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BEGIN CVTTING WORWSBEST WAIiNUT GROVKrv»n«nio m Sftot. 29 —When, woodmen entered the Makeonson tract | of timber, four miles east of here, v ♦Ha o/nrU r%f deaooilin-g theworld's largest forest of virgin walnut timber was begun For the first time In the memory of the oldest Inhabitant woodmen were allowed to enter; the 4i»o-acre tract which was closed to the Inspection of all save the very clo^e friends of Hiram Makemsonduring his lifeThe forest land came into the possession of the Makemson family by means of a government land patent By both Hiram and his son it was held sacred All about the tract were well tilled acres, but not even stock was permitted in the wooded park until after the death of its jealous guardian some months ago In settling up the estate a sale was ordered by the court An Indiana firm of lumber buyers purchased the walnut, paying $kf. «»(•« for the timber just as it stands The ash timber brought 120 tio0 more, while the hickory, elm and oak and smaller timber brought the total price for the standing timber close to 000The purchasers have built a switch from a nearby railway into the heart of the tract and today the real work of converting the sacred trees of Hiram Makemson into furniture wa* started
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Moline Evening Mail and Journal
Moline, Illinois, US
Mon, Sep 29, 1913
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