Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-05
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
Henry 7, Thurbsr Returns 10 Detroit
After a Visit 10 This City,
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW

Henry r. Thurber returned Wed
nesday from a three weeks WHIT IN
New Mexico. where he inspected the
mills and timber of the American
Lumber company, says the Detroit
Free Press. November %.
Mr.. Tnurber Is much pleased with
New Mexico, and with the progress
the company has made there
Albuquerque is hrstlng little
city of $4,000 or $1,000 population Its
principal hotel is better or Just as
good as any hotel in Detroit, ami
does big business. The citizens are
pleasant TO meet and treat strangers
with more than ordinary courtesy.
The town has great possibilities and
will no doubt, In time become an
important city.
The purpose of my trip was to In.
spect the mills and timber Of the Am
erican Lumber company | went In
company with the president, Hon. {.
A. Ward. and several directors of the
company. We first visited TIE mill at
Albuquerque, which is a double band
saw mill, equipped with all modern
improvements and capable of saving
100. 200 200 feet per year The mill
site OF 1875 acres is an ideal one on
the Rio Grande and is level as floor.
There Is an artificial pond In this
tract. with plenty of water, capable
Of storing from four to five millions
Of logs. at the end Of which there is
log dump capable IL unloading nine
cars at time, which logs are, Of
course, directed direcL TO the mill
for saving.
Il have been interested in lumber
for some fourteen years. and have
visited many mills. am part owner
in four, and | can say that | never
saw a more perfect mill in my life.
e started operations September 26.
and has been running smoothly ever
since.
Big Tract Of Timber Land.
we next visited the tract OF $780,
900 acres of timber land owned by
the company This is situated in the
counties Of Mckinley and Valencia.
about 1875 niles from Albuquerque on
the Santa Fe railway. At Thorreau
the company makes a junction with
| the own railway, the Zuni Mountain
railway. which runs from that point
through Cottonwood canyon TO the
timber OF the company. The latter
has railway already built into Its
timber, some twenty miles. and Is the
been constructed logging road | have
ever seen. II crosses the canyon sew
enteen times on bridges and leads Ia
TO beautiful valley, lined on either
side with high risinr grounds, or me
sats,' as they are called, covered with
splendid timber There Is no under
brush and these immense bodies oI
timber look more like magnificent
parks. | do rot know when | have
seen more attractive scenery.
Equipment
The valleys, also, that lead out from
the main valley, make easy the hand
ling of the immense bodies of timber
that line their sides, by spur tracks
The company has an equipment IL
I luG nbOhn iAN VI wv
special logging cars. two steam 10,
leaders, horses. log wagons. black
smiths shop and ten box cars espec
tally fitted FOR driving. comlssary
sleeping the men. kitchen and Office
purposes. We slept the first nigh
shack, thlrty-nvo miles away frou
camp. We drove and rode horsebacl
about fifty miles a day. During thu
visit we took cur food and cook will
us and never enjoyed a trip more
The climate IS something wonderful
One feels exhilarated all the time
We worked hard and ate much.
Millions Of White Pine.
II suppose the tract contains q
least 1000, 000, 900 feet OF white pine
The quality OF the lumber is as nea
our white pine as anything | hav
ever seen. and when you aonside
that the total white pine standing Il
the United States Is only S5,000,00O
900 feet you can readily appreciat
the holding this company has. Tn
: company Is constructing box, = y
and door factory and planning mill.
The company is controlled by IN
president and executive committe,
, the president being Hon. G. A. Ware
formerly OF Port Hmon--a gentle
man thoroughly equipped with exp'
rience, integrity and ability for tn
responsible position he holds. Ira /
Bennett. formerly OF Detroit, Is ger
eral manager ut albuquerque. and IN
! results of his effective service hay
proved his capacity.
The stock OF the company ha
been taken so rapidly that there
none left for sale. Many Mich.ga
people are interested In this ente