Booth, Robert
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| - | The company that would make Springfield a major industrial center was the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, which was incorporated in [[1896]] by [[Booth, Robert|Robert]] and [[Booth, Henry|Henry Booth]] and [[Kelly, George|George]] and [[Kelly, Tom|Tom Kelly]]. In August [[1901]], the Booth-Kelly Corporation purchased the [[Springfield Sawmill|Springfield sawmill]] and several thousand acres of timberland in the region. The sawmill was dismantled in [[1902]] and a larger, more efficient mill with a capacity for greater production was constructed on the same site (Clarke 1983:46). | + | {{Resident| |
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| + | |family=[[Booth, Henry|Henry Booth]] | ||
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| + | The company that would make Springfield a major industrial center was the [[Booth-Kelly Lumber Company]], which was incorporated in [[1896]] by [[Booth, Robert|Robert]] and [[Booth, Henry|Henry Booth]] and [[Kelly, George|George]] and [[Kelly, Tom|Tom Kelly]]. In August [[1901]], the Booth-Kelly Corporation purchased the [[Springfield Sawmill|Springfield sawmill]] and several thousand acres of timberland in the region. The sawmill was dismantled in [[1902]] and a larger, more efficient mill with a capacity for greater production was constructed on the same site (Clarke 1983:46). | ||
[[Category:Springfield residents (1800s)]] | [[Category:Springfield residents (1800s)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Industrial owner]] | ||
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| Family | Henry Booth |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Residence | Springfield |
The company that would make Springfield a major industrial center was the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, which was incorporated in 1896 by Robert and Henry Booth and George and Tom Kelly. In August 1901, the Booth-Kelly Corporation purchased the Springfield sawmill and several thousand acres of timberland in the region. The sawmill was dismantled in 1902 and a larger, more efficient mill with a capacity for greater production was constructed on the same site (Clarke 1983:46).
