Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-03-15
NEWS LETTER FROM
 HOLBROOK SECTION
By JAMES F. OBRIEN, Asst-Sscy. Chamber of Commerce.


 Holbrook, Ariz., March 13.-An enterprise which means much for the future prosperity of Holbrook, and which will perhaps compare favor ably in up-to-dateness of equipment and scope of operations with any similar enterprise in the country, is now being launched by the Apache Lumber company, of which A. B. Me Gaffey, of Los Angeles, is president.
 As a preliminary it was necessary to build the Apache Railway from Holbrook, where it connects with the main line of the Santa Fe, 70 miles south to Cooley, in the heart of an enormous belt of fine timber. In spite of unheard-of cold weather and deep snows, the road was pushed through to Cooley in quick time, and work is now progressing on the big saw-mill at that point.
 That mill, which is expected to be finished and ready for operation about August 1st, is known as "three-band mill, ,"-having three band saws where the average mill has one. As comparison it may be stated that the American Lumber company's mill at Albuquerque has only two band saws, though it is one of the big mills of the west.
 The Apache mill will have cuttA ing capacity of 225,OOO feet per TO- hour shift. It will be electrically driven, each machine having it's indi- vidual motor, and every modern safe ty and labor-saving device is being 1k1n n@l shower baths will be put in and, in fact, as stated by the management, everything possible will be done to add to the comfort and convenience of the employees.
 The plant, when completed, will be one of the finest in the United States. It is expected that about 800 men will be employed in all de- 'partments when it is in full oper- ation, and there is timber available to last fifty years.
 Attractive three, four and five room bungalows are being built for married employees, and hotel for the single men. The houses are furnish ed with electric lights, running wat CT, bath rooms, and the usual mod ern conveniences. A block has been reserved for park in the center of the townsite, and another for a school building.
 The management states that about half of the company's output will be sold to the Santa Fe Railway in the way of ties and timbers, and the bal ance will go on the open market. Up to the present time, contracts have been made for nearly billion feet of lumber, exclusive of mine timbers and railroad ties. Even with a capacity of over half a mil lion feet daily if the mill is run for the full "A hours, it will take several years to fill the orders now on the books.
 It is expected that the tie-treating plant, which will be built on a scale in keeping with the balance of the enterprise, will be located in Hol- brook and give employment to quite a force. The Holbrook Chamber of Commerce is also endeavoring to have the general offices of the com pany located here, even though the mill is at Cooley.
 When the Apache mill is turning out lumber it will mean a material saving to the men who are drilling for oil in this field, in the building of derricks and necessary buildings. Present indications point to great ac- tivity in this line before the summer is over.