The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-23
@ RAISE PRICES.
Eufnbermen Are Forming
a Combination.
A: PLAN IS CONSIDERED.
Mills to Be Bound to Keep Within
-: Limit.
:. HEAVY PENALTY FOR EXCESS.
!. s.
The Scheme Which Meets With Fa-
vor Is for one General Office
in This City.
A PLAN IS CONSIDERED.
HEAVY PENALTY FOR EXCESS.

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The redwood lumber manufacturers of
8: California have been complaining for some
3. tint4:past that their business did not pa v
Interest en- the investment. Under the in
5ytased facilities for saving and handling
redwood lumber supply in excess Of the
eurGent demand resulted, and accordingly
8: pficps fell to figures which compelled MANY
smaller manufacturers to limit their
product
For a long time, too organization has
Been discussed in the lumbermen's offices.
and Ii was regarded as the only way out OF
Ile present difficulty. Calculations were
carefully made, and it was shown that
while the market can reasonably take
abnut zoo, 600, 600 feet of redwood lum Der
yearly. the mills running at full capacity
could turn out easily 800, GOO. 900 feet. This
year, however. was not considered as a
fair test, as owing 10 reduction in prices q
number of mills were shut down. Lumber
Is selling for S13 thousand in the rough
and $50 dressed, whereas SO and S25 re-
spectiyely would be a fair price.
To such a state had the business come
Wlii-OWners at last determined to take some
mutual action instead OF standing ldiy by
deSuitory interchange of opinions.
George j.. Gray of the Milford Lumber
Company. who took a most active part in
The preliminary work, formulated a plan
of orEan.ZatiOn, under which members IF
the association should conduct business in
future. This scheme is mutual arrange
ment intended 70 raise the price of redwood
lumber so that manufacturers could make
profit satisfactory To them selves
j. X. Hanefy Of the Wancu Creek and
the Glendale mills, owned by Isaac Minor,
was elected secretary Of the proposed as
ISOLATION.
A second meeting was held yesterday at
2O2 Market street, and was we'll attended
by men representing millions of money
invested in the numbering industry.
Views on the subject under considera-
tlon-formation OF mutual protective
manufacturers aSSociatlOB-Were inter-
changed and little better understanding
reached.
Mr.. Gray. WHO has given the matter con-
siderable thought, submitted "plan for
handling the output OF the redwood
mills The circular was passed around
among the lUmbermen as a confidential
document, as il gave the best scheme vet
proposed Tor raising the price of tier
products. Ii received serious cOnSidera-
lien, and Will in a probability, be finally
adopted with lifcatiSns and altera-
ions. ct IL TeSents the prevailing
I6ehng among redwood men, and be-
IL an e view of what they pro
pos en- in full:
10 be sold through one
aoPived bills made 1ut and
lis office.
shah bind himself under
u 10 snip any lumber from
his quota, except as here
..s<'-' section ,, and nor 10 sell
ANY. q. OF his mill except through
f'e+.eSSO ION he hereby appoints as
Ll% aEeat; that his agreement shall not
bfQeemSd lumber sold for home con-
sUuplion in cinity of his mill.
- oeeund-Qu Each mill shall have its
annual quota, which il shall be allowed to
~.Dt;ng in not Il exceed one-sixih i'll any sixty
The amount of 100. 100000 feet shall be
allotted 10 Humboldt County. and an equal
a!uQunt Io MeudocinO and Sonoma counties
which the mili-owuers of each section shall an
purliOn among themsr Ives.
s =. Should any mill be SHUT down during anv
month or months 1t shall be allowed TO Sell ia
Quota: for the months IL was shut down, bnf
such quota shall be equally distributed during
ale months following. bus not TO ex end hey ond
The current year
ANY mill may furnish and ship lumber to any
market outside OF The following states and
countries, VIZ: California, Oregon, Washing
ton. Mexico, Central America and The Hawaiian
Islands, but shall reHort same 10 The associa-
tlon, and upon showing proper proofs hat said
Iulhpei mas gone 10 Il market outside OF the ter
nlures above named shall have the amount OF
:. same allowed 10 1t outside its quota.
lhrd-Ihe association shaIi have a fixed
schedule OF prices al which IL VIII sell tile um
Der 10 be delivered from the different mills, auO
tie purchaser shall be required 10 stale whether
be slres Humboldt or Alendocluo lumber, anC
tie order shall be allotted TO Of the mill.
Ia the section named by the pul cbaser-whict
mill shall receive IL shall by determined as pro
ylded IN section f.
FUurtl-Dislribution of orders All order.
Which the association may receive at any time
SHAH be placed open to the inspection OF al
members OF The association, and any mill Owne
shall have The righ 10 put in a sealed bid fo
such order. said bid snail be in the form ant
words as follows:
For tn privilege OF furnishing Order No. =
VIII make the following rebates Oh tile follow
lug ltems-EXample:
On the l0.UO0 feet lxl0 surfaced, at soc
.~en the 5O.OOO feet IxiO rustic. at 81 per
On Tie 40 900 feet I14 beaded. at 81 per % "
on the 10 900 leet ks rustic at SOC per ~ "
............................ 6UC
Total rebate. .......... $lUO OG
Or Will furnish order No. - for the following
bonus on the following items:
On the 5000 feet IKEA surfaced az 81 per
ON the 10000 feet 2x26 to clear. at 81 per
oQthe $1,000 feet rough boards, at ST per
:N-.......................... 49,. 5Oo
Total bonus. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s75 Oo
Or, IT. the party bidding so desires, he can
state the amount he Will give for the order Oh
the bonus he will demand, without specifying
a committee 10 be treated as hereinafter pro-
Yided.
iiftb-No mill owner shall have the right to
b'd on any order the amount OF which, added
10 us present orders, shall cause him TO exceed
The quota which Will be due from him at the
{me o. the delivery of said order, allowing the
customary time Tor such delivery.
o1th-All orders shall be open TO inspection
{y members of the association for one business
cay, unless there is good reason for closing the
BIDS sooner. and in such cases special notice
snail be sent TO each member OF the time when
the bids must be closed. When The time has
expired for receiving bids on any order all The