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Show FORD PURCHASES. "WHOLE TOWN IN -UPPER MICHIGAN ISHPBMINO, Mich. Sept. 11 By U. P.I Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer, has purchased the town of Pequamlng. 'Baraga county. In tha upper Michigan pan Insula Tha purchase Includes a short railroad, sawmill, timber lands and also the Interests of Charles Hebard Sons In Baraga, Ontonagon, Houghton snd Marquette count lea. bringing the Ford lumber output to about eO.000.000 feet annually. Ford will take possession Immedl-stair. Immedl-stair. About 4,0 acre of timber land, bearing between 2M.040 and 104.004 feet of atandlng hardwood and hemlock, hem-lock, aa well aa five or ali million feet of lumber, go to Ford In tbe deal. Ford already owns a mill at I.' Ansa, about, twenty milea from Pequaming, and It la the combined output of theaa two that will bring bis lumber output to 60, 000,000 fret snnusiiy. ' |