Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-30
WILL KILL LOGGING
Wilson Tariff Would Be Disss-
trous 10 Michigan
ORGANIZED LAsoa 10 PROTEST
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Threatened plscinx'of lsnh>r O tie fr~s
list by congress vif - many r>spsct.
operate 10 prevent his iog cutting this
winter and cause nssnf men 10 remain
idle. Last winter 5loc nee xere EN-.
ployea In the ioxging soods of The Ne
nominee and its tribetsr.es. xhiie this
season only about Ao'o vii 10 cnrszssi.
consequently two nfshs cuf wiil be shs
result
congrc~snsn Stephensen said, Il do
not consider thai the fhrssfsped re
mosal of the tariff on lnmi,cr can snake
much difference With the lo2 cut ttis
winter. beczuse ne had already made np
our minds 90 curtail. but IL viii surety
affect the future cot we're IL - become
operative"
T. T.. barnard said I'm ny opinion Il
iE most too late Ia she season % affect
the cut; still IL is hard % tell ons
thing - sure. the reduction in lo2ginx
forces. a. compared With prev,eos yesrs.
would seem 10 indicate that usauy ~ the
henominee iumbcrsnen were fesrfal q
something bosldes che siuggishnes< IN
the market incldent upon stringent
times Ii would he lad thing o. pct
lumber on the frue iistr
A. &. Stephenson said: NO ! do not
think if will make much difference with
our present plans Tor iogging this winter.
We shall ouiy put in small amount any
way. ne wigl be the case wifh most % oer
brother iumbcrmcn. However. IL ie
question which ls hard q settle in one
mind, and ehile / DO not think II will
affect the general cut on the Menominee
there may be more Ia IL than Ne think
for
VIII Iieduce Msrshheld Cat.
MARsHEIELD. VIE. Nov. -. lI'heqaes
ton ar 10 whether lumber being places
on the free lisf by congrcfe viii afeci
the lumber cut q tins winter Ia this
section 81 the country can a. yet hardly
he answered. The general opinion 81
the leading lumbermen xho have been
interviewed IL that 10 will not reduce the
anticipated cut the winter. ss most q
the contacts have been let and work
commenced on a good many. but il IL
feared that IL will be the mears q re.
ducisg the wages Ia the manufacture %
IL next spring The lumber market be-
ing 90 iractive az present With bot little
profit for the manufacturer. there has
been but a two fhirde cut calculated an
most of the camps. and N some II may
even 90 below that The wages III q
winter TOR experienced voodmcn range
from tl3 90 els. where heretofore they
have received from 60 % tt0
Detrimental 90 waa~.u's fnsr~c~s..
WArsAu. Wis. Nov. 3o--ln answer 10
iuquiry as 20 theedect q plscing lumber
on the free list by the preecnt congress,
leading manufacturers of thls city are
agreed that IL would he directly defri.
mental % the interests q both manu-
fscturers and employees
Representatives of the Rib River Lum
ber company say -fifty per cent less
logs will be cut. Wages will he reauced
from sa6 and s36 o. si6 aud Ell per
month. Two thousand men will be oui
of employment and one-hah 81 these
men have families"
The Barker A Stewart Lumber com.
pany says: The placing 81 iumher on
/ the free list will lessen the output during
this and succeeding winters. add Will bs
great hardship % labor ia tins valley.
The J. II. Ross Lomber company eass
The present iimes have bad tendency
90 curfail the cut 81 logs la this valley
the free list would certainly eartail 4
one half
/ The Morteneon and Stone Lumber
company say: We think u must affect
lumber manufacturers eli over the
country IN the course of the neat sear
Most of the contracts arr already made
for this winter. - that the price 81 logs
will not be much affected nov. bui Is
another scason logs and sagos must
conform 90 some extent - anadisu
wages. which means lower wages 81
around
VIII Tsorce Min. to Canada
WEsT SurTsioIS. Wis. Nov - l.um
bermen Of Wisconsin and Minnesota
with headquarters ia the city apd ln
Duluth are much exercised becasiec II
the threatened placing - lumber on III
T free list by c1ngr,ss. and discuss ~
probable effect very freel, The general
/ opinion H. that the effect - the passage
+ oi the Wilson bili viii he moi only d
keep thousands 20 vccsisnien idie fhis
F winter bnt to bring oown The wsges 4
the few employed and eventually drive
( the mill owners o. abandon their Aa,eri
can plants and locate Ia Canada.