The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

'Whsn I think Of white oak lumber selling
for IL cents fool" said William Zimmerman, ct
the Occidental Last night, cit reminds me of the
time forty years ago when was cutting that
kind Of lumber in Michigan. had a contract
to furnish thrse-inch plank for plank road,
and another man and ], with IN old muley mill,
BY working eighteen hours day. managed to
get out 1000 feet . day, which We sold for - IS
per 1000. And yet was the only man in my
village who had any money" "And YET"
said H. H. Martin, who was standing BY, the
Centralia lumberman. with all the improve.
ments OF the present day, big mills, expensive
machinery and the modern push, it costs more
per thousand fest to manufacture lumbsr today
than it did forty ysars ago. In those days it
cost from Is cents to 81 per thousand to cut and
pile lumber, but now the best we can do 10 to
cut . thousand feet for each man employed
around the mill which will make it average
from 81 50 to e per thousand"
William H. Taylor. OF North Bend, who left
for his former home In Iowa Immediately altar
his retiremement from the Office of county COM
missioner about six weeks ago. has returned.
and, from force of habit, probably, spent some
time at the courthouse yesterday. He 10 very
glad to get back "During the six weeks was
gone I was In cold weather all the time," said
he yesterday. although had not been homo
since left there seven teen years ago. 1t was 20
cold all the time that did not feel much in
clined to stir about aud visit with my boyhood
friends. but kept pretty close to the home fire.
side. From the time I went away until I got
back into King county saw hardly foot OF
bare ground. The smell Of salt water was very
grateful to my nostrils, I tell you, when
reached Seattle. Ny brother, who went back
with me. will stay there . few weeks. visiting"
Capt E. Biondi. Of Port Townfend. 10 at the
Grand. He is surveyor for Lloyds. and has BEEN
of the underwriters. "While ct whatcom,"
said he, II went over to Lake Whatcom and was
surprised to find that there is quite trafic on
the lake. carried on BY three passenger steamers
and one tug. was also surprised to lind that
the osdcers OF vessels on inland waters in this
country are not required to DO licensed, nor are
hulls and boilers inspected"
Rev. D. T. Stanley, editor of the Hdrbinger
the psper of the Christian church on this
Coast, Is in the city attending the Martin
Easton meetings Mr.. Stanley 10 not only an
able editor but Is also of the leading preach.
ers of the denomination. For . number OF
years he was president Of the Christian college
and state normal school at Monmouth. At that
time he was publisher Of the Cnristidn Herald,
the predecessor OF the Hdrbfngc1.
H. N. Temple, an accountant Of st. Paul and
H. D. Hyde. lawyer Of Boston. are guests at
the Rainier. "Next june We are going to give
Jim Hill the biggest blowout In St Paul ever
seen in the Northwest" said Mr. Temple. "Itis
to be q two-days affair, and some Of the most
enthusiastic OF his admirers even proposed to
make it last a week. think this city will make
no mistake BY putting it, faith In HILL"