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	It was common for dealers to contract during the winter for next season's supply. It was usual for dealers to begin moving out of town for the pine forests in the north as early as December. (9) As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (10)		It was common for dealers to contract during the winter for next season's supply. It was usual for dealers to begin moving out of town for the pine forests in the north as early as December. (9) As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (10)

	In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (11) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOO]] or "Black Cats."		In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (11) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO-HOO]] or "Black Cats."

	Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (12)		Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (12)

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	It was common for dealers to contract during the winter for next season's supply. It was usual for dealers to begin moving out of town for the pine forests in the north as early as December. (9) As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (10)		It was common for dealers to contract during the winter for next season's supply. It was usual for dealers to begin moving out of town for the pine forests in the north as early as December. (9) As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (10)

	In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (11) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO ~~HOOS~~]] or "Black Cats."		In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (11) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOO]] or "Black Cats."

	Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (12)		Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (12)

	Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:		Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:
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	themselves has in many cases already arrived. (13)		themselves has in many cases already arrived. (13)

	~~The last raft~~ of ~~sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most~~ lumber ~~shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company,~~ and the ~~[[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers~~ and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, Lesure Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in ~~1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and~~ the ~~dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point~~. (14)		In 1909 Dubuque annually shipped 3,000 carloads of lumber and had the largest sash and door companies in the world. (14)

	~~Disastrous~~ [[~~FIRES~~]] in the ~~pine forests were partially responsible for~~ the ~~decline in Dubuque's lumber industry~~. ~~In 1871~~ the ~~area around Green Bay~~, ~~Wisconsin suffered disastrous fires which killed hundreds and wiped out entire communities. (15) One of the first fires to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley~~, ~~Minnesota~~, ~~which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard~~ Lumber Company. ~~Ironically~~, ~~some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting~~. ~~Once the lumbermen were done~~, ~~the land was returned to the original owner~~. ~~Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North~~. ~~(16) A decline by 1910 in~~ the ~~amount of~~ lumber ~~available from northern forests due to over cutting led to~~ the ~~further decline of~~ the ~~industry~~ in ~~Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley~~. The ~~history~~ of ~~Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with~~ the ~~interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California~~.		The last raft of sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most lumber shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company, and the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, Lesure Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in 1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and the dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point. (15)

	The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (17) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (18) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (19)		Disastrous [[FIRES]] in the pine forests were partially responsible for the decline in Dubuque's lumber industry. In 1871 the area around Green Bay, Wisconsin suffered disastrous fires which killed hundreds and wiped out entire communities. (16) One of the first fires to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley, Minnesota, which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard Lumber Company. Ironically, some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting. Once the lumbermen were done, the land was returned to the original owner. Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North. (17) A decline by 1910 in the amount of lumber available from northern forests due to over cutting led to the further decline of the industry in Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley. The history of Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with the interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California.

			The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (18) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (19) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (20)

	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.
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	13. "Endorse Forestry," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 7, 1903, p. 16		13. "Endorse Forestry," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 7, 1903, p. 16

	14. "End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 2, 1916, p. 12		14. "Facts About Dubuque," ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 27, 1909, p. 13

			15. "End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 2, 1916, p. 12

	15. "Great Fires in Wisconsin," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', October 13, 1871, p. 1		16. "Great Fires in Wisconsin," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', October 13, 1871, p. 1

	16. "Maj. Day..."		17. "Maj. Day..."Telegraph-Herald, June 27, 1909, p.

	17. "Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants," Telegraph-Herald''Italic text'', January 20, 1913, p. 1		18. "Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants," Telegraph-Herald''Italic text'', January 20, 1913, p. 1

	18. Untitled news. ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p. 10		19. Untitled news. ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p. 10

	19. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5		20. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5

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	[[Image:sashanddoor.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Smoke from the sash and door industry hang over the city in this picture from the 1920s.]]LUMBER INDUSTRY. Utilizing its ideal location on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]], Dubuque became a hub of lumbering activity.		[[Image:sashanddoor.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Smoke from the sash and door industry hang over the city in this picture from the 1920s.]]LUMBER INDUSTRY. Utilizing its ideal location on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]], Dubuque became a hub of lumbering activity.

