Sorry to everyone on the list I did not mean for this to go back on the list so I did not edit it. Linda Hill Jonesboro Ar l1326h@bscn.com ---------- > Carolyn, > Do you have the OTNF? If so will you look on page 76 at tha tpicture and look > at the man that is un-ID. and tell me if you have someone in the picture that > you are talking about that looks like that man.My grandfather was put in the > Monticello Children home about 1910 because his father was killed in a > accident with lumber and his mother was indian so the boys were taken from > her.Maybe his brother or he one will be in the picture,maybe they traveled > from camp to camp like you'll have talked about some people doing and that is > why I can't find anything on them.Their name was Burrow.Thank you for your > time. > > > Linda > > Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 > > Page 8, columns 2 & 3 > > > > The Gates Lumber Company > > > > The Gates Lumber Company was organized in 1890, 17 years > > ago, and was among the first of the large mills to locate in the great > > short leaf yellow pine belt of South Arkansas. At the time they came > > here the industry in this sort of lumber was in its infancy and the > > value > > of the timber at least in this section was not realized. The entire > > western and southern portions of Drew County as well as a large part > > of many adjoining counties was practically one unbroken forest of the > > finest yellow pine in the world. A few small mills manufactured the > > lumber in very limited quantities for local consumption and the mag- > > nificent timber which now can rarely be bought then was almost value- > > less. > > > The founder and present head of this company, Col. A. H. Gates, > > a native of Vermont, who with his brothers has been prominent in > > developing the lumber industry of the South. In addition to their > > mill > > at Wilmar, they are largely interested in the Crossett, Fordyce, Eagle > > and Grant Mills and the Jackson Lumber Company at Lockhart, Ala. > > It is safe to say that the Gates Lumber Company owns one of the > > most complete plants to be found anywhere. The capacity of the mill > > is about 90,000 feet or six cars of lumber per day. They employ > > some 400 hands and their payroll is from $12,000 to $14,000 per > > month. The mill includes dry kilns, planer and all the departments > > that go to make up the most improved and up-to-date sawmill. They > > have shed room for almost 5,000,000 feet of lumber. The company > > has 25 miles of railroad, 4 locomotives, 60 log cars, 1 pile driver > > and > > 2 log loaders. They also have their own machine shops, doing all > > their own repair work brass castings, etc., and have their own fire > > protection and electric light plant. The company's water works > > system is supplied by a 4-inch well, 400 feet deep, which furnishes > > an unlimited quantity of the purest and best water. This water in > > addition to being used about the mill is furnished to the high school > > and to many of the residents of the town, and is shown by chemical > > analysis to be pure and wholesome and well adapted to either > > household or manufacturing purposes. The company has a Stand- > > ard Underwriter's pump of 500 gallons capacity and 6-inch cast iron > > water mains, further augmented by a 20,000 gallon steel-framed tank > > 80 feet high. Their electric light plant comprises 18 arc lights and > > 250 incandescents. > > The Gates Company originally owned about 53,000 acres of > > timber land in this county. More than half of this has been cut now, > > however, and at present they have some 25,000 acres or about > > 200,000,000 feet of pine timber. It is estimated that this is about > > eight years' supply for the mill. In addition to the above, however, > > they have a large amount of hardwood and it is probable that when > > the pine is exhausted the plant will be converted into a hardwood > > mill. Their lands lie mostly in the western and southern parts of the > > county. Five years ago they bought the holdings of the Drew > > Lumber Company by which deal they acquired about 20,000 acres > > of timber and extended their territory to the extreme southeastern > > part of the county. > > The officers of the Gates Lumber Company are A. H. Gates, > > President; C. C. Gates, Vice-President, and A. W. Judd, Secretary. > > It is the largeest industrial concern in Drew County, having a capital > > and surplus of $822,000 and is a source of considerable pride to > > our citizens. The company has never been troubled by any serious > > labor disturbances and has had a uniformly prosperous career. > > > > > > Note: John Byron Haisty mentioned in an earlier post was born in > > 1909. In the picture of a Gates Camp School, (his first > > school) > > he appears to be about 6 years old. That would make this > > school pre-date 1920.......around 1915-1916. If anyone > > had > > family attend a camp school around that time, I would > > like to > > hear from you. Rebecca's book "Beyone Bartholomew" says > > that the Drew Co. camps were from 1925-30. Perhaps the > > camp in the picture was in Ashley Co. I don't know, but > > it had > > to be before 1920. > > > > Carolyn > > jhaisty@tcac.com > > > > > > > >