The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
PINERIES FULL j..
OF UNDERTAKES
UPPER MICHIGAN'S CUT WILL BE
LARGER THAN LAST YEARS.
Falling Off in the Menominee River
District Will Be More Than Made UP
in Other Loca1ities-ManyN New Con
tracts Made and Camps Started for
the Winter. 1885, 3, ''.F
Special to The Journal.

Calumet, Mich, Nov ao:-Reports from the
centers Of the logging industry Indicate that
woods operations in the upper peninsula will
be on a larger scale this year than last season.
While there will be falling off of probably
40 Oo0O 900 feet in the Menominee river district
logs, and in the aggregate the input will be
larger. Hundreds of camps have been estab-
lished and the pineries are now swarming with
the lumber!acks. ,..r
Eugene Houte of Iron Mountain has taken a
contract from the I. Stephenson company Of
Wells put in 5000 900 feet of pine this win
ter on the line now building by the Wisconsin &
Michigan railway from Nathan to Holmes Land.
ing. The logs will be shipped to Marinette by
rail and will require fifteen ears a day all win
ter. t9..'
John Canard, farmer residing waceda,
Wis, has closed deal with the N Ludington
Lumber company Of Marinette to cut and bank
on the Menominee river 100000 feet Of pine.
The timber is near Pembne, on the Michigan
side. ..,. -~:<' ..,a,s.
The o. G. Lumber company has put its mill
| season. 5-s.. t..-- -
Peter Longrie of Oconto has contract with
the Sawyer-Goodman company of Marinette to
p9t one aa as
| LeJoy Brothers have established camp eight
miles west Of sagola, where they have been log
| ging for two winters. IA ,ss.a,., *. ~
A. McEachern & Sons are operating two camps
in the vicinity Of Gauld City, Mackinac county.
| Harry Park, member Of the logging firm of
Moore, Park & Sharpe, Ashland, Wis, has sew
| eral camps in operation the Tahquamenon
river about eight miles above the falls, In Chip
| pewa county. The Hamilton & Merryman COM
| pany has eleven camps in operation.
! The G. " Mcmillan company Of Ontonagon
| expects to commence hauling logs direct to the
| mill over the new bridge spanning the Ontonagon
river this week. The extension of the tracks
| from the west side Of the bridge to connect with
the firms logging railway will be completed this
| week. The delay in the construction of the
| bridge has been big item, making it necessary
| to haul logs from one end of the railroad to the
| mill by team. The completion of the bridge will
| also be of much benefit to the Ontonagon Lumber
| & Cedar company giving railroad connections to
| its mill and lunlberyard and it is probable that
considerable lumber will be shipped to market BY
| rail this winter.
| D. j. McAllister, superintendent of woods op
| erations for the N. Ludington company of Me.
nominee, says that operations of that firm near
| Wausaukee will be heavy. One large camp has
been established there and three years work is
In sight. The firm has large camp near the
Pike farm, Menominee county, where the cut
/ will be 1900. 900 feet, seventy-fve men being
employed Logs will be banked on the Menomi
nee river. The company has let some large con
tracts Frank Wittock will put in q 900 600 fee
i at Beech's Landing, on the Menominee river. ant
i has started work. George Dumvile is putting ii
about 100000 feet on the Penn Bun Won. oil