The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-17
Lumber Notes.

FROM PUGET SOUND LUMBERMAN:
Three great expositions will be held
III Europe next year The first one
will be at Antwerp, Belgium, the sec
ond at Madrid, Spain, and the third at
Vienna. The latter is to be forestry
exhibition. The sawmill men of
Europe are already making applica-
tons for space at these exhibitions.
The Pacific Northwest should have
display by all means. The expositions
are held in countries that use vast
amount of lumber, but little of which
comes from the Pacific coast, and
there is no doubt but that proper
display will be worth thousands of
dollars to the lumbermen of this sec.
ton.
To the persons who believe that the
lumber trade of the Pacific coast has
gone to the "demnition bow vows
the monthly report of the Lumber
mems association of Chicago may be
of more than passing interest. The
receipts of Chicago by rail and water
for September were 1876, 56S,000 feet
against 2S2,331 900 feet during the
same month last year, IL decrease of
| 145, 100000 feet. The shipments
were 81 ,428 900 and last year 10000,
600 feet. Shingln receipts showed IL
decrease of 25,49S,000. This shows
clearly the true condition of the lum-
Der trade the country over, as Chicago
is the lum Der center, and when trade
is in bad shape there is safe wager
that there is bnt little doing anywhere
else.
The saw mill of the Tacoma Mill
Co., the second largest on Puget
Sound, closed down three weeks ago
on account of the lack of orders. The
cargo trade has been very dull for
some months past and the rail trade
not being very brisk it WAS thought
best to close the plant. This is the
first time in years that The mill has
been shut down for want of orders.
One of the boasts Of the company
was that the refuse burner has been
extinguished out twice since 1867.
The mill employs 800 men. The mill
has since started up.
The fame of Washington's fir and
spruce is worldwide. Several months
ago the Lumberman published the
fact that the flag staff on Winsor Cas-
tie. the resid nee Of Queen Victoria, is
made of fir. The mast of the swift
yacht Vigilant is likewise of fir. Prof.
Nansen, the Norwegian explorer is
somewhere in the vicinity of the North
Pole, carried to the Attic region in
vessel made of Puget Sound fir. The
tallest flagstaff in the state of Maine
came from Washington Several
organs that took prizes at the Worlds
Fair had spruce sounding boards saw
ed in Washington, and the immense
pedals of the grand orgon at the
Colum bian Exposition are of Wash
ington spruce and were furnished by
the Northwestern Lumber Co., of
Hoquiam And still this states for
estry exhibit at the Worlds Fair re-
ceived only one lonesome prize. Who
is responsible.
The big mill of the Port Blakely Mill
Co. at Port Blakely is running full ca
pacity these days, despite the general
dizziness in the cargo trade There are
10 vessels loading with lumber and
more are to arrive. The German
steamer Romulus is expected daily to
take on cargo for Valparaiso.
Steamer charters have been rather
rare the pass two years, but were COM
mon enough when the cargo trade
was booming. Nothing will be done
in the matter of going into the Car
trade until times brighten up. It will
cost the railroad company at least
SlO,OOO to put spur track to the
American Lumber Co.'s wharf, where
scows of lumber will come from Port
Blakely to be loaded on the cars.