Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-30
WAUSAU LUMBERMEN'S JAUNT.
A Recitation of How They Spent Their Time
in the South

with their locomotive and crew over
their own road to inspect the logging
camps and logging operations of this
company. MIR. Wisner, Mr.. Rogers,
DR.. Sheppard and number of others
accompanied the party on this trip
They have established complete town,
having a large Y M G. A., hotel,
boarding house and school. The entire
town with the exception of the Y NJ. c.
| A. and school house is on wheels so
that it can be moved at any time. Here
they were given dinner and enter
tanned by program at the Y. NJ. G. A.
In the evening, going from this point
to Saratoga, and then to jackson, Miss
Walter Alexander and A. l.. Arson
left the party at Memphis, returning to
Hot Springs, where they will remain
for some days.
The fact that without dissent every
member of the party says that he had the
best time upon this trip that he has had
in his life is sufficient testimonial as
to the character of the trip. While, Of
course, it was mainly planned with the
idea of affording the members an opIor-
tInity for relaxation and pleasure, yet
1t was, nevertheless, very instructive
one. especially to those engaged in the
lumber business There was hardly a
place visited by the party which did
not have machinery in it manufactured
by Tire ID. j. Murray Mfg. Co. which
vii, give great many Wausau people
new idea as to the extent of the bust
ness done by this concern. This com
pany has furnished considerable part
of the machinery for the very large mill
which is now in process of erection for
the Gulf Lumber company. In addition
to this ID. j. Murray was the consulting
engineer upon this work, drew the
plans and has furnished practically all
OF the machinery so far installed. When
it is completed it Will be not only one
of the largest, but one of the most com
plete and modern mills in operation
Mr.. Murray also built the large mill of
the Wisconsin, Arkansas Lumber com
pany, located at Malvern
They were everywhere received in
the most hospitable way and enter
tanned most royalty and all the adjec
tives which the members of the party
have been able to coin are insufficient
to express their appreciation of the
very courteous and hospitable manner
in which they were received and treat
ed.
One of the most noticeable things
observed by members of the party was
visited and inspected were being
managed and run almost entirely by
young men. This is more especially
true perhaps of William Buchanan,
DR., who is only about twenty-three
years of age and yet is known and
recognized as one of the successful
managing lumbermen of the South.
A number of the party had an idea
that when they reached the South,
where the climate was warm and life is
easy, that they would observe lack of
the push and vim which has made the
lumbermen of the North famous in song
and story, but they were doomed to
disappointment. The tremendous
volume of business done, the manner in
which it is done, the adaptation of the
most modern methods ia lumber
Ratrfn aft hnvs
emplified in the highest degree, and
the lumbermen of the South are not
only fine business men, energetic, full
of business and enthusiasm, but are
royal entertainers as well.
The members of the party were also
very much impressed with the vast
resources of the South, so far as it re-
lates to the business of numbering.
The casual observer must have been
impressed by the fact that the large
mills which have been in operation, in
addition to those which have been put
into operation within the last six
months and those which are now in
process of construction, will be, when
run attheir full capacity, able to supply
practically the entire demand of the
lumber market when lumber brings
price which makes it profitable to
operate the plants to their full capacity
The southern lumbermen are wide
awake to their advantages and are
reaching out to other markets and eX-
tending the.r business in all directions,
and the North has not now, and will not
have for many years, as commanding a
place in the lumber market as it has
heretofore occupied.
The thing, however, which seemed to
most impress the party is the geniality
and friendly interest which was exhib-
tied to them by everyone with whom
they came in contact The officials of the
several railroads over which the party
travelled, as well as the owners and
managers of the great lumber plants
which they visited, did all that was
possible for them to do to make the trip
not only pleasant, but entertaining and
Instructive, and every member of the
party feels that this trip was not only
one of the most pleasant occasions, but
was also very instructive and profitable
in every way.
The following clipping is special
from Minden, La, to the Shreveport
la! Times, and as it gives an account
OF the visit of the lumbermen 10 that
place and the names of those from Wis
consin, as well of those who joined
them, it will be of interest 10 PILoT
readers
"Minden was visited yesterday by
Jolly representative body of luD bermen
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