The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-12
TRIP OF THE MILL MEN.
MANUFACTURERS SHOWING OFF
THE LUMBER TRADE.

"
The Whiting Lumber n en- Not in the
COrdele Trust The Tour Of the Geor-
I gia and Florida Mills 70 Show the
Buyers the Practical Side ofthe Bust
! MESSIAH Annual Cut of Over AGO.
! 100000 Feet of Lumber Represented
in the Party.
The lumbermsu, who have bsen making
a tour OF the lumber mills of Georgia and
| Florida during the last ten days, returned
TO Savannah last night. The party was
composed OF Norman ". Dodge, Joseph
Hilton and Charles c. Southland Of New
York, George L. Draw of Fernandiua, j.
johnson of WGycross. r. Ii. Bewick of
Georgia, j. K. Clarke and A. w. Clarke of
Darien, aud j. J. Med lnodgh, ". B. Still
well and Loring K. Miller of Savannah.
The party started out Monday, Dec. /,
and since that time has bean continuously
on the road. making Ayiag trips from one
mill TO another. For better accommoda-
ton the mill men travelled by special
train, enabling them to make stops and re-
sumo their trip as suited their convenience.
WHAT THE MILL MEN SAY.
A MORNING News reporter talked with
several OF the party at the De Soto last
night. Mr.. Millen of Stillweil, Millen 81
Co. said: I'VE have been on the road ten
days and have Travelled over 1000 miles.
Our idea was TO get tue different lumber
men who are interested in the Georgia and
Florida mills, acquainted With the exacs
condition of The lumber interests,
the character aud capacity of the
mills, and the manner of handling
the timber from its very beginning. Our
trip has been over the lines of the Savannah,
Florida and Western, the Brunswlck and
Western, the East Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia, the Savannah and Western, the
Florida Central and Peninsular, the Central
Of Georgia, the Midwife. Swainsboro aud
Red Bluff, and the Millen and Southern,
with frequent branchings off on the numer-
GUS lumber lines The rail- Dads have
handled us remarkably well, without deten-
ton, delay or accident OF any kind, which
was more than We expected, as we were
running on a special schedule.
NOT IN THE TRUST.
Mr.. Stillwell, when asked as to the OBJ
Jects OF the trip and what connection the
party had with the recent lumber combina-
ton or trust formed at COrdele, said: 81
will repeat to you exactly what said to
the Chronicle in Augusta. We are not in
the lumber trust referred to- and | don't
think there is much in it. l. certainly is
not composed of the big firms, as is claimed.
but some little fellows who hardly CONTROL
as many thousands as they claim millions.
No, we are not in any trust.
I'VE manufacturers are showing the buy
ers the practical side Of the lumber trade.
We are taking them to the forests, showing
them the growing pines, and letting them
follow tho tree through all the stages Of
manufacture until it is turned out in doors,
SQShes, blinds, or dressed lumber.
"Ihe object of this is to let them see for
themselves what we have in the way of
improved machinery aud equipments, what
we have in the way of lumber, and what
they can expect from us. 1t is to prevent
them from putting impractical require
ments in the way OF Inspections, and giving
them bstter idea of what we can make"
THE SOUTHERN PINE EXCHANGE.
In speaking further, the members of the
party said that they are connected with the
southern Pine Exchange OF New York,
through which is handled almost the entire
coast cut of Georgia and Florida, amount
ing to about 401000,000 feet annually.
Nearly every large mill in Georgia and
Florida is a member Of the exchange, which
has been in existence about two years.
The party ITSELF represents the greater
portion OF the lumber lunterests in Georgia,
its members owning or being interested in
almost every large mill in the state.