Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-05

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humber 'r !. !
-Dcciise ofFrsces' Tors "
oru, one hundred million iee' ..,
60, u,on the spring fo'o' ~ "
,he uoper tribuiar'cs OF -" -;.s ,oifts a.
-. ,,r safely boarned a. sas.0"s 9,
49, Mississippi. above the fAns g., =, =
On we =. sawed into a. many 'eeA " 2
80 ri, vera large lncr'a'e o'.' I,
~. supply ofspy previous yen w.,
nal amount, or about ninety '.''''o"so
-, have come dom the tributaries OF the >
=. o., The Chippewa, and other :
of Northern Wisconsin. also yield"
:, ,,usua amount Of logs. and the sup .
olv from the Upper Mississippi 70 now :
.h,nJsut to suu all the mills upon the Mis-
s;.s,ppi A. far down as Sc. Louis. The
high prices which ruled in the lom-
her market last year and tho favorable log.
cipg season last winter has concurred to
produce corresponding results in oil the
lumber regions on the shores Of the Lakes.
The rincries Of Eastern Wisconsin. and Of |
the Michigan peninsula. have yielded i'm
menscly increased supplies Of lumber to the
Chicago markct-from which, as we'll IS
from the Upper Mississippi, our market and
Nebraska market are largely supplied. 1t
happens that this prodgious over-stocking
=. 49, 40 oil n
profound business depression, extending
throughout the whole Mississippi valley
and many hundreds of millions Of feet Of
lumber are about to be thrown upon the
market At q moment when the demand for
lumber 10 almost paralyzed by the suspcn
siod Of building operations. Tho necessary
consequence Of these antagonistic condi-
tions Of supply and demand. must inevitably
be . great decline in the prices Of lumber
which in the last year or two have gone up
in this State. under tho stimulus Of a sud.
dcnly expanded market. and Of two or three
years OF drouth, 10 standard extravsgant
~ disproportionate 70 the cost Of produces
ton. One great cause OF the suspension Of
building enterprises has been the exorbi>
tAns prices demanded for lumber, and the
general belief that these as well as wages
and.othe elements in the cost Of construc-
ing stagnation in business and the genera
tendency 10 realize at falling prices, is on
Of the manifestations Of the anticipated re-
vulsion from the period Of high prices, sn'
there Is no question but that this cause
with the accompanying restrictions Of bull
ding operations, will soon make itself fei
more sharply in the lumber market than II
any other department Of trade. When tn
mills shall be generally running, and tn
spring supply shall move down upon tn
dull market. the result will probably be
dec dsd tumble in prices This tendenc
has already developed itself at Chicag
tho greatest lumber market in tho We
where there has already been an abrupt az
large decline in the prices of lumber. "
noicc that common boards are selling fro
the schooncrs by the cargo 10 tho luinb
dealers at Chicago for tl2asli per thou
and feet while at 81 Paul SO and :.
are asked 10y the manufacturers for Il
quality oc lumber, in the close neighbe
hood Of the mills. rhe lumber manufs
turcrs NJ ST. Anthonv's Falls nre making,
is true every cif,r. to discriminate again,
-. Paul IN pfic ;. hnt they cannot defc,
the operation u the laws OF trade PART,
have made contracts with mil,-owners
the st. Crox Valley, Tor ample supplies
common lumber. sl5 per Thousand feet d
dollars below that asked for the same era,
by the Minneapolis mill men. five a
not mistaken in the signs Of the times. Il
latter will be glad before The summer
over 10 realize on their stock Of comm,
boards at much less than fifteen dollar
We observe that the owners OF logs on Il
~. Crox are combining to keep I'd II
prices OF logs. lfthey can keep their 10.
for two or three years they NAV manage
make the combination effectuai In seourir
tho prices they demand. but that any cor
hination IN the State can arrest the f.ll;r
market IN face Of the universal deprcs,io
is prcposterous.
AMERICAN SAW CoNrANY This Compnn
was organized under the laws of New Yor
IN January. 1856, with capital Of $3.50,
600, and has for its objec, the manufsctu,
Of Emerson's Patent Saw and movable teeth
IL has long been matter Of Importance
all persons interested in the use OF Circus
Saws that Norabie or Independent Sar Tee,
should DO brought into use, sssti thus say
the trouble and expense of frequently re
ducing the size OF the saws by the cost,
and dangerous operations Of cumming an,
filing them down. All saw mskers advs,
sise in their terms Of warranty that any Al
teration in Dandrcl or pinholes By filipe
roaming or otherwise. will almost iuvarabl,
spring the saw and render it unfit for use
and that the orcakags in restoothinc 10
gumming) rs at the risk Of the owner. w,
merely mention this to show the risk incur
red in even fling . saw much more sisl
attends the process Of cumming. Amona
saws OF the best manufacture, rarely is on,
found OF uniform temper throu ehout: some
spots are too hard. 80 that the teeth are liz
BILE to b broken in setting, and il is almos,
impossible to find two saws tempered $,
nearly alike that in the use one will not b,
superior to the other. No tool is known ir
the mechanic arts more difficult to produce
and manage.
Tho sdsantaees possessed by thc mov.,
bic toothed saws may bs briefly alluded TO-
they cover every point necessary TO the
production Ct . perfect saw. The teeth are
strong enough to cut any kind Of timber
without danger Of being broken; the saw
Is secured against accidents to worhmcn
the shape under the teeth discharges the
dust readily; but little filing is ever requir.
ed; different sizes Of teeth can be inserted
on the saw very readily, and the strain will
be unchanged. and teas than sir cent? for
each thousand feet Of lumber sawed will