	The first development took place in 1865 with the establishment of a retail business by [[DAY, William Harrison Sr.\|William Harrison DAY, Sr.]] This small company, the Robb and Day Retail Plant, grew with the city and, as [[INGRAM, KENNEDY & DAY]], opened a sawmill in 1876 that eventually became the lumber industry titan, [[STANDARD LUMBER COMPANY]]. (1)		The first development took place in 1865 with the establishment of a retail business by [[DAY, William Harrison, Sr.\|William Harrison DAY, Sr.]] This small company, the Robb and Day Retail Plant, grew with the city and, as [[INGRAM, KENNEDY & DAY]], opened a sawmill in 1876 that eventually became the lumber industry titan, [[STANDARD LUMBER COMPANY]]. (1)

	Lumber companies like Standard depended on a steady supply of timber from forests of Wisconsin. [[LOG RAFTS]] were soon seen floating with the current under the watchful eye of expert lumbermen. Logs floated down the river were marked with their owner's symbols at the skidways in the forest or at the landing on the stream. These brands were numerals or characters mounted on the head of a sledge hammer. Brands were stamped in several places so that regardless of the log's position in the water, the brand was clear. Occasionally bark marks were also cut in by the sawyers. Branding became so specific that logs were distinguished by ownership, sections of land, and rivers used for transportation. All of these marks were registered. If logs of several companies were combined and shipped to the same location, the marks on the "pool logs" were ignored and the companies received a share of the entire shipment in proportion to their investment. (2)		Lumber companies like Standard depended on a steady supply of timber from forests of Wisconsin. [[LOG RAFTS]] were soon seen floating with the current under the watchful eye of expert lumbermen. Logs floated down the river were marked with their owner's symbols at the skidways in the forest or at the landing on the stream. These brands were numerals or characters mounted on the head of a sledge hammer. Brands were stamped in several places so that regardless of the log's position in the water, the brand was clear. Occasionally bark marks were also cut in by the sawyers. Branding became so specific that logs were distinguished by ownership, sections of land, and rivers used for transportation. All of these marks were registered. If logs of several companies were combined and shipped to the same location, the marks on the "pool logs" were ignored and the companies received a share of the entire shipment in proportion to their investment. (2)

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	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.



	See related categories: Sash, Doors, and Blinds; Shingle Manufacturer		See related categories: Sash, Doors, and Blinds; Shingle Manufacturer

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	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.

	See related categories ~~such as [[SASH~~, ~~DOORS AND BLINDS]]~~, ~~[[SHINGLE MANUFACTURER]]~~		See related categories: Sash, Doors, and Blinds; Shingle Manufacturer

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	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.

	See related ~~industries~~ such as [[SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS]]		See related categories such as [[SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS]], [[SHINGLE MANUFACTURER]]

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	The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (17) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (18) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (19)		The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (17) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (18) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (19)

	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.

			See related industries such as [[SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS]]

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	In its earliest days, the lumber industry in Dubuque saw more planing and cutting mills than lumber companies. The Standard Lumber Company was the oldest. At least six other companies rafted logs. M. H. Moore established Moore's Saw Mill that incorporated under the name of the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Other firms included the Lambert and Reed Company, Randall and Pelan, [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], Langworthy Brothers, and Burch and Babcock. (8) "Woodenware" manufactured from rafted logs was made by the Charley Clark Mill, later renamed the [[LESURE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Destroyed by fire in 1894, the company emerged as the [[RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]] and later the Engler-Frudden Lumber Company. An explosion in 1884 ended the existence of the [[KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY]] but not before providing the experience upon which [[LOETSCHER, Christian\|Christian LOETSCHER]] used to build the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. A small mill called Patch and Wait was located at Ninth and Washington.		In its earliest days, the lumber industry in Dubuque saw more planing and cutting mills than lumber companies. The Standard Lumber Company was the oldest. At least six other companies rafted logs. M. H. Moore established Moore's Saw Mill that incorporated under the name of the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Other firms included the Lambert and Reed Company, Randall and Pelan, [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], Langworthy Brothers, and Burch and Babcock. (8) "Woodenware" manufactured from rafted logs was made by the Charley Clark Mill, later renamed the [[LESURE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Destroyed by fire in 1894, the company emerged as the [[RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]] and later the Engler-Frudden Lumber Company. An explosion in 1884 ended the existence of the [[KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY]] but not before providing the experience upon which [[LOETSCHER, Christian\|Christian LOETSCHER]] used to build the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. A small mill called Patch and Wait was located at Ninth and Washington.

