PLANING MILLS

Closely connected with the lumber interests of Hannibal are the planing mills. D. Dubach & Co. have two mills ; Harriman & Waples, one mill ; Hogg & Sons, one mill ; J. F. Meyer & Co., one mill. Shedd & Patton are operating extensive planing mills and a sash, door and blind factory, at the junction of Ninth street with the Hannibal & St. Joe track. They have six flooring, four molding, and two surfacing machines, two re-saws, a timber machine that will dress 17 inches square or octagon timber 50 feet long, and are, manufacturing odd sizes of sash, doors, and blinds, and make a specialty of moldings. They also manufacture stairs, stair railing, newel posts, balusters, frames, casings, base, and kindred work are running an extensive box factory; employ 45 to 60 men, with a weekly pay-roll of $400 to $500.

SAW MILLS

The Hannibal Saw Mill Company, successors to G. C. Hixon a Co., was incorporated in December, 1882, with A. B. Pettibone as president; W. B. Pettibone, vice-president and manager, and J. W. Mounce, secretary and treasurer. The old mill. of G. C. Hixon & Co., of which A. W. Pettibone had been manager since its erection, had proven a great success, cuttinq 24,000,000 feet of lumber in the year ending October I., 1882. This mill was burned October 18, 1882. The Hannibal Saw Mill Company was immediately organized and purchased the property and began the rebuilding of the mill on the ashes of the former one. When run to its full capacity this mill will manufacture 12,500 feet of lumber, 3,500 laths, and 2,500 shingles per hour, and employs, with the yard adjoining, 175 hands, with it monthly payroll of about $8,000.

']'his mill is supplied with logs from the extensive pineries of the Upper Mississippi, where the company owns extensive tracts of pine lands. The mill is located on the south side of town, on the bank of the river, with the track of the St. L., K. & N. W. railway running through the yard.

FLOURING MILLS

This interest is represented in Hannibal by three mills, having a reputation for the manufacture of as fine a quality of flour as call be made from wheat. The Empire Mill, at the foot of Broadway, is owned and operated by the Hannibal Milling Co., David Dubach president. The Eagle Mlills, on Third street, are owned b Carter, Pindoll & Co. The Magnolia Mills, on Fourth street, are owned by Pindoll Brothers & Co.

The Eagle Mills were erected in 1864, by Messrs. Carter, Bryce & Pindell. In 1866 Bryce sold to J. W. Brady, who sold to Carter, and the firm then became Carter, Pindell & Co., by which name, brand, and trade-mark, it is generally known, although the firm is now really Carter & Shepherd. The original cost of the mills was $25,000, but their present value including all improvements that have been made, is about $50,000. The mill has first-class machinery, and a capacity for turning out 300 barrels of flour per day.

The Empire Mills were built by Mr. S. M. Carter and David Dubach, in the winter of 1875-6, at a cost of $33,000 ; present value $50,000. They began operations in July, 1876. Capacity 300 barrels per day.

The Magnolia Mills began operations in. 1867. Their capacity is 200 barrels of flour per day