The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21
IT'S FOR THEN ALL
Growing Strength Of the Seat
tie Lumber Exchange.
MILLS THROUGHOUT The STATE
No Effort To Regulate Prices TO Be
Made Until . Majority Are Ia
the Organization.

As was predicted soon after ssS organ
zssfoa, tne SEATTLE Lsu5er Exchange aas
become more Than .. LOCAL organisation.
AMI the meeting or Aszzlss vi bring
together most Of the representa- tire fuul-
5ermen % the state Active p-spara1so
are on foos % make the Eneessag IA every
way a great ssceess.
You ask whether or not fF.s exchange
Is devoted more or less extensively 20
local Affairs said President c. ". stst
son YESTERDAY ssNO. indeed. The ex-
change was organized primarily. * Is true.
for the purpose OF advancing tire Interests
Of the iozai nffis. bus IL ilax long since
oufgrown that 01fect and Is now general.
We maintain a local branch embracing
every mill Of consequence in Seattle aid
Ballard. ghiea meets, every day. and so
aleeessfai is IL ma the absentees ar the
daily meetings nssrnber not more han
Two OF three cut OF a total Of eleven men,
bers. But tbs genera! branch has now a
membership OF over fifty, rhien incia6es
such concerns as the Port Biakeley Ail
Co. (5ray,s Harbor Commercial Co. Puget
Lumber Co. Atlas Lumber Co. Buckley
Lssnber Co.. Pacific Pine Lssnber Co. ana
Numerous others. including icggers. shin
gse manufacturers. box factories and per-
sons exclusively identified with the trade.
These meet every week 10 discuss matters
accomplished results valuable 10 the en-
tire trade. Matters concerning car short
age. freight rates. crooked and unscruDu-
lous buyers and sellers, and the like. are
taken up and pushed with the Corpora
ton OF every member OF the exchange
You mast understand that the exchange
Is growing every day Ia strength. but no
effort % regulate prices will be made
until we have the majority OF tho NH
r.
when We can bring enough pressure 20
bear 70 make the proposition binding. AS
Judge Burke. OF the Great Northern, and
Receiver A. r. BuTIeigh. OF the Northern
Pacific. are already members. We have
considerable railroad influences when *
comes TO the matter OF railroad legis.a-
ton. such as car scarcity. freight rates
and other kindred matters.
Then there are matters relating %
shingle weights. railroad rninimums. the
cargo trade. and other features too nu-
neroIs TO mention, that are being taken
Up at the meetings with success. In order
10 make the exchange great power for
good. IL has been suggested that the manu-
factarers have district meetings and send
delegates 20 the meetings of the general
branch OF the exchange, In order TO save
expense 20 the individuals.
Secretary Edward Phillips, OF the LIEn-
Def exchange. Is now IN the Ggay'S Har-
Dor country for the purpose OF securing
members and arranging for the general
meeting on August ]. On that day. as the
observation-disclosures has already announced.
the Lumber Manufacturers' Association
or the Northwest mas signIiied its snten-
ton of meeting with the exchange, and
va look for the largest turnout OF iam-
bermen ever gathered In the state"
President Stetso1 yesterday sent out a
circular letter to prominent iambermen
Throughout tina state. calling their atten-
ton 10 the approaching general meeting.
and urging them to be nresenf