Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
MORE LIFE IN LUMBER.
Much improvement Noted in the
Eastern Market.

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Mr.. ID. ii. Bibb, of San Francisco,
vice-president of the Golden Gate
Lumber Company, who arrived in
Portland from a trip through the lum-
Der regions of Puget Sound, q few days
ago, says that there is renewed activ-
ity in this industry. In conversation
with an Oregonian reporter, Mr..
Bib made the assertion that there is
more reason for encouragement
among lumber men at this time than
there has been for at least three years.
This is caused, according to Mr.. Bibb,
by the Eastern market opening up.
Mills all over the Sound country,
large and small. have opened up full
blast and it looks like old times again.
Mr.. Bib is vice-president of a COM
pany that operates mills at Coos bay,
in Oregon, and its yards in San Fran.
cisco handle his entire output, and
lumber from other mills of the coast.
Much of it comes from Portland. The
improvements made by lumbermen in
shipping to the Eastern market have
caused that market to open up. By
seasoning and scalloping" lumber
and packing it in cars "spoon fashion"
great saving has been made in
freight. This and other causes have
created the present activity.
When at the Port Blakely mill, the
other day, on Puget Sound, Mr.. Bib
says he saw IL ships loading lumber
for South Africa. One of the ships is
a monster. and, when loaded, will
carry 2,2jO,OOO feet of lumber. Not
one OF the IL vessels will carry less
than 100000 feet. This product of
Washington's forests and the Port
Blakely mill, the largest sawmill in
the world, according to Mr.. Bibb, will
be used in the mines of South Africa.
When the China-Japan war ends, MIR.
Bibb thinks there will be great de-
mand for Oregon and Washington
timber in the Orient. He thinks the
forests of the two States will make all
the residents prosperous before they
realize their value.
The Chambers Lake Shing,e Com
pany OF Lacy is completing new saw
mill.
Emmerson Wilson has started up
his saw mill at Bay Center and is
saving hemlock for broom handles.
G. Z. Owen, of Goshen, has bought
Beeson's saw mill at Whatcom and is
adding single machinery to the
plant.
1t is said that the Port Ludlow and
Port Discovery mills, which have been
idle for long period, will soon be put
in operation.
The Blaine mill and mercantile
company is now operating the Perley
mill at Blaine and has more orders
than it can readily fill.
Z. A. Ayerst of the Fleming &
Ayerst company Of Seattle, talks of
leasing saw mill at Whatcom, and is
now there negotiating for it.
Owing to scarcity OF cedar siding
on Puget Sound the mills capable of
manufacturing it are taxed to their
utmost capacity and are running over
time.
The entire cut in the Quinault river,
over 100000 feet of logs, has been
driven to the mill at East Clallam,
and saving will begin on orders from
San Francisco.
The quantity of logs in Puget Sound
waters is very limited and the follow
ing prices are being obtained: No. l
logs, fir, Sc; cedar, s.; merchantable
logs, fir, 81 to So; cedar, 50.
The Crown Band Shingle company
OF Seattle has taken lease for three
months OF the Arlington & Wyman
mill at Hamilton and it will be put in
operation at once, market being
already provided for the output.
The Cornwall mill and wharf at
Whatcom are being renovated, and
the shops, dry houses, yards and slab
dump are being rearranged, SO that
when the mill again starts the cost of
production will be much lessened.
The Port Blakeley Mill Company
shipped during March to foreign ports
10 cargoes, containing S,262, 456 feet
Of lumber, 1,2l9,S00 lath and S0,l75
pickets. Twelve vessels are now there
loading foreign. and nine others are
due to arrive.
w. A. Wooden, of Fairhaven, has
started his logging camp on Lake
Whatcom. He has just bought another