The Lincoln Lumber Company was originally organized as the Lincoln County Lumber Company, and the name was changed in February, 1882. Organization took place on June 7, 1881, with the amount of capital stock set at $100,000, and Merrill, Wisconsin designated as headquarters for the corporation. Incorporators were T.P. Mathews, P.B. Champagne, and Orlo Phelps.
The purpose of the corporation as expressed in the articles of incorporation was the manufacture and sale of lumber, shingles, and lath, and the purchase and sale of logs and timber. Duration of the corporation was set at twenty years, unless sooner dissolved. Officers, their duties, methods of electing directors, subscribers to stock, the amounts subscribed, by-laws, and minutes of meetings of the directors are described.
All did not go well with the company, and efforts were being made to lease the property, and sale was being considered when the minutes end abruptly on April 21, 1884.
