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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31

into manufacturing on the east bank
that the present fine modern mill was
erected at Camden Place. 1t has full
complement of machinery for reducing
the, waste products, including a box
western Compo Board company
The Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber COM
pany. which has the mill at Washington
and Thirty ninth avenue N, is the sue
cessor of Eastman, Bovey & Co., which
built mill at the falls, on the West
Side, in 1870. Later they bought the
Butler mill, on the east bank, and when
this mill burned, they erected the pres
ent plant and began manufacturing
there in 1856. y -
The Carpenter-Lamb Lumber COM
pany, whose plant looks across the river
from the East Side at the mills Just
had its AMI il the
lobbers, which later became Carpenter
Brothers & Co., and turned the jobbing
business over to the Curtis & Yale com
pany. in 1892, building the mill and be-
ginning the manufacture of lumber in
1898. In 1898 the copartnership was
changed to the. incorporation, as the
Carpenter-Lamb Lumber company.
The ltasca Lumber company is an old
corporation, existing for number of
years as timber holding and logging
company, but has only had the mill
since 1902. The mill was originally
built in 1887 by the De Soto Lumber.
company at Twenty eighth avenue N
and Washington, to saw logs for the
ltasca Lumber company, but after two
years the H. c: <Akeley Lumber com
pany was organized and took the mill
the logs as before, and the plant ran
in this way until 1902, when Mr.. AXE
ley retired from business, and the H. C.
Akeley Lumber company was bought
out by the Itasca Lum Der company,
now in complete charge Of the business.
The Nelson mills, now operated by
B. F: Nelson Sons & Co. with the Mel
SON Tuthill Lumber company IS the sell
ing corporation, are near tie old dis
trict and of older origin. One was built
| in 1869 by Captain John r: llins, and
was organized;; It bought the Rollins
/ the companion mill near BY. The Mel
son-Tuthill Lumber company was organ
lied in 1898 to take charge of the lum-
Der stocks and sales, and in, 1902 B. f.
Nelson Sons & Co. took over the mill
property,
pany at Thirty-second avenue N and
Washington, was first built by the
them in 1893 to the Brooks
year of 1894, but immediately rebuilt,
and operated by the Backus-B Brooks
Lumber company until the close Of last
season. 1t was sold last winter tc the
Northland Pine company, which is now
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31

1853, when it burned down and was
not rebuilt because waterpower was 50
much cheaper. The pioneer saWmill men
actually spanned the river with dam
in 1858, short distance above the falls.
and put in sawmills along the dam. The
largest, called the Pioneer mill, was at
ali burned in 1870, but another dam was
built 800 feet nearer the falls, and more
mills built. Those mills were primitive
in machinery and methods, of course,
compared with the monsters of today,
but they answered the purpose Of the
time.
The first big steam power mill was
built by J. Dean & Co., in 1866, at the
It was called the Pacific mill, ana was
run by the first owners till 1876, when
it was sold to Camp & Walker. Mean
| while, other steam power mills had been
! started along both banks, and the in:
has today. Most Of the CO COMPANIES a esG man
ufacturing here today are comparative.
ly recent arrivals in the field, but mills
| have been running on most Of the sites
| for decades. passing into different hands
from time to time. ..s.a..
| Oldest Organization.
Since the very early days of lum.
bering on the upper river. the work of
driving the logs in the Mississippi and
some of the tributary. streams has been
alton. owned by the manufacturer.
This organization is far older than any
of the present manufacturing companies.
The Mississippi E Rum River Boom
company was formed in 1856 by the con-
solidation of two concerns, and has
been running ever since. Tt now makes
common drive of logs from Brainerd
to Minneapolis. turns them in the local
booms to the different mills; and follows
the logs destined for mills down the
river to the boom at St. Paul, where
they are made up into RATS.
Custom saving has been feature OF
the trade here since carly years, and
this is the first year that all mills have
been operated by their. owners with
their own logs. Until this season large
wholesale concerns have bought logs
and hired the saving done at custom
into disuse gradually on account of tie
high price Of logs, which made it i'm
practicable for companies not owning
| their own stumpage to engage in. man
ufacturing: Last spring the Diamond
mill, which had done custom saving
for twenty years, burned down, and will
not be rebuilt, and the Plymouth mill
has been dismantled- The number of
companies actually in the manufactur-
Ing business here is the smallest in
many, years, but the total product has
not decreased greatly in volume, and
the advancing value Of lumber has kept
the money value Of the product equal
to the biggest years of the business
Present-Day Manufacturers.
Seven companies are now manufactur.
ing pine lumber in Minneapolis. They
are the q: A: Smith Lumber company,
the Itasca Lumber company, the NORTH
land Pine company, the Carpenter Lamb
Lumber company, the Shevlin- Carpenter
Lumber. company, and B. F. Nelson &
Sons. company. All Of them are COM
paratively recent in their organization,
tho some of the mills have a longer
history.
The G. A. Smith Lumber company,
which now has the largest producine
mill, dates from 1878, but at that time
was retail concern It later went
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
Value.
$6,674,214
174,044
40,078

