The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-31
GREAT SOUTHERN LUMBER CO,
WILL SETTLE 10000 ACRES
AT ONCE.
OTHER Big DEALS ARE PENDING
Payne Investment Co., Big lmmigra-
ton Company. The Purchaser And
viii Begin Work OF Settlement
IT Once.

jackson, Miss, Aug. 31.--With the
distinct understanding that the tracts
sold are to be used only for colonial
tion and development purposes, the
Great Southern Lumber Company, |
better known as the Goodyear syndi- |
cate, owners of the largest lumber |
manufacturing plant in the world |
have decided to put their cut-over !!
pine lands in Mississippi and Louisi- |
ana on the market.
This is a step of exceptional impor
tance toward the development of the
southern sections of Mississippi and
the northern portion of Louisiana
that have been denuded of their pine
timber growths during the past few
years by the great manufacturing con-
Germs.
The Great Southern Lumber Com
pany has disposed of one tract of 40
< 600 acres to the Payne Investment
S"Company, of Omaha, a corporation en-
gagged in colonization work, and It is
understood that a Chicago syndicate
has secured an option on tract OF
about $4,000 acres with a similar
purpose In view.
These are the first sales made by
the Goodyear syndicate since 1t COM
t. ohnt,f
twelve years ago. The concern now
holds, in fee simple or through fed
Grated companies, from 100000 to
100000 acres of pine lands In the
two states, the heaviest holdings be-
ing on the Mississippi side of the line.
The terms of the two deals have
not been made public, but 1t is learned
that the two colonization companies
are preparing to divide the tracts into
farms of suitable size and populate
them with thrifty and Industrious
I, ,hite settlers from the northern and
be estern states.
No The lands are adjacent to the main
doz : of the New Orleans Great North
rails road. and the plans of the pro-
aY4 ters contemplate the building OF
k model towns adjacent to the tracts.
~ Considerable industrial activity is
I.i being shown along the line of the New
'-" Orleans Great Northern road. c. W.
Robinson, a prominent New Orleans
,umberman is building manufacture
ing plant of large capacity at Rob
inette, where he has large timber
holdings. and the mill will be in readi'
ness for operation within few days
The Southern Wood Fiber and Dis
tillate Company, concern backed by
Chicago capitalists, is investing over
one million dollars In plant at Boga
lusa that will manufacture fibre box
es. such as are used in the millinery
and cereal trade. using the waste
products from the plant Of the Grea'
Southern Lumber Company, and Other
lumber mills in that vicinity Twenty
five carloads of machinery are nov
being installed at the plant This
concern will use only sawdust, tree
boughs. stumps, and other wastage. II
the manufacture of boxes, and 1t II
claimed that the by-products derived
from operation. such as turpentine
resin. etc. will be sufficient to pay th
cost of operation.
This enterprise means that the lun
her INDUSTRY Of Bogalusa will TAX
rank As the most modern in the world
ever. part of the tree being utilize
for some useful purpose. The On
cago concern is in no way connects
with the Great Southern Lumber Con
~-e.naSv. but merely buys its waste proc
ucfs An enterprise is also on foot
distil wood alcohol at separat
nlant. and thus make the utillzauo
complete,