Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-07
ANDREW MERRYMAN
Well Known Maine Man Dies In Wis
consin.

Bowdoinham. Me. April 6.-Word has
just been received in Bowdoinham, of
the death Of Andrew G. Mcrryman, of
Marinette. VI isronsin. whose frequent
Gle of friends and acuuni.:tanccs in this
town.
Born in Maine aftcrward settled in
the middle West. with extensive bust
ness interests in California, Mr. Mer-
ryman WIS wcll known from the Allan
tic to the Pacific coast. In carly life h"
was :, resident of l'nTdoin, Maine.
where he was born Dee. -, 1891. After
practical education in the public
schools at the age Of l6 he entered u
shipyard and learned thn trade Of shin
builder. eventually becoming. master
woi km;.n. knowing 4 vessel thoroughly,
from Keel to topmast. During seven
years he engaged in this profession.
An interesting incident iii connection
with his life cf the Bow loin farm, is his
expert, nee in hauling cord wood to
Bath. Leaving at midnight with his
cord wood. the young fellow drove his
OK team to Bath ana back again in just
"a hours, arriving homo III l. o'clock thc
next hight ON every load hauled he
made FIVE dolalrs.
In 1870. Mr.. Merryman went to Fond
du Lac. Wisconsin. going at once into
the lumber business, where his practical
farming in the shipyard was of great
service to him. With little capital. but
with indomitable energy and perscrver
ancc he at once went into the pine for
csts entering, prc-cmptinG and home
Stealing lands and laying i solid four-
dation for future operations. In 1886. he
entered into the saw mill business at
Fond du Lac, in which he succcSsfully
engaged for ten years. He removed 10
Narinettc in 1856. as "A member of the
finn of Hamilton. Merryman & Co.;
claims were secured upon Government
nine LAMBS. and mill was built in
Norjncttc in 1865. This mill was incor-
uoratad under the name Of the Hamil-
ton IL Merryman Co.
In everything pertaining to the lum-
ber b,1siucss. from tho location of pine
forests to the building an equipment of
, mill. superntending the manufac-
t,1rn of lumber, and caring for its
shin,r,.nt in the company's yards at
Chicago. MI. NIL llldll cNliceQ tile
same sound Judgment that had char
acterizad his ship building in Maine.
THO sucress of the Marinctte Lumber
n, ven shows his genius in s11prrin-
tending his end of the gigantic enter
| nr;ca From a moderate beginning, the
l. o,,, ;ncnrporated stock association of
U,roiIton K Merryman Co. stands high
~, among the Lumber corporations of
the West.
,,,bmugh a man OF few personal po-
riticaI ambitions. Mr.. Mcrryman at va
,fo,,s times permitted his name to be
,,.od on the Prohibition ticket. party
- ,,.ho,n he gave most earnest support.
| ,indiv gentleman, of modest and UNI
INNING ways, he made friends east
nd always retained his friendships.
- Lie home life he was at his best.
,.n,.or counting the cost in gratifying
~ ,.;,bes of his family. The Merry
- home is Of exceeding beauty: it
la that no place north of MiiWau-
koe is equal to IL.
some years past Mr.. Mcrryman
| 80. been we'll. The cause Of death
i'',. haart trc uble. brought on by asth-
"" conditions. Up to the last of his
,ifo Mr. Merryman took an active inter
NV :: all business affairs. He was in
Ia in many paper and pulp mills
| tereste 81 thousands of acres OF stand
| ana 49,, in the Red Cedar country in
ing Vest Vest He was an extensive orang,,