Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2016, All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= USGenNet Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of Manistee, MASON and Oceana counties, Michigan H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882 [73] A. R. POWELL, of the lumber firm of Pardee, Cook & Co., whose mill is located at Hamlin, is a native of Pennsylvania. In 1873 he came to Chicago and engaged in the lumber business. The firm of which which he is a member have a mill at Hamlin and own about 200,000,000 feet of standing pine in Mason and Lake Counties. Mr. POWELL resides in Chicago, but makes occasional visits to Mason County, looking after the lumber and logging interests of the firm. ==========================================================================