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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-29
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

same state of the market exists the present
season. 1t seems self-evident, therefore,
that the wheat surplus of the Columbia
river basin must always seek Puget sound
as shipping port as against the Columbia
river. No expenditure of public money
can make the Columbia river as cheap and
as accessible q harbor as nature has made
Puget sound
But the work of diverting traffic from old
channels could not be accomplished in
day. Capital had to be secured at Puget
sound to buy the wheat, wharves and ele-
vators had to be built, and relations based
on mutual confidence had to be established
between the producer and the buyer. Less
than three years ago this work
was commenced. Until six months
ago, owing to circumstances detailed
elsewhere, Seattle was not in a position to
compete with other ports for the shipping
of wheat, but now that discrimination has
been removed, the first elevator built and
ample terminal facilities provided, no
rival is to be feared. Under handicap
for ten years, Seattle distanced all COM
petitors in the race for commercial SUI
premacy, and it is not unreasonable to
assume that in the shipping of grain,
Seattle will take and keep the lead.
During the past year Puget sound has
shipped about one-third of the export of
the Columbia river basin. This has
been diverted from old channels. The
building of the Union Pacific railroad to
Puget sound will connect it with the grain
fields of Eastern Oregon, and the building
of the Great Northern railroad will
open to wheat culture the Big Bend
country and bring it into connection with
Puget sound. There can hardly be
a reasonable doubt that with each
succeeding year the business of exporting
wheat on Puget sound must increase
and the time is near at hand when the
volume of exports from Puget sound will
be greater than from the Columbia river.
No young industry promises better results.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
THE sHINGLE INDUSTRY.
Rapid Growth of Manufacture and OF
Demand at the East.

No branch Of manufacture in Washing
ton has grown SO fast in late years as the
production of cedar shingles. There is
great abundance of accessible timber all
over the western part of the state. Nearly
100 mills devoted exclusively to the MAX
ing of shingles have been erected, to say
nothing of shngle machines attached to
saw mills, and large community living
on Hoods canal make shingles by hand.
The product of fifty mills located on the
line of the Northern Pacific and Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern railways is handled
by the North Pacific Consolidated
Shingle Company. Through the eff
forts of this company, the shingles
were introduced into the Eastern markets,
and they are now supplanting the pine
shingle of Michigan, the cypress shingle
of the South and the redwood shingle of
California. The fact is, good shingle
made of Washington cedar will last
mans lifetime. Practically they will
never wear out by the action of the ele-
ments alone. They can be made at as low
cost as a less valuable shingle and the
only difference to the consumer in the
East is the excess of freight from Puget
sound over freight from Michigan or the
South. The transcontinental lines having
pursued liberal policy toward the indus
try in the way of freight, the additional
cost to the consumer is more than made
up by the superior quality. All the mills
in the shingIe company have adopted
system of rigid inspection of every bundle
before shipment and the standard of manu-
facture has been increased until now the
Washington cedar single is recognized as
the best produced in the United States.
The combined daily capacity of the fifty
mills in the company is about $500, 900
shingles per day The standard price is
81 per NJ so the value of the daily output
is 5000. 1t is impossible to get reliable
statistics from the mills not controlled by
the company, but their united capacity,
conseryatively estimated, is 100000 to
100000 per day.
The shaved or handmade shingles are
generally bought by sawniills and shipped
TO the Hawaiian islands. 1t viii be
noticed that nearly every ship sailing for
Honolulu from Puget sound carries as
part of her cargo a quantity of shingles.
These are all handmade. The climatic
conditions of the Islands are such that
shaved shingles have greater durability
than sawed shingles.
Inc demand III the mar kttS oI the CHfteo
States was uniformly steady during the
summer season, and, it is almost needless
to add, the demand locally was larger than
ever. In recent years the architectural
style of dwelling houses has so changed
that the outer walls are now weather
boarded" with shingles, thus doubling the
demand
The total value of the shingle output for
1880 (obtained from the statistics Of the
Consolidated Shingie Company, and esti-
mates from those mills not in the company
is about IS, $4,000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

