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WESTON & CO. WESTON, JOHN H., of the firm of Weston & Co.; among the large manufacturers of lumber in the West is the firm of Weston & Co., of La Crosse, Wis., and Fort Madison; the principal member of the firm, John H. Weston, was born in Skowhegan, Me., June 5, 1848; when 14 years of age, he came West and attended school in Chicago and in Bureau Co., Ill. for two years; then entered the office of his father, who was carrying on the lumber business; from his close application to the interests of the business, its direction devolving largely upon him, when 21 years of age he became associated with his father, and since then he has had the entire active management of the large and extensive business conducted by this firm; during the winter season they employ 300 to 400 men in getting out logs; besides their mills at La Crosse and Fort Madison, they have mills and warehouses in Wisconsin; their mills have a capacity of manufacturing 12,000,000 feet of lumber yearly; they also do a large logging business, selling from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 feet of logs, in addition to what they cut for their own milling. Mr. Weston married Miss Adett V. Plotte, of Virginia, Dec. 13, 1871.