The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
NAVAL BATTLE ON
CHEQUAMEGON BAY
LUMBER COMPANIES FIGHT FOR
POSSESSION OF LOGS.
Parker b Stewart Company Wins En-
counter, In Which Tugs and Dyna-
mite Figure at Ashland-Hines Com
pany Men, Who Were Worsted, Sc
cure an Injunction.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Ashland. Wis, Sept. IAN exciting naval
battle occurred on Chequamegon bay this morn
ing, and was witnessed by 1000 spectators.
From o'clock until noon three tugs were fight
ing for the possession of million feet OF white
pine logs The battle ended with the Barker &
Stewart Lumber company in possession of the
logs and the Edward Hines Lumber company the
loser from all appearances.
The battle begun by the tug Tom Dow
ling in command of Captain Harry Brewer,
starting to tow raft from the Durfee boom
to the Barker & Stewart boom under orders
from the Barker & Stewart Lumber company.
The Hines Lumber company chartered the tug
Crosby, in command of Captain Cornwall, to
prevent this and the Crosby boom across
the entrance, blocking the Bowling from getting
out. ...-
| a flank movement. The tug Ashland was char
| tered to tow raft from the Keystone boom
| to the Barker & Stewart mill. A few sticks of
| dynamite were used several piles were blown
up and the Ashland attached a tow line to the
raft. The Crosby Immediately ordered to,
let the Bowling go and stop the Ashland.
| Edward Hines, president OF, the Edward Zines;
Lumber company, Isaac Baker and s.. J. Gus
son, his right-hand men, appeared on the scene
and ordered Captain Murdoch, Of the Ashland,
| to drop the raft. = This Captain Murdoch re-,
fused to do. Chief of Police Maslowski and
four patrolmen were sent for to keep the peace,
but would not interfere.
! - Brave Words Banded.
I "These logs are mine,' said Mr.. Hines.
! s'These people are attempting to steal them in
! broad daylight. Why don't you officers arrest
| them?" r. - ' - -
1.-The boom around the raft is our property
said Mr.. Stewart, >..and the raft is my property
\ until cut under a contract with the Hines peo-
4 pie, when the lumber becomes theirs.'. +"
4 Barker & Stewart have a contract to saw
rs, oO0, 600 feet Of logs each year for u.s. said
Mr.. Cusson, land they have already sawed
5000, 900 more than that this year with our per-
mission. We don't wantzany more sawed this
year" s.rs ~,@-Ss~ :
At this point the Ashland got up all steam
and started to pull the raft into the bay, the
Fl Crosby attempting to prevent her. The Ashland
moved steadily forward and the Crosby under
direction of Mr.. Cusson, made several unsuc-
cessfu1 attempts to break the booms. The bat
tie waged while the Ashland was pulling the
raft of logs one-half mile to the Barker 4
Stewart mill, when the Crosby got the raft
damned into corner and deadlock ensued.
At this time the Bowling appeared with the
first raft Of logs and took them into the Barker
/ & Stewart boom and then came out to aid the
Ashland With her aid the, other, raft OF logs
was safely landed in the boom and Barker &
Stewart had won the first fight.
Meantime the Hines men had secured a TEN.
porary injunction restraining Mr.. Stewart from
moving the logs, but the sheriff could not serve
the injunction as Mr.. Stewart kept aboard the
Bowling a quarter Of a mile from shore.
Work for Supreme Court.
The Ashland and the Bowling are this after
noon towing the remainder o. Inc logs Irol
the keystone boom to the Barker & Stewart
1 mill. The Crosby did not attempt to inter
fere a second time The supreme court viii
probably settle the controversy.
III The board of review Of the city Of Washburl
i is wrestling with the assessment Of the Hine
\ Lumber company with the object ofw raising 1T
valua ton. The state tax commission refused
to take action and the board of review took i
upon itself to revise the assessment. Mem
I bers say that Assessor Lien assessed the H1ne
4 company valuation of S57 900 lumbe
4 and Sc, 900 on logs whereas he should have place.
i the valuation at about three times that amount