Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-07-06
RAPID GROWTH Of
BIG LOCAL PLANT
McGehee- Smith Lumber Co.
Only One Year Old, Makes
Big Strides.
IT EMPLOYS 200 MEN
Has Capacity of 10000 Feet Il Day
Recently Enlarged Capital
Stock.
IT EMPLOYS 200 MEN

OF the country have developed into
large manufacturing plants more
| rapidly than the mammoth plant Of
the McGehee-Smith Lumber Company
in the western part of this city. Its
business has grown to such enormous
proportions and is still growing to
such an extent that it became neces-
sary few days ago for this company
to increase it's capital stock, in order
to enlarge it's financial department i'll
keeping with it's business.
The McGehee-Smith Lumber Com,
pany was established June Is, 1912, a
little more than year ago. F.. o. Nc
Gehee is it's president, j. H. Smith,
vice president; NJ. H. McGehee, secre-
tary and E. G. Strube, treasurer. Its
entire capital stock of $4,000 has
been paid in.
The plant, which gives employment
to 200 men, fifty of whom are engag-
ed at the local plant and so at the six
sawmills operated separately by the
concern in their timber tracts i'm Grant
county, covers five acres. The capa-
city of the plant of 10000 feet of lum.
Der a day, while it has a sawmill cap
acity of 100000 feet per month. 1t
has two and a half million feet of
lumber in stock, Notwithstanding it
is shipping out carload after carload
of material every day, not only to
neighboring states but to foreign
countries. Its two dry sheds are %
by 22S feet and 40 by so feet.
In recent months this enterprising
firm has furnished material for many
new buildings in this and neighboring
cities. Among them are the new
plant of the Arkansas Packing Com
pany, the Sheridan High School, Tillar
and Company and Harrel and Sons
stores at Tillar, Ark. the Tillar Men,
Orial church at Tillar; the mammoth
factory of the American Bauxite
Company at Bauxite, Ark, the Pine
Street School, in this city, and many
others.
The company has recently acquired
property adjoining the plant which
will be used as lumber yards and for
the establishment of a drying plant
The new drying plant will offer a
process for drying lumber in forty
eight hours, when it takes ordinarily
about two months to dry lumber in
the yards.
The local plant recently installed
electricity and it's operation will be
more satisfactory in the future with
this power, enabling the company to
do better and more rapid work.
The officials of the company, who
own all of the stock, are experienced
timber and lumber men. F. 0. Nc.
Gehee has seen twenty years of con-
tinuous service in the lumber bust.
ness. He was for years connected
with the Sawyer and Austin Lumber
Company and is regarded as one Of
the best posted men in that line in
the south. He is not only practical
man, but he is thoroughly versed in
the business department of a concern
| of this character. Mr.. Strube has
| had equally as much experience II
this line, not only in this country, bu
in Mexico, where he was the represen
tative of the old Sawyer and Austin
Lumber Company for some years. Mr.
Smith is thoroughly familiar with the
lumber business and is known as ONT
of the best plant men in this section
He has seen service with the old Bluff
City Lumber Company, being associat
ed with the late John F. Rutherfort
both in this city and at Clio, Ark. Tht
younger Mr.. McGehee, though onl!
few years past twenty, has had five
years experience in the business ant
is developing into one of the best o
the younger lumber men in this state
He is active in the affairs of the com
pany and co-operates with his asso
ciates in the successful management
of the company's plant and subsidiar!
mills.
The McGehee-Smith Lumber Com
pany is one of Pine Bluffs tastes
growing concerns. 1t is doing as mucl
to aid in the upbuilding of this city a
any other one industry and it is pre-
dicted that the company will enjoy
tremendous business within the mex
few years and have one of the larges
lumber plants in the south.
Too Good 20 Lose.
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