shipping firm on the Pacific coast, with
offices at San Francisco, Puget sound and
Portland addressed a letter to
the Portland Oregonian, which that
paper published, showing that
It costs ship almost twice
as much to get to Portland from the offing
at the Columbia river entrance, as it costs
TO get to Seattle from the entrance of
Puget sound. Facts and figures were
given. The firm had chartered two
ships of about the same ton
mage, one OF which loaded wheat at
Tacoma, the other at Portland. The total
expense of towing to Tacoma, receiving
cargo and towing back to the ocean was,
in round numbers, $500; for the ship
which loaded at Portland. for precisely
the same service Qighterage added) the ex-
pense was, in round numbers, $500.
This was an ordinary case, and fairly rep
resented the relative expense for the whole
season.
Ship owners, because of less expense in
reaching Puget sound ports, accept lower
rates for charters, and, in consequence,
wheat commands a higher price to the
producer when delivered at Seattle or Ia
coma than at Portland. Last season wheat
was worth 2 to 8 cents more per bushel at
Puget sound than in Portland, and the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

similar large steamer has been chartered
Ior similar voyage this year.
The ships William J. Rotch and Gerard
:, =, looey loaded loo spars at Port Gam
Die for Boston: value, $4,000,
1t will be noticed in the table ON the
preceding, page that no cargoes were
shipped from Utsalady for five months.
The total output for that period, amount
ing 70 over i2,uo.Ooo feet, was shipped
TO Fairhaven, Sehome and Wharton,
where building activity was without nre.
cedent and the demand for lumber alto
gether beyond the capacity of local mills
to supply.
Within the past year syndicates of East
ern capitalists, composed for the most part
OF men who achieved fortunes in the
lumber industry, have made large pur-
chases of timber lands tributary to Puget
sound, with view of the early establish.
ment of extensive sawmiils. Large as the
timber industry now is, far-sighted men
still regard it as in its infancy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

sUlsimate strength. rupture 1850 pounds;
cross grained specimen.
Compression Perpendicular TO Grain.
These wood tests are made with such
parts of the specimens as did not appear
to have been injured during the transverse
tests.
DOUGLAS FIR Or PUGET SOUND PINE
Specimens les inches By 3.45 inches by IT'S
inches; compressed area, AS inches by inches,
or 10 IS square inches.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

Following are tests of strength of wood
grown on the Pacific slope, made at Water
town arsenal, 1881, transverse strain Doug
las flr or Puget Sound pine:
FIRST SPEcIMES.-S.4sx3.4sx Asks inches, support
ed at ends on oak pieces, end of grain; loaded at
middle with oak piece, taking bearing one inch
long and the width of stick: middle bearing
used endwise corners rounded one inch radius.
TEST SHOWING DETECTION UNDER INCREASING
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Compression Parallel to Grain.

