Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
B|G SAW MILL ID 60 UP AT
 COOLEY
APACHE LUMBER CON- PANY BEGINS WORK ON S-BAND PLANT; 70 MILE R. R. COMPLETED FROM HOLBROOK TO BELT.

HOLBROOK, Mar. l3.-An enter prise which means much for the fu- ture 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 that now being launched by the Apa- che Lumber company, of Which A. E. McGaffey, of Los Angeles, is president.
 As 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 dcep snows, tine road was push ed through to Cooley in quick time, and work is now progressing on the big saw-nill at that point
 The mill, which is expected to be finished and ready for operation about August lst, is known as a "three-hand mill, ,"-having three band saws where the averagee mill has one. By way of comparison it may be stated that the American Lumber cOmpany's mill at Albuquerque has only two band saws. though 1t is one of the big mills of the country.
 The Apache mill will have cutting capacity of 22s,00O feet per 10-hour shift. It will be electrically driven, each machine having its individual motor, and every modern safety and labor-saving device is being install ed Modern lavatories and shower baths will be put in and, in fact, as stated by the management, every. thing 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 500. men will be employed in all de- partmcnts when it is in full opera ton, and there is timber available to last for fifty years.
 Attractive three, four and five. room bungalows arc being built for married employees, and hotel for the single men. The houses arc furnished with electric light, running water, bath rooms, and the usual modern conveniences. A block has been reserved in the center of the townsite for a park, and another for a school building.
 The management states that about half Of the companys 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 a billion feet of lumber, exclusive of mine timbers and railroad tics. Even with a capa- city of over half a million feet daily if the mill is run the full "A hours, 1t will take several years to i'll the or ders 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.