The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-11
THE PASSING THRONG.

Adam Hogg. OF Kansas City. No, is stopping
at the Occidental Tie was formerly agent for
tina North Pacific Consolidated shingle Com
pany al Denver, but about year ago he organ
ICED the Midway Lumber Company a, Kansas
City. ana is its president. The company does a
wholesale business and makes a speciaity of
Washington shingles 81 usually come I'D here
twice year - buy shingles, but our trade has
become SO large that think we shall keep
buyer constantly in the field here Last year
we handled 1900. 001 cedar shingles, aud We ex-
pect 10 do larger business this year. We are
on The border OF the cypress shing,e country
AMI below Southern Kansas that single is
little cheaper than the cedar. but north OF there
In our own territory, the Washington shingle
is now even Cheaper than white pine
The manufacture OF white pine shingles has
gotten into the hands OF strong parties. and they
are very sassy about prices one would think
that the lnroads maize on the market by your
shluEle would tend 20 lower the price OF TIA
pine product Bat the latter is held very stiflv.
ana most country dealers are obliged to handle
IL The reason IS that small dealers usually buv
assorted car lots OF stuf-some flooring, siding
SASH, doors and some shingles, etc Iheso
dealers must take the pine shingie from the
mills. because that is where they set the rest OF
their STUFF II they want the cedar single they
mast order car load, or pay u high price Tor
transhipment. i am now buying shingles
and shipping them East because / can
k1t lItIR AT ehan a great mauv
Of the ebingle mills are Loaded up with
unsoid product AMI musr sell, and some OF
them are Offering prices lower than the cost O.
manufacture. Ne buy from nop-sssociatiou
mills as rule, making contracts for their entire
product aud getting II ~ y lower price than that
oi the assoc alton, on account OF finding
market Tor them. During tie sAiag,e season
tie association can no doubt maintain prices.
but just now even iGe assoc. tlou mills are sell.
ing below the established price. No | don't
think ihe big mills can kIiI OF the little mills
i The latter are fairly well axed Tor 90 ng hrls.
ness II tho large mills could keep going ALI
tie time they would have a great advantage:
tut when II comes 10 shutting down, they lose
great deal more than :he small ones"
sam /. CraW lord sports handsome, thou n
PLAIN walking stick, which IS present from a
deceased friend. Mr.. Crawford was for many
wears = close persona, friend of tie late Can't
William kenion, the founder aud pr!nc!rsl
vwaec u the Port B.ake;ey mi.I. anu one D! tas
richest men o. rho Coast ~ lie asst time Vas
80 lie captsln's celce before lie dad" sal; MI
Crawford. 81 misplace my cane, and alter I
soi Through the business which took me there
I Was looking round Tor ths stick when Cant
kcAtoa, wao was blsni, noticed tha, 7 san
fingered ana wanted 70 Know waatwas the mai.
te'. tod him was locking Tor nv cane lie
replied; 'AFeu't yCu pretty young man 70
carry cEus9 tod h!ya that ! ct 50 aecus.
Lee L carrying E,ick - 1 weapon wAar !
Was reporter OF the YoSTLsTELLGESceg and