Compression Parallel to Grain.
DOUGLAS FIR Or PUGET SOUND PINE.
FIRST SPECIMENS inches by inches by 2.46
inches.
Sectional area, 246 inches by inches equals
Ultimate strength, 1850 lbs. equals s.4e6 lbs
per square inch.
Fibres crumpled and longitudinal crack
opened.
SECOND SPEcIAEN-Length, 1919 inches.
Sectional area, LII inch by LII inch equals LAC
square inch.
Ultimate strength, 1900 lbs. equals 9,01 lbs.
per square inch.
Failed by bending as pillar.
(1est of same 80 inches long.
ultimate strength, 1890 lbs. equals 10,6S5
lbs. per square inch.
OREGON SPRUCE.
Specimen 24.02 inches long.
Sectional area, SO inches by 5.75 inches equals
Z.d square inches.
Ultimate strength, 5,772 lbs. per square inch.
shearing strength, parallel to gram
Douglas nr or Puget Sound pine. Shear
ing plane perpendicular to rings of growth.
Shearing area, 4 inches by 3.4s inches,
equals 1892 square inches. Ultimate
strength, 6,l50 pounds; equals 442 pounds
per square inch.
Shearing strength, parallel to grain
Oregon spruce = Shearing plane parallel
with rings. Area, 1856 by SIS inches; equals
22.9i square inches. Ultimate strength.
inch
Tensile test.-Douglas fir or Puget sound
pine--Conical ends of specimen. White
wood ends glued on pine sticks; diameter
of specimen, "a inch; sectional area, .32
square inch; ultimate strength, APO
pounds or 1880 pounds per square inch;
broke at middle of specimen.
PRACTICAL RAILROAD TEST.
Extract from report of Jonas Lund and
II. Warner, respectively chief engineer
and master mechanic of the Northern Pa
cine railroad, relative TO breaking strain of
Douglas fir, tthe company having no ma
chi'nery on Puget sound with which to
ascertain the tensile strength, will have
same tested elsewhere):
Experiments were made with 2x4inch
sticks, four feet long, laid edgewise on sup
ports three feet nine inches apart Tin clearl.
being in proportion one fourth of regu-
lar bridge stringer. By applying a concen-
trated weight in the center they were all
loaded down until breaking" The follow
ing table shows the result. viz:
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The Cause of Suffering.
Chicago Tribune.

There are over 5000 suffering children
in the schools of Germany. The increase
has been no great during the last four years
that the defect is considered contagious,
The famous DR.. Gutzman Is authority for
the statement that the increase Is due "a
mimicry; that the young minlcs who imi-
tate Sufferers soon become involuntary
Sufferers. The schools of the city OF Bres-
lau have total of :, 100 suffering children.
Parneii Has Fallen Very Low.
Chicago Tribune.
Ar. Parneil is great cigarette smoker.
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THE data which table below derived obtained by thoroughly
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Under load OF 1900 pounds, yielding eontin-
ued slowly till fracture, which occurred by wood
giving way on tension side. The stick finally
split suddenly along the grain.
SECOND sPgcINES.-Twenty Two inches be-
tween end supports loaded at middle; middle
bearing one inch wide; size Of specimen, I22
inches breadth by 1.23 inches depth.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
Value of Shipments for 1890
Was 81, 1885, 900.
INCREASE OVER 1889. s727,s74.
Traffic Diverted From Old Channels
to Puget Sound.
Twice a. Great Cost for Towage From
Columbia River offing to Portland as
Up Straits to Seattle-Natural Outlet
Of Vast Grain Fields OF Washington.

Subioined is list of cargoes of wheat
and dour shipped from Puget sound to
foreign ports during the past year:
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sOne-twentiefh inch indentation at LILO
pounds per square inch
tOpened cracks.
OREGON SPRUCE.
Specimen 500 inches by SIS inches By u
inches; compressed area, SIS inches by as
inches or 27.3 square inches.
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ness under the compression block to 3. n inches,
or ~ inch in amount.
~0ne-twentieth inch indentation, caused by
10 pounds per square inch
fOpeued cracks
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17
The Kirmess.

In large pavilion on Washington street
was given the Kirmess or dance of all ma
tiOns, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Most of the costumes were made
particularly for the occasion or obtained of
MIR. Labadie. The participants looked
handsome and unique in their various repre-
sensations, and wondrous strange in their
grouping and marching when all gathered
on the stage. The French Minuet was
slow, stately dance that well represented a
scene from the salons OF the 18th century.
The Gavotte, by the children, was pleasing
performance by the wee little tots. The
Greek dance, the fisherman and dance of
the seasons were all enhancing. The Irish,
in their green and the awkward appearing
but noisy Hollanders, with their wooden
shoes came in for large share of the APP
plause. The Gypsies were also well re-
ceived by the audience. Perhaps the most
pleasing effect was that of the ladies dressed
in the national colors, whose military evo-
lutions might well be envied by any cadet
corps. The closing scene with all the one
hundred and seventy-five participants ar
ranged upon the stage while the military
drill was being enacted amid the glare of
red light, made beautiful scene. The
financial results are said to be very crafty
ing
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

