tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post4124396862207461708..comments2024-02-04T19:01:49.455-06:00Comments on Itawamba Connections: Chicago Mill and Lumber CompanyMona Robinson Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-42422016986779580962023-02-01T23:22:35.029-06:002023-02-01T23:22:35.029-06:00My memory of this company is from my MOM she worke...My memory of this company is from my MOM she worked as a African American laborer for this company in the 70’s thru mid 80’s and she worked directly with raw lumber as a line worker which she ran on a conveyor line I assume because she would come home daily covered in saw dust which led to her medical diagnosis of Lung Cancer in early 2K and shortly afterwards resulting in death. This company bad labor practices and the state of Mississippi will never own up to their negligence of human life. They forced workers to be exposed to raw cancerous materials on a daily while knowingly that it could later result in heath related issues or death. They would never own up to liability and the state had the audacity after the Federal government allowed class actions lawsuits to be filed on behalf of families to impose a three year statue of limitations to anyone filing medical claims for loved ones after they had passed so NO not a good memory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-16772001380416709212018-02-02T22:12:15.376-06:002018-02-02T22:12:15.376-06:00I loved coming across these posts. My grandfather ...I loved coming across these posts. My grandfather was general manager/CEO of Chicago Mill in Greenville. I recently was in Greenville visiting the cemetery and drove by to take pictures of what it looks like today. Great history!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038814465839902068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-9480191426851969452015-10-14T11:18:58.673-05:002015-10-14T11:18:58.673-05:00MY GRAND FATHER JULIUS TAYLOR WORKED AT CHICAGO...MY GRAND FATHER JULIUS TAYLOR WORKED AT CHICAGO MILLS IN GREENVILLE MS IN THE LAT 50S AND THRU OUT THE 60S HE HAD THREE BOYS BUBBA OR JIMMY,, RAY AND JERRY , THE OLDEST BUBBA ALSO WORKED AT THE MILL, MY GRAND FATHER ALSO WORKED AT THE HELENA ARKANSAS PLANT, DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THEM MIKE TAYLOR ST PETE , FL EMAIL CIRCLETRANCHFL@YAHO.COMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-39721475860515181132014-01-18T10:36:19.705-06:002014-01-18T10:36:19.705-06:00The federal government should have stepped in to p...The federal government should have stepped in to prevent the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company from destroying the last habitat for the ivory billed woodpecker. Anyone at Chicago Mill and Lumber Company involved in making the decision to proceed with logging in the Singer Tract should have been prosecuted as the criminals they were and publicly executed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-82326255677864462292013-06-19T21:45:31.111-05:002013-06-19T21:45:31.111-05:00Sorry for the typos above! Spell correct strikes ...Sorry for the typos above! Spell correct strikes again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-41590828815225608642013-06-19T21:43:37.907-05:002013-06-19T21:43:37.907-05:00My father, Charkes S. Caruthers, was among those w...My father, Charkes S. Caruthers, was among those who migrated south from Chicage after the Prizker family and Will Gonyea bought Chicago Mill. He had begun working at Chicago Mill as an office boy in High School, got a degree in Finance and returned to become Traveling Auditor for the compantpy. In 1955 he was transferred to the Corporate office headquarters at The First National Bank building in Chicago where he became Comptroller and Vice-President. His is a wonderful story of finding a corporate "home" that lasted until his retirement 57.5 years later! My mother, Vernelle, still lives in Greenville and just turned 98!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-30465051317048681872013-01-14T12:49:00.977-06:002013-01-14T12:49:00.977-06:00I was so interesting to see this blog when I just ...I was so interesting to see this blog when I just randomly searched for Chicago Mill. My father was employed by the company right out of high school in Chicago, left to serve in WWII, and resumed his employment the day after he was discharged from the Marines. We moved from Illinois to Greenville in September 1966 where my father, Edward Larsen, took on the job of Lab Manager. Also relocating to G'ville at the time included the Carlsons, Herbsts, Hillis family and more. Thanks for your article!<br />Barbara Larsen HardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-44393329099589232092011-11-29T21:36:10.333-06:002011-11-29T21:36:10.333-06:00Ivory Billed Woodpeckers are especially delicious ...Ivory Billed Woodpeckers are especially delicious with just butter and garlic salt. They are quite tender when broiled with this mixture @ 325 for about 45 minutes to an hour. I find a plentiful supply in Southern Washington County of Mississippi, seeing them in numbers ranging from 6-12 a day in the late spring and throughout the summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-22909417827342867012011-07-18T18:14:09.444-05:002011-07-18T18:14:09.444-05:00rampuraI hope by now you realize that the sighting...rampuraI hope by now you realize that the sighting of any new Ivory Billed Woodpeckers is a case of mistaken ientity and that the reality is the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company was indeed responsible for the demise of the Ivory Bill Woodpecker to a great degree. Ahh the good old days when money talked and animals went extinct.......jon wright, La Mesa, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-59289703995037702112010-08-01T20:06:47.944-05:002010-08-01T20:06:47.944-05:00Or you could keep it secret, so opportunistic hunt...Or you could keep it secret, so opportunistic hunters wouldn't raid your backyard to drive the species closer to extinction. You should report that at:<br /><br />http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-8899020836951064842009-04-24T07:03:00.000-05:002009-04-24T07:03:00.000-05:00Kent, thanks for your comment. How exciting to kn...Kent, thanks for your comment. How exciting to know of a location of previously-thought-to-be-extinct woodpeckers! Maybe the Audubon Society would be interested in the information? Or you could contact a local newspaper in the area to get the ball rolling.Mona Robinson Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-9698007243023501852009-04-21T15:38:00.000-05:002009-04-21T15:38:00.000-05:00To whom ever it concerns........I wrote to a bird ...To whom ever it concerns........I wrote to a bird watching society by email a few years back and was telling them of a place in NE texas where I believe that there is a Ivory billed woodpecker that exist on this property. If you contact me I will let you know where it is. I believe that it is a perfect location to exist without being noticed. I guess the other place did not want to know about it as they never emailed me back.<br />msturrock@sprynet.com<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />KentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-54242517740969551422009-02-15T23:39:00.000-06:002009-02-15T23:39:00.000-06:00Thank you, Janice. What started out as a simple ...Thank you, Janice. What started out as a simple photograph of my father turned into a history lesson for me too!Mona Robinson Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-19955602790008406522009-02-15T13:16:00.000-06:002009-02-15T13:16:00.000-06:00I really enjoyed your post about the Chicago Mill ...I really enjoyed your post about the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company and all of the history it included.Janice Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418381065941525964noreply@blogger.com