Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-27


with reference to half million dc
lar saw mill plant near Eldorado. A
in which Pine Bluff capital is +
Interested:
There has recently been completed
the organization of another one Of
those great saw mill companies in the
southwest which have done SO much
to bring up the yellow pine manufac-
curing industry in its present status
as dominating the lumber industry sf
the country, and which are helping to
maintain that status by large produc-
ton of perfectly worked stock
"The Union Saw Mill company ls the
latest of these companies and the
reputation of the men behind the pro-
ieet, together with the large amount
nj capital which they control, will
make this company one of the great
est in the southwest.
1.-THE officers of the Union Saw Mil
company are: G.. D. Johnson. presl.
dent; E. A. Frost, vice-presidet; J. r.
Rutherford secretary. OF these c. D.
Johnson is widely known to the trade
at large by reason of AIS very success
ful MANAGEMENT of the affairs OF the
Frost-Trigg Lumber company, st.
Louis:
"He will continue his present rela-
tons with the last named company,
and will be general manager, in addl-
ton to his Office as president OF the
Union Saw Mill company E. A. Frost
is well known as a manufacturer OF
yellow pine lumber, being heavily IN
terested in the Frost-Trigg Lumber
company AID also in three OIL the
best plants in Arkansas, Texas ana
Louisiana.
"John f. Rutherford, OF Pine Blum,
Ark. is also among the best KNOWN
of the younger generation OF saw mill
men of the south He is member ana
one of the officers q the BUN
CITY Lumber company, Pine Bluff,
which concern has a great reputation
for business ability and good manage
ment behind it. With three such men
behind the Union Saw Mill company
there can be no doubt of its success,
The Union Saw Mill company is IN
corporated with a paid-up capital OF
100000 The location OF the plant oi
the company will be in Union county
Ark. county in the eastern portion OF
the state and along the southern bor-
der.
1T is this section of the state tha'
is now producing the finest grade oi
yellow pine in the southwest, and 1t
is territory that is practically ne"
to the lumber manufacturers because
of the lack of railroads through tnat
country until recently. The ST. LOUIS
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad Is
now extending it's Camden braneh
from Elaorado, Ark, southeast through
Arkansas and Louisiana to connec-
ton with its through New Orleans-o'.
Louis main line, now under construc-
ton. This new branch Of the Iron
Mountain has opened up one or the
finest sections of yellow pine to be
had in the southwest, and the new
plant of the Union Saw Mill COM
pany will be at point about forty
miles southeast of Eldorado.
The Union Saw Mill company mas
bought immense tracts of virgin TIM
Der land in Southern Arkansas and IN
Sorthern Louisiana. The present
Aoldings amount to something like
'VoOOO,O0 feet. In order to reach TINS
moer standard gauge railroad is
ow being constructed south through
ae timber holdings of the company
ION connection with the new branch
the Iron Mountain road. This rail-
0aa Is called the Little Rock and Mon
oe railroad, and it is being construct
with heavy steel and in all respects
lor through trunk line. Contracts
<'e been let for twenty miles OF this
~ 10 be completed by January l.,
w. and 235 teams are now working
@e grade of the new line. The Lit
mock and Monroe road has a paid
capital of 100000. the incorpor-
~ being the same as those OF tho
40 Saw Mill company. The presi-
OF the road is C. D. Johnson and
a otner officers are identical with
y mill company.
ae Union Saw Mill company will
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