	As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (9)		It was common for dealers to contract during the winter for next season's supply. It was usual for dealers to begin moving out of town for the pine forests in the north as early as December. (9) As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (10)

	In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (10) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOOS]] or "Black Cats."		In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (11) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOOS]] or "Black Cats."

	Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (11)		Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (12)

	Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:		Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:
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	vanished...The time for us to look after the trees		vanished...The time for us to look after the trees
	themselves has in many cases already arrived. (12)		themselves has in many cases already arrived. (13)

	The last raft of sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most lumber shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company, and the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, Lesure Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in 1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and the dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point. (13)		The last raft of sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most lumber shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company, and the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, Lesure Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in 1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and the dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point. (14)

	Disastrous [[FIRES]] ~~led to~~ the decline in Dubuque's lumber industry. ~~The~~ first ~~fire~~ to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley, Minnesota, which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard Lumber Company. Ironically, some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting. Once the lumbermen were done, the land was returned to the original owner. Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North. (14) A decline by 1910 in the amount of lumber available from northern forests due to over cutting led to the further decline of the industry in Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley. The history of Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with the interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California.		Disastrous [[FIRES]] in the pine forests were partially responsible for the decline in Dubuque's lumber industry. In 1871 the area around Green Bay, Wisconsin suffered disastrous fires which killed hundreds and wiped out entire communities. (15) One of the first fires to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley, Minnesota, which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard Lumber Company. Ironically, some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting. Once the lumbermen were done, the land was returned to the original owner. Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North. (16) A decline by 1910 in the amount of lumber available from northern forests due to over cutting led to the further decline of the industry in Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley. The history of Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with the interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California.

	The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (15) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (16) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (17)		The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (17) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (18) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (19)

	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.
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	8. "Maj. Day Founded..."		8. "Maj. Day Founded..."

	9. ~~Ibid~~.		9. "For the Pineries," ''The Herald'', December 11, 1868, p. 7

	10. ~~"Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', June 3, 1876, p~~. 4. ~~Online: https://news~~.~~google~~.~~com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en~~		10. Maj. Day Founded..."

	11. "~~Oak is Getting Scarce~~," ''~~The~~ Dubuque Herald'', ~~February 4~~, ~~1892~~, p. 3		11. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', June 3, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	12. "~~Endorse Forestry~~," ''Dubuque ~~Telegraph-~~Herald'', ~~June 7~~, ~~1903~~, p. 16		12. "Oak is Getting Scarce," ''The Dubuque Herald'', February 4, 1892, p. 3

	13. "~~End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', ~~April 2~~, ~~1916~~, p. 12		13. "Endorse Forestry," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 7, 1903, p. 16

	14. "~~Maj~~. ~~Day..."~~		14. "End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 2, 1916, p. 12

	15. "~~Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants~~," ~~Telegraph-Herald~~''~~Italic text~~'', ~~January 20~~, ~~1913~~, p. 1		15. "Great Fires in Wisconsin," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', October 13, 1871, p. 1

	16. ~~Untitled news~~. ~~''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p~~. 10		16. "Maj. Day..."

