The Winslow mail., 1926-08-20

the McNary and Flagstaff plants.
The logs are loaded on steel cars
by steam leaders, and the McNary
plant alone will consume about
$500 logs every day There is suf-
ficient timber adjacent to the plant
to make it a perpetual operation. 1t
will take from seventy-five to one
hundred years to log the area the
first time and as the logging is all
done under Government supervision
and the young trees are protected,
there will be a new cut ready by
the time the area has been logged
the first time. They are at present
cutting trees anywhere up to two
hundred years of age.
The timber area of Northern Ar
iona in which these mills are To-
Gated contains more than thirteen
billion feet of timber All build
ings are erected to last for an in
defenite period as it is expected
that there will always be a, lumber
operation in this location.
There are from three to four
hundred workmen engaged in the
construction program in addition to
those employed by the company in
their planning mill and box factory,
which are still in operation. The
town of McNary is at an altitude Of
1890 feet in the heart of the pine
forests and is indeed pretty
place. Good roads radiate from the
town of McNary to Rice, Springer
vile, Ho1brook and Winslow, and,
while the company does not parti-
cular1y encourage tourists, they are
always welcome to camp in the
woods near the town and are ac-
corded every courtesy. At the
present time it is advisable for
tourists to bring their camping
equipment as the constructive pro-
gram has crowded the company ho-
tel.
The town is owned entirely by
the corporation Comfortable hous-
es are provided for all employees.
There are four grade schools, in
Guiding one for the Negroes, one
for the smaller Mexican children,
the grammar school for the Amer
leans and a high school. There are
three churches represented and
regular church services are held
every Sunday. There is Boy
Scout Troop with about 20 mem
bers, a picture show, a baseball
field, hotel which will accommo-
date $50 guests, and very COM
plete department store, with
stock of anything that person
might wish to buy, a drug store,
bank, completely furnished hospl-
tai, garage and gas station, and the
town is supplied with the purest of
water from nearby springs. The
climate is ideal for summer re-
sort.
Part of the improvement pro-
gram includes an expenditure OF
from six to ten thousand dollars
for beautifying the Townsite, sur
facing the streets and making con-
ditions more enjoyable for the en-
pIoyees of the company. The fu-
ture program also contemplates the
erection of club house at McNary
for the employees.
The improvements at Flagstaff
will start soon after the completion
of the work at McNary. The mill
at Flagstaf will be completely ov-
erhauled and it is probable that
dry kilns and storage sheds will be
erected there also.
The Cady Lumber Corporation
maintains a general sales office in
Holbrook and have representatives
in twenty-five states in the union.
The inspection of the operations OF
this company afforded the writer
very interesting day. 1t is neces-
sary to see the operation on the
ground before one can realize what
an extensive business it is, and
how much it means to the State Of
Arizona.