The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-25
THE PASSING THRONG.


~ think the aetien Of the shingls association
as it, last meeting was wise one" SAID Lester
W. David, the Blaine single Manufacturer. 1t
the Arlington last night snow that everybody
has the privilege Of cutting prices - much a.
they please no one seems willing to cut very
the association the prices will b restored.
have hsen offered within cents net Of the asso-
citation prices for my shiusiss. and one hfm OF
dealers offered me eL5p per Loo cash for
future delivery at my mill. This u only aoous
~ cents less than We were getting under the
association prices, because then We had 20
allow the commission men 10 per cent. for seiI'
ing and per cent for essh, which brought our
net price down to about 3lS7x per Lou There
IL not much money in shingles. howevsrs %
sLs0. only about Is cents, which IL not
enough. am running my mill On contract
That is. I pay the gang % ceats PR Loo
for making the shingles and stacking them up
in the dry house, furnishing the lumber and
machinery. buy my bolts from farmers and
other: Who are clearing up their Land. ana pay
from u 80 70 p per cord, which makes the cost
OF material in loo shingles about 80 cents.
The shinxle business has bssn . godssnd 70
those Who had patches OF land 70 clear nf the
stumps. and many Of these get enough out OF
the stumps to pay for clearing the land. In the
vicinity Of Ferndale more land has besn cleared
for this reason than any year before The great
scarcity OF cars. however. u grisvous burden
70 many mills along the lines Of the Greas
Northern, which would not have started up II
the ofncials Of that road had not said their line
was ready for business There are three mills
shut down at Ferndale on this account Their
dry houses are filed mp and they cannot get cars
TO move their product Al Blaine We are some.
what better fixed. - the Northern Pacific gives N
a tAR~ - N On> =
goes mp there tomorrow to take 900 900 shingles
TO Portland, where they viii b loaded on cars
Tor the East These shingles were sold at the
association price before the out, and under.
stand that those who bought them have NOS
aaked for any reduction on that account
Blaine IL going along all right The construc.
ton OF Wadhams' cannery on Point Roberts -
enlargement OF Drysdsles cannery on semlano
spit Il employing about twenty men, and other
industries are going ahead. By the way. there
have been . couple OF coal discoveries near
Blaine, about which very little 10 being SAID
because they have not been thoroughly pros.
pected yet One Of them II an outcropping on
the spit We expect to have connection soon
with . couple moro railroads, BY the building
OF line over from eumas 70 Blaine. distance
Of thirty-fve to forty miieA The matter has
been discussed considerably up our way and J.
N. Wrestling, of Seattle, 10 now In the East try.
ing to raise the money to build the line
1t Will cost not much more than $4,000 per
mile to build and will open up the Nooksack
valley, one Of the finest agricultural valleys In
the entire state. The projectors have asked for
bonus OF COO worth OF real estate at it
assessed valuation. ana there II no question but
that 1t can be easily secured. The building OF
this short road would let both the Canadian
Pacific and Northern Pacific roads into our town
and give W a. good transportation facilities a
any point on the Coast"
"Timber near water deep enough 70 doat logs
10 getting mighty scarce in Warrington" said
E. w. McGorrish. Of Whatcom. who was in the
city yesterday. II an cutting logs on the shore
OF Lake Whatcom, after which they are towed
twelve miles to the terminus Of the Bsllingham
Bay 4 Eastern road and there put on their cars
and put into boom In Bellingham bay. It 10
getting 20 . logger has to figure pretty close to
come out even, and the time 10 not far distant
when most OF the logs will b hauled to the
mills on cara While . man can get $3.50 per
l,oO0 feet for clear timber over Ihirty-six feet
long. many mills are only paying a 50 to Is for
short stuff"
John c. Stevenson and W. II. Barker. Of Pitts.
burg. are tourists stopping at the Rainier. They
have been wintering in California and are on
their way home Eyes, this il our FIRST visit to
this section" said Mr.. Stevenson. 1--WE have
heard OF your iron deposits up here. but We TN.
derstand that you are rather short of fuel" On
being informed that Seattle was the principal
coal exporting point on the Cpast he was sur.
prissd. and regretted that he did not have time
to make . closer examination of Puget sound
resources.
Hon. Milo Kelly, OF Wilkeson, 10 In the city
stopping at the Occidental He 10 one Of the
owners OF the WilkesOn Coal and Coke Com.
pany, and IL the Republican representative In
the legislature from the Thirty-third district.
In the senatorial contest Last winter he was one
OF the three Pierce county members OF the
Legislature who voted for the reelection OF
Senator Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Gilbert, OF Buffalo, are
tourists at the Rainier, returning home from
California. where they have been spending the
winter 81 have spent several winters down
there" said Mr.. Gilbert. "but this IL the nrss
time have ever been here. and must say am
astonished to find here such fine bustness.liks
city. shall remain several days"
z. r. Trsmper. president Of Osborne, Tremper
Il Co. unc.). accompanied by his wife, leaves
today on an extended Eastern trip He viii re-
visit his former home at Lawrence Kan. and
sfterward take In the Atlantic coast cities He
will then spend two or three weeks at the
Worlds fair.
Mr.. and Mrs c. W. Kitchen, Of Omaha. and
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Blythe, of Ottawa. Can
ada, are tourists stopping at the Occidental.
Mr.. Kitchen 10 the landlord Of the Baxton hotel
In Omaha, one Of the leading hotels OF that city,
aud al old'tims friend of Landlord Seagrava
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Durand. OF Granite, Mont !:
Mr.. and Mira J. II. Saunders and child, Of St
Paul; Mrs A. Miles and daughter. of Duluth,
and Mr. and Mrs c. Davis of New York, are
tourists stopping at the Rainier.
II. Faik, fruit grower OF Marysville, Cal. fs
stopping at the Northern. He Is trying to md
market for his Strawberries and will ship lot
TO this city next week.
PERSONAL.
Epy Day. OF New whatcom, is . guest Of the
Northern