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RYstthe plunger from head to foot.EXCELLENT SCHOOL FOUND AT ROSMANRosman, the industrial village, not to allow the children to grow up without educational advantages. Bonds have just been sold to pay for a large brick high school to be completed, possibly in Janua^. It will contain nine large rooms and office, together with a library. Accomodations for some 360 children are being made. The contract was taken by Mr. Silversteen and the officials are confident that they are thereby receiving at a nominal cost what would come at a considerably higher figure with outside disinterest ed labor.THE CARR LUMBER COMPANYThe story of the Carr Lumber company is typically the story of America. For in it there are elements for which American industry is famed—a chance for every man to go to the top, no matter how far, down the ladder he may be forced to commence.Heading this gigantic company whose payroll in normal times is estimated at between $450,000 and $500,000, is Louis Carr, around whom centers the human interest of this particular industry located at Pisgah Forest, just outside of Brevard.Coming into Western North Carolina not many years ago as an interpreter for the Italian laborers upon the C. C. O. railroad construction work, Mr. Carr, himself of Italian ancestry, became identified with the dumber industry with such energy and enterprise that in 1913 with the organization of the present com-ig J pany operating upon vast timber areas in the Pisgah national forest, he was selected as active head.VALUABLE VIRGIN HARDWOOD TRACTSiIt is over one of the nation’s most valuable virgin hardwood tracts the company i. now operating having secured from he United States government the t imber rights upon 70,000 acres where ':he stand is roughly estimated at °00,DOO,000 feet, some .100,000,000 l aving already been cut in the past 8 years. The rate of cutting is estimated at 3,000 acres a year. Included in this tract are such hardwoods as oak, poplar, chestnut, cherry ash, basswood, maple, also a small area of hemlock and a much smaller area of spruce. Of these, poplar runs from 35 to 40 per cent of the total, ash coming next in abundance.The company operates and owns upward of 60 miles of standard gauge railroad upon which are run four locomotives , one overhead skid-der, two loaders and about 50 cars of various types. The double band mill, located at Pisgah Forest, has a maximum capacity of 75,000 feet a day, although the plant has been run ning lately w th but one saw in operation, the cut averaging from 35,000 to 40,0000 feet a day. It is said that this was the only plant to run continuously in this section of the coun-ii spite the depression in lumber oi r-i’. 'ns experienced recently.; - lt;. .aplete is the mill equipment *hat repairs of all sorts are made pos-ible without calling upon outside aid. The machine shop is thoroughly equipped, containing lathes, press, drill, shaper, power hack saw and other equipment.Declaring that the lumber industry stands upon the brink of the greatest boom ever experienced in the history of the industry, President Carr asserts that this boom is not one of prices bdt rather of quantity. For his part he gives assurance that the mill will operate upon a close margin consistent with good payingcompany is sold in all parts of the United States and much of th£ high grade hardwoods find a ready foreign market in normal times.Serving with Mr. Carr are the following officers: W. W. Croushorn secretary treasurer; Joseph Keys, vicepresident, the latter having offices in Philadelphia.Additions to the plant are to be made immediately for handling dimension stock of all types, the machinery having been ordered. This will mean that much of the timber produced may be cut into stock ready for the manufacture of furniture, and shipped to neighboring furniture plants.A steam shovel is now operating in the extension of the railroad six miles further into the Pisgah Forest to open up an area of 30,000 acres of virgin timber where the strand of poplar, oak and chestnut is regarded as some of the very best in th state, This road, three miles of which has been laid, runs across the shoulder of Big Black mountain into Buck horn gap. Poplar six feet in diameter and oak four feet thick are found here in abundance, it is reported. BREVARD TANNING COMPANYJust across the highway from jAhe Carr Plant is located upon a 23-acre plot the extensive operations of the Brevard Tannin * company consisting of boiler house, Meach house, chipper room and engine room, with machine shop adjacent. The daily output of extract is 120 barrells of 20 pounds each, this being practically one tank care of which the company operates 25. These are shipped to New Jersey and Pennsylvania territories, as well as used locally.About 85 men are employed, the payroll approximating’ $50,0lt;W yearly, outside of the payment for wood. About 30 per cent of the operatives own their own homes.EXTRACT WORKERS WEAR WOODEN SHOESOf particular interest to the visitor is the use of woode® shoes by err ployes engaged in the extract work where discomfort to feet is avoided only in this maner. Great difficulty is experienced, say officials, n securing the supply of wooden shees at present.The chestnut wand used; comes from the Pisgah Forest Wood cdm-pany, operating upon what was once the Vanderbilt estate property. The corded chestnut wood is first chopped by the “hog,” these fine chips being conveyed to the bleach house where they bleach when hot water and steam are applied for 254 hours continuously. Following this process they go to the evaporator house where four large stills or evaporators make the finished extract.The plant was practically rebuilt this past spring, every modern improvement being installed at a cost of $75,000. The value of the entire plant is estimated at about $448,000. Geogre L. Adams, of Pennsylvania; is president; William F. Decker, vice-president and general manager at the plant; Albert E. Loebeck, secretary, New Yo*fc? J. F. Norris, treasurer and assistant secretary, engaged at the plant, with S. L. Barnett, foreman. 'BONOand. Our GoodPRINTINGWill SaveKmMoneym n
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Brevard News
Brevard, North Carolina, US
Fri, Jan 06, 1922
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