	17. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5		17. "Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants," Telegraph-Herald''Italic text'', January 20, 1913, p. 1

			18. Untitled news. ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p. 10

			19. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5

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	Lumbermen in 1892 were also concerned by a bill introduced by Representative Bryan of Nebraska that would place lumber on the "free list"--not subject to duty. This was proposed, according to the lumbermen's convention in Washington, to improve the favorable conditions of the Canadian manufacturer who had to complete with American manufacturers. The lumbermen's convention adopted by a unanimous vote, a report calling for a $2 per 1,000 feet of lumber remain in place. (7)		Lumbermen in 1892 were also concerned by a bill introduced by Representative Bryan of Nebraska that would place lumber on the "free list"--not subject to duty. This was proposed, according to the lumbermen's convention in Washington, to improve the favorable conditions of the Canadian manufacturer who had to complete with American manufacturers. The lumbermen's convention adopted by a unanimous vote, a report calling for a $2 per 1,000 feet of lumber remain in place. (7)

	In its earliest days, the lumber industry in Dubuque saw more planing and cutting mills than lumber companies. The Standard Lumber Company was the oldest. At least six other companies rafted logs. M. H. Moore established Moore's Saw Mill that incorporated under the name of the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Other firms included the Lambert and Reed Company, Randall and Pelan, Langworthy Brothers, and Burch and Babcock. (8) "Woodenware" manufactured from rafted logs was made by the Charley Clark Mill, later renamed the [[LESURE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Destroyed by fire in 1894, the company emerged as the [[RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]] and later the Engler-Frudden Lumber Company. An explosion in 1884 ended the existence of the [[KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY]] but not before providing the experience upon which [[LOETSCHER, Christian\|Christian LOETSCHER]] used to build the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. A small mill called Patch and Wait was located at Ninth and Washington.		In its earliest days, the lumber industry in Dubuque saw more planing and cutting mills than lumber companies. The Standard Lumber Company was the oldest. At least six other companies rafted logs. M. H. Moore established Moore's Saw Mill that incorporated under the name of the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Other firms included the Lambert and Reed Company, Randall and Pelan, [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], Langworthy Brothers, and Burch and Babcock. (8) "Woodenware" manufactured from rafted logs was made by the Charley Clark Mill, later renamed the [[LESURE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Destroyed by fire in 1894, the company emerged as the [[RUMPF-FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]] and later the Engler-Frudden Lumber Company. An explosion in 1884 ended the existence of the [[KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY]] but not before providing the experience upon which [[LOETSCHER, Christian\|Christian LOETSCHER]] used to build the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. A small mill called Patch and Wait was located at Ninth and Washington.

	As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (9)		As logging proved expensive, companies adopted the practice of having the timber sawed in the forest and shipped to Dubuque as planks. A cutting mill, the C.W. Robinson Lumber Company, which did not raft logs, was established on West Main between First and Locust [[STREETS]]. In 1888 [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.\|Peter J. SEIPPEL]] and [[MEUSER, Joseph A.\|Joseph A. MEUSER]] left Robinson's employ and founded the [[MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY]]. Another employee of Robinson left and began the Svendson-Ott Lumber Company. This company was later the target of a merger that led to the establishment of the [[OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY]]. Meuser and Seippel dissolved their partnership in 1897, and Seippel founded his own company. The Seippel Lumber Company was incorporated in 1906. Seippel's company and the Meuser company merged in 1907 after the retirement of J. J. Ott. (9)

	In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (10) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOOS]] or "Black Cats."		In June, 1876 the ''Dubuque Herald'' carried an article stating that every evening at 5:00 p.m. seventy-seven cars of lumber travel west out of Dubuque on the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]]. (10) It was the height of the lumber industry and lumbermen and dealers in the Mississippi Valley as well as nationally enjoyed the society of each other in such organizations as the [[CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HOOS]] or "Black Cats."

			Articles sounding the alarm of over-cutting appeared randomly as early as 1898. The supplies of oak were seen to be dwindling. Its slow growth meant that lumbermen were limited to the number of trees already grown. Buyers had been discovering over the previous five to ten years that groups of standing timber large enough to base a lumbering operation were scarce. Fears were stated that the relative cheapness of oak was based on a false estimate of the amount left. "Is it not too cheap for a variety that is in universal demand and in only limited supply?" (11)

	Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:		Ironically as the northern forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin were being clear-cut, a recognition of the importance of forestry was beginning to take shape. R. L. McCormick, president of the Mississippi Valley Lumberman's Association in 1903 remarked:
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	practically gone, and of still others has entirely		practically gone, and of still others has entirely
	vanished...The time for us to look after the trees		vanished...The time for us to look after the trees
	themselves has in many cases already arrived. (11)		themselves has in many cases already arrived. (12)

