The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-03
rHE DEMAND ron LuaBsR
busy Times in Seattle and Suburban
Mills Caused by the Fire.

There are no exports Of lumber
from Seattle. Out at the Mechanic Y
Mil aud Lumber Company yesterday
morning score OF teatas were await
Ing 10 be loaded. Speaking OF the
present condition Of the lumber inter-
est In Seattle, Mr. |. \. Bigeiow, pres
ident OF the company, said:
The home demand Tor lumber had
grown sluggish, and local prices had
ben reduced befure the FIRE, bat il Is
now hrik The fire has increased the
6emana. shonid judge, froni ~ "a 81
per cent, anu tire irs TeaSe viii pgooa-
bis be more, when they get ready t.
baild more largely. There viii be
many more baiiuiugs pat up than be-
fore. a. nearly all intend To build
where they we're burnt out
1.-The wafer front. hich Is outside
the fire limits, NUT all BE covered
uyyf hes wlisi whHrves and wusc-
houses. Tnere is a greater slemaslti
than ever. because II comes in bulk. .
> Where does the lumber come
from 30
From lort Gamble. Port Blakeley
and Port Madison by water. ard ais
by Fail from Snahonish and out ofs
the Cascade branch. above Tacoma.
The local supply Is from the mil of
our company and fsom the mil Of
Reiize x Mcdonald aud the johnson
until =
Iiow much lumber has been bought
and used here since the fire
about 6.ss0,u0 feet. OF this some
4,Snuo0 feet have come from outsitie
sources. We supply $4,000 feet day,
aud both the other two mills together
turn osat about 50 go feet daily"
"how long viii tins brisk demand
connnue9"
'it will keep on until fall. We shall
run this mill night spd day as long as
the demand continues.
How viii this demand oi lam iscr
for Seattle affect the market down the
coast"
lit will have some effect on the
market la san Francisco. as the large
mills now cutting lumber for seattle
cannot ship away 50 much as they
dld formerly.
How i the local demand for ear
reniefS
There is not yet any great demand
Tor carpenter nor skilled mechanics,
quite an overstoek uf them now being
here, There Is a good demand ior
iaiaorers ami il was lust the other
Way before The IRE. when IL was diiii.
seti 10 ges mechanic. aud any mum,
neF ~ la'safers we're idle.
WHAT ANOTHER tUNHsg MAS SAYS.
To verify the above. and ascertain
hoE tNo men OF The same line of hu.i
ness View The iamher trade at thi,
lanetare, Mr. ] &. Gll.ispia was called
upon, when be said
1"e NEe has very materially In.
leased the hoele demand for lumber
~ Is Triple - What "a WAS before Al
"a" h'ills are running night and ,lav
ana mlsls that never shipped here be
lore are iloE sending AS their lumber, =
ne i"ral price al lumhsr has
Nefeif been Restored 10 that which
tIeFsi'ed SIX months ago. IL had beer
lowered because ~ the wea ness al
tue demand I'm Callfofpis. Now ths
ptae has ri>eu s. So nn 81 thousand. al
around hut ihis wifi probably con
ouue oniH for a short time. as the
$500 eRfFlN eAeeeas she present de
,ta'''' he Kind most required up I,
az i'e'ent tlWe. Is fough lumber, OF
"'rygnt u 81 much dock BUILDING"
Nhat hiss been ste aggregate o.
80 .'e 81 lumber f0r ese here since tbs
Vel. the h,lk of sales fdr use here
siil,e Then, } >houid i3idee amounts &
seE''s" iest of ,hi.. about 20 tss
80 were eai ga locsl miil~. the huls
,ssi,s'.iis 'Toti new sapp.y points loi
v bat S ihc present demand 10
carpenter
=. @ofc carpenters have come her,
N'aa ere required rcN thar the "a TT
l'iNtN "otsieo hHsl5inr~ are up. p
= ,i'e puhac iuteut. % ta have NOR,
substantial buildings. sud the soli,
eeile'are' hevr roE set realty heet
commenced