The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22

REDWOOD for Central America as that tim
be;is best adapted for building purposes
ina tropical climate. 1t decays less
r4ldly 10 the moist soil and atmosphere
olhe Central Americas than pine.
FOR this reason demand has always
ban made for redwood. but facilities for
SLIPPING iJ we're until late months very
liaited. Sailing vessels occasionally took
dgn a cargo, but no stock of redwood
cdd be kept on hand In the south, so
offers generally had to be filled by steam
en- as orders generally called for delivery
within thirty days. Freight on rough and
sIfaced redwood was $50 and S24 - r
tliusand, therefore in Central America
ClforDia lumber came under the caption
ot'luXury."
facifc Mail steamers carrying 10, 900
ta of lumber among their cargo were
sGrcs and Tar between, but in these days
Oicompetition 1t is becoming a common
shit to see the North American Naviga-
tin and Pacific Nail steamers loading with
finn $4,000 feet to 10000 feet of building
internal from the Humboldt and Mendo-
cp county mills.
hat the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pay is swallowing its pride and carrying
ln Der can be seen by visit 10 the COM
pays dock. The steamer San Jose will
leGe tomorrow for Panama and way
pos, and in her cargo is lum Der for nearly
here is rustic for Ocos, flooring for San
JP, clear stuff for La Libertad and rough
lords for COrintO.
10 inquistiye bystander ventured to ask
ifthe rough boards were for collins for
thse who were killed during the revolu-
tic in Nicaragua. Others wondered how
itgas that such demand should be so
SUDDENLY created for lumber down south
WEN il used to berumored that 1t cost S110
pc thousand feet to land first-class lumber
atCentral American ports. They had
prba bly, not heard of the North American
Mitigation Company and the good results
aCruing daily from competition.
Does the freight charge made by the
cnnany include the cost of landing the
internal at The piers of Central Amer
ieP" was asked Of Pacific Mail official
No, the tariff includes the transporta-
tin to the cOmpany's anchOrages only.
w deliver all our goods TO lighters along
sic the ship and the wharf company
mixes a special charge for lighterage and
WaTfage."
You are handling good deal of lum-
be since the reduction of freight charges,
an YOU nOt?
Yes, we carry on an average nearly five
tiles as much lumber as we used to. When
wwere handling big cargoes of general
Merchandise we did not care to transport
luIter 1t is mean stuff TO handle aud
~ liilD llBHlcIH OuL VI d olCdulbl, anu L
bdeve that the sailing vessels had almost
ezlusive control of the lumber trade with
tn SOUTH"
Were there many sailing vessels en-
plyed in this traffic ?"
No, not very many. Wright, Bovine 81
% had couple of schooners in the Cen
III American trade, and their vessels,
VIII one or two Others. handled nearly all
th lumber for the south.
Occasionally ship from the northern
mis- would take cargo to San Jose or
L;Liberlad direct"
Has the increase in the lumber traffic
bYsteamer made any material difference
in,he cargoes of sailing vessels?"
do not think it has"
rem the gentleman's conversation it
iSilain to be seen that the lumber trade
VIII Central America has increased to the
e|ent OF the difference between the ship
mot by steamers in February, March and
.Ine of 1898 and the same months of 1891
IuS93 during the period mentioned there
wee $4,000 feet of lumber shipped to Cen
tra American ports, against 15l, 900 for the
sale period Of 1891.
lie 500, 400 feet does not represent a very
laIe volume of trade in lumber, not much
mte than two good sized shiploads, but it
isihe increase which attracts attention.
iflhis ratio is kept up what will the end
offive years show? The answer to this
custom depends altogether upon whether
fright rates continue low or advance.
lie San Jose's cargo of lumber is not all
lohed yet, there ara several thousands of
fet to be stored on deck after the hold of
thsteamer is filed and there will be about
10000 feet left for the next wayport
sinner.
IL Lombard-street wharf the ST. Paul is
all including lumber in her list of ship
mhts. On her last south bound trip this
stimer took out the largest deckload of