The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-05

, the largest along the Gulf coast. its
average daily output being about TO-
00e feet. There are several stores
in addition to- the big commissary
operated by the company, in which
about everything from a needle to a
threshing machine is carried in stock
There are two principal streets in
the village, one running from the
landing OF the Pensacola, st. Andrews
and Gulf Steamship Co. directly north,
and the other crossing it in the CEN
ter of the place. The road from the
steamer landing runs into the main
road to Chipley at the edge of the
village. The oOmmissary is located
at the intersection OF the two roads.
Typical Mill Town.
In general appearance the village
! OF MillVille differs but little from the
! appearance of any new mill town.
The houses, as a rule indicate nasty
construction, although many of them
are well built. Nearly all are sur
rounded by good sized grounds but
there is little If any attempt at gar
dening, the sandy soil being unpro-
ductive- The people are prosperous,
having plenty of work, and the social
! life of the village is such as conduces
! to happiness.
| Without the immense double plant
of the German American Lumber Co.,
which furnishes employment to near
ly the entire male population, Mill
vile would seon pass out OF exist
ence. There is but very little farm
ing in its immediate vicinity. the only
! industry carried on besides that of
numbering being the operation of tur-
pentine farms, several of which are
located within a few miles of the
town The steamer ]. P. Williams
plies regularly between points on the
various arms of the bay, distributing
supplies and gathering up the product
OF the turpentine farms which is
! taken to Millville for shipment to
Pensacola on the steamer Tarpon.
Several hundred barrels of turpentine
and rosin are brought to Pensacola
every week. from Millyille.
Exported From Pensacola.
All of the immense product of the
German American Lumber Co. is sent
to Pensacola on barges for export.
several. big barges and. tugs being en-
ployed in the trade. The mills and
yards of the company cover a large
tract of ground and an immense guam
tity OF lumber is kept constantly on
hand. The company has two large
dry kflns and numerous drying sheds
and other. buildings necessary to
the conduct of it's business, and oper-
ates a railroad between the various
points on its property. The superin-
tendent of the company is Mr.. ]. ].
Lufkin. who thoroughly underst ands
every detail of the vast business and
is in great measure, responsible for
its success
Prominent Business Men.
Rritten. e.. Barrineau, prominent
naval stores operators, are located at
Parker, Fla, three miles from Mill
vile, from where they ship their pro-
duct They cut six crops of new box
es. this year and are doing a good
business.
The lumber company operates a
large boarding house at Millyille.
which is In charge of Peter Moratto.
w. E. Love and w. w. Tucker operate
general stores and H P. McMullen
runs an oyster and lunch business.
The Jones House, of which S. W.
Jones is proprietor, is the only hotel
in the place
| On the trip from Millville to Apala-
fchicola the steamer Tarpon sometimes
does not get under way until nightfan
when, il the moon is shining. the trip
through the narrow channels, through
the waters of the main bay and out
into the gulf is one OF the most beau
tiful that can well be imagined. The
run from St Andrews to Apalachicola
takes about IL hours, the latter place
being reached On the eastward trip
early in the morning of the second
iday after leaving Pensacola