The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29
COMBINE OF LOGGERS.
To Regulate Production and
Secure Uniform Prices.
MANY DISTRICTS REPRESENTED.
They Unite to Secure Living Prices TOT
Their product-A strong Or
ganization Formed.

10 include all the loggers IN N1siefn
1Vastlrg4on and the general OBJECT OF
which IS 10 promote the SpgglnB odFAHSsS
and lumber business on Puget SCUM @10
IN the tributary dlsutcl9s AIiV1iitt gu
nose Of the organization Is 10 unite All
rersons interested in The lumber business
GENERALLY in an effort 10 secure UNIFORM
ctassgfcatiou ana scale Of logs. spars,
nile and timbers, "and the establishment
form time 10 time o. uniform schedule
OF prices Tor such products.
The committee which had been selected
at q previous meeting 70 draw up articles
of-incorporatiou, and which vas composer
OF Chairman s. z. Flynn. Secretary N. r.
Reed. Thomas bordeaux. +. O. ksfiSlish'
] T. AcE.Iroy. NJ EaFis, ;. g. simpson
and A. McDOugau. presented ~ report,
which was adopted unanimously ana
which forms the basis Of the new o1gaEl-
cation.
The First Advisory Board.
The association elected an advisory
board Of ten members by diStricts, ire
president and secretary 10 be elected BY
this advisory board outside Of their NUN
Der. The board Is as follows. District so
j. including the Straits. Thomas Joe Sc
attic. No. q jefferson and kitsap COIN
ties NJ J. McElroy, Seattle. No. J. Mason
county. s. q. Simpson and Thomas B9r-
deaux. Shelton. No. I. Pierce and Thurston
counties, NJ. +. Reed, Olympias No o
King county NJ Earles, Seattle; No. s,
snohomish. Skagit and Island counties.
w T. Sch$fcker. la Conner. j.. 8 I'm
plish. Mount Vernon. A McDougai, Ia
coma. MOI, Whatcom county. }. II, Bio
DEL. Whatcom.o
og statement Of Objects.
The preamble 20 The articles Of iacorpor-
alton adopted gives In fun the objects de-
sired 20 be obtained. and the reasons for
Refrigeration Of the organization II 3
as followa; 81
whereas The persons. firms and cor
poratfons present and represented az this
5 meeting are engaged In the business or
- sitting ont AfJ marketing on Puget
sound and tie rivers and waters tributary
thereto s1Wiogs spaTs. piles. ttInbers ana
other foresS products: and
"Whsf1as. Said business az n0w prose
outed isS far from satisfactory in its re-
suits. n6t only 10 those directly engaged
therein. but also 10 the persons. Grms and
corporations engaged IN manufacturing ans
using sid producta. and 70 the people OF
this locality generally: and
2 Whereas, IL Is a fact generally known
that In Tn aggregate little Is being rsal-
tied for tie timber that Is being taken
from the great forests OF this locality, and
that there have been many instances dur
ing TIE past feW years where large guam
titles az timber have been taken from the
forests 9ud marketed At a price from which
was .rcalized less than the cost Of prepar-
iuc Fame for market: and
Whereas. The timber resources Of this
state. a resource which the people ef other
states and other localities have utilized
and arc now utilizing 10 the great benefit
OF all branehcs Of trade ard % the people
iE every calling In their respective lecali-
tisg. IS here being dissipated 20 such an ex-
teat that the benefits derived therefrom
r. comparison are Insignificant; and
Whereas. II is our Judgment and be-
ltSf that with the aforesaid business con-
Quoted and prosecuted under proper re-
strictions and conditions, u can X made -
yield In this locality as great benefits as
elsewhere: ana
"Whereas. These results can b accom-
pllshed. in our Judgment, by the prosect-s
ton Of said business under such restric-
tiQns ind conditions AZ VIII give % the
timber IN the tTgo~ u reasonable value.
and secure 70 the owners thereof q Tea-
sonable price therefor. and TO the persons.
firms and corporations engaged in prepar-
ing same for market ana manufacture.
and the manufacturers thereof. rea souahle
and uniform prices for their marketable
production. and With @ view 70 attaining
such results and confidently relying upon
all TIE manufacturer u this locality ana
the people generally 20 assist rs IN our
en6eayors. We purpose forming Au aSsocl-
alton Though which We c8u worR un.tedly
and, in our judgment most eTeetuaily
Therefore. Soc il resolved, That We fern
and organize an association 20 be- known
as tho Puget Sound Tim6trmens Assoc
cation"
The Plan Of Organization.
Under The articles OF association the
date OF It's ex'ste1+ce is fixed eat ten years.
and ali persons or firms engaged In get
ting out logs and other rro3acts of the
forest for market on the Sound are eligible
Tor membership The objects az tbe ass.~t-
atpu are 10 bring together the firms en-
Raged in the logging business. 10 adont a
plan by which the members may drter-
mine the ANIMAL caracitv os the plants
engaged and also the capacity ana name
factpred output o. the firms engaged IN
the manufacture of lumber and shingles
and The annual consumption of taEs hv
such manufacturers. % regulate as nearly
as practicable the output 90 logs ara other
timber - as - insure Al ali t.sfcs an
ample supply ana 10 avo5d tho necessity
Of tNng up large amount ~ money .n
a Surplus. - devise. conformity Wtta tne
Manufacturers. Means whereby there may
h ohtairel uniformity IL uAss H-at.ar.
@eaIc AMI schedule ~ prices. g provide
N'eauS far rats. nE money % p0y thc cN-
pcssea 81 the association.
The offices Of the a~sutIafiaf1 are ta ha
m9iufslaeSs iu this citV. ana the o9ir,~s
are O. consist az a president. SECRETARY.
treasurer and advisory noert ~ ten TN.
off}Ges cf president au3 trtAe.trrr snaIl ba
held 10y one person The g1ttspce hurr4.
within one Week. seall bold "a meeting ana
select the president and s,srrtsr, outside
of So number Any officer tpa* So res
moved for misconduct or neglect - Jatv.
nv a tWo=thirts vote. Ties eet--ftr, is
ohiiEec to give S1e0 hora ~ur+ef.- O., So
approved ty thc advisory hnauJ