▁increased ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁Long - B ell ▁L umber ▁Company ▁was ▁vert ically ▁integrated ▁from ▁the ▁forest ▁to ▁the ▁l umber ▁yard ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁l umber ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Long - B ell ▁L umber ▁Company ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁then ▁file d ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁plan ▁in ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁after ▁Long ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁When ▁the ▁rail road ▁entered ▁Louisiana ▁Robert ▁Long ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁shop . ▁He ▁purchased ▁land ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁begin ▁l umber ▁har vest ing ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁his ▁giant ▁l umber ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁Long - B ell ▁L umber ▁Company ▁organized ▁the ▁King - R y der ▁L umber ▁Company ▁at ▁Bon ▁Am i , ▁Louisiana . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁producing ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁board ▁feet ▁of ▁l umber ▁daily ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Long - B ell ▁organized ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁L umber ▁Company ▁in ▁De R id der ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁spraw ling ▁mill ▁across ▁the ▁tracks ▁from ▁Washington ▁street . ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Southern ▁Rail