Show MERRELL LUMBER COMPANY PI ANING MILL the there re is is ah a n Gs fi autlin r in this city of which few know very much except what has been lear learned ned through the advertising pages of our local papers and still it is at present our oar largest home industry located inside city limits its payroll pay roll makes a good round number every month and every one from the owners down to the last one employed are firm believers in trading at home we were met at the premises by mr N C simonsen who is one 0 of the owners and has special charge of that particular branch of the business he told ys Vs that mr J F merrell bought the property which is located on forest street near ath east about 18 years ago with the intention of 0 establishing a fruit box factory in what was known then as the old machine shop new machinery was purchased and tor for several years fruit boxes were manufactured there under the supervision of 0 mr J F I 1 merrell and his sons later the mill was arranged rearranged re into a modern mill new machines oi 01 the latest type were installed and the grade of work turned out there has been one of the firms best adver lisments ments mr air merrell and associates claim to be able to make anything that Is made of 0 wood and have shown their capability tor for dong doing so first we were shown a new large water wheel somewhat like the one that is installed in the city power plant this wheel and pipe line leading to it was installed by the merrell company a little over one year ago at a cost 0 of over 1000 the wheel is set upon a reinforced concrete floor directly over the tall race and is enclosed in a steel casing this winter they have built a substantial room about t 1 i on the cast of the old mill bull bulldis din th this as Is to be a finishing room for fine work the old mill is a rock adobe building with walls over two tw feet thick and measures feet and 24 feet to the cases being two stories high on the first floor mr lorenzo hansen a well koewn young man living in this city has charge of a four sided machine which Is capable with mr hansens assistance of turning out any design either straight or circular lie ile aiso also has charge ot of a 24 nez 20 beesaw 12 ripsaw 12 butoy I 1 f faw aw and picket painter on the second floor ot of the building we met thomas whitaker and joseph wight surrounded by a lot of window and door acor frames of all sizes and widths mr simonsen Sl asserts that this team ot of men can make better window and door frames and make them quicker than any other two men in the county or even state mr dan dam johnson son of our former conner tabernacle janitor johnson John Bon has the care of the machines on this floor we noticed one 7 foot jointer one SG foot wheel band handsaw landsaw saw one window and door frame machine one gainer one boults carver and fhaner one cn one jig saw one mortise two turning athes one combination rip and nd cutoff cut off saw two sandpaper machines all running by water power in the northeast corner comer of this floor coor a carpenter shop la Is located the walls of which are decorated with details and working drawings of all descriptions this room la is occupied by alf johnson who at present has baa earned the title of foreman of the w works or k a and ludvig olsen olsea ong bior the best cabinet and stair carpenters here in this western country there Is no guess work about these mechanics the public imons them and knows what they can do after visiting this most worthy un der takIng which sir merrell established and upon which has been built a prosperous business and one giving employment to about 20 ot of our home boys we vel fel f el like saying PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY |