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BIG SAW MILL AT KOLADESTROYED YESTEBDAYdiP*K1• t* ,rThe saw mill plant of the Kola Lumber company, a short distance south of Collins, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning at an early hour.The planing mill and all the other fixtures remain intact.The fire originated In the boiler room of the plant and It was soon seen that the saw mill part of the plant was doomed and by heroic work the balance of the plant was saved.Some lumber was also destroyed and about half of the timber ramps.Mr. Mulford Parker the principal owner, was In the city’ last night, having come down from EllisvlUe, where he owns a big plant, and he stated that the total loss would bebetween $20,000 and $25,000.Mr. Parker further stated that the saw mill plant would be rebuilt; that the company owned a big lot of timber—enough to keep the mill running at It, full capacity for at least fvur years without purchasing any additional timber. The company owns a logging road that runs out ten miles from Kola, and It was Mr. Parker’s opluion I hat they could not afford to leave the plant In Its present condition and that rebuilding w'as a certainty, but until he had gone over the situation, after arriving on the scene, he could not state when work would begin.Mr. Parker did not know the exact amount of Insurance that was In farce, but it Is understood to bo $6,000.
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Hattiesburg Daily News
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US
Tue, Apr 21, 1908
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