The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-10
NEW MARKET FaR SPRUCE.
Warrington Lumber in Demand &
Fine House FifsIshings.

Warrington Lumber in Demand for
Fine House Fifxishings.
The following letter, taken from re-
cent number of the Chicago Lumber Trade
Journal, shows that there is . probability
of Washington spruce Nlmber finding q
good market in the East for the manufac-
ture Of sash, doors and bdnds in COMPETE
ton with white pine, whish has heretofore
been used almost entirely for this class OF
manufacture:
Hintze 4 WeIse, manufacturers of sash. doors
and blinds at Twenty-Hrst end Brown streets.
Chicago, are engaged In an 3nteresting expert
ment, the result OF which wk1l b Of the great
est importance to manufacturers Of Washing
ton spruce. A few weeks 40 they received
car load of the lumber, but have been 20 busy
with their ordinary businsss they have had no
time to complete the experiment. but will do 90
the latter part OF the week. Dns door has been
flushed, 2 feet inches wide, which was seen
by the Journal representative Thursday. 1t 10
strong, clear on both sides. and lighter than
white pima There II not single defect, not
even . check, and ll91 taken the finish admir-
ably. This lot Of fdnlbSr wig be Manufactured
for two dwellings In L. GRANGE, wealthy sub
urb of Chicago.
Speaking OF the sxperimeSt Mr.. weiss said;
81 am pleased with the result. II our experiment.
The lumber 10 clear and 10 mech cheaper than
the same grade of white pine II works easier,
and had just a. leave use Il ~ white pine
The door We have finished was placed in the
kiln for three days before 1t wss glued, which IL
equivalent to two or three weeks Of lumber
When it came ont there was Nc sign OF check.
White pine will often checE. The door was
made feet inches wide BEIGE IL was placed
in the kiln, and has not shrank sixteenth Of
an inch. The freight on th:y lot Of lumber
was $l4%o . thousand whicI. brings the price
about IS less than the same gr1is Of white pine.
If the rate u made ~ CENTS, - 10 expected
by the Washington mapufactursrs, the
lumber can b put down hers for $26 thou.
sand, while We now pay SIS fog a. good grade
of white pine. We are the ONLY nrm. % far ~ I
know. that has experimented with the lumber.
only way to discover whett.er certain things
the lumber can be made up inso sash and doors
to as great an advanta age 40 white pine As
soon - trade slackens We shals put In fifteen OK
twenty cars aud keep stock CA hand"
When firm like Hintze d Wsise take hold Of
anything and give it an indorsement 1t IL GER
tain is 10 represented Just - it il Now that
some one has broken the ice, offers will fall In
line and be anxious to get their share of tho
new branch OF trade 1t will rot pay, however.
to send any but the clear stock 20 this market
The grade of white pine used By the factories 10
growing scarce. while the priea IL increasing
each year. With Chicago az headquarters for
the new lumber Il viii be distributed all over
the East, South and Southwest A. the cost Of
the Warrington spruce 10 less tsan white pine
the manufactured stock can b. distributed In
competition with white pine wla,nsver the sash,
door and blind men find . market