Jan. 5, 1889 Northwestern Lumberman
DIRECTORY LISTS OF THE MILLS, FACTORIES AND LUMBERMEN OF MICHIGAN.
With this issue the LUMBERMAN presents the great white pine manufacturing state of Michigan in a list which not embraces manufactures of white pine lumber and shingles, but also those who are engaged in the manufacture and handling of forest products of almost every description.
A count of the list will show 917 saw mills reported, of which 222 have shingle mills machinery as part of the plant. Beside these shingle mills there are 150 which have no connection with saw mills.
Of planing mills there are 450, of of which 223 are owned by saw mill concerns. One hundred planing mills are reported as reaching the dimensions of sash, door and blind factories.
One hundred and twenty stave and heading mills are represented in the list and 30 box factories. Over 225 report themselves as wholesalers, 55 as commission dealers and about 300 as retailers.
As far as reported there are 176 firms that use dry kilns, 63 that operate logging railways, 81 saw mills that are equipped with band mills and 206 general stores are conducted in connection with manufacturing business. Of the 917 saw mills only 53 are are portable.
Many other particulars are given in in the list which will be seen on examination. The name of many loggers and log dealers are given, but there was no attempt made to obtain even an approximately compete list of such. While the list in every line is not claimed to be complete, its deficiencies are due to the the apathy of those most interested. It is, however, by far the largest list of bona fide names and address of those interested in the lumber business of Michigan ever printed, and in the amount of detail it furnishes is simply unexampled in any line.
The following list was extracted from the the above article, to show only town or village were on or to be on the Ann Arbor railroad.
The code table follows the listing, each code item is separated by a semicolon
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Location |
Coding |
Operators |
Railroads |
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ALMA Gratiot |
Sh;4;G S;4;P;D;DK |
Hamlin & Green, elm, hoops E. J. Roys Tinker & Lancashire, hard and soft woods |
D. L. & N. S.V.&St. L T,AA&NM |
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Ann Arbor Washtenaw |
S;2 P;4;D;R;DK R |
F. M. Hallock (L. J. Hallock,owner), hardwood, oak John Armstrong & Co. James Tolbert, pine, hardwoods |
M.C. T,AA&NM |
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Ashley Gratiot |
S;5;H S;2;LR |
Salliotte & Chittenden, hdwds, hoops, (2 mills). Sarkweather & Clifford, hardwoods, pine. |
T,AA & NM T,S & M |
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Bannister Gratiot |
H;DK |
A. W Dickerson, hardwoods. |
T,AA & NM |
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Benzonia Benzie |
P;R |
Case Bros. |
Via ship from Frankfort and Manistee |
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Byron Shiawassee |
S;2;M S;2 W;R S |
Campbell & Nowlin (P. O. Detroit), hardwoods, oak Perry Hadsad, oak Mrs. F. H. Starkey, hardwoods |
T,AA & NM |
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Cadillac Wexford |
S;3;Sh;4 P;D W S;4 P;R S;5;Sh;4;BS;P S;5 R S;5 P;7;R P;6 S;5;Sh;3;BS;LR Sh;5;G Sh;4 W;L S;3;Sh;4 S;3;M |
Brett Bros., hemlock, cedar, hardwoods (mill at Price's Siding). Cadillac Sash & Door Manufacturing Co. Cobbs & Mitchell, pine, hemlock Cobbs, Mitchell & Co., pine, hemlock Cummer & Cummer, pine Cummer Lumber Co., pine W. W. Cummer, pine J. Cummer & Son, pine F. A. Diggins & Co., Hardwoods, pine, hemlock Jas. Haynes & Sons. Mitchell Bros., pine, hemlock. Mitchell Bros & Murphy, pine, hemlock (mill at Jennings). John A. Wade W. J. Williams G. A. Bergland, pine J. E. Root, Pine, Hardwoods C. Wells & Bro., hardwoods, pine, hemlock (mill at Price's Siding). |
C. & N. E. G. R. & I. T,AA & NW |
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Calkinsville Isabella |
S;2 |
L. N. Kennedy, hardwoods, basswood. |
T,AA & NM |
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Crawford Isabella |
S;3;P |
J. Darrow, hardwoods, pine, hemlock, basswood Ships via Mt. Pleasant |
F & PM T, AA & NW |
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Dundee Monroe |
S;2 S;2;P H R |
Bemis & Nogar, hardwoods, long timber. long & Rawson, hardwoods. N. & H. O'Donnell, hardwoods. Wm. Slayton, shingles. |
T,AA & NM LS & MS CJ&M |
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Durand Shiawassee |
R |
Symes Bros., pine, hem, hdwds, (see Bancroft) |