Tickets for the Zimmerman-Leyshon con-
cert will be on sale at the post-offlce lobby.
\ The face of agent Slough, at the junction,
by ~ eleven pound girl.
County Drain Commissioner Mason was
engaged last week in laying out work on
the Looking Glass river drain In Shiawassee
and Antrim townships.
Thursday evening, Willie Ross, in
friendly scuffle near the casket factory,
wrenched his hand so that the attendance of
a physician wes required to set it in place.
The Kirmess will be repeated this FRI
day. evening, by special request. The adj
mission price will be reduced to 25 and 10
cents.
Rev. II. r. Davies will deliver the address
at the corner stone laying of the Congrega-
ti0nal church.
The reception rendered to the new men,
bers of the Congregational church last even
ing was very pleasant affair.
A travelling advertising stereopticon threw
his pictures and advertisements on the opera
house block Thursday evening, to the de-
light of large audience.
Married, at the M. Il. parsonage on July
~, Orlando Mapes, of North Star, Mich,
and Miss Jennie Chapman, of OwOssO Rev.
Il. B. Bancroft officiating.
Hon. A. s. Partridge, Pres. of the Patrons
Of Industry, delivered an excellent address,
Thursday evening in the city and announces
that he will be IN OwOss0 again the 18th
and 18th OF August.
Recently the effects of the Romeo Agri-
cultural works, making up train load,
passed through Owosso, attracted to Mus
kegOn by bonus. The train was was
decorated with flags.
Married, at the residence of Valentine
Post, $40 K. Exchange street, on July IS,
Geo. III. Grinnell, OF Grand Rapids, and
Miss Wilhelmina Saunder, of Owosso, Rev.
E. b. Bancroft officiating.
The board of directors of the Owosso
military company met at Keeler's law Office
Monday evening and organized by electing
Messrs. Keller and Mcbride respectively
president and secretary. Plans for an
armory building were discussed but no
formal action taken.
The census Office inquiry regarding mort
gagged real estate is productive of good in a
way that was not at first thought of. Mort
cages that had been paid yet never dis
charged upon the books in the registers
Office, have been listed by agents of the
census Office at the respective county seats.
Letters of inquiry are mailed to the
mortgagOrs who proceed to inquire into the
matter and find the situation as outlined
above. The next move is to clear up the
title from the charge of mortgage encum-
brance which the census Office had been the
means of ascertaining.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17
School Meeting.

The annual school meeting of the Union
School district of OwossO, was held at Odd
Fellows hall Monday evening, with large
attendance, including dozen ladies. Pres
ident Fitzpatrick presided and after calling
the meeting TO order, explained at some
length the financial transactions of the past
year, the needs of the immediate future, etc.
Secretary Smith read the minutes of the
last annual meeting and the financial report
of the year, both of which were approved.
The estimates as printed in THE TIMES last
week were unanimously adopted. During
the balloting for trustees rising vote was
taken on the question as to whether 1t would
be expedient to build new high school
building on the grounds with the central
building or add rooms to the several ward
buildings. The vote was nearly unanimous
in favor Of the former proposition, and mex
year the board will probably recommend the
erection of such building. The President
named as tellers, Jas. Osburn, DR.. G. p.
Parkill and +. Ii. Watson. The ballot for
director to succeed K. V. Smith, showed
119 votes cast, Of which 10 were for sSmitn
The balance, scattering. Mr.. S. was declar-
ed elected for term of three years. For
director to succeed John Goodwin, three
votes were required, the first showing II for
Goodwin, 20 for Mrs. l.. f. Gould, AZ for
M. q. Dawes and number scattering. On
the second ballot Mr.. Dawes had 81 votes
and Mrs. Gould so. On the third ballot
122 votes were cast, of which Mr.. Dawes re-
65 and Mrs. Gould 40; the former was de-
clared elected. The meeting was very har-
monious throughout the business being done
quickly and satisfactorily. The esteem in
which Supt. Simmons is held was attested
by the applause which greeted the announce
ment by the President that he had been re-
tanned for another year.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

