Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-28

day to one hundred thousand feet
and more in ten hours, took many
years.
Life in the pinery in those DAYS
was not along pathway strewn with
roses, for Ghere were ilardsbips to en-
counter at every turn, and these at
times tried mems souls.n The
brothers, however, came to court sue
cess, and intelligently they set about
it. No effort was too great; no VEN
ture was abandoned because of priva-
ton: there was no faltering along the
road to success. Being blessed with
good health and strong constitutions
nothing was too formidable for them
TO attempt. They cut their own
logs, converted them into lumber and
f1oated it down the Wisconsin river
to the Mississippi market. This mill
was recently purchased by the B.
Heinemann Lumber Co.
This saw mill and lumber yard
plant represented only a small part of
the large business conducted by this
firm. 1t owns stock in many lum-
Der companies in Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Arkansas, California, and is
largely interested in lumber yards in
Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois. 1t is
also interested in number of large
paper mill plants in the valley Mr..
Stewart has been largely interested
in other Wisconsin, Michigan, Min
nesota, Southern and Western lumber
enterprises. He was a member of the
McLoud River Lumber Co. of Siskio
county, California: Wisconsin-Arkan-
sas Lumber Co., of Malvern, Arkan-
sas; Stewart Alexander Lumber Co.,
of Clifford, Ark; Thief River Falls
Lumber Co., of Thief River Falls,
Mimi; Pigeon River Lumber Co., of
Port Arthur, Canada; the Medford
Lumber Co., of Medford, Wis; South
ern Lumber Co., Manghan, La, and
the Quaw Lumber Co., of Edgar,
Wis; the Greer Wilkinson Lumber
Co., of indianapolis. Ind, which is
operating thirty-six lumber yards; the
f. II. Gilchrist Lumber Co. of Kear-
ney, Neb., with fourteen lumber yards
in Nebraska and twelve in Colorado;
the Stewart Lumber Co., OF Denni-
son, Iowa, operating eight yards, and
| the II. NJ. Johnson Lumber Co., of
Baraboo, Wis, running four yards.
He was also heavily interested in
timber in the West. Mr.. Stewart
was president of the Marathon Coun-
ty bank. and the Wausau Boom Co.,
vice-president of the Wausau Paper
Mills Co., and president of the f. I'll.
Gilchrist Lumber Co.
Hon. Alexander Stewart represent
ed the Ninth Congressional district
in Congress for three successive
terms, being elected by the republi-
can party at the general elections OF
1894, 1896 and 1898. He made an ex.
cellent representative and there was
nothing in his power left undone fol
his constituency during those years
The work he accomplished was very
effective On the vital questions OF
national Importance he worked con
sistently with his party, but the poll
tics of no person was questioned when
his assistance was asked. There was
no discrimination, every person was
treated alike and with promptness
Mr.. Stewart could have continued tc
represent this district III congress, but
declined, as his large interests needed
his attention. Mr.. Stewart built a
home in Washington, ID. c., where he
and his family resided during the
sessions of congress of which he was a
member, and each winter since the
family have occupied their home in
that city.
Mr.. Stewart was member of the
various Masonic bodies in this city
and Of the Wisconsin consistory OF
Milwaukee.
"REMINISCENCES.
The stumpage and undeveloped
water powers of this valley are full of
stories of how millions were made and
now the echoes of how many more
millions can be made are receiving at
tention. The hills have been groan-
ing with their mineral wealth, while
the forests and valley answered only
to the lowing of COWS, the bark of the
wolves and the boot of the boot owl
Some Of the stories of men of this
valley read like romanceS. One of the
most interesting is the early career Of
Hon. Alexander Stewart. He came
here in 1S49 and chose between gold
and pine as standard of money. He
walked from Milwaukee to Stevens
Point, and from the Point to Wausau,
arriving here on the 4th Gay of May
| The road from Stevens Point was not
more than path which followed the
blow Of the hill south of the city
clear to Stewards mill. Wausau was
then composed of only few houses
along the river on Main street and on
what was then known as Moore S
Island" Plumer's.) Mr.. Stewart
cut the pine trees off of what is now
the county square.
1t was sucn men as Mr.. Stewart
that put down a certain kind of ruff
fianism here. The Pilot mentions
one incident; r. H. Walrod was the
first man to bring chickens into Wau-
sau. His home was on the rock at the
head of Plumer island through which
passageway has been blasted for the
railroad. The chickens were the cause
| of the row. Some of the toughs filled