The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-18
SINGLE MEN ALERT.
They Blacklist the Black Sheep
of the East.
SELF PROTECTION NECESSARY.
No More Victims of Per Centage swim
dIe-Competitfon Is Clcse-Lun-
bermen 10 Meet.

At a meeting OF representatives CT
twenty-thres firms IN Tacoma. Portland
Seattle and Mount Vernon which snlp
81 per cent. OF the shingie output OF the
PacIhc Northwest. the Pacinc LUMBER
and Single Shippers Associ4 lion vas
organized al a meeting yesterday "a tAs
Northern hotel. 1hs constitution
and bylaws reported by the committee
were adopted and Officers were elected
as follows.
President A. F. McLaine. OF s. A.
Gfobs &. Co.. Tacoma. vice president, II.
Il. Duniway, Portland. secretary and
treasurer, +. /. Curtis. Commercial Cedar
Company. Seattle; directors, the officers
named. - Il. Crane. Seattle, and 1t. u.
Foster, Tacoma.
The association is intended 20 discour-
age the sale of poorly manufactured shin
giles. as overdrying and the putting or
thin shingles in punches have caused con
siderable loss OF trade II VIII issue a
blacklist OF Eastern buyers who take ad-
vantage or the shippers distance from
his market 10 put in claims for short
age broken punches, poorly nanufac-
tured shingles, etc. and thus enforce de-
ductions. AZ il would involve costly
litigation to fight these claims, the ship
pers have been IN the habit Of allowing
these deductions despite their injustice.
but under the blacklist such dealers Will
citation controls the output. The asso-
citation will attend TO relations with the
railroads, such as rates. supply OF cars.
claims. etc, and Will protect The manu-
fscturer against interruptions Eastern a )
we'll as Western dealers.
A member of the association spoke free
ly % the purpose OF organizing. lie said
THE object is primarily for the general
advancement OF the interests of our lum-
Der and shingles in the Eastern markets
The absence OF hearty cooperation in the
marketing Of Coast lumber products has
LEFT the way open for combined action
against our interests by the white pine and
cypress manufacturers. Fierce competi-
ton among those marketing this Coast
product. particularly cedar shingles, has
resulted IN overdrying 10 such an extent
that complaint IS received daily. and IN
less speedily remedied threatens the very
existence OF this important industry.
'By reason of our distance from the
markets. many unjust claims are made by
Eastern buyers and money is lost to our
manufacturers and shippers for want OF
some method Of sclf-protection, such as an
association for mutual information would
give them Again, the majority OF the
small mills do not sell their product direct.
ana not being posted on the Eastern
s-alpers fall an easy prey TO their offers
OF - cents advance on bills Of lading. BY
reason OF such losses and general low
frieez they become careless as TO gradcs
OF manufacture. and as a result our cedar
trade is being permanently injured. These
shippers and dealers believe that by such
ar organization they can promote the III
terests Of the manufacturer, as well as
their own. and gradually lead 10 perrna-
nent improvement In quality of manuiaet-
ure and price"
The boycott declared by the Seattle
Shippers Association against the North
ern Pacific railroad was also discussed
but no action on the subject was taken.
Many Of those present seemed 10 think
Il would be poor policy TO antaGonize the
Northern Pacific. as the snlnglemeh ue-
PENDED chiefly on that road to transport
their product 10 the East
Meetings OF the association VIII be held
monthly.
Owing 70 the greatly increased demand
for lumber and the advance in the price
Of logs. "A meeting Of Puget sound saw
mill men having facilities for shipping
by rail ls 10 be held some day next week.
either Tuesday or Wednesday, TO dis
euss the advisable OF advancing prices
The movement began with some millmen
north Of this CITY who claim that the adj
vance in logs has made such step
necessary.
There is daily increasing activity at
the large mills. IN fact majority or them
are running mig II and day. but prices
have not advanced since the revival be
gan.