St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-01
LUMBER.
Totals. .....50 500, 900, GOO 411,OOO,t
n1Sc,I-SS1N-C TIE SI-R1Ec,T

Totals. sos, 00OGO0 4l1,00O,OOO
DISCUSSING THE SUBJECT.
Mr.. De Laittre spoke at length upon the
subject He stated that it was found nee
essary that some measure should be adopted
in the interests OF the Numbering business.
He thought the only, solution of the prob
lem is in an advance in prices. The own
ers OF pine lands or stumpage hold them
stiff. while the iumbermen are selling at a
loss. If the lumbermen would make up
their minds to ask more for their products,
he thought they could get it. He thought
that either an advance must be made OF else
the Iumbermen must cease the manufac
ture for time, in order to sell off the sur
plus stock and get some capital in that
way.
Mai. Camp thought the steps taken at
Yesterdays meeting should be carried for
ward at the coming meeting in Eau Claire
when he believed the attendance would be
greater.
PRESCRIBING FOR THE DISEASE.
The chairman stated that the case had
been diagnosed, and called upon Mr.. Lamb
to prescribe a remedy. The latter gentle
man thought it a serious case of slow con-
sumption. He thought there were only a
few lumbermen who could continue the
for an increase in prices. The former saws
that the prices are high enough, and the
speaker found himself in dilemma.
Nj. Lysle favored an advance of from
so cents 10 81 per thousand. At
ter this season there would be
less logs. lie felt certain that
if the lumbernen could devise some means
for tiding over until next year little trouble
would be encountered.
Mr.. Lamb explained that in his district
the manufacture would be a deal less the
present season. He thought a small rise in
prices will have the effect to influence the
buyers to buy more lumber than if the prices
are kept at nominal rate. They would
buy what they want quickly for fear of a
further advance.
Capt Martin suggested that wheat had
advanced about Is per cent, and drew the
conclusion that the farmers can afford to
pay little more for their lumber, and an
other gentleman responded, But you must
take into consideration the decrease in the
price of hogs"
A RESOLUTION.
T. Wegerhauser presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
That in view of the large shortage of logs it
is the sense of this meeting that lumber
Sl.DU
thousand
The shortage of logs as figured out was:
Duluth. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. JIG. 000. coo
81 ClOl '-.'..- -..---..--...... z2I,UUU,OUU
ChlppeWa. Observation-Disclosures. 304, DOC, 600
Black river. Observation-Disclosures. SO. COG, Goo
Mississippi. Observation-Disclosures. IA, OOO. OO0
Ashland. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000, 000
wisconsin Railroad mills. ....... zoe, 00O, 600
Total. 93s. ooo non
1t was upon this estimate that the reso-
luton was passed.
a SUMPTUoUS BANQUET.
A Sumptu0uS banquet was served at the
West at 6:30. The menue included nine
courses and all the choicest viands of the
season. About 100 sat at the table,
ONE DOLLAR ADVANCE.
After the supper the meeting was again
called to order and Chairman Bassett an
nounced that the Minneapolis Lumbermens
exchange had unanimously resolved to adj
vance the price of lumber 81 per 1000 feet,
and commence this morning. The dele
gates representing all the other sections
pledged themselves to stand by Minneapolis
in this movement and change their list ac-
cordingly.
E. W. Durant of Saltwater introduced