The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-12
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Expectation Of Deals from this Port.

Early 10 the season mention was made in
these columns of the business of exporting
deals from this port for Glasgow and London.
These deals come from Arson Eldred & Son,
who have large mills at Oconto aud Little
Suamico, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The senior
member of this firm, who is in the city look
ing after the expectation of million feet Of
lumber by the ship Joseph Clark, was called
upon yesterday to learn the extent of their op.
erations. Early in November Mr.. Edred ship.
PEG two cargoes to Scotland via New York.
Not being satisfied with the result, although
there was found to be good demand for
| American deals 10 Scotland and England, they
next made a shipment via this port The lum-
| Der was taken from Green Bay to Port Huron
| or Sarnia in vessels and there loaded on the
| Grand Trunk cars. 1t is then hauled to this
city ard discharged on the wharf, at which
| lays the vessel which is to be loaded with it,
The first cargo was taken out by the ship Dew
.onshire and the agents in Glasgow were much
pleased with the deals They wrote saying
that they were glad to compliment the owners
upon such an excellent cargo sent by that ves-
sci. This lumber, known in Scotland as Wis
consin and Michigan, brought from G19 to e23
per thousand, while deals of the first quality
from Quecec were quoted at fully 81 less per
thousand, thus showing the preference for
American deals. In fact. the difference in
price will about pay the freight across the
ocean.
This is very large firm and they.have GO, 900
acres of pine land, the entries of % years ago,
when there had been no culling of timber, To-
Gated on the Little Suamico, Oconto, Pensau-
kee and Peshtigo rivers. This timber will last
for many years. Last winter they cut 22,000,-
900 feet of logs, and have succeeded in getting
all down but about 100000 feet.
They have two large mills at Green Bay, one
at Oconto and another at Little Snamico, in all
OF which thay are cutting deal as well as other
lumber. The Oconto mill is 192x56 feet, with
wings 56 feet and is two stories 10 height and
is capable of cutting 10000 feet per day. in
Guiding $4,000 feet of deals-enough to load
good sized vessel every day. The mill is very
complete. and perfect in all its details. and no
pains or expense are spared to increase its eff
cheney in any way. The logs are drawn up
into one end Of the mill, cut up on the saw
floor and the lumber assorted and passed out
at the other end. The deals are assorted for
the different European ports, London, for in
stance, requiring something different from
Glasgow.
Everything about the mills is kept scrupu-
lousy neat and no litter of any sort is allowed
around Even the blacksmith shop and the
carpenter shop are kept neat and clean, and as
a consequence the men are clean Also
Tho mill ar Tjtt1a Noonoioo =, 11nvS0 f,a+
with capacity of $4,000 feet in IL hours.
They are likely to bring good deal Of bust
ness to Portland if they continue to ship from
this port. The Grand Trunk road should be
alive to their interests and hold out such in
ducements to these shippers as to make it an
object for them to do business here. A Boston
firm offered to give the Messrs- Eldred free
dock privileges in that port if they would ship
from there. A Montreal firm held out many
tempting offers for them to ship from that city
spring and fall. They still prefer Portland,
even if they have to pay more.
If the Ontario shippers could be induced to
send their products via Portland instead of
Quebec it would still more enhance the BUSH
ness of this city. If there are any reasonable
inducements that would tend to bring them
this way they should certainly be extended to
them.
These deals are of the very best quality and
are handled as carefully as though they were
foe furniture, and the least defect Injuries the
sale. The firm sends a man to this city with
each car load to see that it is properly handled.
They are SO dry that the million feet which the
ship Joseph Clark, now loading at the Grand
Trunk wharf, will not be laden to her full ca
pacity. This lumber is sawed up in Glasgow
and LondoE, and it is said that the sawdust
pays for the saving. II is used for packing
purposes.
Of one of their recent shipments, Edmisto
s. Mitchells, Glasgow, Scotland, says:
"We beg to draw special attention to the
very superior quality of this shipment of bright
pine deals from Oconto, Wisconsin. 1t is un-
qaestionably the finest marcel that has been
imported into Clyde. They are of superior
manufacture, extremely mild in quality, very
clear, dry and well seasoned, and ready for i'm
mediate use"
The Messrs. Eidred naturally feel proud of
this endorsement of their handiwork and it
stimulates them if possible to still greater eff
forts to maintain their good name That they
can be successful there is 20 doubt. Their sole
object is to make deals as near as possible to
absolute perfection, and in SO doing they ex-
psct constant demand from Europe aud the
best prices paid in the market.
Deefing.