The Pacific coast mills have salesoffices
here, and there is host of commission
men who act as connecting links be-
tween small mills and retail dealers.
The competition is so keen that Mime
apolis is recognized as the cheapest
market, and the large retailers have
Ttablishing headquarters here and buying
on the ground. No less than ffty-seven
outside retail or line yard' companies,
according to the lumbermen $ credit
book, have Offices in this city, while
ninety-one separate concerns or indi-
viduals are dealing in lumber and its
products by wholesale or on commission.
The heads of these concerns, with their
army of employees, populate one down
town office building almost entirely, and
they are no mean factor in the city 8
population and wealth.
In years to come, when Minneapolis
will become of less Importance as a
lumber-producing point, the wholesale
trade will gain in Importance: The
lumber now sold by local mills will
be brought from elsewhere, and still
distributed from Minneapolis. The i'm
portance Of Minneapolis as lumber
CITY will never wane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
BY Charles 3. Cheney.

Minneapolis has been, is now, and
always will be great lumber center.
Sawmills have clustered ABOUT st.
Anthony. Falls ever since there was any
4 Minneapolis, and in fact, they were
hummng ST. before T bs was thera
was . house. and lumber from the first
mill built the original village on the
east bank of the river. Since that day
the city and the lumber industry have
grown. together. AS lumber-producc-
ing point the city has reached its maxi
decline of the industry here are not ia.
.miliar with the situation. AS a dis
tributing center for the northwest,
prestige. Both Wholesale and retail in:
terests have gravitated here as to their
natural meeting point, and here they
will remain.
In the Lead for Twenty Years.
For twenty years Minneapolis has
been the world s greatest lumber cen.
ter. The combination of mills and
wholesale interests has maintained it
in that position, and tho several man
ufacturing companies have wound up
their existence. here, the Lumber Elk
change shelters larger number of
lumbermen today than ever in its his
every week, and everything attests the
prosperity of the industry.
From the small beginnings of ante
bellum days to the vast proportions of
today it is a far cry, but from the first
white settlement here the city has been
marked by nature as a natural lum,
Der market. The great pine forests Of
outlet. In the earlies st times logs were
cut and foated in the streams to the
mill, and half century Of invention
has discovered no cheaper and more eff
fective method. Logs cut on the banks
Of the Mississippi and it's tributaries
were easily driven to Minneapolis, but
not so easily handled in their plunge
course below. Minneapois was. in those
days the nearest practical saving point
to the market, which then lay down the
river. The arrival of the railroads
gave the city distributing outlets in
every direction, and while it made mills
facilities here have always attracted
the largest producing factors.
Beginnings of Industry.
The first mill at the falls was crude
affair built in 1921 by soldiers, to sup
ply lumber for Fort Smelling. It was
soon abandoned. The lumber indus
try IN Minnesota actually began on the
st. Croix, with mill at Marine in
1889, and one at Saltwater in 1S43
It was in 1S47, the year Of St. An
thongs founding, that Ard Godfrey
built a small mill at the east end OF
the dam which spanned the east chan
nel over to Hennepin island. He bull,
1t for Franklin Steele, taking an inter
est himself. The mill had two circu
lar saws, and was capable of saving
$4,000 feet of lumber in day. From
its product were built the early houses
of St. Anthony, which grew so fas
that more mills were started along thi.
dam, running by waterpower
The First MILL
The first mill on the West Side wa!
built by Ard Godfrey at the mouth O,
Minnehaha creek, where the boat Ian d
ing now is; in, 1858, but: it did no
thrive. The first paying mill on the Yves
Side was built in 1856 by HPomeroy
Bates & Co., near the mouth of Bassett'
creek, and ran at a lively rate unit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31

mounted to the dizzy total of l1.134-
5l3,45l feet. If it was desired to
make that boardwalk around the world
into a commodious promenade, that
amount of lumber would give it a
width of eightyfour feet. The fol-
lowing table shows the production of
lumber each year at Minneapolis since
fsfe when the first began to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
Invasion of Other Woods.

