The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
A Noteworthy Publication.

That eastern business men are
taking marked interest in the de-
velopment of the Pacific coast isl
shown in many ways, but perhaps|
is most plainly seen just now in|
the attention given by the press of
the country to our commercial
progress. The latest example of
this interest is the Northwestern
Lumberman of Chicago, which
has published under date of Sep
TENDER % an issue which outside
of its regular contents has large
amount of matter especially relat-
ing to the lumber business OF Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington.
The most important matter is a
list OF the lumber manufacturers
and dealers Of the coast--one of
series covering the which,
besides giving names, addresses
and shipping routes, is replete in
details as to the exact business
carried on by each concern. We
quote the following summary of
the list:
In California there are 17S saw
mills, 81 shinglc mill,23 planning
mills, of which 81 are classed as
sash and door factories and 10 as
box factories; 81 milling concerns
do their logging with the aid OF
trans or railroads, 10 have dry
kilns in operation and 4 mills arc
equipped in whole or in part with
band saws; 81 conduct general
stores. Of all the mills given on
ly 3 are portable. In this connec-
tion it should be remarked that
these directory lists, as far as the
saw mills are concerned, deal al
most exclusively with stationary
mills, only those portable mills
being admitted which seem to be
Of some Importance to the general
trade. OF the dealers reported
from California 113 are wholesal-
ers, 23S retailers and II commission.
LIN Oregon there a reported 212
sawmills, 81 single mills. 1872
planning mills, of which % are
classed as sash and door factories,
and 10 as box factories. Seven
logging railroads are IN operation
IA dry kiln plants, and one mill
has band saw. There are Is
wholesale dealers and 25 retailers
reported. In Oregon, as in many
other states, almost every mill man
is a lumber dealer, though not
classed as such in this list.
In Washington ISL saw mills
are reported, II Single mills, 1862
planning mills, of which 80 are
sash and door factories; % logging
railroads and 80 dry kiln plants
are in opeeation, and milling
concerns use band saw mills. On
ly 13 wholesalers and Is retailers
are reported, but the remark as to
this feature concerning Oregon,
applies to Washington as we'll.
A number ofartistic illustrations
assists the text, which is, perhaps,
the fullest presentation of the fast
growing lumber business on this
side the mountains that has ever
appeared. Among the articles are
several describing the characters.
tics and habitat of our principal
commercially valuable woods, one
giving microscopic analysis oil
them, Others describing numbering
operations in the forests and mills
aud several statistical articles.
This issue of the Lumberman
has an artistic special cover of ap.
proPriate design, is fine specimen
OF the printers art, and altoge.h.
er, is credit to the lum bcrmen Of
the coast, to the lumber trade at
large which supports such repre-
sentative, and to its publishers.
The price of this issue of the Lum
herman is so cents copy.