Williams news., 1905-07-01
MILL TO BE ENLARGED
Extensive improvements Under Way by the Local Lumber
 Company

u IS 'lOb nOi uds IL Occh CifO i'c' icy of the present management of the NEWS to blow about the sub- stantial business growth of Will jams and the bright outlook for the future, but the above head lines | impart information of so important A nature that for once at least we must say few words.
 The NEWS scribe called at the offices of the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber company on Thursday, where we were pleasantly received by the president and general man. ager, MT. Wm. F. Dermont, who imparted to us the information above stated. For the past few weeks the mill has been cutting heavy timbers for the erection of substantial addition to that DOT tion of the plant, and shortly after the first of the month MT. Charles Roeder, millwright, the gentleman who planned and set up the pres ent plant, will arrive in the city from San Francisco to oversee the construction of the new building, which will contain, when com pleted, band mill similar to that now in use in the plant.
 This means the doubling of the capacity of the plant, which now has maximum 12hour capacity of S0,O00 feet, and will make it twice the size of the Flagstaff mill and also the largest in the entire southwest.
 Upon the arrival of MT. Roeder work will at once begin upon the construction of the building. A new power plant has been ordered, of necessity, which will have ca pacity of some 65O horse power. AS the machinery for the new mill ar- rives it will be installed without the stoppage of the plant now run ming, but later on when the prob- lem of handling the lumber from the two saws will have to be met there will, of course, be shut down for short time.
 The installing of the entire new plant will possibly not be com pleted before the first of November, as the operations will be timed to best suit business conditions.
 Ever so often in the past there have been rumors to the effect that "the mill is going to move away" The above information will forever, or at least until the timber supply of this section is exhausted, put quietus on the phrase, and the sup ply here will not be exhausted for many years to come, even with the Improvements now being made. In addition to relieving the minds of those who were fearful of the truth of the rumors, the fact is very per tinent that the increased capacity of the mill means the employment of many more men in the mill proper, in the yards to handle the lumber, and in the woods where the supply is derived. It means that the steady growth of Williams will receive an added impetus, and that while the company making the improvements will themselves be greatly benefited, so will every merchant and business house in town.
 Since the coming of Mir. Dermont as general manager several years ago, the business of the company has been steadily growing. His rise to the presidency of the company two years since is d strong testimo- nial of the efficiency of his services in the position he occupied, and the continued prosperity is due to his business sagacity and foresight.
 Therefore, again we repeat, the business outlook of Williams never was brighter.
 Mrs. Frank Miller arrived home