As a boy, Jeremy Chapman Welch always figured he would grow up to one day assume leadership of his daddy’s logging business—a pretty sizeable spread encompassing 14 crews and more than 100 employees at one point. By the time graduation rolled around, however, hard times had forced the dissolution of the family business and the disheartened youth put the dream behind him, choosing instead to turn his volunteer experience with the local fire department into a career choice.

Featured Story: “Against All Odds”

Written By: Jennifer McCary
Company: Welch Enterprises LLC
Location: Grove Hill, Alabama
SLT Issue: February 2011

Check out other featured articles in the February 2011 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times’s February issue spotlights Louisiana logger Kenneth Morgan and his family’s success logging in central Louisiana. Second generation logger Jeremy Welch of Alabama and his perseverance despite setbacks are also featured. Continuing after the final excerpt from Nameless Texas Towns, SLT is now chronicling the drama of the South’s longleaf pine forest from the booklet Longleaf Pine: A History Of Man And A Forest.