The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-03-09
suMTER's LUMBER INTERESTS.
The Magnitude of the Industry is Not
Appreciates by the Average Citizen.

Appreciates by the Average citizen.
Sumter as lumber milling centre
has grown greatly in the last year, and
big plants with new machinery ano
new men cause number OF acquisi-
sions to its citizenship.
Phiiadelphia capital has taken the
lead in acknowledging the excellence
Of Sumter not only as to tributary
timber. but as distributing point,
and the enterprise of building the new
mills and railway Of the Belts Lun-
Der Company described IN The Item
MAS followed by
THE PENN LUMER co.
That wealthy organization bought
the Lukens plant last August, and is
building new mills, and transforming
and Improving the entirety OF the in
sdustry, which has Is acres Of A. Z. L.
land with advantages Of main line,
side tracks, and switches, and located
right In the city.
Side tracks run through the yards.
tapping saw mills, planiEg mills, and
the big covered double deck lumber
shed which can store half a million
feet OF dressed material.
The mills have the city water prlvl-
leses for protection against IRE, and
about 20 artesian wells s to 10 feet
apart with pump attachment, supply
the boilers. There are two lines Of
hose being added to-l, OC0 feet being
held BY the management as necessary.
The Kitson Lights will illuminate,
when the mills are rushed, and the
company has, by paid for possession
ahont 5 years cut, or $1,000, 600 feet
s.of tip TOP long and short leaf yellow
pima. The neN mill, in course OF con-
ssfnction, has an engine OF 2O0h. P. and
four boilers aggregating 400 b. P. rup-
ning the whole plant.
Besides the foot band saw, two
edgers, trimmers, &C., there are band
saws. and the planing mill will have
four machines, and turning lathes for
roUnd columns, and balusters, and
lath mill will do duty.
The three dry kilns, Of brick, have
sc. 900 feet capacity.
The Penn Company's locomotive
and log train leaves Sumter on the
Northwestern Railway, 25 miles to ST.
Paul, where connection is made with
their own standard guage track (eight
miles1 in the woods where the
sIs dg rWcod Steam ssSkidder has capac-
lily Of 40, 900 feet per day logging: At
the mills Ia Sumter IS men will be
employed, and 40 in the woods.
2. johnson win be the head
sawyer. he has been south number
Of years, haiiing from Philadelphia:
John Laverty also came from Phila-
Selphia but has been here about a
dozen wears, and he is the machinist.
B joni Haschell. a Southern man,
Will manage thu planning mill and the
chief OF clerical duties is coming soon
from Philadelphia and will bring his
family.
George Bnrchill, the general manager
has the faculty OF construction, and
the management OF Irom the pit to the
soRer. Born in Pottsville, Pa, he,
as q lad of eleven, went in to the dusky
coal mines, and in the anthracite re-
zion gained his knowledge of timber
and its strength, and from the salte
picking to the scales and on to superln-
tendent and then on to owner Of coal
mines he gave the steady march Of ad-
vancenens. Those are the kind OF
men who are coming to the Palmetto
State from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Bruch;H has had as many as 500
men at a time In his employ, and he
can get the best work and harmony
wits it all the time.
Six years ago he came to the Caro-
kras and became manage OF the lum-
Der interests of his present, company
Ias Aberdeen, N. c., and came here
with the purchase OF the plant and he
is making wonderful progress in max
ing the new mills a grand combination
Of Convenient arrangement.
John 2. Maurer, who is also a stock
holder in the company, is overseer Of
ysrds and stock and was with the COM
pany's interests at Aberdeen, N. G. and
has been associated with Mr.. Burchill
for years with the happiest, unison Of
action. The ccmmissary manager is
one of the best known gentlemen in
Sumter county. Reference is made to
Captain E. IS. Carson who does all
the buying aad is chief salesman and
IS the very successful collector for the
lumber company and he accomplishes
world Of work, and, although born in
Charleston in 1912 he can jump ever
the ce1nter as spry as an athlete.
In the war Of the CO.'S he served from
Fort Sumter to Appcmattox as Captain
of Go. 6, Hampton Legion. After re-
euparaSiosl he tack.s,: farming and be-
can1s Sheriff Of Sam.er county for four
years and vas one CT the best officers
it ever had from civil powers to crini-
!. nal arrest and 20 hangings. lie be-
cane merci act then, corporation store
rnanaser as Low, and he is first class
man, eoPmesc;aiiy, and socially is
ever the SANE suDsEluy gentleman.
Captain Carson has fne plantations
and he owns several taildings and lots
lis member OF tie a. F. and ~ NJ
Captain Carson has mary true
friends and is making more every Gay
and he co1.d build trade where none
vas before.
His eldest SCH, Lieut. Lawrence S.
Carson, Ssh y. S. Cavalry is row at
Fort Iseavenworth.
Ernest Carson is studying medicine
ss Charleston and Elisha Carson is one
OF SCmter's alert and successful bust