The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-15
LUMBER INTERESTS.


fsO0 - Lseesvss $780,
Otbsv Lseua xews--1susss o. ps
Bss1s fss Iseasss - Brsaswsy.
u hsve sedueed he ouspus of nv e.u.
81 stuek 1sse11aa fully Is per c<nf.~ ia
Ierfsnes 0bfsen- Yesterday. .-snd vf1
smut Down aifoRxfhef affer III ycurSh q
JAY. unless ~ snilsosd ronsasy shows :
disrs Don n b nus< se<snsnnds1fne In
the uAJ q fnfnishfsg snrs. shall alse
nDrcr rHx orTrrT
q ~ eHmp % IL SEATTLE. Lake shore 4
Eastern shszs one-shird. Nhf,s fhe mI17s
ar tnts1nx davis cur scA1e>. ard nIso cnf.
nag deun the psice of logs. they TAI 10 Re-
dure the price 81 3umkxr one e<of "a IN.
fhonsRnd- The exezNe for s1e5r e1uAt1<4 =
that the t-stfDN bas fnI1eu cat a shr cali
fornia maskct. hsft ! notIee INST The mills
ran nlgit and day. jasf sfe same. snd fssfn
whose irDubse nov threatening l. bryaxhs
aoossf bT an over snpply cf tsxs THIS
spring prices we're gzsod. snd every rusu
WIN tyssd gs1 bod II . piece If rmhrr
started . camp. which he bal = p~rfres
nsaf " 10 Absst this nrne fhs Pm
biskfsy mill burned down. thns
sxBeexs rHK eoseuurr1ax.
- Arfsft N-1<s*<<k <t7Et ~ HAts &tA4tfH44MltI
ing TIL. new camps ~ers Opened. and 4.
spon ~ sbs mills dtscotsrsd the large sur
Plus II logs GA kand snd fbe increased PRO.
dacss1n over the eos4s1mptsss1 fhey nf once
commenced hsrnsserfng down the prire on
logs The mrn Ia Is issxxsnS bszsines~ y be
bad made their b 5 - a study sa~ jus
what this over prss- fia,l III logs wsnid
isad 10. and fsf tue psirpsg 81
AyxKrIss THE GEgAr CALAMITY
The LpzKsrs Association Of Puxrt aound
wxs formed II Il the desire Of he s~xoei.
alton 70 regulate the Prpdsetion Of legs :,
that the Logger viii Get fair price for hi-
,a. ,s s 2. ,nisress 90 NE capital be has In
What did you mean when ysu said the
miitsswerc cutting down the scale A. " eli
- reducing the price Of logs
when 'fsaa sells q bs~om Of logs 10 4
mill company the logs are fswcd 70 the
mill and there sealed aud the logger raid
for bis fiIsber according TO the mill ~.ale
~ tiss safae time every Intelligent man Gu
gagged Ia the business
ssALKs MIS- ovx LOSS
beforr they leave the camp, 20 O. 10 know
ni.ouf Whist he il going To- receive for his
boom The other day my friend Curry add
tsois, and the mill Knocked rs .00e feet
On q. d. seale In boom Of something iiks
why did be submftrs
What could he do lie must accent thf
scale they give him or take his logs baek
TO camp af his own expense. You see, ths
MILLS ARE ALL sAxpED ToGETBgn
Under what ID known .. the Puget sound
Brokerage Association. and when fellow
offers his logs 10 one rniil that sestIs.- II
for he must sell his logs At that place OF MOI
81 ali II Curry had lowed his logs Il
another mill he could not have sold Them
~ any price. 10 he submitted to what an,
inis minded man wouid call q piece d
highway robbery
Has there been a falling OF In the price
paid for logs
Yes, aud there IL
NO rsg DIssprsfss IT.
But there has been no reduction In ths
price Of lumber. Logs that brought 8. a
per thousand readily. six weeks ago. nov
only bring -. and shorter legs. watch
brought y per thousand, now only hrins
what remedy wonid you susges,-'
simply common sense remedy There
- good foreign a. well as good domestic
demand for lumber, and the mills mus
have LOGS 70 supply these markets. Ny
idea would lie
TO REDccE THY PRODUCTION
OF logs 10 allow the mills 10 consume the
surplus ON hand Al present. and then nni,
cut aud put into the water sufficient tim
Der 10 keep the mills running. ny pursu
ing that course the logger would always l..
enabled 10 command good fair price 5ol
his timber. and The miiis al the same time
be making money"