Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-11
THE SHUT DOWN.
Lumbernen, Agree to Shut
Down Their Mills BY
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September 90.

In the lumbcrmens' convention at
minneapolis. Yesterday the following
resolution was pre- sented:
Resolved, that tits the sentiment
Of this meeting that because of the
money stringehcy and the impossi-
bility Of obtaining currency
with which to pay tho current
bills for labor, that we recommend
that the normal cut of tho mills
within the territory, of the associa-
ton, between. August l and Novem-
Der 10, be reduced Dne-half, and that
we hereby pledge ourselves to carry
out this action"
Many objected tn lit as indefinite.
The general sentiment seems to be
that the mills should all shut down
together, although there were men,
bers present who thought that this
should be left ntirely to the honor
of the different parties, who would
close as soon as they could take care
Of their logs. There were many who
thought they could not get theirlogs
cut by the LIST Of September, or even
by the 18th.
Maj. Bassett made all amendment |
to the original motion. moving that
all agree tn shut down on the LIST OF
September, and the meeting was still
| discussing this point at the time of
going to press says the Minneapolis
journal.
G. A. Weyerhauser, III this city, was
interviewed today 10y the Transcript
and said:
"The time finally agreed upon to
shut down was Oh or before Sept.
20. Many lumberMen. az you know.
arc now running their mills on half
cash payments to their hands. All
lumhermen find it difficult to get
money to pay their hands, they have
SO many uses for it. The banks usu-
ally loan money, but nnw men who
have credit often have to use it to
keep the banks from falling. The
panic has taken such a. hold upon
people that they are 50 taking their
deposits all out "of the banks and
boarding them
| F. Weyerhauser, of st. Paul, the
pine king, Peter. Musser, Of Musoa-
tine, Iowa, president uf the Pine
Tree tumheF company and Mr., Nor
ton OF Laird. Norton & Co. who are
large owners In the Pine Tree Lum-
Der company, are In the city today
Asking Mr.. C. A. Weyerhansel, the
general manager, here. if there YVES
any prospect Of the mills shut ting
down before Sept. 20 he said:
"NO, the big Inill will certainly run
as long as Sept. 20 and perhaps a
little longer :.
Worlds Fair Dates and Fig
ures,
! Following are some dates and fig
ures In connection with the Worlds
Fair that may prove interesting: On
February Oath, 1890, Chicago was sell
ected as the site of the Fair by the
National House OF Representatives.
The Apat ballot was! Chicago, lis;
Nav York, u; st. Louis, 81; Wash
ington, IS. The eighth and hnal bal
lot stood: Chicago, 1877; New York
1O7; st. Louis, 26, Washington, Is.
The act OF congress authorizing the
Fair was approved April 25tb. 1880.
The Presidents proclamation invIt-
ing all nations tn participate was is
sued December 9th, 1890. The
grounds were Dedicated October POST.
1892. The naval review was held in
New York harhor April 18th, 9th
and 18th. 1893. Fair formally opened
to the public May LIST, 1893, and tx,
hibit;on to. continue until October
30th, 1853. Appropriations by states
and territories. 5000. 600; by foreign
countries, $6,oW,00o; value of ex-
hibits, $30O,0O00O0;, estimated cx-
penses, $2l, 100000. The resources
are: Capital stock, $780, 900; city
OF Chicago bonds, $5,Oeo, 900: souvenir
half dollars appropriated by con-
gress), $2,50O, O0l,;5 deb-nture bonds.
! $4,000, 600; to tai, $1S, 5Oo.oO0. The diff
ference between This aIInunt and the
expenses above, Shine 5000 700, VII
take 1o>ooo.ooo admissions, 30 that
tn real!s' even n small profit there
must lie at least q. OOO. 900 visitors
during the fair or All average of 100,-
0Oo per day. One other figure is the
low rate made .lby the Burlington
Route, by whichlyoqr tickets should
be purchased. For further Informal
ton address W.J. C., Kenyon, Gen.
Pass. Agent, st. Paul, MINI.