C & GT D,GH & M T,AA & NM |
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Elsie Clinton |
P;2 |
Wm. Wooll |
T,AA & NM |
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Emery Washtenaw |
R |
H. W. Robinson, pine, oak |
T,AA & NM |
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Farwell Clare |
S;4;Sh;4;G;DK S;4;P Sh;4 Sh;4 S;2 |
J. E. Austin & Co., hardwoods, pine, hemlock. J. L. Littlefield, hardwoods, pine, hemlock. J. W. Gardner, pine and cedar. Saxton & Pence. John Reid, pine, hardwords. |
T,AA & NM F & PM |
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Howell Livingston |
S;2;M S;2 |
Campbell & Nowlin (P. O. Detroit), hardwoods, oak. D. O. Smith, Hardwoods. |
T,AA & NM LD & N |
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Ithaca Gratiot |
R |
Nelson & Barber Co., pine |
T,AA & NM SV & St L |
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Marion Osceola |
S;3 S;1;Sh;3;DK |
J. E. Chadwick, pine, hemlock, hardwoods. C. Clarke, pine, hardwoods, water. |
T,AA & NM |
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Milan Washtenaw |
H S;2;LR H LR |
Wm. Hayden, elm, oak, ash, bass. C. H. Wilson, hardwoods. C. Balus, hardwoods. S. W. Andrus |
T,AA & NM WABASH |
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Mount Pleasant Isabella |
W W;R;C Sh;4 LR;4;D S;H
W |
Crosby & Collin (P. O. Greenville), pine. Morrison & Dains, pine, hardwoods. Wiley & Wyman, pine, hemlock. White & Walker. Chatterton & Palmer. F. E. Prince & Co., hoops. J. W. Hance. |
T,AA & NM F & PM |
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North Star Gratiot |
H S S;2;M |
Frank Gardner. Hanes & Stackwell Chas. Lyon, hardwoods |
T,AA & NM |
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Owosso Shiawassee |
S;4;LR S;3 H LR;D;W;R;DK |
Estey Manufacturing Co., hardwoods (2 Mills). J. J. Parmely, hardwood, oak. Todd & Roper, hdwds, oak (also Trezevant, Tenn.). L. E. Woodard, Hardwoods, pine, hemlock. |
MC D,GH & M T,AA & NM |
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Pompei Gratiot |
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Ship via station Ithaca |
SV & St L T,AA & NM |
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St. Louis Gratiot |
S;4;L;P S;4;H H C |
W. F. Glasby, pine, hemlock, hardwoods. St. Louis Hoop Stave Co., pine, hemlock, hdwds. Smith.,Claggett & Co., elm, basswood Hughes Bros., hardwoods. |
DL & N T,AA & NM SV & St L |
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Shepherd Isabella |
S;3 P S;3 S;3 W;R |
Kennedy & Hazleton, pine, hemlock, hardwoods. S. D. Clark Hardgrove & Forbes, hardwoods, pines. J. Darrow, hardwoods, pine J. N. Shepherd, hardwoods. |
T,AA & NM |
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Stella Gratiot |
S;3;H |
Bush & LaRue (ship. Sta. Ashley), hardwoods. |
T,AA & NM SV & St L |
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Vernon Shiawassee |
S;2;P |
Chas. H. Sayre. Hardwoods |
D,GH & M T,AA & NM |
|
York Washtenaw |
S;2 |
A. G. McIntyre, hardwoods, oak (ships sta. Milan) |
T,AA & NM WABASH |
Key: Letter indicates kind of business, Figures , daily capacity in feet:
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S |
Saw Mill |
1 |
5000 or less |
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P |
Planing Mill or Machinery |
2 |
6,000 to 10,000 |
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Sh |
Shingle Mill |
3 |
12,000 to 25,000 |
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H |
Stave and Heading Mill |
4 |
30,000 to 50,000 |
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W |
Wholesale Dealer |
5 |
60,000 to 100,000 |
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R |
Retail Dealer |
6 |
110,000 to 200,000 |
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C |
Commission Dealer |
7 |
225 and over |
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D |
Door, Sash and Blind Factory |
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B |
Box Factory |
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L |
Logger or Log Dealer |
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DK |
Dry Kilns |
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BS |
Band Saw |
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M |
Mill is portable |
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LR |
Logging Railroad |
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G |
General Store |
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Water |
Means water power; all other steam power |
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