East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-11

bors, when looking upon those gigantic
oaks that hold their heads 50 hioh and
reign sapreme in the forests. may aQrss
With the English peer rs to the abstract
truth of his remarks, they slso assume
that such lofty nonsrchs must yield to
the necessities Of the times, and come
down to the common level Of Democratic
institutions. There is rothless onward
| movement towards the forests in tho va
entity Of Saginaw, that knows 20 differ
ence between those mighty oaks and
pines, with wide, extended Branches
and the common sapling and under brush
/ that grow beneath their overshadowinQ
foliage. The plea Of the American posf
when he sung "Woodman spare that
tree" is little needed. Every thing ia
the form Of shrubbery which the axe can
reach is cut down; scarcely tree being
left as an object Of beauty, or as CRATE.
ful screen against the scorching summers
sun. But let us take utlitsrian view
of the subject. In face of the fact thar
il requires some 80 acres of good ship
timber to build common sized steam.
boat on our lakes, and the further fact
that from all that now appears the wants
of the single State Of Illinois for. the en-
sning thirty years, will. probably exhaust
ell the pine lands In our State, does il not
show that IL is none too early for tho
people OF our lumber regio.s to exercise
more economy in regard Ia the use Of
forests already existing, and in those
waste regions that have been already de-
spoiled, to promote the growth Of otherss
Saginaw Valley is undoubtedly the
heaviest lumber region in this country.
In 1846 but two cargoes Of lumber were
shipped from East Saginaw: last year
over six hundred cargoes were shipped,
carrying away about rs, ,000, 900 feet Of
pine lumber, exclusive of slaves and
shingles, leaving about $4,000, 900 feet
manufactured lumber on hand, oue.6fth
of which is Of upper qualities; of tha,
fifth, one-hslf has been contracted for by
dealers for the Eastern markets. The
balance is held By the manufacturers
There are between forty and forty-fve
mills in the valley, capable of msnufac-
turing from l20, ,0000 600 to 100, ,ooO, 900
per annum, the actual amount uianufac-
tured averaging 10000 900. With low
freights the tendency Of lumber is to the
Eastern market; when freights are high,
with the exception Of the highest grade,
it is shipped to Milwaukee and Chicago.
The higher grades are generally sent
East to Albany aud New England. and
thence to California, the Pacific Islands
and to England. The lower grades are
sent to Milwaukee aud Chicago, and to
Ohio. The present selling rates, per
qualities, are, for culled, SO per 1,00Q
common, S5 SO to So; select box, SO;
fourth, from $40 to sl2; clear from SIS
to sl7-prioes depending upon the style
Vt manufacture and quality of timber, -
to hard and soft pine. The average price
of all grades is estimated at SO per 1000.
Vessels have been loaded at the wharf at
East Saginaw with cargoes direct for
England and the Southern States. Last
summer two large RATS of heavy square
timber were shipped to Montreal aud
Quebec, and thence to England. Their
aggregate value was estimated at $45,-
600. The unequal and unjust provisions
Of the Reciprocity bill are causes Of bitter.
complaint with the Saginaw lumber me.-
chants, the discrimination on that staple
being decidedly ia favor of the Canadi-
ans. They very properly urge nodi6-
cation that shall better protect them.--
The trade in oak timber has scarcely yet
commsnced, excepting in the form Of
slaves. ta8 Aea
SLAVES. s
The manufacture of slaves is q heavy
business in the Saginaw Valley, and next
to lumber is branch of trade that de-
mands notice. We regret to say that
our memoranda is not complete under
this head. We have before MS the amount
Of business done in East Saginaw alone,
making an aggregate shipped, of $685.
$50 for the last three years. There is
q large supply oh hand. Tho slaves are
mostly shipped to the Eastern markets,
aud thence to the West Indies, and else.
where. fk Z. eae ip tifi
rs s5is-- SHINGLES. 9seL
The shingle trade in the Saginaw Val
ley is also an item OF considerable value.
The article is manufactured by various
and brought to East Sag.
nav from the surrounding country in
wagons and slcighs from ten 10 fifty miles
distance. The annual value Of the trade
Is estimated at some $4,000 This
shiugles are generally a superior article,
and are sent to Albany, Lowell, Mass.
Providsncc, r. l., Ohio, aud elsewhere.
All shingles sent from this market are
inspected aud branded, and the
brand warranted. Shaved shingles ship.
ped last year, 15,000,000, at SO per
l 900. About two-thirds Of this branch
Of business is carried on by Mr.. j. s.
Estsbrook. Shingles are staple srtiels.
aud there is . steady demand and no
in tho price of the several
brands.
We will hore state curioas fact e. /.
illustrate the cspricss Of trade. Last
year. an ingenious manufacturer oon.
structed machine for the manufacture
Of hoe handles, and delivered to Aines q :
Co, Of Massachusetts, several thousands
of those articles, which we're shippsd 70
the mandatory ia Massachusetts,. thsrs +.
ironed. and manv Of them returned 70