The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-02
Report That They Are to Shut
Down is But Mere
Wild Rumor.
OWNERS DENY THE REPORT.
Conditions at Mills Are About
Normal and False Report
is Denounced.


General George W. Curtin OF the
Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company
denounces the published article that
the mills of the company are closing
down as wholly unauthorized and
without the slightest foundation. as
do the offices Of the company here.
The article under scare headlines
stated that the plant and Others
were closing down owing to the
money stringency and 1t pictured
bad conditions at the mills.
As soon as General Curtins at
tention was arrested to the article.
he did not hesitate to deny IL in the
most emphatic manner. An author
lied statement is to the eftect that
the Pardee Curtin Lumber Company
has no intention of suspendlng- oper-
ations. and, though this is the usual
dull season of the year in the ium.
Der trade. the company win continue
its operations, expecting business IN
the trade to open up Iivelier the
first Of the year as is always the
case in that line Of manufacture.
The company is at a loss. to know
why such an article was published
unless 1t be that 1t was based ON
mere wild rumor. The publication
of such an article, it is claimed
tends to work injury to local build
ers and to bring about unsettled
conditions in the building trade.
So far as the company itslf Is con-
cerned such false report does not
injure 1t. except to bring about the
annoyance of answering inquiries
from such sections Of the trade as
the report may reach.
1t is also announced at the com
pany's offices here that its store is
in operation and Will continue to be
and thus there viii be no lack of
foodstuffs in the community of the
mills as was pictured.
The Gauley plant of the Cherry
River Boom & Lumber Company
shuts down at this season of the
year on account of the weather. It
closed down nearly three months last
year The reason for suspension of
operations there at this time Of ths
year is that the Gauley river Is
used as log pond and as 1t freezes
over at this time of the year, II
is better to shut down the plant
during the winter.
The Redwood plant owned and
operated by the same company Is IN
operation and there is said to be no.
Indication of suspension of opera
tions there.
Nor will this company's mill ct
Holcomb close down. It is also
stated that the stores this company
owns and operates Will conti1g-e
business as usual and not close
their doors, as the article in cues
tion says.
Mr.. H. B. Curtin in speaking cf
the conditions at the Pardee & Cur
tin Lumber Company's plant saws
the company has no inten-
tion now of suspending operations
though the dull season is at hand.
and SO FAR as Is seen now. viii con-
tinue operations right along. The
Redwood plant viii likely do the
same thing. and there is nothing
unusual about the suspension of on
Grafton at the Gauley plant, which
Is largely the result OF weather con-
The Pardee Curtin Company op-
crates three big mills at Curtis
county, and none of them
viii shut down. is the positive state
nent OF those who have the manage
ment Of the mills.
Various business interests here
are indignant over the attempt
made through what they deem
political and calamity canard to In
iure the business of the community.