The Forrest City times., 1910-07-01
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 The sawmill was running, but owing to theavy rains which curtailed inc supply, had no logs on the yards Tues. day Dimension stuff Was being sawed Tor harvester, moving. reaping and other machines for the C6amnion Works Of Springfield, Ohio. and the Mccormick and Deering Works. of Chicago
 Their sawmill is first class in all it's appointments and equipment. It has Frost 75-horse power engine and a f2-horse boiler, with latest improved and finest connections that can be had. There are eleven saws all told. including edger. trimmer, etc. The capacity is 25,oo0 feet per day. and logs 50 inches in diameter can be handled. a cable being used to snake them in from the yards. any distance out up to 800 feet.
 The steamer, Herman Paepcke came up from Helena last Sunday to get a barge on which the Nayior X Johnson company had loaded thirty-fye car loads of oak ash, elm and cottonwood lumber, assorted. The barge was the Idaho, 40x25o feet and had to be moved out quickly on account of rap Idly falling water. The lumber was loaded by means of two chutes.
 The gin site this time last year was covered with trees and dense thicket. They cleared it and on August 10. last year began to build. It now con- talns q good building thoroughly equipped with two eighty-saw gin stands with a capacity of fifteen bales each or thirty bales per day. It is a Continental-Munger system through out Has 50-horse Frost engine and 60-horse boiler. Mill and gin engines and boilers are built on concrete foun- dations seven feet thick. The gin has double box revolving press, blower system seed house, seed cotton house with bins, a fine well loo feet deep. and set of the Fairbanks standard wagon scales-the best and highest price scale made. They have private ferry boat for transferring seed cotton III wagons from the opposite side of the river: a barge with capacity of one carload of lumber, and the "kath- Ieen Johnson, a trim little tow boat, named for MT JOhnsons sweet little daughter. These boats are used for transferring dimension stuff to Madi- son, whence it goes by rail 10 desti- | tion
 The Naylor X Johnson Company have now on their yards about s00,000 feet of rough lumber awaiting higher water, and it's value is from sl2 50 to $500 per thousand.
 After all inspection of the plant we were invited to dinner by Mr. Johnson, and here is where we ''shone, because we took our appe- tite with us and it was considerably augmented by the exercise. fresh air and other appetizing influences of the trip. Mrs. Johnson, formerly Miss | McCrary, sister of MT John Nc Crary, had most wholesome meal | prepared, and it reminded us of those that mother used to make. Every thing that one could wish was there in abundance, and so nicely cooked, seasoned and served that we certainly enjoyed it. A fine piece of home cured ham boiled, tender young squirrel fried, new potatoes and snap | beans, delicious corn bread that tasted like more, iced tea, milk, butter bis cults, desserts, and so many and much other goodies that we thoroughly liked and enjoyed. And then there were the two beautiful little girls, Kathleen, aged ,, and Margaret aged 3, and tue boy, Reedus Atkin, just a year old, but he was asleep They were delightfully."- interesting, and such a pleasure in their childish play and innocence. We enjoyed the ge- nial hospitality of this lovely and happy home, and thank them for il.
 After dinner it was back 10 the store, good building with q well as sorted stock of general merchandise, a comfortable office with safe and mod ern fixtures, everything just like you were in town, and only two and half years ago it was virgin jungle Does it seem an exaggeration Then go see for yourself.
 The Naylor X Johnson Company has q fine start. A splendid neuclus around which they are building for an i'm mense business. Their foundation is wonder-their enterprise is a fine example of pluck and energy. They deserve success and we believe and hope it viii crown their efforts
 MT. Johnson is a most genial gentle man, whom Ne scarcely knew, having