Consecrated virgin

buildings found a ready and lucrative market. Although selling gravel from an apparent vast supply seemed almost predestined, setting up a lumber business required substantial initiative and investment. The harvesting of Pine Island’s stands of virgin pine probably occurred before Charley owned the land, which created a need to acquire timber elsewhere. Furthermore, since no waterpower existed on the Swanson farm, a steam engine became the only plausible source of power for Charley’s mill.…