Excellent harvest weather.
The souvenir program of the Detroit driv-
ing club Is beauty.
The work of building the brick cassion
at the water works has been commenced.
A part of the pavilion for the Kirmess
went down in the high wind, Monday.
The X. o. T. M. will attend services in a
body at the M. E. church, Sunday morning.
Pictures of the old Congregational church
can be obtained at the drug store of Parkill
u Son.
The south bounaT. Sc A. A. train, Tues
day evening was delayed five hours by an
accident up the road.
DIR. VIM. Jopling has accepted the agency
of Mutual Reserve Live Stock Insurance
Company, of Marshal.
A. K. Ferry has purchased L. p. Byerly's
house, corner of Adams and Elizabeth SITS.
It will make q fine home,
EFF. Dudley has purchased about lao, 900
pounds of butter, which he will keep in the
cold storage until next winter.
Considerable damage is reported from the
wind storm that swept over this county,
Monday afternoon. Trees were blown
down. fences destroyed and wheat shocks
scattered i'm several instances.
The Corunna Independent informs the
public in general and Owoss0 I'm particular
that the street railway between the two
towns will come, and IL certain persons who
are opposing the scheme do not stand from
under, something will drop.
In view of a number of worthless dogs
running the streets In Owosso 1t would seem
only measure Of safety for the council to
pass an ordinance requiring all dogs to be
muzzled within five days and then order all
killed that are found without a muzzle
This is matter that cannot be acted upon
too soon. Delays are dangerous.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17
Where Furniture Is Made.

The great and only" Bedford has been
doing some nice lettering on the new Estey
factory so that he who rides by on the rail-
road may read ''The ID. M. Estey Furniture
Co.'s Six Day Factory, Built in SIX Hours"
For an order of 1000 beds, $1,000 feet of
lumber were cut up and turned into beds in
three days. New machinery is being added
in order to keep up with the large orders for
furniture that are being received daily. In
few days the side track on the north
side of the factory will be completed. giving
the factory the best of shipping facilities.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

The Independent Order of Foresters
elected and installed the following officers
for the semi-annual term, commencing July
LIST.
G. oh. A. Middaugh.
p. G. RE. nj. Eighme.
G. R.-Wm. Jopling.
V. G. RI. T. Hunt.
II. Sd. T. Martin.
+. S.-R. Kelly.
Treas.-A. l.. Arnold.
Chap.-A. Cameron.
Phy.--A. l.. Arnold.
ST.. W. A. ID. Wiloughby.
Jr. WI. N. Klein.
Sr. B.--Geo. Welte.
Jr. B.--N. 4. Geek.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

Pay your contingent, highway and bond
taxes in July and save extra percentage.
ID. l.. MURPHY, Treasurer.
Office III Il. Main st. 4w
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17
$40 Per 100 POUNDS
FOR MILK.

l will buy all honest milk
that farmers will bring in from
November 1st to April 1st,
paying one dollar and ten cents
cash per 100 pounds for same.
Farmers who sell butter or
cream all summer at 10 or -
cents a pound, think. it over a
bit and see whether it would
not pay to attend to the cows
a little in the winter and have
them come in through the
early winter when they can get
something out of them. This
is equal to 90 cents per pound
for butter and no labor.
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

WANTED-A girl who knows how to
cook, to go camping with party at Long
Lake, about Aug. LIST. Enquire at No. 4O2
4. Exchange street.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

The furnace taken out of the old Congre-
gati0nal church is for sale. Inquire of
Albert Todd.
House to rent, 627 Adams. Inquire of
A. K. Hartshorn or on premises.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-17

Tickets for the mmerman-Leyshon con-
cert will be ON sale at the post-office lobby.