BASE LINE LUMBER COMPANY
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Washington County - near Cornelius
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July 2, 1904: "The Baseline Lumber Company has recently been incorporated with capital stock $2,000." (American Lumberman)
February 9, 1905: "The Baseline lumber Company is again sawing, having replaced their broken saw with a new one." (The Hillsboro Argus)
January 3, 1908: "The Baseline Lumber company, whose mill is near Cornelius, and who also own considerable timber land in this county, claim that the assessment is made at the rate of $1 to $1.25 per thousand standing timber and from $2 to $5 per acre for the land. The company claim that some tracts are valued at double the amount paid for them a few months ago." (Hillsboro Independent)