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History of Manistee, Mason & Oceana Counties, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

         [pg 65]
         
         HORACE TABER is the founder and head of the well-known firm
       of HORACE TABER & Sons. , lumber manufacturers, whose mill 
       interests are described in another place in this work. 
       
         MR. TABER was born in Madison County, Vt., in the year 1827.
       In the Summer of 1867 he came to Manistee and purchased a mill 
       site and erected a sawmill. At that time there were only a few 
       acres cleared back from where their mills now stand. As soon 
       as the mill was completed he began the manufacture of lumber. 
       In the course of time he took his two sons, HERSHELL H., and 
       SUMNER S. TABER, into partnership, and the firm has since been
       as at present. MR. TABER was a practical lumberman, and has been
       a successful manufacturer. Many improvements have been made in
       the mill property, and they have built dwelling houses until 
       quite a village has sprung up around their mills. MR. TABER
       is the inventor of TABER's rift-sawing siding machine, which
       is an invention of great value in the manufacture of siding.
       MR. TABER is a stockholder and director in the Manistee
       National Bank. Of late his failing health has compelled him
       to surrender much of the care of the business to his sons,
       who are capable and enterprising business men. A fine litho-
       graphic view of their mills appears in this work.
       
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