The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-05


begun this morning on clearing an
extensive planning mill aud lumber
ard site I'll the Drainage District for
he Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Co, a
millionaire corporatioh Of indian
apolis. which has been attracted 70
Cairo by the unsurpassed natural adj
-antages possessed By the CITY
Deal on Some Months
For several months past an exsen
ive deal has been in process for the
establishment of a new Industry a
this point, one which in size and i'm
portance will surpass probably ninety
,er cent. If the many bls manufactur
ing plants already til successful opef-
alton at this point As far back as
Iune IL Of this year an option was
granted By Daniel Hartman on thirty
seven acres of laud or the south half
Of what is known as the Pecan
Grove, exactly one mile north OF the
city limits. which was closed August
lst for The corporation named by par
lies in the city acting In the interests
Of the new concern The tract o.
! land lies on both sides of The Big Four
Il levee just north Of Goose pond. extent
ng from the Ohio river to the county
graveled road, a distance of fiftetesn
s hundred feet along the latter 10 q
point about 200 faet north Of the mort
Q boundary Of the Charles o Patiel
place il extended eastward 1t in
Z. cludes not only the land within tn
Big Four ambankment but a strip of th'
- same length On the outside Of the en-
bankement carrying with II valuable
i Wharfage privileges no longer obtain
able within the city limits
Land Held for This Purpose
z This land has been held under
two years option from MIR Hartma
by the Industrial Board Of the Con
mercial Climb, which joined with th
owner in granting the option. TIL
consideration was 1914 per acre 70
= the property within the Drainage Di
: trict and s26 per acre for the stri
outside OF the Big Four leyee The al
u proximate area of these TWO tract
, IS 32l5 and acres. respectively, NAL
ing the total consideration $4,000
In addition to The tract mentioue
= to be used for the mill and lumbt
a. yards Of the new company, II We
necessary t6 purchase a right Of wa
through lands Of the Cairo Trn
" Property on the west of the gravelt
~ road A narrow strip amounting
re several acres in area was secured u
or der option for that purpose and is all
included in the deal The conside
alton for the right OF way was 81
"a per acre.
on What the New Plant viii Be
ST. The new plant will be operated
!. a planning mill. and will be one Of t
~ most modern and complete as VI
al one Of the largest plants Of Il
kind in the Mississippi Valley It W
eet consist Of no less than eight bui
ia8 ngs a planning mill. two warehous
ar. engine and boiler house, machine sh
OF AK et,rg ronpo alactric liebt uIa
gnu stables, office etc. The main huildi
n. will be 225 by l25 fees In SIZE flank
by auxiliary warehouses 225 by IS Il
axe on each side. between which AMI
use factory tracks win be laid TO expe
ana ate the handling and shipping Of I
last product The boiler house will be
N brick. 60 BY so feet and will contain
his double battery Of boilers The !
chine shop and the fling room will
50 BY 40 feet and the size and c
NE struction OF the other buildings y
eh' be in proportion to The general s
c'ty and capacity Of the propositi
ru There will be an elaborate system
efal tramways and switch tracks and
Oh ines and docks will be construc
10 and at the Ohio river on the ca
Plans for tn building and eql
ment are now being prepared
lch ground will be broken az soon as
ON. land is cleared and materials
his be received II IL expected to h
es the plant in full operation very $
nan after the lst Of January 1906
nesf The main product Of the new m'
ness factory will be gum. cottonwood,
press, poplar and yellow pine va
flooring ceiling. finish and mould
!, strong speciality being made Of b.
nan siding. The daily capacity viii
se' not less than i5o,000 feet of sid
Is, 900 feet OF flooring and ceiling
300 feet of moulding and In addi'
general mill work capacity fog SUI
hire ing and resawng to the extent OF
day, car loads per day. It will tale
an 0 ton 10 twelve cars daily to handle
out put from the start.