{ White pine is still king Of all lumber
in the northwest, but it is no longer
able to supply, the entire demands of
the territory within reach Of the mills.
For decade the yellow pine mills of
the southern states have been pushing
their sales northward into former white
pine territery. The once despised hem.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
Minneapolis Great Center Of
Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber

Sawmils operation in Minneapolis
.....
Line eaD companies with Offices here.
Local retail yards 10
companies .
Other lumber chief material 30
Total lumber
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
IS OF MUCH INTEREST
Case Of Hummel Revives Memories
of Noted Divorce Matter.
ANOTHER ISINDICTED
IL Recalls the Hard Legal Battle In
Court at Houston to Prevent
the Extradition of Dodge
10 New York.

New York. Dec i3-The trial OF
Abraham II. Hummel one % New
Yorks most widely known lawyers.
charged with conspiracy. was ON the
calendar before Justice Rogers OF the
supreme court Wednesday The charge
against Hummel grew out Of the SEN
sational Dodge-Morso 'iyorce litlgu-
tion In which. Il Is allie T. II" Nmel en-
tered Into a conspiracy pn 70 per
jured evidence. For Wer
Court Justice Edgar l. irsrn-n
also indicted on the char. VI spr-
acy In the same case.
The conspiracy and PEI -fy charges
made after an Investigation by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome of the allega-
tions that the courts had been used In
an improper manner in an effort 10
procure the annullment Of the decree
OF the divorce obtained by Irs. Glenn
ence Dodge against Charles r Dodge
After this divorce Mrs Dodge was
married 10 Charles W. Morse. a capt.
talist of this city who was very prom
inent In banking and steamship affairs
Hummel ap lcared In the proceedings
as attorney for Charles y Dodge, pre-
scnted "A claim by Dodge that ne had
never been properly served with a
summons in Mys Dodges suit. that
no was not represented by counsel az
the trial. that he knew nothing of the
matter until he was served with GER
tificatc OF decree. Former Justice Furs-
man then came into the case az coun-
sci Tor Mrs Morse. and legal proceed
ings continued up 90 the point whcre.
Jan. 4. 1904 the Dodge Morse annull-
ment was entered ia the supreme court.
Then an attorney named sweetssr. who
served papers on Dodge and who had
been al work on the case 10 save
been az work on the case. discovered
letters from Dodge 20 Mortimer Ruger.
also an attorney. saying he (Dodgel
had been served with tho papers In the
divorce suit and authorizing RuEer 90
act a. his attorney Ruger had died
before the latter proceedings
Dodre was 81 once indicted for per
jury and after long and bitter Legal
battle was brought back from Iious-
ton. Tex 4 member of Hummels law
firm represented Dodge In Texas IN
his efforts 20 prevent eNtradition TO
New York After Dodge was brought
back here he made statement in
which ne accused Hummel Of having
dictated 90 him false affidayits. lie
said he had been plentifully supplied
with money, the sourc" of which be
did NOT question and that efforts 20
prevent his return to Sew York were
msd, under the direction of Hummel
Justice Rogers denied the motion FOR
special jury and the case was proc
ca,ird with
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
POPE TO 7oLEo.
They Are Urged TO ASSIST In the Paei'
heation Of the Empire.

Rome. Dec lathe pope has issued
a most important cucyclcal addressed
90 the bishops Of Russian Poland rec
ommeudinE the Poles 10 co-operated In
the paciacstlon of the empire obey
their rulers and avoid sedition
The pope says he Is preoccunied by
the grave crisis In Poland and win try
20 contribute 20 It's complete pacifca-
tiou. Evils are affecting Poland and
many duties weigh upon the episcopacy
and the faithful Among the evils are
subversive parties which are spread
ing terror and causing damage. Al
though the good Poles are IN the ma
iority they lack energy. which renders
possible the deplorRble eXcesses. un-
worthy OF civilized peoples such as
mnssacres ~ Jews. which are con-
demned and detested by the evangel'
ical law. which imposes love of sll In
discriminatory.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
SIX CHILDREN BURN.
Terrible Calamity That Takes Place
In Pennsylvania.
PARENTS SCORCHED
Holocaust OccusSi While the Nor
gan Family Vas In Bed and
10 Was Impossible TO save
the Little Ones.

