
rough lumber are annually distributed
over the city and adjoining country. The
former company's big sawmills at Menom-
inee, Wis, produced the largest share Of
the lumber coming down from the north
ern section. When got in proper shape 1t
was brought down to St Louis both by
rail and water.
Knapp. Stout & Co. commenced BUSH
ness in 1874. Incorporated in Wisconsin In
1878. ut which time the style Of the firms
name was changed to The Knapp, Stout
& Co. Company to conform to the Wis
consin laws.
Their Salisbury street yards are most |
located. The Wabash. Bur-
lington and Terminal tracks run right |
through their holdings. which stretch |
from the Mississippi River to within q |
block Of Broadway. North and south they
extend for several blocks. Between 100
and 200 men are constantly employed
alone in the local yards hero most OF |
them being experienced 1umbermen. The
most up-to-dato methods prevail IN an |
departments and they have tho repufa-
Ton of doing everything quickly and we'll. |
Tho Wilson Land and Lumber COMPANY
las a paid-up capital Of $500 900 and Ia
me Of the largest in this city. and IL
able to materially improve on the fasf
records of the lumber trade. While this
company Is Incorporated In Wisconsin y
part OF its officers are residents OF 81 |
1ouis and its main business odacea Aro n
his city.