The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-05
ALL In TWO PUNCHES.
The Single Manufacturers lie
Theirs Tight.
THE DEALERS WILL DO IT NEXT.
New Association Permanently ofesniseo
at Big Meetins-only Prices
TO BE Settled.
THE DEALERS WILL DO IT NEXT

ton and OREGON who have signed the
agreement 20 enter the new organization
completed their organization at large
and. on the whole, harmonious meeting n
the new hall of the Arlington hotel yes
terday. The meeting was the largest the
trade has ever had, including representa-
tives of 200 OF the 10 mills in the two
states, many of the members. OF whom
there are about $50, holding proxies from
several mills.
The meeting began about $50 in the
morning with C. +. White. OF Cosmopolis.
in the chair and F. l. Curtis, of Seattle. as
secretary. II. r. DuniSay, of Portland.
presented his report on his canvass OF the
two states, showing that he had secured
the signatures of % per cent. Of the firms
and that fair proportion OF the others
were Likely to join, while the balance were
either doubtful or were so financially en-
barrassed as to be counted as dead,
at least for the time. There were
representatives of eleven OF these
mills who are expected 10 sign
the agreement before the convention ends.
This being considered fully enough to
make the association a success. the meet
ing proceeded to permanent organization,
a change in the agreement being first
made providing that the committees
should be elected by the whole body in
stead of appointed by the president.
The following officers wese elected:
President, c. f. White. Cosmopolis; vice
president, g. H. Prischard. Tacoma; Sec
rotary, F. I. Curtis, Seattle; treasurer,
c. ID. S,imson, Seattle: trustees, S. NJ.
Bruce, Whatcom: 2. A. Woolley, Woolley;
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Seattle; r. NJ Goss, Buckley; T. A. Frost.
Chehalis; c. +. White, Cosmopolis: +. l.
Curtis, Seattle: Lewis Ashmun, Portland;
G. ID. Stimson. Seattle; J. IL. Pritohard.
Tacoma: standing committee on arbitra-
ton OF output, ]. F. McEwan, Seattle; T..
NJ. Goss. Buckley; A. q. Mosier, Mont
borne; J. A. Logic. ]. ID. Coughran, Ia
coma; committee on arbitration on price,
David Mcvay, Ballard; c. ID. Stimson,
Seattle: C. +. White, Cosmopolis; w. l.
Ellis. Ferndale; G. ii. Pritchard, Tacoma.
This business occupied the time until
o'clock, and an adjournment was taken
until o'clock, when the question of price
was taken up. The agreement provides
that tire trustees shalt nix the price, but it
was thought desirable that the association
should make recommendation TO start
with. though the trustees are not
bound TO follow it. A resolu-
ton was proposed that the
price be raised TO $40 for
six to two inches and ST. As for five to two
inches for the present. the trustees being
left TO make further advances when they
thought the trade warranted it. Others
advocated fixing higher price right
away, and this gave rise to discussion
4 "a - IL.
convention adjourned to take the matter
up again al 8 80 this mornlng.
Among those present, most of whom
were at the Arlington, while others put
up at the Northern. Grand. Diiler and
Occidental, were: William ]. Hannegan,
Whatcom; George Nunan, Coupeville;
Capt. c. NJ. Morse. Oak Harbor; Grit
HASTE, Mount Vernon: Z. A. Frost. Che
halls; II. Clark. Whatcom; A. w.
Lyman, James Dillon, G. III. Pritch-
ard. A. c. Young, J. ID. Caugh-
ran, George Lawler and W. c.
Granam. Tacoma, David Ferris, Portland:
Mortimer Cook, Sedro; A. w. McEwan,
c. ID. Stimson, F. :. Stimson, C. +. Patten
and ]. VI. Scott, Seattle; George Bo;hell
and Thomas Saunders. Botheli; Lewis
Ashmun and Joseph S. Gill. Portland.
IL is expected that the manufacturers
will finish their business this morning.
and then the organization of the dealers
ASSOCIATION will be completed. As this
body will be composed chiefly of manu-
fscturers who sell direct TO the East. who
have already threshed out the questions
in the manufacturers meeting. their work
is expected to he speedy.
1t seems from the. following that the
whole trade of the Coast is 10 be similarly
organized;
"VAScouyER Jan. ALI the shingle
manufacturers in British Columbia have
Joined an association 10 keep up prices"