The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-23
NOT ENOUGH MEN
TO Do LOGGING
MICHIGAN OPERATIONS HANDI-
CAPPED AT OUTSET,
Woodsfnen Needed Now to Gut Roads
and Make Other Preparations for the
Regular season-Four Camps Started
to Cut Timber for Bergland's Half
Million-Dollar Plant.
Special TO The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Calumet, Mich, Nov. 23-Logging operations
in northern Michigan menaced by the scarcity
of labor. Employment bureaus are at loss
to find men enough to supply the demand At
point in northern Michigan there many
idle men, and the situation handicaps woods oper-
ations. 1t is now that the lumbermen need the
most, roads must be cut before the
gets too deep. For this reason there is de-
sire among loggers to have operations under
way at early day, and they are, therefore,
pressing in their demands for men. The weather
for two weeks has been favorable for cutting
and skidding logs, and nearly all firms which
contemplate logging have started work.
G. A. Bergland of Milwaukee has invested
about 100000 in his saw, Single and lath
mills at Bergland, Houghton county, and has
four camps in operation. The logs hauled
to Bergland over his private road. This rail
road is three miles long and will be extended I'VE
miles this season. Mr.. Bergland owns 90, 600
acres of TIMBER. -, . ..,-.
,, The last of the seasons foods was let of
last week from the Hope dam. 1t brought down
a nice run of logs, probably enoughs to supply
| the mill until the pond freezes. The Sparrow
| Knoll Lumber company of Kenton will reopen the
Blockhouse mill camp with j. Larouche In charge.
| From this camp the mill can be supplied by rail
| with logs in case the river logs are sawed pc
| fore the season closes. The Wisconsin & Mich.
gan and Milwaukee roads preparing for the
winters log-hauling business. The former has
the latter will probably put its first logging
train on Dec 25. The logs will be hauled
mainly to concerns the A1enominee river
John S. Morrison of Calumet has five camps 1r
operation in Baraga, Houghton and KeweenaW
| counties. George Hall Of Calumet has two
camps started, one in Houghton and the othel
in Baraga county. The Houghton Lumber com
pany of Hancock has five camps. George
Meinghor also runs good-sized camp in Hough
ton county.
The Worcester Lumber company Of CHASED
has five or six camps in good running order. r
Baker of Menomnee has left for the forests
on the Wisconsin side Of the Menominee river
where he will put in 100000 feet Of timber ant
: 1000 cords of pulpwood for the N. Ludingtol
company. The Superior & Southeastern rail
road plans extension forty-fve miles south
east of Ironwood into section Of northern Wis
consin which is devoid of railroad facilities
The Bird & Wells Lumber company of Wan
saukee is in need of men for work on its rail
) road. Charles Hebard & Sons of Pequaming ar
! operating five six camps, two of which are i
charge Of David Lanctot & Sons of Portag
Entry. Schmidt Brothers have one large cam
at Bear lake, the Portage lake ship canal
Bat Quello & Son Of Calumet operating cord
wood log and timber camps in Houghton, Kewee
nav and Baraga counties. George Jacka Q
= Calumet Is operating several camps The farm
ers in the neighborhood Of Chassell are anxiou
to contract with for winter wood choppine
Others at Laird are also in need Of men for til
a same work.