Dubois. Pa. Dec. i3.-Si1 children
were burned 10 death at Lindsey. near
PunIsatAwn.y. at an early hour Tues
day morning. and william Morgan
and wife. the parents. with their two
remaining children. barely escaped
with their lives The names Of those
burned are
Thomas. aFed eleven Pearl. aged
six: Gro and Ethel. three; Rachel.
aged eigi M months. and an infant
aged three hs.
Both the er and mother were
badly burnel attempts 20 save their
little ones o. heir burning house.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14

4 large force Of workmen are en-:
ployed on the club building, while h
will be finished early in January. -
The Battalion.
Prof. Kyle has just harvested a
large crop of peanuts aud sweet po-
tatoes. The potatoes were very fine.
The Battalion.
DIR. w. c. FriIey OF Huntsville
passed through the city yesterday
on the Central southbound passen-
ger.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
oreaon'. New sens,Or.

Portland. Dec. i3.-GoVernor appoint
"a John Nc Gearin United states sen
ltor. lie is q Democrat
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
TO cATARRH SUFFERERS.
HyOmei Guaranteed TO Cure by E. J.
jenkins or Money Refunded.

The popularity and increase in the
sale Of Hyomei are unique in the
annals Of medicine. Such astonish-
ing cures have been made by this
remedy that the proprietors have au-
thorized + j. jenkins 10 sell every
package Of Hyomei underan absolute
guarantee that It will cure cAtsrrh.
lit does not, the purchaser can have
his money refunded by +. ]. Jenkins.
Hyom-i is no ordinary remedy.
IL il the only method Of treatment
that sends by direct inhalation 10 the
most remote part Of the air passages
a balsamic air that destroys all ca
taTrhal germs in the breathing or
gans, enriches and purifies the blood
with additional ozone, and makes q
permanent and complete cure Of ca
tarrh.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
but 81 90 and consists OF an inhaler
that can be carried in the vest pocket,
medicine dropper, and bottle Of
Hyomei. The inhaler lasts life
time, and II the bottle does. not cure,
an extra bottle of Hyomei can be
obtained for 80 cents. IL Is the most
economical OF all remedies adver-
tised tor the cure Of catarrh, and is
( the ouly one that follows Nature in
her methods OF treating diseases OF
the respiratory organs
\ Breathe through the inhaler tor a
few minutes four times a day, and
your cattarrh Is cured. That's all
/ Ifnot Cured, +. j. Jenkins will re-
! fund your money.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14

Declared For Liquor License.
Boston. Dec. 13.-In the election
here Tuesday the city declared for
liquor license by large majority
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-14
FITZGERALD ELECTED.
Democratic Candidate Was Chosen
Mayor of City Of Boston.

Boston. Dec. lA-Fftsgerald, Dem
ocratic nominee, was elected mayor.
his vote being A30. Frothington. Re
publican. got ss.s5e votes; Dewey, In
dependent Republican. 1851: Watson.
ciuEsns and fndspsdsnt Democrat.
1876
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
Peasants County, w. Va.

On McElroy Run, Gary 4 Co.
are preparing to drill two wells,
one on the VIM. Hester farm and
one on the J. M. Hammett farm.
The Hester well will be drilled to
the Cow Run sand, and the one on
the Hammett farm to the deep
sand.
On Cow Creek, just above
Schultz, the Hudson Oil company
has drilled in it's No. l on the
Ward land, and have a strong
gaSSer. =
On Green's Run, Edmunds 4
Schauwecker are drilling at their
No. 4 on the G. w. Bills farm.
On the right fork of French
creek. Proper, Browse & Camp
bell are getting the rig up for a
well on the Ed Casey farm.
On Long Run. Torscher u Co.
have drilled in thc,r No. 2 on the
Rodney Reynolds lease, and have
a. show for a small producer IN
the Big Injun sand.
On Middle Island creek, Riggs
& McCarrier have drilled in a well
on the Bailey heirs farm for B.
F, Riggs and others, and it is re-
ported to be good for s to 10 bar
rels per day in the Cow Run sand
On French creek, Tate 4 Pat,
terson are drilling at their No. IL
ON the Mcfarland farm.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03

Sarber Bros. g. company, who
have been testing some shallow
territory in Athens county, Ohio,
which resulted in two dry wells,
have decided to abandon the ter
ritory, and will at once remove
the machinery and equipment to
Richie county, where they have a
block Of leases near Ellenboro,
which they will proceed to de-
velop. This company has some
valuable territory in Calhoun
county which they are developing
and on which they have good
Notwithstanding Sentl-
mel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
A "Sliding" 5oat.

