, ▁providing ▁around ▁the ▁clock ▁service , ▁that ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁horse - dra wn ▁w agon ▁then ▁a ▁fire ▁tr uck , ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank , ▁a ▁bar ber ▁shop , ▁and ▁the ▁D ix ie ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Long - B ell ▁acquired ▁the ▁Lud ington ▁L umber ▁Company ▁and ▁transferred ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁( for ▁$ 1 5 7 , 0 0 0 ) ▁to ▁shore ▁up ▁the ▁st ump age ▁( unc ut ▁l umber ) ▁reserve . ▁When ▁the ▁mill ▁burn ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁meaning ▁it ▁riv aled ▁Full erton . ▁With ▁the ▁st ump age ▁reserve ▁dw ind led ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁not ▁re built ▁so ▁the ▁town ▁began ▁to ▁disappear . ▁The ▁plan er ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁hard wood ▁flo oring ▁mill , ▁which ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁De R id der ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁all ▁operation ▁at ▁Long ville ▁ceased . ▁ ▁Un ions ▁ ▁Un ions ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁in ▁many ▁indust ries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁rail ro ads ▁and ▁coal ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁better ▁working ▁environment ▁and ▁pay . ▁Co al ▁min ers ▁benef ited ▁from ▁un ions ▁because ▁their ▁work ▁under ▁ground ▁was ▁poor ly