January 10. 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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rt'ot tn till' mills by the company's own crews and eqiiipnieiit. Tlii- iinii"-r . iit nn the Washing- 

 ton county tract, though, is railed by tram to the river bank where it is dumped and reloaded 

 onto barges, which are towed by the company's steamer to the mills, a distance of some sixteen 

 miles. The company does its own logging witti an etiuipment consisting of necessary engines. 

 skidders. loaders, and rail equipment. 



The company's operations at Richey are located on different sides of the Sunflower river. 

 The plants and yards cover about fifty acres of ground, a large portion of which is of course 

 allotted to the seasoning and storing of lumber. The plant at present in operation has a dally 

 output of 40.000 feet, about sixty per cent of which is gum. Some of the finer gum logs are 

 sold direct to the veneer manufacturers. 



Though not the largest southern producer of hardwoods, the Crenshaw-Gary Lumber Coni- 

 pany is one of the most aggressive. The organization is capitalized at .$75,000. and tlKiugh 

 formed but six years ago, carries a large pay roll. 



But as it is the purpose of this story to introduce to you the personnel' of the organiza- 

 tion rather than to cite bare facts as to what it has and what it does, it would be well to tell 

 something about the characteristics which have made these men successful. 



Beginning with the president. W. I,. Crenshaw, who really needs little introduction to those 

 interested in hardwood lumber: He is llii' operating man and has behind him a varied and 

 long experience in the handling of timber, logs and lumber. He has ridden logs in the muddy 

 waters of the Ohio and has snaked them with horses through brush and stumps before the 

 steam skldrler was a factor in logging operations. lie has laid out and blazed the way for the 



W. L. Crenshuic anil .1. If. sliiclijn niul a hnhh rif rieriiilay I'igx. 



There is it lot o/ mifihtii {/fnnl lumh'T on thin 

 tiard. The Crennhaw-Garii t'ompanti iit cuttiiitf 

 the UKual line oj southern harilicoods, inelutling 

 oak and gum, of courtte, and han reason to be 

 proud o] it's produet. 



The Crenshaic-Oary timber is quite famous for 

 its guality. 



