Crookston Lumber Co. began this morning to clear off the timber from the 100 acres of land on the south end of Lake Bemidji upon which it is to construct its new sawmill.\u00a0 Fifty men are at work and many more are wanted.\u00a0 The timber on the land is being cut and piled up, stumps are being pulled and a general activity prevails.\u00a0 The grounds are to be leveled up and all the old shacks removed.\u00a0 Sam Simpson is general superintendent of the whole works, and Michael Sullivan of our village is foreman.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead of bringing men here from out of town to work, they first hired all the men in town that were available at a salary of $2 a day, which is good pay for cutting brush.\u00a0 \u201cAny man that wants to work,\u201d says Manager Simpson, \u201ccan go over there and cut brush at $2 a day.\u201d (Sept 4, 1902)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"