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Francis Beidler was born in Chicago in 1854. [2] With partner Benjamin F. Ferguson, he was the co-founder and owner of the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company.Starting in 1881, the Santee Cypress Company purchased 165,000 acres (67,000 ha) of land in central South Carolina. [3]
The firm, which controlled 165,000 acres (67,000 ha) of land, concentrated its efforts on bald cypress timber. [3] Operations were highly profitable, as the Santee Cypress Company had purchased valuable timberland for as little as $2.00/acre. [4] In the 1880s, Beidler and Ferguson set up a company town.
Stark was the president of the Lutcher Moore Cypress Lumber Company of Lutcher, Louisiana. Stark was born March 19, 1851, to John Thomas and Martha Ann (Skidmore) Stark. Originally from San Augustine County, Stark lived in Burkeville, Texas and Newton, Texas before moving to Orange in 1870 to seek employment in the sawmills. [1]
Goodwin Heart Pine is a company located in Micanopy, Florida and specializes in reclaiming antique heart pine and heart cypress from rivers and old buildings to produce lumber for flooring, stair parts and millwork. Goodwin's product range also includes other sustainable and rare woods, including wild black cherry. Goodwin Heart Pine also ...
The home retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators filed for bankruptcy in August. The retailer was hammered by budget-conscious customers tightening their wallets on pricey remodels and a ...
Cypress (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Taxodium) Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica) Bald cypress, southern cypress (Taxodium distichum) Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Besides the mills, lumber covering several acres went up in smoke. More than 5 million feet of cypress lumber was lost. 1890 The Lake Arthur Town Lot and Land Co. planned the original town. This company was composed of Samuel Marquet, E. L. Lee, W. E. Chapin, and H. C. Kellog. These men were all from the state of Iowa. Later, Samuel Marquet ...
The Bond Lumber Company in Glenwood was operating in 1891 and advertised yellow pines and cypress products in a 1902 edition of Florida Magazine. [5] In 1911, Lumber businessman Jacob B. Conrad had mills in Deland and Glenwood. [6] In 1922 Cypress Co., a lumber operation, incorporated in Glenwood with $100,000 in capital. [7]