The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

/ The site was selected and the mill was
! built and begun saving within space
of ninety days. The Marine Lumber
company consisted of Lewis George,
Albert Judd, Orange Walker, Asa Par
! ker, Samuel BurkleO and Hiram Ber-
key. This mill continued in operation
for over fifty years and during the
last ten years of its existence was
managed by the late firm of Anderson
& O'Brien.
Connected with this mill is a remi-
| niscence that is of interest to the citi-
zens of our Capital City. In the win
| ter of 1910 and 1871 the citizens of st.
Paul decided to build a Catholic
church. The plans and specifications
were placed in~the hands of Isaac Lab
| iSonier. They contemplated structure
| 1SX24 feet, height of sides 10 feet, roof
to overhang two feet, roof to be COW
cred with Norway slabs II inches IN
| width each slab to be fastened by six
| wooden pins. The main structure was
to be built of logs cut in the vicinity
of the church. CThis church stood on
| Birch street, somewhere in the rear of
| the old Mannheimer building at the
| southeast corner of Minnesota and
Third streets.) The only nails to be used
were such as might be necessary for
the doors. The village blacksmith was
to make the nails and hinges for the
doors.
In the fall of 1912 a small steamboat,
the ST. Anthony, commanded by Count
/ HaraSki, a Hungarian nObleman, was
| compelled to remain at st. Paul all
winter, being unable to get away before
the close of navigation. The impOr-
| lance of building the church was the
all-absOrbing topic during the winter.
The count became interested and VOL
unteered to go up the st. CroiX and
hTi no 81 q nc npOnIR
Paul would furnish two men to load
and unload. Thereupon Isaac Labi-
sionier and Rafael Lessner thanked the
count for the courtesy extended and
made the trip successfully by securing
the slabs, as Labisionier said: Free
gratis for nothing" Thus it will be
seen that the st. Croix people took an
early interest and a substantial part
in outstanding st. Paul.
ArcoIa Mills.
These mills were built in the winter
of 1916 and 1847 by Martin Mower,
David B. LOOMS, w. H. c. Folsom and
Joseph Brewster.
The Franconia mill was built by
Clark brothers and Ansel Smith. The
career Of the mill was varied and brief.
The Osceola mill was built and began
saving in 1S45.
The first mill was built at Hudson,
Wis, in 1850, and was known as the
burlington mill
The mill history of Lakeland begins
with the time when Moses Perrin built
and began operating sawmill in 1854.
At this writing the later mills at Lake
land have been dismantled.
The Alton saWmill was built by
Lowry & Co. in 1854, rebuilt in 1855
by Thomas & Sons, and succumbed
to the hard times of 1857. The Glen
mont sawmilI was built by Olds & Lord
in 1857 and was destroyed by fire. The
Point Douglass mill was built by A.
J. Short and began saving May Is,
1867.
The Prescott sawmill was built by
Messrs. Silverthorne and Dudley to
manufacture lumber until the early
nineties.
The Rust-Owe company mill at
Drummond, Wis, situated on the head
waters of the Namekagon river, is a
great mill with the most improved
1882 by the Drummond Lumber COM
pany. The company will continue to
saw for several years to come.
The Shell Lake Lumber company's
mill, on the headwaters of Yellow river
was constructed in 1881. In 1883 the
mill was enlarged. 1t finished saving
In September, 1902.
.
mill at Barronette, Wis, was built by
the corporation which built the Shell
Lake cOmpanys mill. This mill was
erected in March, 1881, and was oper-
ated up to September 1, 1894. The
Beaver Dam Lumber company the
Cumberland Lumber company and the
Beaver Lake Lumber company at Cum
berland, Wis, three corporations cut
altogether 212,0O0,000 feet.
The CO xy17oill OF Nour Vic
was built in 1880 and owned by John
E. Glover & Co. This mill has since
been in constant operation.
The saWmill at Clear Lake, Wis, has
been operated by John E. Glover &
Co.
The Jewett mill at Jewett's Falls,
Wis, in operation ten years, was aban-
doned many years ago.
Many Smaller Mills.
A number of sawmills of small ca
pacity were cutting lumber at an early
day, but little information can be OBJ
tained regarding them.
The mill at Hinckley, Mimi, orig
mated with Thomas Brennan, who built
| and equipped it and established retail
lumber yards in st. Paul and else
where
This mill was destroyed by fire in
1889, was rebuilt and was again de-
stroyed in the memorable Hinckley fire
of 1894.
The Atwood Lumber company or
ganized in 1895, owns a mill at viii
low River, Mimi, which is still in
operation.
The Rutledge Lumber and Manufac-
turing company, Of Rutledge Mimi,
built the sawmill on Pine river. at a
point one-half mile from Kettle River
| falls in 1892. The mill has been in
operation continuously since that time.
Sawyer & Heston built a sawmilI at
| Saltwater in 1850, which was DESTROYED
| by fire in 1852. An improved mill was
oullt and was afterward sold to be used
/ for other purposes.
The Schulenberg- BoeckeIer company
was organized in 1856 by Frederick
| Schulenberg, A. Boeckeler and Louis
| Hospes. In 1887 Mr.. Hospes retired
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