Some experiments mo1e on the
Seine recently with a remarkable
automobile boat of new type Weld
ed surprising results. The boat is
described as a slider" from the
fact that it really glides upon the
surface of the water, leaving no
wash whatever, and not through
the water. With a motor of four
teen horsepower the. extraordinary
rate of speed of eighteen miles an
hour was reached on a measured
kilometer. The boat is 10 feet "
inches long by 8 feet 9 inches brom.
and is described as a launch,
though her shape is quite unusual
for that class of boat. Along the
keel are five inclined planes, the
pressure upon which when the mo-
tor begins to act lifts the bottom OF
the boat to the surface. Count c
de Lambert is the inventor. The
motor is a Dion.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03

"Giy,1, {, meet YOU, old chap" h,
aid as he ij3Nod arms with friend
whom H. lad met in tie street
"JuSt lend me a sovereign for to
Iav."
''WoHld be delighted" the friend
reioincd, "hnt | have moi goi il
See" He opened his purse. L.
whole contents was ii half sovereign
"Must do, suppose, for the pres
ent." said the prince of borrower:
as he picked the coin out daintLN
with thumb and fore1inger. 'Ta
ia. Take care Of yourself" And III
walked away. But he returned has
tily. Mind. don't forget YOU ow'
me half sovereign"
Il owe you!"' gaspcd the automat
ic lender.
"Of course. ! meant to borrow .
sovereign from you; | only got
half. You owe me tue other hal:
See? There's no hurry, of course
but I like punctuality. Name yor
own day and pay up pancsuaEy.
London Chronicle.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
CAPITATIeN TAX DUE.
important Notice.

The attention of the citizens
and taxpayers of the Second AS
sessment district of Tyler county,
is hereby directed to the follow
inc extract from the laws OF West
Virginia, passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature and now
in full force and effect:
"Section SO: While making
such assessment, it shall be the
duty of the Assessor and assist
ants to see every person IN his
county who is liable to taxation
herein upon property or capita
ton, and obtain from him a sworn
statement of his personal proper
ty.
"He shall at the same time col
lect from every person liable for
capitation tax, mentioned IN sec
ton 3 of article 10 of the constltu-
ton. the amount Of such tax and
deliver to such person a receipt
therefor. In case any person la
BILE therefor shall fail or refuse to
pay such capitation, the Assessor
shall levy upon, and take into his
possession property or effects OF
the delinquent sufficient to pay
said capitation and the cost OF
levy and sale.
s'The Assessor shall have as to
said capitation the same powers
of levy and sale, and of the collec-
ton by and other method, as is
vested in the Sheriff for the col
lection of taxes.
The work of assessing the per,
sonal property of the Second AS
sessment district of Tyler county
will begin on April l, at which
time the tickets or receipts for the
capitation tax will be in the hands
of myself or my deputy.
I therefore take this method OF
informing the citizens of my dis
trict of the law, so that when they
are called upon for assessment OF
personal property they will also
be prepared to pay at that time
the capitation tax required by La"
to be paid.
Capitation tax is one dollar, tc
be paid in cash when Assessor
calls. Please be ready.
Yours respectfully,
WILL f. LONG,
Assessor Second District.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
Food, Not Form.

Assistant Attorney General Robb
while in a Washington restaurant
sat near a man from Texas who evil
IDENTIFY had not travelled to any ex-
tent. The waiter said to the stran-
ger from the Lone Star State:
"Here's the bill of fare, sir"
"Say, look here" shouted the
Texan. 81 haven't had mouthfui
to eat yet, and I'll be hanged if
III pay any bill till l get the goods.
Fetch on your vittles first and I'll
osy for 'em afterwara.'
Cause For Suspicion.
Tommy-Don': YOU want some o.
these cakes, Tottie?
Tottie What's the matter w.
em New ! ork Evening jour ~.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
Early Piety.

six-year-old Margaret looked up
from the history she was coming.
"FreGerick the Great" she announc
ed in shocked voice, was untrRe
to his wife. even to the extent 81
writing verses to another woman.
-Lippincoa : Maraz;ne
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-03
Prospective King Under.
goes Surgical Operation

GRAFTON. No~uneasiness is express
ed regarding the Princes condi-
ton. The nature of the operation
was not revealed.