	The last raft of sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most lumber shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company, and the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, ~~Le Sueur~~ Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in 1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and the dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point. (12)		The last raft of sawed lumber was received by the P. J. Seippel Company in 1912. After that date, railroads carried most lumber shipments. Leaders in the early lumber industry included the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]], the Standard Lumber Company, and the [[DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY]]. Mergers and consolidations affected other lumberyards including the Weston Birch Company, Svendon-Ott Company, Meuser-Seippel Lumber Company, [[FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY]], Noah Adams Lumber Company, Lesure Lumber Company, Rumpf-Frudden Lumber Company, Ott Meuser Lumber Company, P. J. Seippel Lumber Company, Blocklinger Lumber Company, C. W. Chapman Lumber Company, Meuser Brothers Lumber Company, [[SPAHN AND ROSE LUMBER COMPANY]], [[PYRAMID LUMBER COMPANY]], [[MIDWEST LUMBER COMPANY]], and C. W. Robinson Lumber Company. For the only lumber raft on the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] was taken downstream by the steamer "Ottumwa" in 1915. The pineries of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin were depleted and the dam at Keokuk prevented rafts beyond that point. (13)

	Disastrous [[FIRES]] led to the decline in Dubuque's lumber industry. The first fire to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley, Minnesota, which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard Lumber Company. Ironically, some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting. Once the lumbermen were done, the land was returned to the original owner. Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North. (13) A decline by 1910 in the amount of lumber available from northern forests due to over cutting led to the further decline of the industry in Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley. The history of Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with the interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California.		Disastrous [[FIRES]] led to the decline in Dubuque's lumber industry. The first fire to affect Dubuque was the 1894 inferno near Henckley, Minnesota, which destroyed a reserve of timber owned by the Standard Lumber Company. Ironically, some lumber companies only leased forest land for cutting. Once the lumbermen were done, the land was returned to the original owner. Years later this land was found to contain the massive deposits of iron ore that launched another industry in the North. (14) A decline by 1910 in the amount of lumber available from northern forests due to over cutting led to the further decline of the industry in Dubuque and the Mississippi Valley. The history of Spahn & Rose Lumber Company began with the interest of Dubuque lumbermen in utilizing the supplies of timber in California.

	The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (14) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (15) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (16)		The over cutting of forests led Luther Conant, Jr. commissioner of corporations, to suggest to President Taft in 1913 that the existing national forests not only be retained by the federal government but increased as far as practical. (15) At the time, the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest employed 250,000 men. (16) Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and equipment of the lumber industry employed 739,000 person and had an annual output just in excess of one billion dollar--the third largest industry in the United States in 1915. (17)

	Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.		Local fires were no less destructive. Arson or perhaps a spark from a passing train started a blaze that consumed the Lesure lumberyards along with a paper factory, vinegar works, Glab House, and the [[KNAPP, STOUT AND COMPANY]]. In 1911 arsonists attacked the [[CARR, RYDER, AND ADAMS COMPANY]] and destroyed the Standard Lumber Company.
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	10. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', June 3, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		10. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', June 3, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	11. "Endorse Forestry," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 7, 1903, p. 16		11. "Oak is Getting Scarce," ''The Dubuque Herald'', February 4, 1892, p. 3

			12. "Endorse Forestry," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 7, 1903, p. 16

	12. "End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 2, 1916, p. 12		13. "End of Rafting on Upper Mississippi," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 2, 1916, p. 12

	13. "Maj. Day..."		14. "Maj. Day..."

	14. "Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants," Telegraph-Herald''Italic text'', January 20, 1913, p. 1		15. "Warning Note Sounded Against Timber Grants," Telegraph-Herald''Italic text'', January 20, 1913, p. 1

	15. Untitled news. ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p. 10		16. Untitled news. ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 13, 1913, p. 10

	16. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5		17. "Vast American Industries," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 25, 1915, p. 5

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