McFarland-Russell Letter, April 8, 1891

CANE RIVER LUMBER CO., CHOPIN, LA, NATCHITOCHES PARISH

[POSTMARK] N.O. & MARSHALL APR 5, 1981

R.E. Russell Granger Texas

F.A. Hyatt, President, [illegible] Russell, First Vice-President, C.[M.?] Moore, Second Vice-President, J.S. Gemila, Sec'y & Treas.

Cane River Lumber Company, -Manufacturers ofLong Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber and Sawed Cypress Shingles. Chopin, LA, Apr 8 1891

R.E. Russell Dear Brother I wrote you a few lines this morning and returned an Order that was sent to me here. I wrote to C Block the other day and asked him to write me and let me know how all my timber was you will please see him and have him to see about whats floating also to the best of his Knowedge what sinking timber there is and whether Miller picked up what timber that sunk in his boom in fact tell me all about my timber and the way they cutt it. I see that they cutt more saps than they did Hearts out of it do the best that you can. in the way of getting the shingles loaded and up in the old yard Keep the talley of the different grades separate so that I will know the amt of the different kinds that I have left. You & Charley had better take the 5000 for the old Mill property and let me keep the Machinery. Has Cox been back lately and what does he say if they want me to take

F.A. Hyatt, President, [illegible] Russell, First Vice-President, C.[M.?] Moore, Second Vice-President, J.S. Gemila, Sec'y & Treas.

Cane River Lumber Company, -Manufacturers ofLong Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber and Sawed Cypress Shingles. Chopin, LA, 1891

the [amt?] of the Machinery in stock I will take it is [illegible] at home and what does he say let me hear what they all say about taking the property if they do not take it let me know so then I can try and sell to some one else. I wrote you to use some money of your own to pay for loading shingles and let me know the amt and I would send you a draft for it. I do not want to be drawing a lot of small drafts on [Mr. Jones?] and I would rather not get any money from [Miller?] as he has acted as he has [it?] looks like then he is in the [best?] but you must match and keep the different Kinds of shingles separate and keep the old shingles and the new separate so I will know how to settle with him Keep us posted how everything is getting along. Jake Singleton wrote me, that he heard that I wanted to sell my home place I told him that I never offered it for sale but I would entertain a proposition from him your careful of him and see what he will do and let me know, all well and [cross-written text on last line] send love to all [NMR?]