The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-06-20

make It possible to get down to the
new saw mill of the st. Maries Lum-
her company, a representative of the
Record visited the plant Wednesday
lie was kindly received by the pres
ldent of the company. Mr. william
Kroll, and j. A. Baker, secretary aud
treasurer. Although Mr.. Kroll had
iust returned from trip to Spokane
and was husily engaged in looking af-
ter some work that was being done to
get the mill ready to start, be took
the time to show our representative
around the plant and explained the
means that he was taking to prevent
a recurrence of the trouble from high
water.
About two miles of dyke is being
built. work on 1t having started seve
raj weeks ago, but which had to be
suspended for a couple Of weeks while
the water was at it's highest stage
This work is being done by the Car
scallen Bros, of Occur d'Alene, aud
is under the personal supervision of
E. j. Carscallen, one of the members
of the firm.
When completed this will enolUse
the entire plant 1t starts from the
river at the lower end of the com
pauy's property and extends clear
across to the Milwaukee railroad,
thence along the railroad to where
the spur comes In to the mill. 1t
follows the line of this spur to the
oompany's unloading docks, in fact
this part OF the dyke will be used as
the road bed for this railroad.
b From the unloading docks the dyke
will be continued down the river In
front of the plant to the place of be-
ginning. 1t will be from two to four
feet above the high water mark Of
this year aud will be from eight TO
twelve feet aoi oss the top. Besides
that portion occupied by the railroad,
still another will be used for a wagon
road.
This work is being done by large
marlnes steam shovel which handles
over a yard of earth at each shovel
full, aud follows up ty its own power
In the ditch thus formed. Piliul
will be- driven along the river side
and dlled with edgings to protect th'
dyke from the work of the steam boat
and trees will be set out on top
which In time will add strength to i
as we'll as beauty to the river.
Mr.. Krnll has gone to large ex
pense in putting up his yard, as vel
as In putting up the necessary build
ings aud installing the required ma
chinery, no expense being spared t.
make the entire plant a model IL
every particular
Pillng dE:as1 into the ground /
being used Rfor the bottoms of al
lumber plies, which affords as solid
foundation as would be required 70
a house, and removes all posslbilit,
of the piles settling and toppliu
over. These piles are driven 1
straight rows, the entire length of th
yard making the alleys 2OO0 fee
long.
Each line of pillng, except th
first, will be 40 feet wide, maxim
room for two rows of lumber pile
each 30 feet wide between the track
and the lumber will he piled facin
the track on each side The tracl
will be as straight aud the piles
symmetrical as the brick blocks au
main street OF n city.
Only the saw mill aud office buil'
ing have been completed at this tim
The planning mill and dry sheds wi
not be erected until the lumber an
timbers for them, which will be say
ed as soon ss the mill starts up, sha
have had time to season. This wi
take a couple Of months or so and
will be September OF October befo
they are completed.
The Office building is one of d
hest OF its kind to be found. Il
of brick, two stories high aud 32xl
on the ground. lt Is we'll light
throughout and arranged to afford
much comfort as possible for the {
flee force. MI. Kroll's private Off
Ia I6xl7, the lobby is sx2l, N
Baker. the secretary and treasurer
the company and who also has char
of the entire office work, will have
room l2x2l aud the main desk ro'
will be l6x32. which, with a lar
vault takes up the lower floor.
at one end on the second hour n
Kroll has finished off some elegs
living rooms, which will be occupl
by himself aud Mrs. Kroll. Tn
are comfortably arranged. will be.cI
IN summer, aud afford an excell'
view. The other end is fitted up "
sleeping apartments for the cler
There sre also two good sized b
rooms on this floor.
The whole building Is finished