Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-12
The Logging Business.


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To- AIN increased demand Nc.;Ltr
the amount required Nor the lnce
paid Will lie materially afecte /, 30
for a. the caull - AZ ouLctntd, and
those Which have already lt-un uI-
erat.ou> under tie belief that the
rise indicated a healthy revival Of
business. are doomed To d!,anIoln
nent as the present production
will probably he more than ade-
quate to supply the mills. 1t is
part of the arrangement that all the
mills shall run on two-thiids time
eight hours per day-except the Mil
ton and Port Ludlow establishments,
which are to receive pro rata Of the
net profits and remain inactive.
ANY violation of this agreement IS to
he followed by forfeiture of the
rights guaranteed by the Associa-
ton, and hence only n foreign de-
mand, over which it exercises no
control, can place the business upon
its former basis.
The prices of the combination now
are for common rough lumber, sid,
by the cargo, SIT from the yard to
dealers and SIS at retail, per thou
sand feet, when 40 feet or less in
length; exceeding that length, the
prices will be 81 higher, up to so
feet; 50 more when between 80 and
60 feet; 50 higher when between GO
and 20 feet, 81 higher when between
20 and so feet; refuse rough will
sell at $40, $13 and $14, as above;
common rough, sized with planer,
will be 81 higher than above; floor
ing 6 inches wide and over will be
sold at sd, s25 and $26; flooring 4
inches aud less, $22 80, $26 and
81 so; ship plank, rough, will
range from $40 to s25; the Same
planed on one side, S22 so to s2s,
planed on both sides, $25 to $50;
deck plank, rough, $24 to $2S, and
dressed s26 to 1872 so. LatLs will
be sold at 50 25 and So SO per thou
sand. sixty days time, or p per
cent. of for cash, will be allowed Oh
these prices.
1t will be seen from this state
ment of the situation that it is
not safe for loggers to build their
Abpes of a speedy return of flush
times upon this unstable foundation.
The prices paid for logs have been
too low to allow u reasonable profit
for the risk involved and the amount
of money required to successfully
prosecute the business. Some little
relief may be afforded by the ar
rangement, in this particular, but |
the mills will derive the greatest
advantage, as it is for their benefit
the movement was inaugurated.
The prospect of opening some
other avenue for the disposal 0. this
product will, of course, be q devel-
opment Of the future. At present
there appears to be nothing more
encouraging than the view we have
just presented.
AT the recent election in New
York and Brooklyn, the two cities
cast for Governor 229, 246 votes, of
which Brooklyn cast SALTS and
New York 1901. OF the COM
bined vote, Robinson, the Demo.
cratic nominee, got 104, 1854; Cor
nell, the Republican candidate, got
73.14S; and Kelly, the boiling DEM
ocrat, As, S35. The remaining votes
we're scattered among three other
candidates.
Il is reported fla. one Of the
Shoalwater Bay ovs,crman recently